A Story Through Song
Cynthia Sherry vividly remembers the dance she choreographed for her father. The piece ended with her, alone on her wedding day, without a father to walk her down the aisle. When she looked into the...
View ArticleAn Inside Look at Soc119: Sam Richards on Teaching a Controversial Subject
Sam Richards is known as one of the most controversial professors on the Penn State campus. Richards teaches Sociology 119, a class on racial and ethnic relations. Despite his controversial teaching...
View ArticleTeaching the Art of Unlearning
Sociology 119, a course about race relations in the United States, is arguably the most talked about class on Penn State’s main campus. Once on the table as a possible television series,...
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Keeping Mexican Traditions
Eunice Hockenberry moved from Mexico to the U.S. fifteen years ago. She quickly realized that in order for her kids and grandkids to preserve their identity they needed to be exposed to Mexican...
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To Be Daydreamers
Aaron and Wyatt Mones have been playing music together their entire lives. In fact, they’re twin brothers that form the two-man group known as The Daydreamers – a name that derives from the fact that...
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Get Lean and Dream in 2014
“As far as mid-life crises go, I think I’ve found a pretty healthy one,” Larry Tedder jokes. The 58-year old, has recently become an amateur bodybuilder. Tedder had always been attracted to the sport...
View ArticleTwo Passions
Some say Dr. Molly Countermine lives a double life, but if she’s just following both of her passions isn’t that considered just living her dream? A professor by day and a rock star by night,...
View ArticleA Passion For Painting
Alex Owens has spent years cultivating her love and skill for art after a childhood injury forced Alex inside during elementary school recess. She found herself keeping her hands busy with crafts and...
View ArticleLife in Color
When it comes time to registering for classes, how do you really know what you’re getting yourself involved in? Those who signed up for Introduction to Painting, with Melissa Forkner were in for a...
View ArticleThe Art of Focus
Alex Owen is a seemingly normal Penn state student on the surface, but she suffers from attention deficit disorder. According to the national library of medicine, attention deficit disorder or ADD is...
View ArticleTurner Syndrome Victim
Romina Fano-Barberi suffers from Turner’s syndrome, and although she may look like a normal girl her father actually did a lot to maintain a normal lifestyle for her. Her father, Alberto, realized...
View ArticleA Beautiful Secret
Frank never thought that dressing in drag would be a regular part of his life. “I performed one time and I thought it was only going to be a one-time thing, but when I came to University Park one show...
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Heavy on the Heart: Nancy Bowser’s Weight Loss Journey
Six months after having her second child, Nancy Bowser was beginning to learn the struggles of motherhood. As any new parent can relate, Boswer said getting out of the house without her kids was “like...
View ArticleBorn Creative
The Chi Chapter of the Alpha Phi Delta fraternity re-founded at Penn State under new president Rob Reinhart. In their first year of a new beginning, the fraternity works to create a new philanthropy....
View ArticleLord,have mercy
Erica Wells was diagnosed with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, diabetes and many other health issues. She is 51-years-old and now lives in a group home. Erica has been working at the Skills of...
View ArticleA House of Chaos
Veronica Carr, a mother of four, works as a teacher’s aid. She has finally gotten her youngest child out the house. After enjoying that peace and quiet for almost a year her 33 year old son, Von Carr...
View ArticleA Person and Their Passion
Matthew Mayer is the host for locsl radio show EAGLE 98.7. His enthusiasm for radio is driven by his love for music.
View ArticleMike the Mailman
Mike the Mailman is the most famous mailman on the campus of Penn State.
View ArticleBehind The Scenes
After arriving at Penn State three years ago, Laura Szymanski began to discover the beauty of the campus through nature during the fall season. One day, after her classes were over on a beautiful...
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