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The following photo stories have appeared on Penn State Newswires or on the Penn State Live Web site from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2006. For past indexes, click here. June 21, 2006 Fans celebrate opening day at Lubrano Park Fans streamed through the gates to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on the University Park campus to see the State College Spikes take on their first foe. The Spikes dropped the opener 5-3 to the Williamsport Cutters. For pictures, click here. June 21, 2006 'Rounding Third' scores in Little League play David Breitbarth is Michael and James Clarke is Don in the Pennsylvania Centre Stage production of "Rounding Third," running through July 1 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre. For ticket information, call (814) 863-0255. For pictures, click here. June 19, 2006 National Academy of Engineering holds regional meeting National Academy of Engineering (NAE) members from Northeast region met June 15 and 16 in The Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus of Penn State to discuss "Microwave Usage Potential and State of the Art Technology." The NAE's mission is to promote the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession. The organization has more than 2,000 peer-elected members and foreign associates, senior professionals in business, academia, and government who are among the world's most accomplished engineers. For pictures, click here. June 15, 2006 Alums get together at U.S. Botanic Gardens Washington, D.C., area alumni were invited to spend an evening at the U.S. Botanic Garden on Wednesday, June 14, for the for the Penn State Alumni Association's final City Lights event this spring. For pictures, click here. June 14, 2006 Penn State does well at Challenge X Penn State students Ari Giovagnoli, left, Tim Cleary and Matt Shirk, and faculty adviser Gary Neal, work on charging the air conditioning system on their Challenge X Equinox at GM's Desert Proving Ground during the 2006 Challenge X competition in Mesa, Arizona. The U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors, and more than 30 government and industry partners joined forces to present this automotive engineering competition. The Penn State hybrid vehicle team finished in fifth place overall among 17 university teams nationwide. Read the full story at http://live.psu.edu/story/18231 online. For pictures, click here June 9, 2006 Special Olympics 2006 An enthusiastic crowd gathered last night (June 8) at Jeffrey Field on Penn State's University Park campus for the opening ceremonies of this year's Pennsylvania Special Olympics games. The games continue through Saturday, June 10. For more information and a schedule of events, visit http://www.sopasummergames.org online. For pictures, click here. June 9, 2006 Paterno visits DuBois for scholarship fundraiser Penn State Nittany Lions Coach Joe Paterno addressed a crowd of about 250 Thursday to kick off the Penn State DuBois Alimni Society endowed scholarship fundraiser. More than $25,000 was raised during the event. For pictures, click here. June 5, 2006 Alums stream to University Park for reunion weekend Some of the more than 750 Penn State alumni from the classes of 1966, 1961, 1956 and earlier and their guests enjoyed music, conversation, and hors d'oeuvres during Thursday's welcome reception for Traditional Reunion Weekend, sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association. Other highlights during the weekend included the 56th annual Alumni Institute, featuring nine Penn State faculty members lecturing on wide-ranging topics from Andrew Wyeth to the science of wetlands; tours of Beaver Stadium, University Libraries and more; the All-Class Luncheon on Saturday; the Alumni Gardens Dedication and Old-Fashioned Lawn Party; and class dinners, receptions, sing-a-longs and breakfasts. For pictures, click here. June 1, 2006 Chinese delegation visits Penn State College of Medicine Members of a delegation of doctors and officials from Tianjin, China, met College of Medicine faculty and members of the Chinese Student and Scholastic Association earlier this week at a reception. For more about the event, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/18127 For pictures, click here. May 31, 2006 High tunnels provide produce for thriving Cellar Market Catie Rasmussen, facility manager at Penn State's high tunnels, located at the Larson Agricultural Center, surveys raised beds of salad greens, which will be sold at Cellar Market near Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The technology behind the high towers -- huts covered in plastic like material with movable shutters -- allows the produce to mature weeks before it would during a regular central Pennsylvania growing season. For pictures, click here. May 30, 2006 Whose Life Is It Anyway/' opens play season The Pennsylvania Centre Stage presents "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" May 30 through June 10 at Citizens Bank Theatre in Penn State's Downtown Theatre Centre. For times and ticket information, call (814) 863-0255. From left are: James Robert Daniels (Dr. Michael Emerson), Lawrence Lau (Ken Harrisoon) and Jane Ridley (Nurse Anderson.) For pictures, click here. May 26, 2006 Penn State Erie holds Chem Day for local high school students he School of Science at Penn State Erie held a Chemistry Day for more than 100 local 11th- and 12th-grade students who are enrolled