Images from Bulls Game

Images from Bulls Game on April 12

Carolina Selects Linebacker Tim Shaw; Five Nittany Lions Chosen in 2007 NFL Draft

Linebacker Tim Shaw today became the fifth former Nittany Lion selected in the 2007 National Football League Draft.

A three-year starter, Shaw was picked by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round. With Shaw's selection, 232 Nittany Lions have been drafted under Coach Joe Paterno and more than 300 of his players have signed NFL contracts.

Twenty-one Penn State players have been selected in the NFL Draft during the past four years, including six in the first round.

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Community Refuge Education and Recreation Center (CRERC)

Fellow Penn State Alum,

My name is Lee Rubin. I am a former Penn Stater (Free Safety, '90-'93), and I am currently working with a non-profit organization in Central New Jersey (www.crerc.org).

This past Saturday, I hosted the Blue-White Scholarship Breakfast in State College. DJ Dozier and Tyoka Jackson were our featured speakers. As a part of this fund-raising event, we held a silent auction of items autographed by Penn State Football greats.

As an extension of this event, we have additional items for auction online via http://www.charitysignings.com/crerc.html.

Is it possible to share the link with the other members of the alumni assocation group?

Thank you.
Lee Rubin

Coquese Washington Named Penn State Women's Basketball Head Coach

Coquese Washington Named Penn State Women's Basketball Head Coach
Washington just the fifth coach in program history

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.; April 23, 2007 ­ Coquese Washington, who helped lead Notre Dame to the 2001 NCAA Championship, has been named the fifth head coach of the Penn State women's basketball program, Tim Curley, Director of Athletics, announced today.

"Penn State is very fortunate to have landed a rising star in the coaching ranks," Curley stated. "We are thrilled to have Coquese taking over the leadership of the women's basketball program. Coquese has competed and coached at the highest level of both college and professional basketball. She is an outstanding coach and recruiter who has developed highly-accomplished student-athletes and been instrumental in winning a national championship. We are excited and ready to help Coquese put Penn State in contention to win Big Ten and national championships."

"I am ecstatic to be here. It is an awesome opportunity to come into a program that has such a rich tradition," Washington said. "I believe all of the tools are in place for this program to continue to be successful. I just feel with the players, the administration support and the fan support that we will do great things."

Washington recently completed her second season as the associate head coach of the Fighting Irish after six seasons as an assistant coach under Muffet McGraw. During Washington's eight seasons on the bench, Notre Dame amassed a 188-69 record with eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including four Sweet Sixteen runs.

One of the top recruiters in the country, Washington has been instrumental in helping the Irish to secure eight consecutive Top 25 recruiting classes, according to Blue Star Index, a feat only accomplished by two other programs in the country (Connecticut and Tennessee). In addition to recruiting, Washington served as the academic liaison and was also responsible for developing Notre Dame's non-conference schedule and assisting with scouting reports and practice planning.

During her tenure at Notre Dame, Washington coached and developed five All-Americans and had seven players that were drafted into the WNBA. Washington, in her role as the guards coach, was directly responsible for developing three All-Americans and two Frances Naismith Pomeroy Award winners for the nation's top player 5-8 or under, including Niele Ivey and Megan Duffy. Washington also directed Alicia Ratay, who is the NCAA's career three-point field goal percentage leader.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for Coquese, and all of us -- players, coaches and staff -- are very excited for her," Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw said. "She will be extremely successful in State College, and I'm confident the [Lady] Lion players and fans are going to love to have her leading their program. Penn State has a bright future with Coquese as its head coach and we all look forward to following their progress in the coming years."

Washington, a 1992 graduate of Notre Dame, was a four-year starting point guard under McGraw and was the team captain on Notre Dame's first-ever NCAA Tournament team. Washington is first on ND's all-time steals per game list (2.7), second in career steals (307) and fifth in assists (554).

After graduating from Notre Dame with a degree in history, Washington went on to earn her law degree from Notre Dame in 1997. She returned to the court as a professional in 1997-98, playing for the ABL's Portland Power, before beginning a two-year stint with the WNBA's New York Liberty (1998-99). Washington moved on to Houston for the 2000 season, where she played an instrumental role in leading the Comets to the WNBA title. She spent the 2001 and part of the 2002 season with the Comets and Hall of Fame coach Van Chancellor, before finishing her professional career in 2003 with the Indiana Fever.

Utilizing her law degree, Washington was a central figure in helping create the WNBA Players Association (WNBPA), serving as the founding president of the WNBPA from 1999 until 2001. She also served as the Executive Vice President of the WNBPA from 2001 until her retirement in 2003. Washington led negotiations for the association's first collective bargaining agreement as the association's president, and as the executive vice president was a mainstay in the negotiations for the current collective bargaining agreement, which brought about the first free agency system in women's professional sports.

A native of Flint, Mich., Washington and her husband, Raynell Brown, have a son, Quenton (2).

Paterno, Nittany Lions pay tribute to Virginia Tech victims

Paterno, Nittany Lions pay tribute to Virginia Tech victims

April 21, 2007
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno was overwhelmed by all the orange and maroon at Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The color scheme meant more to him on this picture-perfect, sunny afternoon than anything tinged Penn State blue-and-white.

Paterno and Penn State paid tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre at the annual Blue-White football game that concluded the Nittany Lions' spring practice.

"You get wrapped up so much in the little things, the details ... you get caught up," Paterno said. "Then all of a sudden you come to a day like today."

