Editing State College, Pennsylvania (section)

===Construction boom===
State College remained resistant to the economic shocks of the 2008 [[Great Recession]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher= Cornell University|url= https://crea.cornell.edu/2020/12/01/the-post-pandemic-future-of-collegetowns/|title= The Post-Pandemic Future of Collegetowns: Leveraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship}}</ref> as it did during the Great Depression.<ref name="hv"/> This led to a wave of investment into [[Tower block|high-rises]] and other construction projects in the area.<ref>{{cite web|first= Sarah|last= Sacker|title= Downtown State College High-Rises Changing 'Small Town' Feel|date= Mar 9, 2021|publisher= Onward State|url= https://onwardstate.com/2021/03/09/downtown-state-college-high-rises-changing-small-town-feel/}}</ref> The tallest building in State College, the Fraser Centre, was finished in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lsfiore.com/project/fraser-centre/|title= Fraser Centre|publisher= Leonard S. Fiore, Inc.}}</ref> There have been several other high-rises built in Downtown State College since the Fraser Centre was completed, and one in the West End.<ref>{{cite web|publisher= Centre Daily Times|first= Josh|last= Moyer|date= Oct 16, 2022|url= https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/state-college/article267320382.html|title= What is the future for high-rises in downtown State College? Council set for critical vote}}</ref>

Beginning in 2015 the borough council voted to change the name of State College to "City of THON" for 46 hours in honor of [[Dance marathon#Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON)|THON]], the largest student-run philanthropic organization in the world,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=StateCollege.com|title= State College To Become 'City of THON'|first= Zach|last= Berger|url= https://www.statecollege.com/articles/local-news/state-college-to-become-city-of-thon/|date= Feb 10, 2015}}</ref> a tradition that would continue every year since.<ref>{{cite web|title= State College Once Again Named 'City Of THON'|first= Joe|last= Lister|publisher= Onward State|url= https://onwardstate.com/2025/02/21/mayor-ezra-nanes-again-declares-state-college-city-of-thon/|date= Feb 21, 2025}}</ref>
[[File:Downtown State College Protest.jpg|thumb|Protesters outside the State College Municipal Building in 2020]]
On March 20, 2019, State College police officer Jordan Pieniazek shot and killed Osaze Osagie, a 29-year-old man, during a [[wellness check]].<ref>{{cite web|title= If You Are Black and in a Mental Health Crisis, 911 Can Be a Death Sentence|date= September 29, 2019|url= https://theintercept.com/2019/09/29/police-shootings-mental-health/|first= Shaun|last= King}}</ref> An investigation by the [[Pennsylvania State Police|state police]] was passed down to the [[district attorney]] of Centre County, Bernie Cantorna, who determined that the shooting was justified.<ref name="sm">{{cite web|publisher= State College Magazine|first= Sarah|last= Rafacz|url=https://www.statecollegemagazine.com/articles/remembering-osaze/|title= Remembering Osaze|date= March 1, 2020}}</ref> Protests began after the [[district attorney|district attorney's]] report was released on May 8, 2019.<ref name="sm"/> On May 31, 2020, thousands took part in a protest downtown against [[police brutality]] with an emphasis on the killings of [[George Floyd]] and Osaze Osagie.<ref>{{cite web|publisher= Centre Daily Times|date= June 1, 2020|first= Bret|last= Pallotto|title= Penn State, State College leaders continue to speak out after Floyd's death, protests|url= https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/state-college/article243165256.html}}</ref> It became one of the largest protests in the county's history.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://radio.wpsu.org/race-identity-and-culture/2020-05-31/large-protest-in-state-college-demands-accountability-for-george-floyds-death|date= May 31, 2020|title= Large Protest In State College Demands Accountability For George Floyd's Death|last= Xian|first= Min}}</ref> Demonstrations would continue for years such as a 24-hour occupation of the State College Borough municipal building in November 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.psucollegian.com/news/borough/3-20-coalition-stages-24-hour-state-college-municipal-building-occupation-for-justice-for-osaze/article_4d5e8c94-209e-11eb-bb9c-07bc2f583841.html|date= November 6, 2020|title= 3/20 Coalition stages 24-hour State College Municipal Building occupation for 'Justice for Osaze'|publisher= The Daily Collegian|first= Erin|last= Hogge|first2= Megan|last2= Swift}}</ref> a march outside the Marvin Garden's apartments where Osagie was fatally shot in 2021,<ref name="jm"/> and so on.<ref>{{cite web|last= Yocum|first= Haylee|date= March 15, 2024|url= https://onwardstate.com/2024/03/15/3-20-coalition-to-host-events-in-honor-of-osaze-osagie/|publisher= Onward State|title= 3/20 Coalition To Host Events In Honor Of Osaze Osagie}}</ref> In 2023, the [[United States federal judge|federal judge]] for the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania|Middle District of Pennsylvania]], [[Matthew William Brann]], dissmised a lawsuit against the borough and police involved.<ref name="jm">{{cite web|title= Judge dismisses lawsuit against State College, police involving death of Osaze Osagie|url=https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/state-college/article282418633.html|publisher= Centre Daily Times|first= Josh|last= Moyer|date= November 8, 2023}}</ref> March 20 was declared “Osaze Osagie Day of Remembrance” by the State College Borough in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege/2023/03/state-college-police-osaze-osagie-mental-health-racial-bias/|first= Sarah|last= Rafacz|title= Police killed Osaze Osagie four years ago. Here's what has and hasn't happened since.|date= March 17, 2023|publisher= Spotlight PA}}</ref> Osagie's parents established two scholarships, The Osaze's Heart Community Service Scholarship for racially underrepresented [[State College Area High School|State High]] seniors,<ref>{{cite web|date= Jun 4, 2024|url= https://www.statecollege.com/articles/community/state-high-senior-receives-2024-osazes-heart-scholarship/|publisher= StateCollege.com|title= State High Senior Receives 2024 'Osaze's Heart' Scholarship}}</ref> and The Osaze Olufemi Osagie Memorial Scholarship for Educational Equity for Penn State students with intellectual and mental health diagnoses.<ref>{{cite web|title= Scholarships for students with disabilities|publisher= Pennsylvania State University|url= https://equity.psu.edu/offices/student-disability-resources/scholarships}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Proclamation, OSAZE OSAGIE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE MARCH 20, 2023|date= March 6, 2023|publisher= Borough of State College|url= https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/e792462a-f7ad-4139-a238-82c3934d4e99?cache=1800}}</ref>

