Penn State, State College Noon News and Features: Tuesday, March 19

State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Afternoon News & Features.

Here’s Tuesday’s offering: 

News: 

• School Board Approves $2.3 Million Bid for Memorial Field Bleacher Project – StateCollege.com

• Senate Committee Mulls ‘What it Will Take’ To Reform the Board of Trustees – StateCollege.com

• Groups Promote Awareness at Pride Week HUB Takeover – The Daily Collegian

Sports: 

• Countdown to Blue White: 32 Days: Will There Be More Changes to the Uniforms? – Onward State

• Lady Lions Earn No. 3 Seed in NCAA Tournament – Onward State

• Penn State Football: O’Brien in no Hurry to Name Starting Quarterback – StateCollege.com

Columns and Opinion: 

• Two-Party System Leaves Too Few Options – The Daily Collegian

Onward State: 

• Spring Practice Day 1: Notes, Quotes, and Observations

• Shane McGregor Channels Inner Honey Boo Boo

• Fancy Virtual Tour of Fancy IM Building Renovations

• Arguments Heard in Mike McQueary vs. Penn State Case