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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 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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Presidential Leadership Academy to recommend fan behavior policies

Thursday, April 21, 2011

University Park, Pa. -- Members of the Presidential Leadership Academy will present policy recommendations to address fan behavior at sporting events to a panel of Penn State administrators and faculty members at 6 p.m. Monday, April 25, in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium on the Penn State campus.

This spring, as part of the Academy's honors course titled "The Role of Knowledge and Critical Thinking in Developing Policy," students researched fan behaviors and assessed ways to improve the environment at Penn State sporting events for all spectators, visitors and opponents. Four groups of students will discuss their findings and proposals at the April 25 presentation.

The presentation is the culminating project for the Academy's sophomore class members. The Academy is structured to help participating students develop critical thinking skills and apply those skills to decisions on complex public policy, societal, and global issues that they may encounter in coming years as leaders in business, industry, government and communities.

The Academy, now in its third year, recruits rising sophomores each spring to commit to a three-year program designed to promote and cultivate values that are critical to the full development of Penn State’s undergraduates, including civility, philanthropy, respect for diversity, and student engagement. With each class limited to 30 students, the PLA provides integrated coursework, hosts leadership seminars, sponsors field trips, and promotes civic engagement through volunteerism and community participation.

For more information about the fan behavior presentation or the Presidential Leadership Academy, contact director Melissa Doberstein at academy@psu.edu or visit http://academy.psu.edu/ online.

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