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
- State College Foments Push for Greener, Cleaner Buildings (StateCollege.com)
- Penn State Funding Cut Could Be Eased under House Legislation (StateCollege.com)
- Spanier Shares Thoughts on Athletics, Collegiate Challenges at Land-Grant Conference (StateCollege.com)
- As University Budgets Take a Beating, Agricultural Colleges and Extension Programs Feel Impact (Washington Post)
- Center for the Performing Arts Receives Largest Grant in its History (Penn State Live)
- Ferguson Supervisor Candidate Challenged by Age Requirement (Centre Daily Times)
- Debunking the Fro-Yo War: Who Came Out on Top (Onward State)
- The Worst Cities for Auto Theft – For Second Year in a Row, State College Had Lowest Rate in the Nation (ABC News)
- Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush (New York Times)
- Penn State Football Annual to Be Released in July; Ordering Available Online (StateCollege.com)
Columns/Opinion
- Adam Smeltz: In State College, An Attitudinal Evolution over Gay Rights (StateCollege.com)
- Rich Kerstetter: Missing A Favorite Player . . . and The Little Gray Guy (StateCollege.com)
Photos
- Summer’s Best Music Fest Rocks Downtown State College (StateCollege.com)
Sports
- Six-run First Sinks Spikes in 8-1 Defeat (State College Spikes)
- Nittany Lions Close Out 2011 USATF Outdoor Championships (GoPSUsports)
- Four Nittany Lions Tackle 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup (GoPSUsports)
- McDonagh Triumphs at 109th Connecticut Amateur Golf Tournament (GoPSUsports)
- Seo to Compete in 2011 Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship (GoPSUsports)
- Sanderson Juggles it All (Centre Daily Times)
- St. Augustine Lineman Chooses Penn State (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Dowrey Commits to Penn State (Northern Virginia Daily)
- USA Today Disses Penn State – Perhaps Deservedly So (Morning Call Blogs)
- Greatest Penn State Games of the Big Ten Era – 1994 Illinois (Black Shoe Diaries)
