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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 received an overview of the workings of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today (March 19) from its president, Robert Britz.

The visit by Penn State's Board to Wall Street was arranged by the group's former chair and Penn State alumnus William Schreyer, chairman emeritus of Merrill Lynch.

Britz told the group that many dignitaries are called upon to open the day at the NYSE, but said, "It is rare that we get representatives from two blue chip institutions like Merrill Lynch and Penn State to do this, so this is a special day for us."

The New York Stock Exchange is a $16 trillion marketplace, Britz explained.

When Schreyer joined Penn State President Graham Spanier, Board Chair Cynthia Baldwin, and other University officials to ring the opening bell at 9:30 a.m., there was an audience of 130 million people watching on televisions around the world.

The group's visit also included presentations by faculty and former students of the Smeal College of Business. They, along with Dean Judy Olian, outlined some of the unique educational opportunities in Penn State's business college and the close relationship with Wall Street.

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For pictures of the bell ringing, visit http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2004_03_19_trustees/index.html
For more on the Smeal College of Business, visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/