I recently sat down with the 10 students on this year’s Homecoming Court to get to know them a little better and ask them some fun questions they probably don’t get asked every day. Onward State will publish two videos a day leading up to Homecoming weekend as we await the next heirs of Penn State royalty.

Michael Barbalace: Originally from Wayne, New Jersey, Michael is studying Accounting. He is the President of One Heart, an active brother of Chi Phi, a member of the Navigators, and an inactive member of Delta Sigma Pi. Fun Fact: Michael likes to dance, specifically break dance.

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