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The following photo stories have appeared on Penn State Newswires or on the Penn State Live Web site in 2004. For past indexes, click here. June 25, 2004 A day at Stone Valley Many folks trek out to Stone Valley to take advantage of the recreational facilities.For photos, click here. June 25, 2004 Sextuplets Hannah and Leah go home with family
June 24, 2004 President practices sleight-of-hand for noontime crowd President Graham B. Spanier wowed a noontime crowd at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Centre with a variety of magic tricks.For photos, click here. June 24, 2004 Summer picnic at the Bennett Family Child Care Center The Bennett Family Child Care Center, located at the intersection of Bigler and McKean on the University Park campus, celebrated with a summer picnic Wednesday ( June 23, 2004).For photos, click here. June 24, 2004 Two of Gosselin sextuplets get to go home to Mom and Dad Hannah Joy and Leah Hope Gosselin were discharged at 2 p.m. June 24, 2004. For photos, click here. June 18, 2004 The Department of Horticulture has opened a fresh produce market in the Vegetable Cellar Building located adjacent to Eisenhower Auditorium on University Park campus. For photos, click here. June 17,
2004 Photos of faculty and staff featured in the News of Record section of the June 17, 2004, Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire can be found by clicking here. June 11, 2004 Lessons illustrated in stone Thirteen students from Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, two geology professors (Richard Alley and Sridhar Anandakrishnan), and two instructors (Eric Spielvogel and Anna Brendle) are spending three weeks in the American Southwest visiting national parks in Arizona, Utah and Colorado for a geology class called "Taking Geology of the National Parks On Location, On Line, and On TV." For photos, click here. June 11, 2004 Museum of Earth and Mineral Sciences to get new home The Museum of Earth and Mineral Sciences located in Steidle Building on the University Park campus is moving to a new location. For photos, click here. June 10, 2004 Penn State Faculty/Staff News of Record: People Photos of faculty and staff featured in the News of Record section of the June 10, 2004, Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire can be found by clicking here. June 7, 2004 Former Lionheart patient to go home today Gayle Snider, the first U.S. patient to go home from the hospital with the Arrow LionHeart heart-assist device, is going home again -- this time with a new human heart. Snider, right, who marked one year with the heart-assist device before receiving a transplanted heart, today (June 7) will be discharged from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. His release from the hospital comes just a little more than two weeks after he received his heart transplant on Saturday, May 22. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. June 7, 2004 Dispatch from a Special Olympics volunteer The months of planning came together on Thursday (June 3) as the first busloads of athletes arrived on campus for the 35th consecutive Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA) Summer Games held at Penn State. That evening, as I stood with 2,000 athletes who proudly wore their county's colors as they recited the Special Olympics oath, I felt a surge of pure energy, not only from the athletes, but from the volunteers of all ages who turn out each year to make the Summer Games memorable. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. June 7, 2004 Dispatches from Harrisburg: Making life better in Allison Hill Six student volunteers from three universities, including four Penn Staters, are continuing a green space project in Harrisburg's Allison Hill neighborhood that was started by a Penn State landscape architecture service-learning class two years ago. To read the dispatches intended to keep Penn State Live and Newswire readers up-to-date on the project, click here. For photos, click here. June 4, 2004 Special Olympics at Penn State University Park Preliminary Special Olympics competition in athletics, basketball, golf, softball and aquatics began Thursday at Penn State's University Park campus and other locations in State College. Opening ceremonies held last night at Bigler Field officially kicked off what's sure to be a fun and exciting weekend. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. June 3, 2004 Penn State Faculty/Staff News of Record: People Photos of faculty and staff featured in the News of Record section of the June 3, 2004, Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire can be found by clicking here. June 2, 2004 Summer Music at Noon series begins The second summer of Music at Noon concerts began at noon June 2 in the Woskob Family Gallery of the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, University Park. The events are free to the public. For photos, click here. May 28, 2004 Student group 'rocks' Southwest canyons Thirteen students from Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, two geology professors (Richard Alley and Sridhar Anandakrishnan), and two instructors (Eric Spielvogel and Anna Brendle) are spending three weeks in the American Southwest visiting national parks in Arizona, Utah and Colorado for a geology class called "Rocking the Grand Canyon." The students are sending dispatches from the site. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. May 27, 2004 Babies continue to progress at Penn State Hershey Medical Center More than two weeks after their delivery at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, the Gosselin sextuplets continue to advance steadily, according to Timothy Palmer, neonatologist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Penn State Children’s Hospital, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The Sweigart quadruplets, born Tuesday, May 25, also are progressing. