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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Rob Pignatello, president of Lock Haven University, stepped up to the microphone at a local brew pub one recent Saturday and desc...
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Rob Pignatello, president of Lock Haven University, stepped up to the microphone at a local brew pub one recent Saturday and described how hard it was for many of his 3,160 students to cover college tuition, living expenses, and fees. 'So I sling a guitar on my back and play around the area' to raise money for students, he said. Beside him stood Broken Axe Brew House owner Nicholas Hawrylchak, Lock Haven Class of 2007, sporting a long beard. 'Let's fill this sucker up!' Hawrylchak shouted to the bar crowd, gesturing to a metal donation bowl, as the college president launched Pete Seeger-style into a three-hour acoustic set that included Steve Miller's 'Take the Money and Run.