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The following photo stories have appeared on Penn State Newswires or on the Penn State Live Web site in 2005. For past indexes, click here. June 30, 2005 4th Fest readies for Independence Day blast With four days until the big boom, staging headquarters for the Central PA 4th Fest are starting to get frenetic. The big fireworks extravaganza that gets under way at 9:20 p.m. July 4 from the fields near Beaver Stadium is billed as biggest volunteer fireworks display in the nation. It takes about 10,000 volunteer hours, a cost of $200,000 for event day and another $200,000 for in-kind services to put on the production. This is the view from Beaver Stadium with Park Avenue in the background. For more on Fourth of July at University Park, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/12580 For pictures, click here. June 29, 2005 Exhibit opens at Palmer The exhibition "Dialogue and Diversity: Recent Work by Faculty" in the School of Visual Arts at Penn State, has opened at the Palmer Museum of Art, University Park. This is "The Encosmic Hearer," by Robert Yarber. For pictures, click here. June 27, 2005 Bellefonte Central Rail Trail moves closer to completion Contractors are laying crushed limestone on the Bellefonte Centrail Rail Trail project that will link the trailhead at the McKee Street entrance of Sunset Park with the interior of Big Hollow at Penn State. A grand opening for the trail is scheduled for late September. The trail is part of the ongoing Arboretum at Penn State project at University Park. For pictures, click here. June 21, 2005 Juried show a prelude to annual arts festival The HUB-Robeson Galleries is presenting the
17th annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts' Images
2005 juried exhibition through July 17 in the Robeson Gallery
in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. Shown
is "Dangerous Times" by E. Joan Horrocks of State
College. June 16, 2005 The Bennett Family Center Parent Teacher
Organization held its annual International Picnic Wednesday,
July 15, at the center on the University Park campus. Here,
a member of the Chinese School dance troupe helped share some
of her Chinese heritage. June 14, 2005 President George W. Bush greeted those present
at the FFA Summer Convention, and thanked Penn State President
Spanier for welcoming him to "this great University." June 14, 2005 Air Force One swoops down on the University
Park Airport tarmac marking the arrival of President George
W. Bush in Centre County. June 14, 2005 Over the years, Penn State has been honored
by visits from numerous presidents and presidential family
members. Dwight Eisenhower visited the Penn State University
Park campus four times during his presidency (1953-1961) and
was the only president to stay overnight. June 13, 2005 Traffic patterns for motorists and pedestrians
around Eisenhower Auditorium will be altered for most of the
day Tuesday due to a speech by President George W. Bush to
the annual FFA state convention. Most notably, Eisenhower
Road between Bigler and Shortlidge Roads will be completely
closed to vehicles and pedestrians. Several parking lots in
the vicinity of the auditorium also will be closed. June 10, 2005 Kendall Maurer, a Penn State junior majoring
in special education, registered athletes for vision screenings.
