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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Monday, October 12, 2009
Visitors stroll through part of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens at The Arboretum at Penn State during the facility's open-house social on June 19.
Credit: Andy Colwell Visitors stroll through part of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens at The Arboretum at Penn State during the facility's open-house social on June 19.

The Penn State Arboretum will turn into The Sound Garden from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, as musicians from Penn State and the surrounding community gather there to perform music in a variety of genres. The concert is free and open to the public, and free Creamery ice cream will be served.

Initially scheduled to take place on Oct. 18, the event was postponed due to inclement weather.

Performances include a piano and violin duet by Adam Jacob and Matt Weaver, State College Area High School Brass Choir, local bands The Element, Papa Papaya, and Havoc Jack; singing groups Blue in the FACE and Savoir Faire; banjo player Mark Blashford, and others.

The concert, the first event of its kind to be held at the Arboretum, is the culminating project for six students and Schreyer Scholars in EDTHP 234H, Leadership Jumpstart. The students' goal in holding the concert is to draw Penn State students and State College residents to the Arboretum to discover its beauty and underlying missions.

For more information about the event, visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140482848092 or http://www.personal.psu.edu/azy5030/blogs/the_sound_garden/ online.

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