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Rising Up: The Story of Chester Berks

  Steve Kopanski claims to be a thousand different people through the course of everyday life. One of those personalities that has been cultivated through the years is his rapping persona, Chester...

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Dancing through rejection

      At the age of 4, Elizabeth Kornfeld did what many little girls  do, put on a tutu and danced ballet with her mother by her side. Fast forward  fourteen years later, and Kornfeld is still dancing...

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Winkler provides care as LifeLink EMT

Tom Winkler isn't just a full time student; he holds two jobs - one of them is treating people as an EMT for Centre LifeLink.  Although he says he may not get as much sleep as he should, he's able to...

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En Pointe: Cynthia’s Story

Cynthia Sherry’s passion for dancing has never faded, even when going through financial troubles. To help her meet rent and other necessities, Cynthia normally holds at least one job, if not more,...

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Brayden’s Story

  Brayden Shelly was born with a heart defect, a double aortic arch, and just months after he was born had to undergo heart surgery. As a result, his mom created 'Brayden's Happy Heart,' a soon-to-be...

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Old film days

  Because of the digitalized world, everything seems much simpler, but there are still people, who continue to devote their time to something complicated made and time consuming. Nowadays, it’s hard...

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Herwigs

  Herwigs is currently in its tenth year of business, and is doing exceptionally well. Herwig himself still works at the restaurant with his son and wife. Though the Austrian Bistro serves traditional...

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Transformation

  This short documentary is about a college student named Femi Giwa. His lifestyle was a lifestyle that would lead him straight to taking pills for the rest of his life, and or to death. He wanted to...

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Ready to Dance

Vole, Penn State's ballet club, trained for their spring dance recital held April 21, 2013 in the White Building.

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Losing a leg, gaining a life

Camdin Crouse calls losing his leg in an ATV accident one of the best things that's ever happened to him. On May 3, 2012, Camdin Crouse was on a recruiting trip for Robert Morris University in his...

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Our First Time

  Two friends recall their first time performing together and how the experience was one to never forget. ~ by Chanukah Christie

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How old are you?

    Andi Spadoni is a senior nutrition major at Penn State. She's lives in a dorm room and spends her days studying, working at her job, and living her life like an average college student. The only...

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The Road Trip

    In the summer of 2012, Yueru Hao, a Penn State Geography international student, went on a road-trip with her boyfriend. The 9000 miles road trip started from State College, PA, passed more than 8...

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An Unexpected Journey

  What makes Alexander Slick so interesting?  This 22-year-old freshman has been around the world and back, but why?  See the details of his journey and see what his story entails here.  

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A Greek Tragedy

                    Rebecca Lee Roberts was your average freshman entering her first year at Penn State. An ambitious girl since she can remember, she had the dream everyone has when first entering...

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Gone but Never Forgotten

  Chris Amoroso is a true American hero.  Born and raised in New Jersey, Chris became a Port Authority cop soon after graduating high school.  Chris was on call during September 11th and after saving...

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A Person and Their Music: Richard Sleigh

  61-year-old musician Richard Sleigh has had an interesting relationship with music, especially when it comes to his harmonica. Despite working other jobs throughout his life, he always comes back to...

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Behind the Scenes

Mara Vogel is a 19-year-old hair stylist from outside of Altoona, Pa. Mara is the youngest stylist working at Viva Bella salon. She has traveled to Las Vegas working with some of the greatest stylists...

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THON: Journey with Atlas

Christine Dax has been working with Atlas for the last four years. Her journey culminates by representing Atlas at THON as a dancer. She talks about how all the years have led up to this moment.   ~...

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Noise, Drugs & Engineering

                               Greg Rutkowski is an riddle wrapped in an enigma. Not for any bad reasons, but because he is not what he seems. From the surface, he seems like a typical college...

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