October 2025
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Penn State Loses Fight to Keep Internal Trustee Documents Hidden as Commonwealth Court Sides with Spotlight PA
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The ruling upholds a Pennsylvania Office of Open Records decision that university documents shared with state agency leaders are public, even if they’re housed in an online file-sharing system.
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Taste of the Town Returns to Benefit Centre County United Way
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A signature fundraiser for the Centre County United Way returns in November with an evening of flavor and philanthropy. Taste of the Town will feature food, wine and spirits from dozens of local restaurants and vendors from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. More than…
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How Decisions Made by Pa.’s Highest Court Shape Rural Communities
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Pennsylvania voters will help decide whether three state Supreme Court justices get more time on the bench. Here’s how the court has shaped rural areas.
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A Memorable Celebration of Life for a True Servant Leader
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It was the perfect fall weekend to travel into Happy Valley to get together with friends and family, including my two oldest children, as it was “Family Weekend” at Penn State. The leaves were changing colors, the sun was shining brightly, only a few wispy clouds were in the sky and a cool breeze was…
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Power of Pink: How Pink Zone Helps Bring Relief to Families Facing Breast Cancer
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For nearly two decades, Pink Zone has stood as a lifeline for breast cancer patients in Centre County, growing from a Lady Lions basketball initiative into a nonprofit that helps families keep the lights on, the rent paid and hope alive.
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Terry Smith Gave a Brutally Honest Evaluation of Penn State’s Performance in Loss to Iowa
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Throughout his 12 years as the head coach at Penn State, James Franklin developed an impressively frustrating way of communicating to the media, in which he managed to say a lot while revealing very little. After a loss, questions about his team’s struggles during post-game media were almost always met with some iteration of “I’m…
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Election 2025: Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors
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StateCollege.com editor Geoff Rushton conducted interviews for C-NET with candidates for boards of supervisors and councils in the Centre Region for the Nov. 4, 2025 municipal election. Today we’re featuring the race for Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors. THE ELECTION Three candidates — two Democrats and one Republican — are seeking two at-large seats on…
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Election 2025: Harris Township Board of Supervisors
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StateCollege.com editor Geoff Rushton conducted interviews for C-NET with candidates for boards of supervisors and councils in the Centre Region for the Nov. 4, 2025 municipal election. Today we’re featuring the election for Harris Township Board of Supervisors. THE ELECTION One candidate — Christopher Murrell — is on the ballot for the sole position on…
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Kickoff Time, TV Network Set for Penn State-Ohio State
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Penn State will get an early kickoff for its Nov. 1 visit to Ohio State. The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes will kick off at noon in The Horseshoe with the the game airing on FOX, the Big Ten announced on Monday. It will be Penn State’s second noon kickoff of the season and its first…
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Big Time Rush to Perform at Bryce Jordan Center
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Update Jan. 2, 2026: The Big Time Rush concert scheduled for Feb. 3 at the Bryce Jordan Center has been canceled. Original story Pop group Big Time Rush is bringing its “College Dropout” tour to Penn State this winter. The boy band, which rose to fame on the Nickelodeon show of the same name, will…