Faculty in Pennsylvania's 14 state universities are on strike, the first in the system's 34-year history. The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties union announced shortly after 5 a.m. that a strike could not be averted, likely bringing education to a halt for 105,000 students in the state system universities. The decision followed five consecutive days of bargaining that went into last evening and broke off after 9 p.m.