No thanks to the pesky rioting, State College was named the second safest city in the country behind Logan, Utah by CQ Press recently. The full Metropolitan Crime Rankings can be found here. The Collegian reports: State College Mayor Bill Welch said this ranking reflects positively on the borough, something that is not always the […]
This post marks the first of what will be a recurring series on Onward State. In an attempt to present a broader perspective, we have networked with a person of interest in the State College area who has agreed to write a column for OS. The views presented are not the views of Onward State. […]
Ryan Pfister’s done it again. His colloquial columns in the Collegian really resonate with me. This week’s column I found particularly interesting, especially in light of the current economic situation. Pfister distills the economy and the rise of coupons with a certain verve. The stock market’s tanked. Consumer spending is down. People are getting laid […]
As campus becomes populated again, the tail tale of the Lion mascot who got a DUI will surely spread. It’s a safe bet that this story will be in the Collegian on Monday. But is this the first time that we’ve had a flighty feline? A quick search of the archives says no. In the […]
James D. Sheep (’09), Nittany Lion extraordinaire, has been charged with Driving Under the Influence. The very unmascotlike charges are the result of an incident on Curtin Rd. last Saturday. Sheep’s future as the Nittany Lion is currently up in the air. The Collegian, who initially printed the article, were unable to contact the head […]
This fall, as we were planning the launch of Onward State, we did a thorough investigation of the other blogs in, well, the Penn State blogosphere. We thought that you might like to see what else is out there. We’re going to do half of the blogs today, and the other half hopefully tomorrow. Penn […]