The Spectator: Vol. 115, No. 7

For only a moment, there was silence during the coronation ceremony on Friday, Oct. 9 in the Louis C. Cole Auditorium.

“I will not take my own life by my own hand without talking to my battle buddy first. My mission is to find a mission to help my warfighter family.”

Breast cancer. Two words. Twelve letters. Yet, those words can send shivers down your back and make your skin crawl.

It’s pretty common to lip sync your favorite Meghan Trainor song while studying alone in your dorm room, but can you imagine doing that in front of your classmates?

Even as an atheist, I can’t help but admit that I have no qualms with the agenda of Pope Francis. 

Edinboro won the first three points of the match. Then they decided to win the first three sets.

The main event of homecoming, the football game against Clarion, may have been mere steps away, but Edinboro tennis was taking care of business against visiting John Carroll on the adjacent courts.

There was a tripleheader of Edinboro athletics action on Oct. 10 with men’s and women’s tennis, football and women’s volleyball, all hosting home events as part of the 2015 homecoming festivities.

Earlier this year, looking ahead to the 2016 Edinboro women’s lacrosse season, Caitlin Formato planned to be a part of it. Until she wasn’t.

Edinboro won its third straight match with a 2-0 home victory over visiting Mercyhurst on Tuesday in the annual Fighting Scots Fighting Cancer Night at Sox Harrison Stadium.

Clarion, bringing the second best scoring offense in the PSAC with it, did not disappoint when entering Sox Harrison Stadium on Saturday.

Homecoming is a time for celebration. Several events take place over the course of the weekend, from the parade to the football game and everything in between. One event, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 10, is the Student Art Show and Sale where students and alumni are given the opportunity to interact with local artists.

Saturday’s homecoming festivities brought together alumni and students for a day filled with school spirit and family fun. Alumni, their children, the community and students all came out to celebrate Edinboro University.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Erie County hosted a free discussion panel last Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Edinboro University, to educate students, faculty, and community members about mental illness and the local services available for those with an illness.

This week’s EUSGA meeting opened with a representative from the Edinboro University Shooting Sports Club presenting in front of congress to request official EUSGA recognition of their club.

At a meeting Monday night, the Home Rule Borough of Edinboro Council announced that due to many landlords feeling they could be in “legal jeopardy” if they were to provide tenant’s license plates and phone numbers to the borough, the council is giving them more time to adjust.

This article is part 1 in “More Power to You,” a series looking at the crossroads of technology and education at Edinboro University. The first entry looks at the Department of Journalism and Public Relations.