Article: Learning the ropes of journalism at Daily Collegian

Alison Kepner always knew she wanted to write.

What she wanted to write remained a mystery until the latter part of high school.

Today, the Maytown native is ready to graduate from Penn State University and will launch a career in journalism at a central Florida newspaper.

To prepare for the adventure she is about to embark upon, Kepner has worked almost full time for the past four years on the Daily Collegian, the Penn State newspaper that publishes 20,000 copies Monday through Friday.

This year, Kepner, daughter of Fred and Diane Kepner, Maytown, is the editor in chief.

While her current job requires the delicate handling of readers' calls, day-to-day administrative details and long-range ...

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