Before the whistle, Alex Bilka looks down at her wrist, where she has inked the word “TEAM.”
Bilka, a senior from Cranberry Township, is a forward on the Penn State Behrend women’s soccer squad. She writes the word with a Sharpie before every game.
“It helps me get into the zone,” she says. “It pumps me up.”
Jordan Oberlander, a forward, writes “FAMILY.” Leah Morra writes “MOM.”
Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Friday (Nov. 4) approved the design and funding for construction of a $28.4 million residence hall at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The building is scheduled to open at the start of the fall 2018 semester.
Before the whistle, Alex Bilka looks down at her wrist, where she has inked the word “TEAM.”
Bilka, a senior from Cranberry Township, is a forward on the Penn State Behrend women’s soccer squad. She writes the word with a Sharpie before every game.
“It helps me get into the zone,” she says. “It pumps me up.”
It was a long shot, but Kaylee Boehme swabbed the inside of her cheek anyway, collecting her DNA for “Be the Match,” the national bone-marrow donation registry. Just one of every 430 volunteers is selected to donate.
“I really hope it’s me,” Boehme, a sophomore, said.
It was a long shot, but Kaylee Boehme swabbed the inside of her cheek anyway, collecting her DNA for “Be the Match,” the national bone-marrow donation registry. Just one of every 430 volunteers is selected to donate.
“I really hope it’s me,” Boehme, a sophomore, said.
For a moment, with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count on the batter, fans of the Cleveland Indians, up three runs in Game 1 of the World Series, held a collective breath.
They knew what was coming. So did the batter, David Ross. He’d caught for Andrew Miller in a previous World Series, when both were in Boston.
For a moment, with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count on the batter, fans of the Cleveland Indians, up three runs in Game 1 of the World Series, held a collective breath.
They knew what was coming. So did the batter, David Ross. He’d caught for Andrew Miller in a previous World Series, when both were in Boston.
Baseball fans have long believed that left-handed pitchers have an advantage. They might, says Clare Porac, a professor of psychology at Penn State Behrend, but not just because they're rare. Batting averages are lower when more lefties are throwing, she says.
Will Allen operates Growing Power, the nation's preeminent urban farm. He will discuss his work there, and his book, "The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People and Communities," when the Speaker Series at Penn State Behrend resumes Nov. 9.
When WQLN Public Media developed a new television series highlighting innovators, entrepreneurs and high-tech collaborations in Erie County, producers knew where to look first: The series, “Reach Innovation,” launched with a 30-minute program that focuses on Knowledge Park, a 125-acre technology complex operated by Penn State Behrend.
“It helps me get into the zone,” she says. “It pumps me up.”
