October 2023
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The Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre Led to Little Action by the Pa. Legislature
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Five months after 11 Jewish worshippers were murdered in a Pittsburgh synagogue, Cheryl Klein rose during a rare joint session of the Pennsylvania General…
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Centre County Sports Hall of Fame Inducts 11
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Centre County Sports Hall of Fame inducted 11 new members in a ceremony held at the Penn Stater on Oct. 22. The 2023 class is made up of record-setting athletes from Centre County who collectively excelled in virtually every sport from football to golf and represented every one of the public…
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Penn State World Campus Alumnus Receives Fischer Award of Distinction for Support of Students, Outreach
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Jonathan Dambrot, CEO and co-founder of Cranium AI—an award-winning AI security and trust software firm, is the recipient of the 2023 Fischer Award of Distinction. Dambrot was presented the award during the Penn State Outreach and Online Education (OOE) Appreciation Dinner on Thursday for his long-standing support for Penn State students and Penn…
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Week 10 Arrives as Centre County High School Football Teams Position for Postseason
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Everyone is at home this week in what could be called the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference East-West Challenge. In the final week of the regular season, the conference matches up the corresponding teams from the East and West divisions and has them play against each other to end the season. This year, the East teams…
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Fall Festivals Begin to Wind Down in Centre County
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Haunted Flashlight Maze — Oct. 26-27 Harner Farms in State College is hosting a Haunted Flashlight Maze from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, and Friday, Oct. 27. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Starkey Hearing Foundation. The event will feature hot dogs, sweet treats, cider and hot chocolate. Community Indoor Trick…
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Penn State Fraternity Suspended for at Least 4 Years Following Hazing Investigation
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A Penn State fraternity has been suspended for at least four years for what the university termed “widespread and pervasive hazing behavior.” The Psi Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma, known as “Skulls,” will not be able to request reinstatement as a university-recognized fraternity until fall 2028 at the earliest, according to a news release issued…
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Weekly Treks with OLLI
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A raven called, as if to greet the group of 16 eager hikers gathered at the trailhead parking lot across from the Greenwood Furnace State Park office. It had rained earlier in the morning, but clearing skies promised a beautiful day. After brief introductions, hike leader John Collins outlined the morning’s trek, and we were…
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Carter Starocci Returning for Final Season with Penn State Wrestling
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Three-time national champion Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci will return for a final season with the Nittany Lions in 2023-24, he announced in a video published on the Penn State Athletics website Thursday afternoon. “I will be back for my fourth and final year, my senior year,” Starocci said. “It was a hard and long…
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Rural Towns Hope to Entice Remote Workers to Move to the Pa. Wilds with a ‘Free’ Summer. Here’s How It’s Going.
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Thousands of public dollars have gone toward the Wilds Are Working program. While only one participant has decided to move to the area, organizers say the program has other markers for success.
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Set for Charity Exhibition Game at Robert Morris Friday Night
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The Penn State men’s basketball well get another chance to prep for the upcoming 2023-24 season under new head coach Mike Rhoades and take part in a good cause on Friday night. The Nittany Lions are set to travel to face Robert Morris for a charity exhibition game benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer and the American…