Do you like food? Do you like THON? Do you live in Harrisburg? The answer to the first two questions is almost certainly ‘yes’– otherwise, ask yourself why you are reading a Penn State blog. But if you can answer ‘yes’ to the third question, then we know what you should be doing tomorrow night. […]
A number of Penn State alumni played parts in Sunday’s Super Bowl. I’m glad to see THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (take that Ohio State) was well represented. Jim Bradley, Pittsburgh Steelers’ orthopedic surgeon Scott Brown, covered the game for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review Levi Brown, Arizonia Cardinal’s right tackle Mark Faller, Arizona Republic sports writer […]
10 Questions is a recurring Onward State feature in which we ask people about their Penn State experience. Today we’re talking to Tara Wheeler, who has a resume that sounds like the description of a Bond girl. She’s a beauty queen (Miss Virginia 2008), an Air Force ROTC cadet, an aspiring TV anchor, and an […]
The list is out! Every person that graduates from Penn State leaves with a wealth of knowledge, but some alumni go on to do, well, “distinguished” things. Eight alums received the award this year. Eligibility for the award though is fairly vague: All persons who have been regular full-time students in a degree-granting program at […]
When Miss America is being shown on TLC, you can tell that it’s jumped the shark. But, still, it’s cool that a Penn State grad represented Virginia in the competition. Miss Virginia, Tara Wheeler, competed in Las Vegas for Miss America. She is a 24-year old graduate of Penn State’s journalism program. While at Penn […]