Every semester, a number of Gannon University students have the opportunity to study abroad in locations like Spain, Great Britain and Jordan. This spring, the roles have been reversed by the Global Visitors Program, which has allowed two groups of Thai students to spend time seeing what it’s like to study abroad in the United [...]
The name History of the West and World should ring a familiar bell in every Gannon University student’s ear – the introductory history class is required in fulfillment of the university’s liberal arts curriculum. However, beginning this fall, the course as we have known it will be altered considerably and renamed History Without Borders. John [...]
While many of my friends are looking anxiously and excitedly toward graduation and crossing that symbolic threshold of adulthood, I’ve been stressing out about signs that I am aging in other less glamorous ways. I haven’t found any gray hairs, and besides an old sports injury, my joints are spry as ever. What I’m talking [...]
They’re calling it yet another “senseless act of violence.” The term has been thrown around a lot over the past 10 months to describe the smattering of shootings that have occurred in Denver, Chardon, Ohio, and Newtown, Conn., and is now being used to label the bombings that occurred Monday at the Boston Marathon. The [...]
As the Erie weather begins to turn the corner toward spring, a group that included about 20 Gannon University students is wishing they could rewind to spring break. Led by Gannon faculty members Douglas King and the Rev. Shawn Clerkin, the group traveled to London over the week-long hiatus from class and was submerged in [...]
Nothing beats the smell of a new book, or the rustle of crisp, white pages as you turn them while you read. Except for the hands-free convenience of reading a book on the iBooks app on an iPad. This is something I never thought I would say, because I am a completely and utterly obsessive [...]
Several members of Gannon University’s international community recently went on an excursion to enjoy one of Erie’s local draws – a major junior ice hockey game. Tim Hartigan, the new director of Gannon’s ESL program, took a group of students to the Erie Otters’ March 13 game against the London Knights of Ontario. Although the [...]
It’s come to my attention that on pretty much every form I’ve ever had to fill out, whether it’s to become a licensed Zamboni driver, plasma donor or whatever else, there’s always a very distinct choice when it comes to selecting either “student” or “employed.” The key word here is “or.” You would think that [...]
What experience do you already have with SGA? Right now, I’m a freshman class representative. Last semester, I was a chair on the Academic Affairs Committee. Why are you running for Vice President of Academic Affairs? Because I was on the committee last semester, I really just want to expand on that and become not just [...]
What experience do you already have with SGA? I was freshman class representative my first semester, and am currently the secretary. Why are you running for Vice President of Academic Affairs? I think secretary was a great position to just kind of get my toes wet in the executive board. It was great for me just [...]