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Round-Up: Things We Didn’t Post This Week

We’ll be picking up the pace in the next couple of weeks as fall term nears. The only organization more excited than Onward State for the return of school is Anheuser-Busch INBev, proud producers of Penn State students’ choicest diet supplement. Stimulus package, much? The Inquirer asked Joe Paterno five questions. Best quote: “That phone […]

Senator Specter at Town Hall Meeting

What: Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) will be hosting a series of town hall meetings across the state this week. When: 8:30 am on Wednesday August 12 Where: President’s Hall at The Penn Stater Cost: Free, and attendees who RSVP through Citizen’s for Pennsylvania’s Future will receive a free clean-energy shirt or hat.

JoePa Addresses Big Ten (or Crotchety is Funny)

The Big Ten Network held its annual kickoff luncheon recently. As is to be expected, Penn State patriarch Joe Paterno was in top form. Here’s a video of his address to the crowd.

We Are…Number Eight

USA Today’s Preseason Coaches Poll was released today, and for the most part, the Nittany Lion’s placement seems just about right. Yes, Ohio State is ranked above us, but that only will make the Nov. 7 contest more interesting. Not too shabby of a job by the voters – taking into account that Notre Dame […]

JoePa Embraces Form, Not Format, of Twitter?

ESPN’s crack comedians spent some time in the past week thinking about how Joe Paterno would use Twitter. The closest we’re going to really get to this is @MeanJoePaterno, but their ideas were funny nonetheless. Here are our favorites. The full images are available at the bottom of the post. About that last one, does […]

The Trees Rejoice!

Victory for the Kleercut campaign! Eco-Action and Greenpeace triumphed yesterday after a weary battle with Kimberly-Clark, when the overlords of the paper products industry agreed to Greenpeace’s demands to protect the ancient Boreal Forest. Recap:  Kimberly-Clark manufactures the Kleenex, Scott, and Cottonelle brands.  Also, they had this bad habit of chopping down ancient forests to […]

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