The Paul Robeson Cultural Center is hosting the 2010 World Cultural Festival through Friday. On Thursday, Heritage Hall was transformed into a global bazaar featuring arts and craftwork. Penn State’s cultural student organizations had booths featuring artifacts and information about their culture. Local vendors were also at the bazaar.

BELLEFONTE — The former Tyrone pastor accused of four sex crimes against children since 2006 was himself a child victim of sexual abuse, a counselor testified at his sentencing Thursday.

Man accused of pointing gun at another motorist

The swank Hershey Country Club ballroom was really just a large medical waiting room on Thursday.

Many people in the Centre Region have donated their time and money to help the victims of a massive earthquake that struck Haiti in January. This weekend, the State College Chinese community will host a multicultural benefit concert for Haiti that may be the inaugural event of a local charity initiative.

State College Area High School’s Building Construction Program and Habitat for Humanity have joined forces.

PATTON TOWNSHIP — A new system is helping the state keep a close watch on water quality in the Susquehanna River Basin and the effects, if any, that natural gas drilling is having on it.

Less than one year ago, Bellefonte-based manufacturer NanoHorizons was just getting ready to move out of a local business incubator.

A Penn State alum who is currently Clearfield Area School District superintendent will become the next executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, school officials said this week.

The State College Borough Council is preparing to restart discussion on the controversial Nuisance Gathering Ordinance, which could fine party hosts for crimes committed by guests.

Eight students zipped around a kitchen. Some yelled out orders, some dealt with stressed waiters.

Yvette Lerma saw a stray hand strike her girlfriend's head as they danced face-to-face at the Cell Block one night last summer. Seconds later, the unknown woman shoved Lerma and her girlfriend, nearly knocking them to the sticky dance floor.

The crowd of about 150 students in the HUB-Robeson Center let out a collective sigh in unison.

As Election Day draws ever closer, University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) presidential candidates took the chance to speak with their constituents in the HUB during the first of two candidate meet-and-greets.

Setting a world record may be a lifelong goal for some, but for four Penn State students it's just another Saturday afternoon.

The Collegian Inc. Board of Directors selected Liz Murphy as the Daily Collegian's Editor-in-Chief and Kelsey Thompson as business division manager for the 2010-2011 academic year on Thursday night.

A proposal to lift the lifetime ban of blood donations by gay men, recently introduced by Sen. John Kerry and supported by Sen. Bob Casey, has garnered support from students and local groups.

Flour covers the kitchen of an apartment in The Graduate complex each month, as the members of Latina sorority Lambda Theta Alpha prepare homemade empanadas for a fundraiser.

UPUA's annual Spring Academic Council Conference moved to a new venue this year -- the recruiting lounge in Beaver Stadium -- shifting to a casual atmosphere that was meant to emphasize communication and community, said Sam Loewner.