She has been a Special Olympics volunteer since 1999. June 8, 2005 Volunteers from the Pennsylvania Chapter
of the American Chestnut Foundation spent about three hours
Wednesday, June 8, innoculating some 250 hybrid trees with
chestnut blight. Next spring survivors will be chosen that
will produce blight-resistant chestnut seed for reintroduction
into Pennsylvania forests. The trees are located in an orchard
in The Arboretum at Penn State on the University Park campus. June 3, 2005 Brad Johnson, left, lecturer in engineering,
demonstrated the use of the Sumitomo Injection Molding Machine
to U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, center, when she
came to Penn State Erie on June 3 to announce that the Pennsylvania
State Workforce Investment Board, in collaboration with Penn
State, will receive a $3.75 million grant from the Department
of Labor to increase business retention and growth within
the plastics industry. Chao was accompanied by U.S. Sen. Rick
Santorum, right. June 1, 2005 Fresh turnips, like these, as well as kohlrabi,
a variety of greens and mushrooms are on sale at the Cellar
Market, adjacent to Eisenhower Auditorium on the University
Park campus. The market is part of an initiative by the Department
of Horticulture, which will eventually teach produce marketing
techniques to students. May 19, 2005 Beaver Stadium filling up with Trash to Treasure sale loot The fourth annual Trash to Treasure sale
will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at
Beaver Stadium, University Park. Students began dropping off
donations at residence hall collection points on April 26. May 19, 2005 Podcast for baseball groundbreaking ceremony Several dignitaries spoke at the groundbreaking
ceremony for Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, the new baseball
park to be built near Beaver Stadium on Penn State's University
Park campus, held May 18, 2005. Download Podcasts of each
dignitary's remarks. May 19, 2005 State funding presented for materials research On May 18, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell
released $40 million in state funding for construction of
the new Materials Research Building on Penn State's University
Park campus. The remaining half of the $80 million estimated
building cost will come from University funds. Pictured with
the state's check to the University are, from left, State
Sen. Jake Corman, Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore
Robert C. Jubelirer, Penn State President Graham B. Spanier,
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell and state Rep. Lynn Herman. May 18, 2005 Baseball park groundbreaking ceremony A new era for Penn State baseball was ushered
in May 18 as ground was officially broken for a new baseball
park. Medlar Field at Lubrano Park will be the new home for
both the Penn State baseball team and a new minor-league baseball
team. May 16, 2005 WPSX Day at Altoona Curve Clifford, the Big Red Dog, with WPSX's Whitney
Vass, throws out the first ball at WPSX Day at the Altoona
Curve in Altoona May 13. May 16, 2005 Penn State celebrates commencement systemwide The photos in this package provide links
to photo packages from each campus. May 13, 2005 ROTC cadets commissioned at University Park First Sgt. Thomas Hilliard adjusts the emblems
on Maj. Wesley Feight's uniform during an ROTC commissioning
ceremony held Friday, May 13, in front of the Nittany Lion
Shrine at University Park. Some 24 ROTC cadets were commissioned
as U.S. Navy ensigns or U.S. Marines second lieutenants during
the ceremony. May 13, 2005 Board of Trustees sees plans for various projects Click on photos to see high-resolution versions
of several building projects. May 12, 2005 Erie's Math Options encourages girls to seek math careers Penn State Erie's ninth annual Math Options,
held Tuesday, May 10, was a daylong program designed to encourage
girls to pursue advanced level math and science courses in
their studies and ultimately math, technology, business, and
science-related careers. Math Options addresses a problem
recognized by a growing number of educators and mentors. Young
girls need role models and encouragement if they are to pursue
math-related careers. May 11, 2005 Holmes Hall salvage sale will benefit United Way A salvage sale to benefit the United Way
will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14, noon
to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Holmes Hall, University Park.
The residence, along with others in the quad is undergoing
a remodeling project. May 11, 2005 CORED celebrates at open house "It's an important mission that the
Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity (CORED) is involved
in. Helping Penn State to become the kind of institution where
everyone is welcome and respected could not be a more important
foundation principle for a world-class institution. Clearly,
it takes all of us working together to accomplish this. It's
not a job for one individual, or one group of individuals
or one committee -- it's work for all of us. So, the work
that CORED does is very important to help us create the welcoming
climate that we aspire to at the University." May 9, 2005 Peace Pole dedicated at University Park The Penn State Peace Pole, a marker to serve
