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Combining fun, stress relief and seasonal comfort food, the Inter-Fraternity Council sponsored a "Pumpkin Bust" on the Thompson Professional Development Center lawn Tuesday. Team members lobbed pumpkins to one another in a variation on that old standby, the "egg toss," aiming for the greatest distance with the least mess.

Several members of the Hospitality Living-Learning Community worked with their Resident Assistant, Lewis D. Robinson, on Friday to prepare a meal for one another (as well as any residents from the floor who wished to attend).

Three Pennsylvania College of Technology students received scholarships for 2011-12 from the Pennsylvania Land Surveyors' Foundation. The foundation presented 10 scholarships totaling $17,000. Melissa D. Thorp, a Penn College surveying technology student from Curwensville, was ranked in first place among the recipients, garnering a $3,000 scholarship award.

About 50 children of Penn College students, employees and alumni attended Wednesday's "Trick-or-Treat Night at The Village," co-sponsored by the Alumni Relations and Residence Life offices.

The Information Technology Living-Learning Community in Dauphin Hall hosted a Wednesday program on virtualization, presented by Sandra Gorka, associate professor of computer science. Students installed the Linux operating system onto a virtual drive of their personal computers using Oracle's VirtualBox software.

Phi Mu Delta and PC Alliance co-sponsored "A Mile in Her Shoes," a benefit walk that combined fundraising with presentations about domestic abuse. Participants were encouraged to wear women's heels, an inch or higher, on their Tuesday afternoon stroll along Penn College's campus mall.

Over the past weekend, a team of 10 cadets from Penn College, Lycoming College, and Bucknell, Bloomsburg and Susquehanna universities represented the Bison Battalion Army ROTC Program in this year's Second Freedom Brigade Ranger Challenge.

Students enjoyed a hauntingly happy Halloween Candy "Boo-fay" in Penn's Inn on Tuesday, a free event hosted by Dining Services. Spooky servings of root beer-flavored worms, gummy eyeballs and candy spiders highlighted the second annual frightfest, as well as favorites such as Skittles, M&M's and Smarties.

Students from Penn College's School of Hospitality celebrated the Williamsport Growers Market "Customer Appreciation Day" in typical hands-on fashion Saturday, carving pumpkins in a pre-Halloween competition and plating a variety of treats for hungry patrons at the downtown venue.

A new exhibit of photographs opened in the Bookmarks in the Madigan Library. The photographs are part of the student work completed for the Commercial Photography course taught by Gary R. DiPalma, assistant professor of graphic design,in the Spring 2011 semester. Photographs were taken in four basic subject areas: fashion/portrait, food, product and architecture.