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 Football Eve' set for Sept. 4

Saturday, August 22, 2009
Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lion football team will be featured at Football Eve on Sept. 4.
Credit: Annemarie Mountz Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lion football team will be featured at Football Eve on Sept. 4.

University Park, Pa. -- Penn State will kick off the 2009 campaign with "Penn State Football Eve" on Friday, Sept. 4. The annual event starts the new season with a festival-like atmosphere surrounding Beaver Stadium followed by a celebration inside the stadium with the team and Coach Joe Paterno.

The "night before" activities outside the stadium include festival food and fun along Curtin Road, which will become a fan promenade at 6 p.m. Kids' games, food, surprises and music all will be part of the promenade.

Stadium gates open at 7 p.m. for fans who wish to be seated early for a showing of 2008 football highlights. The program inside the stadium starts at 7:30 p.m. and features the Blue Band, cheerleaders, dance team and videos. The seniors will be introduced and after Paterno's address to the crowd a new stadium video will be unveiled, as will 2008 on the listing of Penn State undefeated and championship teams on the facing of the east side suites.

Also, former Nittany Lion All-America tailback Curt Warner will be introduced at Football Eve. Warner will be inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in December.

Admission and parking are free for "Penn State Football Eve." The Nittany Lions' 123rd season opener is against Akron the following day at noon.

"Penn State Football Eve," which launches the first weekend of the football season, has attracted approximately 25,000 fans in each of its initial four events. The 2006 event was cancelled due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto.

Fans attending "Penn State Football Eve" can warm-up for the event at the Nittany Lion field hockey team's home opener against Lock Haven, which begins at 6 p.m. Sept. 4. There is no admission or parking fee for the contest featuring the 2008 Big Ten Champion Nittany Lions. At 7 p.m. on Sept. 4, the No. 1 ranked Penn State women's volleyball team opens its home slate vs. Buffalo in Rec Hall in the Nittany Lion Invitational. The 2007 and 2008 NCAA Champions host Robert Morris (10 a.m.) and Pittsburgh (7 p.m.) on Sept. 5.

Four Penn State home games are sold out, with a limited number of tickets remaining for Akron, Syracuse (noon Sept. 12), Temple (noon Sept. 19), and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 10, time to be announced). Single-game tickets are on sale at http://www.GoPSUsportscom or by calling 800-833-5533.

Paterno's 44th Penn State team returns 37 letterwinners and 10 starters for the 2009 season. The No. 8 Nittany Lions have posted a 40-11 record since 2005, the nation's ninth-best mark over the past four seasons.

All Penn State football and basketball games can be heard on the Penn State Sports Network and http://www.GoPSUsports.com online.