STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State University said nearly 30,000 individuals may have had their Social Security numbers exposed because of a privacy breach caused by infected university computers.
From the Altoona Mirror
Penn State Altoona freshman Acacia Kelley has a good idea how an underage drinking citation could affect her life. School expulsion, future career plans, the 18-year-old rattled off as she balanced a laptop on her legs while sitting on a campus bench Wednesday afternoon.
“My mom wouldn’t be too happy with me,” she said. “I try to be smart about that stuff.”
Beside criminal charges and disappointed parents, college students caught drinking while under age also face consequences at school.
On Oct. 25 last year, thousands of students rushed into Beaver Canyon to celebrate Penn State’s victory over rival Ohio State.
We didn’t know it, but the First Amendment was on the line.
Author: JOHN BEAUGE; For The Patriot-News
Edition: STATE
Section: Local/State
Page: B02
Article Text:
When did the U.S. attorney’s office know about the statewide grand jury investigation that led to the arrest last month of two Williamsport police officers on corruption charges?
A defense attorney in a federal drug case in which one of the officers, Cpl. Dustin Kreitz, was a lead investigator wants to know.
Andrew Shubin, who represents Markeif Fields, raises in a court document the allegation that the U.S. attorney’s office might have withheld materials in that case to avoid a credibility issue with Kreitz.
“I want the judge to determine when the U.S. attorney’s office was aware Kreitz was being targeted,” the State College lawyer requested in the filing. U.S. Middle District Judge John E. Jones Jr. yesterday allowed Shubin to file a motion that could lead to that information.
Inmate’s wife claims authorities failed to follow procedure
and monitor husband
By Phil Ray
JOHNSTOWN — The wife of a man who committed suicide while incarcerated at Blair County Prison has filed a federal lawsuit contending that jail authorities violated procedures by not placing him on suicide watch. Jeremy Shane Corbin, 32, of Bellwood used a bedsheet to hang himself in his cell in October.
At the time, the jail contained 313 inmates, and some were housed in the gymnasium. Corbin was in jail on an allegation that he violated a protection-fromabuse order issued Oct. 9. County officials said Corbin was upset because he couldn’t see his children because of the PFA order. According to the lawsuit, Corbin told sheriff’s deputies transporting him to a hearing that he was suicidal, the lawsuit stated.
From Voices of Central Pennsylvania
By Zac Taylor
Harrisburg’s political will to be tough on drug dealers in school zones has turned into a veritable industry of snitches in Centre County, especially in the area in and around Penn State University.
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From the Borough of State College’s Web Site
By Lisa Waananen, SPLC staff writer
The First Amendment debate surrounding The Daily Collegian photographer Michael Felletter’s charges in connection with the Oct. 25 riot spilled over into a Centre County courtroom Wednesday, months after the charges were first filed. (more…)
By Mandy Hofmockel
Penn State Judicial Affairs will not sanction The Daily Collegian photographer Michael Felletter after he was charged in connection with the Oct. 25 riot, a result his attorney said showed the university “understood the prominent First Amendment issues involved.” (more…)
