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Pause, Rewind, Play

State College indie band Ethel Meserve broke up nearly 30 years ago, a premature end for a promising group. Now, with a handful of reunion shows under their belts and a catalog reissue in the works, the band members are making the most of an unexpected second chance.

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Sports

Lasting Impact

Alumni

Happy Birthday to Hintz!

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Campus Life

Everyday People: Bryna Brinkman

Sports

Nittany Lion Spotlight: Mariano Lazzerini

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My Thoughts Exactly

A Good Walk’s Spoils

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Faculty Expertise

Q&A: Thandazile Moyo

Thandazile Moyo studies methods to mine precious metals from tech waste.

Savita Iyer

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Sports

Season to Celebrate

From record crowds to a first Frozen Four appearance, the women’s hockey team enjoyed a campaign of milestones.

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From the Archives

Trading Sugar & Spice for Sweat & Skill

From our September/October 1978 issue: Win like a girl.

Ron Bracken

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Sports

Still on Top

The Nittany Lion wrestlers took home their fifth consecutive NCAA team championship and four more individual crowns.

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Faculty Expertise

Cool Class: Comm 255 Digital Content and the Creator Economy

Bill Zimmerman emphasizes the importance of strategic thinking and setting objectives, and what it means to be an ethical content creator.

Savita Iyer

In Memoriam

Celebrating the lives and legacies of Penn State alumni.

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Marilyn Jane Amey

1987

Marilyn Amey ’87 MPA, ’89 PhD Edu had an impactful career in higher education—as chair of the Department of Educational Administration and interim assistant provost for faculty and academic staff development at Michigan State—inspiring some of her students to create an endowed scholarship in her name.

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Stephen G. Sheetz

1969

Stephen G. Sheetz ’69 Bus served as CEO and then chairman of the board of Sheetz Inc. and created, with his wife, the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence and the Sheetz Fellows Program at Penn State Altoona.

Class Notes

Weddings, births, new jobs, career milestones, and much more—keep up with the big moments in your classmates’ lives here.

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Scott Kingsley

2002

Scott Kingsley ’02 Berks founded Lancaster Beard Company in 2017, offering small batches of balms, waxes, and pomades made from organic ingredients to online retailers as well as pro athletes.

Karie Diethorn

1980

Karie Diethorn ’80 Lib, chief curator of Independence National Historical Park, is in charge of a collection of approximately 2.2 million artifacts ranging from the 17th through the 21st centuries, and is helping to plan the nation's 250th anniversary.