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Alzheimer’s: Not Forgotten

Emelia Sfedu, 85, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's more than five years ago. She now resides permanently with her son George Sfedu and his family in Philadelphia, Pa. However, she rarely recognizes the...

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Darian Somers: Nittanyville Tradition

For some Penn State students, football fandom doesn't just start on Saturday. To get the best seats in Beaver Stadium, dozens of students camp out for days before each home game to earn themselves a...

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A 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...

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The Perez Family

Brittany Perez is living the life of a military wife. Her husband, Greg Perez, is serving in the Army and was recently deployed to Guantanamo Bay to begin his one-year term. This forced him to leave...

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Lord,have mercy

I met Molly Wells in the centre region senior center in a morning, I sat next to her and randomly started talking to her, I mentioned it was October the month of disability, she responded that she has...

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He And His Music

Yining Zhang is a singer and a guitar player who has his own understanding on music. He teamed up with his friends and set up a band when he was in high school. Not long after everyone gets on the...

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Grandpa First, Coach Second

An agricultural science major, Olivia Hort goes about her day very much like every other freshman student here. She goes to class, is a sister of Gamma Phi Beta, and dates a frat boy. But what many...

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A look back at 2014

Our students covered football in Ireland, a soldier's homecoming, a family's eviction a more as they documented 2014.

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Paterno Wins Restored

Fans celebrate the end of sanctions by the NCAA against Penn State.

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Sexual Assault Task Force Releases Report

Penn State's Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Task Force presented their findings after six months of work. Reporter Samantha Lantz was at Old Main for the release.

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Student turns love of horses into work study job

On a January day with snow coating the University Park campus in white, Molly Fetter is at her work-study job across from Beaver Stadium. For most students, a work-study job might be at a library or a...

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Black History Month: A look back at Freedom Summer 1964

Take a glance back in time at Leland, Mississippi through the memories of Charles Dumas, a project director during the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project. 

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State College Mourns Police Officer’s Death

State College Police officer Robert Bradley died while on duty this week. Members of the local community mourn his loss.

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PSU Pres. Accepts Sex Assault Task Force Plan

Penn State Pres. Eric Barron talks with reporter Samantha Lantz about the next steps after the sexual assault task force report.

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THON Tales 2015: A multimedia blog | Friday

THON – the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon – Each February the dance marathon fills the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park with 15,000 people for 46 hours. Last year the event raised...

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ComRadio Photo Gallery: THON 2015 | Day One

The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon kicked off Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center with more than 700 dancers beginning a 46-hour trek to dance for a cure. ComRadio photographer Bobby...

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THON Tales 2015: A multimedia blog | Saturday

Each February the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, better known as THON, fills the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park with 15,000 people for 46 hours. Last year the event raised more...

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ComRadio Photo Gallery: THON I Day 2

Day two of THON 2015

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THON Tales 2015: A multimedia blog | Sunday

Each February the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, better known as THON, fills the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park with 15,000 people for 46 hours. Last year the event raised more...

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Video: Reaction in the BJC as THON fundraising total is revealed

For the first time in at least a decade, THON raised less money than they did the previous year. But the largest student-run philanthropy still pulled in a whopping $13 million to benefit the families...

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