Author Archives: kaa5303

I can’t put into words what an experience comm 465 has been for me. I have learned more over the past four months than I had in my entire college career prior to this semester. I came into this class … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks –following the decisions in both the Mike Brown and Eric Garner cases — a sensitive issue has been brought to the national forefront. Talking about racism makes people uncomfortable in this country. A lot of … Continue reading →

I have to be honest, when I first heard that we had to cover the election for project 3, I wasn’t too excited. I know absolutely nothing about politics and find them to be quite boring all together. That being … Continue reading →

The Axle: With State College Area elementary schools possibly extending the school day by 30 to 40 minutes, I want to talk to parents and psychologists about how they feel this would work out. The Riders: Like I mentioned above, … Continue reading →

The Axle: With arguably the biggest football weekend in State College in years on the horizon, how are restaurants and bars preparing for what promises to be a hectic Saturday? The Riders: Champs Sports Grill is one of the more … Continue reading →

  For 15 years, Tattoo Marks has been one of the more popular tattoo shops in State College. “Timmy Tatts” and his brother “Lowercase J” made their way to the area in 1999 and have called it home ever since. … Continue reading →

The Axle: Hospitals across the nation are taking precautions against the Ebola virus and Mount Nittany Medical Center is no exception, as they have begun screening patients. The Riders: To tell a story about any medical condition – let alone … Continue reading →

New York Times sports writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, John Branch, took center stage at Alumni Hall Wednesday night as part of the Foster Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers. Branch read excerpts from a few of his pieces and talked … Continue reading →

While brainstorming for my project 2 story idea, I came up with a handful that I think may work well. This is one of the few that came to mind. The Axle: For this story, I would like to profile a … Continue reading →

There’s so much more to sports than the two numbers on the scoreboard at the end of a game that tell you which team won and which team came up short. The circus catches and game-winning shots are great, but … Continue reading →