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. May 26, 2004 Alumni Center landscaping project completed The second phase of renovations to the Alumni Gardens at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on Penn State's University Park campus is complete. For photos, click here. May 20, 2004 McAllister Building to undergo major renovations McAllister Building is a century old this year. In celebration of its centennial, Penn State has begun an $8-million, 15-month renovation, transforming McAllister's aging interior into a spacious home for the Department of Mathematics. The renovation is being done to bring the building up to modern standards and will be completed by June 2005. For photos of the preparation work, click here. May 19, 2004 Penn State DuBois holds Math Options program Seventh-grade girls from more than a dozen area junior high and middle schools converged at Penn State DuBois recently for the annual Math Options program. The goal of the program is to give the participants a chance to see how expertise in math and science can lead to many interesting career opportunities. For photos, click here. May 18, 2004 Trash to Treasure Sale prep work under way The third annual Trash to Treasure Sale will be held Saturday, May 29, at Beaver Stadium, University Park. The sale, a joint venture of the Centre County United Way and the Office of Physical Plant, benefits the United Way. An expected 80 tons of usable items donated by students will be sold at bargain prices. For photos of the sale preparations, click here. May 17, 2004 Penn State commencement, spring 2004 Vernon E. Jordan Jr., senior managing director for Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, waits in a dressing room before commencement ceremonies for Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts. Jordan, a presidential adviser and prominent lawyer renowned for his leadership in the civil rights movement, received an honorary degree and spoke at the ceremony at The Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, May 15. For photos of this and other commencement ceremonies at University Park and other campus locations, click here. May 14, 2004 Navy and Marine ROTC members commissioned Graduating seniors in the U.S. ROTC program were commissioned as ensigns in the U.S. Navy and as second lieutenants in the U.S. Marine Corps during an annual ceremony today (May 14, 2004) in front of Old Main. Some 22 seniors became Marines and three became Navy ensigns. For photos, click here. May 14, 2004 Busy Paterno signs on for four more years Penn State has extended the contract of head football coach Joe Paterno for an additional four years. Director of Athletics Tim Curley announced on May 13 that he and Paterno have agreed on a contract that replaces his current pact and will keep the coaching legend at the school through the 2008 football season. For the full story, click here. For photos of what's been keeping the coach busy lately, click here. May 13, 2004 Road Scholars conclude annual tour Another successful Road Scholars tour has come to an end, and the two busloads of faculty are back at their own campuses. For photos, click here. May 13, 2004 Penn State Faculty/Staff News of Record: People Photos of faculty and staff featured in the News of Record section of the May 13, 2004, Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire can be found by clicking here. May 10, 2004 LionHeart patient marks first year Gayle Snider of York, the first U.S. patient with an Arrow Lionheart to be released from the hospital, begins a stress test administered by Diane Kupstas, coordiator for cardiology services at Penn State Cardiovascular Center, Hershey Medical Center. The test was part of the one-year testing series for the heart assist device. Friday marks the one year milestone for Snider, 36, who received the heart assist device May 14, 2003. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. May 10, 2004 Road Scholars hit the highway The ninth annual Road Scholars tour hit the road today (May 10, 2004) on a tour that includes western Penn State locations. The two-and-a-half-day trip includes tops in Harrisburg, Hershey, Fallingwater, Pittsburgh and Altoona. For a full itinerary, click here. For photos, click here. May 10, 2004 Gosselin sextuplets arrive Just before 8 this morning, Kate Gosselin gave birth to what is believed to be only the second set of sextuplets born in Pennsylvania, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. For the story, click here. For photos, click here. May 6, 2004 Sony vice president visits Penn State Michele Anthony, executive vice president of Sony Music, took time out of her busy schedule today (May 6) to visit with a group of musical theatre students in Penn State President Graham B. Spanier's office. For photos, click here. May 6, 2004 It takes a Village: Students work with retirees at Penn State-affiliated retirement community The first-year architecture studio class traditionally finishes the year with a design-build project called campus/town construction, intended as a public service building useful projects for the University and the surrounding towns. This year’s project for Arch 132/Section 1, led by Professor Warren Wake, was the design of projects in support of Schlow Memorial Library in downtown State College. For the story, click here. For photos, click here. May 5, 2004 Book learning traded for hands-on work at library The first-year architecture studio class traditionally finishes the year with a design-build project called campus/town construction, intended as a public service building useful projects for the University and the surrounding towns. This year’s project for Arch 132/Section 1, led by Professor Warren Wake, was the design of projects in support of Schlow Memorial Library in downtown State College. For photos, click here. May 5, 2004 Moving day: Chemistry building ready for occupancy The Chemistry Building, left, is completed and ready for occupants. The building is half of a signature architectural design in the center of the University Park campus. The building is joined to the new Life Sciences Building by a bridge spanning Pollock Road. For photos, click here. May 3, 2004 MSU law school dean speaks to Dickinson board The Dickinson School of Law Board of Governors, which is considering the option of having a law school presence at the University Park campus, met at Penn State's University Park campus this past Friday and Saturday for informational meetings and to tour possible locations for a new law school building. The group also toured the Information Sciences and Technology Building to see an example of a signature building at University Park. