January 2025
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Relaxation Rooms Help Penn State Students De-stress
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As projects and papers begin to pile up, students can gain resiliency and focus on well-being through relaxation rooms found in the Intramural Building and the HUB-Robeson Center.
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Centre County Library Encourages Kids to Take Part in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program
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The program, created from an idea by Mem Fox in her book “Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives,” encourages children to read 1,000 books before starting kindergarten.
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Centre Region COG Becomes Final Entity to Sign On to Solar Power Purchase Agreement
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The Centre Region Council of Governments on Monday became the final participant to sign on to a long-in-the-works and sometimes controversial multi-agency solar power project. The COG General Forum — […]
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Penn State Wrestling Standing Above the Noise as It Prepares for Iowa
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Trash talk has been an unwavering pillar in sports for as long as its inception. From intimidating stares to less-than-kind words, athletes, fans and even coaches have participated in the […]
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Did Penn State Athletics Profit Over the Past Fiscal Year? Its Annual Financial Report Tells The Story
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Penn State’s athletic department made just over $5.6 million in profit over the most recent fiscal year, according to its annual financial report that was released this month. The athletic […]
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After Rumors of ICE Activity at State College Schools, Superintendent Explains Law Enforcement Entry Policy
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After apparently unfounded rumors of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity at local schools swirled in the afternoon, State College Area School District Superintendent Curtis Johnson spent a few minutes […]
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Penn State’s Abdul Carter, Tyler Warren Are Top-5 NFL Draft Prospects on Analyst’s Big Board
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With the season in the rear view, the college football world is quickly shifting gears toward the NFL Draft. On Tuesday, NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah published his first […]
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Penn State’s New Defensive Coordinator Jim Knowles Addresses Players: ‘This Is Where I Want to Be’
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Jim Knowles has returned to his home state. It took 36 years and stops at six different schools, but Knowles is finally back in Pennsylvania, where he officially took over […]
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Ghosted by Your Doc? New Law Aims to Weaken Restrictive Noncompete Contracts, Keep Physicians Local
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The rules prevent a health system from pushing dismissed doctors out of town and keeping patients in the dark, but critics say it’s still too narrow.
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Will a Tied State House Halt Harrisburg Again? Pa. Democrats Won’t Say
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State House Democrats have a vacancy after a member’s death, and leaders won’t say whether they’ll stop floor votes while they wait to restore their numerical majority.