Monthly Archives: January 2015

01.28.15
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A Determined Duo Takes on ALS

Best Man Tim

When we caught up with Tim Shaw in December, he was in Boston to fulfill a specific—and rather unusual—task.

“I’m giving them my skin cells,” Shaw ’06 said. “I was at the ALS Therapy Development Institute, where they do this awesome ALS research. I’m taking part in a big project: They’re going to grow my cell, and it’ll be tested against 50,000 drugs.”

To hear the excitement in Shaw’s voice as he explained his role in the project was to hear a man enthused at the chance to make a difference. Continue reading →

01.21.15
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Spider Caldwell, Back Where He Belongs

Nittany Lions open training camp. Photo by Mark SeldersLast fall, he went to his first tailgate. Brad Caldwell was back in town for the Ohio State game, and there he was in the Medlar Field parking lot, soaking up the pregame scene. “Thirty-one years, my first tailgate!” Caldwell says now, the enthusiasm in his voice familiar to anyone who knows him.

Caldwell’s schedule for the previous 31 years didn’t allow much time for tailgating. Continue reading →