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Featured Stories

Five turtles bask in the sun on a floating platform in a pond, with a spraying fountain and colorful fall foliage in the background.

Built for Basking

A student project provides campus turtles with a safe place to bask in the sun.

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Evan Wagenmann poses beside the Nittany Lion Shrine on the Penn State Altoona campus.

Penn State Altoona student takes on leadership role as new SGA president

As the new student government president, Evan Wagenmann is the bridge between the student body and college administration.

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