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Penn State junior guard dunks during an exhibition game against Northwood

Men's basketball hosts Marshall on Military Appreciation Day

12/6/13

After three games on the road, the Penn State men’s basketball team returns to the Bryce Jordan Center for a 4 p.m. Saturday game against Marshall. The Nittany Lions (6-3) have dropped each of their last two and look to right the ship before playing three of their next four games at home.

Integrity monitor cites University's momentum in newly released report

12/6/13

The University is displaying its "growing leadership in compliance" and continues its "serious, good-faith effort to embrace and adopt" change, according to the latest quarterly report tracking Penn State's progress in meeting the goals of the Athletics Integrity Agreement (AIA) signed by Penn State, the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference.

Starbucks Gives Back

Starbucks' student employees give back

12/6/13

Student employees at Starbucks raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project and Relay for Life, while helping customers get their drinks faster.

BellCU USS Pennsylvania

Battleship commemoratives reflect on Pearl Harbor

12/6/13

On and near Penn State's University Park campus are commemoratives of the battleship Pennsylvania, reminders of the historic attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor that led to America's entry into World War II. The bell of the Pennsylvania and a model of the battleship are displayed at Wagner Building, home of the University's ROTC programs, and two gun barrels from the ship are featured at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in nearby Boalsburg, Pa.

Lady Lion Ariel Edwards defends against a Lock Haven player during a 2013 exhibition game.

Lady Lions visit Georgetown on Sunday

12/6/13

The No. 11/10 Penn State Lady Lions (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) will have their first true road game when they visit Georgetown (5-2) Sunday at 2 p.m. It will be the first visit to the nation's capital for the Lions since 2006.

Beaver Stadium aerial photo

Bringing the game: A day in the life of Athletics information technology

12/6/13

Another home football season is in the books. Equipment has been moved to other campus facilities, and the team has shifted its plays — and replays — indoors. However, this team's roster of special, less well-known players delivers behind-the-scenes technical innovations that enhance the game-day experience at Beaver Stadium and beyond.

Penn State Scoreboard: Friday, Dec. 6, 2013

12/6/13

Thursday's results
No Penn State varsity teams in action

Today's schedule
Men's and women's swimming at Texas Invite Swimming, Austin, Tex., TBA
Women's ice hockey at Mercyhurst, 3 p.m.
Wrestling at Boston University, 7 p.m.
Women's volleyball vs. LIU Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Men's ice hockey at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

Saturday's schedule
Men's and women's swimming at Texas Invite Swimming, Austin, Tex., TBA
Women's ice hockey at Mercyhurst, 2 p.m.
Men's basketball vs. Marshall, 4 p.m.
Men's ice hockey at Wisconsin, 9 p.m.

Sunday's schedule
Men's and women's fencing vs. Princeton, Harvard, Vassar, NYU, Sacred Heart, Fairfield, Conn., 9 a.m.
Women's basketball at Georgetown, 2 p.m.
Wrestling vs. Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.

Invasive by Josh Keilholtz

'If It Fits' brings eclectic mix of sculptures to Borland Gallery

12/6/13

"If It Fits," an exhibition of the work of first-year M.F.A. students and B.F.A. sculpture majors enrolled in Advanced Sculpture, taught by Cristin Millett, Penn State associate professor of art and studio graduate program coordinator, will be on display Dec. 9 to 13 in the Borland Gallery. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in the gallery.

Penn State women's soccer forward Maya Hayes controls the ball during a 2012 game

Hayes named a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist

12/5/13

Penn State women's soccer senior Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.) has been selected as one of 15 semifinalists for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Award for her efforts during the 2013 season, the NSCAA announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Penn State field hockey defender Brittany Grzywacz

Grzywacz, Gebhart named All-Americans

12/5/13

Brittany Grzywacz (Collegeville, Pa.) and Laura Gebhart (Mount Joy, Pa.) were selected to the 2013 Longstreth / NFHCA Division I All-American Team on Tuesday. Both the senior defender and junior midfielder received second team recognition.

David Taylor wrestles Lehigh's Brian Brill

Penn State-Pitt dual in Jordan Center sold out

12/5/13

The Penn State Department of Athletics announced that the wrestling dual meet between Penn State and Pittsburgh on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center is sold out.

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