Penn State Abington is under shelter in place as police search for a man who was spotted with a shotgun on campus, according to psutxt alerts.
The recent spat of big donations to Penn State continued today, as the university announced alumnus John Leone will gift it $2 million for intercollegiate athletics and the College of Arts and Architecture.
This is pretty cool: Patrick Mansell, Penn State's news and relations photographer, took images from Penn State's yesteryear and photoshopped them with today's images to show just how different campus life was back then.
all know that the Penn State philanthropic spirit can easily affect those around us who may have not attended Penn State. That spirit left a lasting impression on friends of alumni Brandon Lyons, who recently suffered a tragedy of his own.
"A Night Celebrating Joe Paterno," a fundraiser in which a piece of artwork honoring the coach will be presented to Sue, Jay and Diana Paterno, is slated for June 18 at the Normandy Farm Hotel in Blue Bell.
Sad news this morning: Lewis Katz, '66g, died in a private plane crash over a Massachusetts field last night, according to various outlets. The Dickinson Law Graduate, for whom the Law Building here is named after, was the co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com. He was 72. The Gulfstream IV plane crashed at about 9:40 p.m. last night as it was headed to Atlantic City, and all seven passengers died. The plane erupted into a fireball on its way down over Hanscom Field, and the blast shook nearby homes, according to Philly.com.