After learning about the murder and finding himself fascinated with Aardsma's story, former Patriot-News reporter David DeKok decided to write a book about the case. The book will focus on the personal lives of Aardsma and her killer, as well as the investigation of the murder. It will also be a portrait of an era: Penn State in the late 1960s. DeKok weaves in the history of the civil rights and anti-war movements at the university, including the 1970 student riots.
Rockets are blazing at Penn State's High Energy Test Facility as the Lunar Lion, the university's mission to the moon, recently completed its first "hot fire" of its NASA-provided rocket engines.
It wasn't us. I swear.
At long last, the tangibility of our $800,000 nightmare is over. As previously promised, the large Penn State Lives Here banners defacing the Pattee Library, Sackett Building, and Rec Hall were removed within the recent days.
All the votes have been tallied, and with more than 4,100 votes, the Blue Band have been declared the winners for its rendition of the Doobie Brothers classic "Listen to the Music."
The end of the fall semester always brings a little nugget of joy to the Internet in the form of Penn State's annual holiday greeting.