Maiya Colon is a young toddler beaming with life and curiosity, much like anybody her age. The only difference is, young Maiya is facing the hardest challenge she will ever have to face. Charlie Shuman is a freshman offensive tackle playing football for Penn State. The two share a connection that goes above anything else, as it is Charlie's goodwill that has had such a tremendous impact on Maiya and her family.
D.J. Newbill will slide over to the point guard position to replace Tim Frazier. That leaves a host of Nittany Lions to compete for the starting shooting guard position.
This week marks the halfway point in the regular season, and although it might be sputtering a bit, Penn State football got some positive reinforcement yesterday -- ESPN's Big Ten staff included three Nittany Lions in their midseason All-Big Ten team.
Marilyn Nelson will present her writing on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium.
Over the weekend, the 2015 Senior Class Gift Committee announced the three finalists for this year's class gift. Seniors have three extremely different options to leave their mark on Penn State, and are able to vote for their favorite gift online by midnight Saturday. With that said, three of our senior writers present our latest Onward Debate: Which Senior Class Gift is the best?
The New York Times did a great user-generated feature this spring collecting haikus to describe what New York City meant to its diverse communities. Like New York, I believe our community in the Nittany Valley elicits profound emotions that could be conveyed beautifully through haiku.