Still Life

With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

Joe Paterno through the years

Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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Google Street View comes to University Park

The Google Street View project comes to the University Park campus. Image collection started at University Park in October of 2008, and project representatives have been back several times. When completed, the project will give users the feeling of walking down the pathways on the campus.

The Google Street View project comes to the University Park campus. Image collection started at University Park in October of 2008, and project representatives have been back several times. When completed, the project will give users the feeling of walking down the pathways on the campus.

Credit: Clair Poletti June 22, 2009

The image collection is done using a pedal-powered tricycle with a complex system of cameras. Martin Angelo, Google cartographer, speaks with students from the College of Communications' Multicultural High School Journalism Workshop.

The image collection is done using a pedal-powered tricycle with a complex system of cameras. Martin Angelo, Google cartographer, speaks with students from the College of Communications' Multicultural High School Journalism Workshop.

Credit: Clair Poletti June 22, 2009

Topher Yorks, far left, along with a team from WPSU-TV, captures some footage of the Google Tricycle outside of Beaver Stadium.

Topher Yorks, far left, along with a team from WPSU-TV, captures some footage of the Google Tricycle outside of Beaver Stadium.

Credit: Clair Poletti June 21, 2009

The University hopes to bring the experience of walking through the tunnel onto the field at Beaver Stadium, as well as many other Penn State experiences to as many fans as possible through the imagery collected by the Google Street View Project.

The University hopes to bring the experience of walking through the tunnel onto the field at Beaver Stadium, as well as many other Penn State experiences to as many fans as possible through the imagery collected by the Google Street View Project.

Credit: Clair Poletti June 21, 2009

The Google Tricycle takes a lap around Beaver Stadium.

The Google Tricycle takes a lap around Beaver Stadium.

Credit: Clair Poletti June 21, 2009

Google cartographers Dexter Harris, left, and Martin Angelo, right, make some adjustments to the Google Tricycle next to the Nittany Lion Inn.

Google cartographers Dexter Harris, left, and Martin Angelo, right, make some adjustments to the Google Tricycle next to the Nittany Lion Inn.

Credit: Clair Poletti July 1, 2009

Dexter Harris, Google cartographer, pedals past the Nittany Lion shrine, as image collection for the Google Street View Project wraps up at University Park.

Dexter Harris, Google cartographer, pedals past the Nittany Lion shrine, as image collection for the Google Street View Project wraps up at University Park.

Credit: Clair Poletti July 1, 2009