as a constant reminder to the University community to contemplate
and work for world peace, was dedicated on Friday, May 6,
outside the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the University
Park campus. May 5, 2005 Henry Varnum Poor's Land Grant frescoes celebrated in Palmer exhibit Muralist Henry Varnum Poor, celebrated for
his Land Grant frescoes in Old Main, is the subject of an
exhibit continuing through June 5 in the Palmer Museum of
Art, University Park. The self-portrait of the artist is from
Paris in 1930. Born in 1887, the artist died in 1970. The
exhibit features many of the sketches the artist used to prepare
for his work in Old Main. The following photos feature Poor's
sketches juxtaposed with details from the finished frescoes. May 4, 2005 Festival celebrated the works of August Wilson The August Wilson Play Festival was held from April 27 to April
30 on the University Park campus. It is the first time ever
for an event to address all 10 epic plays of the Pittsburgh-born,
African-American playwright through production, play readings
or discussion. May 3, 2005 Students' work featured at conference Senior engineering students at Penn State Erie were front and center at the Richard J. Fasenmyer Senior Design Conference, held April 30. Sharply dressed, the teams gathered to prepare for their 30-minute presentations, well-rehearsed and ready for family, friends and industry sponsors. This year's conference was the 10th, and to recognize the anniversary, officials named the event for the late Richard J. Fasenmyer, an alumnus of Penn State who attended Penn State Erie from 1967 to 1969. Fasenmyer was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2000, served on the Behrend Council of Fellows and was a member of the Penn State National Development Council. For pictures, click here. May 3, 2005 Abandoned bikes, fleet vehicles highlight annual salvage auction The annual salvage auction wil; be held 9 a.m. Thursday, May 5, at the salvage warehouse on the University Park campus For pictures, click here. April 28, 2005 Sons, daughters learn about career options Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day activities took place Thursday, April 28, at University Park. For pictures, click here. April 28, 2005 Senior competition sends 'bots into game A senior robot competition took place Wednesday in the IST Building, University Park. For pictures, click here. April 28, 2005 Art students incorporate chairs into their sculptures Ninety-three students on the University Park campus of Penn State in an introductory sculpture class are going to try. After selecting from a list of 19 words that relate to movement or lack of it, they have created chairs that express, in visual form, the concepts implied by their word. Installation of the outdoor artwork began on April 26 outside the Arts Building, and the chairs will be on display through May 1. For pictures, click here. April 27, 2005 Time stands still as Sting rocks the Jordan Center Sting, the genre-bending musician and former chief of The Police, pulled his old hits out of the closet for a rousing show Tuesday at The Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. For pictures, click here. April 27, 2005 Senior Sendoff says goodbye to graduating students The Lion Ambassadors held their third annual senior send-off Wednesday, April 27, at the Hintz Alumni Center, University Park. The graduation party drew a crowd lured by the sunshine, music and the free food. For pictures, click here. April 26, 2005 Spring has sprung at University Park Spring has sprung at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park. For pictures, click here. April 25, 2005 August Wilson Play Festival opens April 27 at University Park The August Wilson Play Festival will take place April 27-30 at Penn State's University Park campus. Part of his projected 10-play cycle chronicling the 20th century African-American experience, the 1970s drama takes place in a storefront gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh's decaying Hill District. Tickets for the entire festival or individual event tickets to the general public are available by calling (800) PSU-TODAY. For more about the festival, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/11530 For pictures, click here. April 25, 2005 Ex-ambassador, digital expo fill library with activities Former U.S. ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV presented a lecture, "The Politics of Truth: A Diplomat's Memoir" Friday, April22, at Pattee Library's Foster Auditorium, University Park. Lecture topics were integrity in governance and the responsibility of the citizen to be better stewards of our democracy. It was part of a very busy week at the library that also featured a digital expo. For pictures, click here. April 22, 2005 Carnival atmosphere pervades Blue and White weekend A few April showers won't stop the carnival, part of the Blue and White weekend activities at Beaver Stadium. The rides and concessions are presented by Mid Valley Amusements of Middleburg. Hours are: 6 to 9 p.m. tonight and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot next to Beaver Stadium, University Park. For pictures, click here. April 21, 2005 Penn State students give back thanks to a new design course