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[btn-post-package]?We are ? Penn State!?

This simple chant is one of the most recognizable in all of college athletics. But it resonates far beyond sports. It?s a phrase that expresses the pride, resilience and achievement found in Happy Valley.

Those qualities are regularly on display at Penn State, whether it?s during the frenzied, #FTK fun of THON every spring or inside of the futuristic home in the shadow of Beaver Stadium that?s seen by thousands of tailgaters each fall.

Here?s a collection of recent LiveBIG stories that show the Nittany Lions? roaring successes:

Penn State football star makes sports safer, one mouth guard at a time

Penn State student empowers children around the world

Penn State alumna spreads her wings right after graduation

Penn State powers up social skills of kids with autism

Penn State emergency medical staff answer call of the wild