October 2024
-
Trump Planning to Attend Penn State-Ohio State Game at Beaver Stadium
—
by
UPDATE OCT. 30: Donald Trump is no longer planning to attend the Penn State-Ohio State game on Nov. 2, a university spokesperson said on Wednesday. Original story Updated 5:41 p.m. Oct. 24 with comment from a Penn State spokesperson. Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center might not be his only…
-
Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr. Playing ‘Best’ Basketball of Award-Winning Career
—
by
Ace Baldwin Jr. and Yanic Konan Niederhauser were running a pick-and-roll. Niederhauser was certain that Baldwin would throw him an alley-oop as he’d done persistently throughout Penn State’s preseason practices. Instead, Baldwin made an acrobatic, no-look pass to the corner that left Niederhauser in awe. He’d never seen anything like it. “How’d you even know…
-
SJCA’s Madison Koshko Wins PIAA Golf Title
—
by
Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy’s Madison Koshko fired a second-round, five-under par 67 on her way to winning the PIAA 2A girls golf championship Tuesday on the Blue Course at Penn State.
-
Free Holiday Season Parking Returning to Downtown State College
—
by
Downtown State College will once again offer free parking options during the holiday season, starting before Thanksgiving and continuing until after New Year’s Day. State College Borough Council on Monday approved the Downtown State College Improvement District’s request for the annual holiday parking program, which will include an extended grace period for nearly a month…
-
Student Groups Plan Protest of Trump Rally at Penn State
—
by
Two Penn State student groups, the People’s Defense Front and the Student Committee for Defense and Solidarity, have announced plans to protest Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center. The groups plan to meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the corner of East College Avenue and South Garner Street in downtown State College,…
-
Meet 10 Pennsylvanians Who Could Help Decide the 2024 Election
—
by
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 — The road to the presidency runs straight through Pennsylvania. To carry the tightly divided swing state, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are…
-
Paterno: My Father Believed in Building, Not Bullying
—
by
Jay Paterno can’t speak for what his father’s views might be on the current state of national politics, but he knows the values he believed in.
-
Penn State to Pay $1.25M to Settle Claims It Failed to Comply With Cybersecurity Requirements on Defense Contracts
—
by
Penn State will pay $1.25 million to resolve allegations brought forward in a whistleblower’s lawsuit that the university failed to comply with cybersecurity requirements on 15 contracts involving the Department of Defense and NASA. Matthew Decker, the former chief information officer for Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory, will receive $250,000 to settle the whistleblower case…
-
Voters Deserve Second Chance if Mail Ballots Are Rejected, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules
—
by
Voters who make a disqualifying mail ballot error are entitled to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day at a polling place and have it counted, per a new court ruling.
-
Mike Rhoades Anticipating Bright Future for Penn State Basketball: ‘We’re Going to Win’
—
by
Mike Rhoades put his body on the line. He allowed himself to be dunked on by 7-footers and came face-to-face with shifty guards attempting to power through him for a score at Penn State’s practice viewing window on Wednesday. Rhoades has always been a different style of coach, and that’s evidently not changing in his…