Photo Story -- First Shoot

Niko Kovacevic is the president of the Penn State Outing Club. As president he plans and leads many of the trips the clubs take, including one to Zion National Park during Spring Break next week.

THON 2012 - Sun

Penn State sophomore Kristin Jenkins, of Turbotville, hangs on her sister Nichole Jenkins, 17, and her moraler Cameron Rowe during hour 36 of the 46 hour dance marathon in Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center early Sunday morning. Each dancer is assigned a moraler who helps them stay awake, moving, and happy. Jenkins said, "I'm a little like delirious at this point, but [the weekend] is going good." 

Supporters hold up their diamonds during the 2012 line dance early Sunday morning. By 7am the lower sections of the Bryce Jordan Center were filling up.

Members of Sigma Delta Tau sorority wipe away tears during the announcement of the kickoff of the Courtney O' Bryan Memorial Fund on Sunday during THON.

Jay Paterno reads off the names of signatures on a THON 2012 mug that was left at his dad's statue on Sunday afternoon.

Pete Bush, of Lancaster, gets choked up listening to THON family stories while consoling his wife Celeste. Their daughter Syndney, 8, is a THON child.

Carla Vicidomini embraces her son Nick, 13, a THON child during Family Hour on Sunday afternoon.

THON child Charlie Beecher leans against his mother while his father tells their story during Family Hour on Sunday.

Four Diamonds Founder Charles Millard makes the Four Diamonds symbol while greeting THON families on Sunday afternoon during Family Hour.

Balloons fall onto dancers and supporters during hour 45 of THON on Sunday.

The 2012 THON total of $10,686,924.83 is revealed on Sunday afternoon.

THON 2012 - Sat

Alpha Delta Phi dancer Shane Hodapp (senior-nursing) helps moraler Jess Garfinkel (senior-marketing) who sits atop American Nuclear Society dancer Patrick Stuff's (senior-nuclear engineering) shoulders while they play Giant Jenga early Saturday morning in the BJC.

Moraler Jay Yurcho (senior-energy engineering) helps PSMA dancer Ally Greer (senior-marketing) stretch early Saturday morning. 

Ohana member Chris Santo, a sophomore studying aerospace engineering, does the 2012 line dance on Saturday morning.

Cameron Push, 10 of New Jersey, does the 2012 line dance with moraler Max McKeon, a senior studying english, early Saturday afternoon. Push is the cousin of THON child Mario Ouardi.

Caylin Rotondo, 2 of Elizabethown, plays with Altoona campus THON chair Mara Kern, a sophomore studying public relations, on Saturday afternoon. Rotonodo's sister is an Altoona campus dancer.

THON 2012 - Fri

Members of Atlas walk through the human tunnel outside the BJC going into THON on Friday afternoon.

Former Penn State Soccer player Katie Schoepfer, far left, hugs Student Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) dancer Meghan Gill (senior-accounting), while former Penn State Soccer player Megan Monroig hugs SAAB dancer Krissy Tribbett (senior-nutrition) on Friday afternoon as the dancers walk through the human tunnel leading into THON 2012 outside the Bryce Jordan Center. 

A father wishes his daughter, a THON dancer, good luck before she enters the 46 hour marathon on Friday afternoon.

Allen Stienberger (senior-accounting) learns the 2012 THON linedance from the stands in the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday night.

Defining Beauty

A lot of people define beauty based on this:

 

what the number on the scale is.

However I think that beauty is more than that.

 It's about nature, and receiving flowers from a loved one

Lisa Haas, of State College, puts together a flower arrangement for Valentines Day in the basement of Woodrings Floral Gardens on Monday night.

 And it's about marriage and love.

Newlywed Liz Chalfa, of Bellefonte, puts together a "Queen's Court" flower arrangement for Valentines Day in the basement of Woodrings Floral Garden on Monday night.

And it's about friendship

Liz Chalfa, of Bellefonte, and Lisa Haas, of State College, tie balloons to a box of chocolates for Valentines Day in the basement of Woodrings Floral Garden on Monday night.

 Beauty  is about more than your body and perfection.

A Person Who Helps Other People

Russ Reese is a crossing guard for Easterly Parkway Elementary. He is a retiree who, since 1996, has volunteered around the community. He was the sweetest old man, with a constant smile on his face.