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Former Trustee’s New Lawsuit Accuses Penn State and Board Leaders of Defamation, Violating Free Speech Rights
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A former Penn State trustee alleges the university and board leaders defamed him and violated his constitutional rights in retaliation for his requests for financial information and exercising protected speech. […]
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Penn State Would Not Sign Trump High Ed Compact, Bendapudi Says
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Penn State would not sign the Trump administration’s controversial compact for higher education if asked to do so, according to university President Neeli Bendapudi. The “Compact for Academic Excellence in […]
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Business Briefs
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A Domino’s Pizza location in State College is offering free pizza to SNAP recipients, and to customers who pitch in for a food drive. The chain’s restaurant at 540 Westerly […]
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The Cakeshop Is Closing Its Storefront, But Its Business Will Continue
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A Centre County bakery is closing its Pleasant Gap shop, but it isn’t going away completely. The Cakeshop by Tati plans to close its storefront at 113 E. College Ave. […]
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Gravel Bike Adventure Gateway
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A new resource showcases Centre County’s many gravel bike adventure routes.
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Lawsuit Alleges Penn State Violated Free Speech Rights in Handling of Conservative Speaker Events
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A conservative student organization filed a lawsuit against Penn State this week claiming that the university violated the group’s constitutional rights through “systematic suppression of protected speech.” Uncensored America and […]
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Judges Order Trump Administration to Fund SNAP Payments During Shutdown
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BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds […]
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Penn State Reports Record-High Undergraduate Enrollment at University Park, Continued Decline at Commonwealth Campuses
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Penn State enrolled a record number of undergraduates — including its third-largest freshman class — at the University Park campus this fall, while enrollment at the Commonwealth Campuses continued to […]
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Ferguson Township Commission Reviews Land Development Plan for North Atherton Street Wawa
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Traffic and site access issues remained at the forefront of discussions as Ferguson Township’s Planning Commission reviewed the preliminary land development plan for a Wawa store along the North Atherton […]
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Court Grants Emergency Stay of Deportation After Subu Vedam’s Transfer to Unknown Location
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A federal court on Thursday granted an order that at least temporarily prohibits the U.S. government from deporting a State College man who was detained by immigration authorities just as […]