Attempted burglary occurs on campus

Three men entered an unsecured dorm room in Pinchot Hall early Sunday morning and attempted to steal items, Penn State University Police said.

However, police said the room's resident confronted the men and they fled the area without taking anything.

The victim did not know the men, but he was able to give descriptions of them, police said. Police said they could not release the descriptions because the matter was still under investigation.

Police said it was unclear if the matter was related to robberies earlier last weekend at two Beaver Hill apartments.

Man charged with rape will go to trial

State College man police said choked and raped a female Penn State student Oct. 15 will go to trial March 28.

A jury was chosen yesterday for the trial of Maurice Golden, 26, who is charged with rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate assault and simple assault, according to court documents. Fourteen jurors were chosen; eight are women.

Centre County Public Defender Casey McClain, Golden's attorney, said he has four potential witnesses. Lance Marshall, a Centre County assistant district attorney, said he plans to call a nurse from the Mount Nittany Medical Center and a State College police detective to testify.