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. May 3, 2004 Only a drill: New Kensington prepares for the worst Penn State New Kensington, along with some of its faculty, staff and students, played an integral role in a major weapons of mass destruction drill on Saturday, May 1. The event, dubbed Operation Crimson Lion, involved some 200 local emergency personnel, including ambulance, fire and EMT units, along with a Red Cross disaster relief crew, Civil Air Patrol, LifeFlight emergency helicopter, and a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) spill management team. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. April 29, 2004 Penn State Forum Lunch: Margaret Seddon Margaret Rhea Seddon, assistant chief medical officer for Vanderbilt Medical Group and former astronaut, spoke on "A Woman Astronaut's Experience in Space Research" at the Penn State Forum lunch today (April 30) at The Nittany Lion Inn. For photos and audio, click here. April 29, 2004 Senior sendoff Graduation is approaching, and with it, the reality for more than 6,000 seniors that their time at University Park is quickly coming to a close. The Lion Ambassadors and the Penn State Alumni Association helped send the Class of 2004 out in style with the second annual Penn State Senior Sendoff yesterday (April 28) at the Hintz Family Alumni Center. For photos, click here. April 29, 2004 'Bot builders battle for prizes at University Park Computer science and engineering students put a semester's worth of work to the test on Wednesday (April 28) when 14 teams put the robots they built into competition on the University Park campus. The challenge is for the battery-operated robots to successfully navigate a maze to complete a task. For photos, click here. April 29 , 2004 Penn State Faculty/Staff News of Record: People Photos of faculty and staff featured in the News of Record section of the April 29, 2004, Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire can be found by clicking here. April 27, 2004 Nigerian alumnus donates sculpture Penn State alumnus Kodilinye Igwe of Nigeria today (April 29) presented one of his sculptures as a gift to Penn State. For photos, click here. April 27, 2004 Annual salvage auction set for Thursday Penn State will hold its annual surplus and salvage auction at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 29, at the salvage warehouse on the University Park campus. For photos, click here. April 26, 2004 Talent Search program gives students a glimpse of college The Penn State Talent Search Program, a federally funded TRIO program, held a college and career exploration day at University Park recently for students in eighth, ninth and 10th grade. The program, which will be held again April 29, is co-sponsored by Hershey Foods Corp., Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity and several Penn State colleges. In it, students work on a case study outlining the processes involved in producing Hershey candy products, and how each of the colleges would apply its specialties in these processes. The program focuses on higher-education awareness and is designed to encourage students to attend college. For photos, click here. April 26, 2004 Thon pledges $10 million to Hershey The 2004 Overall Committee for the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (Thon) has announced that Thon will commit $10 million over the next six years to create a pediatric cancer pavilion at Children's Hospital at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. April 22, 2004 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day The following photos were taken by students and some mentors accompanying their students for Penn State's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. The photos were edited by students Justin Koleno, Kirk Mountz, Eric Panulla and Julianne Yost. For a story about the day's events by participant Rachel Mountz, click here. For photos, click here. April 22, 2004 Eco-activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits University Park Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental advocate and attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper organization and for the Natural Resources Defense Council, gave the keynote talk for the "Colloquium on Environmental Initiatives at Penn State," a daylong event sponsored by the Penn State Institutes of the Environment and the Penn State Finance and Business Environmental Stewardship Strategy Program. Kennedy’s talk, "Our Environmental Destiny," was Wednesday (April 21) at the HUB-Robeson Center's auditorium. For photos, click here. April 20, 2004 Happy 100th birthday, Nittany Lion Although he's associated more with football, the Penn State Nittany Lion was brought to life through the imagination of baseball player Harrison D. "Joe" Mason 100 years ago today (April 20). To celebrate, the Nittany Lion (who looks rather good for his age) spent the afternoon of his "100th birthday" at Beaver Field with baseball team. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. April 20, 2004 Altoona is host for U.S. Congressional Debate Penn State Altoona played host to the only debate between U.S. Congressman Bill Shuster, left, and Republican Congressional candidate Michael DelGrosso in the campus' Community Arts Center last night (April 19). For photos, click here. April 19, 2004 Spring has sprung at University Park Spring has arrived at Old Main and the students are taking full advantage of it. For photos, click here. April 15, 2004 Holocaust survivor shares his experiences Sam Gottesman gave a history lesson Wednesday (April 14) at Penn State New Kensington that his audience will not soon forget. Speaking to a capacity crowd in the campus Conference Center, Gottesman shared his personal story of brutality and prejudice experienced by him and his family in various concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, from 1944 to 1945 during Hitler's reign as chancellor of the Third Reich. For photos, click here. April 14, 2004 Sen. Arlen Specter visits University Park U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) held a town hall meeting today (April 14) on Penn State's University Park campus. The event was sponsored by the student-run, non-partisan Political Science Association. Specter's challenger for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), held a town hall meeting at Penn State last month, also sponsored by the PSA. For photos, click here. April 14, 2004 Old Main open house The Penn State Nittany Lion showed the way to the Old Main open house for passers-by around noon today (April 14). The Lion Ambassadors sponsored the annual event, which continues until 5 p.m. The open house provides an opportunity not only to tour the Old Main Bell Tower, but also to embrace some of the history that is Penn State. