August 2021
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A Lesson in Growth for Pennsylvania from the Beehive State
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The U.S. Census Bureau recently released initial data from the 2020 census count. As of April 1, 2020 the population of the United States of America was 331,449,281, a 7.4% increase from 2010. On a local basis this is good news for those folks in Happy Valley who are adverse to growth and want our…
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Moving Up in the World: Luxury High-Rise Apartments Are Changing the College Experience
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Everywhere you look, high-rise luxury student apartment buildings seem to be sprouting up in downtown State College, soaring up to the sky, changing the feel of the old college town. The one-word names of these goliath buildings seem to encompass what they are all about. From The Metropolitan, The Rise, HERE and The Standard, these…
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Centre County Adds 21 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 1,846 New Positives
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Centre County reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Monday to bring its total to 17,440, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 1,846 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,269,555. The county also reported 65 negative test results for a total of 74,733. Statewide, there were 6,254 new negatives for a total…
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Penn State Football: Previewing a Quarterback Room with No Shortage of Questions
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Penn State football’s 2021 season won’t come down to just one player. That simplifies things a bit too much in a game that requires so many moving pieces to work together, but it’s hard to imagine a position more important in college football than the quarterback. There might be plenty of things that can make…
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Bo Nickal Partners with American Top Team to Open New MMA Gym in Pleasant Gap
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Making a transition from champion wrestler to professional mixed martial arts fighter, Bo Nickal has brought a new MMA gym to Centre County that will serve as a team training center and a community resource. The three-time NCAA champion at Penn State partnered with one of the nation’s premier MMA teams to build American Top…
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Penn State Women’s Hockey: Barbour Talks Future in CHA
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Penn State women’s hockey is happy to stay in the CHA, according to Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour, but that doesn’t mean the Nittany Lions won’t weigh their options in the future if need be. To set the scene, Penn State women’s hockey is a member of the five team CHA conference, which…
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Penn State Basketball Adds Four-Star Prospect Jameel Brown to 2022 Class
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Penn State men’s basketball has added four-star guard Jameel Brown to its 2022 recruiting class giving the Nittany Lions their first marquee recruiting win under new head coach Micah Shrewsberry and one of the program’s highest-rated verbal commitments ever. Rated the No. 111 prospect in the nation and the No. 2 prospect in the state…
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Big Ten Announces COVID-19 Forfeiture Policy
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The Big Ten confirmed on Monday this year’s policy for any COVID-related cancellations of athletic events. The conference announced that if a team is unable to play a “conference contest” due to COVID-19, it will be ruled a forfeit and will not be rescheduled. “That contest shall be considered a loss for the team impacted by COVID-19…
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Penn State Athletics: Barbour Opens the Door to Adding a Women’s Varsity Sport. Could it Be Crew or Rugby?
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Sandy Barbour, the head of Penn State intercollegiate athletics, said she is open to the possibility of the university adding an additional women’s varsity sports team. The revelation came during her Zoom press conference on Saturday, after I asked her about the athletic program’s challenge — and legal responsibility — of meeting its Title IX…
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Centre County Adds 20 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,169 New Positives
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Centre County reported 20 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday to bring its total to 17,419, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 2,169 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,267,709. The county also reported 83 negative test results for a total of 74,668. Statewide, there were 6,688 new negatives for a total…