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Community organizer to share story of resiliency after Hurricane Katrina

4/18/14

Community center executive director and community organizer Mack McClendon is traveling the East Coast sharing his story of resiliency after Hurricane Katrina. At 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26, McClendon will speak on Penn State’s University Park campus in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space. The event is free and open to the public.

An adult male caribou, photographed in Greenland

Penn State to host Polar Day 2014

4/18/14

Penn State University’s Polar Day, a free public event celebrating the natural and cultural value of the Polar Regions, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 19, in the HUB-Robeson Center's Freeman Auditorium. The event will begin with a lecture on rapid change in the Arctic by Julienne Stroeve, a research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo. Stroeve has briefed government officials around the world on climate change and Arctic ice, and has studied sea ice at its lowest extent in the Arctic Ocean.

Penn State softball's Lexi Knief swings at a pitch

Softball welcomes Badgers for weekend series

4/18/14

Penn State softball returns to Big Ten action this weekend, hosting Wisconsin for a three-game series. The Nittany Lions enter the weekend at No. 8 in the conference standings while the Badgers hold the No. 5 spot.

Women's lacrosse midfielder Kelly Lechner

No. 12/16 women's lacrosse hosts No. 7/5 John Hopkins Friday

4/18/14

The No. 12/16 Penn State women's lacrosse team (8-6, 2-3 ALC) will play its final ALC regular-season game when it hosts No. 7/5 Johns Hopkins (12-2, 2-2 ALC) for a national-televised contest on BTN Friday, April 18. Opening draw at the Penn State Lacrosse Field is set for 6 p.m.

Penn State senior gymnast Kassidy Stauder performs the floor routine

Evening session awaits No. 15 women's gymnastics at NCAA Championships

4/18/14

When the Penn State women's gymnastics team arrives at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex it will mark the Nittany Lions' 17th overall appearance in school history and the first since 2009 at the NCAA Championships. The 17 championship advents rank the Nittany Lions 10th in NCAA history and are third among Big Ten institutions.

Walseth named North Dakota State head coach

4/18/14

Penn State Lady Lion assistant coach Maren Walseth has been named the head coach of the North Dakota State women's basketball program. Walseth, who played at Penn State from 1998-01, has been an assistant coach on Coquese Washington's staff for the past seven seasons.

Maggie Lucas drives against Stanford in a 2014 NCAA Tournament game

Maggie Lucas selected 21st in WNBA Draft

4/18/14

Penn State Lady Lion senior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) was selected by the Phoenix Mercury with the 21st overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm. Lucas' selection gives the Lady Lions three WNBA Draft picks in the last two years, joining Alex Bentley and Nikki Greene, who were selected in the 2013 WNBA Draft. Penn State has now had 15 players drafted by WNBA teams since 1997, the most in the Big Ten Conference.

Penn State men's volleyball players go up for a block

Men's volleyball clinches 30th regular season EIVA title

4/18/14

The No. 12 Penn State men's volleyball team (20-16, 11-1) pushed past Saint Francis (10-14, 5-7) in four sets (25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17) Saturday afternoon to clinch its 30th EIVA/ECVL regular season title in program history.

Penn State track and field jumps specialist Steve Waithe

Waithe, Jones take weekly Big Ten track and field honors

4/18/14

Junior Steve Waithe (Parkville, Md.) has earned Big Ten Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week while senior Mahagony Jones (Cleveland, Ohio) grabbed Big Ten Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week honors after outstanding performances this past weekend.

Penn State men's tennis player Russell Bader

No. 22 men's tennis hosts Nebraska, Iowa to close out regular season

4/18/14

The No. 22 Penn State men's tennis team concludes the regular season this weekend as they welcome No. 63 Nebraska and Iowa to Happy Valley. The Nittany Lions will face the Huskers on Friday at 3 p.m. and the Hawkeyes at Noon on Sunday. Both matches will be played outside at Sarni Tennis Center.

Penn State men's lacrosse attackman TJ Sanders

Men's lacrosse hosts Delaware Saturday

4/18/14

The Nittany Lion men's lacrosse team will host Delaware for a Saturday afternoon tilt at Penn State Lacrosse Field. The 25th edition of the Penn State-Delaware rivalry will feature Lacrosse for Literacy, a student-athlete run initiative for a book donation to a local library. Fans are encouraged to bring books tailored to children in grades 2-6 for donation at the game.

Penn State men's lacrosse goalie Austin Kaut

Kaut, Sutton earn weekly CAA honors

4/18/14

Following a perfect goalkeeping display, senior Austin Kaut (Morton, Pa.) was named Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the Week, while freshman Mike Sutton (Sewell, N.J.) was tabbed Rookie of the Week for a second straight time.

Penn State men's gymnast Trevor Howard performs on the still rings

Men's gymnastics trio earns All-America honors

4/18/14

A trio of Penn State gymnasts featuring junior Craig Hernandez (Libertyville, Ill.), sophomore Trevor Howard (Columbus, Ohio) and Alexis Torres (Catano, Puerto Rico) recorded three top eight finishes in the individual finals to All-America honors in the 2014 NCAA National Championships Saturday evening at Crisler Arena.

Basketball adds Devin Foster for 2014-15 season

4/18/14

Devin Foster has signed a national letter of intent to join the Penn State men's basketball team beginning with the 2014-15 season, Patrick Chambers, who enters his fourth season as head coach of the Nittany Lions, announced Wednesday. The Vincennes University junior college product has two years of eligibility remaining.

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