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After Further Review: Like It or Not, the Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Great Art
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Super Bowl Sunday was a great day for the Eagles and their fans. But there was this other thing on Super Bowl Sunday that was almost as big: the halftime show. And like it or not, there is no denying that as artistic expression it was a work of great art. Allow me to explain……
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The Ties that Bind Us
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“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Relationships matter. What we do with and for others is the stuff of life. It is often the difference between those just living, and those who…
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Will Subu Vedam Prevail?
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Updated 12:28 p.m. Feb. 5 with new hearing times. It all comes down to the size of a bullet and a bullet hole, measured in fractions of an inch. Subramanyam Vedam, imprisoned 42 years on a murder rap, will be back in court on Thursday, hoping a ballistics expert will convince a judge to grant…
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Hook: Changes Would Improve Transparency of Governing Council That Will Pick New Penn State Alumni Association CEO
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I have been a lifetime member of the Penn State Alumni Association for well over 30 years. It’s a badge of honor I share with more than 173,000 others. And, our favorite mantra since 1995 is that we’re the largest dues-paying alumni association in the world. A pretty impressive statistic and one I’ve repeated many…
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Show Your Heart Some Love This Valentine’s Day (and Beyond)
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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, love is in the air – so why not show some love to your heart, too? February is Heart Health Month, the perfect time to focus on simple, delicious ways to nourish your heart and your family. State College and the surrounding areas offer a wide variety of fresh,…
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A Time to Remember Our History, and to Speak Out
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Monday, Jan.27, was Holocaust Remembrance Day and marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It is a day to remember an era that represents the very worst of man’s inhumanity to man. The raids, the roundups, the deportations, the killing of millions and millions of people is a sin which marks all…
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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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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…
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Penn State Prof Is a ‘Walking Exclamation Point’ Who Has a Huge Heart for Students
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A former Penn State student realized she needed help with mental health issues. Who could she talk to? Although five years had passed since she took Heather Holleman’s course in English writing, the woman drove back to the campus and found the faculty member in her office. The two engaged in an encouraging conversation and…
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Trump 2.0: Smile Though Your Heart Is Breaking
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Some of my friends don’t like it when I say Donald Trump is ridiculous. A pie in the face is ridiculous, they say. Trump is dangerous. I agree he’s dangerous. Just look at that blizzard of Day One executive orders. But it’s better for my mental health if, like an editorial cartoonist or a late-night…