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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, July 9, 2010
An artist's rendering of the planned Biobehavioral Health Building as seen from Old Main Lawn. For a larger version and another view, click on the above image.
Credit: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson An artist's rendering of the planned Biobehavioral Health Building as seen from Old Main Lawn. For a larger version and another view, click on the above image.

DuBois, Pa. — Penn State's Board of Trustees Friday (July 9) approved final plans for the Biobehavioral Health Building, which will be located south of Henderson Building between Old Main Lawn and HUB Lawn at University Park.

"This new building will address significant space deficiencies within the College of Health and Human Development, and also will contribute to consolidating the college in one central location," said Al Horvath, senior vice president for finance and business/treasurer.

Biobehavioral health will be the primary academic unit in the 93,500-square-foot building. Other units sharing the facility will include the Center for Aging, Center for Human Development and Family Research in Diverse Contexts, Prevention Research Center and Information Systems and Services.

Horvath said the 52-year-old, 12,000-square-foot bridge joining Henderson and South Henderson is no longer useful and will be demolished, maximizing the capacity of the site within the core campus.

A new plaza adjacent to the HUB Lawn will provide a new venue for college events and major performances for the entire campus, and improvements to the HUB Lawn also are included in the project.

Main entrances will be accessible from Henderson Mall, the HUB Lawn and from the south. Biobehavioral health will occupy most of the first floor and the entire second floor of the building, which was designed by the architectural firm of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. The first floor includes 19 offices, research spaces, two conference rooms, a graduate student work area and two 35-seat classrooms. The second floor also will include offices, research spaces and conference rooms, as well as the department's administrative area and a commons area.

The Prevention Research Center will occupy the third floor, with the Center for Aging and Center for Human Development and Family Research in Diverse Contexts on the fourth floor.

A lower level will include a 200-seat lecture hall along with offices and research spaces.

Continuing the University's emphasis on sustainable building, the facility will be LEED certified and will use green roofs. With an exterior of brick and limestone, the building has been developed to complement Henderson Building, built in 1933, as well as Henderson Mall.

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