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 Public Broadcasting welcomes Joanne Rogers -- wife of the late Fred Rogers, host of the public television children's program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" -- to Penn State University Libraries on Thursday, Oct. 7. Rogers will visit to discuss "The World According to Mister Rogers," a collection of short stories, anecdotes and insights by her late husband. The event, which is co-sponsored by Penn State University Libraries, will begin at 4 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library, on the University Park campus.

Rogers' appearance in Foster Auditorium will be highlighted by an interview conducted by award-winning WPSX-TV producer Patty Satalia. Rogers also will welcome questions from audience members. Following the dialogue, audience members will be invited to attend a reception and book signing in the Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library. The dialogue and reception are free to the public.

A professional pianist, Joanne Rogers has performed extensively with her Rollins College classmate and fellow pianist Jeannine Morrison. The piano duo plays numerous recitals, performs with orchestras and conducts music workshops.

Rogers' extensive volunteer services include participation on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Board of Trustees of Rollins College, and as an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Rogers holds advisory interest in the Pace School and has served as a board member of the Program for Female Offenders. A member of the Tuesday Musical Club, Rogers is a supporting member of the Pittsburgh Piano Teachers Association.

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