State College joins the Transition Town Initiative
State College joined the Transition Town Initiative in 2010. Hundreds of people have joined the local movement. Notably missing, however, are students. Transition Towns A look at how Transition Town...
View ArticleControversial Sports Mascots
American Indian sports mascots are making headlines nationwide, and there's a high school close to home that have been receiving a small share of their own complaints.
View ArticlePolice Take Back Drugs
Patton and Ferguson Township Police collect drugs in Giant from the townspeople to send to the DEA to be incinerated. Patton Police Officer Jeff McElrath is surprised by the turn out and the amount of...
View ArticleStill rockin’: Hoozya Daddy’s Steve Laudenslager
Steve Laudenslager runs a business in Allentown during the day, but rocks out with band Hoozya Daddy at night. (Video reporting by Samantha Maggio, edited by Noelle Mateer)
View ArticleMore Than A Penn Stater
Although some students were unaware of Veteran's Day, Senior Carl Chindblom shared his experience of being in the army for five years as well as how Penn State has impacted his life. (Video reporting...
View ArticleDrug take-back
Jeff McElarth, who works for the Patton Township Police, worked at an event this week dealing with people's old drugs and vitamins. (Video reporting by Felicia Jackson, edited by Alysia Libby)
View ArticleRelatives remember on Veteran’s Day
Beth Neumann describes what it is like to be the wife of a veteran and what the remembrance means to her family while Katelyn Ernst talks about how her grandfather made such an impact in her life....
View ArticlePolice conduct a drug take back program at supermarket
Police officer Jeff McElrath is collecting prescription drugs that people no longer want or need at a local Giant store. Drug officers plan on collecting this medication and disposing of it in a safe...
View ArticleFirst time Thon canner
Kelly Doyle shares her experience as a first time canner. She wasn't exactly sure what to expect and she was nervous going into it. she heard that it was a really fun event that Penn State did to...
View ArticleThe meaning of Thon canning
Kate Tuckey describes the process of a canning weekend. She is a Thon family and a talk about how special it is for Bekah her daughter. (Video reporting by Chris Aland, edited by Carl Normil)
View ArticleStudents sign banner to support veterans
Penn State students sign a banner for the veterans. Several students knew someone or served themselves. Students were not hesitant to sign the banner and either they just wrote their name or they...
View ArticleA struggle for women’s hockey
The Penn State women's ice hockey team is struggling in their first year at Pegula Ice Arena. Coach Josh Brandwene talks about the game and his team's effort after their 2-1 loss against Syracuse....
View ArticleRice prepares for the Vagina Monologues
Co-directors of the Penn State Vagina Monologues, Cassandra Labar and Keighlyn Alber talk about how the feminist show by Eve Ensler has affected them. The Vagina Monologues is part of the...
View ArticlePennsylvania Military Museum holds kids’ day event
Joe Horvath, a museum educator at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, said the children's favorite part of the museum-hosted event, "Kids' Day" Dress up and Discover" is just that: dressing...
View ArticleOpen mic for a good cause
Nittany Mountain Biking Association (NMBA) Open Mic Night is a fundraising and awareness-raising event organized by Penn State students. The evening will include scheduled performances of all sorts,...
View ArticlePenn State Chess Club hosts weekly meetings in the HUB
The Penn State Chess Club meets weekly at the HUB, even though Bryan Zeigler says the chess club players occasionally have to deal with drunk students trying to join in. Lance Marx says he has been...
View ArticleSelling some Sweet Heat at the farmer’s market
Dave Mierwald sells his hot, sweet and barbecue sauces at the North Atherton Farmer's Market in the Home Depot parking lot. He uses locally grown ingredients when he can. This is the second year he...
View ArticleJunior finds pottery class therapeutic
Preston VanAllen is second semester junior at Penn State who enjoys Ceramics 308 throwing course. He really enjoys this ceramics course taught by Chris Staley because it is therapeutic and allows him...
View ArticleOpen mic at Webster’s Bookstore and Cafe
Giano Scuderi and his peers teamed up with the Nittany Mountain Biking Association to organize an open mic event at Webster's Bookstore and Cafe for a class project. The event included scheduled...
View ArticleMiranda Lingelbach: Canning and dancing all the way to THON 2014
Miranda Lingelbach is trying to dance as an independent in THON 2014 and needs to raise money to be entered into the lottery. She and her roommate Paige Peterson are canning together to reach their...
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