The Big Ten Network will devote a whopping 21 hours of programming to the Nittany Lions today, starting at 9 a.m. today and lasting until 6 a.m. Friday. Viewers should expect to see old favorites (Penn State football's thrilling 1985 home victory against Alabama), as well as new classics (Men's basketball handily defeating Michi-who? earlier this year).
The International Center for the Study of Terrorism at Penn State announced Monday that it would close on June 30, with director John Horgan and some researchers moving to the University of Massachusetts Lowell to continue its work. This may put undergrads majoring in security and risk analysis in a bind as some of its highest profile professors leave. And, one of the center's leading terrorism experts said as the center looked for more academic support, she was blindsided by the university's reluctance to retain its researchers.
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A beloved Penn State lecturer objected to ties between the economics department and textbook company Pearson Education.
A tradition on campus since the 1980s, one of Penn State's biggest events of the year starts today. University Park will become home to 2,000 athletes, 750 coaches and 2,500 volunteers as the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games kick off from June 6-8.
Penn State officials are actively considering booking Big Ten or even NHL hockey at one of the country's largest stadiums, according to a WJAC-TV report. With hockey fever building in Happy Valley as the $88 million Pegula Ice Arena is constructed, this would be a logical move, but also one that has been discussed for years.