Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, June 29

State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news — locally, nationally, internationally and in cyberspace. We post the latest sampling of stories of note, with links, from our site and across the Web every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Wednesday’s offering:

News

• Inquirer: Lawmakers Advance 19 Percent Funding Cut for Penn State; University Seeks Timely Action (StateCollege.com)

• Penn State Resigns Itself to 19 Percent Appropriation Cut (Onward State)

• Penn State Tuition Highest in Nation for In-state Students (Daily Collegian)

• New PSU SAFE Program Replaces AlcoholEdu (Onward State)

• Driver Identified after Spring Creek Crash (StateCollege.com)

• Freshmen Participate in Community Service (Daily Collegian)

• Penn State Law Case Beats Long Odds to be Heard by the Supreme Court (Penn State Live)

• Hat trick: Penn State Named a Military Friendly School for Third Year (Penn State Live)

Columns/Opinion

• Michele Marchetti: Teaching Our Children About the Rights All Americans Should Have (StateCollege.com)

Sports

• Spikes Come Back, But Fall to Scrappers (State College Spikes)

• Little League Softball: State College Knocks Off Mifflin County for Title (Centre Daily Times)

• Former Nittany Lion Plays for Women’s World Cup (Onward State)

• Seven Home Games Highlight 2011 Field Hockey Schedule (GoPSUsports)

• Lessons From a Legend: Cael Sanderson Instructs at Keystone Wrestling Camp (York Daily Record)

• Joe Paterno Bashes 7-on-7 ‘Auction Blocks’ (Palm Beach Post)

• Big Ten Football: Where Does Penn State Rank Since 2000? (Bleacher Report)