WALY Radio | radioNovo News for State College: May 8, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 05/08/26          A MASSIVE CYBERATTACK HAS PARALYZED PENN STATE DURING THE PEAK OF FINALS WEEK.  THE UNIVERSITY CONFIRMED A BREACH AT INSTRUCTURE, THE COMPANY BEHIND THE CANVAS LEARNING PLATFORM. A HACKING GROUP CLAIMS IT COMPROMISED DATA FROM MILLIONS OF STUDENTS WORLDWIDE, FORCING THE CANCELLATION OF ALL EXAMS AT THE POLLOCK TESTING CENTER THROUGH FRIDAY.            OFFICIALS WARN STUDENTS TO AVOID SUSPICIOUS LINKS. WHILE A RESTORATION TIMELINE IS UNCLEAR, PENN STATE TELLS FACULTY TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH GRADING, ASSURING SENIORS THAT THE OUTAGE WILL NOT PREVENT THEM FROM WALKING AT COMMENCEMENT THIS WEEKEND.          MEANTIME, STATE COLLEGE OFFICIALS REMIND FOLKS THAT TRAFFIC WILL BE VERY HEAVY, AS GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND STUDENT MOVE-OUT ALSO TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND.            FERGUSON TOWNSHIP LEADERS ARE TAKING A "PROACTIVE APPROACH" TO THE RISE OF AI DATA CENTERS.  SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TUESDAY TO HAVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION DRAFT STRICT ZONING RESTRICTIONS—EVEN THOUGH NO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED YET. DOZENS OF RESIDENTS PACKED THE MEETING ROOM.            WHILE SOME WORRY THAT ADDING DATA CENTERS TO THE CODE INVITES DEVELOPMENT, OFFICIALS SAY THE MOVE IS A "FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE," ALLOWING THE TOWNSHIP TO SET TOUGH STANDARDS ON NOISE, ENERGY USE, AND AESTHETICS TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE.