Anna Ashcraft

For the past five years, Laugh/Riot has been the resident theatre department on campus. Artistic director Rob Connick, director and actor Josh Mizikowski and student actors Erika Krasneski and Eric Reiche all spoke on their past five years as a part of Laugh/ Riot.

Waldameer Park and Water World in Erie is continuing its expansion this year with the unveiling of the “Battle of Lake Erie,” a water play structure, based off the famous U.S. Brig Niagara.

The celebration in Erie had speakers, food trucks and booths, with free items and science experiments for the children and community, all meant to bring awareness of the importance of science to the community.

Laugh/Riot’s final performance at Edinboro University will be “Trojan Women,” a modern take on an ancient Greek tragedy focused on the fate of the women of Troy after the Trojan War.

Jerry Clark spoke in depth about the details of the Pizza Bomber case at Edinboro UNiversity, as found in the book Clark and Palattella co- authored.

The Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Job and Internship Fair (WestPACS) took place March 15 in Monroeville outside of Pittsburgh. Additionally, the Edinboro Career Expo was held March 21 in the Frank G. Pogue Student Center.

Twitch.tv was launched in 2011 as a spin- off of Justin.tv. It’s a site where professionals and amateurs alike can stream or record themselves playing video games.

This year, the Laugh/Riot Performing Arts Company has changed things up a bit. They have discontinued their New Works Festival and improvisation group Laugh/Half and have replaced both with a new yearly improv show.

“Augmented Perspectives”— recently on display in the Bates Gallery — featured oil paintings by Jacque White, Maggie Myers and Brooke Ebeling.

Harry Potter fans are ecstatic this week as the newest movie in the series — “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” — has been released after a long, five-year wait.