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends all may attend. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. April 14, 2004 Spring Career Day jams Bryce Jordan Center Some 200 companies set up booths Tuesday (April 13, 2004) at The Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus in an effort to recruit students during the 14th annual Spring Career Day. For photos, click here. April 13, 2004 Reservists rally support for student service project A plan by two Penn State New Kensington student groups to make care packages for local reservists serving in Iraq is growing into a major team effort involving other campus organizations and the local business community. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. April 7, 2004 Train rocks The Bryce Jordan Center Train performed a pop rock concert Tuesday (April 6) at The Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. The band attracted an all-age audience. For photos, click here. April 6, 2004 Road Scholars to hit the road for annual spring tour of Pennsylvania After several years of heading east, the annual Road Scholars tour, led by President Graham B. Spanier, is heading west this year. The ninth annual tour, scheduled for May 10-12, is designed to give new faculty the opportunity to visit several Penn State locations and Pennsylvania businesses to learn how the University is making a difference. For the full story, click here. For a map of the tour route, click here. April 6, 2004 A sampling of diversity activities at Penn State The annual Asian Awakenings cultural show was held Saturday, April 3, at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park.It was coordinated jointly by Asian-Pacific American Coalition and Indian Student Association. The show featured cultural dance, music and skits. This was one of two events held that celebrated the diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds of the Penn State student body. Also, on tap over the weekend was "New Faces of an Ancient People," a traditional American Indian Powwow. For photos, click here. April 5, 2004 First sextuplets of central Pennsylvania to be born at Hershey Medical Center The team of Penn State Women's Health obstetricians and Penn State Children's Hospital neonatologists at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are preparing for the arrival of the first set of sextuplets in the medical center's 34-year history. Kate Gosselin, 29, and her husband Jonathan Gosselin, 27, of Wyomissing, are anticipating the birth of their six new babies within weeks -- what may be only the second set of sextuplets ever born in Pennsylvania. For the full story, click here. For photos and audio, click here. April 2, 2004 Clean Energy Expo arrives at Bryce Jordan Center The Clean Energy Expo continues today (April 2) and Saturday (April 3) at The Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Admission is free to the public. The expo includes interactive exhibits, workshops and special events organized to showcase building technologies that business and homeowners can use to build energy-efficient structures. It also showcases a Smart Auto Show, featuring futuristic fuel cell concept cars. For photos, click here. April 1, 2004 Penn State Live at Lincoln Center An air of anticipation and excitement permeated the room last night (March 31) as prospective Penn State students and their parents awaited the start of a special evening in New York. The event they attended was more than the typical Penn State admissions program; this night, they also were special guests at a sold-out performance by Penn State students in the Musical Theatre Program and the Essence of Joy Choir at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. March 30, 2004 Lawmakers designate Penn State as land-grant institution Members of the Pennsylvania legislature unanimously voted to approve resolutions celebrating Penn State's designation as Pennsylvania's singular land-grant University on Monday (March 29) at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg. For more information and the text of some of the remarks, click here. For photos, click here. March 26, 2004 Research fair at Penn State New Kensington How does music influence students' ability to study? What is the effect of a person's mood on his or her driving behavior? How does alcohol consumption affect liver cells? Students at Penn State New Kensington provided answers to these questions and more at the Undergraduate Research Fair that was held March 25 in the campus Conference Center. For photos, click here. March 26, 2004 Pedro Cortes at Penn State "Most people aren't sure what the Department of State in Pennsylvania does, but the department touches more daily lives of Pennsylvanians than any other department, for example through its Bureau of Occupational Licensing ranging from obstetricians to funeral directors, from engineers and surveyors to car dealers and accountants. We also oversee business incorporation filings, statewide elections, licensed charities and the state athletic commission that regulates boxing, wrestling and sports agents." --Pedro Cortes, secretary of the commonwealth, who addressed Penn State faculty, students, staff and administrators March 25 during a visit to the University Park campus. For photos, click here. March 25, 2004 Gov. Rendell speaks at Dickinson "There are huge benefits to mediation in these (medical malpractice) cases. In the mediation system, the litigation costs are reduced by 70-80 percent. Anything that cuts litigation costs is going to help with the insurance premiums." -- Pennsylvania Gov. Ed. Rendell, addressing students at The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University today (March 25). The topic of Rendell's speech was “Medical Malpractice Liability Reform.” For photos, click here. For video from his speech, click here. March 25, 2004 Maple harvest time at Shaver's Creek The annual Maple Harvest Festival at the Penn State Shaver's Creek Environmental