Over the past nine months, alumni have given more than $50,000 to the Collegian Alumni Interest Group Sustaining Fund. That generosity matters — not just because of the dollars raised, but because of what it represents: belief in the enduring value of independent student journalism. The Collegian has always been Read more
In 1901, when Fred Lewis Pattee wrote the Penn State Alma Mater —“For the glory of old State, For her founders strong and great”—his lyrics first appeared in The Free Lance, predecessor to The Daily Collegian. By 1969, sixty-eight years later, the Collegian’s orientation issue captured a rather different view Read more
The Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) is raising funds for an endowment to ensure current Collegian staffers have the same great experience we did. One donor, Mike Kardauskas, wrote a note to the AIG talking about what The Collegian meant to him and why he gave. With his permission, his Read more
Seventeen Collegian Alums and Collegian students handed out hundreds of Collegian 135th anniversary commemorative editions and 1,000 pens stamped with the Collegian 135th anniversary logo as they marched in the 2022 PSU Homecoming parade behind Collegian and Collegian AIG banners. Two days later, 39 students and Collegian alums attended a Read more
Four sports reporters with Collegian experience who have covered PSU football over decades will tell their gridiron tales during a panel in the Bellisario College of Communications on Oct. 23 as part of the celebration of The Daily Collegian’s 135th anniversary. The panel, titled, “Stories from the Penn State Football Read more
The AIG is raising money to benefit Collegian students in commemoration of the 135th anniversary of the student newspaper. Now all we need is YOU! You can choose from several ways to give. One is to buy tickets to the reunion events that will occur during homecoming weekend, beginning with Read more
A reunion of Collegian alums will be held Oct. 22, 2022 to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the student newspaper. The Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) is hoping to hold the event in the new Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications building. A wing of the former Willard Building has Read more
For years, The Daily Collegian has launched students to become the best in their fields. And as newsrooms change, we’re helping our student journalists and sales representatives stay current with the latest technology. This Giving Tuesday, we’re dedicating all donations to a technology fund benefitting students at the Collegian. Guided by student Read more
It’s the end of an era. The Collegian’s trusty steed, the belabored Subaru hatchback, has seen its final miles. Over the past two years, generous alumni like you have donated nearly $4,000 toward the future of the aged car. Collegian students and staff have decided that they no longer need a Read more