The Hamblin Hall of Flags in Robinson Hall was nearly standing room only as students, faculty and staff filled the room for a night that caused them to focus on the nation. Thursday, Jan. 31 2008, was nationally known as Focus the Nation. Part of the aim was to push schools and universities to hold an event that would help draw attention to the issue of global warming.
The Student Cooperative Council, Inc. (SCC) senators took a long moment of silence during their first meeting of the semester last Wednesday, Jan. 30, to remember Julie Hartwich, a sophomore who died last week in her Evergreen Commons apartment. As a card circulated around the room for Hartwich's family, SCC president William Dowd asked senators to sign it as a way to extend sympathy from LHU leaders.
Lock Haven is one of two recipients of a donation of $1.2 million, along with the Clinton County S.P.C.A. The donation is being given by the Romeo estate after the death of Gladys V. Romeo, a former resident of Lock Haven, in July of last year. Gladys wanted the money to go to two great causes in the community.
Novelist Fiona Cheong will join LHU in celebrating the Chinese New Year and read from her some of her work Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the PUB MPR. The reading will be the first of the Up-Write Reading Series for the spring semester. Cheong, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburg, has written two novels: "The Scent of the Gods" and "Shadow Theatre.
The time has come again for students to begin registering for summer classes and thinking about summer programs which the university offers. Actual registration began Feb. 1. Students should register as soon as possible but preferably by May 1 at noon.
The university welcomes overnight guests by offering them a stay in the campus' VIP house. Located behind East Campus, the university purchased this home along with the block in 2003 from the Keystone Central School District. At the time of purchase, renovations were done to the home.
Lock Haven has never seen a more romantic way to spend Valentine's Day than this year's opportunity for student couples to ice skate hand in hand right here on campus. This Valentine's Day, the Haven Activities Council (HAC) is providing students with all of the ingredients they need to create a fun, memorable and romantic evening.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education invites students to apply for The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS), a program that offers a semester-long internship with a range of government agencies. Students of all majors are welcome to apply; however, each year only two student are chosen to represent Lock Haven, one for fall and the other for the spring semester.
(U-WIRE) PROVO, Utah - When Sen. Barack Obama spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Sen. John Kerry was the party's presidential candidate. Though he wasn't in the spotlight, Obama's message of uniting red and blue states stuck with a lot of voters tired of party politics and division.
For students interested in learning more about scuba diving and marine biology, a newly formed club will give them just what they need. Cody Bliss, an LHU student, is the founder of the Scuba Diving Club. He was inspired to start the club after his scuba certification in 2003.