Seating, desks, cubbies and other children's furniture was created by students on the University Park campus of Penn State in a new digital design and fabrication course offered by the Department of Architecture. The furniture was revealed during a public reception on Wednesday, April 19. It will be used in a child-care center, which was constructed by Penn Staters as part of the American Indian Housing Initiative, on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, Mont. For additional information on this project, see http://live.psu.edu/story/11622 April 20, 2005 Glee Club concert honors retiring Trinkley Members of the Penn State Glee Club rehearse for this weekend's Blue and White Concert, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. For pictures, click here. April 18, 2005 Erie holds Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference Penn State Erie presented its 14th annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference on Saturday, April 16. This year's conference included 54 posters and 47 oral presentations by students from Penn State Erie as well as Allegheny College, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Grove City College, Mercyhurst College, Slippery Rock University, and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. For pictures, click here. April 13, 2005 Host of daffodils brightens University Park Last fall, about 10,000 daffodil bulbs were planted in sweeping beds around the Nittany Lion Inn. This spring, the results are riotous color at the University Park landmark. For pictures, click here. April 15, 2005 Tax day turns into a real circus at University Park Asia the elephant from Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey circus had a special task that she couldn't forget about on Friday, April 15. The circus is appearing through Sunday at The Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. For pictures, click here. April 14, 2005 Trade show held in Willaman Gateway to the Sciences A Fisher Scientific Lab Products Show gave faculty, staff, researchers and students an opportunity to see displays and demonstrations of the latest research equipment advances. Equipment with names like the Belly Dancer Shaker and its smaller counterpart, the Belly Button, offer research innovations at the same time they entertain novices who stop by just to see what is going on. For pictures, click here. April 14, 2005 Ringling Bros. sends in the clowns at University Park Jaws gaped and eyes widened as four clowns from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus hopped aboard one of the University Park loop buses for quick ride around town on Thursday, April 10. The circus is in town through Sunday. For tickets and information, check http://www.bjc.psu.edu/ For pictures, click here. April 13, 2005 Open house at Old Main draws fair weather crowd Signs and balloons direct visitors to the open house at Old Main on the University Park campus. For pictures, click here. April 13, 2005 'Fences' part of the August Wilson Play Festival at University Park Pennsylvania Centre Stage production of "Fences" runs through May 7 in the Penn State Downtown Theatre Centre. For pictures, click here. April 12, 2005 Circus animals arrive at Penn State The line of elephants from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Baily Circus made its way up College Avenue on its way to The Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The circus will perform seven shows from April 14-17. For more information, go to http://www.bjc.psu.edu/ For pictures, click here. April 11, 2005 Touch tour helps visually impaired appreciate 'Giselle' The Center for the Performing Arts presented the ballet "Giselle" on Friday, April 8. Before the performance, Paul Bartlet with the St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre addressed a group of community members with sight loss and their companions at a specially designed touch tour as part of the Pennsylvania Visual Access Project. It wasmade possible by a grant from Verizon through the leadership of VSA Arts of Pennsylvania. For pictures, click here. April 11, 2005 Outreach staff sends warm clothing to Afghanistan Penn State Outreach staff collected and sent 14 boxes full of warm coats, gloves, hats, scarves, sweaters, boots, long johns and blankets to Afghanistan to help see women and children through the grueling Afghanistan winter. They drive began after they received a request from a World Campus student living and working near the Uzbekistan border in Mazar-e-Sharif. Read the full story at http://live.psu.edu/story/11436 For pictures, click here. April 11, 2005 New arrivals at the horse and sheep barns It's that time of year at the horse barns on the University Park campus when many new foals are brought into the world. There are presently 62 quarter horses at the horse barns. Twelve foals have been born with seven more due to come later this spring. Additionally, there is a herd of 20 poniers used for research and teaching. For pictures, click here. April 9, 2005 Penn State Jazz Festival features variety of bands Mount Nittany Middle School, under the direction of John Kovalchik, was the only middle school to participate in the Penn State Jazz Festival, held Saturday, April 9, in Esber