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Penn State Football: Joe Moorhead Named Broyles Award Nominee
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Penn State’s first-year offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead has transformed the Nittany Lion offense and is now, one of 40 nominees for the Broyles Award, which annually recognizes the nation’s top assistant coach from a pool of nearly 1,500.
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Lunch with Mimi: House of Care Director Phil Jones
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Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith sat down with House of Care executive Phil Jones to discuss what services are offered at the personal care home and who it serves, how readers can help make financial donations to support the organization, and the overwhelming need for more personal-care fac
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Taste of the Month: Dam Donuts
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Dam Donuts, located at 216 W. High St. in Bellefonte, is a family-owned business offering a wide variety of plain and seasonal-inspired donuts with an endless combination of frostings and toppings. Owners Traci and Mike Beck have wanted to open a bakery in the area for the last 15 years.
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Taste of the Month: Dam Donuts
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The donut has become a distinctly American food passion. The word “doughnut,” and its shortened variation, “donut,” have been around since the 1800s. In World War I, female Salvation Army workers known as Doughnut Girls would fry and distribute donuts to the American soldiers fighting in France. These sweet treats offered a taste of home…
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Lunch with Mimi: Phil Jones
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Since October 2014, Phil Jones has been the executive director of House of Care, but his involvement with the nonprofit organization actually began in 2010 when he served as an administrator and director. House of Care is a five-bedroom nonprofit personal-care home in State College dedicated to serving those with extremely low income, little-to-no family…
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International Education Experiences
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International Education Week is November 14-18. The US Department of State and Department of Education team up each year to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. As part of the celebration, Penn State Directorate of Education Abroad holds an annual essay contest that provides study abroad alumni the opportunity to share their…
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Former Nittany Lion Brent Wilkerson Sentenced
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According to a report by the Centre Daily Times, former Penn State tight end Brent Wilkerson has been sentenced to five years of probation following a plea agreement.
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Taste of the Month: Revival Kitchen
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Take a beautiful drive through picturesque rolling hills and rich farmlands to a quaint, casual restaurant in Reedsville and have one of the best farm-to-table meals in Central Pennsylvania.
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Lunch with Mimi: Pennsylvania Pink Zone Director Erin Tench
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In May, Erin Tench was hired as the new executive director for the Pennsylvania Pink Zone, taking over for Miriam Powell. Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith sat down with Tench to talk about how she hopes to grow Pink Zone through events such as the Little Black Dress Goes Pink charity event
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Penn State engineers part of Volvo SuperTruck effort
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Five years of effort by a partnership of international corporations and universities organized by Volvo have led to the Volvo SuperTruck, a vehicle that achieved an 88 percent improvement in overall efficiency. Penn State engineers were part of this SuperTruck team, and focused on advanced combustion strategies and engine simulation. Volvo was…