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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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Friday, March 19, 2004

New York, N.Y. -- Penn State's Board of Trustees kicked off its first-ever meeting in New York on March 18 with a primer on the role of fine arts as an integral part of higher education and a tour of one of Broadway's most historic theatres.

Although they didn't take in a showing of the award-winning musical "The Lion King," which has been playing in the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street in Times Square for more than six years, trustees received a first-hand look -- on-stage and behind-the-scenes -- of a Broadway musical.

More than that, board members received insight on theatre education's role in developing a diverse, educated and civil society. Ben Cameron, executive director of the Theatre Communications Group, gave a lunchtime presentation painting a sobering picture about the negative effects that apathy toward the fine arts -- particularly music and theatre -- can have on the development of intellect.

"I pay tribute to a university recognizing that as you are forming young people, it's not just to get a good job and to get a good education," said Cameron in recognizing Penn State's commitment to the arts. "We do want to develop the fullest intellectual potential in our classes and the fullest physical potential in our gymnasiums and sports teams, but we also want to develop the fullest emotional and spiritual potential that will make the great leaders of tomorrow. That is why the arts belong at the center of a great university."

Dan Carter, director of Penn State's School of Theatre, introduced Cameron. The School of Theatre combine professional experience with academic programs in musical theatre, production and stage management. Opportunities for stage experience in the on-campus Playhouse and Pavilion theatres, as well as the new Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, provide students with the opportunity to hone their skills for a variety of professions in the theatre.

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