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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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's 2010-11 budget plan for the Commonwealth, announced today (Feb. 9), proposes $333.9 million to support Penn State. This includes a base appropriation of $318 million and $15.8 million in federal stimulus money. This funding proposal is equivalent to the University's appropriation for 2009-10.

In his final budget address to the state, Rendell indicated that this fiscal blueprint is aimed mostly at meeting the increasing costs faced by the state from nondiscretionary spending requirements. Rendell said his $26.3 billion proposed general funds budget, which is considered "bare bones" by some, still reflects $2 billion less in spending than two years ago.

"We had hoped for an increase that also would cover our rising costs in areas such as health care, utilities and retirement benefits associated with the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS)," said Penn State President Graham Spanier. "At the same time, we are aware of the economic realities faced by the Commonwealth."

The governor's budget proposal is the first step in the appropriation process. Penn State officials will spend the next several months discussing with state legislators the funding needs for the University. President Spanier is scheduled to appear before the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 23 and the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 3.
 

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