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More than 230 State High alumni joined 240 students on Friday, Oct.

9 at Memorial Field to perform pregame and halftime tunes during the Little Lion football team’s win against Central Dauphin + celebrate the band’s 100 years.

Shanghai Ballet returns to North America for the first time in over five years with 'Giselle,' a beloved story ballet, performing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

5 at Eisenhower Auditorium. Led by Artistic Director Xin Lili, the performance will feature pristine technique & vivid storytelling.

Penn State Dickinson Law Libraries acquired the Nominative Reports database with nearly 3 million pages from the 1500s to aid legal research.

A presentation on the collection is set for Oct. 28 in room 114 Katz at Penn State University Park (with Zoom from Carlisle).

Penn State will host Family Weekend from Friday, Oct.

16 until Sunday, Oct. 18 with campus tours, a free women’s hockey game, and an ice cream social at the HUB. Other events include a breakfast, pumpkin festival, and football watch party — activities for parents and families.

Graduate students and families are invited to the inaugural Fox Graduate School Fall Festival on Friday, Oct.

23 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Kern Building Lobby and Courtyard at University Park; the event features games, trick-or-treating, and food stations with pre-registration due by Oct. 19 for parking discounts.

Penn State researchers found recycled plastic asphalt held together better and released fewer plastic-like particles under lab traffic and moisture tests.

They said future field studies will check if the same benefits appear on real roads (study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production).

After a 31-23 loss to USC last Saturday at Beaver Stadium, coach Matt Campbell explained that a miscommunication with the clock led to an unplanned timeout in the first quarter and late player substitutions forced another timeout in the third quarter — league officials confirmed the initial clock error.

Penn State football wide receiver Koby Howard will remain sidelined for several weeks after he was injured in Week 3 against Buffalo, according to head coach Matt Campbell.

The team has no specific return date for him as they prepare for upcoming conference play.

Penn State's offense has struggled in six games, and coach Taylor Mouser said changes to running plays + blocking will be made ahead of the Big House game against Michigan.

The adjustments come as bowl eligibility remains at stake.

Following a loss to USC, Penn State’s offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser said the team will give wide receiver Zay Robinson and tight end Ben Brahmer more opportunities and test new schemes to fix its running game—after noting running back Quinton Martin Jr. performed strongly at Tuesday morning practice.

Penn State women's soccer lost its six-match unbeaten run with a 1-0 defeat to No. 13 Washington on Sunday; coach Erica Dambach praised the team’s adaptability during a visit from adaptive medalists.

The team practices this week before facing Rutgers on Saturday at Jeffrey Field.

After beating Northwestern and Washington at home on Oct.

12, Penn State women's volleyball moved up from 18th to 15th in the AVCA poll — the 12–4 team will travel to Los Angeles to face UCLA at 10 p.m. Friday and USC at 7 p.m. Saturday.

The Harlem Globetrotters will play an exhibition game on Tuesday, March 2 at Bryce Jordan Center with doors opening at 6 p.m. for a free pregame party; ticket sales start Friday, Oct.

16 and fans will join in interactive challenges when the game begins at 7 p.m.