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Reflections on the PLA

It’s hard to believe that this is my last blog as a member of the PLA. If I write another blog for another reason down the road, it’ll be as a PLA alumnus. Wow. So, since the end really is here, I thought I’d reflect on some of my favorite moments with the PLA. While...

Health Night

Today I went to Health Night at Abba Java. For those of you who aren’t wise to the ways of Abba Java, it’s a coffee house with a great mission, and generally a very welcoming environment to study or relax in. I only really started to regularly study at Abba Java this...

LA’s Best: One of the Best Parts of LA

We’ve been back from LA for a week now and, surprisingly, it’s nicer here than it was there! I’m also either still jet lagged or losing sleep over a full thesis draft due Friday. Or both? But anyway, last week’s trip to LA was incredible for so many reasons, and a...

The Power of Petitions

We’ve had some crazy cold weather the past week, and the university has been doing its best to accommodate students and faculty members. In my first 3 years at Penn State, I don’t think there was a single time when classes were cancelled, delayed, or let out early. I...

Personal Growth Experiences

During this week’s RAM meeting, Dr. Dana Naughton, director of the global health minor and assistant professor of biobehavioral health, was kind of enough to speak to us about her career and path to this point. On her path to her current position at Penn State, she...

The Last First Week

The last first week of school in my undergrad life is over, and boy did it feel different than any other first week of school in my life. Maybe it was partially because it’s the last one, and there’s some excitement and sentiment tied into ending my career here at...

Leadership During Crisis

First of all, as always I’m so grateful for the experiences we had on our Fall trip to Baltimore last weekend. I had been to Baltimore previously, but definitely felt like I got to know the city a little better this time around. Some particular highlights for me were...

Modern Day Shoulder Hitters

This past week in class, Dr. Blair kindly came in to speak with us, and brought up a lot of election day history that I had never heard of before. From espionage to fraud and drunken voting to intimidation, our country apparently has a long history of interesting...

Lincoln Preconceptions

After a great summer in Germany, I’m back on campus and ready to take on my second to last semester at Penn State. Besides being a senior, the big man on campus, I’m taking on more responsibilities in the lab and with extracurriculars. Additionally, I’m taking what...