Center will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 27 and 28. For photos, click here. March 25, 2004 Small classes, full-time faculty are the norm at Penn State A study of class records for Penn State students on its large main campus reveals that, contrary to popular belief, most Penn State students attend small classes with full-time faculty most of the time. Large classes exist and most students have a few during four years of study, but they are not the norm. For the full story, click here. To see the study, click here. March 25, 2004 Students give slide presentation on trip to Spain A Penn State New Kensington-sponsored trip to Spain may have been overshadowed by a series of tragic bombings in Madrid, but Penn State New Kensington students have many good memories of spring break 2004. They presented informal slide shows of their trip yesterday (March 24) in the campus conference center. For photos, click here. March 25, 2004 Research Unplugged: Richard Doyle Richard Doyle, associate professor of rhetoric and science studies, was host for a discussion called "Eco-delic: Psychedelics, Technical Innovation and Ecological Consciousness" at yesterday's (March 24) Research Unplugged, a conversation series held on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center at Penn State University Park. For photos, click here. March 24, 2004 Computer sale at Salvage A computer auction will be held at 5 p.m. March 25 at Warehouse Surplus on Penn State's University Park campus. An auction preview will be held at 4 p.m. that day. For photos, click here. March 24, 2004 Theatre troupe shares 'Othello' at University Park Shakespeare's "Othello" will be presented by the Guthrie Theatre of Minneapolis at 6 p.m. March 26 and 27 at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. The theatre's tour is part of the Shakespeare in America initiative to introduce the Bard to a new generation nationwide. As part of that program, cast members are participating in educational activities all week at local schools, senior centers and in Penn State English classes. For photos, click here. March 19, 2004 Trustees ring NYSE opening bell Penn State Board of Trustees Chair Cynthia Baldwin, Penn State President Graham B. Spanier and William Schreyer, trustee emeritus of Penn State's Board of Trustees and chairman emeritus of Merrill Lynch, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning. Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration sends many graduates to work in the financial district in New York. For the full story, click here. For photos from the New York Stock Exchange and from an address by New York Mayor Michael Bloomburg to the board, click here. March 18, 2004 Penn State Board of Trustees in New York Penn State's Board of Trustees kicked off its first-ever meeting in New York with a behind-the-scenes tour of the New Amsterdam Theatre, located on 42nd Street in Times Square. The historic theatre, revitalized and currently operated by Disney, features the Tony Award-winning musical "The Lion King." For the full story, click here. For photos, click here. March 18, 2004 College of Medicine students celebrate 'Match Day' For many Penn State College of Medicine students and students across the country, the anticipation of "Match Day" is finally over. The envelopes have been opened and the students' futures have been revealed. Today College of Medicine students and faculty gathered in the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center hospital auditorium to participate in the annual Match Day ceremonies — a national tradition in which soon-to-be-graduated medical students throughout the United States simultaneously opened letters to learn what hospital or other health-care provider has accepted them into a residency program. For photos, click here. March 18, 2004 'Nurse without Boundaries' visits Berks, Lehigh Valley "What people need to remember is that one person can make a difference. I started my own organization, Nurse Without Boundaries, because I felt that I could be more effective as one person out there working with students and others who aren't doctors and want to volunteer in these countries." -- Mary Lightfine, a registered nurse who has lived and worked in more than a dozen countries, including Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Mogadishu, and Uganda. Lightfine spoke at both Penn State Berks and Penn State Lehigh Valley yesterday (March 17). For photos, click here. March 18, 2004 Research Unplugged: Nina V. Fedoroff Biologist Nina Fedoroff led a discussion about "Genetically modified foods: Is there anything to fear?" at yesterday's (March 17) Research Unplugged, a conversation series held on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center at Penn State University Park. For photos, click here. March 16, 2004 Valerie Red-Horse at Penn State Forum Lunch "You never know how an opportunity is going
to come to you and you should never ignore it." For photos and audio clips, click here. March 16, 2004 Increase in public drunkenness arrests Arrests by State College Borough Police and Penn State Police for drunk-driving climbed steeply again in 2003, according to new figures compiled by the two police departments. For the full story, click here. For a graphic, click here. March 15, 2004 University leads Big Ten in total alumni donors For the seventh consecutive year, Penn State is the nation’s top university in the number of alumni donors, according to a report by the Council for Aid to Education (CAE). In 2002-03, the most recent year for which comparative data are available, 76,566 Penn State alumni made gifts to the University, totaling $40.2 million. Ranking second was Harvard University, with 75,023 alumni donors, followed by the University of Pennsylvania with 65,943. For the full story, click here. For graphics detailing the results, click here. March 12, 2004 Construction season commences at University Park When the snow melts, the construction work heats up to a feverish pace as spring gives way to summer. At University Park, several construction projects are under way that will bring more classroom buildings and other facilities to the University. For pictures, click here. March 11, 2004 New Kensington staff gets 'hands-on' fire-safety training A group of about 20 Penn State New Kensington staff members, including Campus