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Updated November 24, 2009 10:18 PM
The CQ Press ranked State College as the No. 1 safest metropolitan place to live in the country for 2009. Updated 10:18 PM
State authorities ruled last week that Sammark Inc. must sell its liquor license, ending almost two years of back-and-forth in the courtroom. Updated 9:38 PM
Updated November 21, 2009 11:44 PM
A Penn State student's drug charges were dismissed Friday as a state judge ruled a State College Police Department officer had no right to enter the student's property. Updated 11:44 PM
Updated November 20, 2009 4:59 AM
University Health Services (UHS) has received 4,000 additional doses of the injectable H1N1 vaccine, UHS Marketing Manager Beth Collitt said today.
Forty years ago, a string of headlines. But no answers.
Her death became their life. For decades, Penn State graduate student Betsy Aardsma's murder has captured the lives of her friends, her family and the authorities who have investigated her death.
State Theatre gets new board members
For four years running, the students of Happy Valley have proven they're willing to bleed more than blue and white for their team.
In a world of e-mail, texting and Twitter, it's easier than ever for parents to stay in touch with their kids at college.
They may have traveled to three different continents, but the three student speakers at Global Perspectives all agreed that openness is a requirement for international travel.
Plans to construct a childcare center near Hort Woods -- the location campus officials have been herding crows toward for years -- will force the Office of Physical Plant (OPP) to direct the birds to an alternative roosting spot this season.
Authorities want the thousands of Penn State students headed home for Thanksgiving to lock up and travel safely, as State College heads into a weeklong hibernation.
State College will serve as the temporary base for an area census office during the 2010 United States Census.
By Alexandra Fletcher
Holiday tidings will be coming to State College a few days closer to winter break this year, with the 15th annual tree-lighting ceremony at the Allen Street Gates set for next week.
After interning for Seventeen magazine and the Food Network, Jessica Wisel learned that networking is key in the field of communications.
For two Sigma Kappa sorority members, being involved with THON in just one way wasn't enough.
Mount Nittany Medical Center will host the 11th annual National Survivors of Suicide Day Saturday as part of a nationwide event.
Linda Sowash normally serves ordinance violations, but on Thanksgiving, she'll help others serve homesick Penn State students.
Updated November 19, 2009 2:29 PM
University Health Services (UHS) received 4,000 doses of the injectable H1N1 vaccine Wednesday, UHS Marketing Manager Beth Collitt said. Updated 2:29 PM
The Bryce Jordan Center announced country band Rascal Flatts along with former Hootie and the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker will play the venue on Jan. 22. Updated 2:12 PM
The proposed realignment and expansion of the Beaver Stadium student section for the 2011 season should create a louder atmosphere during games, Penn State researchers say.
As politicians in Pittsburgh debate the legality of a 1 percent tax on tuition for colleges in Pittsburgh, members of the State College Borough Council will be watching closely.
A Penn State student set to graduate in December died Sunday more than three years after a fall from a apartment balcony paralyzed him from the waist down.
Standing a few feet away from actors Denzel Washington and Rosario Dawson is not how most Penn State students would expect to spend a cold fall morning in Centre County.
About 100 students stood with arms extended to the sky and screamed, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take this anymore" Wednesday night.
Cozy Thai Bistro relocates to Allen Street
A Centre County judge ruled last week that a $100,000 settlement reached between a Penn State student's family and the man who struck him with his vehicle protects those who furnished alcohol to the driver from further litigation.
Although the rape case of a woman fatally shot in October was set to go to trial next week, authorities say the case will now be rescheduled for 2010.
For the first time in its 13-year history, the University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC) will open its policy and allocation meetings to the public.
Katelyn Losinger was a firm believer in women's reproductive rights -- until she became pregnant at 20 years old.
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