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Former Nittany Lion Allen Robinson Sidelined With Injury As NFL Preseason Approaches

- Ben Jones

Former Nittany Lion receiver Allen Robinson will be missing out on some key preseason prep as the now Jacksonville Jaguar will be sidelined for an extended period according to NFL.com. Robinson reportedly suffered a hamstring injury during camp earlier in the past few days.

Authorities Pursue New Lead in Disappearance of Jennifer Cahill-Shadle

- Jennifer Miller

Eleven weeks after Jennifer Cahill-Shadle disappeared, authorities are pursuing a new lead in the case. "The men are not in any trouble. We would just like to speak with them," says Ferguson Township Police Chief Diane Conrad.

#BigVespa Drives Art onto State College Street Corner

- Steve Bauer

"Well, it got my attention when I came around the corner, she says with a chuckle. "I'm curious about what it's promoting." Why did Snyder make it so large? "Why not," says the artist, laughing.

Money Magazine Ranks Penn State 177th on 'Best Colleges for Your Money'

- Jessica Tully

On the Money ranking, Penn State is behind almost every school in the Big Ten. Only the University of Minnesota and University of Nebraska are rated lower than Penn State.

Penn State Blue Band Director Announces Retirement

- Steve Bauer

Richard Bundy confirmed to StateCollege.com that he plans to retire at the end of the 2014-15 academic year. "I have enjoyed the opportunities I have had to serve Penn State, the School of Music, Intercollegiate Athletics and - most of all - the students of the Penn State Bands program," he says.

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	Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Friday, Aug. 1
	34 minutes ago - StateCollege.com - StateCollege.com Staff
	Penn State, State College and Centre County are making news all over the web. Every weekday at noon we post links to some of the most noteworthy stories. [Read More]

	With Retirement, Hair Loft by Charles becomes Pietro's Hair Salon
	2 hours ago - StateCollege.com - Jennifer Miller
	It's sort of a full circle story. "It's like a 360. It's so ironic that Pietro's would be taking over my business," says Charles Reighard. [Read More]

Column	Penn State Football: 1,000 Days After Firings, Changes Should Bowl Over Mitchell
	14 hours ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman
	As NCAA monitor George Mitchell prepares to deliver his annual report on Penn State in September, there’s the very real possibility that further sanctions could be reduced or eliminated – thanks in no small part to a seismic shift of PSU's personnel paradigm. [Read More]

	Dan Connor Becomes West Chester Linebackers Coach
	22 hours ago - StateCollege.com - Tim Gilbert
	Connor was a bulldozer during his Nittany Lion days. He totaled 419 tackles from 2004-07, 12 of which came in an incredible performance in the 2007 Notre Dame win. The First Team All-American and Bednarik Award Winner was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft 74th overall. [Read More]

	Art Fest Recycling Program Gets Green Thumbs Up
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	The 4,000 pounds of recyclables equals an energy savings equal to roughly 90 households’ yearly energy consumption, and a reduction of two metric tons of greenhouse. [Read More]

	Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, July 31
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - StateCollege.com Staff
	Penn State, State College and Centre County are making news all over the web. Every weekday at noon we post links to some of the most noteworthy stories. [Read More]

	Football Team Poster Giveaway Part of Public Relations Blitz Through State College
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	Quarterback Christian Hackenberg was in the thick of it and appeared to relish his role as a public relations ambassador. At one point, Franklin accepted a woman's request to talk with her husband -- on the phone -- a move which produced some comical moments. [Read More]

	Penn State Soccer: Dani Marks Latest Chapter Finds Him In Happy Valley
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Ben Jones
	Like many students who make their way to Penn State, Marks brings with him a unique story. Born in London to English parents he and his family moved to Israel when Marks was still a young child. It was a move that would shape Marks' life and not only on the soccer field. [Read More]

Column	Take Me Out to The Ballpark
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Jay Paterno
	In the dugout before the game Lasorda decided that my brother Scott, a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday and a big kid, would be the bat boy. Scott was hesitant to be the bat boy but there was no telling Tommy Lasorda no. Kirk Gibson could not stop laughing. [Read More]

	State College School District Fires Back in College Heights Lawsuit
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Jennifer Miller
	District Solicitor Scott Etter tells StateCollege.com the lawsuit has "several factual errors" and "is without legal merit." The family's attorney, G. Scott Gardner says, "Everything in the lawsuit is accurate." [Read More]

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Column	Penn State Football: 1,000 Days After Firings, Changes Should Bowl Over Mitchell
	14 hours ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman
	As NCAA monitor George Mitchell prepares to deliver his annual report on Penn State in September, there’s the very real possibility that further sanctions could be reduced or eliminated – thanks in no small part to a seismic shift of PSU's personnel paradigm. [Read More]

	Art Fest Recycling Program Gets Green Thumbs Up
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	The 4,000 pounds of recyclables equals an energy savings equal to roughly 90 households’ yearly energy consumption, and a reduction of two metric tons of greenhouse. [Read More]

