An aggressive national campaign put forth by United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is calling for all university presidents to boycott Russell Athletic, a leading manufacturer in university-themed clothing. And to many students’ surprise (let’s face it, students protest pretty much everything), it has actually worked. The movement predates almost 10 years, but it really picked […]
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Professor Profile is a new feature here at Onward State where we find interesting professors at Penn State, talk with them, and share their stories. Do you know an interesting professor that would make for a great Professor Profile? Send us an email at [email protected] and let us know! Are you interested in current social […]
The Penn State Student Section Organization has created a Facebook group with the goal of getting Penn State into the Orange Bowl. The page recommends you become a fan of OBIE: The Orange Bowl Mascot Then you should do these things: ***Click on JUST FANS and tell the Orange Bowl how much Penn State pride […]
Last year’s initial panic that Elms Yellows Disease would infect and destroy all the elm trees on campus appears to be a bit overblown. The trees appear to be responding to treatment better than expected. So far, only 37 trees have been or will be cut down out of the 287 on campus. To keep […]
Penn State professor of geosciences, James Kasting, was recently one of thirty scientists invited to attend a three-day conference at the Vatican. The topic? The existence of extraterrestrial life and the emerging field of astrobiology. Wahhhhhh?!?! Is it just me, or does the Church seem like an unlikely host for this conference? Once he’s done […]
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