• The Asterisk

    The Asterisk

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    I first learned about cognitive dissonance in an undergrad psych class. It’s the feeling of discomfort that results from holding two conflicting beliefs. The concept resonated so strongly with my musical background that I could almost hear it, as if...

  • Penn State - One Day More

    Penn State - One Day More

    | Posted by Danielle Stemple

    Franklin One day more. Another day until we know, How Penn State football will start the show; This team we’ve always known and loved, Will beat Temple and rise above, One day more. Hackenberg I’ve practiced hard all year long....

  • Never Stopping And Going Forward

    Never Stopping And Going Forward

    | Posted by Ben Baney

    I know that I could have done more before today. I could have skipped that cookie, read that book, worked out more, took better care of my teeth or whatever else I typically regret. There are bigger life events that...

  • HAIL TO THE CHIPMUNK!

    HAIL TO THE CHIPMUNK!

    | Posted by Brad Gerlach

    By Fran Fisher I’m not certain where the “chipmunk” label for the oval shape lion emblem (logo) came from. I think it came out of the alumni office when Bill Rothwell was the Executive Director. I do remember he was...

  • Russ “Digs” Roseberry, an A+ Addition to the Creamery

    Russ “Digs” Roseberry, an A+ Addition to the Creamery

    | Posted by Danielle Stemple

    Nothing signifies the beginning of summer in Happy Valley more than frequent trips to Penn State’s Berkey Creamery. Ice cream lovers and Penn State fans, of which I am both, were delighted to learn in May that longtime Penn State...

  • An Interview with Rachel Reiss, Penn State’s Newest Feature Twirler

    An Interview with Rachel Reiss, Penn State’s Newest Feature Twirler

    | Posted by Nick Levine

    Many people know Matt Freeman, Penn State’s feature twirler for the past four football seasons, for his daring fire baton stunts, his positive impact on the Penn State community and his impression on twirlers throughout Pennsylvania. What many people may...

  • 5 Fun and Easy Gen Eds Offered at Penn State

    5 Fun and Easy Gen Eds Offered at Penn State

    | Posted by Nick Levine

    With scheduling for the fall semester well underway, students are looking to the official Penn State course listing to select their next round of classes. It can be somewhat difficult finding five or six classes that will provide you with...

  • An Interview With The Willard Preacher

    An Interview With The Willard Preacher

    | Posted by Nick Levine

    As students pass him, they give the occasional awkward glance in his direction. Most of them go on their way wondering what he could possibly be yelling about this time. A select few, his “regulars” as he refers to them,...

  • It’s a THONomenon

    It’s a THONomenon

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    When I was a little Penn State freshman, I met a big sophomore who was going to be a dancer in the dance marathon. He told me I should come say hi. This is what I imagined in my head:...