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03-05-2010

Tis the Season to Get on the Ballot

Pennsylvania holds primary elections May 18th. Who’s on the ballot? That’s being determined right now . . . and the process is more complicated than it seems.

Graphic Novelist, Alison Bechdel

Stories
03-04-2010

Alison Bechdel

Author and central Pennsylvania native Alison Bechdel was best known for her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. That was until Time Magazine named her critically acclaimed graphic memoir, Fun Home, one of the best books of 2006! WPSU’s Patty Satalia talks with Bechdel about the graphic medium and her career.

Stories
03-04-2010

Penn State RAs Combat Underage Drinking

When it comes to underage drinking in college residence halls, the first line of defense is a group of students called Resident Assistants, or RAs. Penn State University Park has hundreds of RAs, who receive special training. WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports.

Stories
03-03-2010

Putting the Lid on Greenhouse Gases

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many dairy farms will need to cover their manure lagoons. In this report from the Ohio River Radio Consortium, Tom Borgerding reports on a farmer who hopes to convert greenhouse gases to money in his pocket.

Book Cover, The Cambridge Companion to The Beatles

Stories
02-26-2010

The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles

The Beatles: Pop culture is now an academic subject, and we’ve got a couple of local experts. Patty Satalia talks with two Penn State-Altoona professors, Ken Womack and Jerry Zolten, who contributed to the just-released “Cambridge Companion to The Beatles.”

Dr. Anthony Leach rehearses with Essence of Joy

Stories
02-26-2010

Essence of Joy

Penn State’s student choir,”Essence of Joy”, performs music from the African and African American choral traditions. Professor Tony Leach, founder and director of the choir, will lead the group in a concert Saturday afternoo at Penn State’s main campus, part of the Celebration of African American Music Festival. WPSU’s Kristine Allen listened-in during a recent rehearsal.

Stories
02-25-2010

Students, Residents Oppose State Patty’s Day

Opposition to the student-created drinking holiday, “State Patty’s Day,” is growing in State College. WPSU News intern Erica Brecher reports.

Stephen Herzenberg, executive dir., KRC

Stories
02-24-2010

Economic Stimulus in PA

Last week was the one-year anniversary of President Obama's first economic stimulus package. Did the money help? What did we spend it on in Central PA? Patty Satalia talks with a labor economist from the Keystone Research Center.

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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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