Philly Voice Michael Tanenbaum Oct. 4, 2016 The meaning of the phrase "down with the clown" took on a new flavor Monday night at Penn State after hundreds of students stormed the Happy Valley campus in search of three alleged jesters who probably never existed. During a string of months that has seen a spike in "creepy" clown sightings, including a series of online threats against Philadelphia schools last weekend, the event at Penn State appeared to be all in good fun. More... Hundreds of Penn State students wage massive 'clown hunt' on campus | PhillyVoice Must not have been Forest Clowns.