Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, June 30

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 Thursday’s offering:

News

• Local Lawmakers Vote for Penn State Funding Cut; Compromise Cited (StateCollege.com)

• Hardy: Formal, Objective Program Review May Benefit State College Schools (StateCollege.com)

• Coed Floors Coming to East Halls (Onward State)

• Steps to Conserve Penn State’s Historic Land-Grant Frescoes Identified (Penn State Live)

• COG Lays Out Spending Plans (Centre Daily Times)

• Conservation Groups Seek Drilling Freeze (Centre Daily Times)

• Nebraska-Lincoln Officially Joins Big Ten, CIC on July 1 (Penn State Live)

• New College Tuition Data May Shock (National Journal)

• ‘Papa’ Hemingway Still Casts a Long Shadow (USA Today)

• University Hospital President Resigns to Take Job at Penn State Hershey Medical Center (Star-Ledger)

• StateCollege.com Newsletter Gives You Info to Plan the Next Seven Days (StateCollege.com)

Columns/Opinion

• Jay Paterno: We Demand Great Leadership, But Are We Worthy of It? (StateCollege.com)

Audio

• Picasso Play Travels from State College to the Capital Fringe Festival (WPSU)

Sports

• Benedict Earns Win No. 1, Spikes Take 5-2 Victory (State College Spikes)

• Charlestown’s Maduegbunam to Play Basketball at Penn State (Boston Globe)

• Windsor Standout Offensive Tackle Joey O’Connor Commits to Penn State (Greeley Tribune)

• Penn State to Host NCAA Women’s Golf Regional Action (GoPSUsports)