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James Engel
Radio News InternJames Engel is a WPSU news intern and senior at Penn State. He studies Digital and Print Journalism as well as Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies.
Engel has served as a reporter, editor and photographer at Penn State's independent student newspaper, The Daily Collegian, for three years. For his work there, he received a Keystone Media Award for first place in the features category and was nominated to the Hearst Journalism Awards program.
He has also been a contributor to the Centre County Historical Society's Encyclopedia of History and Culture and a teaching and research assistant in the Penn State CAMS department.
A loyal public radio listener from a young age, Engel is an avid follower of NPR's national reporting as well as local work by WPSU and WESA in his native Pittsburgh.
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Neo-Ottomanism, a Turkish political and cultural ideology, has emerged as a powerful political force in modern Turkey. Experts say it often comes with problems.
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CATA hosted a public meeting on Wednesday to discuss its new "B-Line" plan for Bellefonte and Benner Township.
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Thousands of spectators gathered at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in University Park on Monday to view a solar eclipse shrouded by clouds.
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Many school district have canceled class or will have early dismissals on Monday when a solar eclipse will cross the United States, including Pennsylvania.
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The Centre County Commissioners voted Tuesday to solicit proposals to study the possibilities of outdoor recreation at the Centre County Correctional Facility in what could be a lengthy process.
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The State College Planning Commission heard the final university plans for the demolition of the Hammond Building and future Sackett Building renovations.
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Lori Hepner is a professor of integrative arts at Penn State Greater Allegheny and this year’s Penn State laureate. She spoke about her artistic process and current work.
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The State College borough Planning Commission heard a presentation on a new hotel-condominium building at the corner of Beaver Avenue and South Atherton Street.
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CATA hosted a public hearing for residents of Centre County to discuss its deficit and future service in the Bellefonte borough, and Spring and Benner township.
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The Rothrock Trail Alliance has proposed 53 miles of new trails in the state forest located in Centre, Huntingdon, and Mifflin counties.