Executive Officer Larry Pollock, took part in a "hands-on" fire-safety demonstration Thursday, March 11, in the campus parking lot. For pictures, click here. March 11, 2004 Academic adviser, staff at Abington help needy Iraqis When Penn State Abington academic adviser Tom Murt was deployed to Iraq about a year ago to help safeguard civil-affairs missions, as well as his company commander, it wasn't exactly his dream job. Still, Murt, 43, understood the important role he was playing in stabilizing the region, and decided to maximize his impact by taking the extra step of befriending the Iraqis he met -- especially the children. For the full story, click here. For pictures, click here. March 9, 2004 Art exhibit linked to conference Joyce Robinson, curator of the Palmer Museum of Art, left, and Sallie McCorkle, associate professor of art, examine items from the "Objects in/and Visual Culture" exhibit that runs through March 20 at the Zoller Gallery on the University Park campus. The exhibit accompanies a conference on March 19 and 20 at University Park that address issues of the emergence or consolidation of visual culture as an interdisciplinary practice. The exhibit features a number of items from the Palmer Museum as well as artwork by several University faculty. For pictures, click here. March 5, 2004 Celebrating Seuss Susan Phillips Speece, dean of Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley, and Ann Williams, CEO of Penn State Lehigh Valley, celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading Seuss favorites to children in Allentown elementary schools. For pictures, click here. March 5, 2004 Horse show and class make for equine education weekend It will be a weekend of equine events as the Penn State Equine Science program holds a horse show and judging school to train 4-H or open show judges today through Sunday (March 5 to 7) at the Ag Arena on Penn State's University Park campus. For pictures, click here. March 5, 2004 Penn Staters are the brains behind U.S. Army communications Web site To the thousands of U.S. Army officers serving in Iraq, Steve Schweitzer, right, and Pete Kilner, left, are life savers. Doctoral students at Penn State and majors in the U.S. Army, the men are two of four founders of CompanyCommand.com, a Web site where veteran commanders are sharing practical information from how to respond to ambushes to what medical equipment soldiers need in the field. The advice, say officers who have posted comments, has saved lives. For the full story, click here. For pictures, click here. March 4, 2004 Penn State Faculty/Staff News of Record: People Photos of faculty and staff featured in the News of Record section of the March 4, 2004, Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire can be found by clicking here. March 4, 2004 Stand-up guy Joe Pantoliano wows crowd at University Park, Altoona Actor Joe Pantoliano spoke on Wednesday, March 3, on Penn State's University Park campus, and on Thursday, March 4, at Penn State Altoona. For pictures and more information, click here. March 3, 2004 Research Unplugged: Micaela Amateau Amato "I would like to figure out how to encourage
an appetite for parable, Micaela Amateau Amato, professor of art and women's studies, who led a spirited discussion about "The Absolute Inevitability of Ambiguity and Contradiction in Art & Life" at today's (March 3) Research Unplugged. For pictures and more quotes, click here. March 3, 2004 Physicians association executive visits Altoona "It's dangerous to be a doctor today -- the government has made promises that they cannot keep, and doctors are being made the scapegoats. If they don't go along with the system, they go to jail. They can also be convicted and go to jail because they kept their patients' confidentiality." -- Jane M. Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, speaking at Penn State Altoona. For pictures and more quotes, click here. March 3, 2004 'Real World' cast member visits New Kensington "Binge drinking is a huge problem on college campuses. If you're drinking and your grades are suffering, you should know that one night of heavy drinking impairs your ability to reason for up to 30 days." Ruthie Alcaide, a cast member from the MTV series "Real World: Hawaii," speaking at Penn State New Kensington today (March 3). Alcaide was at Penn State New Kensington to share her story of alcohol addiction and how she is fighting it through support from her family and friends. Her visit is part of Penn State New Kensington's spring cultural series. For pictures and more quotes, click here. March 3, 2004 Penn State arborists work to save tree Penn State arborists discovered a crack forming in one of the twin elm trees that grace the front of Old Main on Penn State's University Park campus recently, and have been working to repair it. For pictures, click here. March 1, 2004 'Seussical' entertains kids "Seussical the Musical" brought the characters from several Dr. Seuss books to life on the Eisenhower Auditorium stage on Penn State's University Park campus yesterday (Feb. 29). For pictures, click here. February 27, 2004 Heard on campus: Former Sen. George Mitchell "Before the United States became an economic
and moral super power, it was a great nation." For a picture, click here. February 27, 2004 Douglas E. Van Houweling talks about Internet2 "The Internet could not have started anywhere but in higher education. ... I think the key here is that those of us in the higher education community are the only people who understand that enormously good things can happen even when nobody's in charge." -- Douglas E. Van Houweling, president and CEO of Internet 2 and professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan, speaking today (Feb. 27) at the Penn State Forum lecture on the University Park campus. The topic of his presentation is “Prospects for the Internet.” For pictures and additional quotes, click here. February 26, 2004 Research Unplugged: Jim Pawelczyk "You get a briefing on (the health risk of astronaut exposure to radiation outside Earth's atmosphere) as an astronaut. You're only allowed so many days in space. And as an astronaut, while you're in space you live with a light show that flashes even when your eyes are closed. That's cosmic radiation traveling through your head, and occasionally stimulating your rods and cones. You have to assess the