July 2014
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Children’s Advocacy Center Making an Impact
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Despite only being open for a little more than five months, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Centre County (CAC) has already had a big impact on the community. The center, located at Mount Nittany Health’s Medical Park Lane, provides collaborative care to children who may have been abused, according to its website. By gathering…
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Flutopia 5K Race Benefits Charity, Aims to Inspire Musicians
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Penn State flute instructor Naomi Seidman may have been leading five other flute players in a rendition of “Flight of the Bumblebee,” but it was the runners gathered on the grass of Tom Tudek Memorial Park that took flight when she began to play. Saturday morning was the second annual Flutopia 5K race, a…
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Sandy Barbour says she’s ‘all in’ as Penn State’s new athletic director
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Penn State’s new athletic director Sandy Barbour wants to focus on winning national titles, fostering unity in the university and encouraging improved academic success among athletes.
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Last Cruise Revved Up and Ready to Go
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Gentlemen, start your engines — it’s time for the annual Last Cruise. The Last Cruise Car and Motorcycle Show is a fundraiser for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau. Last year, the cruise brought in over $15,000. YSB is hoping to top that in 2014. YSB, located at 325 W. Aaron Dr.…
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Penn State Names Ex-Cal AD Sandy Barbour as New Athletic Director
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Penn State has named former Cal Berkey athletic director Sandy Barbour to succeed Dave Joyner as Penn State’s next AD. Barbour, who resigned on June 27, was athletic director at Cal since September 2004. She will be Penn State’s first woman athletic director.
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Jay Paterno Expects Some Backlash From His New Book
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“Everything I’ve done in my life has been kind of out there in the public…so backlash has been part of the territory,” Jay Paterno told StateColleg.com. “I expect it.”
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North Atherton Closed From College to Curtin For Tree Removal
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Traffic on North Atherton will be disputed Saturday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. as the Penn State Office of Physical Plant crews remove a large, diseased elm tree.
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Stormy Weekend Expected to Precede Stretch of Cool Days Next Week
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State College will see some cool temperatures in the lower 70s next week, but will face a weekend of humidity and storms first. Accuweather senior meteorologist Paul Walker expects “humidity will gradually start returning throughout the weekend.” Saturday will kick the weekend off with an expected high of 80 and the chance for scattered…
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Adopt-A-Pet at Centre County PAWS
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He’s very affectionate and a big fan of head bumps, chin scratches, and belly rubs. Cheddar came to Centre County after Hurricane Katrina. He was adopted — but his person ended up being severely allergic so he came back to PAWS.
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Susanna Paul Getting Comfortable in New Role at Schlow
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It’s mid-morning at Schlow Library in downtown State College. People come and go through the glass doors. Some are there to return books, others are checking books out. Some people read, others write. The clicking of keyboard keys can be heard throughout the second floor. A young man peruses the DVDs, trying to…