Still Life

Lady Lions Alex Bentley, left, and Zhaque Gray celebrate their Big Ten championship after beating Ohio State 84-66 on Monday, Feb. 20, at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The Lady Lions clinched their first conference regular season title since 2004.

Lady Lions win Big Ten championship

THON 2012 shattered last year's total, raising $10,686,924.83 for the Four Diamonds Fund.

THON 2012 breaks $10 million

THON child Megan Eslinger, 4, chases bubbles blown by dancer Elizabeth Ferrari on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18, during THON at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The 46-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping event raises millions of dollars each year for the Four Diamonds Fund.

THON 2012 going strong

Owen Divers and Quinn Allen started off strong for THON 2012 on Friday, Feb. 17.

THON 2012 under way

Mike Rybar made final adjustments to the Penn State Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering teams Goldberg machine prior to the 2012 Rube Goldberg competition held on Feb. 11 at Penn State's Nittany Lion Inn. Rybar and his team created a musically themed machine that needed to complete a simple task (inflate a balloon) in twenty or more elaborate steps. The annual competition is named for cartoonist Rube Goldberg who created famous artwork depicting overly complicated machines doing everyday tasks.

Rube Goldberg Competition: Feb. 11, 2012

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Trio of 'Evening with Joe' events set across Pennsylvania

Friday, April 23, 2010

University Park, Pa. — Penn State alumni and fans are invited to attend an "Evening With Joe" event, featuring Joe Paterno, later this spring.

A trio of "Evening With Joe" events are scheduled, giving Nittany Lion supporters across the Commonwealth and in neighboring states an opportunity to hear from the Hall of Fame coach.

The 2010 "Evening With Joe" schedule is:
- Tuesday, May 11 at Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh;
- Thursday, May 27 at Hershey Lodge; Hershey, Pa.;
- Wednesday, June 16 - Sheraton Philadelphia City Center

Each "Evening with Joe" begins at 6:30 p.m., with a reception of hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar, followed by the program at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $30 per person for Alumni Association and Nittany Lion Club members (and one guest at the member price) and $45 per person for non-members.

The "Evening with Joe" events are co-sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Nittany Lion Club.

Registration is open for all three "Evening with Joe" events at http://www.alumni.psu.edu/eveningwithjoe/

Interested guests are urged to act quickly to register, as space is limited. Advance registration is required.

Guests are asked to please refrain from bringing any personal items intended for autographs.

For questions about these events, call the Alumni Association at 800-548-LION (5466) or e-mail alumni-events@psu.edu or call The Nittany Lion Club at 800-NITTANY.

Paterno is entering his 45th season as head coach of the Nittany Lions. The Hall of Fame mentor has earned a 394-129-3 record, is the career leader for victories among major college coaches and is second among active FBS coaches with a 75.2 winning percentage. The only coach ever to win the Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton and Fiesta Bowls, he has led the Nittany Lions to five undefeated, untied seasons, two national championships and 24 bowl victories. Paterno has guided Penn State to three Big Ten Championships and a record 23 Top 10 finishes in the polls and 15 seasons with at least 11 victories. Paterno has coached 77 first team All-Americans, including defensive tackle Jared Odrick last year. He also has coached 44 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, including three first team members in 2009 -- Josh Hull, Andrew Pitz and Stefen Wisniewski.

The Nittany Lions conclude spring practice with the Blue-White Game presented by AAA on Saturday, April 24. Kickoff is at 2:00 p.m. in Beaver Stadium and there is no admission or parking fee. The popular autograph session with the players is from 12:30-1:15 p.m. A carnival and other events, including fireworks and the Penn State Idol finals, are Friday from 6-10 p.m. adjacent to Beaver Stadium. An 11 a.m. parade of high schools bands, the carnival and other events, run Saturday until 10 p.m.

Penn State Football will hold its 36th annual summer camps in June. The camps feature two offense / defense skills and fundamentals camps for athletes entering 8th-12th grade in the fall, to be held June 20-23 and June 27-30. A "seniors only" camp will be held June 25-26, Penn State's popular 7-on-7 team passing camp will be held June 18-19 and a placekicking camp is June 4-5.

For more information on the Penn State Football Camps, please visit: www.pennstatefootballcamps.com or call the Penn State sports camps office at 814-865-0561.