potential risk. As for Mars, the risk is mostly in the coming and going. While you're there, you would be pretty well-protected. Even though the Martian atmosphere is thin, you would probably form berm structures out of the Martian regolith and stay underground." -- Space Shuttle Payload Specialist Jim Pawelczyk, associate professor of physiology and kinesiology in the College of Health and Human Development, speaking at Research Unplugged, a weekly lunchtime feature at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center. For pictures and additional quotes, click here. February 25, 2004 'Flight Project' lands at Eisenhower The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, a modern dance company from Dayton, Ohio, performed "The Flight Project" at Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus last night (Feb. 24). For pictures, click here. February 25, 2004 Renee Amoore speaks at Penn State "Education, communication and you have got to go behind the scenes ... You have to ask what are our goals and objectives? How can we make it better? ... I don't care if you are Republican or Democrat, you have got to have a seat at the table ..." -- Renee Amoore, deputy chair of the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee and distinguished Philadelphia business entrepreneur and community activist, who spoke to Penn State students, staff and administrators on Feb. 24 during a visit to the University Park campus. For pictures, click here. February 23, 2004 Thon raises $3.5 million for Four Diamonds Thon, Penn State's IFC/Panhellenic Dance MaraThon, once again raised more than $3.5 million for The Four Diamonds Fund at Hershey Medical Center. The grand total for this year was $3,547,715.48. The mission of The Four Diamonds Fund is to conquer childhood cancer by assisting children treated at Penn State Children's Hospital and their families through superior care, comprehensive support and innovative research. For pictures, click here. February 23, 2004 Researchers make breakthrough discovery Penn State environmental engineers have shown, for the first time, that a microbial fuel cell (MFC) can generate electricity while simultaneously cleaning the wastewater that you flush down the drain or toilet. Here, Bruce E. Logan, the Kappe professor of environmental engineering and director of the project, and his lead researcher, Hong Liu, work in their controlled temperature lab. For the full story, click here. For pictures, click here. February 19, 2004 Research Unplugged: Lakshman Yapa Lakshman Yapa, professor of geography, suggested that the $6 trillion spent by the United States to alleviate poverty in the 1970s, '80s and '90s may have been unsuccessful because of an improper assumption: That all economic problems have economic solutions.Yapa led a discussion on public scholarship Wednesday (Feb. 18) at the Penn State Downtown Theater Center as part of the ongoing "Research Unplugged" conversation series. For pictures, click here. February 19, 2004 Carol Moseley Braun at Altoona "You have to do the best with what you are given. If we do the best we can do, then we'll be satisfied with our contributions. ...Every person makes a difference — for good or for ill." — Carol Moseley Braun, ambassador, former U.S. Senator and recent candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president, speaking at Penn State Altoona last night (Feb. 18). Mosley-Braun's speech detailed how people have helped this country achieve its potential, with some anonymous and some well-known. She drew much of her inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr., mentioning a number of his inspirational quotes throughout the lecture. For pictures, click here. February 19, 2004 Farm auction gives surplus equipment new homes The University is holding an auction of surplus farm equipment taken from various farming and College of Agricultural Sciences sites on Friday, Feb. 20, at the Ag Arena at University Park. Tom Hockenberry of Hawk Run and Mark Harris of Philipsburg checked out some of the equipment Thursday, Feb. 19, at the preview. For pictures, click here. February 18, 2004 Class gift installed In 2001, the senior class chose the Historic Light Restoration Project as its senior class gift at Penn State University Park. The first of these "shepherd's crook" lighting fixtures appeared behind Old Main in April 2003. Lately, lampposts have been appearing along other walkways on the campus, and today (Feb. 18), the Office of Physical Plant began hanging the light fixtures. For pictures, click here. February 17, 2004 Landscape project to begin soon Work will begin soon, weather permitting, on the renovations to the Alumni Gardens at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on Penn State’s University Park campus. For pictures, click here. February 16, 2004 Toby Keith plays the BJC Traffic lined up well before the start of the Toby Keith concert Saturday night (Feb. 14), waiting to get into the parking lot at The Bryce Jordan Center. The country music star returned to the venue for his "Shock'n Y'all" tour. He last played the BJC in November 2002. For pictures, click here. February 13, 2004 Valentine's flower sales The Penn State Horticulture Club is selling flowers for Valentine's Day in front of the Robeson Gallery in the HUB-Robeson Center. Sales began Thursday, and continue today (Feb. 13). For pictures, click here. February 12, 2004 Founders Day marked with a ride into past The Penn State Alumni Association offered free carriage rides last night (Feb. 11) as part of a Founders Day celebration. For pictures, click here. February 12, 2004 Penn State baseball team preparing for season Penn State baseball coach Joe Hindelang and a few of his players gave their thoughs about the upcoming baseball season at a luncheon held by the Penn State Dugout Club at The Bryce Jordan Center today (Feb. 12). The season opens for the Nittany Lions in less than two weeks. For pictures and audio clips, click here. February 7, 2004 Globetrotters entertain the crowd Spectators were part of the action as the Harlem Globetrotters played their unique brand of basketball at The Bryce Jordan Center Friday, Feb. 6. For pictures, click here. February 6, 2004 Danny Glover at Penn State Erie Danny Glover, a distinguished actor on both stage and screen, spoke at Penn State Erie Thursday, Feb. 5. For pictures, click