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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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University's birthday recognized by U. S. Congress

Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Washington, D.C. — Members of the U.S. Congress have honored Penn State by sponsoring resolutions during their legislative sessions as the University kicks off a yearlong celebration of its sesquicentennial year on the Penn State University Park campus.

In the U.S. Senate, Sen. Rick Santorum, a 1980 graduate of Penn State and a 1986 graduate of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, led the effort by introducing and securing passage of a resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the University. Sen. Arlen Specter also sponsored the resolution, which was on display during a public ceremony held July 8 at the campus in conjunction with the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and a meeting of Penn State’s Board of Trustees.

“It is my honor to pay tribute to Penn State University on its 150th anniversary,” said Santorum. “As an alumnus, I feel a great deal of pride and loyalty to my alma mater. There is something special about a school that can boast a student population over 80,000 and yet provide an intimate and personal collegiate experience.”

In the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. John Peterson introduced a similar resolution. Peterson’s legislative district includes the University Park and DuBois campuses. He was joined in sponsoring the legislation by the entire Pennsylvania Congressional delegation and other Penn State alumni serving in Congress.

“Penn State has excelled at academic and athletic achievement by doing things honorably and exceptionally ... by doing things 'The Penn State Way,’” said Peterson. “Happy 150th birthday, Penn State! I am proud to represent you in Congress and add my voice to those exclaiming WE ARE ... PENN STATE!"

Both resolutions honor The Pennsylvania State University, originally founded in 1854 as the Farmers’ High School in Centre County and as the commonwealth’s sole land-grant institution.

The resolutions also highlight Penn State’s outreach effort as the most extensive among institutions of higher education, delivering programs to learners in 87 countries and in all 50 states.

Last week, many of the members who sponsored the resolutions officially paid tribute to Penn State and its campuses located throughout the state, by submitting remarks in the Congressional Record, which is the official transcript of all Congressional proceedings.

Copies of the resolutions and statements by members of Congress are available at http://www.govt.psu.edu/GOVAFFAIRS/150YearResolution.html

For photos of the sesquicentennial kick-off, go to http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2004_07_13_sesquicentennial/index.html

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