in their high school's honors or advanced placement chemistry classes. The event is designed to reward top students with a day of friendly competition. Here, Tracy A. Halmi, program chair and lecturer in chemistry, shows students the day's championship trophy. For pictures, click here. May 23, 2006 Students participate in petroleum engineering camp Twenty petroleum and natural gas engineering students, 13 chemical engineering students and 11 mechanical engineering students -- from freshmen to graduate students -- were immersed among industry experts, industry leaders and managers, and peers at Shell Exploration and Production's Petroleum Engineering Camp in Robert, La. The camp led them though a series of hands-on exercises and short courses in basic petroleum operations (drilling, production, subsea and safety engineering), and encouraged them to explore career opportunities in the oil industry. Two Penn State faculty members joined the group of students including Zuleima Karpyn, assistant professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering, who was the Penn State organizer. Drilling, production, and the helicopter underwater escape training were among the student's favorite experiences. Here, a drilling instructor shows the students a well head. For pictures, click here. May 19, 2006 Fifth annual Trash to Treasure sale coming soon Penn State's fifth annual Trash to Treasure sale will take place beginning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 27, at Beaver Stadium, University Park. During the sale, shoppers are able to inexpensively step out of their comfort zone and try a new style, like these fashionable disco boots and Uggs. For more information on the sale, see http://live.psu.edu/story/18001 For pictures, click here. May 19, 2006 Bellefonte Central Rail Trail opens near University Park Bike riders travel down the McKee Street/Clinton Avenue Bike Path to attend the opening ceremony for the Bellefonte Central Rail Trail on Friday, May 19. The trail, five years in the making, provides a convenient, low-impact path through Penn State's planned Arboretum.The bikers were taking part in local Bike-to-Work Day activities. For pictures, click here. May 17, 2006 Penn State baseball team practices at Medlar Field At the end of a regularly scheduled practice at Beaver Field Wednesday evening, baseball Coach Robbie Wine gathered his team together and told them that practice was going to be extended a bit ... but that it was going to be moved to a different location. For pictures, click here. May 15, 2006 Penn State Commencement 2006 Systemwide, Penn State graduated a total of 10,355 students -- approximately 594 with associate degrees, 8,154 baccalaureate degrees, 1,284 graduate degrees, 123 medical degrees and 200 juris doctorate degrees, between May 6 and 14. To see pictures from many of the commencement excercises held at University Park and many campuses throughout the Penn State system, click here. May 12, 2006 45th annual book sale does volume business The first day of the State College Chapter of the American Association of University Women's annual book sale was bibliographic pandemonium at the Snider Ag Arena on the University Park campus. Shoppers had nearly a quarter of a million books to choose from at the sale, which runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today through Monday, May 15. The sale benefits grants and fellowships for women. For more information about the sale, check http://www.aauwstatecollege.org/booksale.htm online. For pictures, click here. May 11, 2006 Scholars tour southern Pennsylvania Approximately 70 new and newly tenured faculty embarked on the 11th annual Road Scholars tour on May 8 for a tour of Penn State locations and points of interest in the southcentral and southeastern parts of the commonwealth. For more on the Road Scholars program, visit http://live.psu.edu/index.php?sec=vs_highlight&story=15716&highlight=1www.roadscholars.outreach.psu.edu online. For pictures, click here. May 10, 2006 Program at Penn State Erie helps girls understand math Math Options, an outreach program of the Center for Corporate and Continuing Education at Penn State Erie, celebrates 10 years of educational programming this year. Yesterday, students participated in the kick-off event, which is designed to spark the girls' interest in myriad science, technology, engineering and math fields. The annual school challenge engages students immediately upon arriving. For more information on Penn State Erie's Math Options program, visit http://live.psu.edu/index.php?sec=vs_highlight&story=17654&highlight=1 online. For pictures, click here. May 8, 2006 Learning Factory students ship experiments to NASA Matt Sunderland, a junior electrical engineering major, troubleshoots his strain gauge experiment. The experiment is part of a payload a sounding rocket payload project, which will be launched into space between June 27 and July 6 from Andoya, Norway. The suite of six experiments will collect data during the rocket's flight to 180 km and back down to the Arctic Ocean. During this time data will be continuously downlinked to the ground for post-flight analysis. The project started in August 2003 and has involved more than 50 students from aerospace, electrical and computer engineering. It is an international collaboration with nine students from three Norwegian universities, and is taking place in conjunction with NASA Wallops Flight Facility. NASA is providing testing and launch support for