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• Joe Paterno earned $13.4M pension at Penn State

  Paterno never accessed his pension.Family spokesman Dan McGinn says the Paternos will also donate $1.5 million to Penn State-related or State College-area charities.Paterno died in January at age 85, less than three months after being ousted by trustees in   Read more »

• AP wins Pulitzer for stories on NYPD spying

  The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times , came up empty-handed this year.Tim McGuire, a professor at Arizona State University 's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, said the variety among this year's winners is noteworthy: "The   Read more »

• Jerry Sandusky sex abuse trial delayed by 3 weeks

  so long a period as to hamper his defense," wrote chief deputy attorney general Frank Fina.The 68-year-old retired Penn State defensive coordinator faces 52 counts involving 10 alleged victims over 15 years. He remains confined to his home to await trial,   Read more »

• Penn St says it won't become private, despite talk

  college, and became Pennsylvania 's sole land-grant institution in 1863. Today, it is an unusual hybrid model: The university is considered "state-related" because it gets about 6 percent of its $4.1 billion budget from the state, but operates independently.Penn   Read more »

• Penn State: Joe Paterno fired for 'failure of leadership'

  a brief bout with lung cancer.In its statement, the trustees said they had been asked by the Penn State community to "state clearly" the reasons for Paterno's dismissal and the removal of the university president.Sandusky is accused of sexually abusing 10   Read more »

Around the web

• M. Lacrosse. Mackrides Named USILA Scholar All-American

  PARK, Pa. - Attackman Matthew Mackrides (Newtown Square, Pa.) of the Penn State men's lacrosse team has been named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Scholar All-American, the organization announced. The Newtown Square, Pa., native became 46 m ago from Penn State University Official Athletic Site Read more »

• Summer arts preview: Bright spots for midstate art lovers

  at the museum, 300 North St. The exhibit continues until Sept. 9. Info: www.harrisburgarts.org or 717-238-5180. Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts State College and Penn State collaborate on this four-day festival (July 12-15) of art, music, dance and 54 m ago from PennLive.com Read more »

• CARTOON OF THE WEEK

  State fans and alum, roar like a Nittany Lion. Let your voice be heard here on anything PSU! A collection of the 'Saluting our Veterans' stories from your community newspapers. Be it farms, markets, restaurants, bars, wineries, small producers and local merchants, 11:41 AM from Bucks Local News Read more »

• Liberals vs. conservatives: How politics affects charitable giving

  political affiliation, according to a new study from Rice University, the University of Texas at San Antonio and Pennsylvania State University. "The political divide not only impacts political actions, but everyday actions such as donating to charity," said 11:19 AM from PhysOrg.com Read more »

• Dates Set for 2013 Blue-White Weekend

  PARK, Pa. -- The dates for one of the highlights of the Penn State sports calendar, Blue-White Weekend, have been set for 2013. Blue-White Weekend will be held April 19-21, 2013, with the Blue-White football game on Saturday, April 20 as the centerpiece for 10:22 AM from Penn State University Official Athletic Site Read more »