Life In Pictures: Spring 2018
Photo posted April 28, 2018 in Best of CommMedia by Commedia.
Life as seen through the eyes of photojournalism students in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.

Meiying Dong, 94, came to the United States 21 years ago to care for her daughter and newborn grandsons. She now lives with family members and her cats in an apartment in Queens, New York. / Photo by Anqi Wang

Cameron Card, a world-class inline skate athlete, ties the skates for his son, Tad Card, 5, at Woodward Camp in Aaronsburg, Pa. Card said he goes to Woodward each week to practice. / Photo by Zhuxuan Li

Katie Brigger, 20, is a student in Penn State's LifeLink program, a program for students with disabilities in the State College Area School District. Brigger has a disease that developed after she had a stroke at age two, but the condition hasn't stopped her and her service dog, Zola, from participating in a variety of activities at Penn State. Brigger performs with CheerLink before a Penn State women's basketball game at the Bryce Jordan Center. Zola was dressed for the occasion, as well. "Zola loves wearing her tutu," Brigger said. / Photo by Giana Han

Worshipers stand with votive candles at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The church is built on what's believed to be the site of the tomb of Jesus. / Photo by Giana Han

Multiple 30-minute exposures made before dawn on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, 2018 capture the Lyra meteor shower in Black Moshannon State Park in Pa. Meteor showers may produce between 15 and 100 meteors per hour, according to Joe Rao, of space.com. / Photo by Yutong Zhou

Three-year-old Reem Alrawi, patiently waits for dinner at her family's home in State College, Pa. / Photo by Maddie Almer

Mars High School girls basketball team members celebrate after defeating Archbishop Carroll 52-39 in the PIAA semifinals at State College Area High School. / Photo by Georgianna DeCarmine

Matt Porter and his girlfriend, Brooke Fisher embrace at the Night To Shine prom at Calvary Harvest Fields in Boalsburg, Pa. / Photo by Georgianna DeCarmine

Cristina Houtz. left and Debbie Brown make a grand entrance at the "Night To Shine, "a prom for people with special needs, at Calvary Harvest Fields in Boalsburg, Pa. / Photo by Anqi Wang

THON dancer Laura McGovern, facing camera, representing Pi Beta Phi, comforts a friend as children who lost their battle to cancer are remembered in the final hours of THON. THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, raising money for families affected by pediatric cancer. / Photo by Maddie Almer

A Penn State student walks through the West Halls courtyard on a rainy day in University Park, Pa. / Photo by Sydney Herdle

Penn State forward Mike Watkins (24) reacts to a call made during his team's game against Wisconsin at the Bryce Jordan Center on Monday, December 4, 2017. Wisconsin defeated Penn State 64-63. / Photo by Caitlin Lee

Emma Miller, 11, of State College Pa, is greeted by Doc, a character from the movie Snow White, during the Festival of Fantasy parade at Walt Disney World in Orlando. / Photo by Georgianna DeCarmine

Yunqi Yang, a sophomore at Penn State, plays the ukulele in her room in State College, Pa. / Photo by Baidi Wang

Maddie Bentz, a freshman at Penn State majoring in agriculture and extension education, and a member of Penn State's Lumberjacks and Lumberjills team, uses a crosscut saw during a team practice in the Penn State Spray Fields on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. / Photo by Caitlin Lee

Lloyd Niemann, 89, gives his wife, Marilyn, a kiss at the Centre Region Active Adult Center in State College, Pa. / Photo by Anqi Wang

Danielle Barrasse, a Dancer Relations Committee member from Scranton, Pa. teaches the line dance at THON 2018. / Photo by Samantha Marzullo

Qinhua Di, right, greets her friend, Meiying Dong in her apartment in the Allen Community Senior Center in Jamaica, NY. Due to health problems, the friends had not seen each other for a year. / Photo by Anqi Wang

Wenchang Yang, a junior at Penn State majoring in nutrition, poses with his cat, a Sphinx breed, at his apartment at Oak Hill in State College, Pa. The Sphinx breeds have no fur. / Photo by Jiay Lu

THON dancer, Daniella DeLaCruz of the Penn State Lion Ambassadors, right, jumps on the back of THON dancer Holly Andre at THON 2018. / Photo by Lexi Lehman

Kelsey Martin, a certificated professional midwife, dresses newborn Brielle Nicole Faiella, at Brielle's family's home in State College, Pa. Martin said she enjoys every moment of working with babies. / Photo by Baidi Wang

Tanner Kuruzovich, a junior at State College Area High School, hits the volleyball during a junior varsity game in State College, Pa. / Photo by Ellie Whaley

Alpacas keep a watchful eye on visitors at Bald Eagle Valley Alpaca Ranch in Julian, Pa. Each May, the alpacas are sheared for their fiber that is spun into yarn. / Photo by Lexi Lehman

Omou Barry, a journalism major at Penn State, eats breakfast between classes in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center at Penn State's University Park campus. / Photo by Mila Keyes

A boy sits on a wall outside the Old City in Jerusalem. The boy was looking out on the city below before he noticed the tourists walking by. / Photo by Giana Han

Dawn looking over Jerusalem from the Mt. of Olives. / Photo by Kat Procyk

A Palestinian boy stands a the rooftop over David Street in the Old City of Jerusalem. The street below is the busiest in all of the Old City. / Photo by Kat Procyk

Alexandra Kanarit, originally from the Ukraine, plays her violin for a small crowd at the Zion Square in Jerusalem. Kanarit fell in love with music in the kindergarten and has been playing the violin for 25 years. " [the violin] like part of my body." / Photo by Kat Procyk

Anna Guschina, of Russia, lights a candle at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. Guschina lit the candle to bring goodness to her life. “[It] means that God forgives us.” / Photo by Kat Procyk