July 2014
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Penn State Blue Band Director Announces Retirement
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Richard Bundy confirmed to StateCollege.com that he plans to retire at the end of the 2014-15 academic year. “I have enjoyed the opportunities I have had to serve Penn State, the School of Music, Intercollegiate Athletics and – most of all – the students of the Penn State Bands program,” he says.
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Dan Connor Becomes West Chester Linebackers Coach
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Connor was a bulldozer during his Nittany Lion days. He totaled 419 tackles from 2004-07, 12 of which came in an incredible performance in the 2007 Notre Dame win. The First Team All-American and Bednarik Award Winner was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft 74th overall.
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, July 31
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Penn State, State College and Centre County are making news all over the web. Every weekday at noon we post links to some of the most noteworthy stories.
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Art Fest Recycling Program Gets Green Thumbs Up
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The 4,000 pounds of recyclables equals an energy savings equal to roughly 90 households’ yearly energy consumption, and a reduction of two metric tons of greenhouse.
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Football Team Poster Giveaway Part of Public Relations Blitz Through State College
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Quarterback Christian Hackenberg was in the thick of it and appeared to relish his role as a public relations ambassador. At one point, Franklin accepted a woman’s request to talk with her husband — on the phone — a move which produced some comical moments.
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Penn State Soccer: Dani Marks Latest Chapter Finds Him In Happy Valley
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Like many students who make their way to Penn State, Marks brings with him a unique story. Born in London to English parents he and his family moved to Israel when Marks was still a young child. It was a move that would shape Marks’ life and not only on the soccer field.
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Take Me Out to The Ballpark
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In the dugout before the game Lasorda decided that my brother Scott, a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday and a big kid, would be the bat boy. Scott was hesitant to be the bat boy but there was no telling Tommy Lasorda no. Kirk Gibson could not stop laughing.
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State College School District Fires Back in College Heights Lawsuit
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District Solicitor Scott Etter tells StateCollege.com the lawsuit has “several factual errors” and “is without legal merit.” The family’s attorney, G. Scott Gardner says, “Everything in the lawsuit is accurate.”
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Football Players to Hit the Streets of State College for Poster Blitz
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If you’ve been looking for some blue and white art to hang up on your man (or woman) cave, your search could be over. Dozens of Penn State football players will be handing out copies of the 2014 team football poster Wednesday evening.