The Penn Stater Magazine

Lighting Up The Old Main Lawn

November 12, 2011 at 8:42 am Ryan Jones Leave a comment

The snap consensus on Friday night’s candlelight vigil was 10,000. I can’t say for sure how many people squeezed onto the front steps of Old Main and filled much of the lawn; I could get no closer than the back of the crowd, which at that point stood about 20 feet behind the twin flag polls in the center of the lawn. It was packed.

Certainly, I could hear them singing the Alma Mater. I was too far back to hear much from the speakers, including LaVar Arrington ’00, but it was clear that the focus was on unity, healing, and a commitment to ensuring the University emerges a better, safer place. “This is a call to duty,” Arrington said.

You can read more, and see more photos, in the Daily Collegian and Centre Daily Times.

Ryan Jones, senior editor

Entry filed under: Campus events, Campus issues, Sandusky scandal, University Park campus. Tags: Old Main.