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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Tuesday, March 8, 2005

University Park, Pa. -- The Penn State community was saddened to learn of the deaths of three graduate students over the weekend. The students, who died in a car accident along Interstate 80 on Saturday, have been identified as Djung Yune Tchoi, a doctoral student in mass communications from Pusan, South Korea; Joo Ook Kim, a master's degree student in business administration from Incheon, South Korea; and Hyeonhwa Lee, a doctoral student in educational theory and policy, from Incheon, South Korea.

Also injured in the accident was Jinhee Kim, a graduate student in the College of Communications.

Members of the community may pay their respects to the family and friends of the deceased today (March 8) at the following times. All services are open to the public and will be held at Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton St., in State College.

-- 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m., open visitation hours for people to pay their respects.

-- 7-8 p.m., special service for the College of Communications and Department of Mass Communications.

-- 8-9 p.m., Roman Catholic Mass in Korean.

University officials have been supporting the friends and families affected by this tragedy. Additionally, the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is offering counseling services and support for students. Contact CAPS at (814) 863-0395 for more information or visit 221 Ritenour Building for immediate assistance.

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