Mark Brackenbury, Town&Gown
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Q&A with Ram M. Narayanan, director of the SCARF Consortium, on helping to develop the region as a ‘high-tech magnet’
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Penn State researchers are collaborating with local radio-frequency and wireless-technology companies to help enhance each other’s work, an effort that may ultimately result in more high-tech job opportunities here. The State College Area Radio Frequency Consortium was born from meetings of potential stakeholders in the spring of 2017, and Penn State’s Office of the…
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Letter from the Editor: Patches of Fabric
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One of my favorite things to do each December is glance back at magazine covers, or the front pages of newspapers, over the course of a year. It always manages to drive home just how fast time is moving. It also offers a visual record, some patches of fabric in the life of a…
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Letter from the Editor: Here’s What You Told Us
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Back in February, we launched a reader survey to find out more about what you think of Town&Gown. We wanted to know what you like, and what we can do better or differently. We also wanted to learn a little bit more about you. The response was both gratifying and educational. Hundreds of…
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Q&A with Joel Weidner, on the New Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Store in State College
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For a quarter-century, Centre County residents have helped to support the nonprofit fair trade organization Ten Thousand Villages.
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Q&A with Joel Weidner, on the new Ten Thousand Villages fair trade store in State College
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For a quarter-century, Centre County residents have helped to support the nonprofit fair trade organization Ten Thousand Villages. Now the effort has a permanent home – a store at 1341 S. Atherton Street in State College. The shop had a soft opening in mid-September and holds its grand opening October 19-26. The store will open with…
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Letter from the Editor: An Experience Like No Other
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It’s difficult to explain the Penn State tailgate culture to “outsiders.” Most folks who haven’t experienced the festive scene in the parking lots, fields, and pastures around Beaver Stadium before and after a football game have a hard time relating to just how big and over the top it is. The experience is…
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Q&A with Keith Bierly, President of Constitution Day Centre Celebration
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It doesn’t hold the same revered place in our national psyche as Independence Day, but Constitution Day is gaining momentum in Centre County. Constitution Day Centre Celebration brings together residents of various viewpoints to explore and celebrate constitutional rights, responsibilities, and pr
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Q&A with Keith Bierly, president of Constitution Day Centre Celebration
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It doesn’t hold the same revered place in our national psyche as Independence Day, but Constitution Day is gaining momentum in Centre County. Born in the wake of the contentious 2016 presidential election, Constitution Day Centre Celebration brings together residents of various viewpoints to explore and celebrate constitutional rights, responsibilities, and protections – with…
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Letter from the Editor: A blast of nostalgia
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There’s something exciting about opening a box of old photographs, especially if you’re not sure what you’ll find inside. A couple of late July trips to the library at Penn State were a blast of nostalgia in more ways than one. They were my first visits inside to do research since 1982. Back…
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As the Spikes Prepare to Host All-Star Festivities, Fun Is the Name of the Game
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“We’re the fun factory; we make the fun happen… Sometimes, we have six-game home stands and it takes a lot of work to make the fun happen. But at the end of the day, there’s really no experience like putting smiles on thousands of peoples’ faces, giving them a great night of entertainment.