CLARION, Pa. – Clarion University students, faculty and community members celebrated the 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Community Celebration last Thursday Jan 26. DaVaughn Copeland, president of the Clarion chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Brenda Sanders Dédé, associate vice president for academic affairs, hosted the event [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

CLARION, Pa. – “We do our due diligence,” Clarion University Athletics Director Dave Katis said to a crowd of dozens of Clarion students, faculty, administrators and community members Dec. 7 at Hart Chapel. They gathered to hear Clarion’s sports administrators answer a burning question: could a scandal similar to the one striking Penn State happen [...]

CLARION, Pa. – On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year of this millennium, several local radio stations will simultaneously broadcast “The Star Spangled Banner.” The nation’s National Anthem will be heard on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at 11 a.m. on 91.7 WCUC-FM “The Clutch,” 92.7 C93-FM, [...]

CLARION, Pa. – Michael J. “Mik” Robertson and Mary Lea Lucas are the two final candidates for Clarion County Commissioner. Robertson and Lucas will be representing the Libertarian party, and will be running against Wayne Brosius, Butch Campbell, Greg Faller and Ron Wilshire in the election to be held Nov. 8. Robertson is the current [...]

CLARION, Pa., – Andrea Estadt, current mayor of Clarion County, is running for a seat on the Clarion Borough Council. An alumna of Clarion University, Estadt graduated with a degree in mass media arts journalism and communication studies. As mayor, Estadt has been involved with Clarion University on many levels. Last year she served on [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Clarion County Commissioner elections are approaching. Republican candidates Wayne Brosius and Butch Campbell and Democratic candidates Greg Faller and Ron Wilshire will be on the ballot. After earning a degree in communication from Clarion University, Brosius has worked for C-93 -FM and WWCH-AM Radio in Clarion for 25 years. He has participated [...]

Clarion, Pa., – The Clarion University chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity will host the annual C. Roger Wilson Leadership Conference on Oct. 14 and 15. The first Conference was held during the 50th anniversary of the fraternity in Bloomington, Ind., as an opportunity for undergraduate members to become acquainted with personal leadership styles through [...]

Clarion, Pa., – This summer two of Clarion’s professors, Patricia Kolencik and Jim Rose, published academic texts. Rose was featured in an artist vignette in “Viewpoints: Mathematical Perspective and Fractal Geometry in Art” by Marc Frantz and Annalisa Crannell. Kolencik wrote a book of her own with co-author Shelia Hillwig, titled “Encouraging Metacognition: Supporting Learners [...]

Clarion, Pa. – The search for the university’s new provost and vice president of academic affairs ended in July, as Ronald Nowaczyk was chosen for the position. Nowaczyk, who holds a doctorate, a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology, has worked in both public and private institutions of higher education for over 30 years. Most [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Student Senate welcomed eight new senators to its board at Monday night’s meeting. The new senators include Kathryn Chambers, Josh Domitrovich, Gerald Hudson, Kayla Lavery, Alexander McConnell, Madeline Robinson, Sean Uber and Moyo Wills. Clarion University students voted Sept. 13-15 in the Gemmell Student Complex. More than 350 students voted in the [...]

Shanksville, Pa. – Dignitaries, politicians, and thousands of citizens attended last weekend’s dedication of Flight 93 National Memorial. The nation reflected with them and honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the 10th anniversary last weekend. At 10:03 a.m. that day, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a field near Shanksville, [...]

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. –A hush swept through the throng of visitors to the Flight 93 Memorial in Somerset County at 9:37 a.m. Sunday – the time the first plane hit the Twin Towers in New York. It was followed by another moment of silence at 9:37 a.m., when the second plane hit the Pentagon. The third [...]

News editor Kelsey Huebert, Features editor Russell Pekelnicky, and Call faculty advisor Dr. Laurie Miller will be in Shanksville, Pa. this weekend to cover the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the crash of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. They’ll be posting updates here and on Twitter throughout the weekend. We want to know [...]