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Student in Antarctica answers Penn State Newswire readers' questions

If this winter's persistence has you frustrated, be glad you're not experiencing summer in Antarctica. While it might be easy to imagine penguins thriving in the Antarctic, it probably is much more difficult to fathom life in Antarctica for a fellow Nittany Lion. But Paul Thur loves life near the South Pole. While working for the U.S. Antarctic Program to help build a runway on the Ross Ice Shelf, he also is earning his certificate in geographic information systems through Penn State's World Campus. What is it like being at the bottom of the world? Newswire subscribers asked and Thur answered. To see the exclusive Q & A and learn more about Thur's experience in Antarctica, go to http://www.psu.edu/ur/extra/2003/antarctica/

Last Updated March 19, 2009