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The upcoming Saint Patty’s Day weekend will look different as the Coronavirus continues on. We spoke with a State College Borough Official on Tuesday about staying safe in the Borough this weekend.
State Patty’s Day is usually cause for festivities around Downtown State College. However, while COVID continues to limit gatherings, that won’t be possible, and the Borough’s Communications Department says its a test to the community’s resilience to remain safe.
Assistant to the State College Borough Manager Doug Shontz adding: “This is gonna be a really big test about our resilience in our population, in our student population and our long term resident population and everyone here locally. Our resilience to keep being a COVID friendly community to make sure our businesses and those that are patronizing those businesses and restaurants and bars aren’t being put at risk, to make sure that the neighbors aren’t being put at risk.”
To say it’s been a whirlwind of a year for Dear Old State would be an understatement at best.
What began as a promising (and normal!) year was soon derailed by the coronavirus pandemic and its countless effects. Months later, Penn Staters returned to campus to embark on what was certainly one of the strangest semesters to date.
As bad as 2020 might’ve been for some, we’ve finally reached its end. Before the ball drops at midnight and we step into whatever 2021 might bring, let’s briefly look back on Penn State’s busy 2020.
January
The first month of the year got off to a fast start when several Penn State football coaches, including wide receivers coach
2020 hasn’t been a picture-perfect year by any means.
It was mostly filled with loss and sadness, and with heavy doses of stress, anxiety, and fear of the unknown mixed in between. In just a month, the coronavirus pandemic derailed our spring semester and sent the world into a tailspin.
Despite 2020’s hardships, Penn State adapted to unprecedented times. Our talented visual staff captured many of the highs and lows of this year and couldn’t help showing off some of its favorite shots.
January: New Year, Same Weather
George Liu | Onward State
Despite 2020 beginning a new decade, State College weather began the year with its same old tricks. A chilly snowstorm blew over campus in January, blanketing Old Main and the HUB Lawn with white powder. Students threw caution to the wind, forgetting about schoolwork for a few minutes to play football and go sledding.
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