here. February 4, 2004 Harris Wofford talks about America's Promise fulfilled at Penn State Harris Wofford, former Pennsylvania senator and current co-chair of America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth, spoke about how America's Promise is being fulfilled in a number of ways at Penn State during the Penn State Forum lunch today (Feb. 4). For pictures and audio clips, click here. February 1, 2004 DaVinci's Notebook, Tracy Morgan play the BJC For pictures from the Jan. 31 concert, click here. January 30, 2004 'Kiss Me Kate' plays Eisenhower Auditorium Set backstage during an out-of-town tryout for a musical inspired by Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," "Kiss Me Kate" played to a full Eisenhower Auditorium Thursday night (Jan. 29). For pictures, click here. January 29, 2004 Penn State employees and students are big part of local fire company When the Alpha Fire Company answers a call — and it responded to more than 900 last year — chances are that University employees will be involved. In fact, approximately 40 percent of the all-volunteer fire company’s members are Penn State employees and students For the full story, click here. For pictures, click here. January 28, 2004 Snow continues to pound area Students head to late-afternoon classes at Penn State University Park Tuesday, Jan. 27. According to Penn State meteorologist Paul Knight, 5.3 inches of snow fell on the University Park campus in the last 24 hours, on the heels of a storm Sunday night into Monday that brought 3.1 inches of snow. So far this month, 20.5 inches of snow fell in the area, and according to Knight, we shouldn't get more than 1 or 2 more inches before the month ends on Saturday. For pictures from University Park and other campuses, click here. January 23, 2004 Nina Fedoroff speaks on plant genetic engineering at Forum lunch “Any land that we take (to grow food) is land taken away from what we call biodiversity. The only way that we can preserve what biodiversity we have left is by becoming better at getting more food out of the land that’s already under cultivation.” -- Nina V. Fedoroff, Evan Pugh professor of life sciences and the Verne M. Willaman chair in life sciences at Penn State, discussing “Genetically Modified Food Plants: Monsters or Miracles?” at the Penn State Forum lecture today (Jan. 23). For pictures and an audio clip, click here. January 23, 2004 Cynthia Baldwin elected chair of Penn State's Board of Trustees Cynthia A. Baldwin, judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, was elected chair of Penn State’s Board of Trustees today (Jan. 23). Baldwin, the first African-American female judge elected to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, breaks ground at Penn State as well in becoming the first African-American woman to preside over the University’s governing body. For the full story, click here. For pictures, click here. January 22, 2004 Penn State Faculty/Staff News of Record: People Photos of faculty and staff featured in the News of Record section of the Jan. 22, 2004, Penn State Faculty/Staff Newswire can be found by clicking here. January 22, 2004 IST Building dedicated Penn State President Graham B. Spanier welcomed a standing-room-only crowd to the celebration of technology, teamwork, architecture and vision that culminated in the high-tech, state-of-the-art Information Sciences and Technology Building. The building was dedicated late this afternoon (Jan. 22). For the full story, click here. For pictures and audio clips, click here. January 21, 2004 'Miss Saigon' opens at Penn State A full house awaits the start of "Miss Saigon," which opened at Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus last night (Jan. 21). For pictures, click here. January 21, 2004 Napster officials on campus Thousands of Penn State students have signed up for the Napster online music service since it was introduced to residence hall students on Jan. 12, and students are averaging more than 100,000 streams a day, according to Larry Linietsky, senior vice president for business development and analysis for Napster. Linietsky and Chris Siess, senior producer for Napster, were on Penn State’s University Park campus today (Jan. 21) to demonstrate the service and answer questions about it. For the full story, click here. For pictures, click here. January 20, 2004 University Libraries hold Winter Carnival University Libraries expect to greet more than 2,000 visitors today (Jan. 20, 2004) during the Winter Carnival Open House. For pictures, click here. January 20, 2004 University Park grows with construction Despite the snow and cold, construction continues apace on the new buildings going up at University Park. For pictures, click here. January 16, 2004 Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was honored during a celebratory program held Friday, Jan. 16, at the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. and the 29th annual Forum on Black Affairs Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet was held Thursday, Jan. 15. For pictures, click here. January 12, 2004 Thousands of Penn State students tune in to Napster The much-anticipated launch of Napster at Penn State has arrived. The launch coincides with the return of Penn State students to campus locations around the commonwealth for the start of the 2004 spring semester. Monday afternoon (Jan. 12), Penn State President Graham B. Spanier addressed the media and reported that the launch is going very smoothly. For the full story, click here. For audio clips of Spanier's press conference, click here. For pictures, click here. January 12, 2004 IST Building open for business Cardboard boxes, file cabinets and shelves still line some hallways, and pounding hammers were heard up until the last minute, but the landmark Information Sciences and Technology Building opened on schedule Monday morning (Jan. 12) on Penn State's University Park campus. The beginning of the spring semester also marks the first time that pedestrians and cyclists can use the 955-foot-long walkway to cross over Atherton Street. For the full story, click here. For pictures, click here. January 8, 2004 Getting ready for the start of classes Classes begin on Monday, Jan. 12, and the Penn State Bookstore on the University Park campus is ready with books and supplies. For pictures, click here. Back to Hot Topics index |