Matt DiSanto
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Penn State Community Mourns Loss of Beloved Communications Professor Curt Chandler
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Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications suffered a major loss when associate teaching professor Curt Chandler died of cancer on Monday. Chandler, a beloved multimedia and entrepreneurial journalism instructor who influenced the lives of numerous students, quietly battled pancreatic cancer since receiving a terminal diagnosis in May of 2021, all while balancing his…
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‘A Dream Come True’: Katie Schumacher-Cawley Comes Full Circle with Penn State Women’s Volleyball
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Katie Schumacher-Cawley called Rec Hall home as a two-time All-American for Penn State women’s volleyball. Now, she’s officially poised to lead the program into a new era for the first time in more than four decades. On Tuesday, Penn State formally introduced Schumacher-Cawley as the third head coach in Nittany Lion women’s…
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Penn State’s COVID-19 Cases Hit New 12-Month High
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For the second straight week, Penn State reported a 12-month high in COVID-19 cases at its University Park campus. From Jan. 10 to 16, the university logged 523 COVID-19 cases on its COVID-19 Dashboard — 442 among students and 81 among employees. That figure easily broke last week’s 434 cases, which itself was a record high dating…
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Brady Berge Impresses in Return to Penn State Wrestling
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Just a week and a half after announcing his return to Penn State wrestling, Brady Berge took the mat at Rec Hall on Sunday and did what he does best — win. Wrestling at 165 pounds against No. 14 Rutgers, Berge looked cool, calm and collected in his first action in nearly a year. He used a…
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Raising Cane’s Plans April Opening for State College Location
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Raising Cane’s restaurant expects to open its first State College location in April, a representative for the chicken finger franchise said this weekend. The Louisiana-based company declined on Sunday to provide a specific opening date for the 228 E. College Ave. location, noting that “other factors,” including possible changes in construction schedules, could affect the…
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Faculty Group Voices Opposition as Penn State Advances Firing Process Against Professor
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As Penn State seemingly moves forward with the termination process for a University Park professor, students and faculty members are growing concerned. On Thursday, Penn State’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors released a statement condemning the university for continuing a dismissal procedure against Oliver Baker, an assistant professor of English and African…
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Katie Schumacher-Cawley Named Penn State Women’s Volleyball Coach
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Penn State women’s volleyball is officially set to enter a new era with Katie Schumacher-Cawley taking the reins. On Monday morning, Penn State announced Schumacher-Cawley’s promotion from interim head coach to the permanent position. She will succeed longtime leader Russ Rose and serve as just the third head coach in program history. “Being chosen as the next head coach…
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Top-10 Prospect Josh Barr Commits to Penn State Wrestling
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Penn State wrestling rang in the new year by picking up a big commitment from top-10 Class of 2023 prospect Josh Barr out of Davison, Michigan. Barr, a two-time Michigan state champion and a Junior National champion at 160 pounds, is projected to compete for the Nittany Lions at either 174 or 184 pounds once…
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Penn State Football Lands Transfer Wide Receiver Mitchell Tinsley
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Penn State football’s future got a little bit brighter on Thursday night when former Western Kentucky wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley announced he’s transferring to James Franklin’s program. Tinsley will arrive in Happy Valley with one year of eligibility remaining. He played for two years with the Hilltoppers after spending some time at Hutchinson Community College.…
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Top-40 Prospect Braeden Davis Commits to Penn State Wrestling
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Penn State wrestling landed a big-time commitment Thursday night when Braeden Davis announced his intent to become a Nittany Lion. Davis, ranked by FloWrestling as the No. 36 overall recruit in the Class of 2023, surprisingly chose Penn State when he committed. The Dundee, Michigan product was previously linked to Michigan, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma…