Catch-22 Marathon

Students, faculty, staff and alumni read from Joesph Heller's novel 'Catch-22' nonstop for 24 hours. Sept. 13, 14, 2012.

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Students, faculty and staff stopped by the marathon reading of Joseph Heller's novel 'Catch-22' on the afternoon of Sept. 13 outside Pattee-Paterno Library on Penn State's University Park campus. The novel will be read aloud for 24-hours, concluding at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14. Heller began writing the classic story while teaching at Penn State in the early 1950's. The event is hosted by Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts.

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Penn State professor of comparative literature Eric Hayot welcomed guests to a marathon reading of the Joseph Heller novel 'Catch-22' outside Pattee-Paterno library on Sept. 13. Hayot organized the event that welcomed faculty, staff, students and alumni to come forward and read the Heller novel aloud through to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14. Heller began writing the classic story while teaching at Penn State in the early 1950's, and the phrase 'Catch 22' has become a staple of the American vocabulary. The public is welcome to visit through the evening and listen to a few pages of 'Catch 22.'

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Penn State women's basketball coach Coquese Washington participated in the marathon reading of Joseph Heller's novel 'Catch-22' outside the Pattee-Paterno Library on the University Park campus. The 24-hour marathon reading of the book, hosted by Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts, began on Sept. 13 and will continue until 1:00 p.m. on Sept. 14. Heller began writing the book while teaching at Penn State in the early 1950's. The event is open to the public.

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Susan Welch, Dean of Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts, read aloud from the Joseph Heller novel 'Catch-22' on Sept. 13 outside the Pattee-Paterno library. Students, faculty, staff and alumni will be reading Heller's classic story aloud throughout a 24-hour marathon that will conclude on Friday Sept. 14 at 1:00 p.m. The public is welcome.

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Maggie Harding, a Penn State volleyball player and junior majoring in Food Science, read aloud from Joseph Heller's novel 'Catch-22' on Sept. 13 outside the Pattee-Paterno library. Harding is one of many Penn State faculty, students, staff and alumni taking part in the 24-hour marathon reading of Heller's story. Joseph Heller began writing 'Catch-22' while teaching composition classes at Penn State in the early 1950's. The public is welcome.

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Penn State women's volleyball coach Russ Rose read a portion of the satirical novel 'Catch-22' on Sept. 13 during a marathon reading of the Joseph Heller story outside the Pattee-Paterno library on the University Park campus. The event is hosted by Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts and the public is welcome.

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