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Monday

Adam Smeltz

Adam is a senior editor and news reporter for StateCollege.com. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/scnewsdesk, or get news updates via Facebook at http://facebook.com/statecollegecom. Adam can be reached directly at adam.smeltz@statecollege.com or (814) 238-6201 Ext. 150.


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Tuesday

Joe Bastardi

Joe Bastardi is the former chief hurricane and long-range forecaster at AccuWeather.com and a national bodybuilding competitor. A 1978 graduate of Penn State, he is the only degreed meteorologist he knows of to letter in Division One wrestling, his proudest accomplishment outside of convincing his wife Jessica to marry him. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/BigJoeBastardi


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Mike the Mailman

Mike (The Mailman) Herr gives his stamp of approval to all visitors Monday through Friday at the University Park post office in the ground floor of McAllister Building, adjacent to the HUB. His views and opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Penn State University.


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Wednesday

Joe Battista

From ice hockey to Intercollegiate Athletics and Smeal, JoeBa has been an integral part of the Penn State and State College communities. Battista is an influential player in the effort to bring varsity ice hockey to Happy Valley. He is currently Penn State's Associate Athletic Director for Ice Arena and Hockey Operations. His views and opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Penn State University.


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Mike Poorman

Mike Poorman has covered Penn State football since 1979. He is a senior lecturer in Penn State's College of Communications and teaches a pair of classes in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism: sportswriting and "Joe Paterno, Communications & The Media." Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/PSUPoorman. His views and opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Penn State University.


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Michele Marchetti

Michele is a freelance writer and the former managing editor of StateCollege.com. Prior to moving to State College, she spent more than 10 years writing for national magazines. Her work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Fortune, Fortune Small Business, Glamour, U.S. News & World Report, Runner's World, Good Housekeeping, Working Mother, Yoga Life and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MMStateCollege or contact her at marchettim@mac.com


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Thursday

Patty Kleban

Patty Kleban is an instructor at Penn State, mother of three and a community volunteer. She provides professional consultation in a variety of areas, including accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Readers of State College magazine voted her Best Writer of 2010. She and her family live in Patton Township. Her views and opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Penn State University.


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Jay Paterno

State College native and Penn State graduate Jay Paterno is a father, husband and political volunteer. He’s a frequent guest lecturer on campus and at Penn State events and was the longtime quarterbacks coach for the Nittany Lions. His column appears every other Thursday. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/JayPaterno


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Friday

Russell Frank

Russell Frank worked as a reporter, editor and columnist at newspapers in California and Pennsylvania for 13 years before joining the journalism faculty at Penn State in 1998. He roots for the Yankees, plays blues guitar and harmonica (badly), bikes and hikes for physical exercise and does The New York Times crossword puzzle for mental exercise. He is, by academic training, a folklorist (Ph.D., UPenn), which means, when you strip away all the academic jargon, that he loves a good story. He is the author of "Newslore: Contemporary Folklore on the Internet." His views and opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Penn State University.


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Sunday

Dan Nestlerode

Dan Nestlerode is the Director of Research and Portfolio Management at Nestlerode & Loy, Inc., which next year will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding. He can be reached at danielj@nestlerode.com.


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Judy Loy

Judy Loy is the CEO of the State College firm Nestlerode & Loy, Inc., which this year celebrates the 75th-year anniversary of its founding. Her e-mail address is jloy@nestlerode.com


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