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WeStillAre
WeStillAre was a student-created project launched in November 2011 in response to the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State. During a time of intense media scrutiny and institutional pessimism, Penn State students created WeStillAre as a way to gather community remembrances and spotlight historical memories that captured the best aspects of the Penn State spirit as a means to guide the community through the scandal with a confident “sense of self.”
WeStillAre’s original website was shut down in 2017, but its archives (including approximately 400 posts) was gifted to the Mount Nittany Conservancy as a cultural/digital artifact.
WeStillAre
Capturing Our Spirit, For Our Future

Mission
The Penn State Honor Code states, “A good name is earned by fair play, square dealing and good sportsmanship in the classroom, on the athletic field and in all other college relations. We earnestly desire that this spirit may become a tradition at Penn State.”
So many of us have spent so much of our lives holding these values deeply in our hearts. Now, leaders who have been entrusted with Penn State’s honor and glory have failed in their obligations to uphold these shared ideals. As a result of this betrayal, the pride of many in the Penn State community has been severely fractured and the current mood is grim. Many are calling for answers and explanations, while others are demanding radical change. It is important to remember in this time of uncertainty that it is not within the legacies of our leaders where our strength resides; rather, it burns inside the core of each of us, and manifests itself in the pride, worldview, and actions of our fellow Penn State students, faculty and alumni.
We still are Penn State. We still are dedicated to consistently enriching the world with our degrees. We still are believers in the principles on which this University was founded in 1855.
Our strength, honor and integrity will provide us with the determination to weather this crisis, and in turn the spirit and ideals of Penn State will endure. But they will not endure without our help. We are now, more than ever, the guardians of Penn State. We have lived and learned here, our lives forever enriched by our experiences as students, faculty and alumni. We must acknowledge the wrong doings, seek justice and rebuild the integrity and tradition that have defined our University for 156 years. If we refuse to accept the challenge of rebuilding the standard of integrity and honor we believe in, then we have failed all past, present and future Penn Staters.
No misrepresentation of the University by a select few can take our spirit away from us. These actions will not outweigh the spirit and impact that Penn State has, and will continue to have, on the world. So long as we continually strive to live by the traditions and principles to which we have assigned our unending commitment, no acts of ours shall ever bring shame to Penn State.
Archives
- WeStillAre- Mission
- WeStillAre- Contribute Content
- 2011-11-07 A message to Penn State and the public
- 2011-11-09 ‘We Are?’ by Sean Rice
- 2011-11-09 Keep calm and fight on
- 2011-11-09 Silas Redd
- 2011-11-09 We Are? by Sean Rice
- 2011-11-10 11-11-11
- 2011-11-10 A message to Penn State and the public
