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Snapshot: Monica the Medium
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Twenty-two-year-old Monica Ten-Kate is a Penn State student who happens to have a very special gift. She is a spirit medium with the ability to communicate with those who have “crossed over.” Her ability is chronicled in the reality TV show, Monica the Medium, which premiered August 2015 on Freeform, formerly ABC Family. After 10…
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Taste of the Month: Undressed Foods App
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The start of the new year is often the perfect time to turn a new page in your life. The top New Year’s resolution for most people is to lose weight and eat healthy. Now there is an app that can help the Penn State community stay on track to a healthier lifestyle. The Undressed…
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PHOTOS: ‘First Night State College’ Rings in 2016
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State College rang in the New Year last night, welcoming 2016 and saying goodbye to 2015 at First Night State College. Relive all of the downtown festivities, see the ice sculptures, and more with this photo gallery.
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Penn State and Dreamit Launch Educational Technology Accelerator
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Penn State is partnering with Dreamit — named one of the Top 10 accelerators in the world by Forbes — to create an accelerator focused on educational technology.
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Katie Oliver Prepares for Transition to Judge
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As the year comes to a close, McQuaide Blasko’s Katie Oliver is preparing to transition from attorney to Centre County judge. Oliver, who was elected into the vacancy on the Centre County Court of Common Pleas on Nov. 3, is the second woman to be voted into this judicial office.
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THON Gains an Angel in Hope Westrick
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The THON community gained an angel this weekend. Hope Westrick, a 14-year-old from York County, passed away Saturday morning at Penn State Hershey Medical Center after battling cancer for more than a year.
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Penn State Investigator’s Passion for Research Coincides with Results of Study
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Whether it is brainstorming a new study to better understand consumer behavior or poring over the results of a recent trial, research brings Anna Mattila joy. Maybe it’s no surprise, then, that a group of peers recently recognized Mattila as one of the best researchers in her field.
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Schreyer Scholars Reflect on Roles in ‘Good Kids’
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The play was written with the intention of being abstract and was based on a 2012 Steubenville, Ohio, rape case, in which the only evidence was video recordings and tweets from the evening of the alleged rape.
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Wind Up 2015 and Kick Off 2016 with Area’s Entertaining Options
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Here’s what’s coming up in the area’s entertainment and arts scene as the New Year approaches. Finish up 2015 and kick off 2016 with these local events, from First Night State College to an astronaut training and space exploration lesson.
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Judge Restates Opinion on Alleged Sandusky Victim in Light of OAG Appeal
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Court of Common Pleas judge Thomas Kistler is defending his opinion that the statue of limitations have not expired for an alleged Jerry Sandusky victim. Anthony Spinelli first spoke out in June, filing a private criminal complaint in hopes that new charges would be filed against Sandusky.