From our Jan/Feb '14 issue: They’ve still got the stacks, and you can still find a few dusty shelves of card catalogs if you know where to look. But for today’s Penn State students and faculty, the library is at once a buzzing social gathering place and the high-tech hub of campus learning.

From our July/August '15 issue: The year 1865 was a time of national unrest, with the Civil War drawing to a close, but the country was hopeful, and ready for change. During that time, a tiny land-grant college called the Farmers’ High School in State College, Pa., just 10 years old, acquired a small herd of cows and went into dairy farming. This is the story of the Creamery’s first 150 years.

From our January/February 1981 issue: George Harvey shares the secrets of a full creel.

From our April 1937 issue, a look at marketing messaging from a bygone era.

In the fall of 1995, Bruce Parkhill stunned the college basketball world by resigning as Penn State’s head coach. Four years later, the Penn Stater caught up with the charismatic coach in the November/December 1999 issue to hear more about why he made that decision—and whether it was the right one.

From the September/October 1997 issue: Can you imagine Penn State without the elms? It’s not outside the realm of possibility.

This article from the September/October 1981 Penn Stater offered some statistics gathered in the fields around Beaver Stadium regarding a favorite fall pastime in Happy Valley.

From the cover of our September/October 1979 issue: Nittany Lion shrine sculptor Heinz Warneke posed with his finest work shortly after re-creating the Lion's ear after it was damaged by vandals in 1978.

This article from the September/October 1996 Penn Stater details how Penn State’s home management houses in the early to mid-1900s taught the fine points of raising a family.

A life-altering force of nature can come in many forms—something large enough to inundate a subcontinent, or small enough to grow inside your head.

From our November/December 1981 issue: Unique Penn State research project is tops with tourists. 

From our Sept/Oct '17 issue: As a member of NASA's new astronaut class, Zena Cardman knows the sky is no limit at all.

From the January 1974 issue: Former Football Letter and Penn Stater editor John Black '62 Lib paid homage to the university's first (and so far only) Heisman Trophy winner.

From our September/October 2015 issue: On stage and off, Penn State theatre alums are making their names in Broadway and national productions. Meet the stage managers, scene stealers, and behind-the-scenes players who got their start in Happy Valley.

From the May/June 2001 issue: It’s not particularly large. It’s not on campus. And it doesn’t really belong to Penn State. So why do we care so much about Mount Nittany?