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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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Nego Gato to perform at Penn State Berks

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The Nego Gato Afro-Brazilian Music and Dance Ensemble will bring a musical experience celebrating Afro-Brazilian culture to Penn State Berks' Perkins Student Center Auditorium at 9 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27.
The Nego Gato Afro-Brazilian Music and Dance Ensemble will bring a musical experience celebrating Afro-Brazilian culture to Penn State Berks' Perkins Student Center Auditorium at 9 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27.

The Nego Gato Afro-Brazilian Music and Dance Ensemble will bring a musical experience celebrating Afro-Brazilian culture to Penn State Berks' Perkins Student Center Auditorium at 9 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27. This event is free and open to the public.

Jose Sena, known professionally as Nego Gato, is the director of this talented group; he shares his experiences growing up on the streets of Salvador, Brazil immersed in the magical sounds of street musicians and ceremonies.

The ensemble’s repertoire includes works from Afro-Brazilian folkloric dances such as samba, maculele, and the Dances of the Forces of Nature, known as “Orixa” in Brazil. The ensemble also features a performance of Capoeira, an African Brazilian martial art that combines dance, gymnastics and acrobatics.

This performance is part of the college's Arts and Lecture series. For more information, contact the Office of Campus Life at 610-396-6076.

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