February 2022
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: Top 2022 NHL Draft Choice Logan Cooley Was Nearly a Nittany Lion
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As Penn State men’s hockey took the ice against Ohio State earlier this season at Pegula Ice Arena, the fans roared, the students cheered and the potential No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Logan Cooley, looked on, taking part in an official recruiting visit. Cooley — a Pittsburgh native who…
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Leaving a Legacy of Growth and Preservation, Boal Mansion Museum’s Bob Cameron Retiring in April
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BOALSBURG — As a child, Robert “Bob” Cameron worked with his mother to restore their Montour County farmhouse, helping her repaint the antique furniture that filled each room — all while imagining the stories each piece would tell. Now, after a seven-year tenure as the director of the Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum in…
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Student-Athletes Face Inequitable Barriers in Pursuing Their Dreams
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Last week on this website my friend Joe Battista wrote a column describing a recent opportunity he had to speak with some young folks about what they wanted to be when they grew up, and he suggested in his column that skilled trades are a very viable career choice. Of course, he admits he’s a…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Nittany Lions Fall 67-61 To Maryland
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On the whole – including a 67-61 loss to Maryland on the road Monday night – Penn State men’s basketball has done just about everything new head coach Micah Shrewsberry has asked of them. In the very least they have tried to do everything. The Nittany Lions have played defense. Penn State leads the Big…
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Record-Breaking Total Caps Off ‘Persistent’ Year for THON
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Despite the many challenges thrown the organization’s way, you probably couldn’t have written a better story for Penn State’s THON 2022 than what played out at the Bryce Jordan Center this weekend. Following a fully virtual fundraiser in 2021, the annual dance marathon returned to an in-person format as THON formally reached its 50th anniversary. And…
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What the College Football Playoff Staying at 4 Teams Means for Penn State
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When the College Football Playoff leaders announced last week they were staying at four teams for at least the next four seasons, it was a bad news/good news scenario for Penn State. For Penn State, perhaps as much as any of the 65 teams in the Power 5, it also had to be devastating news…
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Penn State Athletics Reports Nearly $24 Million Deficit Following COVID-Impacted 2020-21 Fiscal Year
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Penn State Athletics reported a negative balance of nearly $24 million following the conclusion of the 2020-21 Fiscal Year, according to its annual financial report made to the NCAA. The 2020-21 fiscal years — which began July 1, 2020 and ended June 30, 2021 — covers the entirety of the main COVID-19 impacted athletic calendar…
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Bellefonte Waterfront Developers Plan to Begin Work This Summer
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BELLEFONTE — The historic Bush House was destroyed by a fire way back in 2006, and the prime location along Spring Creek has sat vacant ever since. There is hope that work will begin at the site this summer on the long-anticipated Bellefonte Waterfront Project, which includes a boutique hotel, parking garage and residential condominium.…
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AT&T Eyeing Ferguson Township for New Cell Phone Tower
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In order to improve lacking coverage, AT&T is hoping to build a cell phone tower in Ferguson Township, but it will need a zoning change to do so. AT&T representative Chris Schubert presented a proposed ordinance amendment with the goal of providing enhanced wireless services to a highly populated and heavily traveled area of the…
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THON 2022 Raises Record $13.7 Million for the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer
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Penn State’s THON capped a momentous 50th anniversary year with a milestone fundraising total in its efforts to support pediatric cancer patients and research. The culmination of a year of fundraising efforts, the world’s largest student-run philanthropy concluded its annual 46-hour dance marathon at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center with the…