May 2023
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State College Spikes to Honor Josiah Viera
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The State College Spikes will honor the club’s inspirational former honorary bench coach, Josiah Viera, with a special tribute on what would have been his 19th birthday. At the Aug. 20 game at Medlar Field against West Virginia, all Spikes players will wear Josiah’s retired No. 10 on the back of their jerseys and a…
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Penn State Football: Michigan Game Reportedly Set for Noon Kick
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Penn State will reportedly host Michigan this season at noon as part of FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff according to a report by the Action Network’s Brett McMurphy. The clash will mark the second-straight season the Nittany Lions have hosted their presumed marquee home game of the year at noon. Penn State hosted Ohio State last…
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Penn State’s Accrediting Agency Requests Documents on Student Life, Treatment of Student-Athletes
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The Middle States Commission on Higher Education asked for documents following media reports of campus controversies. The agency will decide whether or not to take action against Penn State in July.
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Boalsburg Hosts Full Weekend of Memorial Day Events
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Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and that means five days of events in Boalsburg to celebrate and remember. The village’s ties to the founding of the national day honoring those who lost their lives in service to the United States date back to 1864, in the midst of the Civil War when three women…
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5K Walk to Remember Will Honor Fallen Service Members
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For many Americans, Memorial Day has come to signify the beginning of summer — a time for picnics, festivals and the opening of swimming pools. This year, Trish Shallenberger, founder of A Soldier’s Hands, hopes to shift some of the focus back to the original purpose of the holiday as a time to honor service…
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Penn State Football Set to Add Director of High School Relations
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As James Franklin and his staff aim to make good on their recruiting mantra of “dominate the state,” Penn State football is looking to hire a director of high school relations. The position was posted on Penn State’s job listing website on Wednesday and includes a handful of tasks for in- and out-of-season work for…
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Have a Spare $10,000? You Can Join Penn State Football’s New Tunnel Club
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Penn State Athletics announced on Thursday morning a premium seating and football game day experience with the creation of the Tunnel Club. The new club will be located in the south tunnel of Beaver Stadium [where Penn State enters the field] and has two members-only spaces. Features will include an open bar, complimentary food and…
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It’s 100 Days Before Kickoff vs. West Virginia… and Expectations for Penn State Football Are Already Soaring
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It is Thursday, May 25, and Penn State’s 2023 night-time season-opener vs. West Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 2 in Beaver Stadium is now just 100 days away. Penn State head coach James Franklin, entering his 10th season at Penn State with four top 10 finishes in the past seven campaigns, has already laid down the…
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Men’s Lacrosse Tournament Shows the Power of True Competition
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“If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!” –The final stanza of “If” by Rudyard Kipling. To paraphrase the stanza above, last weekend those of us in Annapolis to watch the NCAA men’s lacrosse…
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How Harrisburg Works: New Caucuses, Special Election Season and the Death of a Bill
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State House lawmakers have formed a new Jewish caucus. One of the first acts of business: rejecting Doug Mastriano.