The borough became the first municipality in Pennsylvania to pass a [[Municipal resolutions for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war|resolution for a ceasefire]] in the [[Gaza war]].<ref name="gz">{{cite web|title= State College Borough Council Passes Resolution Calling for Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas War|publisher= StateCollege.com|url= https://www.statecollege.com/articles/political-news/state-college-borough-council-passes-resolution-calling-for-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-war/|first= Geoff|last= Rushton|date= December 21, 2023}}</ref> The measure passed unanimously on December 20, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pa.cair.com/pressrelease/state-college-ceasefire/|publisher= CAIR-Philadelphia|title= CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes State College Borough Council Resolution to Support Gaza Ceasefire|date= December 21, 2023}}</ref> after months of marches and demonstrations.<ref>{{cite web|date= October 12, 2023|first= Abigail|first2= Ethan|last= Shanley|last2= Capitano|publisher= The Daily Collegian|url= https://www.psucollegian.com/news/campus/members-of-state-college-community-students-rally-in-support-of-palestine/article_b14b8ca0-6977-11ee-bdd8-970fedc731f8.html|title= Members of State College community, students rally in support of Palestine}}</ref> A copy of the resolution was forwarded to President [[Joe Biden]]; senators [[John Fetterman]] and [[Bob Casey Jr.]]; and representative [[Glenn Thompson (politician)|Glenn Thompson]].<ref name="gz"/>