Still Life

Lady Lions Alex Bentley, left, and Zhaque Gray celebrate their Big Ten championship after beating Ohio State 84-66 on Monday, Feb. 20, at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The Lady Lions clinched their first conference regular season title since 2004.

Lady Lions win Big Ten championship

THON 2012 shattered last year's total, raising $10,686,924.83 for the Four Diamonds Fund.

THON 2012 breaks $10 million

THON child Megan Eslinger, 4, chases bubbles blown by dancer Elizabeth Ferrari on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18, during THON at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The 46-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping event raises millions of dollars each year for the Four Diamonds Fund.

THON 2012 going strong

Owen Divers and Quinn Allen started off strong for THON 2012 on Friday, Feb. 17.

THON 2012 under way

Mike Rybar made final adjustments to the Penn State Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering teams Goldberg machine prior to the 2012 Rube Goldberg competition held on Feb. 11 at Penn State's Nittany Lion Inn. Rybar and his team created a musically themed machine that needed to complete a simple task (inflate a balloon) in twenty or more elaborate steps. The annual competition is named for cartoonist Rube Goldberg who created famous artwork depicting overly complicated machines doing everyday tasks.

Rube Goldberg Competition: Feb. 11, 2012

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Task force continues initiatives to help abused and neglected children

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THON 2009 under way

Saturday, February 21, 2009
THON family members Kirsten and Jared battle it out with water pistols early Friday night. For more photos, click on the image above.
Credit: Annemarie Mountz THON family members Kirsten and Jared battle it out with water pistols early Friday night. For more photos, click on the image above.

University Park, Pa. -- THON 2009 began Friday, Feb. 20, in the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The 46-hour Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, benefits the Four Diamonds Fund at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, benefitting children with pediatric cancer and their families. For photos, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1978 online.

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