Town and Gown
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“We work when people work, and we work when people play”
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Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center celebrates 30 years On Jan. 6, 1996, the first event, winter commencement, was held in the brand-new Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State’s University Park […]
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Henry Thomas
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A local freedom seeker hunted by “Slave Catchers” in 1856 When the Underground Railroad comes to mind, people often think about freedom seekers in secret hideouts, traveling clandestinely in the […]
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Someone to Turn To
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Centre County’s first full-time humane society police officer is made for the job Mark Rusnak keeps a whiteboard in his office with a running tally of the animals he’s rescued […]
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Bellefonte’s LITTLE BUILDINGS with Lots of HISTORY
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The following historic buildings in Bellefonte may be “little” but they have lots of history. Each has a unique story to tell, including a local store built over a waterway, […]
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Kick up Your Heels: Local line dancing
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New Year’s resolutions often focus on traditional ways to get fit, like running or working out at the gym. Line dancing offers a fun alternative — a calorie-burning aerobic workout […]
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Then & Now: 1966-2026 at Penn State
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Then & Now Each month during Town&Gown’s 60th-anniversary year, we’re updating an article from our early issues. First up: a February 1966 article about the history of Penn State. When […]
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Home-Run Hire Matt Campbell
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In 2015, the Iowa State Cyclones football team finished with a record of 3-9 and ended their season with losses to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and West Virginia. The […]
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Choose Your Own Adventure at Moxmoe
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Everything has a story. That fact becomes unavoidable as you enter Moxmoe Pictures Famous Sandwiches, a hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop nestled between Trek Bicycle and the Fine Wine & Good Spirits […]
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Centre County Crisis Intervention Team: ‘You’ve got to slow it down’
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t When Ferguson Township Police Sergeant Ryan Hendrick was honored as the Centre County Crisis Intervention Team’s officer of the year in 2018, a familiar face who showed up at […]
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The Buckshot War of 1838
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Early in my teaching career, I became obsessed with political drama TV shows. I would binge-watch episodes of “The West Wing” for hours, get lost in “House of Cards,” and […]