Recital Hall on Penn State's University Park campus. In all, eight bands were featured during the adjudication portion of the festival. An awards ceremony also will be held at 7 p.m., followed by a concert by Penn State Centre Dimensions and a post-concert gala/jam session. The festival began on Thursday with a combo concert, and continued Friday with master classes. Two master classes also were held Saturday. For pictures, click here April 11, 2005 Construction progresses on the University Park campus Construction continues apace at University Park on several new buildings. Two are scheduled for occupancy this year. The School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, shown, is nearing completion. Move-in begins in May and will be completed by the start of the fall semester, according to Paul Ruskin, customer service coordinator in the Office of Physical Plant. For pictures, click here. April 7, 2005 'Heroic-sized' paintings exhibited at the HUB "Beauty and the Beast' is a painting by Hung Liu that is part of an exhibit going on through April 28 at the Robeson Gallery in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. For pictures, click here. March 29, 2005 University Police learn the ABCs of CSI at inservice session University Police Officer Mark Allen explores crime site imaging, a device that allows police to look for fingerprints without dusting. Allen was one of 20 officers learning new techniques at an inservice training session held for University Police. The police force of 47 officers holds at least three inservice training sessions a year to keep officers up to date on advances in technology and new equipment. For pictures, click here. March 25, 2005 Event celebrates Public Poetry Project The fourth annual "Evening of Pennsylvania Poets" took place in Pattee Library's Foster Auditorium Thursday, March 24, in celebration of the Public Poetry Project. Each year the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, found at http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu online, publishes the work of poets with a Pennsylvania connection in poster form, displaying it in public places. Here, Steven Herb, director of the Center for the Book, introduces the evening's readings, by three of this year's designees. For pictures, click here. March 24, 2005 Students immersed in Japanese culture during special dinner Guests at Pollock Dining Commons at Penn State University Park were treated to a dinner full of the flavors, sites, and sounds of Japan at "The Imperial Dinner, A Celebration of Japanese Cuisine," served earlier this week. The event was part of Food Services' special events program, consisting of theme dinners, pace-changers and other offerings. The Imperial Dinner is scheduled for an additional four meals at varying locations this semester. An "open-air market" of fresh vegetables, spices, fruits and seafood was re-created for the occasion, both to add decoration and to educate students about Japanese culture. For pictures, click here. March 23, 2005 Annual auction bangs gavel on computers Penn State will hold its annual computer sale beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at the Salvage and Surplus Building at University Park. For pictures, click here. March 21, 2005 Oak to bear witness at The Arboretum at Penn State The Charles Hosler Witness Tree, the first significant planting at what will be The Arboretum at Penn State, was set into the ground on Monday, March 21. This poster pinpoints where the oak will be in relationship to the completed Arboretum. For pictures, click here. March 21, 2005 Graduate Research Exhibition held over the weekend Penn State's 20th annual Graduate Exhibition was held on March 18 (performance exhibition) and March 20 (research poster and visual arts exhibitions) on the University Park campus. A record 272 graduate students participated in this year's event. For pictures, click here. March 18, 2005 HUB 50th anniversary celebration continues The 50th anniversary celebration of the opening of the Hetzel Union Building continued today (Friday, March 18) on Penn State's University Park campus. For pictures, click here. March 17, 2005 It's a match for Penn State Hershey medical students Soon-to-graduate medical student Jerome Lindsay attempts to peek through the envelope that will disclose the name of the hospital or other health-care facility where he will complete his residency. Lindsay and 105 other Penn State College of Medicine students participated in Match Day, a national tradition in which students simultaneously open letters to reveal where they will complete their residencies. For the full story, click here. For pictures, click here. March 15, 2005 For pictures, click here. March 14, 2005 HUB celebrates 50 years of serving students The Hetzel Union Building, now known as the HUB-Robeson Center, on Penn State's University Park campus will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the milestone, the HUB-Robeson Center has photographs and memorabilia on display in the Art Alley, shown here, and in the first-floor display cases. On Tuesday, March 15, 50 years from the building's 1955 opening day, President Graham B. Spanier -- along with Vicky Triponey, vice president for Student Affairs, and Stanley Latta, director of Unions and Student Activities -- will kick off the weeklong observation at a noontime celebration in the ground floor eateries area of the HUB-Robeson Center. