January 2015
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Trustee Involved in Hiring Louis Freeh Expresses Doubts About Report Conclusions
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“I have not regretted the decision to retain Judge Freeh. There have been moments of doubt with respect to how the entire process was carried out,” Frazier said.
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Penn State Football’s 2015 Out-of-Division Schedule Ranks Third-Easiest in Big Ten
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The Nittany Lions’ non-conference schedule and out-of-division Big Ten games in 2015 rank a combined No. 3 among all Big Ten Conference teams for lowest opponents’ winning percentage.
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Townships on Board with Farmland Preservation
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The commissioners also certified $166,701 to leverage matching funds from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Farmland Preservation for the PACE program. The county will contribute $80,000, Potter Township $40,000 and Ferguson Township $35,000.
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Penn State Football: Amos Set To Take Part In NFL Combine
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Nittany Lion safety Adrian Amos has accepted an invitation to the NFL Combine according to Penn State. Amos is the third now former Nittany Lion to publicly accept an invitation to the event.
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Seeing is Not Remembering: Researchers Find That Memory Isn’t Always ‘On’
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People may have to “turn on” their memories in order to remember even the simplest details of an experience. “It seems like memory is sort of like a camcorder,” says Wyble. “If you don’t hit the ‘record’ button on the camcorder, it’s not going to ‘remember’ what the lens is pointed at.
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Researchers Test Theories of Beet Juice Benefits
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Some strength and power athletes consume it in hopes that it can improve their ability to withstand muscle fatigue during repeated bouts of high intensity exercise. Now, some patients are asking their doctors if they should drink the juice to lower their high blood pressure.
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‘Annie Get Your Gun’ Coming to State Theatre
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The biggest box office triumph of Irving Berlin’s career, “Annie Get Your Gun” opened in 1946. It underwent a slight reworking in 1999 for another Broadway run. “This cast will make this show memorable,” Vonada says, “because they’re telling the story in the frame of a Wild West show.”
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Save Colyer Lake Restoration Project Underway
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Limestone rock from the Route 322 widening project was donated by a state contractor and the collection of trees for underwater “fish structures” began. Ideally, much of the work on the lake’s bottom will be completed during the winter months while the muddy lake bottom is frozen solid.
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TEDxPSU Celebrates Five Years of Delivering ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’
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Last year, TEDxPSU speakers told attendees to “Go Further.” Now in its fifth year, TEDxPSU is doing just that — progressing with the most high-profile speaker lineup yet, a revamped format and a new stage setup. The theme of the Sunday, March 1, event is “Push to Start” and 16 speakers, including…
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Penn State Makes Recommendations to Combat ‘Incredible’ Problem of Sexual Assault
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Penn State senior Melissa McCleery says it’s hard to overestimate how serious the issue of sexual violence on college campuses really is. The University Park Undergraduate Association member says “the scope of the problem is truly incredible, and in a very negative way.” That’s why Penn State’s Sexual Assault Task Force has come up…