State College

This essay originally aired on Feb. 15, 2018.When I was little, my mom warned me time and again that if I became nearsighted, I’d only have my bad habit…

Mimi Barash Coppersmith has left an undeniable imprint on State College, Pennsylvania. Whether from her publications like “Town and Gown,” her…

There are many things that define my life: my love of swimming and theatre, my desire to be with my friends at all times, my inclination to stay up late…

It was a Wednesday afternoon in the Toftrees neighborhood in State College. Ezra Nanes was canvassing and ran into a college student outside his house.…

When I was a senior in high school, a girl I dated introduced me to the work of John Green. But it wasn’t a book that she gave me. I was studying for AP…

In a meeting room at the Unity Church in State College, a group of women gathered to rehearse the songs they’ll perform live on Friday night. These five…

Joel Weidner, the Board Chairman of the State College Ten Thousand Villages store, showed off a bronze singing bowl made in Nepal. “They’re really cool.…

Rappelling down a 12-story building isn’t a typical way to spend a Thursday afternoon—unless it’s for a good cause.“Oh my gosh, that was crazy. Yeah, I…

Since the Parkland shooting in February, there have been movements nationwide to energize young people to vote in this November’s midterm elections.…

Monday about 30 men and women gathered outside Penn State’s Allen Street Gates in State College to show solidarity with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Rally…