Mar 16, 2021 | Blog, Features
Midway through my first semester at Penn State, I attended a W.O.R.D.S. (Writers Organized to Represent Diverse Stories) general body meeting for the first time. There were about 15 students gathered together at a classroom in Osmond, each of us sitting in our own...
Dec 10, 2019 | Blog, Entertainment, Features
By Leia Skidgel~ One of the benefits of publishing on an online platform such as Klio is the ability to view and interact with multimedia forms that would be impossible to publish in print. Since its inception, it has been Klio’s goal to attract fresh and...
Dec 5, 2019 | Blog, Features, Interviews
By Sophie Stein~ “When I was in Malta, I experienced a hit and run. I followed them to the hospital and tried to track down the car.” Penn State English Professor Elizabeth Kadetsky, esteemed author and traveler, knew this would be the basis of an exciting future...
Nov 21, 2019 | Blog, Events, Features
By Emma Creamer~ Ellie Murphy grew up in the world of theater. Spending her high school years participating in musicals was something she greatly enjoyed. When asked the question “Why Penn State?” Murphy says that it was Penn State Thespians that influenced her...
Nov 19, 2019 | Blog, Features, Interviews
By Jake Starr~ Toby Thompson, an English professor at Penn State and esteemed non-fiction writer, sits down with Klio editor-in-chief Jake Starr for an in-depth conversation about his career, accomplishments, and advice to young and aspiring writers. Thompson has been...
Nov 19, 2019 | Blog, Events, Features
by Bowen Fang ~ On September 20th, around 1,000 students gathered in Eisenhower Auditorium on the Penn State University Park campus to celebrate one of China’s most significant festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival (otherwise known as the Moon Festival). Once a year, the...