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The Cal Times student news is a publication of the Student Association Inc. at California University of Pennsylvania

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Get your girl group - The Village Early Childhood Education Center's annual Shoe and Purse Bash in California, Pa., is coming to you, virtually, this year!  In the photo, directors, teachers and staff members support President Cherie Sears as she holds one of the featured purses for the fundraiser to be televised on CUTV's YouTube channel Nov. 1.

Cal U and The Village come together for a virtual bash

Cherie Sears, President, The Village Early Childhood Education Center September 30, 2020

For 13 years, the non-profit Village Early Childhood Education Center's annual Shoe and Purse Bash fundraiser to benefit young children and single-parent, full-time students has been as much of a tradition...

Daniel Toben poses with trash collected from plogging, an activity that is a combination of jogging and picking up roadside litter.

Plogging: the new eco-friendly exercise trend perfect for social distancing 

Hannah Wyman, News Editor September 9, 2020

Daniel Toben’s face beams at the camera as he poses with his arms spread in front of filled garbage bags. His Instagram caption reads, “The government said, “while maintaining social distancing,...

Cal U Sororities: Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Zeta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Kappa

Interested in sorority life at Cal U? Meet the Sororities TONIGHT (Thursday, Aug. 27).

Cal Times August 27, 2020

Interested in sorority life at Cal U? Join us for Meet the Sororities TONIGHT, Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. (Register HERE to save your spot for this Zoom event). It’s not too late to register...

Morgan Livingston, agricultural innovation manager,  "The Farm" vending booth featuring fresh produce grown at the Greater Washington County Food Bank.

Washington Co. Food Bank opens “Farmers Market for a Cause”

Cal Times August 6, 2020

The Greater Washington County Food Bank launched an outdoor farmers market this week with plans to host the market every Tuesday into the late fall. "Farmers Market for a Cause," located at 909 National...

Cal U Summer Event Series:  Mindful Meditation

Cal U Summer Event Series: Mindful Meditation

Student Affairs July 13, 2020

This week we have an all new activity for the Summer Event Series!  Click the link below to find a guided on how to relax using mindful meditation! https://youtu.be/RlTyZPWCdzc Don’t forget to...

"Applying Psychology to Everyday Life" Summer Series event hosted by Cal U's HRSA Program

“Applying Psychology to Everyday Life” Summer Series event hosted by Cal U’s HRSA Program

Student Affairs July 1, 2020

Register today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/applying-psychology-to-everyday-life-registration-110995125408  

Living through the pandemic: Taking quarantine one day at a time

Living through the pandemic: Taking quarantine one day at a time

Veonna King, Staff Writer June 3, 2020

(May 29, 2020) My name is Veonna King. I am now a junior at Cal U. I live in Clairton, Pennsylvania which is about 30 minutes from Cal U. All of March I decided to stay in my apartment at Vulcan Village,...

Michelle (Meesh) Polando and Jeromy Mackey sample 15 breakfast cereals in one sitting!

Got Milk? 15 breakfast cereals ranked from best to worst

In these days of quarantine, while many of us practice social distancing and are staying at home due to concerns about the potential spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, we find ourselves looking for creative,...

Jonny’s Country Kitchen: Hot Wings

Jonathan Sakaguchi, Staff Writer May 20, 2020

Hot Wings Ingredients Bag of chicken wings Any type of cooking oil   Instructions Preheat oil in a small pot Place wing in oven on a cooking sheet...

Rodney Taylor, Frederick Douglass Institute Scholar at California University of Pennsylvania

Scholar, educator, survivor: Cal U alumnus Rodney Taylor’s journey from student to professor

Meghan Shaffer, Contributor May 13, 2020

In the spring semester of 2010 at California University of Pennsylvania, professor Mark Aune was teaching his esoteric course on Shakespeare, and little did he know that, soon enough, he would be working...

Chris Lisle, '21, majoring in political science

My civic engagement campaign experience: Rising to the challenge in a time of COVID-19.

Chris Lisle, Contributor May 7, 2020

During the spring 2020 semester at California University of Pennsylvania, I served as an Institutional Fellow with the Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP), a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit project...

A gathering of military veterans (from left) Robert Prah, Jr., Bill Callaway, Jim Gardner, and Prah's grandfather, Nunzio Santo Colombo, at a Veteran's appreciation picnic at Community Bank Park in North Belle Vernon, June 2019.

Focused on home: Maj. Robert Prah, Jr.’s bid to represent Pennsylvania’s 58th Legislative District

Jeromy S. Mackey, Contributor May 4, 2020

In a small town, everyone knows each other. It also gives an opportunity for certain individuals to serve their communities in a multitude of ways. A young man, with an eager-eyed smile that will stick...

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