Irresponsible drinking is a nationwide epidemic – according to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 45% of college students report that they engage in binge drinking. But you know what else is widespread? TEAM SPIRIT, BABY! The Bud Light [Fan Cans] promotion, which involves 27 different color combinations, started rolling out this month. […]
It could be that I’m a member of the fortunate population who successfully procured season football tickets, but the details regarding the new, online ticket exchange system were revealed on August 4th with little fanfare. The preliminary rundown of the system is available here, but for those of you who even find FAQ-style bursts of […]
Penn State Football has embraced social media this year, mainly through their Facebook page and Twitter accounts. (We weren’t really impressed by the new social elements at GoPSF.com, but at least the site is more aesthetically pleasing.) Here’s a great example of how they’ve added value through their social media presence. The Penn State Football […]
As much as we enjoy our independence, sometime it helps to have the University’s resources behind you. They simply have power that we don’t. At first, students were quite wary of the position that Paternoville was put in by the administration and/or athletics department. (Recall that the Paternoville Coordination Committee was created in 2006 by […]
We’ll be picking up the pace in the next couple of weeks as fall term nears. The only organization more excited than Onward State for the return of school is Anheuser-Busch INBev, proud producers of Penn State students’ choicest diet supplement. Stimulus package, much? The Inquirer asked Joe Paterno five questions. Best quote: “That phone […]
The Big Ten Network held its annual kickoff luncheon recently. As is to be expected, Penn State patriarch Joe Paterno was in top form. Here’s a video of his address to the crowd.