Penn State Board of Trustees Composition Should Reflect Modern Realities

A column appeared a few weeks ago on StateCollege.com's sister site Onward State discussing the retro uniforms that several Penn State athletic tea...

October 6, 2023
3:16 AM

A column appeared a few weeks ago on StateCollege.com's sister site Onward State discussing the retro uniforms that several Penn State athletic teams have worn – specifically women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball and, most recently, men's soccer. The throwback uniforms use the university's original pink and black colors rather than blue and white. The article went on to show mockups of pink and black uniforms for several other teams. Of course, all we true-blue Penn State fans know the popular story of how we ended up with blue and white colors: That within three weeks after the new pink uniforms were unveiled back in the 1880s the sun faded the pink to a dull white.

John Hook