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.

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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.

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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Coach Paterno's glasses are autographed on the right lens.
Credit: Penn State Public Broadcasting Coach Paterno's glasses are autographed on the right lens.

University Park, Pa. -- An autographed pair of coach Joe Paterno's iconic dark-rimmed glasses will be awarded to the highest bidder as part of Penn State Public Broadcasting's 18th annual Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction on Feb. 20. This is the first pair of the coach’s glasses ever given to a charitable auction.

The online auction at http://wpsu.org/conndinner begins Feb. 1, and runs until noon on Feb. 17. The bidding will conclude in a live auction during the Connoisseur's Dinner. The highest online bidder for the spectacles may choose to set a maximum bid which will be proxy-bid by a WPSU representative during the live auction. Complete rules and regulations are available at the auction Web site.

Joe and Sue Paterno donated the eyeglasses to WPSU's Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction because they have been generous supporters of Penn State Public Broadcasting for many years.

Paterno has been wearing his signature spectacles since he began as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lion Football Team in 1966. Since then, his vision for the Penn State football program has allowed him to become major college football's winningest coach with a record of 394-129-3.

His thick-lensed blinkers, along with his cuffed khaki pants and black sneakers are part of the trademark style of the legendary coach -- so much so that sports fans can't imagine Paterno presenting himself any other way.

In the past, WPSU has auctioned off additional Paterno sports memorabilia, including the coach's autographed khaki pants, white socks, sneakers and neckties from several Bowl games.

The 18th Annual Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction, hosted by PBS Master Chef Martin Yan, will celebrate the Chinese New Year with the savory flavors and essential textures of the Far East and also will support public broadcasting. This benefit dinner, which is sold out, will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus.

Penn State Public Broadcasting (PSPB) 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. For more information, visit http://www.wpsu.org/ online.

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