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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Friday, March 19, 2010
An artist's rendering of Beard Field, the plkaned new facility for the Penn State softball team
An artist's rendering of Beard Field, the plkaned new facility for the Penn State softball team

University Park, Pa. — Penn State’s Board of Trustees on March 19 approved plans for a new $10.2 million, LEED-certified softball park on the University Park campus. Completion of the facility is scheduled for spring 2011.

The current field has insufficient seating, no locker rooms or restrooms, no training facilities or umpire facilities, and no ticketing area.

“The current field seats only 300 spectators, which is below the minimum for NCAA tournaments and the National Club Softball Association World Series,” said Al Horvath, senior vice president for finance and business. "An improved facility will mean a better game day experience for everyone. These improvements also allow Penn State to host high school and collegiate tournament competition."

The new facility -- to be named Beard Field, in recognition of lead benefactors E. Lee and William Beard -- will be located along Park Avenue, near Beaver Stadium, on the current site of Nittany Lion Field. Plans call for the stadium to be energy efficient and responsible by design, earning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

At field level, seating will accommodate 1,084 spectators, plus dugouts along the foul line and bullpens for both teams. Visitors needing accessible seating will find it along the concourse.

The clubhouse will house a variety of facilities including training room, an indoor batting tunnel, locker rooms and coaches' offices.

L. Robert Kimball and Associates has designed the building to complement adjacent buildings and recall the design of Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, the baseball park shared by Penn State baseball and the State College Spikes.

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