State College 12-year-old records album, finds fame
She’s been in more than 150 shows. She’s sung at the Apollo Theater in New York, and she has recorded one CD with another in the works. And State College resident Hannah Richardson is only 12 years...
View ArticleJiggy Yoon dances her way through the trees
You may have seen her performing on the field at Beaver Stadium during football games or tearing apart the dance floor during THON, but who is Jiggy Yoon when she is not performing with RAM Squad in...
View ArticleDaily Collegian news adviser finds rekindled love with childhood sweetheart
Most newlyweds look forward to sharing a home together after their wedding day. But Jim and Jackie Rodenbush are not most newlyweds. Instead, the two reside exactly 746 miles away from each other...
View ArticleThe Penn State Lumberjacks and Jills
Of a cobblestone road five minutes from campus you can find the Penn State Woodsmen vigorously chopping and sawing in preparation for an upcoming competition. The coed team practices three times a...
View ArticleA retired Marine goes to school
Timothy Goff is a senior at Penn State and will be graduating this may with a degree in international economics, and a minor in business administrations. He has spent the past two years here in State...
View ArticleFrom Physics to Show Biz
Jason Olcese is best known around State College as the lead singer of My Hero Zero, a cover band that performs at local bars throughout the week. He joined My Hero Zero a few years ago after the band...
View ArticlePositive Delivery: Mike the Mailman
For more than forty years, Mike Herr has been bringing his own kind of sunshine to not only to the students of Pennsylvania State University, but also to its surrounding community. Back in the 1960s,...
View ArticleStudents by Day, Super Models by Night
A little over a year ago PSU senior, Fatima Kumala, was hanging out with two other friends when they came up with the idea to start a fashion organization at Penn State. The girls noticed that Penn...
View ArticleA Young Lover of History
Kristina Dixon Brownshire, 22, has had a love for history ever since she could remember. When she was a little girl her mother would trail her from museum house to museum house. Rather than become...
View ArticleThe man, the myth, the legend: Yoga with Doug
At the heart of downtown State College lies a cozy and welcoming yoga studio called Yoga in State College. A man by the name of Doug, or better known as the White Building’s “Yoga With Doug,” runs...
View ArticlePenn State senior prepares for Navy SEAL training after graduation
Most college students graduate after four years and go on to pursue a career related to the major that they studied. For Craig Hendrickson, this could not be farther from the truth. Hendrickson, a...
View ArticleBehind the scenes: Beyond Expectations fashion show
President and Co-Founder of Beyond Expectations, Kiera McClellan, 21, has dedicated a great deal of her time to watering the seed of her organization since it first came into fruition last year....
View ArticleIn youth home, it’s important to be honest and anonymous
Because “Jess” is a ward of the state, it was requested that she remained anonymous for the duration of the interview. Tanisha Herrera, a senior at Penn State, is an intern for the group home where...
View ArticlePenn State club makes community nicer by a nose
Victoria Cazanas is so nice that she can actually make you feel bad about yourself. This quality is just one of the many that make her the perfect fit to be the Vice President of the Penn State...
View ArticleIn a heartbeat
Most students come to college hoping to do well in their courses while still having a social life, Sarah Kerpovich, does it all and so much more. Kerpovich is a senior at Misericordia University in...
View ArticleConnecting two worlds through an artist’s eyes
A Penn State University student majoring in printmaking, Victoria “Llanakila” Brown stands out amongst others. Brown refers her artistic self as “Llanakila”, Hawaiian for victory. Llanakila is a...
View ArticleA janitor, a student and a cartoonist
After studying for one year at Keystone College, one semester at New York University, and working many jobs later, Ryan Lindberg finally has it figured out. An artist, determined to make a career out...
View ArticlePenn State student pursues his dream to be a sports journalist
Maxwell Massey arrived at Penn State with one goal in mind: MAKE MONEY. He began his journey through the Happy Valley as a history major with a minor in business. Massey originally intended to pursue...
View ArticleEvolving the classroom
Rewind 20 years from now and Rod Lee's future seemed soapy and lukewarm. Dishwashing his way through bills, and having no visa, finding a career seemed bleak and it was just about time to head back to...
View Article365 days for stardom
Girls with big voices and even bigger dreams have been singing, ‘their entire lives.’ Atisha and Nishita Lulla form the sister singing duo the LullaNAs. According to the twins the first time they...
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