Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, Feb. 29

State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Wednesday’s offering:

NEWS

• Penn State Board Candidates to Receive Ballot Positions; Drawing Scheduled for Wednesday – StateCollege.com
  

• Police: Pedestrian in Downtown Wreck Was Chasing His Hat – StateCollege.com

• Rodney Erickson to Appear Today at 1 p.m. in Harrisburg, Will Talk Budget – Daily Collegian

• UPUA President T.J. Bard Will Not Seek Re-Election – Onward State

• Jamaica Junction, Grasshopper Gift Shop Open Following Raid – Daily Collegian

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Question Cuts for State-Owned Universities – Allentown Morning Call

• Taliaferro: ‘I Can Make a Difference’ – WTAJ TV

• Murder at Penn State: Who Killed Betsy Aardsma? – CBS 21

• Plan Calls for Workflow Shift in County’s District Courts – Centre Daily Times

• Acclaimed Filmmakers to Speak at PSU – Onward State

• Living Museum Brings History to Life – WTAJ TV

COLUMNS and OPINION

• Joe Battista: It’s Tough to Be the ‘Revolutionary’ and ‘Evolutionary’ – StateCollege.com

• What Your Spring Break Says about You – Onward State

• Fundraising Continues after THON – Daily Collegian

• Penn State Football: Guido’s Legacy and What Lies Ahead – Onward State

SPORTS

• Penn State Football QB Coach Charlie Fisher: ‘We Feel Like We Can Get an Elite Quarterback at Penn State’ – StateCollege.com

• Penn State Wrestling: Nittany Lions Ready to Defend Big Ten Team Title – StateCollege.com

• NFL Combine Wrap on Penn State DB’s D’Anton Lynn and Chaz Powell – Patriot-News

• Penn State Football: Defensive Lineman Shawn Oakman Dismissed From Team – StateCollege.com

• VIDEO: Sanderson: ‘You Have to Want It; You Have to … Take Matters into Your Own Hands’ – StateCollege.com

• Men’s Swimming and Diving: Savoy Earns Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Nittany Lions Set Five School Records at Big Ten Championships – GoPSUsports.com
  

• Penn State Leap Day Recruiting Update – Victory Bell Rings

• Penn State Football: Two Penn Staters on Hall of Fame Ballot – Nittany Lines

• Men’s Gymnastics: Pineda Receives 2012 Wayne Duke Award – GoPSUsports.com

YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES

• Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Tuesday, Feb. 28 – StateCollege.com