With a campus of 40,000 students -- some you've had class with, some you've randomly pumped the keg for at random house parties, some you've never and will never meet in your life -- it's easy to find yourself in awkward scenarios. Here is the list of those awkward things you do to awkwardly avoid awkward scenarios while making your rounds in Happy Valley.
Well, we're back. For some students, that's no problem. They've been on their game all semester. Then there are the students who are still digesting their turkey and moaning about that project they put off until the bitter end. Read on to see how you can finish out this semester strong.
Thanksgiving is pretty much the best holiday of the year. You get off school, have time to hang out with your friends and family, and can nurture your very own food baby with no passing judgment from others. That’s why it is such a tragedy Thanksgiving is overshadowed by Christmas practically every single year. Its never even had its own celebratory holiday song -- until now. But when I wished for a Thanksgiving theme song, this wasn’t what I had in mind.
With the end of the late drop period upon us tonight at midnight, the time has come to answer the questions that have probably been nagging us since syllabus week. Should I just wave the white flag and retake MATH 140 next semester? Is a C in Creative Writing really worth the GPA damage for some GA credits?
If you have found yourself at the point of no return with a class, why not go out with a bang? Why let yourself quietly fade into obscurity when you can leave your professor something to remember you by? We at Onward State are here to help make sure your professor's memory of you outlasts your time in their class and provide three solid options for how you can late drop with style.
There probably isn't one person on our campus who hasn't heard of Mary Krupa and Sneezy the Penn State Squirrel.
Since the article was written just over a month ago, Krupa's Facebook page for Sneezy has gone from a handful of likes to 4,867 and climbing. A quick glance through the page shows that it is not just Onward State readers that have fallen into the cult of squirrel benevloence, but fans worldwide. So how did the Squirrel Whisperer go from a post on a stupid blog to international sensation? Let's take a look.
One of the greatest eating days of the year is upon us. College students everywhere are rejoicing in the fact that they will be eating food that wasn't prepared at a pizzeria or in a microwave. Here's how some of your Thanksgiving favorites ranked.