Former Daily Collegian news advisor Jim Rodenbush made headlines across the nation when he was fired by Indiana University from his position as director of student media. At issue, according to Rodenbush: his refusal to limit the content of the student newspaper’s special print edition for homecoming. Rodenbush was fired Read more
Two Daily Collegian staffers are enjoying national recognition for their work. Photographer Alexandra Antoniono has won a College Media Association first-place in the general news category for a June No Kings protest photo, and Managing Editor Kahlie Wray has been named to the ProPublica 2025 Class of Emerging Reporters. The Read more
Two incumbents and two newcomers – all with impressive Daily Collegian experiences – were elected to the AIG Board of Directors in fall voting. Chris Korman (2004) and Jerry Schwartz (1977) return to the board, joined by Jim Kuhnhenn (1976) and Diane Davis Otter (1990). Each was elected to a Read more
The Penn State Alumni Association honored Collegian Alumni Bob Buday and Bill Guthlein with the 2025 Philip Philip Mitchell Alumni Service Award. The award recognizes those who have performed significant public service by sharing or volunteering their talent, time and resources on behalf of Penn State. The Alumni Association awarded Read more
The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) Board of Directors has scheduled Aug. 30 through Sept. 6 for the annual, online election to fill four board seats. The board’s Nominating Committee composed of three current board members, chaired by Glenda Gephart (1976), will interview candidates and recommend a slate. The Read more
The Collegian has several avenues it can pursue in an effort to expand revenue and improve the organization’s bottom line, including grants, subscriptions, donations, and events. That was the advice Penn State Class of 1992 alumnus Kevin Naff offered to the current Collegian staff during his Alumni Interest Group roundtable Read more
The Collegian AIG strongly objects to Penn State’s removal of all 35 Daily Collegian newspaper racks on Sept. 18 in a dispute over ads atop fewer than 10 of the racks. In addition, the AIG believes the Penn State administration should have given The Collegian an opportunity to remove the Read more
Election for the four open seats on The Daily Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) Board of Directors will be conducted online between Aug. 29 and Sept. 5. Click here for a link to the ballot. The Collegian AIG nominating committee recommended Krystle Kopacz, Terrence Casey, Sheila (McCauley) Young and Leen Read more
No one self-nominated to run for election to the board of directors of the Collegian Alumni Interest Group (AIG) so the slate of candidates on the ballot will be the one recommended by the AIG nominating committee. The election will be conducted online between Aug. 29 and Sept. 5. A Read more
During Penn State’s “We Are Weekend,” the two principals who led nine months of research into best practices to revitalize The Daily Collegian presented their recommendations to an audience of 30 that included Collegian students and alumni and university officials. Bob Buday, one of the two principals who led the Read more