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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WPSU offers live Web chat about U.S. health care on Oct. 22

Monday, October 19, 2009

University Park, Pa. -- The U.S. health care system is facing a critical moment as demographic changes increase demand for health services at the same time that workforce shortages make it increasingly difficult to meet that demand in rural communities, urban communities and nearly everywhere in between. This is the subject of the next "Conversations from Penn State," a television program created by Penn State Public Broadcasting. After the program, Chris Calkins, who is the guest on the program, will host a live Web chat about the timely issue of health care in America.

Join the online conversation immediately following "Conversations From Penn State," which airs Thursday from 9 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.

Chris Calkins will answer questions online from 10 to 10:30 p.m. Questions may be submitted beginning at 9:45 p.m. at the "Conversations from Penn State" Web site, http://conversations.psu.edu/chat online.

With more than 25 years of experience in health care organizations and education, Chris Calkins brings an applied perspective to many of the health care challenges and policy questions facing the U.S. today.

WPSU serves central Pennsylvania with programming, educational services and community outreach. This public media service produces, acquires and distributes 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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