Arts & Entertainment

Album Review: Tim McGraw ‘Emotional Traffic’

No Comments 02 February 2012

The latest album from country heart-throb Tim McGraw is titled “Emotional Traffic.” Released Jan. 24, this is McGraw’s 11th studio album. McGraw says that the songs were recorded and ready for release in late 2010, but his label, Curb Records, wanted to hold off. The lead track on the album, “Halo,” in no way should [...]

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Features

This week in history Feb. 1- 4

No Comments 02 February 2012

As time moves forward in this fast-paced world of iPods, Wi-Fi internet and Smart Cars, some people often forget the old adage that “those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” It’s time to hop in the time machine and take a look at This Week in History: Feb. 1 – Feb. 4 Feb. [...]

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‘What Use are Flowers?’ comes to Clarion

No Comments 02 February 2012

Newcomer to the directing scene, Sierra Therman junior, held auditions for Lorraine Hansberry’s play “What Use Are Flowers?” on Monday, Jan 30. “I’m not used to saying I’m the director,” Therman said. Having been acting for six years, the last three of which she was a part of Clarion’s “Vagina Monologues,” Therman chose Hansberry’s “What [...]

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Movie Review: Beauty and the Beast 3-D

No Comments 02 February 2012

The “tale as old as time” got revamped in Disney 3-D this January. Walt Disney’s 1991 “Beauty and the Beast” hit theaters on Jan. 13, debuting No.2 at the box office and has grossed over $400 million in its limited release. The classic fairy-tale turned Disney movie 20 years ago, tells the story of a [...]

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Features

Scholarship opportunities abound

No Comments 02 February 2012

The college experience is one of the most valued educational experiences any person can go through. However, as all students know this venture comes at a cost. Students who attend Clarion University as a full-time undergraduate students pay on average $4,414.29 per semester. The financial aid office offers a number of student scholarships to help [...]

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Opinion

Exploring new worlds

No Comments 02 February 2012

Learning from different cultures and exploring a new world has always sparked my interest, it started out when I was a kid and had the opportunity to experience a family trip to Greece. The people living there are not surprisingly different, and their culture and stories have so much to offer, and intrigued my interest [...]

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Information Day sent 400 postcards to Corbett

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Information Day sent 400 postcards to Corbett

1 Comment 02 February 2012

CLARION, Pa. – While rumors of a rally remained just that, the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties hosted “Campus Information Day” on Jan. 31 as a part of “Campus Action Week.” Clarion University did its part in raising awareness about the proposed freeze on state spending by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett by [...]

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News

Few students attend Financial Aid Forum

No Comments 02 February 2012

CLARION, Pa. – A handful of students voiced their opinions about financial aid and other issues Tuesday night during an open forum organized by Todd Pfannestiel, the Faculty Fellow for Planning, Assessment and Improvement. The forum was held as part of an overall review of the Financial Aid Office and Division of Finance and Administration, [...]

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News

Clarion Borough Council struggles over winter break

No Comments 02 February 2012

CLARION, Pa. – With many students away from Clarion on their winter break, right down the road from campus things were heating up involving the Clarion Borough Council. During their Jan. 3 reorganizational meeting, two members of the council and the Clarion mayor resigned. Council members Jason Noto and Dr. Brenda Sanders Dédé and Mayor [...]

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Sports

Faceoff: Who do you think will win the Super Bowl?

No Comments 02 February 2012

Michael Collins- Four years ago, the New England Patriots were on the brink of making history by becoming the second NFL team to complete a perfect season along with the 1972 Miami Dolphins. All they needed to do was win one more game, but standing in their way of a 19-0 record and a Super [...]

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APSCUF to host ‘Campus Action Week’

No Comments 28 January 2012

On Jan. 4, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett called for a freeze on state spending, citing revenues that fell short of estimates in last year’s budget. Corbett’s proposal requests that over $222 million in state spending be halted immediately, including $21 million from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). That $21 million amounts to [...]

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News, Opinion

State of the Union 2012 – Live Coverage

2 Comments 24 January 2012

••• Follow our coverage on Twitter new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 10, interval: 30000, width: 'auto', height: 400, theme: { shell: { background: '#333333', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#000000', color: '#ffffff', links: '#4a86ff' } }, features: { scrollbar: true, loop: false, live: true, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('ClarionCallNews').start(); WATCH IT LIVE: ••• [...]

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Movie Review: A rainbow connection

No Comments 08 December 2011

Jim Henson’s Muppets have been loved by audiences young and old ever since their debut. The new film, “The Muppets,” hit theaters Nov. 23 and has been charming Muppet fans ever since. This is the first Muppet movie that has been released since 2005’s almost forgotten “The Muppet Wizard of Oz.” It is also the [...]

