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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Live updates on primary elections results aired on WPSU tonight

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
WPSU-FM and the station's Vote '08 Web page, found at <a href="http://wpsu.org/vote08" rel="nofollow">wpsu.org/vote08</a>, will post the election results as they come in from the polls.
WPSU-FM and the station's Vote '08 Web page, found at http://wpsu.org/vote08, will post the election results as they come in from the polls.

Beginning at 8 p.m. tonight, WPSU will bring live election coverage to central Pennsylvania. WPSU-FM and the station's Vote '08 Web page, found at http://wpsu.org/vote08, will post the results as they come in from the polls. The Web site will be updated throughout the night with live election results. WPSU-FM and the Web page will offer results from the presidential primary, the 5th Congressional District primary, discussion on the races and more.

WPSU-FM will offer listeners in-depth coverage throughout the evening on local races and national race news from National Public Radio. WPSU-FM will be interviewing Pennsylvania superdelegates Ruth Rudy (Clinton) and Sen. Bob Casey (Obama). Joining the station to offer analysis will be Penn State political science professor Michael Berkman and journalist Russ Eshleman, who also teaches at Penn State.

Highlights of the Web site will include real-time election results map covering presidential and 5th District congressional results, a live blog analysis by a team of experts, and open election chat with pundits Berkman and Eshleman.

"As a public broadcasting outlet that serves a large portion of central Pennsylvania, and with highly contested races, we believe that it is important for us to provide this political coverage to our audience," said radio station manager Greg Petersen. "We also hope to use our Web site in new and innovative ways as we continue to provide election coverage through the fall."

WPSU-FM can be heard at 91.5 in the State College Area, 90.1 in Northern Pennsylvania, 92.1 in DuBois, 102.5 in Huntingdon, 95.1 in Treasure Lake, 100.9 in Bradford, 104.7 in Clearfield, and at 106.7 in Altoona. The station can also be heard via the Internet at http://www.wpsu.org online.
 

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