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[Video] Changing of the Guard at the Lion Shrine

The annual tradition of Penn State ROTC students guarding the Lion Shrine during Homecoming week dates back to 1966. The Shrine will be guarded every night this week leading up to the Homecoming game on Saturday. We’ll have more on this cool tradition tomorrow, but here’s a video during one of the guard changes.

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Kevin Horne

Kevin Horne was the editor of Onward State from 2012-2014 and currently holds the position of Managing Editor Emeritus, which is a fake title he made up. He graduated from Penn State with degrees journalism and political science in 2014 and is currently seeking his J.D. at the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. A third generation Penn Stater from Williamsport, Pa., Kevin is also the president of the graduate student government. Email: [email protected]

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