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07-29-2010

Researchers Hold International Conference on Colony Collapse Disorder

Around the world, bees continue to disappear and scientists still don’t quite know why. This week regulatory agents, bee keepers, agricultural chemical companies, and researchers from around the world gathered in State College to pool their knowledge on the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder. WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports.

Charles Dumas cooking gumbo in his kitchen.

Stories
07-23-2010

Charles Dumas Directs A Streetcar Named Desire

“A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams is now playing at the Boal Barn Theatre in Boalsburg, produced by State College Community Theatre. WPSU’s Kristine Allen speaks with the show’s director, Charles Dumas, about the play and what makes this production unusual.

Stories
07-23-2010

Penn State Students Work in Developing Countries

An engineer right out of college can make up to $90,000. So why would graduates from a top engineering school like Penn State turn those jobs down? WPSU news intern Chelsea McCartney spoke to a group of students choosing alternative career paths.

Stories
07-22-2010

Bellefonte Summer Jazz Celebration Coordinator Talks About the Event

The 6th annual summer jazz celebration begins tomorrow afternoon in Bellefonte. WPSU’s Greg Petersen talked with the driving force behind the event, Catherine Dupuis.

Stories
07-21-2010

StoryCorps is Coming to Central Pennsylvania

In two weeks, a silver Airstream trailer will roll into downtown Bellefonte and park across from the courthouse for a month. No one will be living in the trailer…but it will get a lot of visitors. WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports.

Stories
07-20-2010

WPSU’s Cynthia Berger Narrates a Trip Through a Lock on the Erie Canal

WPSU radio producer Cynthia Berger is on a yearlong canal boat adventure around the “Great Loop,” a system of waterways that turns North America east of the Mississippi into one great big island. Cynthia sent this audio postcard from a trip through a lock on the Erie Canal.

Stories
07-16-2010

Arizona-like Immigration Law Proposed in Pennsylvania

The immigration debate is heating up again. The federal government has challenged a contentious Arizona immigration law. What you might not have heard is that a similar law has been proposed in Pennsylvania. WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports.

Webster’s Bookstore Cafe on Allen Street in Downtown State College.

Stories
07-09-2010

Webster’s Bookstore Cafe in State College Loses Lease

For fans of Webster’s Bookstore Cafe in State College, the economic downturn has hit home in a big way. The locally-owned used bookstore has learned that its lease will not be renewed at the end of July. Webster’s customers have mobilized to support the store. WPSU’s Kristine Allen Reports.

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Cynthia Berger directs news and public affairs programming at WPSU-FM.

Emily Reddy is associate producer for WPSU-FM. She reports stories and produces WPSU’s This I Believe.

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