
A 24-year-old graduate student dropped off Valentine's Day chocolates at an apartment in the Meridian 2 early Saturday evening. The box had the word “whore” handwritten on the front and “she’s beautiful” written on the back, according to the State College Police Department.

They say everything happens in threes. First, the Mama Mia's spoon met its fate. The $1,750 Penn State Lives Here banner was next. Now, the banner welcoming James Franklin to Happy Valley above Lion's Pride has gone missing.

It all started innocently enough. Penn State offensive line coach and prolific tweeter Herb Hand informed his 13,000 followers of his lunch choice this afternoon -- a fresh slice of General Tso's Canyon Pizza.

You wouldn’t believe that the New Leaf Initiative’s new office space is opening on Wednesday if you walked in today. With a constant stream of workers walking in and out, Co-Director Serena Fulton adamantly declared, “We’ll be ready.” After all, this isn’t the same old New Leaf. This is New Leaf 2.0.

The two retail stores are joining Trader Joe's Plaza on North Atherton Street.