Events Articles

"Nuts and Bolts" is the theme for Alcohol Awareness Week 2006, Oct. 9-14 at Penn College, helping students learn about the effects and consequences of alcohol use and abuse through a variety of invaluable programs. Monday, Oct. 9 Walk of Death Did you know that, according to current statistics, 10 people are killed every hour as a result of someone driving under the influence of alcohol?

Penn College's Ultimate Frisbee team, The Disc Jocks, finished in third place at the annual fall tournament held Saturday at Houghton College in Houghton, N.Y. The team had a 4-1 record on the day, according to adviser Kirk M. Cantor, professor of plastics and polymer technology, including wins over teams from Bloomsburg and Lock Haven universities.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's "Mini-Indy" teams were rewarded at Sunday's awards ceremony for their hard work and preparation for this past weekend's 10th annual Susquehanna 500.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Fall 2006 Arts and Lecture Series gets under way Oct. 10 with comedian Melanie Reno, who will share the compelling story of her battle with alcohol abuse while a college student. Reno's "College Lush Tour" performance, which begins at 8 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium, is also part of Alcohol Awareness Week activities at Penn College.

The Student Activities Office, Penn College Legal Society and Madigan Library partnered to celebrate Constitution Day with several displays and activities this week. Students were encouraged to register to vote, attend a lecture on "Music Downloading and Piracy" and participate in a trivia contest. Among the activities:

Penn College's "Constitution Day" observance continued Wednesday evening with a lecture, "Music Piracy and Downloading: Both Sides of the Debate," by Scott E. Cunningham in the ACC Auditorium.

The semester is well under way and the Occupational Therapy Assistant club asks: Do your neck, back or shoulders hurt yet? Do you know why? It just might be your backpack! Carrying too much weight or improperly wearing backpacks can cause neck, back and shoulder pain and compromise posture and breathing.

The first-ever "Vine Avenue Meet & Greet" was held Wednesday afternoon on the sidewalk behind the ACC. All Vine Avenue residents were invited to enjoy free food and meet Danielle M. Coakley, community assistant.(Photos by Phillip C. Warner, student writer-photographer)

More than a dozen aviation alumni gathered with their families at Penn College's Lumley Aviation Center in conjunction with last weekend's Montoursville Rotary Club Fall Foliage Balloon Festival. Reunion participants were led on tours of the facility; heard a briefing by retired Air Force Col. Timothy D.