May 2014
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State College Police Department Takes Recruiting Effort to Social Media
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Currently, the police department is in the midst of its biannual recruitment process. Like most other technology-embracing organizations, it’s taken to social media to bring in new recruits, but it’s not just using Twitter — it’s on YouTube too.
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Tuesday, May 20
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Penn State, State College and Centre County are making news all over cyberspace. Every weekday at noon we post links to some of the most noteworthy stories.
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Penn State Football: Message Key For Franklin And His Plan For Success
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In another life James Franklin may have been a world class marketing agent. But as a head football coach Franklin has less time for the commercial world of marketing and advertising then he does for game tape and recruiting visits. Even so, Franklin is still all too aware of the value of a…
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Become an Organ Donor, Save a Life
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Yearly, there are between 17,000 and 18,000 patients waiting for a liver and an average of only 6,500 become available. “The whole allocation process is based on the sickest first, and even then we can’t seem to save all of them because a donor may not become available for a specific person.”
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Maryland Man Sentenced for Pair of Attacks on Women
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The attacks happened within minutes of each other in the early morning hours of Oct. 13, 2013. Prosecutors say Taylor pushed a woman into some bushes and got on top of her. She began screaming and hit him on the head with a bucket.
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Arson Victims Just Grateful to be Alive
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“They were relentless at getting our attention to wake up. There was this pounding and ringing and ringing [the doorbell] and pounding. They saved our lives.”
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Study: Penn State Is Second-Most Unequal Public University In Executive Payment vs. Student Debt
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“From [fiscal year] 2006 to [fiscal year] 2012, the Board approved another $4.8 million in executive compensation while average student debt on campus grew by 49% to $35,100.”
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Fate of State College Area High School Rests in the Hands of Voters
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After weighing community input over two years with more than 150 public meetings, a survey of 7,000 residents, Fishbaine says, “the State College school board is proposing a long-term and fiscally responsible project which we believe is the community consensus.”
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London to Magadan on the ‘Road of Bones’, Lemont Man Departs for Adventure of a Lifetime
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“For me, this is more than a cultural experience,” Echard says. “I want to see geography and landscapes that few people get to see. My biggest concern is snow in Siberia in August. I’m sure there will be some.”
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Penn State Football: Franklin Looking To Graphic Design For Branding Innovation
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“We run an intern program you know, really no different than anyone else on campus,” Franklin said recently during a stop on Penn State’ coaches caravan. “There are people that come in that want to work in sports marketing, there are people who want to be general managers, there are people who w