the project. This is just one example of projects that take place through Penn State's Learning Factory. For more information about the Learning Factory, visit http://www.lf.psu.edu/ online. For pictures, click here. May 8, 2006 Astronomy Day celebrated at Penn State Erie Penn State Erie astronomers and members of the Erie County Mobile Observers group offered free guided viewing of the heavens Saturday night in celebration of Astronomy Day, a 23-year-old international grassroots effort to spread the joy of stargazing. For pictures, click here. May 2, 2006 Annual salvage auction is University's spring cleaning Penn State's Surplus and Salvage operation has changed its name to Lion Surplus. Lion Surplus will be conducting its annual spring auction at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 11, at the University Surplus and Salvage Warehouse, University Park. For pictures, click here. April 27, 2006 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on campus Billie Willits, associate vice president for human resources, registers participants at Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Since 1995, Penn State has offered a program that allows participants to tour sites throughout the University to explore various career choices. This year almost 550 mentors and students took part in the event. For pictures, click here. April 27, 2006 Seniors exhibit capstone engineering projects in showcase More than 200 engineering students presented their solutions to real-world problems posed by industry at the Learning Factory Project Showcase Thursday, April 27, in the HUB-Robeson Center Alumni Ballroom, University Park. For pictures, click here. April 25, 2006 Penn State HazMat Response Team prepared for emergencies He also has been chief of Penn State's HazMat Response Team for the past 11 years. The Penn State Hazmat Team handles incidents involving hazardous materials. Since 1993, the team has served as Centre County's HazMat Team. For pictures, click here. April 26, 2006 Tension, glee fill senior robot competition About 100 students gathered around the game board to support teammates and fellow students competing in the biannual robot competition held by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The Atrium of the IST Building on the University Park campus was crowded with seniors, some bleary-eyed from last-minute tinkering with their robots. Overheard: "I don't know what it's doing. This code may never have been checked. This code was made at 5 o'clock this morning and finished about five minutes ago." For pictures, click here. April 26, 2006 For pictures, click here. April 25, 2006 Arizona parks official discusses American park experience Ken Travous, executive director of Arizona State Parks, gave a free public presentation, "Parks: The American Experience" April 21 in the lobby of the Penn State Outreach Building. "Parks are a uniquely American idea," he said. The parks movement was sparked by paintings artists created to capture the natural wonders and landscapes they saw as they traveled around the country. These images inspired Americans to join together to preserve the nation's treasures for all to enjoy. The parks movement also led to the creation of open spaces in urban areas, including Boston Commons and New York's Central Park. For pictures, click here. April 25, 2006 The Bard's comedies enthrall Village audience Helen Manfull, professor emeritus of theatre arts, introduces her Theatre 221 class that performed scenes from Shakespeare plays at The Village at Penn State. Another performance was scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, at The Village. For pictures, click here. April 24, 2006 Turf laid at Lubrano Park Crews began laying turf at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, University Park, in anticipation of opening day. The minor league State College Spikes will play their first home game on June 20 against the WIlliamsport Crosscutters. For pictures, click here. April 21, 2006 For pictures, click here. April 20, 2006 Learning Factory Showcase to spotlight capstone projects More than 200 engineering students will present their solutions to real-world problems posed by industry at the Learning Factory Project Showcase from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in the HUB-Robeson Center Alumni Ballroom, University Park. This week the students are hard at work at the Learning Factory preparing their projects for presentation. Jeff King, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, welds the aluminum windshield for his three-wheeled bike. For pictures, click here. April 19, 2006 Landscaping students, others beautify University Park As spring arrives in Happy Valley, University Park's landscape gets a facelift from students in the Department of Horticulture who are redesigning the exterior of Tyson Building. Dan Stearns, professor of landscape contracting, and Martin McGann, associate professor of landscape contracting, are overseeing the project. For pictures, click here. April 19, 2006 Ground broken for Hershey Center for Applied Research In a ceremony Wednesday, April 19, members of the Pennsylvania health-care and economic development community broke ground on the first building of the future Hershey Center for Applied Research. Located adjacent to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, the research center will be an 80,000 square-foot facility capable of providing state-of-the-art medical research resources to emerging and established businesses. Here, Jay Moskowitz, vice dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Medicine, speaks about Penn State's role as anchor tenant of the research center. Read the full story at http://live.psu.edu/story/17410 online. For pictures, click here. April 14, 2006 For pictures, click here. April 14, 2006 Leadership, research recognized at Materials Day 2006 Research scientist Bob Hengstebeck chats with Amy Brunner at the Nanofab tabletop exhibit during Materials Day 2006, which marked achievements in materials research. