September 2025
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3 Dots Restructures, Eliminates Leadership Positions Amid Significant Funding Losses
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3 Dots Downtown has eliminated two administrative leadership positions as the nonprofit arts, culture and innovation hub in State College restructures amid what its board called “drastic” funding cuts with a loss in federal money and uncertainty surrounding state grants. The 3 Dots board said in a statement on Monday that it made the “difficult…
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‘This Is What We All Dreamed Of.’ Penn State Amped Up for White Out Showdown Against Oregon
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The countdown is on in Happy Valley, and it’s not for just another game on the schedule. In a few short days, Beaver Stadium will again transform into a sea of white as 110,000-plus fans pack into one of the largest venues in the country for Penn State’s annual White Out game. This year’s opponent,…
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Man Who Made Threat Against State High Sentenced to Time Served, 5 Years Supervised Probation
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Updated 2:40 p.m. Sept. 23 with comments from a State College Area School District spokesperson. A Mifflin County man who pleaded guilty last month to making violent threats against State College Area High School was sentenced on Monday to time served and probation. Pending completion of a parole plan, Braeden A. Phillips, 20, will be…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Names 4 Team Captains
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Penn State men’s basketball on Tuesday announced a quartet of team captains for the 2025-26 season. The Nittany Lions will be led by junior forward Saša Ciani, freshman guard Kayden Mingo, senior forward Josh Reed and redshirt sophomore guard Eli Rice. Ciani, who spent his freshman year at Xavier and sophomore year at the University…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Announces Team Captains for 2025-26 Season
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The 2025-26 Penn State men’s hockey team will be led by a pair of veterans. On Tuesday, the team announced junior forward Dane Dowiak will serve as the team captain, with senior defenseman Jarod Crespo serving as the alternate. Dowiak becomes the 12th team captain in the team’s brief history with varsity status, and he’s…
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Pa. Election 2025: A Complete Guide to Supreme Court Retention Candidates
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Here’s what Pennsylvania voters need to know about state Supreme Court Justices Donohue, Dougherty and Wecht.
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Two Suspended Penn State Fraternities Join Independent State College Council
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Updated 2:50 p.m. Sept. 23 with comments from a Penn State spokesperson. Two fraternity chapters that were suspended indefinitely by Penn State have joined an independent Greek life council operating outside university oversight. Acacia and Sigma Pi became the fourth and fifth members of the State College Interfraternity Council during its recent fall retreat and…
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Battista: Family Adventures Are Priceless
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If I could do it all over again, the advice I would give my younger self as a parent would have been to stretch our family budget, just a little more, and find a way to take the family on a few more adventures. Having just returned from an amazing nine-day trip out west to…
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Police: Centre County Man Charged With Attempted Homicide After Trying to Stab, Suffocate Woman
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A Centre County man is facing charges including attempted homicide after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman while holding a knife and assaulting her Monday morning at a Spring Township home. Jason L. Hannon, 44, was arrested after barricading himself inside the house on the 800 block of Halfmoon Street for about an hour,…
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James Franklin Previews Penn State White Out Against Oregon, Issues Challenge to Fans
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Leading up to a monumental matchup against Oregon, Penn State head coach James Franklin met with the media Monday in Beaver Stadium, the site of the upcoming White Out on Saturday night. Franklin provided a scouting report on Oregon, talked about a common misconception from fans and made a request to the Nittany Lion faithful…