May 2025
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Boalsburg Hosts a Full Weekend of Memorial Day Events
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Updated 7:51 p.m. May 23. Boalsburg will once again play host to five days of events to celebrate and remember on Memorial Day weekend. The village’s ties to the founding of the national day to mourn and honor those who lost their lives in service to the United States date back to 1864, when in…
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Burning Ma’aM Festival Returns for 5th Year With 2 Days of Music
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A Centre County band’s growing annual festival is back for its fifth year this weekend with two days of live music. Burning Ma’aM, a campout music festival hosted by State College-based band Ma’aM will be held Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24, at Winkelblech Fields, 1104 Pine Creek Road in Woodward. This year’s festival…
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100 Days Until Penn State’s Season Opener: Who Has the Nittany Lions as No. 1?
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It’s 100 days until Penn State embarks on its 136th season of college football, when the Nittany Lions host Nevada on Aug. 30 in a Beaver Stadium that will be featuring temporary seats in the upper decks of the west side as the 65-year-old venue undergoes a three-year renovation. (The Wolf Pack could use a…
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Penn State Faculty Alliance Calls on University to Stop Campus Closure Process
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Members of the Penn State Faculty Alliance delivered a petition to university President Neeli Bendapudi on Wednesday protesting the proposed closure of seven Commonwealth Campuses. The petition, which garnered more than 500 signatures, says the university administration has “fast-tracked” the plan and made decisions in private at “a reckless pace,” while failing to fully analyze…
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Letters: Penn State Commonwealth Campuses Play Vital Role, Deserve Better From University
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WE ARE… Because of Commonwealth Campuses As Penn State faculty at University Park for 18 years, my students and I commend Commonwealth Campuses. Penn State DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York gave some of my best students their “start” on the “2+2 plan.” Eleven days ago, I congratulated the Bellisario College…
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Penn State Women’s Lacrosse Names Kayla Treanor New Head Coach
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Penn State has made a splash hire to lead its women’s lacrosse program. Kayla Treanor, who helped Syracuse reach the NCAA Tournament in each of the past four seasons, was announced as the Nittany Lions’ next head coach on Wednesday. She will replace Missy Doherty, who resigned from her post earlier this month after 15…
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Measurables, Notes For Penn State’s Latest Wave of Enrollees
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This week marked the arrival of Penn State football’s latest wave of newcomers. It’s a group that consists of two transfers, wide receiver Trebor Pena (Syracuse) and Amare Campbell (North Carolina), as well as 10 freshmen who hadn’t enrolled early to join the program in January. Almost the entirety of James Franklin’s 2025 recruiting class…
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Pa. Primary Election 2025: 6 State College School Board Candidates Advancing to November
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State College voters will choose from six school board candidates in the fall — four registered Democrats and two registered Republicans.
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Ephraim McKenzie Steps Into Father’s Shoes as Pastor of State College’s Unity Church
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A shift in pastoral leadership can be as unsettling to a church congregation as a transition from one ship’s captain to another. But when Unity Church of Jesus Christ in State College underwent a recent change at its helm there were few concerns, if any, and certainly no distress signals. Pastor Harold McKenzie has stepped…
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Penn State’s Daniel Jennings Officially Reclassifies, Adding Depth to Defensive End Room That Needs It
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There was an unexpected name that joined the list of the Penn State summer additions who were announced on Tuesday. Daniel Jennings, a four-star defensive end recruit who was set to enter his senior year of high school, has officially reclassified and signed with the Nittany Lions, adding depth to a defensive line that looks…