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/17307 For pictures, click here. April 11, 2006 Extra! Extra! Erie students read all about it Gary Lutz catches up on local sports while eating lunch at Bruno's at Penn State Erie. Newspapers respresentatives distributed the USA Today and Erie Times-News to students Tuesday to promote the University's Student Newspaper Readership Program. The respresentatives will distribute newspapers on Wednesday, too. For pictures, click here. April 7, 2006 Graduates' work shown in juried exhibition The School of Visual Arts' portion of the 21st Annual Graduate Research Exhibition is on display in the HUB Gallery of the HUB-Robeson Center. This is "Journey" by Jian Cui. The exhibit continues through April 23. For pictures, click here. April 6, 2006 Students show accomplishments at annual Undergraduate Exhibition Kathy Sherman, staff assistant in the Schreyer Honors College, looks at a poster of the Sputnik program and its impact on the American culture. The poster was part of Penn State's 15th annual Undergraduate Research Exhibition held on April 5. The exhibition gave the University community a glimpse at approximately 75 diverse research projects being produced by baccalaureate students. Undergraduate researchers University-wide share what they've been up to during the academic year. For more information about the exhibition, visit http://www.psu.edu/oue/exhibition.htm online. For pictures, click here. April 5, 2006 For pictures, click here. April 3 2006 Spring finally arrives at University Park Spring has finally sprung at University Park where the golden trumpets of these daffodils herald a return to Daylight Savings Time and what many hope will be warmer weather. For pictures, click here. April 3, 2006 WPSU features workshop, Clifford at Energy Expo Penn State Public Broadcasting, (PSPB) WPSU TV/FM, entertained and informed visitors at this past weekend's PA Green Energy Expo at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Here, Clifford the Big Red Dog, played by Laura Miller of Outreach, meets children at the Penn State Public Broadcasting booth. For the full story, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/17077 For pictures, click here. April 3, 2006 Commission for Women marks 25th anniversary Kristin Sommese, professor of graphic design, signs posters before the start of the Commission for Women Banquet at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Penn State's University Park campus. Sommese designed the poster, which was reproduced on the banquet program, in celebration of the commission's 25th anniversary celebration, "A Legacy of Women's Voices." For pictures, click here. April 3, 2006 For pictures, click here. March 31, 2006
For pictures, click here. March 30, 2006 Exhibit celebrating banjos opens at the Palmer "Picturing the Banjo" an exhibit organized by the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State, will be on display March 30 through June 25 at the Palmer Museum on the University Park. This is "A Pastoral Visit," 1881, by Richard Norris Brooke. For pictures, click here. March 29, 2006 For pictures, click here. March 29, 2006 Marvin Hamlisch, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in residency at University Park Penn State President Graham B. Spanier greets composer Marvin Hamlisch who was the Penn State Forum speaker on March 29 at University Park. Hamlisch, who is the pops conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony, and members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are at Penn State this week participating in residency activities for the College of Arts and Architecture. For more from his Forum appearance, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/16979 For pictures, click here. March 28, 2006 Alumnus Tom Verducci opens Foster Conference Doug Anderson, Dean of the College of Communications, opened the first session of the Foster Conference of Distinguished Writers Tuessday evening at the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium on the Penn State University Park campus. Anderson gave some background on the program, and then introduced conference director Gene Foreman, Foster professor of Communications. For pictures, click here. March 27, 2006 Love turns to comedy in 'The Rivals' Todd Courson as Acres preens in the mirror while Richard Price as Sir Lucius O'Trigger expresses his contempt in "The Rivals," a Restoration comedy by Richard Sheridan. The Penn State School of Theatre production will be performed at 8 p.m. April 5 to 22 at Citizens Bank Theatre. For tickets, call (814) 863-0255. For pictures, click here. March 27, 2006 Spring football training under way at University Park It might feel like the Orange Bowl just ended, but the reality is that Penn State's thrilling triple-overtime win over Florida State was two-and-a-half months ago, and preparations for the 2006 season got under way shortly thereafter. The first