UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Student Newspaper Readership Program (SNRP), a unit of Student Affairs, encourages newspaper readership among students at University Park and all of Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses by providing them with access to daily newspapers at no additional cost with a student ID. At University Park, students can get copies of the New York Times, USA TODAY, the Centre Daily Times (CDT), and the Daily Collegian. The papers are available in residence halls and newspaper kiosks located in convenient, popular areas throughout campus. Each Commonwealth Campus provides their local newspaper in addition to the national papers.
Online access to the New York Times, USA TODAY, the Daily Collegian, and the Centre Daily Times is also available to students.
In 2015, the SNRP worked with the CDT and their parent company, the McClatchey Group, to provide students with easy access to online content, available only to paid subscribers. Penn State students can access the CDT news content at www.newspapers.psu.edu/cdt/.
In 2016, the SNRP partnered with USA TODAY to offer The Penn State Buzz App, a convenient way for students to access news anytime. The Buzz: Penn State (available on the App Store and Google Play) combines the newsfeeds of the Daily Collegian, Penn State News and USA TODAY to create a unique blend of national, local and university news in one place. Penn State students can log in with their Penn State student credentials (i.e. abc123) and access full-length news articles on their smartphones.
For almost 20 years, Student Affairs has managed the Student Newspaper Readership Program across all of Penn State’s campuses. Penn State was one of the first universities to bring accessible newspapers to its students and has always valued the power of reputable news as a classroom tool. Picking up the paper, whether for class or to be better informed on current events, is especially valuable for students today with the prevalence of less reputable online content.
The SNRP is available at no extra cost to every student. Students can swipe their student ID at any of the kiosks around campus and select their papers, Monday through Friday. For more information, visit the SNRP website or follow Student Affairs on Twitter, @PennState411 and Facebook, Penn State Student Affairs.