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, April 18, 2006

Beta Sigma Beta fraternity and Pi Beta Phi sorority teamed up to support an important cause -- curing autism. The groups held a 5K run April 1 through State College, culminating their nearly six months of hard work to increase awareness of autism and to raise money to support this philanthropic endeavor.

Beta Sigma Beta philanthropy chair, Andrew Moses, and former chapter president, Adam Dorfman, along with Kate Woeling of Phi Beta Phi coordinated with the Service Learning Center in the Center for Student Engagement, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and the Borough of State College to make this an effective event. The women of Pi Beta Phi were vital to bring this event to a successful end.

"Basically our philanthropy was a huge success. We raised over $85,000," Barry Eisman, chapter president, said. "This was an amazing experience for all of us. It was all truly worth it when an elderly couple approached us and thanked us for all of our help because their grandson has autism."

This was the first time Beta Sigma Beta and Pi Beta Phi have worked on this philanthropic event. Cure Autism Now will become an annul event for these men and women.

"We strive to make this philanthropy even bigger in the future," said Eisman. He and other members and alumni of Beta Sigma Beta want to see this flourish and become philanthropic leaders in the Penn State Greek Community.