- 2011-11-10 Audio- Indian Legend of the Nittany Valley
- 2011-11-10 Birth of the ‘Blue Out’ at Penn State
- 2011-11-10 Blue Band Hats
- 2011-11-10 Dear Alma Mater
- 2011-11-10 Dear Old State
- 2011-11-10 Denise Grollmus- Joe Paterno Is Not the Problem
- 2011-11-10 Graduation 2009
- 2011-11-10 Honoring Our Legend
- 2011-11-10 National Day of Philanthropy
- 2011-11-10 Paternoville
- 2011-11-10 Paul and Maralyn Mazza Write to Joe and Sue Paterno
- 2011-11-10 Penn State Alma Mater
- 2011-11-10 Penn State Pride
- 2011-11-10 Penn State Songs- Know the Words
- 2011-11-10 Penn State Supporter From Ohio
- 2011-11-10 Proud to Be a Penn Stater- RAINN
- 2011-11-10 Proud To Be An Honorary Nittany Lion
- 2011-11-10 Silent Paterno Statue Vigil
- 2011-11-10 The LION 90.7fm- Stay True to Our Legacy
- 2011-11-10 TJ Bard Speaks to Student Body
- 2011-11-10 Tour The Glory
- 2011-11-10 Unhappy Valley Op-Ed
- 2011-11-10 Unhappy Valley
- 2011-11-10 We Still Are Image
- 2011-11-10 We Still Are
- 2011-11-10 WeStillAre
- 2011-11-11 100 Days Til THON- Hugs
- 2011-11-11 Alma Mater Video Project
- 2011-11-11 Be A Part From The Start
- 2011-11-11 Expressions of a Penn Stater
- 2011-11-11 For The Kids
- 2011-11-11 Forever Lions Endless Pride
- 2011-11-11 Forever True
- 2011-11-11 From PA to OH to WI
- 2011-11-11 Global Penn State- Kenya
- 2011-11-11 In Darkness Seeking The Light
- 2011-11-11 Innocence
- 2011-11-11 Journeys
- 2011-11-11 Mount Nittany Sunrise
- 2011-11-11 My House in Chicago
- 2011-11-11 Penn State Drum Major Flip
- 2011-11-11 Penn State Family
- 2011-11-11 Penn State Honors VT at Blue-White Weekend
- 2011-11-11 Penn State Proud
- 2011-11-11 Success With Honor
- 2011-11-11 The 367 Project
- 2011-11-11 To Non-Staters- We Care
- 2011-11-11 We Are Supporting The Victims
- 2011-11-11 We Care Penn State
- 2011-11-11 We Honor Joe
- 2011-11-12 20,000 Candles To Burn Out The Sins Of Few
- 2011-11-12 A Lucky Penny
- 2011-11-12 Penn State v. Notre Dame
- 2011-11-12 Sharing the WeStillAre Message
- 2011-11-12 There In Spirit
- 2011-11-12 Tomorrow
- 2011-11-12 Tour The Glory
- 2011-11-12 We Are Many Lights
- 2011-11-12 We Are One
- 2011-11-12 We Want The Lion
- 2011-11-12 WeStillAre Video
- 2011-11-12 When We Stood At Childhood’s Gate
- 2011-11-13 Brighten Every Journey Logo
- 2011-11-13 Daughter of a Former Penn State Football Player Writes
- 2011-11-13 Forever Lions, Endless Pride
- 2011-11-13 Just An Outside Source
- 2011-11-13 Penn State- Nebraska Football Pregame Prayer
- 2011-11-13 TEDxPSU- Ideas Worth Spreading
- 2011-11-13 We Still Are
- 2011-11-14 Alumni Unite
- 2011-11-14 Recap of Penn State’s Most Emotional Week
- 2011-11-15 Alma Mater on Old Main Lawn
- 2011-11-15 Alma Mater Performed by the Concert Choir
- 2011-11-15 Candle Light Vigil
- 2011-11-15 Field Hockey Wins Big Ten Tournament
- 2011-11-15 Forever Lions, Endless Pride
- 2011-11-15 Origins of We Are Penn State
- 2011-11-15 Penn State Enables Positive Global Impact
- 2011-11-15 Penn State School of Theatre
- 2011-11-15 Restore the Roar NYC Event
- 2011-11-15 Shame, If There Is A Conscience
- 2011-11-15 Still and Always Penn State
- 2011-11-15 Twitter Responses
- 2011-11-15 We Still Are
- 2011-11-15 WeStillAre Event in the HUB Alternate
- 2011-11-15 WeStillAre Event in the HUB
- 2011-11-15 WeStillAre One University Standing Together
- 2011-11-15 Words To Live By
- 2011-11-16 And I Will Try To Fix You