	Football Team Poster Giveaway Part of Public Relations Blitz Through State College
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	Quarterback Christian Hackenberg was in the thick of it and appeared to relish his role as a public relations ambassador. At one point, Franklin accepted a woman's request to talk with her husband -- on the phone -- a move which produced some comical moments. [Read More]

Column	Take Me Out to The Ballpark
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Jay Paterno
	In the dugout before the game Lasorda decided that my brother Scott, a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday and a big kid, would be the bat boy. Scott was hesitant to be the bat boy but there was no telling Tommy Lasorda no. Kirk Gibson could not stop laughing. [Read More]

	Football Players to Hit the Streets of State College for Poster Blitz
	2 days ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	If you've been looking for some blue and white art to hang up on your man (or woman) cave, your search could be over. Dozens of Penn State football players will be handing out copies of the 2014 team football poster Wednesday evening. [Read More]

Column	Subu's Story (Part 2)
	2 days ago - StateCollege.com - Russell Frank
	After I wrote about it last week I heard from two people who remain convinced that a white jury was biased against the accused, who was born in India. One called it "a racist miscarriage of justice." The other wondered if the verdict would have been the same "if he had been a white male." [Read More]

Column	For Dessert Lover, Baking is Never Easy as Pie
	2 days ago - StateCollege.com - Michele Marchetti
	"We're going to make pie," I excitedly told my 6-year-old daughter, forgetting for a moment that she stubbornly doesn't want to participate in anything that interests me. (Sound familiar, Mom?) "No we're not," my daughter said, matter-of-factly. [Read More]

	Former Co-Captain Stays Connected to Penn State Football Program
	3 days ago - StateCollege.com - Centre County Gazette, John Patishnock
	"It’s memories, fond memories of hanging out with friends and family, and tradition. I think a lot of it is just fond memories of their time here as students, and you always come back to those places where you have the fondest memories." [Read More]

	This is July? Cold Front Brings Unusually Chilly Temperatures
	3 days ago - StateCollege.com - Jessica Tully
	Anyone who walks outside Tuesday probably noticed it doesn't feel like summer. The chilly temperature makes it seem more like spring or fall in State College -- not the end of July. [Read More]

Photos	Lightning Bolt Destroys a Home but Builds Community Spirit
	3 days ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	"They saw Col. Russell's picture there on the desk inside the sun room that he used as a study," says Leslie. "He went through the closets and pulled out the uniforms to save them. ... I have the uniforms in my garage right now hanging." [Read More]

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Column	Penn State Football: 1,000 Days After Firings, Changes Should Bowl Over Mitchell
	14 hours ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman
	As NCAA monitor George Mitchell prepares to deliver his annual report on Penn State in September, there’s the very real possibility that further sanctions could be reduced or eliminated – thanks in no small part to a seismic shift of PSU's personnel paradigm. [Read More]

	Dan Connor Becomes West Chester Linebackers Coach
	22 hours ago - StateCollege.com - Tim Gilbert
	Connor was a bulldozer during his Nittany Lion days. He totaled 419 tackles from 2004-07, 12 of which came in an incredible performance in the 2007 Notre Dame win. The First Team All-American and Bednarik Award Winner was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft 74th overall. [Read More]

	Football Team Poster Giveaway Part of Public Relations Blitz Through State College
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	Quarterback Christian Hackenberg was in the thick of it and appeared to relish his role as a public relations ambassador. At one point, Franklin accepted a woman's request to talk with her husband -- on the phone -- a move which produced some comical moments. [Read More]

	Penn State Soccer: Dani Marks Latest Chapter Finds Him In Happy Valley
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Ben Jones
	Like many students who make their way to Penn State, Marks brings with him a unique story. Born in London to English parents he and his family moved to Israel when Marks was still a young child. It was a move that would shape Marks' life and not only on the soccer field. [Read More]

	Football Players to Hit the Streets of State College for Poster Blitz
	2 days ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	If you've been looking for some blue and white art to hang up on your man (or woman) cave, your search could be over. Dozens of Penn State football players will be handing out copies of the 2014 team football poster Wednesday evening. [Read More]

	Sanderson's Top-Ranked Recruiting Class Fills Needs
	2 days ago - StateCollege.com - Centre County Gazette, Andy Elder
	Taken as a whole, this may be the deepest, most talented recruiting class Cael Sanderson has assembled as he embarks on his sixth season at Penn State. Most national ratings put the class at No. 1. [Read More]

	Penn State Football: Franklin Set To Make The Rounds At ESPN Headquarters
	2 days ago - StateCollege.com - Ben Jones
	Franklin will be taking part in ESPN's mid-summer college football coaches’ “car wash” in which guests appear across multiple programs and platforms over one day. The schedules for the 63 coaches will feature Big Ten conference head coaches from July 30-31. [Read More]

