Kevin Horne
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President Obama Nominates Three Penn Staters For Federal Bench
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Three Penn Staters will take their seats as federal judges, pending approval from the United States Senate. President Barack Obama tapped Penn State graduates U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Baxter, Butler County Common Pleas Judge Marilyn Horan, and Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Robert Colville to fill the three vacancies on the federal benches in Pittsburgh and Erie.…
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Silk Road Mastermind, Penn State Alum Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison
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Jerry Sandusky might be Penn State’s most widely known convicted criminal, but drug kingpin Ross Ulbricht can probably now stake claim to a close second. Ulbricht, known by his online pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan after being convicted earlier this year for running the…
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Penn State Student Reported Missing
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State College Police are currently looking for Penn State student and almost-graduate Jon Steindorf, according to a press release and various social media posts. Steindorf was reported missing when he did not meet his family to go to his Penn State graduation Friday at around 4 p.m.
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Alumni Survey Results Released at Outreach Meeting, 19% Trust the Board of Trustees
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As the annual surveys have shown since 2012, Penn State alumni love their university but distrust its leadership. Of the 1,304 alumni surveyed, 96 percent said they were satisfied with their Penn State experience, with 78 percent very satisfied.
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President Barron Pledges to Review Freeh Report
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“I will conduct a thorough review of the Freeh Report and supporting materials produced during the course of the investigation. The contents of the report have led to questions by some in the Penn State community. I do not want people to believe that Penn State is hiding something.”
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State Funds Could Help Cut Costs for High School Renovation Project
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“Everything we have seen in the past is that money will come, it’s just a question of when,” Poprik says. “It’s difficult to say when we will receive reimbursement, but the state has maintained that it will reimburse all projects.”
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Tuesday Forecast Calls for Heavy Rain
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“It could be hard to pinpoint exactly when,” Dombek says. “It won’t rain continuously for 12 hours [Tuesday], but when it does rain, there is potential that it does come down pretty hard.”
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Despite Grassroots Opposition, Penn State Signs Student Healthcare Insurance Contract
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Students who opt to use Penn State healthcare insurance provider Aetna will be paying more for their premiums next year with less benefits, despite significant pushback from the graduate student community in recent months. The university finalized the contract on May 13 but waited until Tuesday to release the details of the new plan.…
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Police Investigating Death of Penn State Senior
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The State College Police Department is investigating the death of a Penn State senior who was set to graduate in less than two weeks, according to a news release.
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Penn State Rugby Coach Resigns, Team Reinstated After Arson Incident
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Reports surfaced three weeks ago about two Penn State Men’s Rugby players being charged for burning down the team’s on-campus shed, and the entire team was subsequently suspended in the midst of a student conduct investigation.