May 2011
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, May 25
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Penn State’s homecoming game with Purdue is set; Alabama is OK with the anticipated white-out — links to these and other current stories here.
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Bellefonte High Seniors Forgo Class Trip, Work Election Day Instead
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Five Bellefonte Area High School students opted out of their senior-class trip last week and instead helped organize and operate the University Park polling station.
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Pegula, Salzburg Share ‘Characteristics for Success’ with Penn Staters
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Joe Battista listened carefully to the Penn State commencement addresses delivered by Terry Pegula and Barry Salzburg. Both men ‘essentially had the same message,’ Battista writes.
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State College Teachers’ Union Has Sought Same-Gender Partner Benefits, Leader Says
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For at least a decade, the State College teachers’ union has wanted the inclusion of same-gender domestic-partner benefits in contracts, union leader Holli Jo Warner said.
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Report: Driver Doesn’t Remember Nittany Mall Crash
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The driver whose dump truck crashed Monday outside the Nittany Mall doesn’t remember the wreck and was feeling sick at the time, a State College crash report shows.
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Dylan in State College: A Birthday Recollection
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An aging columnist remembers Bob Dylan at Rec Hall, on tape and covered at The Brickhouse Tavern, and sincerely wishes him a happy 70th birthday.
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Tuesday, May 24
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State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news across the Web. Here’s a rundown of today’s stories of note — with links.
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PHOTOS: The Second Mile Charity Auction
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StateCollege.com attended the recent charity auction to benefit The Second Mile. See who else was there at our online photo gallery, ‘Shot on Site.’
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State College Board OKs Tentative Budget, Will Reconsider Driver-Education Cut
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A divided State College school board advanced Monday a tentative 2011-2012 budget that would raise taxes 2.65 percent. Members also agreed to talk anew about a planned driver-education cut.
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Mike the Mailman Shares a Busy Weekend of Moments that Mattered
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Mike the Mailman is very happy he’s still here — after the rapture that wasn’t. He and his family had a jam-packed weekend in New England.