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Beaver Stadium will be opening a half hour early today to allow for extra security screenings in light of last weeks terrorist attacks in Paris. Fans attending the game can expect extra scrutiny if they are wearing heavy coats and bulky outer wear. Realistically a Penn State game in November is not exactly an ideal target. It is cold and always has a fair amount of security. Plus while the game will get TV coverage, it is hardly the marquee match up of the day. College Game Day is in Columbus for the Ohio State - Michigan State match up which has serious implications for both the Big 10 and National Championship. While the extra security will be in place, the bigger issue for fans attending the game will be the bitter cold. The high temperature in State College is predicted to be 45 degrees and it will be much colder at kick off. The best strategy is to dress in layers and hope for a good game. The cold weather is always worse when Penn State is getting hammered on the field instead of in the tailgate lots.
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If you rented a house in State College for a football weekend or graduation, you may be in for a nasty surprise. State College has started a crack down on short term house rentals and many rental houses have pulled their listings off HomeAway, VRBO and other popular short term rental sites. Even worse, some rentals have been cancelled by the owners rather than face potential fines. In these cases the renters receive all their money back but are left with no where to stay for a weekend that is often planned months in advance. Current regulations in State College prohibit short term rentals and the the town has been monitoring this activity since 2013. The borough is mainly focused on what it terms "tourist rentals" which it describes as houses that are never owner occupied and are rented for short periods, typically a single weekend. They are less concerned with short term rentals which are owner occupied homes that are occasionally rented for short periods. Once the borough officials determine that a house is a tourist house a letter is sent to the owner informing them that they must stop rental activity or face civil proceedings. The bottom line to all of this is that there are going to be a lot of Penn State fans scrambling to make other plans for their football weekends.
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