day of spring practices got under way Saturday (March 25) and kicker Matt Waldron, left, and punter Jeremy Boone were among the first on hand at Holuba Hall, University Park. For pictures, click here. March 23, 2006 Library holds poetry reading William S. Brockman, Paterno family librarian for literature, left, and Steven L. Herb, director of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, introduced the poets at the fifth annual "An Evening of Pennsylvania Poets: Readings in Celebration of the Public Poetry Project." The event was held March 22 in Pattee Library, followed by a reception where the award-winning poets signed posters of their poems. Read the full story at http://live.psu.edu/story/16838 online. For pictures, click here. March 21, 2006 Students give of themselves during spring break This spring break, students from the College of Agriculturaal Sciences, the College of Engineering, the Penn State Christian Student Fellowship and Penn State's Engineers for a Sustainable World were among those who spent the break giving back to others. The students helped out in Puerto Rico, Jamaica and with Hurricane Katrina relief and recovery efforts in New Orleans. For pictures, click here. March 21, 2006 Annual computer auction planned at University Park If it's spring, it's time for the annual computer auction, which will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Salvage and Surplus Building at University Park. Each year the University sells outdated and excess inventory of computers and related equipment. For pictures, click here. March 20, 2006 WPSU board member honored Julie Cleland receives a state Senate citation from Sen. Joseph Scarnati during the Pennsylvania Public Television Network Neighborhood Awards ceremony in Capitol Rotunda. For the story, go to http://live.psu.edu/story/16775 online. For pictures, click here. March 17, 2006 For pictures, click here. March 16, 2006 Hershey medical students participate in Match Day Soon-to-graduate Penn State Hershey medical students Christine Peoples and Kristi Nord attempt to peek through the envelopes that will disclose the name of the hospitals or other health-care facilities where they will complete their residency programs. Peoples, Nord and 111 other Penn State College of Medicine students participated in Match Day, a national tradition in which students simultaneously open letters today (March 16) to reveal where they will complete their residencies. For pictures, click here. March 9, 2006 Dining hall cook gets third place in culinary challenge Sue Merritts, a cook from McElwain Dining Hall on the Penn State University Park campus, represented the University in a recent Culinary Challenge sponsored by the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS). The challenge was held at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. For pictures, click here. March 7, 2006 Program lets students explore their world Led by campus faculty, more than 100 middle- and high-school students explored the worlds of engineering, science and information technology through a variety of hands-on activities on Saturday, March 4, at Penn State York. Sherri Bett, admissions officer at York, registered guests for the program, which was free to the public. For pictures, click here. March 3, 2006 March comes in with lambs at University Park James Herriott's "All Creatures Great and Small" celebrated the March lambing season in the Yorkshire dales. Here at University Park, the spring lambing season is nearly complete with 97 new lambs born to the Dorset sheep herd. For pictures, click here. Feb. 27, 2006 Flowers bloom in dead of winter The central Pennsylvania landscape may be barren this time of the year, but life is thriving in the greenhouses on the University Park campus. A variety of plants, used in instruction and research, are cultivated year round. This is the flower on a Dutchman's Pipes, a twining vine that reminds some of morning glory vines. For pictures, click here. Feb. 24, 2006 Rib fans rack up funds for student relief effort A group of 50 students from the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering are preparing to spend their spring break in Lousiana to aid in the relief effort. They are conducting a tool-collection drive and conducted a fund-raiser with Clem's Barbecue selling ribs on campus. For pictures, click here. Feb. 22, 2006 Modern-day homesteader leads 'green' life David Lettero, a graduate student in adult education, lives in a yurt on Penn State's Center for Sustainability site on the University Park campus. For the full story on Lettero's homesteading lifestyle, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/16276 For pictures, click here. Feb. 20, 2006 For pictures, click here. Feb. 20, 2006 School of Forest Resources Building nears completion The School of Forest Resources Building, located off Park Avenue, on the University Park campus, is edging closer to completion. For pictures, click here. Feb. 20, 2006 Erie open house draws crowd High school students interesting in learning more about Penn State Erie attended a Penn State Day Open House this past Saturday, Feb. 18. Prospective students met with representatives from the offices of Admissions, Career Development, Undergraduate Studies, Financial Aid, Residence Life and Student Activities, and with other student support staff. Here, visitors were asked to register when they arrived on campus. More than 600 visitors were expected. For pictures, click here. Feb. 17, 2006 