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Occupy Penn State

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Rachel Lytle Student Contributor, Pennsylvania State University
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Kelsey Lester Student Contributor, Pennsylvania State University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at PSU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Home sweet HUB! This week students took to the first floor of the HUB-Robeson center as their way of protesting and showing support of the current uprisings in New York, calling themselves “Occupy Penn State.” With goals such as lowering tuition and generating more student participating in UPUA, they are representing the entire Penn State community as they try to enact changes and solve the problems that many students face.

As of 8 a.m. on Thursday morning, around 20 students filled the study area sleeping on chairs with blankets, under an array of signs displaying their point of views. Most prominently was a poster on the ground with the question, “What pisses you off?” with markers available for students to voice their opinions and add to the movement.

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Rachel Lytle

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Born and raised by two Nittany Lions, Rachel continued the tradition by attending Penn State University in the fall of 2009. Currently a senior journalism major, Rachel also spends her time minoring in both psychology and Spanish. During her sophomore year she wrote for the Greek newspaper at Penn State as a member of Alpha Xi Delta, followed by joining the Her Campus team as a writer and the Public Relations/Social Media Manager in the fall of her junior year. In search of mastering the Spanish language, Rachel indulged herself in the country of Spain for five months while she studied abroad in the city of Alicante during the spring of 2012. In order to keep her English up to par, Rachel blogged about her experiences for both her personal account and Her Campus at Penn State. With a love for shoes, smiles, and a good bowl of mac and cheese, this social media fiend never leaves her twitter by its lonesome. Follow Rachel @hayhayitsrayray as she pursues her dream as an aspiring magazine editor and world traveler.
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Kelsey Lester