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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Women's volleyball seeks 88th consecutive win Friday night

Thursday, October 29, 2009
Credit: Penn State Sports Information

University Park, Pa. — The No. 1 Penn State women's volleyball team (23-0, 11-0) can tie the UCLA men's basketball team's 88-game winning streak when the Nittany Lions host No. 7 Minnesota at 7 p.m. Friday (Oct. 30) in Rec Hall. The Golden Gophers (17-5) are in second place in the Big Ten standings with an 8-2 mark.

The Penn State-Minnesota match will be carried live by the Big Ten Network. The match will be re-broadcast on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. ET.

The Penn State women's volleyball team, which has won the last two NCAA Championships, can move into a tie for fourth place on the NCAA Division I consecutive victories list with a win over Minnesota:

NCAA All-Time Division I Consecutive Victories (All games, no ties)

1. 137, Miami (Fla.) men’s tennis, 1957-64
2.  92, North Carolina women's soccer, 1990-94
3.  89, Stanford women's tennis, 2003-07
4.  88, UCLA men's basketball, 1971-74
5.  87, Penn State women's volleyball, 2007-present

Penn State has won a Big Ten record 56 consecutive matches and 67 consecutive home matches overall.
 
Live stats and live audio of the Penn State-Minnesota match will be available via a link at GoPSUsports.com. Tickets can be purchased in advance at 1-800-NITTANY or at the door. Adult tickets are $8 and youth are $5. Groups tickets are $5 per person at the door or $4 per person if purchased in advance.

All fans are encouraged to wear a costume to compete in the Halloween costume contest. The first place winner will receive a $150 gift card to the Penn State bookstore, second place receives a gift card $100 gift card and third, fourth and fifth place will get a $75 gift card. There will also be a "Dress Like a Rockette" contest where the winner will receive four tickets to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at the Bryce Jordan Center on Nov. 20-21. Friday's match will also be Trick-or-Treat night.

Following the Minnesota match, Penn State returns to action Friday, Nov. 6 at Wisconsin for a 7 p.m. CT contest.