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Updated November 6, 2009 7:17 PM
Authorities seized four pages of medical records for Troy R. Tierney, the man police documents say told officers he shot his 21-year-old girlfriend at about 12:30 a.m. Oct. 24 in hunting grounds about 30 minutes from Penn State's campus. Updated 7:17 PM
Henry C. "Hank" Foley, dean of Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology, was appointed vice president for research and dean of the graduate school at this afternoon's Board of Trustees meeting. Updated 1:58 PM
Though in any other year spring tuition bills would've gone out today, Penn State President Graham Spanier told the university's board of trustees today that he hopes they be released in the next few days. Updated 1:45 PM
Updated November 6, 2009 4:59 AM
University officials confirmed Thursday that Penn State freshman Joseph Dado did not smoke marijuana or consume any other drugs in the hours leading up to his death.
Another year means another high-stakes clash between Penn State and Ohio State.
The Bryce Jordan Center may have seen the likes of Jay-Z and Britney Spears, but Miley Cyrus songs were on when the artist brought her own kind of party to State College on Thursday night.
As temperatures dipped below freezing, the last Paternoville weeklong campout came to sudden halt Thursday night.
Crowd control
Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark said he was stepping off the football team's bus and heading for the Lasch Football Building when he and some of his teammates started receiving phone calls about chaos downtown.
After nearly a year as Panhellenic Council (PHC) president, Mairys Joaquin is confident she is leaving the position in good hands.
Man knocks down woman, steals wallet
The Penn State Board of Trustees will meet today to discuss the impact of the state budget impasse on the university -- an issue that has at least one trustee "concerned."
If some students seemed nervous to approach the back seats of a White Loop bus Thursday, it might have been because a white abominable snowman was sitting there with a sign reading "I'm wearing white on Saturday -- are you?"
The State College Area Food Bank began distributing food for the holidays this week, marking the start of its busiest season during a year that has brought more clients to the food bank because of the economic downturn.
The next time the State College Borough Council meets, there will be one new face at the front of the room. Sort of.
A crowd of more than 200 Yankees fans took to the streets of Beaver Canyon on Wednesday night following the team's victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the Major League Baseball World Series.
Students gathered to watch people change frantically into each other's clothing Thursday night at Paternoville, screaming at them to go faster.
After leaving an abusive relationship in the midst of a pregnancy, Housing Transitions, Inc. (HTI) beneficiary Jennifer found herself at the Centre House, State College's homeless shelter.
Although in-and-out liquor stores often see a high influx of clients in State College, Dipi Sawhney encourages community members and students alike to take advantage of the personal environment of local wine tasting.
Men took their shirts off and danced on stage for the women bidding on them at Thursday night's date auction.
Gertrude Enders Huntington never liked housework. So when she was hired as a working girl for an Amish family as part of her graduate work at Yale University, it wasn't always easy.
"Achieving a Golden Future" will be the task taken on by Penn State's chapter of the NAACP Sunday night, an effort to encourage students to enact change in their communities.
Updated November 5, 2009 7:11 PM
University officials confirmed today that Penn State freshman Joseph Dado did not smoke marijuana in the hours leading up to his death. Updated 7:11 PM
As weather conditions worsen, Paternoville Coordination Committee (PCC) President Alex Cohen said the campsite will be forced to shut down for the night. Updated 6:55 PM
More than 200 Penn State students rushed Beaver Canyon Wednesday night to celebrate after the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in game six of the World Series. Updated 3:39 PM
Tuition rates may rise if state legislators do not provide funding to Penn State within the next week and a half, university officials said.
The White House T-shirt created by the Penn State Marketing Association (PSMA) for the Ohio State game will no longer be sold after students and alumni complained that its design does not reflect Penn State's values.
Facilities fee
The Facilities Fee Committee now has the full support of the student government and can vote on the proposal that could create up to 10 new intramural fields.
One of the darlings of State College's music scene is moving on after a final show in December.
Police: Man assaulted, robbed by men
Two men police say broke into a Penn State student's Beaver Terrace apartment Oct. 23 waived their right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday, while the third man, who was armed with a semi-automatic gun, remains at large.
FEATURE PHOTO
New York Yankee fans celebrate the Yankees' 7-3 win against the Phillies to take the World Series Trophy for the 27th time outside of Lion's Den early Thursday morning.
FEATURE PHOTO
New York Yankee fans hold up a banner as they run down Calder Way in celebration of the Yankees' 7-3 win against the Phillies to take the World Series Trophy for the 27th time early Thursday morning.
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