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Despite censorship in China, social media thrives
SHANGHAI – On Nanjing Road, the home of flagship stores for brands like Apple and Coach, it’s hard to miss the giant Nike billboard that covers the façade of an entire building. A familiar Nike...
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Innovators seek to reform higher education in China
SHANGHAI — It was a risky business venture. In 2005, Chen Wei Ming — a Harvard-educated, Chinese businessman — bought a cash-strapped technical college in Pudong, Shanghai’s financial district. Chen,...
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China’s industrial pollution reflected in rise of ‘cancer villages’
NANMEN, China — In this small village about 25 miles from Shanghai, the smell of paint and gasoline hangs heavy in the stagnant afternoon air. Small dogs run in the streets wide enough for only a...
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Chinese women switching priorities from marriage to career
SHANGHAI -- Shanghai native Huang Wei’s weekends are routine by now. Every Saturday and Sunday morning he travels to People’s Square to scan walls of personal advertisements in the hopes of finding a...
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Job market tight for college graduates, even in booming China
SHANGHAI -- Xin Sun, 24, is taking the route his parents always wanted for him. Work hard, study, graduate, get a job. Attending Nanjing University, he graduated with a degree in management...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Wheeling through Shanghai
Shanghai’s streets are packed with spinning wheels. Some define status, illustrating the story of China’s upward mobility and Shanghai’s ever-growing middle class, rapidly increasing in the fastest...
View ArticleAdderall abuse in college prompts warnings
UNIVERSITY PARK -- With final exams right around the corner, some college students seem to have super powers, cranking out a 12-page paper in a few hours or having no problem studying straight through...
View ArticleLady Lion takes message about bullying to local students
UNIVERSITY PARK --- Gizelle Studevent doesn’t care to use the word “adversity” when reflecting on her life. She is simply following her dad’s advice. “You don’t want this adversity to define you,”...
View ArticleCounty issues thousands of concealed-carry permits
BELLEFONTE – The Centre County Sheriff’s Office has issued thousands of permits to carry concealed guns in recent years -- many to out-of-state residents – and the process has generated hundreds of...
View ArticleNew housing developments woo students with amenities
STATE COLLEGE -- It's a war like no other: sheer convenience versus superb amenities — rolling out of bed and walking to class versus returning from class and diving into a pool. The battle between...
View ArticleBrayden’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...
View ArticleYoung conductor uses baton to teach
Standing straight in full black attire, Matthew Sheppard held the power of silence in his raised arms. The dimly lit recital hall remained a moment paused in time as the lights...
View Article‘Boom Box Guy’ found fame by carrying it
In the crowded CATA bus White Loop, music blasted from the Sonic TRC 931 boom box held by the famous Boom Box Guy. Girls dressed in tight mini black shirts grinded against each other while shouting...
View ArticlePaired with quantum physics? Classical Indian dance
“Day” and “off” are two words that, when put together, Ramya Gurunathan doesn’t hear very often. Science majors are busy, but Gurunathan’s schedule is packed with more than just physics...
View ArticleStudent’s lifestyle of concerts, events aims at career
The build of an electronic beat in a DJ’s set list at Levels Nightclub causes thousands to jump on a crowded dance floor, but for Mikal Daskivich this beat is the force pushing him toward...
View ArticleHealthy eating more than just a simple goal for one student
The typical college student probably has a diet that includes fast food, take out, and quick snacks between classes—but Brooke Finney is anything but a typical college student....
View ArticleWalk-on reserve guard succeeds with effort, intensity
Three days after scoring a career-high five points against Iowa, the 6-foot-3 walk-on guard Kevin Montminy checked into the game with 11:25 left in the first half against Michigan. What is the...
View ArticleSchool work, riding a tough challenge for dedicated equestrian
“Horse crazy” is the phrase that Kristin Sunder, 19, uses to describe herself when being introduced to new people. Sunder hails from Hazleton, Pa., a town located about two hours from Penn State...
View ArticleJill Knight: Year in Photos 2013
Some of Jill Knight's most memorable images from the summer of 2013
View ArticleCelebrating Life Over 70
Photojournalism students were assigned to make portraits that celebrate people in the community who are at least 70-years-old.
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