Look no further than Uptown Cheapskate for racks filled with trendy styles and quality secondhand fashion.

Known for its curated selection of gently used fashion, the popular resale store has been a go-to for Penn State students and is now located just steps away from campus. 

Uptown Cheapskate officially relocated from 176 Rolling Ridge Drive to a more convenient spot in downtown State College at 522 E. College Ave, located next to The Rise.

The move sparked a wave of students and families into the stores’ aisles with excitement flowing through the space. As many students on campus do not have consistent transportation, employees hope this change will lead to more customers.

Karin Graham said she’s enthusiastic about Uptown Cheapskate’s future. 

“It’s really exciting,” Graham, the store’s manager, said. “Being downtown, it’s honestly ideal for any retail store.”

Uptown Cheapskate had its initial grand opening in 2020 next to their sister store  Kid to Kid, which has been in operation since 1997. 

From the beginning, Graham noted that the plan was to move downtown for the Penn State student demographic. 

“Before we knew what 2020 was bringing, we didn’t get a great kickstart to advertising,” Graham said. “We knew if we were able to come downtown, we would have a lot more access to college students.”

Isabela Marquez expressed her gratitude for Uptown Cheapskate’s system. 

“I like how all the clothes are pretty convenient, really low prices [and] good quality, like if you look at the t-shirts, there’s no stains, no rips or anything,” Marquez, a shopper, said. “The one I went to, I only went there once or twice, but I did find a lot of great stuff that I still wear today.” 

Uptown Cheapskate’s selective buying system ensures that only high-quality, gently used, on-trend fashion makes it to the racks. With a constant flow of items coming in and out, unique, individual styles are essential to the store.

Kamryn Whited detailed her role as a buyer for Uptown. 

“I’m kind of the second eye to make sure they didn’t miss like a stain or anything,” Whited, an employee, said. “I put it into our buying system, give an offer to the customer and then pay them.”

One of the store’s perks is its cash or store credit offer — store credit is always 25% more than the cash offer, while the shopper can keep 10% for themself. This perk drives  sales which then lets the community shop and sell at the same time. 

Uptown Cheapskate had its grand re-opening on May 1, 2025 and began their celebration with a handful of surprises to the first shoppers from May 22 to May 25. Their prizes included shopping sprees, free merchandise, and daily giveaways – all to welcome their supporters with open arms.

Brooke Person highlighted the “accessibility” for students that came with Uptown Cheapskate and its relocation. 

“It’s a great location,” Person, a fifth-year studying Spanish and labor and human resources, said. “It’s more accessible to college students, so they’ll have a lot more revenue from that.”

Person stated her relief for the addition to downtown State College. 

“It’s better than some others,” Person said. “They have better clothes than some other stores in town for the same price.”

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Athletics and the Harvard Varsity Club celebrated the Class of 2025 on Wednesday, at the annual Cory Thabit Family Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner, which took place inside the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. The event honored the standout achievements of this year’s graduating student-athletes.
 
Established in 1966 in honor of the late John P. Fadden’s service as an athletic trainer and friend to Harvard athletes for many years, the John P. Fadden Award is given annually to a senior student (Varsity, JV or Intramural) who has overcome physical adversity to make a contribution to an eligible program. This year featured two honorees – Ben Abercrombie of football and Grace Taylor of women’s lacrosse.
 
Abercrombie has overcome a life-altering injury while playing in his first career game as a first-year at Harvard in 2017 which left him paralyzed. He returned to Harvard in 2019 and has demonstrated remarkable resilience to complete his degree this spring. Abercrombie has become an integral part of the football team and has had the team’s Badger Award named in his honor, given to the player who best exemplifies his work ethic, resilience, and deep love for the game.
 
