I’ll kiss you right on the mouth, Kenny Rogers.
Text: Graceland, by Paul Simon In the song “Graceland,” Paul Simon describes a journey that a man takes with his son to Graceland in Memphis in order to find solace. While Simon has admitted that parts...
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Community: People affected by breast cancer I chose to focus this blog on a community that I am a part of, the broad community of those who have breast cancer, have HAD breast cancer, live with people...
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Every time I am asked to do a narrative, there is one event that jumps out in my mind; one that will always be the single most defining event that I have ever gone through. I can’t help but write …...
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1) Initial impressions of the archives… I thought they seemed exciting and very interesting. I have always loved the opportunities that come with a big university, and these archives are a part of...
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Ethics of Space I live in Pollock Halls. I think that it is a fabulous location, with easy access to most of my classes and to College Ave. However, when going from my dorm to “downtown” State College,...
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Topic: the State Theatre on College Ave. I have taken a class here, and I’ve also come to see a few events. I have grown to love this space and all of the people/shows/performances that it hosts, and...
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PSU Blog Analysis After reading both blogs, I have determined that the audience of the first (Redirecting The Penn State Way) should be comprised mostly of faculty members and PSU administrators, but...
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Interview questions: When you think about downtown State College, what places come to mind as approachable or somewhere that you like to go? Do you know any of the history behind the State Theatre on...
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1) I thought the archival research was fun! It was very intimidating at first, but I knew that it wouldn’t help me to ask a ton of questions about it. I finally just went in one day, and the friendly …...
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My Experience with the University Archives At the beginning of the semester, my English 30 class was given a run-down of all the papers we would have completed by the end of the semester. When the...
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