Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, May 19

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

• Extracurricular Fees Panned, Tax Increase Rethought in State College (StateCollege.com)

• ‘America’s Next Top Model’: Beech Creek native wins show gets modeling, magazine contracts (Centre Daily Times)

• Earrings Worth $750 Reported Stolen from Nittany Mall (StateCollege.com)

• Police: Charges Pending in Highlands Crash; Driver Appeared Drunk (StateCollege.com)

• Census Shows Fresh Proof of Graying of Pa. (CNBC)

• IT Power-saving Initiative Could Save Penn State $800,000 Annually (Penn State Live)

• Hope You Enjoyed Your Last Senior Week! (Onward State)

• Area Couple Honored for Contributions to Arts (Daily Collegian)

Columns/Opinion

• Jay Paterno: Someone Exploits a Loophole, and the NCAA Adds New Rules (StateCollege.com)

Photos/Video

• Students Get Hands-on Experience Down on the Farm (Penn State Live)

Sports

• Pennsbury’s Denman Decides on Penn State (PhillyBurbs.com)

• Improved Penn State Safety Malcolm Willis Ready for an Increased Role in 2011 (PennLive.com)

• 2011 Penn State Offensive Outlook: Offensive Line a Strength (PennLive.com)

• Baseball Wraps Up Regular Season at Michigan on Thursday (GoPSUsports)

• Softball: Nittany Lions Place Four on All-Big Ten Teams (GoPSUsports)

• Women’s Volleyball Unveils 2011 Schedule (GoPSUsports)