During her sophomore year, Taylor was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of thyroid cancer. After completing her treatment, she has dedicated her time to bridging the gap between age-specific resources to help build a better young adult and adolescent cancer program at Mass General Hospital. To date, Taylor has raised over $12,000 for the MGH AYA Program, funding free therapies for young people in the program. A four-year member of the women’s lacrosse team, Taylor earned selection as a finalist for the Honda Inspiration Award and acts as a major part of the team’s Team IMPACT Program.
 
The Carroll F. Getchell Manager of the Year Award is given annually to the manager in the senior class “who has best displayed integrity, courage, leadership, and ability” while an undergraduate manager. This year’s honoree was Noah Janfaza of men’s ice hockey, who served the Crimson as a four-year manager and played a critical role in the team’s logistical operations and on-ice success, including a pair of NCAA tournament appearances and an ECAC championship. As part of his duties, Janfaza helped facilitate team travel, meals, lodging, ticketing, analytics, and video coordination. Known for his work ethic, attention to detail, and high character, Janfaza distinguished himself as a team leader and also served as the program’s first-ever Team IMPACT fellow.
 
The Director’s Award recognizes the person (or persons) who, through their pursuit of excellence and service to Harvard Athletics, has displayed exceptional leadership, personal character, integrity, and commitment to education through athletics. This year’s award winner, as selected by Erin McDermott, The John D. Nichols ’53 Family Director of Athletics, was Lauren Scruggs of women’s fencing. Scruggs won a pair of medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Team USA, capturing gold in the women’s foil team competition and silver in the women’s foil individual event. She became the first Black female U.S. fencer to win a medal in an individual fencing event at the Olympics. In collegiate competition, she won the NCAA women’s foil event in 2023 and helped the Crimson win a national championship in 2024. Among her many other accolades, she has captured USFCA First Team All-America, First Team All-Ivy, and an outright Ivy League women’s fencing title in 2025.
 
Women’s volleyball’s Corinne Furey was the recipient of the Francis J. Toland Community Service Award, which is presented to the senior student-athlete who has made the most outstanding contribution to Harvard and its neighboring communities. A two-time team captain, Furey has served as a student leader on the Dean of Student’s “Mattering Working Group” – a group that focuses on two fundamental experiences: feeling valued by self and others and adding value to self and others. Furey has served as a mentor to youth in the local community, acted as a Bible study leader for female athletes, and earned selection as a United States Military Academic McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character Fellowship.
 
The Mary G. Paget Prize was first established in 1975 and is awarded each year to the senior student who has contributed the most to women’s athletics. Honored with the award earlier tonight was Reese Morgan of women’s rugby. Morgan helped Harvard win national titles during the 15s season in 2023 and 2024 alongside a national championship during the 7s season in 2024. A team captain and All-NIRA selection, Morgan has played an integral role in growing women’s sports on campus and beyond, organizing a youth clinic for National Girls and Women in Sports Day and helping develop a marketing revenue generation strategy to support all athletic programs at Harvard.
 
The 2024-25 recipient of the Arthur L. Boland Award was Robin Cruz-Abrams of women’s swimming and diving. Annually given to the senior varsity athlete who will be attending medical school and best exemplifies those characteristics and qualities which have been the hallmark of Dr. Boland’s care for Harvard athletes, Cruz-Abrams trained and served in the Civil Air Patrol, has acted as a campus EMT through Crimson EMS, and has competed as a four-year member of the women’s swimming and diving team after joining the program as a walk-on as a first-year.
 
The Francis H. Burr ’09 Scholarship is awarded to a pair of seniors, one from a men’s team and one from a women’s program, who combine as nearly as possible Burr’s remarkable qualities of character, leadership, scholarship and athletic ability. This year’s recipients were Gabriel Obholzer of men’s heavyweight rowing and Carly Lehman of women’s rugby.
 
An Empacher IRCA First Team All-American, Obholzer has played a critical role in the success of the first varsity eight over the last two seasons, helping the boat win at the Head of the Charles in 2023 and 2024, capture the Harvard-Yale Regatta in 2024 for the first time in 10 years, and recently claim the title at the 2025 Eastern Sprints. Rowing internationally for Great Britain, he won gold at the 2024 U23 World Rowing Championships in the men’s eight.
 