- 2011-11-16 Born and Bred
- 2011-11-16 Joe Paterno Is Not the Problem
- 2011-11-16 LaVar’s Challenge to Students
- 2011-11-16 Nittany Nation- More Than Just Football
- 2011-11-16 Old Main- Black and White
- 2011-11-16 Pause at the Paws
- 2011-11-16 Penn State Forever
- 2011-11-16 Penn State Mom
- 2011-11-16 Penn State Pup
- 2011-11-16 Penn State Women’s Soccer
- 2011-11-16 Penn Staters Welcome Nebraska With Class
- 2011-11-16 Success With Honor
- 2011-11-16 The Henning Room
- 2011-11-16 We Are Penn State
- 2011-11-16 We Are
- 2011-11-17 Cause and Effect
- 2011-11-17 McKenzie- Sabres’ Pegula Speaks Out On Penn State
- 2011-11-17 Me and the Boys
- 2011-11-17 My Shirt Says It All
- 2011-11-17 Pause at the Paws
- 2011-11-17 Penn State- An Educational Institution First
- 2011-11-17 President Erickson Officially Penn State’s 17th President
- 2011-11-17 Student Athletes
- 2011-11-17 Support Wall for the Families and Children of the Second Mile
- 2011-11-17 We Are A Community
- 2011-11-17 We Are Penn State- Nebraska Game
- 2011-11-17 We Are! Giving The Forecast
- 2011-11-17 Why We Are and Why We Love JoePa
- 2011-11-18 A Message of Appreciation from Dr. Rodney Erickson
- 2011-11-18 Always Proud
- 2011-11-18 Message from Athletic Director David Joyner
- 2011-11-18 Mount Nittany Plaque
- 2011-11-18 New Updates to the Site
- 2011-11-18 Passing It On
- 2011-11-18 Penn State New Kensington’s Press Statement
- 2011-11-18 Wall of Support for Second Mile Families
- 2011-11-18 WeStillArePennState
- 2011-11-19 Pump Up Speech for Ohio State
- 2011-11-20 Game Story- Penn State v. Ohio State
- 2011-11-20 History of Old Coaly
- 2011-11-20 Post-It Note to Joe Paterno
- 2011-11-21 A Message from President Rodney Erickson
- 2011-11-21 First Man to See the Atom
- 2011-11-22 At Penn State, Walking for Answers in Darkness
- 2011-11-22 Penn State Obelisk
- 2011-11-22 Penn State Rock Ethics Institute Standup Awards
- 2011-11-23 A Message from Dr. Rodney Erickson
- 2011-11-23 Dr. Rodney Erickson’s Five Promises to the Penn State Community
- 2011-11-23 History of Old Main 1857-1929
- 2011-11-23 None of the Above- Walking in Memphis
- 2011-11-25 For the Kids Always and Forever
- 2011-11-27 Old Guys with an Old Guy
- 2011-11-28 B1G Leders Division Co-Champs Trophy
- 2011-11-28 Invitation for Student Town Hall Forum with President Erickson
- 2011-11-29 Longtime Journalist Sounds Off on Media Coverage
- 2011-11-29 Penn State Among the Best in the Sciences
- 2011-11-30 Live Stream of the Student Forum
- 2011-11-30 Penn State Tops Recruiter Ratings
- 2011-11-30 Today in Penn State History
- 2011-12-01 Penn State’s B1G Bowl Revenue to Benefit Others
- 2011-12-01 Today in Penn State History
- 2011-12-02 How PSU4PA Helps Volunteer Emergency Services
- 2011-12-02 Natural History Club and the Museum
- 2011-12-02 Penn State Student Town Hall
- 2011-12-02 Penn State- Together We Stand
- 2011-12-04 Penn State Headed to Houston for the TicketCity Bowl
- 2011-12-05 A Message from Rodney Erickson
- 2011-12-05 Penn State and Liberty Share a Prayer
- 2011-12-05 Proud to Be a Penn Stater and RAINN
- 2011-12-06 Conversation with Acting Athletic Director Dr. Joyner
- 2011-12-06 Opinion of a Penn State Mom
- 2011-12-07 Men’s Basketball Team Gives Back to The Food Bank
- 2011-12-07 Nittany Lion Inn Gingerbread House
- 2011-12-07 Student Delivers Medical Supplies in Rwanda
