December 2018
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Penn State Hockey: Talvitie Named Captain for Team Finland at World Junior Championship
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Penn State men’s hockey freshman Aarne Talvitie made the final cut for Finland’s roster at the World Junior Championship. He’ll play in the tournament for the first time after beginning his NCAA career with 16 points in 17 games played.
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Additional Charges Filed for Damage to Fraternity’s Menorah
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State College police filed charges this week against three Penn State students for the first of two recent incidents involving the removal and damage of a fraternity’s menorah.
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Q&A with Ram M. Narayanan, on Helping to Develop the Region as a ‘High-Tech Magnet’
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Penn State researchers are collaborating with local radio-frequency and wireless-technology companies to help enhance each other’s work, an effort that may ultimately result in more high-tech job opportunities here.
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Penns Valley Food Market Is Going Solar
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Burkholder’s Market, located near Millheim, is joining the ranks of businesses using solar power to generate electricity for its operation.
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Time to Go Bang My Head Against the Wall
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A week from today begins what I think of as the long slog – the dark time between the holidays and the coming of spring. Here in this cleft of the Allegheny Mountains, under a near-constant cloud cover, we go about in a gray twilight with an ever-intensifying yearning for a first glimpse of snowdr
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Penn State Football: 4-Star Linebacker Commits to Nittany Lions
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The Nittany Lions secured their second verbal pledge in the class of 2020 on Wednesday when four-star linebacker Derek Wingo picked the Penn State over Ohio State, Oklahoma and Miami (Fla.), among others.
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An Inspiration to Many, Josiah Viera Remembered for ‘Joyous Spirit’
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State College Spikes bench coach Josiah Viera, who inspired professional baseball players and fans around the country as he battled a rare childhood genetic condition, died on Monday at the age of 14.
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Penn State Berkey Creamery Student Workers Make Holidays Sweeter for Kids
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Throughout the year, student workers at Penn State’s Berkey Creamery make life sweeter for patrons, but during the holiday season, they channel their spirit of service into helping local children.
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The Holidays Are a Time for Traditions Old and New
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For my extended family and for me it is a time for traditions, both old and new. In the ever-changing world, our families do their best to keep this holiday gathering a tradition. We remember those who have departed, and we celebrate new births as well. There is no sense fighting the fact that tradi
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Matt Millen Undergoes Successful Heart Transplant
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Penn State football legend Matt Millen underwent a “wildly successful” heart transplant, according to his son’s Facebook page. “We are praising God this morning that dad’s heart transplant was ‘wildly successful’ last night,” Millen’s son said on Monday morning. “What a wonderful Christmas gift! The doctors said the heart was ‘a perfect fit’ and everything…