Q: Why do some Penn State user IDs include seemingly random initials? | PennStater Magazine

Q: Why do some Penn State user IDs include seemingly random initials?

What's up with that?

illustration of a person sitting at a super computer with drawing of Old Main and a list of initials with some letters lit up in the background, by Nick Sloff '92 A&A

By Jeff Rice '03 Com

Illustration by Nick Sloff '92 A&ANovember / December 2024

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