As the 77th anniversary of the Lion Shrine approaches, students from the Intro to Photojournalism class in Penn State's Bellisario College of Communications photographed people who visited the landmark throughout Homecoming Weekend. From far and wide, multiple generations, and some first time visitors posed with the famous Lion Shrine.
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From left, Jianjun Shi, center, and Zheng Huang, right, pose for a photo at Penn State's Lion Shrine before heading to Beaver Stadium for the annual homecoming football game on Oct. 5.
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Harrison Stough, a Penn State sophomore majoring in engineering, poses with his grandfather, Max Hutchison, a 1953 graduate of Penn State, at the Lion Shrine.
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Pat and Scott Shannon traveled from Knoxville, Tennessee to take part in Homecoming 2019 at Penn State, and pose with the Lion Shrine on Friday, October 4, 2019. Scott graduated from Penn State in 1971 and he was a member of the Blue Band.
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Kevin Tripeaux, left, poses at Penn State's Lion Shrine during a weekend visit with his daughter Kalaia Tripeaux. Kalaia is a graduate student at Penn State studying agricultural science.
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Kayla Seyfert, who graduated from Penn State in 2017, poses with her dog Ryleigh at the Lion Shrine during a walk on morning of Oct. 3. Seyfert said her favorite memory from Penn State is playing softball at Penn State Harrisburg
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From left, Jun Kao, from Taiwan, his daughter, Christine Kao, a Penn State junior majoring in food science, and his wife Angela, also from Taiwan, paid a visit to the Lion Shrine Oct. 3. Christine's parents traveled roughly 8,000 miles to see their daughter and enjoy Penn State's Homecoming Weekend 2019.
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Judy Starkey, lower left, of Wayzata, Minnesota, and her daughter Sarah Starkey of Playa Conchal, Costa Rica, pose at the Lion Shrine on Oct. 6. The mother and daughter, both Penn State graduates, were visiting Penn State for Homecoming weekend.
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Caleb Dyer, a Penn State World Campus student graduating with a degree in strategic communications, poses atop the Lion Shrine during his first visit to the University Park campus on Homecoming Weekend 2019.
