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

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Members of Cal U fraternities, sororities, sports clubs and others gathered in the Steele Auditorium lobby on Feb. 23, 2020, to sign a banner pledging not to participate in hazing activities.  The banner will be on display in the Natali Student Center.

Turning Tragedy into Progress: #EndHazingNow

Cal U Fraternity and Sorority Life February 29, 2020

More than 300 students filed into Steele Hall Mainstage Theatre on Sunday evening to listen to Evelyn Piazza and Rae Ann Gruver as they continue their fight to #EndHazingNow. Piazza and Gruver...

Provost Bruce Barnhart (left), President Geraldine Jones and Vice President Robert Thorn address faculty and staff at spring Convocation.

Cal U Looks Forward at Convocation

By Cal U Public Relations February 28, 2020

The University community heard updates about the Campus Master Plan for facilities – plus details about Cal U’s financial sustainability plan and its proposed multi-year tuition pricing strategy...

Breal Savage and Kaydee Taylor fill balloons with flour to make stress balls for Special Olympic athletes.

Snowflakes and sounds a success

Hannah Wyman, News Editor February 28, 2020

Stress balls, socializing and sundaes. On February 25, the University Honors Program welcomed students into Natali’s performance center for their biannual Snowflakes and Sounds event. Acting...

GSS members volunteer at the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department during a Friday fish fry.

Friday fish fries to make a splash: your 2020 local fish fry guide

Hannah Wyman, News Editor February 26, 2020

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man where to find all his local fish fries and you feed him for a lifetime. February 26, often referred to as Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of...

Timothy Piazza (left) and Maxwell Gruver (right) both passed in 2017 due to hazing.

Turning tragedy into progress: #EndHazingNow, Greek life sponsors prominent speakers to address hazing prevention

Cal U Fraternity and Sorority Life February 17, 2020

Hazing, “an abusive, often humiliating form of initiation into or affiliation with a group,” (www.definitions.uslegal.com) is a real problem on college campuses nationwide.  Across the country, taking...

Melissa Sovak, professor of statistics and data science at California University of Pennsylvania and author of suspense and mystery novels.

Full-time professor & part-time author, Dr. Melissa Sovak

Tom Caton, Editor In Chief February 16, 2020

For those who attend a college, they are completely aware of how busy a student’s or even a professor’s schedule can get. However, one local professor right here on the campus of Cal U understands...

Buy nothing, gain everything

Buy nothing, gain everything

Pam DelVerne, Contributor February 16, 2020

My mom used to tell me that for every new item of clothing I brought in the house, an old one had to go out. Usually that meant giving it to Goodwill, but first I’d see if one of my friends wanted it.  Over...

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant was 41 when he died on January 26, 2020.

The living legend who was Kobe Bryant

Tom Caton, Editor In Chief February 15, 2020

Not everyone is fluent or knowledgeable about professional basketball. But, almost everyone knew or heard of one legendary basketball player, Kobe Bryant. It is amazing how one man could become so influential...

Cal U campus was buzzing with the news about two surprise engagements. On left, Cal U student Nick Bishop proposed to McKenna Ferris at Cal U's Homecoming parade Oct. 12, 2019.   On right, Joe Hepple proposed to Beth Ann Bentz at a reception for AVI staff members on Nov. 26, 2019.

It’s all about love! Cal U couples tell surprise engagement stories and share V-Day plans

Hannah Wyman, News Editor February 13, 2020

One day, Nick Bishop walked McKenna Ferris to her class in Morgan Hall from Duda Hall. The same thing happened the following day. And the day after. And the day after that until it became an essential...

Cal U celebrates Black History Month with Soul Food Luncheon

Jeff Helsel February 5, 2020

The annual Soul Food Luncheon in the Gold Rush, Natali Student Center, Feb. 5, 2020, featured a variety of ethnic cuisine traditionally prepared and eaten by African Americans of the southern United States....

Art and Writing Encounter

Art and Writing Encounter

Sarah Erstfeld, Contributor January 31, 2020

The Art and Writing Encounter (AWE), an event on Sept. 27, 2019 at California University of Pennsylvania where high school and middle school students from surrounding school districts came to campus for...

Students serve the community on Cal U’s Day of Service

Hannah Wyman, News Editor January 29, 2020

Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Performance Center buzzed with activity as students volunteered their time to participate in Cal U’s Day of Service. From crafts to cards, many gathered to celebrate and honor Dr....

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