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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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Penn State's Redden to compete at 2008 Paralympics

Friday, June 20, 2008
Maggie Redden
Credit: Penn State Sports Information Maggie Redden

University Park, Pa. — Former Penn State student and current Athletic Department employee Maggie Redden (Jersey City, N.J.) qualified for the U.S. 2008 Beijing Paralympics track team on June 15 in Tempe, Ariz. Redden will run in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 400 meter track events.

During her running at the U.S. Track Team Paralympic trials, Redden finished third place in the 100 and 200 meter events for the Americans, and finished fifth in the 400 meter event. The team will consist of 44 members, 27 men and 17 women.

"I have wanted to go to the Paralympics since I was younger," said Redden. "It means the world to me because it's been a dream of mine for years now."

Redden, who started wheelchair racing at the age of five, is currently ranked in the top 10 for the World Rankings. Last year, she participated in the 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. There, she won a silver medal in the 100 and 200 meter races.

Redden is classified as T53 for her events. In her classification, the "T" stands for track, the "5" stands for wheelchair event, and the "3" stands for the overall physical strength of the competitor (out of a possible 4). Redden and the rest of the U.S. Track Team will compete at the same venues as the other Olympians from Sept. 6 through 17.

This year, over 4,000 athletes with a physical disability from around the world are expected to compete in the 2008 Paralympic games in Beijing. The United States will field a team of 206 athletes who will compete in 18 sports.

Although track is her main focus, Redden has participated in many other sports as well. She has taken part in tennis, skiing and scuba diving. Redden has a certification in scuba diving and a level one certification as a ski instructor.

Currently, Redden is staff assistant in the Penn State Athletic Communications office. She graduated in May of 2007 with a degree in communications.

For more about Redden, check out this multi-media profile prepared by a student from the College of Communications.

For more information about U.S. Paralympics teams, go to http://paralympics.teamusa.org.