State College Borough Council

Penn State Says No On-Campus Football Tailgating, But Community Concerns Remain

By • Sep 17, 2020
Gates to Beaver Stadium on Penn State's University Park campus in summer 2020.
Min Xian / WPSU

Penn State will have a football season this year after all, and despite precautions the university says it will take, concerns remain in the community about whether home games could contribute to an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Penn State and other Big Ten universities voted unanimously to have a football season this fall, starting the weekend of Oct. 23.

In its announcement, the Big Ten outlined various precautions it says schools will take. Student-athletes will be tested daily, as will coaches and trainers.

State College Borough Council Approves Ordinance Requiring Masks, Limiting Social Gatherings

By Andrew Destin • Aug 5, 2020
A line outside Doggie's Pub on Pugh Street in State College July 11, 2020.
Emily Reddy / WPSU

 

State College Borough Council voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance requiring mask-wearing in public and limiting most gatherings to 10 people in an effort to keep the COVID-19 pandemic in check after Penn State's fall semester starts.

Someone who violates the ordinance can face a $300 fine. 

Before the vote, Boalsburg’s Carla Myers said she hoped council would pass the ordinance ahead of students’ return to State College later this month.

Penn State Moving Ahead With Plans For West Campus Starting With Parking Deck

By • Nov 13, 2019
An overview of plans for Penn State's west campus at University Park. The plan includes a proposed parking deck, along with buildings for the College of Engineering.
Penn State

Penn State’s plan for a new parking deck will be on the university board of trustees’ agenda this week.

The nearly $61 million dollar project is the first phase in plans for the west campus at University Park. Penn State says the new parking deck will consolidate parking and support new buildings.

The parking deck will go on an existing lot. It’s slated to have 1,653 parking spaces on six levels. Traffic will exit the parking deck onto White Course Drive and then Atherton Street. 

State College Hosts First Multicultural Unity Fair

By Maddie Biertempfel • Sep 24, 2018
State College Mayor Don Hahn accepts a dreamcatcher from Emelie Jeffries and Patrick Littlewolf Brooks.
Maddie Biertempfel / WPSU

State College community members filled the municipal building for the first ever Multicultural Unity Fair Saturday.

More than 200 people gathered to hear speeches and singing, see dance performances and taste a variety of international cuisines.

Sharon Barney is a member of the Community Diversity Group who helped organize the event.

“Certainly, with the climate, with our own experiences within the Community Diversity Group, we thought it was a good time to show unity and acceptance of all the members in our community,” Barney said.