Still Life

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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Legislators recognize Penn State as the commonwealth's land-grant university

Monday, March 15, 2004

University Park, Pa. -- In honor of the University's ongoing contributions to the commonwealth and in recognition of Penn State's upcoming sesquicentennial celebration, Rep. Lynn Herman, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff and Sen. Jake Corman have proposed resolutions celebrating Penn State's designation as Pennsylvania's singular land-grant university.

On March 8, Corman introduced Senate Resolution 209 in the Senate. Corman's resolution is co-sponsored by all 50 state Senators. Herman today (March 15) introduced an identical resolution -- House Resolution 600 -- to his colleagues in Harrisburg. The House resolution has nearly 150 co-sponsors.

The Senate and the House are expected to vote on the two resolutions on March 29.

"We are grateful that the legislature recognizes the important role the University has played in Pennsylvania," said Penn State President Graham B. Spanier. "Since its inception, Penn State has been committed to making a high quality college education available to Pennsylvanians and to disseminating the benefits gained through research to the citizens and industries of the commonwealth. By all indications, the University is excelling at that mission."

Penn State's official sesquicentennial begins July 1 and will be a yearlong observance. On Feb. 22, 2005, the University will mark the 150th anniversary of Gov. James Pollock's signing of the charter that established the college of scientific agriculture that grew to be one of the world's most distinguished centers of higher education.

"Our purpose for introducing and supporting this resolution is to recognize the importance and the contributions of Penn State to the commonwealth," Corman said. "This resolution is a show of support for the University's combined mission of teaching, research and service and to acknowledge the economic benefits associated with that mission."

Added Herman, "In its 150 years, Penn State has never strayed from its founding principles and its role as the commonwealth's singular land-grant institution. The University takes its unique responsibility for outreach and public service to support the citizens of Pennsylvania very seriously and is committed to improving the lives of the people of Pennsylvania, the nation and the world."

The vote by the House and Senate on Monday, March 29 will be preceded by a 1 p.m. press conference in the Capital Rotunda in Harrisburg. Spanier, Herman, Benninghoff and Corman will be among the speakers who will discuss Penn State's importance to Pennsylvania's citizens and businesses.

For more information on Penn State as a land-grant university, visit http://live.psu.edu/landgrant

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