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Live Local Music

Venue Gems of the Local Music Scene: The Phyrst

Posted by Nathan Etter on 12/26 at 05:20 PM

After a senior fall semester full of revelry and live local bar music, I have come to find that the State College live music scene is in fact not dead, but alive and grooving.  Let me be your guide to State College’s premier live music bar venues and the local artists that—in the memory of Stevie Ray Vaughn—keep the house a rockin’.  First up, why not The Phyrst?

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Capital One Bowl Preview

Posted by Steve Jones on 12/22 at 03:03 PM

The Capital One Bowl is one of the more intriguing match ups this season and belongs on New Year’s Day.  Both teams feature strong defenses and know how to win bowl games.

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Portraits of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Honors Military Heritage

Posted by David Walker on 12/21 at 10:00 AM

I have long been enamored by the style of cinematography used for movies such as Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan. The hard, gritty look seems so fitting for the topic. The visual effect, to me at least, allows the viewer to gain a more pure real sense of the characters, actions and surroundings. I have been meaning to try and recreate this effect in my still photography on the same subject matter. Of course, this style is not suitable for everything I shoot but luckily, finding the right subject matter wasn’t too hard. Definitely not hard in Pennsylvania.

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Penn State National Champions

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/20 at 12:11 AM

Three Straight

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NCAA Volleyball championship PSU vs. Texas set 4

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/19 at 11:02 PM

Set 4

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NCAA Volleyball championship PSU vs. Texas set 3

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/19 at 10:46 PM

Set 3

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NCAA Volleyball championship PSU vs. Texas set 2

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/19 at 10:20 PM

Set 2

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NCAA Volleyball championship PSU vs. Texas set 1

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/19 at 09:25 PM

Set 1

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Women’s Volleyball Friday Preview

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/18 at 02:46 PM

Preview of Penn State vs. Texas

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Women’s Volleyball post-game remarks

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/18 at 03:09 AM

Head coach Russ Rose and Senior Megan Hodge

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NCAA Volleyball PSU over Hawaii

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/18 at 12:09 AM

3-1 Final

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NCAA Volleyball game 3

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/17 at 11:35 PM

Game 3

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NCAA Volleyball game 2

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/17 at 11:07 PM

Game 2 summary

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Volleyball Game 1

Posted by Joe Chuba on 12/17 at 10:05 PM

Game 1

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