
State lawmakers are in a tough spot when it comes to Penn State President Erickson's request for additional state funding for the next budget year.

Sue Paterno, a well-known community advocate and Penn State's finest matriarch, was hospitalized Thursday morning. Dan McGinn, a spokesperson for the Paterno family, says Sue Paterno fell and was hospitalized for observation. The family says she fell while on Penn State's campus.

Celebrated Watergate reporter and current associate editor of the Washington Post Bob Woodward paid a visit to Penn State as part of the Student Programming Association's Distinguished Speaker Series.

The other five candidates in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor couldn't have been happy for someone with the name recognition of Jay Paterno to enter the race last week. Their displeasure was confirmed yesterday, as Paterno finished ahead of all his competitors in the latest Harper Poll.

There are 24 campuses in the Penn State system. The one that gets the most attention is University Park, but what about the other 23? That’s where we come in with our newest 23 part series, Better Know a Branch Campus, inspired by Stephen Colbert’s Better Know a District. Next up: Penn State Worthington Scranton.