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 [...]

With contributions by Christine Frear CLARION, Pa. – Students who applied for loans this fall semester found themselves faced with Direct Lending, a new not-for-profit federal student loan program. Students were directed to log onto studentloans.gov for their entrance interview and to sign a new promissory note with the federal government. As of July, the [...]

CLARION, Pa., April 15- Dr. Charles J. Fey came to Clarion University April 14 to tell the campus and community why he feels he would be qualified to fill the void that will be left by President Joseph Grunenwald this coming year. Fey comes from University of Akron, where he currently serves as the vice [...]

Link Via the Kittanning Leader Times: Two Clarion students, Jamar Xavier-Ramon Mitchell, 19, and Gregory Clayton-Vaughn Ford, 24, were arrested Monday and charged in connection with a home invasion and shooting. Both were arraigned Monday before District Judge Sam Goldstrohm on charges of burglary, robbery, theft, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and two [...]

Robert Levy, director of Clarion Univeristy’s production of “Rent,” is excited about tonight’s opening performance. “The designers actors and I all went looking for a new approach to this.” Levy, who is also chairman of the theatre department, said he didn’t want to produce a cookie-cutter show. The Broadway show, turned motion picture in 2005, [...]

CLARION, PA., Feb. 25- The Students for Life along with the NAACP and Minority Student Services Wednesday sponsored a showing of “Maafa 21: Black Genocide in 21st Century.” This film is a documentary that exposes what it sees as the racist roots of the population control movement. Amy Denison, a junior and vice president of [...]

Students, alumni, families, friends and even prospective students at Clarion University toured the Science and Technology Center during its grand opening and open house Jan. 30. This newly constructed building was designed to be energy efficient and environmentally friendly to attain a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating. The LEED System was developed by [...]

CLARION, Pa., Nov. 20 — Clarion University concluded its observance of Equity Week at its fifteenth Annual Equity Dinner and Awards Ceremony held Nov. 11. The week’s theme was “The Last Word on Race and Gender.” Florence Shutsy-Reynolds, a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) member, was the keynote speaker and an award recipient. Equity awards [...]

College students looking to improve achievement and retention skills in class can now look no further than on their own computer. Tegrity Campus is a Cloud-based Lecture Capture solution that has recently been proven to improve certian education aspects to aidstudents in satisfaction in an institution.

After a year of hard work, members of the Greek system finally got the reward they were looking for. According to Shawn Hoke, interim director of Campus Life at Clarion, the challenge first started in the fall of 2008 when the average grade point average among the fraternities at Clarion was a 2.985. Hoke then [...]

News Briefs A fight in Eagle Commons ended with Daney Wyant stabbing LeVaughn Robinson twice in the leg Oct. 28. Clarion University Police charged Wyant, a freshman from Erie, with simple assault, aggravated assault and harassment. Wyant was arraigned before District Magistrate Dwayne Quinn, who set bail at $2,500. Wyant was sent to Clarion County [...]

CLARION, Pa., Oct. 29 – The Siler Center will be holding it’s annual Fall Walk throughout campus. Today, children, parents and staff have dressed in Halloween costumes and paraded around Clarion University for more than a decade.

Each student who comes to Clarion University brings his or her own set of interests. There are many Recognized Student Organizations that are designed to involve students in something that interests them. The funding for Clarion University’s RSOs lies in the hands of the Student Senate.

Several Clarion University professors have recently published articles or books. Dr. Laurie Occhipinti of the Anthropology Department edited and contributed to a collection of articles written with a group of colleagues. The collection, “Faith-Based Organization: Neoliberalism, and Development in Latin America and the Carribbean”, started with a conference presentation and ended with the colleagues deciding [...]

CLARION, Pa., October 6 – Clarion University is going through all sorts of new changes. Older buildings are being knocked down to make way for new and improved structures. Chandler, the old dining hall, is one of the buildings that has been demolished to make room for updated learning facilities. “As of now, (Chandler) will [...]