Life in Pictures 2017
Photo posted December 10, 2017 in News by Penn State student photographers
The best photos of 2017 from news to daily life as seen through the eyes of Penn State student photographers.
Michael Grasso, a senior sculpture major at Penn State, displays his false lashes in a studio at the Visual Arts Building. As a drag queen, Michael goes by the name Jazzmint. / Photo by Kyle Naylor
State College and Penn State Police officers wait to arrest a man for public urination during State Patty's Day, a student-designated holiday Feb. 25, 2017 that led to numerous arrests for alcohol-related violations. / Photo by Alex Yuan / The Daily Collegian
Dean Keppler, left, and Mark Koons, of Muncie, IN, use binoculars to get a better view of the U.S. Capitol as Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president. Keppler voted for Gary Johnson because he believed he was the better option between Trump and Clinton. Koons voted for Trump and he says he is “cautiously optimistic” that Trump will bring change. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni / The Daily Collegian
From left, Drew Stultz, also known as “Spudz,” of Anchorage, Alaska, a German Shepherd, Erin Hildebrandt, also known as “Lykaios,” of Frankfort, Ky., a Husky, and Rob Baird, also known as “Kodaly,” a Corgie, look out the window of the Westin Convention Center on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Anthrocon 2017 runs until Sunday, July 2, and has all types of people dressed in a variety of costumes, also known as furries. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Yuanhong Cao, who is a sophomore studying computer science, spends almost all his free time acting in the theater club. In the fall he played a policeman seeking the truth in the play, “Crucial Witness”. / Photo by Baidi Wang
The Grier School is an all girls boarding school tucked into the hills of central Pennsylvania. The Grier pre-professional competition dance team performs at the Winter Show. / Photo by Maddie Almer
Dancers watch performances from the behind the wings at the winter dance performance at The Grier School. The dance program commonly hosts professional choreographers and dance companies to come teach at Grier. / Photo by Maddie Almer
Olivia Torres of Alpha Delta Pi, and a freshman majoring in liberal arts, carries her friend and independent THON dancer Chris Gregorakis, a senior majoring in English, during THON February 18, 2017. / Photo by Javon Beverly
Sofi Skidgel, an aspiring artist who's working several jobs while pursuing her dream, waits for a ride home from Webster's Bookstore Cafe in downtown State College, Pa. / Photo by Chushi Hu
Sofia Allen, 8, uses a computer at home which allows her to magnify the words on the pages of a book so she can read it easily. Sofia has a condition that is causing her vision to deteriorate. While she still has limited sight, she is legally blind. Sofia is learning to read Braille as a way to prepare for her future. / Photo by Georgianna DeCarmine
Mila Allen, 5, left, and her sister, Sofia, wear costumes to go trick or treating for Halloween on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. / Photo by Georgianna DeCarmine
Kosar Abolhassani strikes a pose on stage after performing a dance for the For The Glory Talent Show 2017 inside of Eisenhower Auditorum on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. She is running for homecoming queen and performed as a part of the homecoming court. / Photo by Erik Arroyo
Hamsa Fayed, 22, a graduate student at Penn State and the president of the Egyptian Student Association, pauses after one of her daily prayers. / Photo by Nouran El-Ashry
Sofi Skidgel and Boosh Faulds leave Sofi's apartment through the fire escape in State College, Pa., November 12, 2017. Boosh said it is easier and faster to go out through the fire escape than use the stairs inside. / Photo by Chushi Hu
Penn State senior Rushard Dennis goes to the library to find a moment of relaxation in the midst of a very busy week. Rushard is a dual major in dance and criminology and a member of on campus dance organization Ambitions Dance Company. / Photo by Julie Hunter
Chris Castro performs in drag as Hexxa, his drag persona. “Hexa is this beautiful, sexy, dark witch,” Castro said. “She always has to put the audience under a spell with her amazing performances.” / Photo by Maddie Almer
Jess Hopkins dances with other members of the Blue Band during the Penn State v. Georgia State. From the moment she was accepted to Penn State as a freshman, Jess Hopkins dreamed of joining the ranks of Penn State's Blue Band. / Photo by Madison Myers
A security guard waits for Jared Smith and his friends to exit Penn State’s Rec Hall. The gym closes at 10 p.m., but Smith’s group waited until the lights were turned out at 10:10 p.m. to leave. / Photo by Paddy Cotter
Boys play at the duck pond near the Hintz Family Alumni Center on Penn State's University Park campus during Jewish New Year, September 21, 2017. / Photo by Sydney Ferrell
Ann Van Kuren is an active dancer and choreographer in State College. She teaches classes at Penn State and operates a dance company, VanDance Inc. She is also responsible for cleaning the bathroom and mopping the floor at the studio where she offers dance classes. / Photo by Yi Rong
Connor Heinzmann, a 21 year old self-taught surfboard artist, has been making boards and selling them out of an old GMC box truck he's converted into a surfboard laboratory. He has been surfing since he was 8-years-old. / Photo by Cassidy Levine
Brent Hutchings is a 53-year-old veteran who became a skydiving instructor and manager of the Skydive Happy Valley. Hutchings learned to skydive as a member of airborne ranger in the United States army from 1982 to 1986. He has 35 years of experience in skydiving and jumps over 4000 times. / Photo by Anqi Wang
Joequan Frazier, 34, who is originally from Lexington, Kentucky, is a volunteer at the Hearts For Homeless in State College. Frazier passes time playing with his cat “M” in his apartment in State College. "M" has been with me for a long time," Frazier said. / Photo by Anqi Wang