September 2013
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Top Ten Most Outrageous Student Stories: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up but These Students Did
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When he submitted his summary paper, the final paragraph included these thoughts. “Sorry for being impaired on the field trip. I was really hung over from the night before so I thought a toke might settle my stomach.
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Penn State to Install 450 Surveillance Cameras in Dorms
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The cameras will monitor ground-floor entrance lobbies, exit stairwells, elevators, and commons service desks.
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Fran Fisher is 90 Today. We’re the Ones Getting Presence
in Columns, Latest Penn State News, Local News, Penn State Football, Penn State Sports, Sports News, StateCollege.com—
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Fran Fisher is Penn State. Loyal and true blue, high ideals, not blind to the school’s faults, but not in a blind range about them either. Fran Fisher was all things Penn State as a broadcaster — TV Quarterbacks, football, wrestling, basketball, radio call-in shows. Fran Fisher? He’s a legend
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Penn State Football: Lynch Happy Just Playing His Part In The Nittany Lion Offense
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Everybody wants to be “the guy.” That’s why athletes play the game. It’s just the same for Penn State running back Akeel Lynch who has found himself third in Penn State’s running back rotation. But he’s happy with his role in the offense so far this season.
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State College Business Owners Weigh in on Economic Recovery Five Years After Recession
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It’s been nearly five years since a devastating recession crippled the U.S. economy. The Centre County Report looks at the lingering effects of the worst economic blow since the great depression.
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Women’s Group working to Save Colyer Lake
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The Women’s Adventure Club joins efforts to save Colyer Lake. Details from Centre County Report.
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Penn State Football: Handing Out The Grades Following Penn State’s 34-0 Victory Over Kent State
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It wasn’t always pretty and it wasn’t always fun to watch, but Penn State got the job done on Saturday knocking off Kent State inside of a soaking wet Beaver Stadium 34-0. So how did the Nittany Lions fare in the wind and the rain? Here are the grades.
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Like Riding a Bicycle: How ‘Active Commuting’ Can Help You Stay Fit and Influence People
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Students who live farther away from campus are more likely to be overweight or obese. The researchers also found that students living with others that bike or walk to work are more likely to be normal weight, while students living with others who drove to campus are less likely to be normal weight.
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Transplanting Fat May be Effective Treatment for Metabolic Disease
in Centre County Gazette, Health & Wellness, Health News, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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“We’re taking lessons from plastic surgeons to see how much and how best to transplant the fat,” Lynch said. “We found that injecting more fat didn’t mean better results.
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State Theatre Offers Eclectic Mix of Film, Live Performances
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A special project of The State’s own FUSE Productions brings together local performers, including actors and vocalists, and Equity actors from New York. “The idea is to produce the shows here and go on tour,” Biever says.