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 Chris Knight
February 22, 2021 | 5:42 AM

Penn State president retires in 2022, successor to be sought

President Eric Barron announced his plans to university trustees Friday. He assumed the office in 2014.

By The Associated Press
 Dan Gleiter
February 20, 2021 | 3:23 PM

Penn State president to retire in 2022, successor to be sought beginning this spring

Students, faculty, donors and others will be asked to weigh in on what they want to see in the next university president.

By The Associated Press
 Sam Coon
February 16, 2021 | 5:31 AM

Penn State THON prepares for a virtual weekend of dancing

The students who run THON are trying to make the event as close to normal as possible. But the pandemic means thousands of people – including many immunocompromised kids with cancer – can’t gather together in the Bryce Jordan Center.

By Jade Campos/WPSU

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 Min Xian
February 16, 2021 | 5:17 AM

As in-person Penn State classes begin, students must be re-tested for coronavirus

“That will take us about 10-12 days to go through all of the students that we anticipate signing up for this testing."
By Jade Campos/WPSU
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February 12, 2021 | 4:54 AM

Penn State Black Caucus student speaks out against recent Zoom bombing

The Black Caucus said 51 unwanted users ambushed their Zoom event with racist and homophobic slurs, and some exposed themselves in a sexual manner. Black Caucus representative Blake Toliver said it was heartbreaking to many of his fellow classmates.

By Addison Albert/WPSU
 Min Xian
February 9, 2021 | 5:07 AM

Penn State in-person classes to resume as more contagious COVID-19 variant is becoming dominant

The B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus — also known as the U.K. variant — has already been detected in more than 30 states, including Pennsylvania. The Centers for Disease Control expects it to become the dominant variant in March.

By Anne Danahy
 Michael Miller for WPSU
February 5, 2021 | 4:36 PM

Many Penn State students have returned to State College, even though classes are still remote

Penn State is requiring all students to get a COVID-19 test before they return, and requires students living in the dorms to be tested weekly.

By Addison Albert/WPSU
 Matt Rourke
January 13, 2021 | 4:37 PM

Prosecutors ask judge to order Graham Spanier report to jail

The attorney general’s office wrote in a letter to Judge John Boccabella that no legal impediment prevents him from enforcing the minimum sentence of two months in jail, followed by two months of house arrest.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press
 iStock
January 5, 2021 | 3:00 PM

Smart Talk: The urban and rural divide; how wide is the gap?

How Pennsylvanians vote, work and live depends on their zip code
By Merideth Bucher
 Courtesy of Nate Paisley
December 22, 2020 | 12:33 PM

Penn State students talk about their COVID-19 experiences and whether it changed how they live

One out of every seven students who returned to campus contracted COVID-19 during the semester.

By Andrew Destin/WPSU
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