	Former Co-Captain Stays Connected to Penn State Football Program
	3 days ago - StateCollege.com - Centre County Gazette, John Patishnock
	"It’s memories, fond memories of hanging out with friends and family, and tradition. I think a lot of it is just fond memories of their time here as students, and you always come back to those places where you have the fondest memories." [Read More]

	Penn State Football: Looking Back On Special Penn State Season Openers
	3 days ago - StateCollege.com - Ben Jones
	As Penn State football prepares for its first ever international trip and only the 10th game in the month of August, it's a good time to revisit some of the "classic" season opening games in Nittany Lion history. [Read More]

	Big Ten Media Days Underway in Chicago
	4 days ago - StateCollege.com - Onward State Staff, Alex Robinson
	Greetings from Chicago! We’re here in the Windy City for the 2014 Big Ten Media Days. Over the next two days, coaches, ADs, and players from around the Big Ten will descend upon the Hilton Chicago to talk all things B1G. [Read More]

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Column	Penn State Football: 1,000 Days After Firings, Changes Should Bowl Over Mitchell
	14 hours ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman
	As NCAA monitor George Mitchell prepares to deliver his annual report on Penn State in September, there’s the very real possibility that further sanctions could be reduced or eliminated – thanks in no small part to a seismic shift of PSU's personnel paradigm. [Read More]

	Penn State Soccer: Dani Marks Latest Chapter Finds Him In Happy Valley
	1 day ago - StateCollege.com - Ben Jones
	Like many students who make their way to Penn State, Marks brings with him a unique story. Born in London to English parents he and his family moved to Israel when Marks was still a young child. It was a move that would shape Marks' life and not only on the soccer field. [Read More]

	Football Players to Hit the Streets of State College for Poster Blitz
	2 days ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer
	If you've been looking for some blue and white art to hang up on your man (or woman) cave, your search could be over. Dozens of Penn State football players will be handing out copies of the 2014 team football poster Wednesday evening. [Read More]

	Penn State Football: Franklin Set To Make The Rounds At ESPN Headquarters
	2 days ago - StateCollege.com - Ben Jones
	Franklin will be taking part in ESPN's mid-summer college football coaches’ “car wash” in which guests appear across multiple programs and platforms over one day. The schedules for the 63 coaches will feature Big Ten conference head coaches from July 30-31. [Read More]

	Penn State Football: Looking Back On Special Penn State Season Openers
	3 days ago - StateCollege.com - Ben Jones
	As Penn State football prepares for its first ever international trip and only the 10th game in the month of August, it's a good time to revisit some of the "classic" season opening games in Nittany Lion history. [Read More]

Video	Penn State Football: Carter Talks Upcoming Season In Mini Documentary
	4 days ago - StateCollege.com - Ben Jones
	Penn State's Kyle Carter was recently named to the preseason watch list for the Mackey Award, given annually to college football's top tight end. In new video he talks about family, motivation and reaching for dreams- [Read More]

	Five Pennsylvania Congressmen Ask NCAA to Overturn Penn State Sanctions
	4 days ago - StateCollege.com - Jennifer Miller
	"Under your leadership, continuing these unprecedented sanctions harms innocent student-athletes and further erodes the increasingly specious credibility of the organization," the politicians write. [Read More]

Video	Fire Severely Damages Ferguson Township Condominium, Reportedly Struck by Lightning
	5 days ago - StateCollege.com - Steve Bauer, Michael Martin Garrett
	“It sounded like a bomb and I thought it had hit my house but when I raced down, I came out through this door, the house over there was already on fire." [Read More]

Column	Penn State Football: Part 2, Q&A with QB Christian Hackenberg
	5 days ago - StateCollege.com - Mike Poorman
	In the second half of our exclusive conversation with Penn State's elite signal-caller, Christian Hackenberg talks extensively about the legacy of and large footsteps left by many great Nittany Lion quarterbacks. [Read More]

	Summer Academy at Penn State Helps Prepare Blind Students for College
	5 days ago - StateCollege.com - Michael Martin Garrett
	“Whether you’re sighted or not, there were always be obstacles and you can always find a reason not to do something,” visually impaired summer academy resident assistant Tarik Williams says. “At the end of the day, you just have to believe in yourself and do it anyway.” [Read More]

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Mike Poorman

Penn State Football: 1,000 Days After Firings, Changes Should Bowl Over Mitchell

As NCAA monitor George Mitchell prepares to deliver his annual report on Penn State in September, there’s the very real possibility that further sanctions could be reduced or eliminated – thanks in no small part to a seismic shift of PSU's personnel paradigm.

Jay Paterno

Take Me Out to The Ballpark

In the dugout before the game Lasorda decided that my brother Scott, a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday and a big kid, would be the bat boy. Scott was hesitant to be the bat boy but there was no telling Tommy Lasorda no. Kirk Gibson could not stop laughing.

Subu's Story (Part 2) — Russell Frank

After I wrote about it last week I heard from two people who remain convinced that a white jury was biased against the accused, who was born in India. One called it "a racist miscarriage of justice." The other wondered if the verdict would have been the same "if he had been a white male."

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