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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Award dinner helps support Penn State Diabetes Center

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

The 10th Annual Inspiration Award Dinner will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at The Nittany Lion Inn, University Park, to benefit juvenile diabetes research at the Penn State Diabetes Center. A social hour begins at 6 p.m. The dinner, which attracts more than 400 people each year, punctuates the urgent need for research in the management of juvenile diabetes and supports efforts to find better treatments and, ultimately, a cure. Tickets to attend the dinner are $60 and attendees can participate in silent and live auctions. In addition, a number of sponsorship opportunities are available.

The keynote speaker at this year’s event will be Rene Portland, Penn State women’s basketball head coach. Master of ceremonies will be Kristine Clark, director of sports nutrition at Penn State, and the Inspiration Award’s first honoree in 1994, who since has served as a board member for the event.

Penn State Diabetes Center is a collaboration of scientists and health-care providers at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State University Park dedicated to increasing the scientific and medical knowledge needed to eradicate diabetes and help those with diabetes enjoy healthy lives.

Tickets for the Inspiration Award Dinner can be purchased at Mr. Charles Shop, State College, or by calling Veronica at the store, (814) 238-3042. Those interested in advertising in the dinner’s program or purchasing a corporate table, which includes program advertising, also can contact Mr. Charles Shop for more information.

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