March 2015
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Penn State Wrestling Poised For Another Dynasty By Building For The Future
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Penn State wrestling’s “drive for five” came to a halt this past weekend in St. Louis, as the Nittany Lions finished sixth overall at the NCAA Championships. Big Ten rival Ohio State captured the program’s first-ever national title, unseating a Penn State dynasty that claimed the last four championships. For Cael Sanderson, this year marked the first without a…
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Penn State Alumnus Greg Drane Named Blue Band Director
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After nearly two decades with O. Richard Bundy at the helm, the Penn State Blue Band officially has a new director. Gregory Drane, the band’s current assistant director, has been selected as Bundy’s successor according to an e-mail sent to the band. Drane has been with the Blue Band since 2002 and has served as the…
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Barron Announces Task Force to Review Greek Life in Wake of Kappa Delta Rho Scandal
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“Incidents of sexual misconduct, hazing and alcohol abuse here and across the nation are all-too-common and demand immediate attention… The imperative to improve our system is clear and convincing, and is unanimously supported by University leadership.”
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Why the Big Ten Needs to be in Gator Country
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A joke I’ve been making for decades is when you drive south on I-95, you reach a point where you’ve driven so far south that you drove back north. There are more Penn State Alumni Chapters in Florida than in any state other than Pennsylvania.
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Local Police Departments to Start Extra Aggressive Driving Patrols
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Local police departments are working with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to get aggressive about aggressive driving. Each spring PennDOT awards grants to hundreds of police departments across Pennsylvania to fund extra patrols on roads with a history of crashes.
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Blue-White Game Countdown / 25 Days: Limiting Hackenberg’s Hats As Crucial Season Approaches
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It took five short claps for the huddle to form around Christian Hackenberg, the sound cutting through the buzz of Penn State’s second spring practice.
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Neha Gupta: Penn State Student and Children’s Peace Prize Winner
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Neha Gupta is a lot more than the average student. The Penn State freshman has earned an International Children’s Peace Prize. Learn more about her philanthropy Empower Orphans, which has helped 25,000 children, and Gupta’s life story in this video from the Centre County Report.
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School Board Hears Out Concerned Parents On Proposed High School Auditorium
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Music and the performing arts are an integral part of any community. If Monday night’s State College Area School District board meeting is any indication, that sentiment rings true in this town. A group of about 20 concerned citizens and boosters for student music programs came out to discuss issues with the 60…
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School Board Hears Out Concerned Parents On Proposed High School Auditorium
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Music and the performing arts are an integral part of any community. If Monday night’s State College Area School District board meeting is any indication, that sentiment rings true in this town. A group of about 20 concerned citizens and boosters for student music programs came out to discuss issues with the 60…
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Stacy Parks Miller Sues Centre County Government
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Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller is suing the Centre County government. Parks Miller has been at odds with the Centre County Commissioners for months over the handling of allegations that she forged a judge’s signature – but her latest court filing is a whole new fight. She claims that the county…