- 2011-12-08 Beyond the Letters
- 2011-12-08 Origin of Nickname ‘Penn State’ and Debate Squad Win
- 2011-12-08 This Place Is Home
- 2011-12-08 TicketCity Bowl CEO on Penn State
- 2011-12-09 Frank Clemente’s Rules of Life
- 2011-12-09 Joe Paterno Birthday Card Project
- 2011-12-09 Penn State Presidential Profile- George Atherton
- 2011-12-10 Penn State Professor Honored at the White House
- 2011-12-12 History of the Old Main Bell
- 2011-12-12 Ticket City Bowl Promo Video- Penn State v. Houston
- 2011-12-13 Post Silence Exhibit at Zoller Gallery
- 2011-12-14 Joe Paterno Birthday Card Project
- 2011-12-14 Underclassmen Customs and Dorm Entrances
- 2011-12-15 Henry Varnum Poor Resumes Work on Old Main Frescos
- 2011-12-17 State College Lights at the Corner of Allen and College
- 2011-12-19 Football Eve 2009- Photo of the Day
- 2011-12-20 Follow David Pollack from ESPN and Vote for THON
- 2011-12-20 We Are Penn State- Video
- 2011-12-21 Mount Nittany with Thompson Pond- Photo
- 2011-12-22 David Pollack and THON Twitter Contest
- 2011-12-22 Penn State Researchers on Leukemia Cure
- 2011-12-23 Penn State Hershey Christmas Tree
- 2011-12-26 Childhood Dreams- Penn State YouTube Video
- 2011-12-26 THON Wins David Pollack Twitter Contest
- 2011-12-28 Proud Parents of PSU Senior Football Players Reflect
- 2011-12-28 Tom Bradley at the TicketCity Bowl Media Day in Dallas
- 2011-12-29 Nittany Nation- THIS is Who We Are
- 2011-12-29 Roger Williams Discusses Various Aspects of Penn State
- 2011-12-30 1948 Cotton Bowl
- 2012-01-02 Penn State to Play Neumann at Citizen’s Bank Park
- 2012-01-04 Penn State Basketball to Tip-Off Home B1G Season Play
- 2012-01-06 Nittany Lion Shrine at Sunrise on January 6th
- 2012-01-07 Old Main at Sunrise on January 7th
- 2012-01-09 The Evolution of the Penn State Seal
- 2012-01-09 The Farmers High School Class Gift
- 2012-01-10 Chris’ Proposal to Danielle
- 2012-01-10 Survey to Assess Student Internship Experiences
- 2012-01-11 Seven Examples of Academic Quality at Penn State
- 2012-01-12 Bill O’Brien Can’t Wait to Get Started
- 2012-01-12 West Halls Dormitories at Sunrise
- 2012-01-13 Remaining Nittany Lions on NFL Playoff Teams
- 2012-01-16 Early Expansion and Evolution of Penn State’s Creamery
- 2012-01-17 Lion Shrine Watching Over Rec Hall
- 2012-01-22 Honor Joe
- 2012-01-22 Joe Paterno’s 400th Win
- 2012-01-22 One Last White Out for Joe Paterno
- 2012-01-23 Forever PA
- 2012-01-23 Joe Paterno- 1926-2012
- 2012-01-23 Possible Ways to Honoe JoePa
- 2012-01-24 University Park Library at Sunrise
- 2012-01-25 Beauty and the Beast
- 2012-01-25 Guide Joe Paterno Home- Map
- 2012-01-25 Joe Paterno Legacy Challenge
- 2012-01-25 Joe Paterno Tribute- Penn State Alma Mater Instrumental
- 2012-01-26 ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling
- 2012-01-26 Results from Last Whiteout for Joe Facebook Event
- 2012-01-30 Goodbye JoePa- A Tribute to Penn State’s Joe Paterno
- 2012-01-30 How to Help THON Raise More Money
- 2012-02-01 Turning Out the Lights
- 2012-02-02 Rerelease ‘We Are Penn State’ by JoePa and SuePa
- 2012-02-13 Penn State Parents
- 2012-02-13 This is My Uniform
- 2012-02-14 Jay Paterno- A Thank You Letter to Penn Staters
- 2012-02-14 Mike the Mailman- Love Brightens Every Journey
- 2012-02-15 THON 2012- Don’t Waste One Minute
- 2012-02-16 What You Look Forward to on THON Weekend
