Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Friday, Sept. 30

State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Friday’s offering:

News

• State College Home Catches Fire; No Injuries Reported (Daily Collegian)

• Visiting Bloomington for Penn State Football? Local Color Abounds (StateCollege.com)

• Escaped Rockview Inmate Charged (WTAJ TV)

• Penn State Professor Creates ‘Inexhaustible’ Energy Source (WPSU)

• Centre LifeLink Maintains Prestigious Accreditation (StateCollege.com)

• Sam Adams to Perform at Penn State (Daily Collegian)

• $3.3 Million Award to Find Planets in Habitable Zones of nearby Stars (Penn State Live)

• Former Student Sentenced for Indecent Exposures (Daily Collegian)

• State College Weekend Plans: Friday, Sept. 30, to Sunday, Oct. 2 (StateCollege.com)

• StateCollege.com Newsletter Gives You Info to Plan the Next Seven Days (StateCollege.com)

Columns/Opinion

• Russell Frank: Noise Essential to Woo Life, Researcher Says (StateCollege.com)

• Lauren Tecce: From-the-Floor Report on Co-ed Floors in East (Onward State)

Sports

• Penn State-Indiana Football Preview (Onward State)

• No. 24 Women’s Soccer Sprints Past Ohio State, 3-1 (GoPSUsports.com)

• No. 9 Women’s Volleyball Hosts Wisconsin, No. 10 Minnesota (GoPSUsports.com)

• No. 19 Men’s Soccer to Battle Michigan in Big Ten Home Opener (GoPSUsports.com)

• Former Lady Lion Wright Claims WNBA All-Defensive First Team Honors (GoPSUsports.com)

• Cost Joins Men’s Soccer Staff as Volunteer Assistant Coach (GoPSUsports.com)

Yesterday’s Headlines

• Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, Sept. 29 (StateCollege.com)