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50 Things Penn State Students Have To Be Thankful For

It's our little slice of heaven, the apple of our eye, Disney World for 20 year-olds.

Steph Distasio
Nov 10, 2015
Pennsylvania State University
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50 Things Penn State Students Have To Be Thankful For

Thanksgiving break is quickly approaching. While some may be feeling as though it's not approaching quickly enough, others would rather just stay at their home away from home here in State College.

Regardless of which of these people you may be, you have so much to be thankful for this year because you go to the best school on the planet. Penn State gives us so much to be grateful for. It's our little slice of heaven, the apple of our eye, Disney World for 20-year olds. Sometimes it's easy to forget how lucky we are to be students here. This is especially true when we fail that exam we pulled an all-nighter for, or when we get hit by a speeding biker in the middle of campus, or when we are trudging to Forum in knee-deep snow. University Park may have its share of rough days but even so, Penn Staters have so much to be thankful for:

1. Joe Pa

2. Penn State Football

3. Pokey Sticks

4. The Cata Bus

5. Squirrels

6. The Willard Preacher

7. Old Main

8. Lion Tutors

9. Late Night

10. Order Up

11. School Spirit

12. The Largest Alumni Base in the World

13. THON... The largest student run philanthropy in the world

14. The Arboretum

15. Greek Life

16. Club Sports

17. Mike the Mailman

18. The S-Zone

19. The Nittany Lion Shrine

20. Our Mascot

21. The Blue Band

22. THON Orgs

23. Over 160 Major Options

24. The Alma Mater

25. 409 Wins

26. The Pinstripe Bowl

27. The Annual Line Dance

28. James Franklin

29. The Berkey Creamery

30. Mount Nittany

31. The Student Section

32. Blue Sapphire...Rachel Reiss!

33. College Ave at Christmas Time

34. The Lionettes

35. The Guy Who Yells, "ARE YOU READY FOR PENN STATE FOOTBALL?!"

36. The BJC

37. Cheap Concert Tickets

38. Yelling "WE ARE..." and always recieving a "PENN STATE"

39. Our Sportsmanship

40. Saquon Barkley

41. Athletics

42. Arts Fest

43. McLanahan's

44. Sue Pa

45. Tailgating

46. Our Education

47. 55 Days of Cafe

48. Grilled Stickies from The Diner

49. Nittanyville

50. Living in Happy Valley

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