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“It has to have meaning” – Gary Joshua Weyandt

  Penn State Altoona student Gary Joshua Weyandt recently told the Collegiate Review what it is like to be involved in the campus Visual Arts Studies program.   The VAS program has options such as painting, drawing, and even “new media” or “computer media,” which is what Weyandt is focusing on.   The junior from … Continue reading “It has to have meaning” – Gary Joshua Weyandt

First Team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Winner – Shoshana Mahoney

Shoshana Mahoney, a senior from Sweet Valley, Pa finished her fourth season as a Penn State Altoona soccer player this semester. Mahoney has been playing soccer since she was five years old. She worked her way up the leagues by playing in junior high, high school, and then collegiate. Even though the women’s soccer team … Continue reading First Team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Winner – Shoshana Mahoney

“You don’t fight a fire from the outside, you fight a fire from the inside” – Jamie White

Ever since she was little, Penn State Altoona Junior Jamie White wanted to follow in her older brother’s footsteps to become a firefighter. At the age of 16, White’s brother began volunteering as a firefighter and White was so intrigued by it she started her own training when she turned 15 years old. “I kinda … Continue reading “You don’t fight a fire from the outside, you fight a fire from the inside” – Jamie White

‘Spooky’ Foreign Language Poetry Reading

By: Michelle Thompson Students of various foreign language courses participated in a poetry reading on Thursday, Nov. 2, in the Slep Student Center. The poems were recited in German, French, Russian, and Spanish by students wishing to receive extra credit points in their level 1, level 2, or level 3 courses. The poems could be … Continue reading ‘Spooky’ Foreign Language Poetry Reading

ASL Instructors Hold Diversity Panel in Misciagna

By: Michelle Thompson Photos: Marina Scipioni On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Penn State Altoona hosted a Cultural Diversity Panel put together by two American Sign Language instructors, Ashley Bennett and Shasta Dreese. The panel was held in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts and consisted of four deaf professionals, each of whom came with an … Continue reading ASL Instructors Hold Diversity Panel in Misciagna

Photo Contest Winners Announced

Congratulations to the winners of the Penn State Altoona Fall Foliage Photography Contest!! All of your submissions made us “fall” in love, but the judges have made their final decisions. Photographer Katherine Christoff is the first place winner and the lucky recipient of a twenty dollar Sheetz gift card! Stan Pinchuk came in a very … Continue reading Photo Contest Winners Announced