Recently, I was stuck in an elevator in a downtown State College apartment building. The experience was expectedly inconvenient, but it doubled as a rollercoaster of anxiety as I was on my way to take an exam.

The short time I had spent in the elevator with a new friend got our staff thinking. Have you ever been stuck in an elevator for hours? Did you have an awful experience in one on Penn State’s campus or within the State College area? If so, we want to hear about your experience.

Share your worst elevator story with our team below for a chance to be featured on Onward State this spring.

About the Author

Gabriel Herman

Gabriel Herman is a journalism major at Penn State from Minneapolis, MN. He writes about several sports-related topics. If you want to discuss great moments in Minnesota sports history, you can reach him at gabriel@onwardstate.com.

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