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A strength coach will normally fly under the radar. They rarely do conference calls during a season and will never be mentioned the day after a loss for making a bad play call or not being prepared; however, when it comes to off-season conditioning, it is their time to shine.

State Patty’s Day: Make Good Choices

By Staff

2/22/12 6:00 am

Today, we'd like to echo something that Dr. Dennis Shea (@GTWMA) has been saying. "You decide whether to build up or break down." As adults, we all have this choice. In the end, nothing a blog, an email, an RA, or a professor says can control your behavior. You have to do it. Being an adult comes with freedom, like the freedom to drink as much as you want. It also, however, comes with responsibility, like the responsibility to enhance the community you live in, to leave State College a better place than when you found it.

[SoundSlides] THON 2012 in Pictures

By Matthew D'Ippolito

2/21/12 11:30 am

With THON 2012 now two days behind us, we can once again say that THON 2013 is tomorrow. But before diving head-first into next year's preparations, we'd like to present you with a slideshow with some of Onward State's finest pictures from this weekend.

Struggling With a Caffeine Addiction? There’s An App For That.

By Maggie McGlinchy

2/21/12 10:00 am

Well, here we are suffering a post-THON hangover, chugging a venti Starbucks and cursing out all of our professors who even considered assigning work this week. As you annoyingly slurp out those precious last drops of caffeine, you already begin considering when you should get another cup. But when is that exactly?

Dear Uncle Mark, Here’s What I Did For You This Weekend

By John Tecce

2/21/12 9:00 am

I had the opportunity to dance in THON 2012 this past weekend. For those who didn't see our post on Friday, I did so in memory of my uncle, Mark Tecce, who passed away at age five from a rare form of childhood cancer. This is what I want to tell him about my experience.

The 46 Hours I Lived

By Ryan Kristobak

2/21/12 7:30 am

I think one of my favorite parts about THON is that when the weekend passes, and we all wake to a well-risen sun, whether we are alone, with a friend or a few, we are all thinking about the hours that just passed. Far too often, life is heavied by the constant pressure to always get more, veiling the world about us. THON Weekend elevates life absolute.