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A brave and wise Penn State student

By Steve Thorngate
November 10, 2011
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Via Rod Dreher, the young man in this video should be a source of some small pride for Penn State right now. So should the young woman who insists that others let him say what he has to say:

Steve Thorngate

The Century managing editor is also a church musician and songwriter.

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