July 2014
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Five Pennsylvania Congressmen Ask NCAA to Overturn Penn State Sanctions
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“Under your leadership, continuing these unprecedented sanctions harms innocent student-athletes and further erodes the increasingly specious credibility of the organization,” the politicians write.
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29th Annual ‘Last Cruise’ Unites Car Lovers For Good Cause
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The sound of roaring engines filled downtown State College Sunday evening as more than 70 classic cars, trucks and motorcycles cruised downtown for the last time for the 29th year in a row. The annual Last Cruise car show – so named because it represents an exception to State College’s anti-cruising ordinance – is…
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Get Ready to Sweat: Hot Yoga Arrives in State College
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“The sweltering temperatures are meant to work in tandem with the poses to render limbs more pliable while encouraging sweat to ferry toxins out of the body,” says Edward Silver, one of the partners. He estimates participants burn up to 1,000 calories in one hot yoga session.
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His Name Was Dominic
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In terms that are rarely used today, he was identified by the system as “incorrigible.” His family, concerned for his safety, their safety and his mental health, had him committed to a short-term treatment facility such as St. Francis, from which he was eventually transferred to the state facility
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Fire Severely Damages Ferguson Township Condominium, Reportedly Struck by Lightning
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“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.”
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Penn State Football: Part 2, Q&A with QB Christian Hackenberg
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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.
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Summer Academy at Penn State Helps Prepare Blind Students for College
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When Madeline Link walked up to the customer service desk at Walmart and asked for help finding groceries, she experienced an emotion most people wouldn’t feel at that moment: empowerment. Link – a blind high school student from Allentown – says she’s always had trouble asking others for help, whether it’s just for school…
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Penn State Athletic Director Barbour to Learn Relationships are No. 1 for Franklin
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Inside Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Sandy Barbour and Eric Barron paid heed to James Franklin, dutifully hoisting their index fingers — proof positive the gridiron is truly Franklin’s domain, while once again showing off the football coach’s powers of persuasion.
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Political Comedian Mark Russell Returns to Happy Valley For First Time in 20 Years
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On his way down from New York, comedian Mark Russell wondered about how to handle jokes about the Sandusky scandal in his scheduled performance at the State Theatre at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Russell, a comedy veteran of several decades, says he’s no stranger to controversy. Having made a career out of political humor,…
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Penn State Football: Hackenberg Named No. 36 On List Of Top 100 Players
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Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg continues to bring in preseason honors coming in at No. 36 in a thorough list of the nation’s top 100 players compiled by SportsOnEarth.com. Hackenberg was the only Nittany Lion to make the list although offensive tackle Donovan Smith was mentioned by Spo