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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Penn State display comes to New York City

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Penn State alumni living and working in the Big Apple now have the opportunity to take a look at how their alma mater has improved lives and shaped the world without leaving New York City. This is thanks to a display placed in a high-traffic area near Grand Central Station.

The exhibit is located in the lobby of TIAA-CREF corporate headquarters at 730 Third Avenue in New York City and will remain at that location through Aug. 9. This space is known as the “Window on Learning” and is offered free-of-charge to all educational institutions participating in TIAA-CREF.

New York City is home to about 21,300 alumni living in the New York metropolitan area, covering parts of northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut in addition to New York City.

Following the theme of “Making Life Better,” the display looks at some of the ways Penn State has had an effect on individual’s lives throughout the country for the past 150 years. Penn State’s year-long celebration of its 150th year anniversary kicked off on Thursday, July 8 on the University Park campus.

Heather Reese, visual communications specialist and designer of the project, and Kerry Newman, communications account specialist and producer of the project, both from the Department of University Publications, worked together to design and erect the exhibit.

To view photographs of the display, check the Web at http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2004_07_14_exhibit/index.html

New York City also played host to a sold-out Penn State event in March that included performances from students in the Musical Theatre Program and the Essence of Joy Choir. For information on this past event, check the Web at http://live.psu.edu/story/6239 and for photos, go to http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2004_04_01_lincolncenter/index.html

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