they are Penn State | giving life to some of Penn State's iconic figures

willard

Last week, I promised that I would dedicate our final post to a well-known Penn State name that came from a woman. And after (slightly extensive) research, I found a Penn State woman we can end our posts with. Well, sort of. Keep reading. Who run the world? Girls! Image via We Heart It If…

burrowes

This week, I wrote an article for the Collegian about the ‘Harvest Songs’ murals painted by John T. Biggers that are located in the Burrowes Building. As the Burrowes Building has been on my mind in the past few days, I naturally turned to Burrowes when thinking about who I wanted to write about in…

jordan

Happy THON weekend! Across campus, Penn Staters are preparing to dance the weekend away for the kids. Personally, I am not participating in THON this year; I am covering a few hours for the Collegian on Sunday, though. Every February, over 15,000 students crowd into the Bryce Jordan Center to support pediatric cancer. Of course,…

robeson

Every day, about 43,000 people walk through the HUB-Robeson Center. The HUB-Robeson Center is an iconic part of Penn State culture — it is constantly mentioned in conversations across campus every day. “Let’s meet in the HUB.” “She’s studying in the HUB.” “Did you hear about the concert in the HUB tomorrow?” “The HUB’s elevators…

pollock

North Halls. South Halls. East Halls. West Halls. …. Pollock Halls? Hmmm… one of these things is not like the others. You aren’t truly a Penn State student if you don’t hear the name ‘Pollock’ at least three times a day. Pollock Halls, Pollock Dining Halls, Pollock Testing Center, Pollock Road. Who was…

beaver

Beaver Hall. Beaver Avenue. Beaver Stadium. Is our school obsessed with beavers, or is something else going on here? Am I the only one who was not aware that beavers have orange teeth?! I’m pretty sure there was a beaver in Lady and the Tramp, and he definitely did NOT have orange teeth. Image via…

pattee

The way I see it, there are three types of Penn State students: Those who spend every breathing moment in the library. Those who have been to the library maybe once (and that was during their prospective student tour). Those who occasionally venture into the library, to grab a banana nut muffin at MacKinnon’s cafe…

atherton

It happens to every Penn State freshman. You’re on your way to your first class of the fall semester, walking along Pollock Road, desperately trying to find the Willard Building, when… you pass a dude’s gravesite? With his name written in spooky Harry Potter font? Who is this Atherton guy? you wonder as you hurry…