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Unexpected fame: how these Penn State students became Tik Tok famous

Unexpected fame: how these Penn State students became Tik Tok famous

Emily Torchia’s brother couldn’t celebrate his 21st birthday in a bar because of the coronavirus pandemic, so their parents decided to…
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Chelsea Kun
The living conditions of the three international students after returning home

The living conditions of the three international students after ret...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Junior Tiana Zhang returned to China in March last year when the COVID pandemic arose and started an intense life…
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Tianyao Ma
First, second-year students reflect on online ‘new normal’

First, second-year students reflect on online ‘new normal’

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It was all alien to him. Greg Costanzo scrolled through his phone’s photos, gazing at the memories of his first…
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Jeff Hodgdon
In Unorthodox Year, Freshmen Find Comfort In On-Campus Involvement

In Unorthodox Year, Freshmen Find Comfort In On-Campus Involvement

Extracurricular activities are helping first-year Penn State students make the most of an unexpected introduction to college life.
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Matt DiSanto
COVID-19 and College students; a mental health crisis

COVID-19 and College students; a mental health crisis

As Margaret McLaughlin closed her laptop at the end of a long Tuesday spent on zoom, she couldn’t help but sigh.
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Mason Benovy
Lemonade Out of Lemons: Penn State Student’s Stay Creative Amid COVID-19

Lemonade Out of Lemons: Penn State Student’s Stay Creative Amid COVID-19

After several days of feeling defeated and lost after her junior-year summer internship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Christy…
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Huntyr Kephart
Penn State seniors reflect on their COVID-19 quarantine

Penn State seniors reflect on their COVID-19 quarantine

STATE COLLEGE, P.a. — On Sept. 24, Fran Sudakin, senior marketing major, awoke to find herself without taste or smell. Immediately worried…
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Sarah Gemunder
Penn State Students Struggle To Find Summer Interships Due to COVID-19

Penn State Students Struggle To Find Summer Interships Due to COVID-19

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — For Marijke Pecoraro, a Penn State junior majoring in kinesiology, landing internships as a personal trainer’s…
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Angelina Acosta
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