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The Pennsylvania State University, located in State College, Pa., was founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania in 1855. After two name changes, school president Milton Eisenhower gave the college its current name in 1953. Enrollment at the main campus (called University Park) is over 43,000 students with thousands more attending classes at the university¿s other 23 campuses throughout the state. The college is among the ten largest public universities in the United States and offers more than 160 majors. The sports teams are known as the Nittany Lions and are a member of the Big Ten...
The Pennsylvania State University, located in State College, Pa., was founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania in 1855. After two name changes, school president Milton Eisenhower gave the college its current name in 1953. Enrollment at the main campus (called University Park) is over 43,000 students with thousands more attending classes at the university¿s other 23 campuses throughout the state. The college is among the ten largest public universities in the United States and offers more than 160 majors. The sports teams are known as the Nittany Lions and are a member of the Big Ten conference. Legendary football coach Joe Paterno began his career at Penn State in 1966. Notable alumni include Hugh Rodham, father of Hillary Rodham Clinton; Mark Parker, CEO of Nike; Herman Fisher, co-founder of Fisher-Price; and Slinky inventor Richard T. James.
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McQueary reveals disturbing details of shower assault
KIAHFor the first time, a witness speaks giving all the details and bringing the disturbing grand jury report to life. Penn State coach Mike McQueary is the only non-victim claiming Jerry Sandusky is a child rapist. McQueary took the stand today in the...Tags: Tim Curley, Mike McQueary, Court Preliminary, Trials, Joe Paterno
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New porn domain goes live across the Internet
It's either a new, safer era for adult content on the Web or the first step in creating a digital porn ghetto, depending upon who you ask.
On Tuesday more than 100,000 websites went live with the new .xxx domain.
The suffix was approved as a "top-...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Viral Diseases and Infections, Computing and Information Technology Industry, CNN (tv network), McAfee Incorporated
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Penn State worried potential students may drop like flies
KIAHWould you go to Penn State if they were offering Groupons? Check out what the school is doing to entice new students and get the latest on Jerry Sandusky.Tags: Jerry Sandusky
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Joe Paterno's death announced before he was dead
KIAHPenn State’s Joe Paterno ended his life the way he ended his coaching career, amid controversy not of his choosing. As the long-time coach of the Nittney Lions moved closer to death over the weekend, as family members gathered to be with him during...Tags: Health, Health and Safety at School, The Huffington Post, Health and Safety at School, Joe Paterno
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Penn State alumni in Houston remember Joe Paterno
KIAHThe legacy Joe Paterno left behind at Penn State University isn't going unnoticed. "It's a local story," Ron Foreman, a Penn State graduate, said. "You can go anywhere and you'll find Penn State alums. I'm here in Texas; I'm from Philadelphia, you know,...Tags: Penn State Nittany Lions, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky
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17 TCU students arrested for selling drugs
KIAHWhen you make it to the Big 12, you've got to act like you've been there, right? Well, for TCU that means a Big 12 style scandal... You know something big, like a major drug bust on campus. Cops rolled-down on seventeen students, including members of the...Tags: College Sports
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Paterno retires as Penn State investigates sex abuse claims
Longtime Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno will retire at the end of the 2011 season, he said in a statement Wednesday.
Paterno said he was "absolutely devastated by the developments" regarding a child sex abuse scandal involving a former...Tags: YouTube, Medical Research, Judges, Jerry Sandusky, Court Preliminary
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Sandusky says he's 'innocent' but does 'enjoy young people'
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky insisted in an interview Monday night he is "innocent" of charges that he sexually abused young boys, denying to NBC's Bob Costas that he's a pedophile.
In a telephone interview with NBC's Rock...Tags: Judges, Business Enterprises, U.S. Department of Education, Jerry Sandusky, Charity
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Mayfair charts a new course; opens today with renewed focus on arts
Lehigh Valley MusicTo hear officials with Mayfair tell it, the 26-year-old, Memorial Day weekend festival at Allentown’s Cedar Beach was a ship adrift. It was staying afloat, but after five years of bailing out of debt, a less-than-successful year last year again........ -
Program on Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater landscape
The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Somerset County are sponsoring the program, "Fallingwater's Landscape, How it has Evolved," at 7 p.m. June 6 at the Penn State Extension Office, 6024 Glades Pike, Room 207 Partners' Hall, Somerset, at the...Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Somerset County (Maryland), Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Pine Crest student-athlete taking his talents to Penn State
Will Graf enjoyed a super athletic career at Pine Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, where he was an integral part of this year's boys' state championship basketball team while also excelling on the football and volleyball teams. The 18-year-old...Tags: Penn State Nittany Lions, Sports, Volleyball, Basketball, Science and Technology
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