Opinion
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Hook: How PA Stacks Up Nationally in High School Sports
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The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is the organization in our country that writes the playing rules for most high school sports. It consists of 51 state associations, one for every state plus the District of Columbia, and almost 20,000 high schools. It also conducts and publishes research on high school sports,…
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Paterno: Keep the Faith and Stand Your Ground, Penn State Fans
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One of the great leadership lessons from Lincoln was the lesson of the letter. When he was angry, he would write a letter to the person who’d angered him. He’d put the letter in a desk drawer overnight and then re-read what he’d written the next morning. Most of the time he’d tear up the…
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Subu Vedam: It’s Now One Year in ICE Custody
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What is there to say about the case of Subramanyam Vedam at this point? Only this: Subu was released because, after 43 years in prison, a Centre County judge agreed with what he had been saying all along: that he had been wrongfully convicted of murder in 1983 and 1988. He was detained because he…
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Hook: The Protect College Sports Act Is a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card for NCAA and Its Members
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President Ronald Reagan was fond of saying that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” Which is a line of thinking that I’ve found I agree with over the years. Government does acceptably well with most of the big things they’ve taken on…
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Homecoming 2026: Penn State, WE ARE the World
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It is Homecoming at Penn State. And while the weekend spins on the axis of a football game, it is so much more than that. It is a time for students to celebrate with a parade and events forging friendships and memories that will last long after their time here. It is time for alumni…
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Frank: More Ways to Enhance Your Game Day!
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“Hello, old chap, you got to work, hey?”Tom wheeled suddenly and said:“Why, it’s you, Ben! I warn’t noticing.”“Say—I’m going in a-swimming, I am. Don’t you wish you could? But of course you’d druther WORK—wouldn’t you? Course you would!”Tom contemplated the boy a bit, and said:“What do you call work?”“Why, ain’t THAT work?”Tom resumed his whitewashing,…
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Paterno: Penn State Football’s Past and Present Meet
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Last week, Penn State opened a new football exhibit in the All-Sports Museum at Beaver Stadium. That exhibit included a recreation of Joe Paterno’s office which immediately drew attention from people in the media near and far. But they missed the emphasis of this new area of the museum. That exhibit is not about one…
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Letters: Standing With Mount Nittany Workers This Labor Day; AI Needs a Constitution
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I’m a proud union member who works just down the street from the Mount Nittany hospital workers still fighting for a fair contract. With Labor Day coming up, I wanted to share my support for these workers. Because this isn’t just the workers’ fight for fair wages. It’s all of our fight for a better…
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Greek Life at Penn State: Plus Ça Change
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It was back to business as usual among the Woo people last weekend, which meant very loud outdoor parties, very many shirtless young males and very many young females wearing very skimpy outfits. If you’re just joining us, the Woo people are denizens of the Highlands, an enclave of oversized lodgings where the aforementioned young…
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Hook: Weather Wonders and School Stress
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Six days a week, my wife and I like to get out for a walk around the neighborhood. We skip Sunday – a day of rest and all – but otherwise we try for 3 miles a day. We have a standard set of “courses” we use for our walks, but depending on weather we’ll…