February 2022
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Centre County Adds 2 COVID-19 Deaths, 38 Positives; Pennsylvania Reports Smallest Case Increase in More Than 6 Months
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Centre County registered two new COVID-19 deaths and 38 more cases of the virus on Sunday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county now has had 335 deaths attributed to COVID-19, including 13 reported this month. The new cases bring the county’s total to 34,530 (30,685 confirmed and 3,845 probable). Centre County’s seven-day…
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Letters: Don’t Let Mall Casino Further Pa.’s Gambling Addiction; Bypassing Normal Government Processes; Flushing Democracy
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Pennsylvania Is Addicted to Gambling Last Sunday’s Super Bowl set a record with Americans wagering nearly $8 billion on the game. This dramatic increase is a direct result of the legalization of sports betting; the matchup between the Rams and the Bengals was the first Super Bowl of the online gambling era. Since online gambling and…
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Family Experience with Cancer, Childhood Memories Fuel Local THON Dancer’s Passion
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For Penn State senior Julia Neely, State College has always been home. By growing up in town, she’s watched THON grow right in front of her own eyes. But now, she’s finally getting a new perspective as a THON 2022 dancer. Neely wasn’t always set on Penn State. Like many others who’ve grown up in…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: No. 5 Gophers Roar Back for 6-4 Victory
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Penn State men’s hockey fell 6-4 on Saturday night to No. 5 Minnesota after leading 3-0 in the first period. The defeat the Nittany Lions’ first losing full regular season since 2013-14, the opening year at Pegula Ice Arena during which Penn State finished 8-26-2. (Penn State finished a COVID-impacted 2020-21 season at 10-12 but…
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Penn State Football Takes Part in Athlete Hour at THON
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Roughly a dozen Penn State football players joined their student-athlete counterparts on Saturday afternoon as part of Athlete Hour as THON neared the midway point. Players took part in various activities with Four Diamonds children including foursquare and cornhole. “A lot of them are having a tough time and it’s nice to see all of…
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Centre County Adds 55 COVID-19 Cases; Statewide COVID Hospitalizations Drop Below 2,000
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Centre County recorded 55 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday to bring its total to 34,492, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases, 30,648 are confirmed and 3,844 are probable. The county’s seven-day moving average for new cases is 40, down from 57 a week ago and 93 two weeks ago. Pennsylvania reported…
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State High’s Jashaun Green Commits to Penn State Football
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State College football standout Jashaun Green is staying home for his collegiate career. The wide receiver and defensive back announced on Saturday that he has committed to Penn State football’s 2022 recruiting class as a preferred walk-on. Checking in at 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, Green was an electric playmaker for the Little Lions, hauling in 40…
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Learn the THON 2022 Line Dance
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Dancer Relations captains took the stage at about 6:15 pm. on Friday in the Bryce Jordan Center to perform the first line dance of THON 2022. The annual song recounts numerous notable events of the past year, and this edition includes the appointment of Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi, Taylor Swift’s latest music and NFTs,…
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Marking Its 50th Year, Penn State’s THON Returns to the Bryce Jordan Center
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Penn State’s THON kicked off its 46-hour dance marathon on Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center as the student-run philanthropy dedicated to fighting pediatric cancer marks a momentous year. What started out with 78 students taking part in a dance-off in the HUB Ballroom in 1973 is now in its 50th year, having grown…
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How to Watch THON 2022
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THON has returned for an in-person event with the 46-hour Penn State student dance marathon underway through 4 p.m. Even if you’re not at the Bryce Jordan Center, though, you’re still able to watch the culmination of a year-long effort to raise funds and support for Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in…