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/10651 For pictures, click here. March 3, 2005 Symposium looks at future of American public research universitiesSymposium looks at future of American public research universities Penn State was host for a national symposium Feb. 25-26 to examine the future of the American public research university. Roger Williams, executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association, remarked in opening the Symposium on the Future of the American Public Research University that "the impetus for this symposium is Penn State's sesquicentennial. Notwithstanding the aura of history, we wanted an event that looked forward, rather than backward. And we wanted an event that would have value not only for Penn State but also for all our sister public research universities and the higher education policy community." Here, Williams thanks President Graham B. Spanier for his remarks at the symposium. Read the full story at http://live.psu.edu/story/10730 For pictures, click here. March 3, 2005 Exhibition explores 'perfect woman' "Calculations for the Perfect Woman," an exhibition by Donnamaria Bruton, will continue through March 16 at the HUB Gallery, University Park. For pictures, click here. March 1, 2005 Japan's women's gymnastic team practices at Penn State The Japanese women's gymnastic's team is traveling with the men's team, which competes against Penn State's men's gymnastic team tonight (March 1, 2005). While the women's team is at University Park, they used Penn State facilities to practice for their meets elsewhere. More photos of the women's team practicing their moves on gymnastic apparatus follow. For pictures, click here. Feb. 28, 2005 Penn State Erie celebrates Dr. Seuss' birthday On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 27, more than 50 children from the neighborhoods around Penn State Erie and their parents gathered for the Association of Women in Communcations' (AWC) fifth annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration. The student chapter of AWC invited families to the living room of the Smith Chapel for games, prizes, birthday cake and reading Dr. Seuss books. Here, Sara Kamber, president of the Association for Women in Communication at Penn State Erie, gave Anna and her friend, Julie, tips on how to make a colorful "Cat in the Hat" hat. For pictures, click here. Feb. 24, 2005 Penn State Altoona unveils Hawthorn Building Penn State Altoona held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening for a new classroom building today, Feb. 24. The new 58,8000 square foot Hawthorn building houses 56 faculty offices and 24 classrooms. These include general classrooms, seminar rooms, a lecture hall, the Pechter Studio of Music (named in honor of the Pechter family, longtime supporters of Penn State Altoona and music and arts in the community), a 10,000 square foot computer center, three computer classrooms, staff offices for computer services, a food service area and full-time and part-time faculty offices. For pictures, click here. Feb. 23, 2005 Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at University Park Penn State President Graham B. Spanier welcomed Sen. Rick Santorum to the University Park campus Feb. 23. Santorum spoke at the HUB-Robeson Center on the Future of Social Security. For pictures, click here. Feb. 22, 2005 Happy Birthday, Penn State Penn State celebrated its sesquicentennial on Feb. 22 with cakes and celebrations University-wide. The photos on this site represent a sampling of the festivities that took place. For pictures, click here. Feb. 22, 2005 For pictures, click here. Feb. 21, 2005 Thon raises record $4.1 million (02.21.05) Thon 2005, a 48-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping event, raised a record $4.1 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. For the full story, go to http://live.psu.edu/story/10456 For pictures, click here. Feb. 18, 2005 Thon weekend preview Several people spoke about the importance of the Penn State Dance Marathon and its 28 years of support for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, at a pre-Thon press conference Friday afternoon (Feb. 18) at The Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. The 48-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping event gets under way at 7 tonight and continues until 7 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 20), at Rec Hall on Penn State's University Park campus. For pictures, click here. Feb. 17, 2005 Students get close to art in Palmer Museum print study room Jean Sanders' Introduction to Printmaking class is taking advantage of the print study room at the Palmer Museum of Art, University Park. The room provides students and researchers a place to study the sometimes-fragile works on paper in the museum's permanent collection. For pictures, click here. Feb. 17, 2005 Palmer Museum of Art's permanent collection A group of youngsters checks out the artwork at the Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus. At any given time about 10 percent of the museum's permanent