Penn State relishes Wienermobile visit The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile pulls into the driveway behind Old Main where it will pick up a special passenger for a ride around campus on Friday, Feb. 17. The Wienermobile visited Penn State as part of a recruiting effort to hire University students as drivers for company's goodwill vehicles. For pictures, click here. Feb. 17, 2006 Great Valley celebrates accreditation Penn State Great Valley marked its recent accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) with a celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 15, attended by members of the entire campus community. During the event, Chancellor Diane Disney thanked many people for their herculean efforts to make the 10-year mission to earn accreditation a success. Here, Disney awards the framed accreditation certificate to Ellen Foster Curtis, management division head, who was instrumental in the effort to earn the recognition. The Nittany Lion was there to cheer them on and inspire the crowd. For pictures, click here. Feb. 14, 2006 Thon through the years In 1973, no one could ever have imagined what they would be starting when the decision was made to have a dance marathon. The first Dance Marathon lasted 30 hours and was held in the HUB ballroom. It raised more than $2,000 to the Butler County Association of Retarded Citizens. For pictures, click here. Feb. 13, 2006 Heart transplant recipients attend annual reunion Cardiologist John P. Boehmer cradles the two-month old daughter of his most recent heart transplant patient, Francheska Marie Morell Baez, seated at left. Francheska, transplanted on Feb 2, delivered her baby girl at Penn State Hershey Medical Center Dec. 9, 2005. She was among more than 95 heart transplant recipients who joined Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute physicians, nurses and other medical staff at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's annual Heart Transplant Reunion held Friday, Feb. 10. For details, check http://live.psu.edu/story/16023 For pictures, click here. Feb. 10, 2006 Aquatic environment lights up HUB-Robeson Center The fish tanks, a gift of the Class of 1999, feature a variety of aquatic life. Here, the "disembodied" hands trim the coral that makes up the landscaping of the salt-water tanks. For pictures, click here. Feb. 8, 2006 'Monkey Trial' plays for student field trip About 650 students came to Schwab Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus to see "Monkey Trial" Wednesday morning, Feb. 8. Students came from as far away as Altoona, Central Mountain, Philipsburg-Osceola and Milton Hershey School to see the Center for the Performing Arts production. Tickets still are available for tonight's performance. For information, call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. For photos from the actors' rehearsal, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2006_02_08_monkey_actors/index.html For pictures, click here. Feb. 8, 2006 Actors rehearse for 'Monkey Trial' Ed Asner took the stage at the cue-to-cue lighting run through early Tuesday evening in Schwab Auditorium in preparation for the 7:30 p.m. public performance of "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial." The purpose of the cue-to-cue was to make final technical adjustments. Asner plays William Jennings Bryan, who prosecuted the case. For pictures, click here. Feb. 7, 2006 For pictures, click here. Feb. 6, 2006 Event raises $34,000 for Penn State Public Broadcasting PBS Chef Daisy Martinez, of "Daisy Cooks," assisted by volunteer Angelo Illuzzi, a physician from DuBois, prepares food during a cooking demonstration Saturday morning Feb. 4 in Penn State Public Broadcasting studios. Martinez is guest chef for PSPB's 14th annual Connoisseurs Dinner and Auction at the Nittany Lion Inn. For pictures, click here. Feb. 3, 2006 For pictures, click here. Feb. 3, 2006 Penn College culinary students get a slice of field experience About 15 students from a catering course at in Pennsylvania
College of Technology's School of Hospitality were on hand Friday
and Saturday to help prepare meals for participants in the Pennsylvania
Association for Sustainable Agriculture's conference held at The
Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park. Jan. 30, 2006 For pictures, click here. Jan. 23, 2006 High school artists exhibit work at Robeson Gallery Artwork by students ranging from sixth through 12th grade in the State College Area School District is being exhibited Jan. 25 through March 3 at the Robeson Gallery in the HUB-Robeson Center, University Park. This untitled piece is by Kate Dawson, an 11th-grader. For pictures, click here. Jan 19, 2006 Jesse Jackson, historical marker part of King celebration A historical marker commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s Jan. 21, 1965, speech at Rec Hall, University Park, was dedicated Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Hintz Alumni Center, University Park. The marker will be placed near Rec Hall. Also Wednesday, activist Jesse Jackson was the keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King Day of Service celebration. To see coverage of other events honoring King this week, check Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2006_01_17_mlk/index.html For pictures, click here. Jan. 17, 2006 Peace service, march, honor King Laurie Francis Stauffer, Nancy Rachlis go over a script prior to the start of the Peace Service and March honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The event began at 4 p.m. at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center and ended at HUB-Robeson Center on Penn State's University Park campus. This was one of several events planned University-wide to honor the slain civil rights leader. For a listing of events University-wide, go to http://live.psu.edu/story/15279 online. For pictures, click here. Jan. 17, 2006 Events honor Martin Luther King Jr. -- Freshman Kate Hillenerand enjoys her first Peace Service and March honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with the Penn State community. The event began at 4 p.m. at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center and ended at HUB-Robeson Center on Penn State's University Park campus. This was one of several events planned University-wide to honor the slain civil rights leader. For a listing of events University-wide, go to http://live.psu.edu/story/15279 online. For more pictures from this event by Greg Grieco, go to http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2006_01_17_mlkmarch/index.html online. -- The Tunnel of Oppression, a multimedia program that is part of the Martin Luther King Commemoration Week, began yesterday (Jan. 16) and runs through Jan. 19 in Heritage Hall of the HUB-Robeson Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The presentation is being billed as an educational and experiential journey through historical and contemporary forms of oppression. It offers an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to collectively create an interactive museum that educates the campus on issues of oppression and social justice. Tunnel hours are noon to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 17 to 19. While visiting the Tunnel of Oppression, business administration students Felix Mojica and Natasha Mayne-Flood looked at a display depicting the types of oppression that African-Americans have experienced. For more photos by Chris Koleno, go to http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2006_01_17_mlktunnel/ online -- The 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet was held Sunday, Jan. 15, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus. The event, sponsored by the Penn State Forum on Black Affairs, included a recollection of Martin Luther King talking about the "drum major instinct" within all people -- a desire to be out front, a desire to lead the parade, a desire to be first. Helping to illustrate this were the drum major from State College Area High School, Katie Tice, left, and Penn State drum major Kevin Rudy, right. For more photos by Annemarie Mountz, go to http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2006_01_15_mlk/ online. For pictures, click here. Jan.16, 2006 For pictures, click here. Jan 15 2006 Forum on Black Affairs banquet honors King The 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet was held Sunday, Jan. 15, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus. The event, sponsored by the Penn State Forum on Black Affairs, opened with the Essence of Joy Choir, under the direction of Anthony Leach, leading the audience in The Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing. For pictures, click here. Jan. 12, 2006 Welsh Guard, Black Watch perform at University Park Warrant Officer Class I Nicholas Johnson, the Bandmaster of the Band of the Welsh Guards, salutes the audience in the Opening Muster, which included the numbers "Rising of the Lark" and "Wha Saw the 42." The Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of the First Battalion, The Black Watch and the Band of the Welsh Guards performed Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus. For pictures, click here. Jan. 9, 2006 Janet Reno speaks on campus Bob Shaler, head of Penn State's new forensic science major, shows former attorney general Janet Reno one of the digital cameras students will be using to record crime scene evidence. Students will be graded on the clarity of their photos. Reno gave the first lecture in one of the forensic courses on Monday, Jan. 9. The lecture was open to the public. For pictures, click here. Jan. 5, 2006 For pictures, click here. Jan 4, 2006 Nittany Lions are Orange Bowl champions The sky was blue and white on a picture-perfect day with temperatures in the mid-80s on Jan. 3, as more than 77,000 fans arrived at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., for the clash between Penn State and Florida State in the 72nd FedEx Orange Bowl. For pictures, click here. Jan. 2, 2006 Tens of thousands show Penn State pride at rally Penn State fans who have converged on South Florida met at the Miami Beach Convention Center for a rousing pre-game rally for the Nittany Lion football team on Jan. 2. The convention center is located near famous South Beach and Miami's art deco district. For pictures, click here. Jan. 1, 2006 Penn Staters enjoy New Year's Eve in Florida Penn Staters in Miami for the Orange Bowl had a blue-and-white New Year's Eve as they attended Penn State's New Year's Eve Celebration with President Graham B. Spanier, sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association. The Penn State New Year's Eve Celebration began at 8 p.m., Dec. 31 in the grand ballroom of the InterContinental Miami hotel. The evening featured a performance by the renowned Penn State musical theatre students, dancing and a dessert buffet before ending at 1 a.m. on Jan. 1. For pictures, click here. Back to Hot Topics index |