Ryan Parsons
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Gov. Wolf Celebrates PA GI Bill During Penn State Visit
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Gov. Tom Wolf visited Penn State’s Old Main on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate and laud the state’s Military Family Education Program, which is known as the “PA GI Bill” and allows Pennsylvania National Guard members to earn college benefits for their families. Wolf was introduced by Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi, who met with the…
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Penn State Alumna Charged with Vandalizing Nittany Lion Shrine During Commencement Weekend
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Updated 3 p.m., June 27, 2022 Police on Friday charged a 23-year-old Penn State alumna with vandalizing the Nittany Lion Shrine on the University Park campus during commencement weekend in May. Julia Cipparulo, a 2021 Penn State graduate from Hillsborough, New Jersey, was charged with third-degree felony counts of institutional vandalism, criminal mischief, theft by…
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Wide Receiver Yazeed Haynes Commits to Penn State Football’s 2023 Recruiting Class
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Following a busy few weeks of camps and official visits, Penn State football has added to its 2023 recruiting class with a commitment from a top in-state wide receiver. Three-star wideout Yazeed Haynes, from Fort Washington, announced Sunday evening that he’s staying in the Keystone State and joining James Franklin’s squad. The North Penn High…
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State College Spikes Open 2022 Season
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The State College Spikes, now in their second season in the MLB Draft League, returned to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park Friday night for the first home game of the season. A crowd of 5,298 flocked to the stadium for the matchup against the Williamsport Crosscutters, often milling about in the concourse, Fun Deck and Kids…
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University Park Among Penn State Campuses to Require Indoor Masking
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University Park is among the latest crop of five Penn State campuses that will once again require indoor masking beginning on Tuesday, May 31. Masks will also be required indoors at Penn Stater Beaver, Greater Allegheny, New Kensington and Schuylkill because of their locations in Pennsylvania counties now with “high” COVID-19 Community Levels, according to the CDC. Centre…
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Comedian Nate Bargatze to Perform at Bryce Jordan Center in November
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Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze will bring his “The Raincheck Tour” to Happy Valley this fall. Bargatze will perform at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday, Nov. 17, and showcase all-new comedic material. The show will start at 7 p.m. and tickets, starting at $39.75, go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. this Friday.…
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Penn State’s Lion Shrine, Old Main and Alumni Center Vandalized
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Penn State campus landmarks, including the Lion Shrine, Old Main and the Hintz Family Alumni Center, were the targets of a vandalism attack that was discovered on Sunday morning. University police established a perimeter around the Lion Shrine, which was blemished by a red paint and had an ear broken. Penn State said in a statement that…
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Crust & Crumb Cafe Closes
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Crust & Crumb Cafe in downtown State College has permanently closed after less than two years in business. No reason for the 115 E. Beaver Ave. cafe’s closure was given other than that the business is now being put up for sale, according to posts on its social media accounts. “We would like to express…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add 4-Star Florida Quarterback to 2023 Class
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Penn State picked up its first quarterback for the 2023 recruiting class as four-star prospect Marcus Stokes announced his verbal commitment to James Franklin and his staff on Twitter late Friday afternoon. A product of Nease High School in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida, Stokes would join a busy quarterback room in 2023 that would include current…
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State Sen. Jake Corman Introduces Resolution Designating ‘THON Week’ in Pennsylvania
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The largest student-run philanthropy in the world will soon be getting some official statewide recognition thanks to a new resolution introduced by lawmakers. State Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, recently introduce Senate Resolution 226, which would designate Feb. 14-20, 2022, as “THON Week” in the Commonwealth. “The incredible work of dedicated THON volunteers makes…