Photo Gallery: The Creatures We Keep
Photo posted February 16, 2018 in News by Commedia
Intro to Photojournalism students were assigned to photograph Penn Staters with the creatures they keep. While cats and dogs are more numerous, there are also some more unusual species that serve as pets.
Wenchang Yang, a junior at Penn State majoring in nutrition, poses with his cat, a Sphinx, at his apartment at Oak Hill in State College, Pa. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. / Photo by JIayi Lu
Taylor Esher, a senior at Penn State majoring in psychology, poses with her guinea pig named Guinness at her apartment in State College Tuesday, February 13, 2018. / Photo by Yanye Chen
Burak Esen, a senior at Penn State majoring in economics, poses with his Bearded Dragon, Rak, in his apartment in State College on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. / Photo by Gabriela Castano
Dr. Peach Tantihkarnchana, an economics professor at Penn State, poses in front of the Nittany Lion Shrine with her two dogs, Mali, left, a Chihuahua mix, and Sammie, a Corgi mix, on Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Thomas Conroy. / Photo by Thomas Conroy
Maggie Kuzemchak, a junior majoring in chemistry and earth and mineral sciences, poses with her pet snake, Butterscotch, at her apartment in State College Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Butterscotch is one of two six-year-old corn snakes that Kuzemchak owns. / Photo by Giana Han
Xiao Zheng, a senior at Penn State majoring in business, poses with her Huskies, Leo and Orio at her apartment in State College Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. / Photo by Key Zhou
Edward Bonfiglio, a senior rehabilitation and human services major, sits outside Old Main administration building on Penn State's University Park campus with his service dog, Bravo, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. / Photo by Miranda Buckheit
Brandon Miller, a Penn State student majoring in finance, plays with his cat, Phineas, on Feb, 13, 2018. Phineas loves to perch himself on Brandon’s back and can often be seen there waiting for snacks from his owner. / Photo by Thomas Conroy
Tianyi Wang, a junior at Penn State majoring in finance, Russian and economics poses with her aquarium fish, Da Ge, at her apartment in State College Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Photo by Qi Tang / Photo by Qi Tang
Erica Evans, a junior majoring in advertising at Penn State, poses with her ferret named Winnie outside of her apartment in State College, Pa. on Tuesday, February 13 2018. Winnie is hypoglycemic and Erica has been caring for him for the past four years. / Photo by Mila Brown-Keyes
Pamela Monk, a journalism professor in Bellisario College of Communications, poses with her two dogs, Cubby and Sparky, on Feb. 13, 2018 in her office at Penn State. / Photo by Samantha Lauriello
Shannon Lin, a sophomore at Penn State majoring in psychology, poses with her pet spider at her apartment in State College Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. / Photo by Yanye Chen
Penn State student Natalie Guarna poses with her dog, Scrappy, at her apartment in State College, Pa. on Feb. 13, 2018. / Photo by Samantha Lauriello
Sabrina Nolan, a senior at Penn State majoring in Spanish and world language education, poses with her bird, Maribel, in her apartment in State College on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Maribel is an Indian Ringneck and will be a year old on March 18, 2018. / Photo by Gabriela Castano