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Thirteen students face charges

Comments Off 28 April 2010

Thirteen Clarion University students face charges following a brawl at an intramural basketball game April 15 at the Student Recreation Center. A hearing will be held May 6 before District Magistrate Duane L. Quinn for 12 students, and a separate hearing will be held in Knox for one student, according to information filed with the [...]

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Loan rules adjusted

Comments Off 21 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 22 – When President Barack Obama signed the new health care legislation into law, he also signed the Reconciliation Act of 2010. The Reconciliation Act stops banks and private lenders from offering Stafford Loans to students and also authorizes all student college loans to be offered through the U.S. Department of Education. [...]

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South Street to be widened

Comments Off 21 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 22 – Discussions about widening South Street by eight feet started in April 2009. Safety and traffic concerns forced the Clarion Borough to consider changes on South Street. The idea to widen South Street, which is located off Wood Street near Wendy’s, resulted due to a discrepancy last year between the Clarion [...]

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Environmental Congress visits Clarion

Comments Off 15 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 15- Dr. Robert McAfee, climatologist to the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on Global Warming, was the keynote speaker for the Fourth International Environmental Congress April 1 and 2 at Clarion University. He spoke on “Dividing Up Carbon Pie,” focusing on the most important number, 350 parts per million, referring to what he termed, [...]

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Faculty Senate discusses new minor

Comments Off 15 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 15– Faculty Senate met in Hart Chapel April 12 and discussed a proposed minor in intelligence analysis. The Committee on Courses and Programs of Study discussed the minor, which was previously brought up in November 2009. It would combine courses in political science and philosophy, as well as economics and criminal justice [...]

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Religious news coverage stressed by guest speaker

1 Comment 15 April 2010

Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto spoke to a Clarion University news reporting class April 14 about “Religion Coverage in the Media.” Siemon-Netto is a former religious affairs editor for United Press International and director of the Center for Lutheran Theology and Public Life, Capistrano Beach and Irvine, California. He now works as an international journalist, editorial consultant, [...]

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Marketing commoditization and exploitation of women in the third world

Comments Off 08 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 8 – Doctor Jessica Crespo from Clarion University’s Communication Department in Venango, presented “Sex Trafficking: Marketing Commoditization and Exploitation of Women in the Third World” on April 7 at Clarion’s campus. Crespo is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, where she majored in Communication with an emphasis on intercultural communication [...]

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Silent No More Awareness Campaign presents the issue “why abortion is so bad”

Comments Off 08 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 8 – Georgette Forney co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, presented to students, faculty, and locals her personal account, “Why Abortion is so Bad” on April 7 in Hart Chapel. Her Silent No More Campaign began in 2003. Over the past seven years, 6,850 men and women have shared their [...]

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Speaker: Dove campaign model shows true beauty

Comments Off 01 April 2010

What is beauty? Is it the silky straight blonde hair seen in magazine advertisements? Is it the 5’8” body with long legs? Possibly, but for Stacey Nadeau, it isn’t. Stacey Nadeau of Chicago has devoted the past six years of her life to ‘real beauty.’ On March 31, Clarion University’s Panhellenic Council invited Stacey to [...]

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Health care reform affects student loans

Comments Off 01 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 1 – President Barack Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. The act delivered a significant down payment on the president’s agenda to make higher education more affordable and help more Americans earn a college degree. The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and [...]

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Brain Safety Fair held for sufferers of traumatic brain injury

Comments Off 01 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 1- The Clarion Area Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group, in cooperation with the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, hosted a Brain Safety Fair March 27 at the Clarion Mall. A TBI is the result of a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of [...]

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BiLo closes doors for good

3 Comments 25 February 2010

CLARION, PA., Feb. 25 – “Groceries are a necessity. Blowing the budget is not,” reads BiLo grocery store’s Web site. For years now, the citizens of Clarion, Pa. have been relying on BiLo for all of their grocery, pharmacy, and bakery needs. However, on March 13, Clarion’s BiLo grocery store will close their doors for [...]

