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5 YEARS LATER
Sunday, Jan. 22, will mark the fifth anniversary of Joe Paterno’s death. The time seems to have passed quickly, columnist Pat Rothdeutsch writes, perhaps because so much has changed in such a short period. Yet many questions are still unresolved./Page 19
January 19-25, 2017
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Volume 9, Issue 3
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Women’s March will call attention to rights issues
Pennsylvania will be well represented at inauguration
By G. KERRY WEBSTER
By G. KERRY WEBSTER
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STATE COLLEGE — Centre County’s Donita Rudy readily admits that prior to November, she wasn’t what people would call “politically engaged.” She was raised by a good family with politics in their blood. Her mom was a longtime state representative. Politics were always a normal conversation around the dinner table. But when Donald Trump was elected as the United States’ 45th president in November, her attitude toward the political scene changed. She, like many other people, is viewing the recent election as a challenge to America’s core values. She asked herself, “How do I move forward at this point?”
When Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th U.S. president in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 20, there will be a heavy contingent of support coming from the north. Fullington Trailways has confirmed 82 buses from its fleet have been chartered to transport Pennsylvania supporters to the event, and U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Bellefonte, said he has distributed nearly 200 tickets to the event through his offices in Titusville and Bellefonte. “Pennsylvania will be represented very strongly at the inauguration,” Thompson told the Centre County Gazette on Jan. 18. “I’m looking forward to attending. I was lucky enough to be able to attend both of
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PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP Photo
THE U.S. CAPITOL frames the backdrop over the stage during a rehearsal of Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony in Washington.
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Police: 2 men fire shots, rob Uni-Mart
PENN STATE HOCKEY SKATES TO NO. 1 PENN STATE’S Liam Folkes was in the middle of the action as the Nittany Lions swept Michigan State at Pegula Ice Arena on Jan. 13 and 14. The victories helped the Lions to their first No. 1 ranking.
By GEOFF RUSHTON statecollege.com
HEATHER WEIKEL/For the Gazette
Lions rise from club team to top in 5 years By BEN JONES statecollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — A rare smile crept across Ricky DeRosa’s almost perpetually stern face as the news hit his ears. The Nittany Lions are the No. 1 team in the land according to the Jan. 16 United States College Hockey Online poll. “That does feel pretty good,” the Penn State forward said. “Kind of just makes you think about all the guys that came through this program and built the foundation. We wouldn’t be where we are today without those guys.” Police Blotter .................... 2 Opinion ............................ 9
Where Penn State is today seemed so far away five years ago: the Nittany Lions coming from Greenberg Ice Pavilion to Pegula Ice Arena, from a club team to Division I, from independents to a favorite to win the Big Ten conference against the likes of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. It’s difficult to overstate the quickness with which Penn State has risen through the ranks of college hockey’s elite. Five years prior, the Nittany Lions fell to American International 3-2 in overtime. It was the first Division I game in a
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new varsity era in front of a sellout crowd of just fewer than 2,000 fans. The building was yellow that night, like it always was, the lights casting an odd glow across the stands. The glass at Greenberg was so short that pucks regularly left the ice and found their way into the netting. Postgame interviews had to be done in bursts to avoid the noise as the garage door for the Zamboni room closed and the ventilation system turned off and on, nearly shaking the roof. On a good day, all the lights in the Hockey, Page 6 Sports .............................. 18 Around & In Town ......... 25
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — Two men robbed a convenience store at gunpoint Jan. 16, firing shots, according to police. Ferguson Township Police said that at about 7:50 p.m. two men, both displaying firearms, reportedly entered the Uni-Mart at 315 W. Aaron Drive. Police said one of the suspects struggled with and fired a shot toward a store employee. The second suspect also allegedly fired a shot. In both cases the bullets struck a wall and no one was injured. After allegedly taking cash, the men fled the store on foot in the direction of Best Buy, 1650 N. Atherton St. The first suspect is described as a tall, thin, black male who was wearing a white and gray jacket with a gray hood. The second suspect is described as a short, thin, light-skinned black Uni-Mart, Page 6
Ferguson Township Police images
SURVEILLANCE IMAGES provided by Ferguson Township Police show two men who were in the store when the robbery occurred. Police are seeking information about them.
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