Rally held against Penn State campus closures

The message at the New Kensington branch is the decisions are “too fast, too final.”

Meredith Carter, a senior at Penn State New Kensington, strongly believes there’s a disconnect between Penn State decision makers in State College and students at its branch campuses.

Carter was among roughly 40 students, professors and community members who attended a rally Friday at the Upper Burrell campus advocating against the closure of Penn State New Kensington.

“A lot of people at University Park th...