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Student Media go on air for 48-Hour Broadcast

No Comments 01 December 2011

91.7 WCUC-FM “The Clutch,” CU-TV “The Nest,” The Clarion Call and the Public Relation Student Society of America will be hosting the  48-Hour Broadcast this weekend beginning Friday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. For the past two semesters, members of the media organizations have hosted the event and are excited about its third go-around. The [...]

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Digital Print Edition for December 1, 2011

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Arts & Entertainment

Movie Review: Vampires suck

No Comments 01 December 2011

It has been an epidemic bigger than smallpox, swine flu and the plague combined. It was carried by only a whisper when the first book released in 2005, rising to a dull roar in 2008 with the first movie. Now, bystanders can rest easy knowing the disaster is finally coming to an end. “The Twilight [...]

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Arts & Entertainment

Christmas spirit shines in musical

No Comments 17 November 2011

Clarion University’s Christmas spirit kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. with the premiere of “Scrooge: a musical by Leslie Bricusse.” The community can expect “a big old smile,” according to the director, Professor Marilouise Michel, who is elated to be a part of a production so meaningful to her. “It speaks to [...]

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Concert Review: Jams for Braddock

No Comments 17 November 2011

Levi Jeans presented a charity show titled, “Benefit Braddock,” where the indie rock band, Built to Spill headlined Nov. 11 alongside with opener, Atlas Sound. The show was held to benefit the Pittsburgh suburb of Braddock, where Levi had recently filmed an advertisement. The headlining drew a response that included an eccentric, overly crowded venue [...]

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Features

No Comments 10 November 2011

The Office of Social Equity sponsors Equity Week every November. The event spans a three-day period and includes a guest speaker, a roundtable presentation and an awards ceremony and dinner. Each year, Equity Week takes on a new theme to bring awareness and attention to problems involving students who may be facing discrimination. Jocelind Gant, [...]

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Students attend Women’s Consortium

1 Comment 10 November 2011

On Friday, November 4, 2011 three women represented Clarion University at the Pennsylvania State Society of Higher Education Women’s Consortium Fall 2011 conference held at Easy Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Brittany Bender, Alizah Thornton and Elora Walsh experience sessions focusing on the theme of “Constructing, Deconstructing and Reconstructing Identities.” The first session titled “Constructing and [...]

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Digital Print Edition for November 11, 2011

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Features

V-Men help with abuse awareness

No Comments 03 November 2011

Clarion University students are all excited for the annual performance of Eve Ensler’s “Vagina Monologues” set to be held this spring. Based on the name of play, many male students may be a bit thrown off from attending this performance. This year, in hopes of reaching a broader audience, the monologues will be expanding to [...]

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Sports

Clarion Tops Gannon for Second Win

No Comments 03 November 2011

As the snow fell on Memorial Stadium Saturday, Oct. 29, Clarion topped visiting Gannon University 28-21 to earn its second Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West victory of the season.

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Arts & Entertainment

WCUC-FM Spotlight: The Two Hour Rap-Up

1 Comment 03 November 2011

WCUC-FM’s smooth talkers on the nighttime airwaves are Lucas Oates and Eddie McDonald as DJ Xtasy and DJ Eddie Mac, hosting “The Two Hour Rap-Up” every Monday from 7-9 p.m. with only the best in the latest hip-hop and R&B music and news. With big dreams to DJ in Europe some day, Oates said he [...]

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Arts & Entertainment

Learning the effects of news

No Comments 03 November 2011

Dr. Alison Dagnes, an associate professor of political science at Shippensburg University, spoke at Hart Chapel on Clarion University’s campus Wednesday evening. She is the author of “Politics on Demand: the Effects of 24-Hour News on American Politics.” “Let’s start out by talking about what is happening a year from now yesterday,” said Dagnes on [...]

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WCUC-FM Spotlight: ‘Polar Opposites’ offer time warp

No Comments 27 October 2011

To those in the Clarion area who are just aching for a radio show that features a mythical creature every week and discusses a viral video via YouTube, the search is over. 91.7 WCUC-FM’s own Laura Conti and Frank Lemon host “Polar Opposites” as DJ Gizmo and Frank every Tuesday night from 11 p.m. to [...]

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Digital Print Edition for October 27, 2011

No Comments 27 October 2011

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Digital Print Edition for October 20, 2011

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WCUC-FM Spotlight: Entertainment with DJ Calvina

1 Comment 20 October 2011

With a personality just as fun as her hair, sophomore Marrisa Rigatti is taking on entertainment news and today’s popular music on WCUC-FM with her new show, “Entertainment.” It is Clarion’s own “Entertainment Tonight” combined with “The Top 40” as DJ Calvina discusses the most recent Hollywood gossip and music releases in the world of [...]

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Digital Print Edition for October 13, 2011

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