Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Monday, May 23

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

• Pennsylvania Police to Toughen Seat-Belt Enforcement with ‘Click It or Ticket’ (StateCollege.com)

• National Guard Honors ‘Service, Sacrifice’ of Fallen Soldiers (Centre Daily Times)

• Penn State Academic Exchange Day Held at Peking University (Peking University News)

• PSU Professors Examine Economic Impact in Pa. of Drilling Fee Proposals (Centre Daily Times)

• Penn State Parents Give $100,000 to Support Roundtable Project (Penn State Live)

• Interdisciplinary Team Helps Foster Children Plan Future (Penn State Live)

Columns/Opinion

• Mike Poorman – Penn State Football: For Joe Paterno, 84 Is Still a Walk in the Park (StateCollege.com)

• Adam Smeltz – Moving Day? Expect Free Food, Free Drink — and No Secrets (StateCollege.com)

Sports

• Softball Season Ends with 3-1 Loss to No. 12 Oregon (GoPSUsports)

• Penn State Clinches a Baseball Playoff Spot with an 11-8 Victory over Michigan (GoPSUsports)

• Tickets Available for 2011 Big Ten Baseball Tournament (GoPSUsports)

• Howe Concludes NCAA Regional Tournament Tied for 32nd (GoPSUsports)

• Father’s Penn State Football Dreams Could be Realized by Son (York Daily Record/Sunday News)

• For These PSU Players, a Summer in State College Should Help Them in the Fall (PennLive.com)

• Penn State Football: 11 Things the Nittany Lions Do Very Well (Bleacher Report)