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The Pennsylvania State University, located in State College, Pa., was founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania in 1855. After two name changes, school president Milton Eisenhower gave the college its current name in 1953. Enrollment at the main campus (called University Park) is over 43,000 students with thousands more attending classes at the university¿s other 23 campuses throughout the state. The college is among the ten largest public universities in the United States and offers more than 160 majors. The sports teams are known as the Nittany Lions and are a member of the Big Ten...
The Pennsylvania State University, located in State College, Pa., was founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania in 1855. After two name changes, school president Milton Eisenhower gave the college its current name in 1953. Enrollment at the main campus (called University Park) is over 43,000 students with thousands more attending classes at the university¿s other 23 campuses throughout the state. The college is among the ten largest public universities in the United States and offers more than 160 majors. The sports teams are known as the Nittany Lions and are a member of the Big Ten conference. Legendary football coach Joe Paterno began his career at Penn State in 1966. Notable alumni include Hugh Rodham, father of Hillary Rodham Clinton; Mark Parker, CEO of Nike; Herman Fisher, co-founder of Fisher-Price; and Slinky inventor Richard T. James.
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The Topic Team
Parenting experts and guest panelists who helped this week. Denise Continenza, family living specialist for Penn State University's Lehigh County Cooperative Extension, South Whitehall Township. Marcie Lightwood, parenting educator, Bethlehem. Bill...Tags: Family, Lehigh County, South Whitehall Township, Parent and Child, Whitehall
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No football players here: Glossy Penn State trading cards highlight academics, not athletes
Associated Press WriterSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) _ Perennial college football powerhouse Penn State University is promoting glossy trading cards similar to those collected by sports fans. Only, there's no card for Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno or any of his Nittany...Tags: Academic Progress, Penn State Nittany Lions, Al Gore, Penn State Alumni Association, Global Change
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Foundation plans research center for Game Commission
Of The Morning CallA private foundation run largely by current and former Pennsylvania Game Commission officials wants to build the agency a $16 million, 60,000-square-foot wildlife research and education center in Centre County. The nonprofit Wildlife for Everyone...Tags: Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Natural Science, National Government, Government
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Candidates for Eustis race have similar goals, different approaches to attracting business
Sentinel Staff WriterThe six candidates vying for three City Commission seats include a podiatrist, a Realtor, an interior decorator, a pair of business owners and a funeral-home director. They may have different career experience, but they all agree on one thing: Eustis...Tags: People, Public Employees, Death and Dying, House and Home, Eustis
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The Big 10 college towns for tourists
Special to the Chicago TribuneDon't fall into the college travel trap. Nowhere on the sheepskin is it written that when visiting offspring already on campus or traveling with them to choose a college, the folks who pay for the college years must be tied to a dingy motel or dine on...Tags: University of Minnesota, Art Institute of Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chicago Botanic Garden, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Art Calendar - October 5, 2008
OPENING Hans Moller: Oil and watercolor paintings. Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. Through Oct. 27. Baum School of Art, 510 Linden St., Allentown. 610-433-0032. ''Heresies/Herejias: Retrospective by Pedro Meyer'': Five decades of pioneering...Tags: Photography, Metal and Mineral, Libraries and Museums, Sculpture, Banana Factory
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NUTRITION NEWS: Benefits, in a nutshell
If you follow health reports, you know that nuts are an excellent addition to your diet. However, nutrition experts aren't suggesting you eat handfuls of salted, oil-roasted nuts washed down by a couple of beers or martinis. The best benefits come from...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Banks eye suspension of key accounting rule in bailout; investor advocates warn of danger
AP Business WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ Congress has embraced an idea to help prop up the financial system: Give banks a break by letting them value their bad mortgage assets at a price they could fetch later, not now. Lawmakers want the Securities and Exchange Commission...Tags: Standards, Prices, Securities, Ben Bernanke, Mortgages
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Broward Clerk of courts candidates
Clerk of courts candidates HOWARD FORMAN Personal: 62 years old; married to Susan; two children, two stepchildren, four grandchildren Education: University of Miami, and New York Institute of Finance Professional: Was a business consultant Political:...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, University of Miami, Colleges and Universities
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Millen will be back on top again -- and soon
Don't feel bad for Matt Millen. Feeling bad for the former president and CEO of the Detroit Lions is a lot like feeling bad for the executives of the failed banking and mortgage industry who get to hold on to their golden parachutes while making John Q....Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Mike Williams, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins
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Leaving campus for lunch is not necessary
Spanish River HighHaving the freedom to leave campus for lunch might sound like fun. Who wouldn't want to leave school for a half-hour each day? But things do not always play out as you want them to. And off-campus lunch isn't an exception. Students need 20 minutes to...Tags: Health and Safety at School
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Lions fire GM Matt Millen
The Associated PressThe Detroit Lions fired president Matt Millen on Wednesday, more than seven years after the former linebacker and TV analyst took over one of the NFL's most mediocre franchises and made it the worst. The team confirmed the firing of the former...Tags: Detroit Lions, Ford Motor Co., National Football League
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