The van is parked outside Wendy’s, which can only mean one thing: It’s time to sell back textbooks. According to Swoopthat’s website, textbooks make up to 26 percent of a four-year public college’s tuition, and for some students the cost of textbooks can be one of the biggest financial headaches of a college education. Finally, [...]

The 17th Annual Equity Dinner and Awards Ceremony welcomed a packed Multi-Purpose Room Wednesday evening, Nov. 9. Many of Clarion University’s Recognized Student Organizations as well as Clarion community affiliated organizations attended the dinner. The dinner’s Masters of Ceremonies were Student Relations Chair Jessica DeGennaro and Student Senator Andrew Moore. After the opening remarks Moore [...]

John Lennon stared at audience members as people filled in the seats of the Gemmell Multi-Purpose Room. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Dr. Janet Smith spoke to a packed MPR about contraceptive use. Dr. Smith is the Michael McGivney Chair of Life Ethics at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit and is well-known for her talks about ethics. [...]

Many students spend their off-time during the school year working, trying to a get a job or worrying about not having a job. The stress continues throughout the year, not just during syllabus week. However, Diana Brush from the Career Center says that the center does encourage incoming freshmen and transfer students who attend the [...]

The University Activities Board hosted another open mic night in the lower level of Gemmell Wednesday, March 23. Audience members were pleased with the nine acts of musical and poetic performances throughout the night. The night opened with open mic veteran Todd Swoope. Swoope started off the night plugging in his trusty iPod for instrumentation [...]

The Clarion women’s rugby team kicked off its 2011 spring season on Saturday, March 19. They met California University of Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh women’s rugby club, the Highlanders, in a round robin match in Pittsburgh last Saturday.

Sports teams and sororities alike are challenged to gather up as much food as they “can” to fight hunger in the Clarion region. The “Together We Can” competition is a challenge in the Spirit Contests that asks all RSOs and RUOs to collect non-perishable food items. Kelly Ryan, the creator of the Spirit Contests and [...]

Motivation, leadership and personal development will surround participants as they attend the second annual Leaders in Action Conference on Saturday, Feb. 26. The first conference last year was successful in giving students a change to come together and exchange ideas about leadership, said Kelly Ryan, the Assistant Director at the Center for Leadership and Involvement. [...]

After a successful turn out last year, said Mark Lepore, coordinator of the Clarion University Counseling Center, Clarion is looking to help students relieve final week stress again. On Dec. 14 the Counseling Center will have a “Stress-Free Zone” available for students in Level A of the Carlson Library. The zone will serve as a [...]

Clarion University’s Political Economy Club presented “Global Economic Panel Connecting the Dots” on Nov. 10, in Still Hall. The panel for the economic discussion was made up of three members of Clarion University faculty. Chin Yang, a professor of the Economics Department, has been with the department for 30 years, Gustavo Barboza is associate professor [...]

The Clarion University women’s rugby team competed in a Halloween themed round-robin game to end the fall season last Saturday, Oct. 30 in Pittsburgh. The round-robin consisted of three teams including Clarion, Geneva University and the Pittsburgh Highlanders women’s club. Clarion defeated both teams, the Highlanders with a score of 24-7, and Geneva, 39-5.

Motionless In White’s haunting, sophomore album dropped on Oct. 12, right in the middle of the “Entertainment or Death Tour” with Black Veil Brides and William Control. With everything from fictional stories to real villains to psychological damage to heartbreak, it’s no wonder that fans anxiously anticipated this album. The album opener, “Immaculate Misconception,” has [...]

The Clarion University Activities Board hosted the first open mic night of the academic year in the lower level of the Gemmell Student Complex on Monday, Sept. 27. After a quick announcement from the Emergent Leaders Program, Spencer Marshall took over the mic.  As Marshall played acoustic guitar and sang, more and more people began [...]

Women across Clarion University may have taken a special interest in the CU eDigest e-mail this week after skimming across the title, ‘Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.’ The primary mission of PCSW, according to the e-mail, is “to foster a campus climate favorable to professional, intellectual, and personal growth for all Clarion University [...]

After a five-month breather, Cady Groves is back on iTunes with her second EP, “Life of a Pirate.”  With a voice comparable to a mix between Hayley Williams and Carrie Underwood, only softer, Groves’ unique acoustic/punk sound makes this album a must listen for anyone that likes to sing along in the car.