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Timothy Bertram of Nittany Delivery handed out copies of The New York Times in the HUB-Robeson Center Tuesday (Jan. 20) as part of the Student Newspaper Readership Program at Penn State, on the occasion of the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Campus Watches Inauguration 2
Representing USA Today, Mike Miller, the newspaper's district sales manager, was handing out historic copies of the today's edition of the national newspaper to students, faculty and staff.
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The University's student newspaper, The Daily Collegian, was being distributed by Caitlin Gregory in the HUB too.
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As the appointed time of high noon approached, the main lounge near the large-screen television in the HUB quickly began to fill.
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Several hundred students, faculty and staff members spilled out beyond the HUB lounge as a standing-room (and floor-seated) crowd gathered to view history being made.
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Nearby, the activities in the HUB's Heritage Hall peaked when President Obama took the oath of office, as projected on a large screen at the front of the room.
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Inside Pattee Library, another standing-room-only crowd assembled inside Foster Auditorium to watch the inaugural events unfold.
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As the noon hour approached, students traveling from classes, most of whom voted in their first presidential election only two months ago, found floor space at Foster Auditorium to view the inauguration.
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The crowd erupted in applause as high noon passed and Obama was automatically declared the 44th president of the United States, in accordance with constitutional law.
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Students in Foster Auditorium watch as Barack Obama takes the oath of the Office of the President of the United States of America.
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Space became so tight in the auditorium that several people had to stand outside the doorway to catch a glimpse of the large-screen broadcast.
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This supporter of President Obama was decked out in all of her Obama memorabilia. She took pictures while watching the inauguration in Foster Auditorium.
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Staff from a number of departments in Old Main joined Penn State President Graham Spanier in the President's office conference room to watch President Obama's inauguration.
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Old Main staff watch the Inauguration events and listen to the original new work created by composer John Williams for the occasion.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
