A pair of ol’ reliables – therapy dogs in Madigan Library and Midnight Breakfast in the Keystone Dining Room – reappeared on schedule this past week to help students navigate any end-of-semester turbulence.

– Photos by Juvy A. Orillaza and Tim Wegman, student photographers

Apropos their surroundings, bookend buddies look to their next dose of library lovin’.

A stress-free smile, no doubt helped by her canine companion, radiates from pre-nursing student Madison N. Bower, of Muncy.

Therapy dogs share a mistletoe moment, between their human interactions.

What are you looking at? It IS sweater weather, after all!

Aaron C. Henne, a civil engineering technology major from Bernville, makes a fast friend …

… and quickly finds just the right spot to scratch.

The largest Midnight Breakfast crowd since 2005 enjoys one of the college’s longest traditions.

Among the volunteer pancake-flippers and servers for the evening are (from left) Jon D. Wescott, director of residence life and student conduct; Matt J. Blymier, assistant director of athletics for compliance and athletic communication; and Residence Life coordinators Terrance E. Davis and Blaise E. Marshall.

A pancake paw print marks the dining hall as PCT Wildcat Country. (Photo by Allison A. Grove, interim director of student engagement)

Relief at their fingertips! A team of massage therapists makes the anxiety melt away.

The Abe Fromans, a State College-based band that took its name from an unseen character in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” entertain the crowd.

SRO in the KDR

Breakfast standbys – pancakes, eggs, bacon and home fries – make the meal, day or night!

Their minds full of a semester’s worth of instruction, Dining Services patrons bask in the afterglow of physical sustenance.

The Pepsi table provides student refreshment, prizes and product sampling.