Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Friday, May 27

State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news — locally, nationally, internationally and in cyberspace. We post the latest sampling of stories of note, with links, from our site and across the Web every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Friday’s offering:

News

• Penn State to Host Thousands for Happy Volley Championships (StateCollege.com)

• Beaver-Fraser Intersection Overhaul to Begin in June (StateCollege.com)

• Police Chase Reported in State College Area (StateCollege.com)

• Caregiver of the Year: Woman’s Passion Rewarded (Centre Daily Times)

• Old Main: The History of a Penn State Landmark (Onward State from Penn State Alumni Libraries)

Columns/Opinion

• Russell Frank – I Clipped. I Sawed. I Weeded. (StateCollege.com)

Sports

• Penn State Exploring Lacrosse-only Stadium (Onward State)

• Baseball: Eight-Run Fourth Helps Minnesota Sink Penn State, 8-2; Nittany Lions Eliminated from Tournament (GoPSUsports)

• Little Lions Fall to DuBois in Rematch (Centre Daily Times)

• Track and Field: Kovacs, Eaton Earn NCAA Berths at Eastern Preliminary Round (GoPSUsports)

• Nittany Lions Face Limited Options in Coaching Search (CBS Sports)

• With Big Hoop Names Locked Up, PSU Faces Slim List (Harrisburg Patriot-News)

• PSU transfer Juwan Staten’s future up in air (ESPN Blog)

• Franco Harris to be Inducted Into New Jersey Hall of Fame (GoPSUsports)

• Under Pressure: Expectations Mounting for Penn State Running Back Silas Redd (PennLive.com)

• Penn State Football: Ranking Penn State’s 2011 Opponents (Bleacher Report)

• Hockey Recruit: Olczyk Commits to Penn State (Sioux City Journal)

• Penn State Student-Athletes Continue to Make The Grade; Superb Classroom Performance and Graduation Rates Abound (GoPSUsports)

• Big Ten Gets Student-Athlete Pay Right (Onward State)