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Clarion students get internship solutions

Comments Off 25 February 2010

CLARION, PA., Feb., 25-Internships are getting more and more competitive due to today’s economy. Not only are college kids looking for internships, but so are jobless adults and ambitious high school students. Last year, however, over 70 percent of college graduates had internships last year. Lauren Berger of Intern Queen, Inc. paid Clarion University students [...]

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Lack of cancellations frustrates students

Comments Off 18 February 2010

CLARION, PA., Feb. 18 -  Clarion University’s lack of cancellations during the last few weeks have some students in uproar, but President Grunenwald’s office says that there was nothing they could really do. On Wednesday, Feb. 10, Clarion was hit with about 15 inches of snow, and no daytime classes were canceled; however, night classes [...]

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Opinion

Clarion should offer late-night dining choices

Comments Off 11 February 2010

Viewpoint I have never been bothered by Eagle Commons closing at 6:30 p.m. on Saturdays. I always got there before then and laughed at the kids who stood at the locked doors looking in on the last meal of the day. I was never one of those kids until this past weekend when my boyfriend [...]

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Yenerall speaks on former Gov. Palin’s use of campaign rhetoric

Comments Off 11 February 2010

CLARION, Pa., Feb. 11 – As part of the 2009-10 Faculty Author Seminar Series, Dr. Kevan Yenerall, professor of political science, held a presentation Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 12:15 p.m. in Level A of the Carlson Library. Despite the snowy weather conditions, some faculty and students did attend the presentation.

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Students still helping with Katrina reconstruction efforts

Comments Off 10 February 2010

CLARION, Pa., Feb. 11 – Although the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005, southern parts of the United States are still in the process of reconstructing and rebuilding. These southern states, including Mississippi, needed help and Dr. Dana E. Madison of Clarion University heard Mississippi’s call.

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Pulling together for Haiti

Comments Off 04 February 2010

Moved by the graphic destruction and human suffering after a major natural disaster that took place in Haiti in January, students of Clarion University wondered what they could do and how they could help with this rough recovery. An e-mail from University President Joseph Grunenwald said, “On behalf of our Haitian students, alumni and colleagues, [...]

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Clarion students travel to D.C. for March for Life

Comments Off 04 February 2010

Jan. 22, marked the 37 anniversary of the Roe v. Wade court case. 16 Clarion University students celebrated the event by attending the National March for Life in Washington, DC. Joined by thousands of other participants, they marched along Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court building. The students got the opportunity to attend the National [...]

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University major days let students preview future course of study program

Comments Off 03 December 2009

Clarion University opens doors for its students more than other universities might. Clarion offers days where future students may come in and take a tour of the major course of study– for almost every major that students may declare, there are classes and activities related to it. Clarion held “Mathematics Day” on Dec. 1. Students [...]

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Scholarships come in different shapes and sizes

Comments Off 11 November 2009

The struggle to pay for school has increased as tuition costs continue to rise. The mayor of one nearby city, Pittsburgh, has even levying a 1 percent tax on tuition. Most students take out personal or Stafford loans, and some also receive financial aid. What most students may not realize is that, in just the [...]

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Studying goes better in comfortable environment

Comments Off 04 November 2009

Studying is something every student is called to do. Whether students choose to follow through with countless hours of reading, highlighting, and outlining is up to them.

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Social media become professional public relations tools

Comments Off 28 October 2009

Happen to catch Jim and Pam’s wedding on the office? Did you recognize the dancing down the aisle scene as the “JK Wedding Entrance Dance” on YouTube? That was part of the on-growing pandemic called social media. On Oct. 26, Deanna Ferrari, Account Executive at WordWrite Communications in Wexford, Pa. spoke with members of the [...]

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Destination Clarion: Around Clarion in 42 days finishes

Comments Off 15 October 2009

The mission: Clarion freshmen had to navigate the campus through career, emotional, intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual activities and complete a passport by attending at least one activity in each of the six areas and visiting each of the six dining locations. The reward: more than 350 prizes, mountain bikes, and cash for books at [...]

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Opinion

Viewpoint: Swine is fine

Comments Off 08 October 2009

Viewpoint The swine flu epidemic has been highly discussed for the past year. However, with all of the talk and fear instilled in everyone about it, people are beginning to believe that swine flu will be the end of them.

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