March 2021
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Centre County Adds 78 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 3,004
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Centre County reported 78 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its highest single-day increase in more than a month, to bring its total to 13,563, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 3,004 positives, bringing its total to 973,721. The county also had 134 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 63,301. Across…
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Penn State Football: Five Storylines As Spring Practice Starts
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Coming off a well documented 0-5 start turned 4-0 finish, Penn State football is looking to get its balance once again heading into the 2021-22 season and close the book on a strange and underwhelming moment in the program’s history. The good news: the Nittany Lions welcome plenty of talent back to campus and are…
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No Blue-White Game, but Penn State Will Host Freshmen Students for Final Spring Football Practice
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Penn State football will inch closer to normalcy by hosting something akin to the Blue-White Game this spring for first-year students only to attend. The event will bring the Class of 2024 to Beaver Stadium to watch the Nittany Lions’ final spring practice on Saturday, April 17. Additionally, tentative plans include inviting some cheerleaders, Blue Band members…
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Penn State to Host In-Person Graduation Ceremonies at Beaver Stadium
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Penn State will host in-person commencement ceremonies for graduating students this spring, according to an email from university President Eric Barron on Wednesday. Planned events will take place at Beaver Stadium during the originally scheduled spring 2021 commencement weekend of May 7 to 9. Virtual livestream options will be available for those who are unable to…
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2 Candidates Running for State College Mayor; 7 Seeking Borough Council Seats
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State College will have a new mayor and at least two new borough council members in 2022, and the field of candidates in May’s primary election for those positions is now set. Candidates had until March 9 to file nomination petitions and lots were cast for ballot positions on Wednesday morning. In the mayoral race,…
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Intimations of Normality
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Friday, March 12, 2021. Two weeks since my second shot. I finish a midday Zoom and stick my head out the back door. One hubcap-sized slab of ice remains on the patio. It’ll be gone by sundown. Thus encouraged, I perform a strange series of actions: I slip my laptop into its sleeve, slip my…
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Miller Seeking 4th Term as Jury Commissioner
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Centre County Republican Jury Commissioner Hope Miller announced that she will seek a fourth term in office in this year’s election. Miller was first elected in 2009. Among her achievements in her current term, she “was instrumental in initiating the current Ejury program that allows jurors to complete their registrations online, while giving the jurors…
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State College Goes to Court Again to Shut Down Former Fraternity House
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State College has taken new legal action in a renewed attempt to shut down a former Penn State fraternity that has long been a source of concern for borough and university officials. The rental property at 329 E. Prospect Ave. was home to the former Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity chapter, which lost university recognition in…
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Penn State Suspends Kappa Sigma Fraternity Through 2024
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Penn State has suspended Kappa Sigma fraternity through December 2024 following “multiple violations” of university policies. The university’s Office of Student Conduct placed the chapter on interim suspension in late October while it investigated a number of allegations made against the fraternity. Ultimately, charges related to hazing, alcohol and drugs and failure to comply with “COVID-19-related expectations,”…
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County, Borough Moving Forward with Next Steps for Mental Health Crisis Services Recommendations
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The State College/Centre County Task Force on Mental Health Crisis Services completed more than a year of work in November when it delivered its final report. Now the borough and county are taking the next steps to oversee implementation of its recommendations. A progress review committee will be charged with monitoring progress and providing feedback…