How To Support Happy Valley While Social Distancing
While sitting in your hometown, you may be missing your favorite State College hotspots. From coffee shops to bars and stores, downtown State College becomes…
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Stay on Top of Academics at Home
In the midst of a world-wide pandemic, it can be tough to keep up with schoolwork. Adjusting to working from home takes time, but there…
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Keep in Touch Throughout Isolation and Beyond
Staying in touch during this period of uncertainty can be hard, whether your friends live near or far. Here are a few ways to keep…
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Getting Into a Quarantine Routine: How to Make Home Feel Like School
Since leaving campus and continuing the semester remotely due to the coronavirus outbreak, our normally busy lives at Penn State have come to a screeching…
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PSU’s Days for Girls Org Sews Masks for Health Care Workers
The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic have been disastrous for many, taking an especially large toll on healthcare workers. People worldwide have been pitching in…
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Graduation in the Midst of Coronavirus
If you would’ve asked Penn State seniors what they were most excited about two weeks ago, they’d probably tell you their graduation in May. However,…
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Zoom University — Will It Be A Success?
Penn State recently made the announcement that all classes will be held virtually for the rest of the semester due to the coronavirus pandemic. In…
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Downtown Shutdowns in State College
You might be thinking that every downtown State College shop shut down due to the global pandemic. Actually, there are some State College stores that…
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Virtual Replacing Reality: Ways to Interact While Social Distancing
Staying inside and practicing social distancing has many people missing their day-to-day outside activities. Even though you can’t go outside and socialize, here are just…
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Bringing Back Dating Culture
Hookup culture has made it harder for college students looking for a long-term relationship to find a significant other. Due to the popularity of dating…
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10 Ways To Have A Spring Break Staycation
When it comes to spring break, many people take the week-long break to go abroad and explore the world, but it doesn’t have to mean…
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Penn State Hidden Gem: Boucke Writing Center
We’ve all been there: you have a paper due and not enough brain cells left to try to write it. On top of a long…
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OPINION: A Freshman’s First THON
As a freshman, THON seems like a secret known only to those who have experienced it. Whenever I’d ask what THON is like, I would…
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Is Getting A Dog in College A Paws-itive Investment?
College life can be stressful. What better stress reliever is there than a furry friend excitedly waiting for you at the end of a long…
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THON 2020: More Than Just a Weekend
Penn State’s 2020 THON weekend has come to a close. Over 700 dancers went 46 hours without sitting or sleeping and thousands of others were…
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Fierce Fashion: THON 2020 Kids Fashion Show
As the final four hours of THON 2020 approached this afternoon, the BJC stage transformed into a runway for the annual Kids Fashion Show. The…
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Four Diamonds: The Fund Behind THON
THON has become a distinctive mark of the Penn State community, as the dance marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. THON weekend…
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THON 2020 Pep Rally Recap: Going for Gold
From video cameos by Pilot Pete and Ali Krieger, to chants, cheers, stunting and tumbling, Penn State student-athletes brought the excitement and screams to the…
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Daya Brought the Energy to THON 2020
Which holiday weekend in State College is your favorite? Some may say State Patty’s weekend, or some will even say Arts Fest weekend. However, for…
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How to THON If You’re Not Already Doing It
It’s here! One of the most iconic weekends of the year at Penn State has begun. If you’re not part of a club or an…
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