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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Penn State offers Web series on gas exploration issues

Thursday, December 11, 2008

University Park, Pa. — To address the opportunities and challenges of exploring for natural gas in the Marcellus shale in much of Pennsylvania, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Cooperative Extension will offer a six-part series of online seminars starting this month and running through May 2009.

The "webinars" will cover a variety of topics ranging from the local government's role in gas exploration to the effects of deep-well drilling methods on water supplies.

The series is targeted at extension educators, representatives of federal and state agencies such as the Department of Environmental Protection, conservation district personnel, municipal officials, planning agencies, economic development groups, environmental groups, people who might influence public policy or individual decisions regarding exploration for gas, and interested citizens.

The one-hour webinars will be held at 1 p.m. on the following dates:

— Dec. 18: "What Marcellus Shale Exploration Means for Pennsylvania, Local Communities and Citizens." Presenter: Tim Kelsey, Penn State professor of agricultural economics.

— Jan. 22: "Landowners' Perspective — What Should Be Considered When Negotiating a Lease?" Presenter: Tom Murphy, Penn State Cooperative Extension educator.

— Feb. 19: "Third-Party or Off-site Impacts: Water Use and Water Quality Issues." Presenter: Bryan Swistock, Penn State water resources extension specialist.

— March 18: "Above the Marcellus Shale — Minimizing Negative Impacts of Natural Gas Development on Forests and Wildlife." Presenter: Margaret Brittingham, Penn State professor of wildlife resources and extension wildlife specialist.

— April 16: "The Marcellus Shale Resource." Presenter: Terry Engelder, Penn State professor of geosciences.

— May 21: "Governments' Roles." Presenter: Ross Pifer, director of the Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center at Penn State's Dickinson School of Law.

Individuals can register for each webinar online at http://naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/Events.htm. Shortly before the webinar date, registrants will receive an e-mail from Penn State Cooperative Extension with additional information about how to connect online.


 

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