It is clear that government officials of the state of Pennsylvania are out of step with the nation. The performing arts are under attack here. This article is written to provide documented evidence of the need for the performing arts as it positively effects our economy, academic scores, creativity, sense moral integrity, improvement of life-style, America's wishes, and the future well-being of our communities.
Shawn Ergler, LHU senior from Altoona, PA, has been acting since he was 13 years-old. In middle school, acting was more of a hobby for Ergler, but over time, it became a very therapeutic outlet that led to a career aspiration. "It [acting] teaches you to never stop playing, never stop pretending.
The blaze broke out on February 21, 1897: The state capitol building in Harrisburg burned to the ground. Politicians and state employees ran from the fire, which was later blamed on an electrical problem. The building that had stood since 1821 burned, aside from the six Ionic stone columns that stood at the front entrance.
It's been said that it doesn't really matter where you go to college, but rather that it's what you do while you're there. Can a small town college experience really give you what you need to reach your big city dreams? The members of a recently-formed sketch comedy troupe are proving that this theory could, in fact, be true.