A team captain for Harvard, Lehman helped the Crimson win national titles during the 15s season in both 2023 and 2024 alongside a national championship during the 7s season in 2024. A Second Team All-America selection, she also captured All-Academic accolades three times. She earned selection as a nominee for the Sorensen Award as the nation’s top student-athlete in collegiate rugby. Off the field, Lehman has left her mark in the ROTC program, acting as the first student-athlete to serve as Battalion Commander of the Paul Rever Battalion, leading over 100 cadets. She is also the President of Harvard Athlete Ally.
 
The Harvard-Radcliffe Foundation for Women’s Athletics Prize was established by the Harvard-Radcliffe Foundation for Women’s Athletics (HRFWA) and first presented in 1986. The honor is awarded yearly to Harvard’s top scholar-athlete from a women’s team, with the nominees coming solely from Faculty Deans, Senior Tutors or Resident Deans. This year’s recipient is Emily Vermeule of women’s fencing. Vermeule helped the Crimson win the 2024 national championship, captured the 2024 NCAA women’s epee title, and earned selection as a three-time First Team All-American. A team captain, Vermeule plans to attend law school and work as a law clerk following graduation.
 
The John P. Reardon ’60 Men’s Award went to Jan Riecke of men’s soccer. Presented annually to the Crimson’s top scholar-athlete from a men’s team, and nominated solely from Faculty Deans, Senior Tutors or Resident Deans, Riecke earned All-Ivy honors in all four of his seasons, while also garnering CSC Academic All-District accolades three times. On the field, Riecke started all 65 of the team’s games from 2021-24 as a center back, playing 5,905 of a possible 5,393 minutes (99.4 percent). Off the pitch, Riecke wrote a senior thesis entitled “The Disparate Rates of National AI Innovation,” earned selection as a John Harvard Scholar, and served as a research intern at the Centre for Trustworthy Technology at the World Economic Forum.
 
Harvard’s most outstanding athlete from a men’s team is presented with the William J. Bingham ’16 Award. The 2024-25 recipient was Graham Blanks of men’s cross country and track & field. Blanks captured back-to-back NCAA national championships, winning the individual title at the NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championships in both 2023 and 2024 and becoming the first student-athlete in Ivy League history to win the NCAA men’s cross country individual title. On the international stage, Blanks represented Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, placing ninth in the final of the 5000m. A four-time USTFCCCA Cross Country All-American, he distinguished himself as the only student-athlete in program history to earn the honor in all four years of his career. A two-time Ivy League cross country individual champion, Blanks also captured Ivy titles in the indoor 3000m (2022), indoor 5000m (2022), outdoor 5000m (2023, 2024), and outdoor 10,000m (2023). A three-time CSC Academic All-American, Blanks captured USTFCCCA Men’s Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year in both 2023 and 2024.
 
The Radcliffe Prize was handed out to the athletic department’s most outstanding athlete from a women’s team. This year’s honoree was Harmoni Turner of women’s basketball. The 35^th overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces, Turner became just the second student-athlete in program history to earn Honorable Mention AP All-America accolades. The 2025 Ivy League Player of the Year, Turner also captured Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors in 2022. Turner won the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award as the first Ivy League player to capture the award. A unanimous First Team All-Ivy selection, Turner garnered Most Outstanding Player laurels at the 2025 Ivy League Tournament, leading the Crimson to a berth in the NCAA tournament.
 
The Harvard Varsity Club has been instrumental to the success of Harvard Athletics since it was founded in 1886. The Varsity Club preserves the traditions, fosters the ideals, and advances the interests of Harvard Athletics through a wide range of activities for our 20,000+ members. The annual Cory Thabit Family Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner, established in 1967 to honor the contributions of the outgoing senior class, is one example of the many functions provided by the Varsity Club.
 

