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A lineup of comedy, music and commemorative cuisine will be offered as Pennsylvania College of Technology hosts several activities for the campus community and the public in observance of Black History Month. Comedian Seaton Smith will open the "Icons & Legends" celebration with a free appearance in the college's Klump Academic Center auditorium at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Clyde I.

A new round of weekly ComiXnite programs, a continuation of a grant-funded series that debuted last fall, will be held throughout February at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library. "The 2012 program promises to deliver innovative presenters and creative, experiential learning," said librarian Judy J. Zebrowski, one of the coordinators for ComiXnite.

The men's and women's basketball teams kicked off Healthy Heart Month with a "Red Out" in Bardo Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Both teams wore red shoelaces and other apparel to support the cause, and members of the dance team wore red ribbons in their hair. At halftime of the women's game, intramural assistant Jeremy R.

The Student Activities Office continued its popular Short Course program Tuesday night with a sushi-making event. Twenty-five students participated in the program, led by Chef Sam Morgante.

Photo gallery Pennsylvania College of Technology announced the winners for its annual Food Show, held in December as a showcase for final projects in advanced culinary arts and baking and pastry arts courses at the college. Taking the Chef Eugene Mattucci Best of Show Award was a chocolate house made by Alisha M. Howell, a baking and pastry arts student from Waymart.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's well-equipped instructional facilities were abuzz Jan. 20 as students from nine schools visited main campus for the District 6 SkillsUSA competition to determine who advances to the state level April 18-20.

Events for Healthy Weight Week once again drew a crowd interested in trying new forms of fitness and learning more about living a healthy lifestyle. Free Zumba, instructed by Christina "Gigi" Dammer, and YogaFit, led by Erica Lemasters, offered fun and effective ways to relieve stress and burn some extra calories. On Thursday, family and friends gathered to support alumnus Brian R.

A total of 177 pints of blood were collected by the American Red Cross during Wednesday's visit to the Bush Campus Center, with so many appointments and walk-ins that agency officials may consider two-day campus drives in the future.

Fifteen Pennsylvania College of Technology students, joined by a Student Activities staff member and an organizational adviser, participated in the Martin Luther King Service Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 14. The event kicked off in Penn’s Inn at 9 a.m. with a light breakfast, sharing of the day's purpose and a group activity.

About 70 students attended the first "WEB Late Night" event of the Spring 2012 semester, a Friday evening of fun and games sponsored by the Wildcat Events Board. Students poured into CC Commons for a water-pong competition, bingo and a Call of Duty tournament, as well as for free food and the chance to win cash prizes.