Jeremy Herbstritt, a civil engineering graduate student, was one of the 32 slain in the massacre Monday at Virginia Tech. Herbstritt had two undergraduate degrees from Penn State, most recently one in civil engineering from 2006.

Herbstritt grew up on a farm just outside of Bellefonte, about a 15-minute drive from Beaver Stadium, and his father works for the university's Office of Physical Plant.

Herbstritt's girlfriend and members of his family met with Paterno before the game, and presented him with Herbstritt's maroon Virginia Tech cap.

The gesture appeared to nearly move Paterno to tears. He walked into a pre-game news conference with the cap in hand. Herbstritt's parents attended the game and watched the tribute to their son and other victims.

The bulk of the news conference was about football, though Paterno ended the session by quoting a poem from a biography of Civil War Gen. Stonewall Jackson written by a Virginia Tech graduate, which he said reminded him of the tragedy's aftermath.

The poem described a hero who "came among us as we slept, at first he lowly knelt and rose and wept. And gathering up a thousand spears he swept across the field of Mars before forever, and knelt among the stars."

"I think about the kids going to college, throwing their spears to conquer their world, and all of a sudden they are shot down," Paterno said.

Students wore orange and maroon shirts -- Virginia Tech's colors -- in the stands to spell out "VT." A moment of silence was observed for the victims, and the Penn State band, also wearing orange, played "Amazing Grace."

The moment appeared to make Herbstritt's mother and others in the family cry.

Paterno said he was proud of the way the fans and students have reached out to Virginia Tech.

"They love the game," Paterno said about the crowd. "They love this place, and yet their love is deep enough that it carries across two states. ... It's a great day, and I'm proud to be part of it."

AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service

B and W late notice

I received an update from Jeff that PSU is only b.casting audio.

Blue and White Update #2

Jeff has the computer he needs and provided all goes well technically the Blue and White game will be showing at Oh' Mulligans tomorrow afternoon.

Blue and White Game Update

The Penn State Sports Information office said that Penn State will stream the game for free on the gopsusports.com tomorrow. We are doing our best to get the game at Oh' Mulligans. Check back before heading down to the Oh' Mulligans on Saturday.

Board Meeting 04/19/07

The Board meeting originally intended to be at the Burroughs Wellcome Fund is going to revert back to Oh' Mulligans at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (4/19).

Blue and White Game this Saturday

Oh Mulligan's in Morrisville will pick up the web feed for the game. We will have detailed information at the end of the week. Check out website for the latest updates: www.trianglepsu.org.

The game is Saturday, April 21 at 2 p.m. in Beaver Stadium.

Penn State's "All Access" web streaming service will show the game on Saturday. It's the best kept secret in the country, I guess until now.

We were told that you must pay $9.95 to become a member, but that you could cancel your membership after the first month. It only seems to work with Internet Explorer. We have tried to learn more, but the All Access web site says only audio will be broadcast.

See the link below:
http://www.cstv.com/media/livegame.html?school=psu&sport=m-footbl&interval=this_week

We spoke with Scott at Oh Mulligans and he said that if we could hook up a computer to one of televisions, we could show the game just like we showed THON during that event.

The Sports Information department will not release any information until "the end of the week". For now this is all the information we have to go on.

If anyone has any more information on this, please send an email to info@trianglepsu.org.

Be Strong Hokies

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Update:
Safety update for Penn State
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

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The shooting at Virginia Tech is a reminder that no community, no matter how safe, is immune to violence. Our prayers and condolences go out to the Virginia Tech community.

I note especially that one of our recent alumni, the son of a Penn State employee, died in the Virginia Tech attack yesterday. I know the Penn State family around the world will keep Jeremy Herbstritt and his entire family in our prayers and thoughts.

I hope the rush to judgment by the media in the early hours after the Virginia Tech tragedy evolves into a more thoughtful, long-term discussion about the realistic expectations for prevention and response.

Penn State has historically been one of the safest universities in the country.

But one person can change that in a matter of seconds.

At all Penn State campuses, extensive efforts are taken to promote a safe and secure place for living and learning. The safety of students, faculty and staff has been, and continues to be, a top priority.

During this time of concern, I want to let the Penn State community know that we have detailed emergency plans in place, which we update regularly. At the University Park campus, we have a full-time emergency coordinator who we share with the Centre Region to assure collaboration.

We have a large police department that regularly trains for unusual situations that we hope and pray never happen.

Members of my senior management staff meet several times a year with police, fire, ambulance, emergency and communications personnel. These are extended sessions to conduct exercises we all hope never become a reality.

At University Park we have a police department of approximately 50 armed officers and dozens of other police personnel. Moreover, we have excellent mutual aid partnerships with all local and regional police and emergency services in addition to the Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI.

Our police department works regularly with the Department of Public Information, and we have detailed plans in place for how to communicate in an emergency. There is no single best way to communicate with everyone, so we have a number of different
communication tools available. The Penn State Newswire and the Penn State Live news Web site are tied into approximately a half million subscribers. We also have notification systems through WPSU radio and TV along with all other local media outlets.

In addition, last summer Penn State launched PSUTXT, a text-messaging system that can send emergency information directly to cell phones. To subscribe, visit http://newswires.psu.edu and click on the registration link at the bottom of the page under the PSUTXT heading.

Anyone at Penn State's University Park campus who needs assistance in coping with the Virginia Tech tragedy is urged to contact Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), 221 Ritenour Building, University Park, at (814) 863-0395 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily, or the CAN HELP line, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at (800) 643-5432. In addition, the staff in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center are available for people who want to seek assistance.

-- Graham B. Spanier
President of Penn State