2008 Penn State Football Blue/White Weekend
The 2008 Penn State Blue/White Weekend will take place April 18th & 19th in and around Beaver Stadium.  Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Friday with a carnival outside of Beaver Stadium followed by fireworks at 9 p.m.  The carnival opens again on Saturday at 10 a.m. and runs until 10 p.m.  A pre-game autograph session will be held at 12:30 p.m. in Beaver Stadium followed by the Blue/White game at 2 p.m.  There will be another fireworks display Saturday evening at 9 p.m.  For a complete schedule of activities and events visit www.gopsusports.com.

Skating Under The Big Top
The Penn State Ice Rink will host Skating Under The Big Top April 18th & 19th at 7:30 p.m.  The show is a unique blend of guest Olympic Silver Medalists & National competitors, the rink's staff, and other local skaters.  The featured performers are Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, the 2006 Olympic Silver Medalists in Ice Dance.  Tickets to the show are $12 for adults and $10 for children and Penn State students.  Tickets can be purchased at the Penn State Ice Rink or by calling 865-4102.  For more information about the show, visit the ice rink's website.

Friday & Saturday, April 18th & 19th
Park Forest Middle School Presents Peter Pan
7:30 p.m.
Park Forest Middle School
Tickets to the performance are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.

Saturday & Sunday, April 19th & 20th
Battery B Drill Weekend
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
PA Military Museum
A Civil War era re-enactment group will camp on the museum grounds demonstrating the loading and firing of replica, period artillery pieces.

Austin Scott Trial Delayed
Austin Scott's trial has been "stayed" indefinetly by the State Superior Court.  Read more on this story....

Sit-In Leads To 31 Arrests
Thirty-one students involved in a daylong sit-in to demand Penn State sign onto an anti-sweatshop labor program were arrested and charged with criminal trespass after refusing to leave Old Main when it closed. Read more on this story....

Handy Delivery Taxi Hits Second Pedestrian
A day after a Penn State student was hit by a Handy Delivery, Inc. taxi, another pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being struck by a different taxi from the same company.  Read more on this story....

Watershed Cleanup Day 2008
ClearWater Conservancy  will host its 12th annual Watershed Cleanup Day on April 19th from 8 a.m. to Noon.  Volunteers will be assigned to a site in Centre County where debris will be removed from streams, waterways, illegal dumpsites, and sinkholes.  A picnic will be held at the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center for volunteers following the cleanup.  Volunteers interested in participating can register by calling 237-0400.