Senior and Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) President Peter Khoury will replace graduate student Rodney Hughes as Student Trustee at Friday's Board of Trustees meeting. Between his CCSG and Board of Trustees responsibilities, Khoury will become very busy and will be arguably shouldering more responsibility within the university than any other student. Onward State had a chance to speak with Khoury about his new responsibilities and his plans coming into the Student Trustee position.
Micha Hancock has surprised many by earning the starting setter position for the Penn State women's volleyball team in her freshman year. At setter, she has wowed Penn State fans with her impressive jump serve and her left-handed attack. Onward State had a chance to speak with Hancock before the Nittany Lions played Ohio State on Wednesday night.
Penn State Women's Soccer has a potential All-American in forward Maya Hayes, who is lighting up the Big Ten this year leading all of the NCAA in goals and helping propel the Nittany Lions to first place in the Big Ten standings. I was able to catch up with Maya for a mid-season chat about soccer and life.
One thing that has surely crossed all minds is THON. While we are only beginning to wonder about the upcoming THON year, Overall Elaine Tanella, and a good number of other THON overalls and captains have been hard at work all summer. To pull off the spectacle that is THON, you need an entire year. In the hopes of satisfying your FTK curiosity, I talked with Elaine to see what they have been up to during our absence from Happy Valley and to get to know the person who is heading up this mission.
This weekend, No Refund Theatre will hold a production of William Finn's Tony Award Winning Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Before seeing the show, check out 10 questions with the show's director, senior Melissa Zabell!
Penn State men's volleyball coach Mark Pavlik has been associated with the university for most of his life. Pavlik, who graduated from Penn State in 1982, played as a setter for the volleyball team. After graduating, Pavlik served as an assistant coach at Penn State for five years before taking over the head coaching job. Pavlik earned his 400th victory as head coach earlier this season, and under his guidance, the Nittany Lions won the 2008 National Championship. Onward State got a chance to talk with Pavlik about a variety of subjects ranging from the state of men's volleyball to what kind of dinosaur he would like to be.