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Op-Ed: Transition and Gender-Affirming Care Is Well-Documented Medical Fact
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We at Centre LGBT+ are concerned about an upcoming visit to our community from an anti-transgender activist who espouses a dangerous narrative about the trans community and the experience of “de-transitioning.” We would like to present a research-supported look at the experiences of transgender people, their medical care and why some trans people de-transition. Gender-affirming…
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Penn State Football Returns for Blue-White Weekend. Here’s What Else Is Happening
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Football returns to Beaver Stadium this weekend after a winter hiatus with Penn State’s annual Blue-White Game. The intrasquad scrimmage, which marks a culmination of the Nittany Lions’ spring practices, kicks off at 2 p.m. and admission is free. But football isn’t the only draw during one of Penn State’s busiest weekends of the spring…
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Take a Peek Inside the New Palmer Museum of Art
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Penn State’s new Palmer Museum of Art is scheduled to open June 1, but the university has offered an early peek inside with the release of new photos. Located at The Arboretum, the $85 million building “boasts unique design elements that bring the outside in, fostering a sense of connection with the landscape and inspiring…
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The Wait for a Kidney
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STATE COLLEGE — If you did not know Kurt Behers, you would not be able to tell he has been going through a major health battle just from looking at him. When he’s not going on walks or bike rides with his wife, Deb Behers, and spending time with his family, he is busy fighting…
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Women’s Welcome Club Celebrating 45 Years in Style
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Moving to a new town comes with its challenges — one of which is building a network of friends. This challenge is what caused the original Women’s Welcome Club of State College to form in 1978. Now, the group is celebrating 45 years of friendship and warm welcomes. “When the group first started, it was…
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Thousands Visit Medlar Field for SolarFest Eclipse Event
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Cloud cover dampened the spectacle, but it didn’t douse the enthusiasm for thousands who turned out for a solar eclipse viewing event on Monday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Hosted by the Penn State Eberly College of Science and the State College Spikes, SolarFest brought together community members for an afternoon of science…
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Boal City Brewing Celebrates 1st Anniversary
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BOALSBURG — On Friday, April 12, Boal City Brewing, a craft brewery and beer garden located in historic Boalsburg, will celebrate its one-year anniversary — and owner Gordon Kauffman is celebrating in style with a weeklong, community-centered celebration. Created by Kauffman with the help of master brewer Mike Smith, Boal City Brewing serves up a…
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Local Author to Speak on Her Journey from Scientist to Author
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The Nittany Valley Writers Network, a local community group that links local writers of all genres and levels of experience, will host guest speaker Eva J. Pell at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in the Schlow Library Community Room. In Pell’s “My Unlikely Journey — From Scientist to Children’s Author; From Idea to Publication,”…
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State College Food Bank Gets More Space to Serve Growing Need
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In Happy Valley, it’s easy to overlook those Centre Countians who face food insecurity daily (15,520 of them, according to Feeding America). These neighbors often must choose between paying utility bills and putting meals on the table. The Centre County United Way states that 15% of the 57,518 households in Centre County fall below the…
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Local Poet Honored by Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia
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Bellefonte poet and Penn State University professor of English Julia Kasdorf was honored with the Outstanding Contribution Award at the 2024 Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia. WCoNA recognizes an individual or entity every year whose contributions or literary work have furthered the organization’s mission to the region’s distinct literature and people and/or whose contributions have…