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 [...]

Adventure lays only one step out of the door, but self-discovery and inspiration can lead one thousands of miles away from home. Edwin Bond, Michael Nelson and Eli Lepen left the world that was familiar to them in San Francisco, California on March 7 and took to the road by foot in hopes of reaching [...]

Welcome back to another exciting year at Clarion University. With another year comes more opportunity, but also trials and tribulations that accompany daily life with other people. Here are some ways to make the year better than the one before. 10. Ch-ch-ch-changes It’s all begun anew, and you’re refreshed from a pleasant summer of relaxation. [...]

The arrival of Clarion’s more than 7,000 students doubles the town’s population. In 2009, Clarion was home to just over 5,000. The effects of the influx of students drive financial and economic changes in Clarion. Bryan Smith, Branch manager at PNC Bank on Main Street, said “Things always pick up at the beginning of a [...]

CLARION, Pa. – It has been three months since the Owens-Illinois glass plant shut its doors to 420 Clarion employees. In July factory employees were left at a loss for words, incomes and livelihoods. The plant once ranked third amongst the local businesses which boast the most employees, and it was the foremost manufacturer. Historically, [...]

It was business as usual for Clarion University senior standout golfer Jared Schmader. The gifted athlete won the Hal Hansen Invitational held Sunday and Monday at Clarion Oaks Golf Course. In Schmader’s route to winning, he set a Clarion University record carding a seven-under par 65 in the first round. Even more remarkable was that [...]

Many people will not understand what kind of question this is.  They will mostly likely say the players on the court decide the game. This is not always the case.  Sure, in many cases they do, but don’t count out the fans and officials.

After hearing about the earthquake in Haiti, a Southwestern Pennsylvania photographer decided to travel to the country. Evan Sander, a photographer for The Daily Courier in Connellsville Pa., made the trip to learn more about the earthquake and the effects firsthand.

Radio has been the faceless media … until now. The Clarion University theater department has not halted its efforts to put on unique and groundbreaking performances. The next performance actually consists of two radio plays, “The Water Engine” and “Mr. Happiness” by David Mamet. The two shows mesh the world of theater and radio, providing [...]

Many people have had it drilled into their heads ever since they were little. In American culture class, another American culture class, an economics class and even a government class: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is Election Day. Last year’s presidential election reached records for the amount of the young voters [...]

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