Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Tuesday, May 24

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 Tuesday’s offering:

News

• State College Board OKs Tentative Budget, Will Reconsider Driver-Education Cut (StateCollege.com)

• School District, Bank in Swap Clash (Wall Street Journal)

• Incumbent Rogers Calls for Manual Recount in Centre Co. Primary Races (StateCollege.com)

• Good Shepherd Parishioners Mourn Former Pastor (Centre Daily Times)

• Verizon Wireless to Launch 4G LTE in State College Soon (StateCollege.com)

• Office of Student Aid to Adopt New Evaluation Policy (Daily Collegian)

• National Merit Scholarship Program: 21 State High Seniors Named Finalists (Centre Daily Times)

• Zak Sobel Band Takes Happy Valley to ‘Barcelona’ (Onward State)

Opinion/Columns

• Mike Poorman – Penn State Basketball: For DeChellis, Navy Offers Fewer Waves (StateCollege.com)

• Mike the Mailman – Mike Shares a Busy Weekend of Moments that Mattered (StateCollege.com)

Photos

• Shot on Site: The Second Mile Charity Auction (StateCollege.com)

• Dump Truck Crashes into Nittany Mall Parking Lot (StateCollege.com)

Sports

• District 6 Class AAA Boys’ Volleyball: Little Lions Open Title Defense Against Altoona (Centre Daily Times)

• Statement from Tim Curley on Nittany Lion Basketball (GoPSUsports)

• Vitale Has a Big Name Suggestion for Next Penn State Hoop Coach (USAToday.com)

• Baseball: Penn State Opens Up Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday (GoPSUsports)

• Men’s Gymnastics: Pineda Honored on CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District First Team (GoPSUsports)

• Penn State Walk-on: More than a Stroll for Torrey Pines Quarterback (San Diego Union-Tribune)