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)
