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A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

Denae Taylor, right, tried on some electrical-safety gear with the help of Joe Dinardo, Supervisor of Facilty Resources at Penn State, during Penn State's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 26. Denae is the granddaughter of Penn State Outreach employee Betty Lose, and attends Bellefonte Middle School.

Children explore career options at University Park

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Penn State students buy out 21,000 football season tickets

Friday, June 24, 2011
More than 21,000 Penn State student tickets were sold for the 2011 season.
More than 21,000 student tickets were sold for the 2011 season.

University Park, Pa. — The anticipation for the 2011 Nittany Lion football season continues to build, with Penn State students purchasing more than 21,000 season tickets this week to again fill what has been recognized as the nation's best student section.

Penn State's loud and proud student section is the nation's largest full season student ticket section of any school, for any sport. ESPN The Magazine tabbed Penn State football as "The Nation's No. 1 Student section" in 2008, among numerous national media accolades.

The Nittany Lions have a blockbuster home schedule this fall, which includes visits from Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Purdue and new Big Ten member Nebraska, which Penn State plays in Beaver Stadium for the first time since 2002. All Penn State fans are encouraged to wear white to the Sept. 10 clash (3:30 p.m.) with the Alabama, who will be playing in Beaver Stadium for the first time since 1989.

The Nittany Lions and Cornhuskers will play annually as a divisional crossover contest, as the Big Ten launches the Leaders and Legends Divisions and will hold a conference championship game for the first time. The Big Ten Championship Game is Dec. 3 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Four bowl teams from last season are on the home slate, as Penn State celebrates its 125th season on the gridiron. The season begins Sept. 3 when Indiana State visits for a noon kickoff.

Penn State's student ticket exchange will become available in August. Please check Student Central on www.GoPSUsports.com for the exact dates. The student ticket exchange allows students to post individual game tickets for sale and/or forward tickets to other students.

For fans interested in purchasing 2011 Penn State Football season tickets, the season ticket application is available online at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets or fans can call Penn State Athletics Customer Relations at 1-800-NITTANY (648-8269) Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Coach Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions return 41 letterwinners and 15 starters for the 2011 season, (7 offense, 7 defense, 1 specialist), as well as 17 players that have starting experience.