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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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'Grandma Aggie' promotes a sustainable lifestyle on WPSU

Friday, July 17, 2009

Agnes Baker Pilgrim travels world to spread message of peace, conservation

The idea of moving toward a more sustainable world may be daunting, but Agnes Baker Pilgrim, more lovingly known as Grandma Aggie, has a straightforward, spiritual approach to reconnecting with the land. She is a Takelma Indian Elder and has formed an alliance with 12 other women throughout the world to create a council of grandmothers. She will share her thoughts about protecting the earth on the next "Conversations from Penn State."

"We are spiritual leaders and medicine women. We have something to offer the world," said Pilgrim, referring to the members of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. "We have peace and love in our hearts, and we want to start a new history with peace and love in our hearts throughout the world."

"Conversations from Penn State" is a new series, hosted by veteran interviewer Patty Satalia. The program offers thoughtful, in-depth exchanges with a broad range of remarkable people. In many cases, their trailblazing work has advanced their field and drawn national and worldwide attention.

Grandma Aggie said she maintains indigenous ways through dance and music, costume and ceremony. She speaks about the wisdom and spirituality that exudes from older generations of people.

"We are the wisdom-keepers of all people and I think that the knowledge needs to come forward, not only out of us 13 grandmas, but all grandparents have that knowledge," Pilgrim said.

The show will air on the Big Ten Network at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, and it will re-air at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 23 and at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 24. The show will also air on WPSU-TV at 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 30. To see this and previous shows, visit http://conversations.psu.edu online.

At 84-years-old, Pilgrim is the oldest member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. Grandma Aggie helped to found this dynamic group of women in 2004. The Oregon Council of the Arts has described her as a "living cultural legend," and she's known as a "living treasure" by her tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. She travels the world to pray for peace and the care of Mother Earth. She hails from the Rogue River Valley of southwest Oregon.

For more than 20 years, Patty Satalia has engaged dynamic individuals from all walks of life and areas of expertise. No matter the guest, Satalia approaches each conversation with the same dedication to research and with a passion for helping people share their stories and insights with the world.

WPSU serves central Pennsylvania with programming, educational services and community outreach. Its public media services produce, acquire and distribute programs that address local interests and reflect the diverse cultural, political, geographic and demographic characteristics of an audience within central Pennsylvania.
 

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