- 2012-02-17 Jim Gardner- I Became Aware
- 2012-02-17 THON Action News Special Report
- 2012-02-22 Founding of Penn State as a Land Grant Institution
- 2012-02-27 #loveyougeezy
- 2012-03-04 Penn State Lunar Lion
- 2012-03-22 Keep the State in Penn State
- 2012-04-02 Beaver Stadium Mockup Made with Peeps
- 2012-04-02 PennStateStudents.com
- 2012-04-03 The JoePas- Hail to the Lion
- 2012-04-08 IST Start-Up Week
- 2012-04-16 Sexual Violence Awareness Week Kicks Off
- 2012-04-21 Homecoming Logo 2012- The Glory Echoes On
- 2012-04-23 Nittany Lion Shrine Paw- Black and White
- 2012-05-27 This is Penn State Ad
- 2012-06-11 Penn State Fun Fact Tweets
- 2012-07-22 Positivity at Penn State- One Oregon Family’s Story
- 2012-07-23 Keep calm and fight on
- 2012-07-23 Thoughts on Penn State and a call to action
- 2012-07-23 We Are and Always Will Be
- 2012-07-23 What Penn State means to me
- 2012-07-24 Brett Brackett on Penn State sanctions
- 2012-07-24 Footnote
- 2012-07-24 Penn State pump up video
- 2012-07-24 Penn Staters for an Act of CARE
- 2012-07-24 Sundial at Old Main
- 2012-07-24 We Still Are from map408psu
- 2012-07-24 You Can’t We Are
- 2012-07-25 America and PSU- We Are
- 2012-07-25 Centre Daily Times Op-Ed- Class of 2016
- 2012-07-25 Penn State football- One team
- 2012-07-25 Success with honor
- 2012-07-26 Penn State 1908 LaVie- In dedication to President George Atherton
- 2012-07-27 A school with a football team- not a football school
- 2012-07-27 Amazing We Are Still Penn State photo
- 2012-07-27 Greetings Alumni Association members
- 2012-07-27 I’m proud to be a Penn State graduate
- 2012-07-27 My 9 year old’s legacy
- 2012-07-27 My thank you to my Paternoville family
- 2012-07-27 Penn State Alma Mater- Remember the words
- 2012-07-27 Purpose of the Morrill Land-Grant Act
- 2012-07-27 Wise words frmo a Buckeye
- 2012-07-28 A defining moment in Penn State history
- 2012-07-28 Pride
- 2012-07-28 Song to bring inspiration
- 2012-07-29 PSU means a bit more
- 2012-07-30 Forever a Penn Stater
- 2012-07-30 Forever proud to be a Penn Stater
- 2012-07-30 Guide Joe Paterno home
- 2012-07-30 I Stand for Penn State
- 2012-07-30 Independent Penn State community survey
- 2012-07-30 Kurt Vietmeier
- 2012-07-30 L Bellissimo List 93
- 2012-07-30 Mr. Tom Wendel- Fight back
- 2012-07-30 Pack Beaver Stadium
- 2012-07-30 Thank you our new coach and team
- 2012-07-31 I am a Penn Stater
- 2012-07-31 Joe Pa unique letter photo
- 2012-07-31 Moving forward
- 2012-07-31 Penn State Forever
- 2012-07-31 Rise and rally photos
- 2012-07-31 WE still are
- 2012-07-31 Wear your Penn State gear proudly
- 2012-07-31 Who is the NCAA punishing?
- 2012-08-01 Coach O’Brien
- 2012-08-01 Show Penn State Pride
- 2012-08-03 We Are United
- 2012-08-06 All the way from Altoona
- 2012-08-08 Nittany Lion born and raised
- 2012-08-08 Penn State Proud Then Now and Forever
- 2012-08-09 Change cheer
- 2012-08-09 Penn State Proud
- 2012-08-09 Thanks for following WEstillARE
- 2012-08-09 We All Are
- 2012-08-10 We will always be Penn State
- 2012-08-17 My thoughts on the football circumstances
- 2012-08-23 Response to University Affairs article
- 2012-08-29 Penn State will rebuild and renew
- 2012-09-10 More than a football team
- 2012-09-18 Penn State Pride
- 2012-11-25 This Day In PSU History
- 2012-12-05 Educate 20 20
- 2012-12-27 We Will Roar