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Penn State Wrestling Sees Mixed Results in Session I of U.S. Olympic Trials

Local & Penn State SportsWith the opening session of the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials beginning at 10 a.m. Friday morning in the Bryce Jordan Center, current and former Penn State wrestlers and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) members all took to the mat vying for just six spots to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Throughout the first session, […]

Penn State Men’s Basketball Roster Reset Following Busy Week

Local & Penn State SportsPenn State men’s basketball has picked up a trio of players out of the transfer portal in recent days that will immediate impact the Nittany Lions’ depth and outlook heading into the 2024 season still months away. While things can continue to change in an ever fluid landscape of college sports, Penn State is now […]

Potential for College Football Playoff Game Shifts Penn State’s Fall 2024 Commencement Date

Latest Penn State NewsPenn State’s fall 2024 commencement ceremonies at University Park, typically held on a Saturday, have been bumped to Sunday, Dec. 22 “due to a potential conflict with a large-scale event,” the university wrote in a news release this week. That potential large-scale event? A possible College Football Playoff game at Beaver Stadium. Though the university, […]

Celebrate Earth Day with Sustainable State College

Centre County GazetteSustainable State College, the borough’s sustainability division, is hosting an Earth Day celebration from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the State College Borough Municipal Building and Sidney Friedman Parklet. Earth Day was first recognized in 1970, when the junior senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, in his concern for the deteriorating environment […]

New State College Comic Book Shop to Celebrate Grand Opening

BusinessState College has a new destination for comic books. Comic Cove will hold its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday in its new space at the Westerly Parkway Plaza, next to NovaCare Rehabilitation. The shop will offer new and vintage comic books, Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering trading cards and more, […]

Juana’s Showcases Venezuelan Flavors

BusinessAdy Martinez uses her grandmother’s recipes to share her culture and educate others about Venezuela through food. Martinez co-owns Juana’s, a restaurant in downtown State College serving Venezuelan favorites like tequeños, cachapas and more. Juana’s started out as a vendor at the State College Farmers Market in July 2018. Martinez says they prepared food at […]