January 2025
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It’s a Winter Wonderland in SC — Both of Them
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Hey, State College, we’re back! Well, sort of. We recently made the trek north from the other SC (Sun City, South Carolina) up to Penn State, primarily for the annual Hockey Alumni Weekend at Pegula Ice Arena. I’d love to tell you we were escaping the record cold and snowfall that hit South Carolina –…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Blows Late Lead at Michigan for Most Recent Quad-1 Loss
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The momentum was in Penn State’s favor. The Nittany Lions had jumped to a five-point lead with just minutes remaining at Michigan on Monday night, but the Wolverines went on a 9-0 run, highlighted by a go-ahead 3-pointer by Tre Donaldson to hand Penn State a 76-72 loss — the program’s sixth defeat in its…
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Plan for New $96M Penn State Classroom Building Advances
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Construction is expected to begin in the coming months on a new Penn State building intended to address a shortage of large classrooms and anticipated enrollment increases at the University Park campus. State College Planning Commission on Thursday heard details of the final land development plan for the general-purpose classroom building to be located at…
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Penn State Faculty Fear the School Will Close Campuses Across the State. Officials Won’t Give Them a Straight Answer
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Penn State’s commonwealth campuses enroll a more racially diverse group of people, a greater percentage of Pennsylvania residents and more first-generation college students, than its flagship at University Park.
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Local Historia: Manhunt in the Mountains
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What do a murder at a Pittsburgh gas station during the Great Depression, a shootout near the Rattlesnake Mountain airmail beacon and Bellefonte Academy students have in common? The true crime of George Clark Skidmore.
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Anthony Poindexter Reportedly Signing Contract Extension With Penn State Following Knowles’ Hire as Defensive Coordinator
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The search for Penn State’s next defensive coordinator lasted just over two weeks. It included candidates both internal and external, in college football and the NFL. It ultimately concluded with the reported addition of Jim Knowles, who helped turn Ohio State into the nation’s top defense and win a national championship this past season. But,…
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Penn State Set to Hire Ohio State DC Jim Knowles. What Could His Inaugural Nittany Lion Defense Look Like?
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It took a two-week search following the departure of Tom Allen, but Penn State has finally found its next defensive coordinator. Jim Knowles, who served in the same role at Ohio State the past three seasons, is expected to be announced as the Nittany Lions’ newest coaching hire on Monday. Knowles had a loaded Buckeyes…
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Penn State Officially Hires Ohio State’s Jim Knowles as Next Defensive Coordinator
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Updated Jan. 27. Penn State has officially found its next defensive coordinator. Jim Knowles, fresh off leading Ohio State to a national championship last week in his third year with the program, was officially announced as the Nittany Lions’ new defensive coordinator on Monday. He’s set to replace Tom Allen, who left for the same…
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Op-Ed: Getting to Know ‘Subu’ Vedam
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Subramanyam Vedam, a former State College resident incarcerated at the State Correctional Institute at Huntingdon, has for many years been seeking his freedom based on his claim that he is innocent of the 1980 crime of killing another State College resident, Thomas Kinser. This fall Centre County Judge Jonathan Grine ruled that Mr. Vedam is entitled…