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I understand the complaints. In today's structure of constantly breaking news and immediate global updates, the frustration over the delay of video footage is natural. We're used to being pummeled by live information at all times.

My main reason for attending the "Rise and Rally" event was to stand up in respect and admiration for those who decided to stay because they clearly understand the spirit of family here.

Proponents of the new law might believe that securing an ID is simple because the state will issue them free of charge -- yet this does not take into account the fact that the cost for documentation required to obtain a government-issued photo ID could be more than voters in need can afford.

We all find ourselves in moral dilemmas from time to time. These men -- Monsignor Lynn, Joe Paterno, and other leaders of the church and Penn State --were confronted by high-stake situations.

How many times did you check your Facebook, Twitter or email in the last hour?

The best thing to do right now is to take a step back and see things from a different perspective. People believe in many things, but too often beliefs are not based on facts. The bias of the Freeh report and the coverage by the media do not always deliver the facts, the truth.

Will it "suck" to not have a bowl game? Yes. Will it "suck" to see our wins stripped away? Yes. Will it "suck" to walk to Beaver Stadium and not see the statue of "Joe Pa"? Yes. But these children's lives were ruined.

It's time for us to turn our attention toward healing for those who were abused, not healing our pride.

My interactions with the homeless population in Philadelphia, both on the streets and behind a desk, have irrevocably changed me.

When dozens of privileges request the use of a photo ID on a daily basis, it makes sense to ask American voters to show identification when they go to the polls.

Football isn't the only sport, though. Penn State currently houses 31 NCAA Varisty-Level sports, not to mention enough club sports to fill the pool in the Natatorium

I am sure that most students learned these lessons from Paterno -- that is why he was so revered, and that is why the recent evidence from the Freeh report is so hard to digest for many of them.

Another semester conquered, several more textbooks added to the pile. Such is the story of many a student's life with regard to the perpetual accumulation of textbooks that can never be resold.

I can remember feeling slightly incredulous when I first saw Joe Paterno in the flesh. Incredulous, as in, "That's him? That frail man in the golf cart? That's it?"

When you have the main campus from one of the nation's top research universities in your backyard, as State College does, you should make the most out of it.

There are ways to make the most of this summer and also prepare for this fall. Follow these tips to maximize your time here before the pace picks up in August.

Though the Supreme Court decided that the First Amendment prevented stolen valor from being punished by law -- many, myself included, certainly feel it should be a crime.

We are much more fragile than cars, homes, or diamonds, so why would we not want to insure our bodies, most of all?

In today's 24-hour news cycle, we readers never seem to get the full story. Accuracy and ethics are often overlooked. Stories are often posted online or sent to broadcast without appropriate fact-checking or real confirmation from sources.