State College News
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SCASD Commissions Feasibility Study for Future of Fairmount Building
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State College Area School District will undertake a study to help determine the future of a historic former school building. The school board on Monday unanimously approved a $72,655 proposal from Hoffman Leakey Architects to perform a feasibility study for the 112-year-old Fairmount Building, located at 411 S. Fraser St. near downtown State College. According…
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CATA Expands Free Youth Pass Program to Year-Round
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A youth pass program that allowed kids to ride CATA Bus and CATA Go for free in the summertime will now be available year-round. The Centre Area Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Monday voted to expand the Free Youth Pass program for school-aged riders. Ridership data showed a significant increase in youth trips during…
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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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Penn State Athletics to Open Paterno Family Football Experience Room
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Penn State Athletics and the Penn State All-Sports Museum announced the opening of the Paterno Family Football Experience Room on Tuesday. Located within Beaver Stadium, the permanent museum experience showcases over a century of Penn State football history in a newly renovated room featuring historic artifacts, interactive displays, and multimedia storytelling that honors student-athletes, coaches, staff, teams,…
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Bottle Shop Expands With New Blue & White Pub in Downtown State College
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What began as a plan to purchase and renovate a longtime West Beaver Avenue bottle shop has grown into a new pub six years later. The Blue & White Bottle Shop, which has operated at 222 W. Beaver Ave. since September 2021, opened the attached Blue & White Pub at the end of August, completing…
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It’s Time to Watch Penn State Linebacker Tony Rojas… Again
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Watch Tony Rojas. He’ll be back at linebacker for Penn State on Saturday against Marshall, the culmination of a journey that seemingly took him everywhere, but ultimately brought him back to Beaver Stadium. WATCH TONY ROJAS… • Return to the field where he last played in a college football game, 339 days ago, when Oregon…
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New Judge to Oversee Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Ring Case
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A new judge has take over the case against the men accused of operating a cocaine trafficking ring out of two off-campus Penn State fraternity houses, a day before the first scheduled preliminary hearings in the matter. Centre County President Judge Jonathan Grine on Tuesday signed an order that he will exercise concurrent jurisdiction to…
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Matt Campbell Names Penn State’s Starting Offensive Line, Other Updates
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To kick off his first game week at Penn State, head coach Matt Campbell met with the media inside Beaver Stadium on Tuesday morning. Campbell revealed the Nittany Lions’ starting offensive line for Week 1, provided injury updates and spoke about the importance of trust within his program. Here’s what he had to say. Protecting…
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Dozens of Former Pa. Lawmakers Are Now Registered to Lobby Their Old Workplace
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Critics warn the state’s lax revolving-door law allows ex-lawmakers to profit from relationships formed while in office.
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‘Night at the Museums’ to Showcase Penn State Exhibits and Archives
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By Chris Kick, Penn State Ag Sciences News The second week of Penn State’s fall semester offers a chance to visit university museums during the “Night at the Museums,” planned for 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 3. Organized by the Penn State Museum Consortium, the event again will include the Penn State trolley, which will…