Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Monday, Aug. 22

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 Noon News & Features.

Here is Monday’s offering:

News

• Suspicious Man Identified in Wal-Mart Incident, State College Police Say (StateCollege.com)

• X-Games Champion Jamie Bestwick to Host ‘Bike for Life’ at Tussey Mountain (StateCollege.com)

• TEDxPSU Registration Opens Today (Onward State)

• Graham Spanier Welcomes the Class of 2015 to Penn State (Daily Collegian)

• Welcome Week Events Herald Start of New Academic Year (Onward State)

• Storms Packed 50 MPH Winds, No Confirmed Tornadoes, AccuWeather.com Says (StateCollege.com)

• CATA, Penn State Traffic Return to Normal — with Some Adjustments (StateCollege.com)

• Zac Brown Band to Play Penn State’s Jordan Center (StateCollege.com)

• Columnist Russell Frank Takes High Honors in National Competition (StateCollege.com)

Photos and Video

• PHOTOS: Severe Weather Swamps State College (StateCollege.com)

• PHOTOS: Campus Rejuvenated as University Park Hosts Move-in Days 2011 (Penn State Live)

• VIDEO: Storm Damage Hits Happy Valley (WTAJ TV)

Columns/Opinion

• Adam Smeltz: In Tough Times, Bold Moves Helped Chart State College’s Future (StateCollege.com)

• John Tecce: My Senior Year Wish List (Onward State)
  

Sports

• Penn State Football: Chris Fowler, AP Top 25 Voters Overlook Nittany Lions (StateCollege.com)

• Andrew Long Leaves Penn State Wrestling Program, Does Not Register for Classes (Examiner.com)

• Penn State Women’s Soccer Thumps Nevada, 4-0 (GoPSUsports.com)

• Jefferson Sets Career High in K’s, but Spikes Fall (State College Spikes)

• Student-Athlete Selected a Murray Scholar, Writes Essay about JoePa (Penn State Live)

Friday’s Headlines

• Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Friday, Aug. 19 (StateCollege.com)