Penn State Time Capsule 10:29 pm
A time capsule placed this week in the Bellisario Media Center largely focuses on one aspect of the Penn State community: its people.
The sealed metal box, slightly larger than a typical automobile battery, was packed with a variety of materials and publications, including recent copies of The Daily Collegian, a Penn Stater magazine from the Penn State Alumni Association, and annual reports from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. The capsule also includes a commencement program from the spring and samples of Penn State-branded masks and hand sanitizer that were handed out to all students, faculty and staff during the fall semester.
published a Medium.com column Thursday publicly addressing their frustration with the student newspaper’s leadership.
The dispute centers around a newly introduced contract attempting to claim the copyright of all student-created works at the paper. The agreement would give the Collegian’s ownership “all rights, title, and interest, including copyright, to any and all content,” including photographs, videos, written work, sound recordings, and more.
The original contract also gave Collegian management the right to “reproduce, copy, sell, exhibit, publish, or distribute” staff works without limitations.
The original contract and waiver sent to staff members in November
“We take issue with our content being used in a promotional way or being sold because we may not have control over how that work gets used,” the group wrote. “Not only could this lead to litigation of the student, but it will cause the student to lose out on money they could have made licensing sai
Intended opening of sealed metal box 50 years from now: Dec. 1, 2070
Contents of the time capsule include a variety of publications and photographs about Penn State, the Bellisario College and the Bellisario Media Center.
Image: Patrick Mansell
Time capsule placed in Bellisario Media Center focuses on people
December 04, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A time capsule placed this week in the Bellisario Media Center largely focuses on one aspect of the Penn State community: its people.
The sealed metal box, slightly larger than a typical automobile battery, was packed with a variety of materials and publications, including recent copies of The Daily Collegian, a Penn Stater magazine from the Penn State Alumni Association, and annual reports from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. The capsule also includes a commencement program from the spring and samples of Penn State-branded masks and hand sanitizer that were handed out to all students, faculty and staff during the