ITHACA, N.Y. – For the second consecutive year, the Ithaca College men’s rowing team has secured an automatic berth to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Division III National Championship Regatta, taking place May 30–31 on the Cooper River in Camden, New Jersey.
 
The 2025 regatta marks the 122nd edition of the IRA National Championship and the fourth year featuring a Division III championship. Ithaca will be joined by seven other top programs, including automatic qualifiers: Marietta College (Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference), Trinity College, and Bates College (New England Small College Athletic Conference). Rounding out the field are at-large selections: Williams College, Tufts University, Wesleyan University, and Colby College.
 
In the most recent Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association/IRA Men’s Varsity 8+ Polls released on May 26, Ithaca’s first varsity eight was tied for No. 9, while the second varsity eight was ranked No. 10. The Bombers are coming off an impressive showing at the Liberty League Championships where the V8+ won by over 21 seconds and the 2V8+ also took top honors with a time of 6:54.090.
 
Fans can follow the action of the two-day championship via live video and results links, with additional details available on the IRA National Championship website.
 

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Junior Logan Hammer secured a berth to the national championships in the pole vault as the Utah State men’s track & field team advanced two of their six competing athletes at the 2025 NCAA West First Rounds on Wednesday.
 
Hammer booked his trip to Oregon for the second straight year by clearing 5.42 meters (17-9.25). The two-time All-American wasn’t perfect, as his three misses in six attempts dropped him into a tie for sixth in the competition, but he persevered to clinch his spot at the national championships. Hammer will enter the national final as the second-ranked pole vaulter in the country based on his personal-best clearance of 5.70 meters (18-8.25).
 
The other Aggie qualifier of the day was sophomore Landon Bott, who advanced through the first round of the 800 meters. He clocked in at 1:48.71 to take fourth place in his heat and claim the fourth-best time among the non-automatic qualifiers. Bott started off the race near the back of the pack but ran his second lap in 54.98 seconds, third-fastest in the heat, to cross the line in fourth. The reigning MW champion in the event will now race in Friday’s quarterfinals, which are scheduled to begin at 6:05 p.m. (MT).
 
The Aggies’ afternoon began with sophomore Walker Deede competing in the javelin, where he launched a throw of 65.70 meters (215-7) to finish eighth in the third flight of throwers and 21st overall. Deede’s top mark, coming on the first of his three attempts, is the ninth-straight performance, going back to the 2024 Mountain West championships, in which he passed the 65-meter mark.
 
Juniors Marshall Rasmussen and Javin Richards competed alongside Hammer in the pole vault competition, each clearing 5.02 meters (16-5.5) in their first career appearances at the NCAA West First Rounds to place 26th and 33rd, respectively. Rasmussen finished his season with silver medals at both the MW Indoor and Outdoor Championships and two Utah State top-10 marks, while Richards claimed a bronze medal at the MW Outdoor Championships and set four top-10 marks across the pole vault, heptathlon, and decathlon.
 
Graduate Camren Todd competed in the final race of his storied Utah State career, running the 10,000 meters in 29:09.45 to place 26th. The cross country All-American ended his Aggie tenure with four all-conference honors, a cross country all-region honor, the USU record in the 10,000 meters and a MW-record two NCAA Elite 90 Awards, given to the top scholar-athlete competing at a national championships.
 
Thursday’s competition will include the first round of the women’s 100-meter hurdles, featuring junior Krysthina Vlahovic, and the semifinal of the women’s 10,000 meters, in which senior Emma Thornley and sophomore Brianne Smith will race. Live coverage will continue from College Station on ESPN+.
 
Fans can follow the Utah State track and field programs on X at USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at USUTF_XC. Aggies fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on X at USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.
 
2025 NCAA West First Rounds – Day 1
E.B. Cushing Stadium | College Station, Texas | May 28, 2025
 
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