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 Monday’s offering:
News
- Festival Police Activity Called ‘Pretty Similar to Past Years’ (StateCollege.com)
- Banners Reported Stolen from Penn State Natatorium; Public’s Help Sought (StateCollege.com)
- Alessandrine Resigns Leadership Role in Downtown State College (StateCollege.com)
- Prospector’s, State College BBQ Eatery, Closes (StateCollege.com)
- ‘The Last Mountain’ Makes Local Debut; Continues through Thursday (StateCollege.com)
- Festival Brings Exposure to Local Businesses (Daily Collegian)
- 18 Years of Route 22 Construction Coming to an End (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- New Penn State Program Prepares Adults for Transition to College (Penn State Live)
- Alumni Association Tops 165,000 Members Overall (Penn State Live)
Columns/Opinion
- Adam Smeltz: Penn State Facility Plan Panned in Ferguson Township (StateCollege.com)
- Dan Nestlerode: What’s the Next Chapter in the Economic Saga? (StateCollege.com)
- Doris S. Myers: The Importance of Savoring Each Moment (StateCollege.com)
- Rich Kerstetter: A Genealogical Inquiry into Human Misery (StateCollege.com)
Video
- People’s Choice Festival Wraps Up (WJAC TV)
Audio
- Sounds of the Arts Festival (WPSU)
Sports
- Arts Fest 10K and 5K: Olympic Trials Qualifier Paces Field (Centre Daily Times)
- Spikes Score with Legs, but Fall to ‘Cutters (State College Spikes)
- Women’s Soccer: Krieger, U.S. Fall Just Short of FIFA World Cup Title (GoPSUsports)
- Q&A with Joe Paterno: Penn State Coach Discusses his Improved Health, Big Ten Expansion and More (Reading Eagle)
- Mauti Named to Butkus Award Watch List (GoPSUsports)
- Linebacker Pollock Looking for Spot on the Field (Wilkes-Barre Times Leader)
- Another 2012 Recruit Decommits from Penn State (Philly.com)
- College Hockey: Reshuffling Blurs Picture, Jeopardizing Conferences (New York Times)
