David Pencek
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Letter from the Editor
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I’ve never been big into making New Year’s resolutions. Sure, I see the start of a new year as sort of a clean slate, thinking I’ll try to do this better and maybe spend less time doing that; eat this, not that — all in an effort to create a better me!…
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The Greatest Present of All
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For those whose lives have been impacted by an organ donation, they have become living testimonials to what may be the greatest gift one person can give another.
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Letter from the Editor
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’Tis the season of giving, and you can see it all around. The red kettles for Salvation Army. The buckets for Interfaith Human Services. The boxes to drop off gifts for Toys for Tots. Quick question: When you drop off a toy for Toys for Tots, do you request that it only…
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Letter from the Editor
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Depending on when you’re reading this, we’re either just a few days from electing a new president or we already know who that person is. One of the many disappointing aspects about this year’s presidential campaign, and there were many, is the fact that issues that affect most of us — the…
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Happy Valley’s Halloween Tradition
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Lucy Rogers remembers the first time she and her family participated in the annual Centre Region Parks and Recreation Halloween Costume Parade. She had just moved to State College and she and her husband, Gregg, and 8-year-old daughter, Emily, decided to participate in this tradition in their new ho
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5 Questions with Michael Berkman, Director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy
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Michael Berkman, Penn State professor of political science and director of the university’s McCourtney Institute for Democracy, takes a look at the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Letter from the Editor
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You’ll undoubtedly be seeing a lot of the color pink during October. It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so everything from NFL teams to small businesses will be wearing or showcasing pink items to demonstrate their support. This month’s issue of Town&Gown even has an interview in our “Lunch with Mimi” column…
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5 Questions with Michael Berkman, director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy
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T&G: You had a lecture event with Brooke Gladstone in September titled, “The 2016 Campaign: Is it the Media’s Fault?” Why do you think we have a presidential campaign with two people who have such high negatives when it comes to public opinion? Berkman: It is certainly true that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump…
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5 Questions with Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State Director George Trudeau
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Besides kicking off another Penn State football season, September also means the start of another season for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. The 2016-17 season begins Sept. 21 at Eisenhower Auditorium with Cirque Eloize’s Saloon, A Musical Acrobatic Adventure, a show co-commission
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Q&A with State College Choral Society’s Tom Penkala
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The State College Choral Society first performed Mozart’s Requiem on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11. The choral society will mark the 15th anniversary of the attacks by performing the piece again in a concert at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.