Nashville Penn Staters - Students, alumni plan Beaver Stadium 'purple out' for young alumna who died of brain cancer

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Students, alumni plan Beaver Stadium 'purple out' for young alumna who died of brain cancer

October 30, 2015 12:05 AM | Teresa (Administrator)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Many Penn State fans have become familiar with the annual Beaver Stadium "White Out," as well as the first ever "Stripe Out," which spectators pulled off for the Rutgers game last month. But for Saturday's noon game against Illinois, a group of Penn State alumni and students is gathering support for a "Purple Out' in honor of Penn State alumna Kayla Nakonechni. She died earlier this month at 24 after a two-year battle with brain cancer.

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