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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Online albums offer photo retrospectives of Paterno's legacy

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Joe Paterno raises his fist in triumph as his players carry him off the field after defeating Miami 14-10 in the Jan. 2, 1987, Fiesta Bowl to capture Penn State's second National Championship.
Credit: Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics Joe Paterno raises his fist in triumph as his players carry him off the field after defeating Miami 14-10 in the Jan. 2, 1987, Fiesta Bowl to capture Penn State's second National Championship.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Several photo retrospectives have been posted online to honor the memory and achievements of Coach Joe Paterno and offer a glimpse back through memorable moments of his life. Following are three from the University's Public Information office, University Libraries and Intercollegiate Athletics, respectively.

"Joe Paterno through the Years" is a set of 24 captioned photos, the majority taken within the last seven years, of Paterno active on the field and speaking to audiences, ranging from his days as an assistant coach in 1960, to two iconic images capturing his Nittany Lion teams' two national championship wins, to his 400th win on Nov. 6, 2010, to the ESPN television special "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski," held Monday, June 20, 2011, at Eisenhower Auditorium, to his post-game press conference following his  409th career victory on Oct. 29, 2011. It can be viewed at http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157628899425299 online.

The Penn State University Libraries' photo album, compiled by University Archives, includes more than two dozen historical images of Paterno that cover his career from 1950 to the present. Photos include a color image of Paterno kneeling in front of the Nittany Lion Shrine, black-and-white images of the coach in academic regalia while offering the commencement address on the field of Beaver Stadium, a color image of the coach commentating from the press box with his brother George Paterno and a black-and-white shot of the coach rallying his team in the locker room. The album is available at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/content/paternopics.html online.

"In Memorium: Joe Paterno through the Years" is a compilation of 115 photos spanning his lifetime. The first shot shows Paterno as a toddler with his parents. Subsequent images include several shots of him with his wife, Sue, including one showing her emotional reaction to his record 324th win, breaking the record previously set by Paul "Bear" Bryant; on the field with the Nittany Lion mascot and cheerleaders, unveiling the Wheaties cereal box bearing his profile; offering a "No. 1" jersey to President Ronald Reagan at the White House with the national-champion Nittany Lion team; accepting his award during his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame and many other memorable highlights. It can be viewed at http://www.gopsusports.com/view.gal?id=110879 online.