Brownsville’s newest family-owned ‘Sandwich Shop and Deli’ prevails amidst pandemic
Kortnie Gould, Contributor
October 7, 2020
Standing at the corner of Brownsville Avenue is a deli that opened its doors in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite debuting during a time when staying at home was required, the deli was successful then and remains so to this day. The Sandwich Shop and Deli in downtown Brownsville, Pennsylvania...
Pick your own flowers at Simmons Farm while social distancing
Kaitlyn Collins, Staff Writer
October 6, 2020
Simmons Farm in McMurray, Pa. hosts many activities in the fall. You can go for a hayride, pick apples, or shop for home grown produce in the farm's markets. Cal Times' reporter Kaitlyn Collins recently ventured for the farm's "Cut-Ur-Own" flowers activity. Watch the video as she shares the...
Cal U and The Village come together for a virtual bash
Cherie Sears, President, The Village Early Childhood Education Center
September 30, 2020
For 13 years, the non-profit Village Early Childhood Education Center's annual Shoe and Purse Bash fundraiser to benefit young children and single-parent, full-time students has been as much of a tradition as Saturday college football. Year after year, lucky winners have gone home with designer purs...
Plogging: the new eco-friendly exercise trend perfect for social distancing
Hannah Wyman, News Editor
September 9, 2020
Daniel Toben’s face beams at the camera as he poses with his arms spread in front of filled garbage bags. His Instagram caption reads, “The government said, “while maintaining social distancing, take a trash bag while you stretch your legs,” so I cleaned up a whole entrance to the lake today. 16 bags.” Un...
Interested in sorority life at Cal U? Meet the Sororities TONIGHT (Thursday, Aug. 27).
Cal Times
August 27, 2020
Interested in sorority life at Cal U? Join us for Meet the Sororities TONIGHT, Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. (Register HERE to save your spot for this Zoom event). It’s not too late to register for sorority recruitment! Click HERE to register! Questions? E-mail: [email protected]
Washington Co. Food Bank opens “Farmers Market for a Cause”
Cal Times
August 6, 2020
The Greater Washington County Food Bank launched an outdoor farmers market this week with plans to host the market every Tuesday into the late fall. "Farmers Market for a Cause," located at 909 National Pike West, includes the sale of produce grown on the food bank's own farm. The market will...
Cal U Summer Event Series: Mindful Meditation
Student Affairs
July 13, 2020
This week we have an all new activity for the Summer Event Series! Click the link below to find a guided on how to relax using mindful meditation! https://youtu.be/RlTyZPWCdzc Don’t forget to follow @SAIatCalU on Instagram and Twitter for your chance to win a gift card and to stay up to date...
“Applying Psychology to Everyday Life” Summer Series event hosted by Cal U’s HRSA Program
Student Affairs
July 1, 2020
Register today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/applying-psychology-to-everyday-life-registration-110995125408
Living through the pandemic: Taking quarantine one day at a time
Veonna King, Staff Writer
June 3, 2020
(May 29, 2020) My name is Veonna King. I am now a junior at Cal U. I live in Clairton, Pennsylvania which is about 30 minutes from Cal U. All of March I decided to stay in my apartment at Vulcan Village, near Cal U's campus. I would catch the bus to the Brownsville Walmart for any essentials. I would...
Got Milk? 15 breakfast cereals ranked from best to worst
Jeromy Mackey and Michelle (Meesh) Polando
May 27, 2020
In these days of quarantine, while many of us practice social distancing and are staying at home due to concerns about the potential spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, we find ourselves looking for creative, fun and practical activities to do around the house and occupy our time. Of course we all need...
Jonny’s Country Kitchen: Hot Wings
Jonathan Sakaguchi, Staff Writer
May 20, 2020
Hot Wings Ingredients Bag of chicken wings Any type of cooking oil Instructions Preheat oil in a small pot Place wing in oven on a cooking sheet to back off any extra water from thawing at 350 F for 5 mins Once at cooking temp add wings make...
Scholar, educator, survivor: Cal U alumnus Rodney Taylor’s journey from student to professor
Meghan Shaffer, Contributor
May 13, 2020
In the spring semester of 2010 at California University of Pennsylvania, professor Mark Aune was teaching his esoteric course on Shakespeare, and little did he know that, soon enough, he would be working alongside one of the students scribbling notes in front of him in years to come. “He always ...
