Photojournalism 2012
Photo/Story posted May 3, 2012 in News by College of Communications
A collection of work from the advanced photojournalism students from the Spring of 2012

Penn State senior Ryan Link (23) dodges Villanova sophomore Mark Jackson (36) during a lacrosse game at Penn State on March 31, 2012. The Nittany Lions came back from a 6-6 tie at halftime to defeat the Wildcats by a score of 13-8. / Photo by Jenn Knauff

Nicole Williams, a member of the Penn State Lionettes, left, has fun with a child at THON, the 46 -hour dance marathon for kids with pediatric cancer. / Photo by Patrick Thorp

Indiana State pitcher Joey DeNato ices down his arm after a game against Penn State Friday, March 23, 2012 at Medlar Field. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated Penn State 14-2 at Penn State. / Photo by Bradley Thomas

Penn State freshman Patton Taylor winds up for a pitch against the Coppin State Eagles in the second game of a double header at Medlar Field at Penn State. / Photo by Caitlin Olszewski

Penn State’s Kelly Lechner (21) reaches for the ball during a game against Loyola at the Penn State Lacrosse Field at University Park, Pa. Penn State lost the game 10-12 in overtime. / Photo by Shawn Lelko

Heidi Lewis, a 1997 graduate of Penn State, clings to her daughter Sophia, 8, while visiting the Joe Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium at Penn State. Hundreds gathered at the statue after Paterno died of lung cancer on January 22, 2012 at the age of 85. / Photo by Shawn Lelko

Penn State's Brian Forgue (13) knocks the ball away from Syracuse's Ted Kribley (5), left, and Lars Muller during a men's soccer game at Jeffrey Field on April 1, 2012 at Penn State. / Photo by Katie Williams

Re-enactors wait for orders during the Civil War Artillery Drill Weekend in Boalsburg, Pa. on April 14, 2012. Volunteers encamped both Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum. / Photo by Katie Williams

Two Penn State students enjoy America's Largest Paint Party DayGlow at the Bryce Jordan Center front and center as they were splattered by the first dispatch of paint after waiting over two hours since the concert began. / Photo by Shawn Inglima

Luke Roche, 21, left, a junior at Penn State, is greeted by his partner, Alex Saltz, right, at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally Student Resource Center on Penn State's University Park campus. "I always felt different," Luke said about identifying as transgender. Luke loves Penn State and all of the support he feels from the LGBTA community. Born as a girl in Florida, Luke decided he was transgender and began taking testosterone injections. His relationship with Alex is his first relationship after coming out as transgender. Luke is majoring in human development and minoring in sexuality and gender studies. / Photo by Alina Gluck

Alex Beebe, a Penn State sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism, cries during THON family hour in the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, February 19, 2012. Beebe is a member of the THON Rules and Regulations Committee. / Photo by Chloe Elmer

Our Lady of Lourdes Basketball Captain Molly Loftus jumps onto player Nikki Komara after they won the District 4 Class A championship on March 3, 2012 in Danville. / Photo by Amanda August

Penn State Diver T.J. Schenkel competes in a meet against Lehigh University in the Natatorium at Penn State on February 4, 2012. / Photo by Amanda August

Chad Clark of Indiana State is hit in the head by a pitch in the top of the 6th inning during a game against Penn State on Friday, March 23rd at University Park, Pa. The Hoosiers defeated Penn State 14-2. / Photo by Bradley Thomas

THON 2012 Overall Captains count down for the start of the dance marathon. THON, a 46-hour no-sit, no-sleep event, is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. / Photo by Melanie DiCarlo

Rules and Regulations captains dance to Go Go Gadget as balloons fall from the ceiling during the final four hours of THON 2012. / Photo by Julianna O'Malley

Penn State basketball strength and conditioning coach Brad Pantall directs a team activity at the Nittany Lions' basketball practice at the Bryce Jordan Center South Annex in State College, Pa. on Feb. 6, 2012 . Pantall is in his sixth season as head strength and conditioning coach for the Lions and Lady Lions basketball teams and his 14th year as a strength and conditioning coach for Penn State University. / Photo by Tyler Sizemore

Penn State center fielder Cassidy Bell dives for a ball during Penn State's 7-2 loss to Pittsburgh in the first game of a home-opening doubleheader at Beard Field in State College, Pa. on April 3, 2012. / Photo by Tyler Sizemore

Penn State students Monica Douglas, left, and Kayla Weaver comfort each other at the Joe Paterno statue outside of Beaver Stadium as word spread that Penn State's legendary former football coach was gravely ill. Joe Paterno died the next morning, Jan. 22, 2012 at Mt. Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pa. / Photo by Tyler Sizemore

Chris McKeown of the Snowboard Club holds his organization's spot in the stands Saturday morning at THON. / Photo by Lindsay Gunderman

Danielle Long, president of Penn State's Clown Nose Club, places a clown nose on the Joe Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium at Penn State. The club is geared toward creating positive social interaction and getting others them to take life a little less seriously. / Photo by Caitlin Olszewski

Felix Aronovich, a junior from the Penn State Men's Gymnastics team, competes on the high bar against Temple University on Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Recreation Hall, State College, PA. Penn State won 360.600 to 342.200 against Temple. Felix will be competing for the US gymnastics team in this year's Olympics in London. / Photo by Shawn Inglima

Sigma Delta Tau sorority sisters of Courtney O'Brien, Alyson Miller, left, Alison Duggan, center, and Hillary Tilles, right, watch a video of the freshman who died in a car crash on her way to New York for a canning trip in December at the Bryce Jordan Center during THON weekend, in State College, Pa. / Photo by Shawn Inglima

Bonnie Condello reflects on homework assignments she must complete while sitting in her room at Hershey Medical Center on Thursday, March 1, 2012 in Hershey, Pa. Bonnie was admitted earlier in the week for having extreme pain in her leg and discovered that she developed avascular necrosis (AVN), a disease that causes the bones to deteriorate. In 2010 Bonnie was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and now is in remission but continues to struggle with health issues while trying to complete a degree in education. / Photo by Lindsay Gunderman

Nicolette Orji, a Penn State junior majoring in bio-behavioral health, watches herself transform into a different race using the Human Race Machine in the HUB Robeson Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The machine digitally alters a subject's image to show them as another race. It is used to challenge perceptions of racial discrimination. / Photo by Alina Gluck

Jake Riccio, 2, rubs lotion on his grandmother's face at her home in Lansdale, Pa. In April 2011, Angela Giovonizzi was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, a severe form of brain cancer, and is undergoing treatment. A highlight of Angela's day is when her grandson visits her. Watching is Angela's husband and Jake's grandfather, Frank Giovonizzi. / Photo by Melanie DiCarlo

Liam eats pancakes during the Maple Harvest Festival at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center outside of State College, Pa. / Photo by Amanda August

Dan Itle, a home delivery milkman for Vale Wood Farms in Loretto, Pa, places milk into a customer's refrigerator near State College. / Photo by Amanda August