collection in on exhibit. For pictures, click here. Feb. 17, 2005 Professional wrestler talks about entertainment, bottom line Professional wrestler Dave Batista told a Public Relations Media Methods class that the WWE is an entertainment and business enterprise. He spoke to the class Thursday (Feb. 17, 2005) on the University Park campus. For pictures, click here. Feb. 15, 2005 Alcohol trends, 2000-2004 Charts illustrate alcohol trends over the past five years. For pictures, click here. Feb. 13, 2005 Pat Metheny Group visits Penn State Pat Metheny, 16-time Grammy-winning jazz guitarist, played to an enthusiastic crowd on Saturday night at Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus. The Pat Metheny Group previewed its world tour on the campus. For pictures, click here. Feb. 11, 2005 Penn State Hershey holds reunion for transplant recipients More than 80 heart transplant recipients, including Gayle Snider, left, reunited with surgeon Walter E. Pae Jr., right, and other doctors, nurses and medical staff at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's annual Heart Transplant Reunion. Snider, who was kept alive for more than a year as the first U.S. patient to go home from the hospital with the Arrow LionHeart heart-assist device, received a human heart in a transplant last June. For pictures, click here. Feb. 10, 2005 Dugout Club luncheon signals start of baseball season "It's been a great experience so far. The players have responded, our staff has come together, the administration ... everything's just kind of melting and meshing together, and we're ready for the season." -- Robbie Wine, new head coach of the Penn State baseball team. Wine spoke to Penn State Dugout Club members and the media at the club's annual luncheon today (Feb. 10) at The Bryce Jordan Center to kick off the baseball season. For pictures, click here. Feb. 9, 2005 Zoller exhibit features undergraduate artists Zoller Gallery on Penn State's University Park campus is presenting a juried exhibition of artwork by undergraduate students through Feb. 16. Among the featured artwork is "The Last Party" by Ryan Hnat. For pictures, click here. Feb. 9, 2005 Hall of Fame quarterback visits Penn State Erie Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly came to Penn State Erie Tuesday, Feb. 8, to share his story of "True Courage." Kelly and his wife have created Hunter's Hope Foundation to support research of leukodystrophy, an inherited, progressive genetic disorder, which affects their son, Hunter. For pictures, click here. Feb. 7, 2005 Einstein lecturer entertains audience Audience members at Saturday's Penn State Lecture on the Frontiers of Science were treated to a serenade by the speaker, Clifford M. Will, the James S. McDonnell professor of physics at Washington University in Saint Louis, Mo., who broke into song as he introduced the audience to Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. For pictures, click here. Feb. 3, 2005 Maroon 5 is the hot ticket at University Park Enthusiastic crowds greeted box office employees all around University Park where student sales began at noon for tickets to the Maroon 5 concert. The line at Eisenhower Auditorium snaked around in front of the building. Maroon 5 and opening act The Donnas will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at The Bryce Jordan Center. For information about sales to the general public, click here. For pictures, click here. Feb. 3, 2005 Greek 'dream statement,' summit to build upon Greek Pride A sizable crowd turned out for the signing of a collective Greek Pride "dream statement" Wednesday, Feb. 2, in the Old Main foyer. The statement represents a new positive, collective vision for the Greek community. For more information, check http://live.psu.edu/story/10033 For pictures, click here. Jan. 31, 2005 WPSX holds Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction The 13th Annual WPSX-TV Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction, intereacted with guests throughout the night. The dinner was held at The Nittany Lion Inn this past Saturday night. For pictures, click here. Jan. 28, 2005 Music at Noon draws students at HUB Arthor Goldstein plays the piano during the Music at Noon series held Fridays at the HUB-Robeson Center at University Park Goldstein, a music instructor at Penn State, was part of the Andrew Jackson Jazz Showcase, which performed on the first level of the center. Tommy Wareham will provide the noon musical entertainment next Friday. For pictures, click here. Jan. 27, 2005 Research centers on deer Penn State's Deer Research Center is home to a number of antlered bucks and one antlered doe, a rare occurrence. The antlers of this doe will remain in velvet and won't become hard, as in the case of antlered bucks.close For pictures, click here. Jan. 26, 2005 Libraries hold open house The University Libraries held a an open house, featuring fun, games and prizes, Tuesday, Jan. 25. The event is held each semester to introduce first-year and new students to the Libraries' physical structure, collections and services. The goal is for each student to leave the open house feeling positive about and comfortable with the library and its faculty and staff. "Mardi Gras" was the theme of this semester's