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Same choir, new perspective

by | Oct 12, 2014 | 2 comments

When I came to Penn State as a freshman, I wanted to join an acapella group and a musical theatre club.  But one of my friends told me about Essence of Joy, a choir in Penn State’s School of Music.  I didn’t know anything about EOJ, except for the fact...

“Tell the truth and don’t be boring”

by | Oct 6, 2014

This past weekend in Boston was absolutely incredible.  Thank you to Melissa, Lisa, Dean Brady, Whitney, and Mr. and Mrs. Hintz for making it possible! I’ve been to Boston a few times before, including the beginning of this past summer, but I knew going into the...

Honor the Purpose, Carry the Pride

by | Sep 29, 2014

These past few weeks have probably been the two craziest and most incredible weeks of my college career.  I was extremely honored to have been selected to represent the student body on the 2014 Homecoming Court and with homecoming ending Saturday, I’m going to...

HUB Construction Update

by | Sep 21, 2014

This past week, I worked on a story for The Centre County Report on the HUB construction.  I contacted Mary Edgington, who is the Senior Director of Union and Student Activities and was able to arrange a behind-the-scenes tour of the construction area.  I had seen...

The Happiest 5k on the Planet

by | Sep 15, 2014 | 3 comments

This past weekend I, along with a few other PLA members, ran the Color Run at Penn State.  The Color Run is a 5k that travels around the country, putting on races in different locations.  The whole general concept is that while you run, people spray/dump...

International Mass Communications

by | Sep 8, 2014

In my International Mass Communications course, we’ve been talking about the history of mass communications and how technology has drastically transformed the communications landscape– and we’ve obviously  come a long way from the printing press...

Am I Really a Senior?

by | Sep 2, 2014

Four years ago, I excitedly walked onto Penn State’s campus, unsure of what the next four years would bring.  I remember walking to my first class in Willard, nervous that I would get lost.  There were so many people surrounding me and they all looked like they...