Life In Pictures: Spring 2020
Photo posted May 6, 2020 in News by CommMedia
Life as seen through the eyes of photojournalism students in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.

As panic buying left store shelves void of toilet paper and other paper products, Desiree Irvin shops for her elderly mother in Red Lion, Pa, on April 24, 2020. Desiree's mother was quarantined in her home during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Photo by Liz Irvin

Students participate in the Slides of Strength during THON 2020 at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State Feb. 22, 2020. THON, a 46-hour no-sit, no-sleep dance marathon, is believed to be the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. In 2020 THON raised $11.6 million to benefit families of children with pediatric cancer. / Photo by Ken Minamoto

Samantha Perry, a Penn State senior majoring in biological sciences and Spanish, teaches an aerial hammock yoga class in the IM Building on the Penn State University Park campus on March 3, 2020. Perry became a yoga instructor after going through a 200 hour training course in Harrisburg, Pa. She has taught fitness classes at Penn State since her junior year. “The classes have been so much fun to teach,” she said. / Photo by Jade Campos
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Penn State forward, Lamar Stevens (11) blocks Illinois’ Kipper Nichols (2) during a game at the Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. The Fighting Illini defeated the Nittany Lions 62-56. / Photo by James Leavy

Madison Bowers, left, Danielle Ferrera, center, and Carly Casey, right, of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, welcome new members for Penn State’s Panhellenic bid day on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State’s University Park campus. / Photo by Olivia Bagatelle

Young performers react on stage to a dinosaur puppet as a part of Erb’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure, a traveling children’s show, in State College, Pa. on February 20, 2020. The show made children excited to learn by providing interactive activities throughout the night. / Photo by Jade Campos

Leonard Bloom, a volunteer at the American Philatelic Society (APS), looks up the dictionary of philately in the storage room of the APS library in Bellefonte, Pa, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Volunteers are selecting valuable stamps for the APS Stamp and Cover Shop to sell. Hundreds of boxes of stamps were donated by APS members. / Photo by Jianwen (Jo) Chen

Participants in THON 2020 form diamonds with their hands in during the final line dance of THON Sunday, Feb., 23, 2020. THON is a student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. Through The Four Diamonds Fund, their mission is to provide emotional and financial support, spread awareness, and ensure funding for critical research, all in pursuit of a cure. / Photo by Juan Duran

Hailey Burbage, a junior at Penn State studying nuclear engineering, performs as part of the Society of Women Engineers, in the THON Showcase, held in Eisenhower Auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. THON is a student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. / Photo by James Leavy

On a day when the death toll from COVID-19 exceeded 1,000 in New York City, Olecia Daniels and her brother, Javon Daniels, join hands to create a heart over their neighborhood in Queens on April 1, 2020. Being raised in New York City, they said their hearts are going out to all the people affected by COVID-19. / Photo by Delicia Daniels

THON dancer, Kyle Funelas of North Plainfield, NJ, tries to avoid getting tagged in a game of ninja during the early hours of THON, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. THON is a student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. Their mission is to provide emotional and financial support, spread awareness, and ensure funding for critical research, all in pursuit of a cure. / Photo by Juan Duran
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Penn State forward, Sam Sternschein (27) checks Michigan's Johnny Beecher (17) during a game at the Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. After the Nittany Lions tied the Wolverines 4-4, Michigan defeated Penn State in overtime. / Photo by James Leavy

Zack Ripka, his dog Shelbie, and his girlfriend Emma O'Grady spend COVID-19 quarantine together on a hike at Mount Nittany in State College, Pa. Saturday, March 21 2020. "We try to get out once a day or else we start getting antsy" Zach said. / Photo by Haley Galliano

Stephanie Poly, left, and Bailey Klein get up close and personal with each other in the HUB-Robeson Center’s Noontime Lounge on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. / Photo by Lily LaRegina

Juliann Lenberger, 62, takes a break in her bedroom from watching the news in Smithtown, NY, Monday, March 23, 2020. She admits that she has been glued to the TV watching coverage of COVID-19. Being at high risk for COVID-19, Lenberger is anxious and worried about her health during the pandemic. / Photo by Rachel Lenberger

Nancy Frantz holds hands with her husband Bob Frantz as he lays sleeping in his hospice bed on March 21, 2020. While quarantine looks different for many people, for some, like Bob and Nancy Frantz, it looks similar to normal, daily life. See the photo story: https://www.pjatpsu.com/Covid-19/caring-for-mr-frantz/ / Photo by Lexi Elder

Participants at the Central PA Night To Shine prom meet on the dance floor at Calvary Harvest Fields Church in Boalsburg, Pa. Feb. 7, 2020. The prom night experience for people with special needs included dinner, dancing, and limo rides. / Photo by Jordan Pietrafitta