festivities. Historical Collections and Labor Archives head James Quigel, center, and Rare Books and Manuscripts curator Sandra Stelts, right, greet students in the Special Collections Library. The open house continues through today (Jan. 26). For pictures, click here. Jan. 26, 2005 Dual exhibit celebrates African culture Sitting boy with head band, a sculpture by Woodrow Nash, is part of an exhibit at the The Robeson Gallery on the Penn State University Park campus. The exhibit presents the culturally inspired works of two-dimensional artist Eugene Grigsby Jr. and sculptor Woodrow Nash through Feb. 27. For more information, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/9684 For pictures, click here. Jan. 25, 2005 Greenhouses offer hint of summer in January When the snow blows and the wind howls, the greenhouses on the University Park campus are good place to come in out of the cold and breath in the warm, moist air that allows greenery to survive a Central Pennsylvania winter. The greenhouses are part of the University's teaching and research missions. This pitcher plant is a carnivorous variety that traps bugs in the sacklike flowers. For pictures, click here. Jan. 18, 2005 Palmer collection on exhibit at University Park The Palmer Museum of Art is showcasing "An Intimate Eye: Selections from the Collection of James and Barbara Palmer." This private collection, garnered over many years, boasts particular strengths in American painting and drawing from the mid-19th through the late-20th centuries. This portrait of the Palmers is by Jerome Witkin. For more about the exhibit, click here. For pictures, click here. Jan. 16, 2005 Penn State honors King's memory with banquet The 30th annual Forum on Black Affairs' Martin Luther King Jr. banquet, held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Penn State's University Park campus on Jan. 15. This year's theme was "A Legacy In Trust," which was inspired by King's Nobel Prize acceptance speech of 1964. For a complete list of MLK activities, go to http://live.psu.edu/story/9726 For pictures, click here. Jan. 14, 2005 University's Ice Cream Short Course marks 113th year Some 105 people signed up for the 113th Ice Cream Short Course held at University Park. Students learn the ins and outs of ice cream production and manufacturing. Lee Castillo, who works for Dreyer's Ice Cream, examines an old-fashioned White Mountain ice cream freezer in Borland Lab. The course runs through Saturday night when participants will receive their certificates for satisfactorily completing the course. For pictures, click here. Jan. 14, 2005 March at Penn State University Park commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. The Penn State University Park community led off its 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Friday with a celebration march which began at Old Main. Vicky Triponey, vice president for student affairs, addressed the participants. "As a result of the privileges we have, we have a real responsibility to give back, to do something positive. We all have work to do, but I'm proud of what we are doing in our community." For the full schedule of MLK events at University Park and other Penn State campuses, go to http://live.psu.edu/story/9726 For pictures, click here. Jan. 14, 2005 B.B. King at Bryce Jordan Center Blues guitar legend B.B. King played at The Bryce Jordan Center Friday, Jan. 14. For pictures, click here. Jan. 11, 2005 Snow coats University Park campus Students had to don their winter gear today (Jan. 11), as a storm dropped about an inch of snow on Penn State's University Park campus by noon. For pictures, click here. Jan. 11, 2005 University Park vigil pays respect to tsunami victims As part of its Day of Mourning and Support, Penn State hosted a vigil today (Jan. 12) to remember those lost in the deadly tsunami that devastated the Indian Ocean region last month. The vigil, sponsored by the Office of International Programs and the International Student Council, was held on the steps of Old Main just after the noon hour. The brief ceremony featured musical performances by students from the School of Music, remarks by individuals with ties to the region affected by the tragedy, and a moment of silence and personal reflection. Ryland Boggess was one of 26 students from the State College Friends School who attended the event. The students also held a rally of their own to raise money and awareness for the survivors. For pictures, click here. Jan. 10, 2005 Student Newspaper Readership Program expands pick-up locations The Student Newspaper Readership Program has installed new newspaper boxes at those bus stops, and representatives from the newspapers were at the stops this morning to personally deliver newspapers to the students at those stops. They'll be back from 7 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 11, as well. For more information about the program, go to http://www.psu.edu/ur/newspaper/close For pictures, click here. Jan. 6, 2005 Ice storm damages trees around University Park An overnight ice storm left limbs and branches scattered across the campus, as well as some downed trees, including one that closed College Avenue during the morning commute hours. For pictures, click here. Back to Hot Topics index |