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

Cal Times

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

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Old Main, California University of Pennsylvania, Dec. 1, 2020.

Cal U plans for more on-campus experience in Fall 2021

Cal U Communications February 24, 2021

CALIFORNIA, PA. (Feb. 18, 2021) — Robert Thorn, interim president at California University of Pennsylvania, announced today that Cal U is planning for more on-campus classes and activities this fall. “Cal...

Cal U Black History Month, February 2021

Cal U moves ahead with virtual events for Black History Month

Veonna King, Staff Writer February 24, 2021

The Student Affairs Diversity Committee has been sharing resources with learning and celebrating Black History Month. Every day a virtual event is posted inside the announcements. The theme — “The...

A transparent window mounted on the tabletop at the speech-language and hearing clinic in Morgan Hall serves as a protective barrier to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Cal U professors adjust to a hybrid version of teaching

Veonna King, Staff Writer February 18, 2021

Cal U’s spring 2021 semester professors are teaching a mix of in-person and online delivery. Given the pandemic, there are still distance restrictions and face mask requirements. Students are given the...

VIDEO: Funeral procession for California Borough’s Police Chief Tim Sheehan

Cal Times February 18, 2021

A video of the funeral procession for Timothy Sheehan, chief of police in California, Pa., Feb. 17, 2021. Obituary: Timothy John Sheehan, 50, of California, PA, died unexpectedly, while on duty,...

Sheleta Camarda-Webb, interim chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at California University of Pennsylvania

New position at Cal U addresses diversity, equity and inclusion

Cal U Communications February 10, 2021

As a student and throughout her 20-year career at Cal U, Sheleta Camarda-Webb says she “always felt heard.” As the University’s interim Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer – a new executive...

Cal U Black History Month, February 2021

Cal U Marks Black History Month 2021: “The Spiral of Social Justice: Re-emergence of ‘The Dream.'”

Cal U Communications February 7, 2021

California University of Pennsylvania plans a series of virtual events to mark February as Black History Month. The theme — “The Spiral of Social Justice: Re-emergence of ‘The Dream’” ­—...

Robert "Bob" Thorn, interim president of California University of Pennsylvania

Robert Thorn steps in as Cal U’s interim president

Hannah Wyman, News Editor February 3, 2021

On Jan. 30, Robert Thorn, vice president for administration and finance, became Cal U’s interim president following Geraldine Jones’s retirement. This transition was originally announced by the PASSHE Board...

Danny Beeck '19, a video producer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  Beeck is scheduled to work at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021

‘Excited’ for an incredible game: Cal U alumnus part of media team working Super Bowl LV

Tom Caton, Editor in Chief February 3, 2021

Growing up as a child, Danny Beeck would always find himself watching the television broadcast of the Super Bowl every year on Super Bowl Sunday, no matter which teams were playing in it. However, this...

Dr. John Pierce Watkins

Obituary for Dr. John Pierce Watkins, former president of California University of Pennsylvania

Cal Times February 3, 2021

(The following Obituary appears on the Mariscotti Funeral Home website in California, Pa.) Dr. John Pierce Watkins, of Carroll Township, PA, died Thursday, January 28, 2021. He was born in 1931 and...

President Jones says goodbye to Cal U after 46 years

Kaitlyn Collins and Hannah Wyman December 10, 2020

When asked by the Dean of Students to participate in the 1970 Miss California State College Pennsylvania pageant hosted at school, Geraldine Jones thought ‘why not?’ and agreed. Even as a...

Hague suggested staying away from others and wearing a mask especially if one has already been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Cal U alumnus becomes a survivor of COVID-19

Veonna King, Staff Writer December 9, 2020

David Hague,  current freelance sports photographer and graduate of Cal U, caught COVID-19 from his wife Malerie Hague, also a Cal U alum, in November. Malerie is a healthcare worker and contracted the...

Since the pandemic’s initial impact, Starbucks has seen their revenues decline. In June
Starbucks announced a loss of $3.2 billion in revenue in their fiscal third quarter. They attribute this loss in sales to the coronavirus pandemic.

Caffeinated comfort: pandemic responsible for rise in at home coffee consumption

Johanna Eisel, Staff Writer December 9, 2020

Since the pandemic started, professor, Christina Fisanick, has increased her coffee intake from two cups a day to six or more cups. “I guess because I am home and close to the coffee pot, but also...

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