After months of negotiations the Spring Creek Canyon area has been parceled off and purchased, and Penn State is now the legal owner of more than 450 acres off of Benner Pike. The state Game Commission, the Fish and Boat Commission, along with Benner Township also got their own slices of the former-prison-land pie when the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted 199-1 to approve legislation authorizing the sale.
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Starting on Monday, Café Laura will be holding a series of midweek theme dinners through August 5. The restaurant is designed to give students in the School of Hospitality, Restaurant, and, Institutional Management hands-on experience (required for their degrees) by simulating the kind of environment they will be working in after graduation.
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The Penn State Board of Trustees met today at the DuBois campus for their July meeting. In addition to approving the 2010-2011 academic year budget, President Spanier also announced a change in commencement date for spring 2012. The new budget will result in an increase in tuition and the commencement date will have an effect on "Senior Week."
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Artists from all over the United States did not waste any time promoting their artwork Thursday morning as Allen and Fraser streets were overran by eager buyers by the official opening at 10 a.m. Walking down Allen street this morning, the aroma of delicious carnival food and the sound of children laughter created a welcoming environment in downtown State College.
With scorching temperatures reaching into the mid-nineties, it seemed Arts Fest 2010 would have to battle the heat. However, with freshly squeezed lemonade at every corner, mist stations and the water buckets on Allen Street, The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts managed to keep cool.
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Arts Fest continues today with many interesting events. We previewed some of the things you should look for already. Here are a few more we think will be fun to attend.
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There will be another group of artists alongside the painters, potters, jewelers, photographers and musicians of Arts Fest 2010: authors. Arts Fest has now accepted the written word into its gallery and will definitely be at least twice as "Fest" with Book Fest PA.
The first annual Book Fest PA will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Schlow Centre Region Library. Each hour, a different author will present their work, meet fans, sign books, and talk about writing experiences.
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