Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Monday, May 16

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

• Former Penn State Football Player Austin Scott Says Dismissed Rape Charge Was BroughtBecause of Conspiracy (Harrisburg Patriot-News)

• Alpha Phi Delta VP Found Naked After Break-In (Onward State)

• At Penn State, CNN’s Blitzer Highlights Those ‘Willing to Stand Up and Fight’ (StateCollege.com)

• New Doctors Graduate from Penn State College of Medicine (Harrisburg Patriot-News)

• Local Grads Get Word from Voice of PSU (Wilkes-Barre Times Leader)

• Penn State Program Changes Approved at Board Meeting (StateCollege.com)

• Distraction of the Day: Sexy Sax Man at UP (Onward State)

• Marcellus Shale Firms Prep to Drill (Centre Daily Times)

• Outgoing Chair Recaps Faculty Senate Work for 2010-11 (Penn State Live)

• Penn State Announces 2011-12 Administrative Fellows (Penn State Live)

• State High Team Aces Competition (Centre Daily Times)

Politics

• Seven Cross-Filed Candidates Competing in State College School Board Primary (StateCollege.com)

• Five Democrats Running in State College Borough Council Primary (StateCollege.com)

Columns/Opinion

• Rich Kerstetter: What I Learned in My First 72 Hours on Facebook (StateCollege.com)

• Mike Poorman: Without Question, Joe Paterno Outmanuevers the Press (Again) (StateCollege.com)

• Dan Nestlerode: Measuring our Financial Well-Being (StateCollege.com)

Sports

• Nittany Lion Softball Returns to NCAA Tournament (GoPSUsports.com)

• NCAA Softball Regional Ticket and Schedule Information (GoPSUsports)

• Track and Field: Eaton, Loxsom and Duncan Crowned Big Ten Champions; Nittany Lion Women Post Impressive Second-place Finish (GoPSUsports.com)

• Baseball: Nittany Lions Take Two of Three from Gophers to Remain in the Thick of Playoff Hunt (GoPSUsports.com)

• Penn State Golf Courses Participate in PGA Free Lesson Month (WTAJ TV)

• Penn State Night at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to Benefit THON (Pittsburgh Pirates)

• Guman a ‘Grand Experiment’ Success Story (Hazleton Standard Speaker)

• Pitt’s Todd Graham Wants to Play Penn State (Black Shoe Diaries)

• Penn State Football: 10 Teams the Nittany Lions Love to Beat Most (Bleacher Report)