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By Aliza Davner
Valentine’s Day lasted a whole week this year for members of United Campus Ministry as they organized “Hugs 4 Haiti,” a love-themed charity fundraiser benefitting the island nation that was recently devastated by a record-breaking earthquake.
About $300 was raised. One of the event organizers, Sophomore Christopher Bernstorf, came up with the idea for the unique fundraiser during

By Allie Lyke
Despite the fact that Lycoming College is a predominantly white school, it still appreciates the diversity that keeps it going strong. For Black History Month, February, the College planned events to appreciate the African-American students and their culture, and to expose other cultures at the college and raise their awareness and knowledge of African-American history. 
Tonight

By Jordan Hollander
In case you did not know, the XXI Winter Olympic Games are under way in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 
The Olympic Games are meant to showcase the world’s best athletes and bring together peoples and nations from all over the world.  In the past some of the games however, have been used to advance political agendas or have been tainted by politics.  Fortunately, this

By Anna Jimenez
For some students at Lycoming College who were born in the late ‘80s, 1990 doesn’t seem like it was that long ago.   For kids that grew up in the 1990s, there were many movies and television shows that, now as adults, people look back on and fondly remember; “Home Alone” being one of those movies.
It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since the world was introduced to

By Kaitlyn Ober
Jessica Zerbee will end her senior season breaking a record in both assists and steals for the Lady Warriors basketball team. As a four-year starter and co-captain, Zerbee shows leadership on and off the court.
She will be second in steals and third in assists for all- time records. The Warriors still have three more games which will count toward her overall record.
In addition

By Jordan Hall
With the 2010 Winter Olympics being going on in Vancouver, it is only natural that ice hockey, Canada’s national sport, would be the primary attraction in the 21st staging of the games. 
Internationally, there are hundreds of National Hockey League stars representing their respective nations, and the host country will field what is undoubtedly one of the most talented rosters

By Jordan Hollander
The Lycourier Staff
In a effort to cut costs and save money, Lycoming College has made some administrative changes in Long Hall.  One senior level administrative position was eliminated, and the duties of the director of recreation were changed.  In addition, the college has implemented a temporary salary policy and is looking to save on energy costs.
Economically speaking,

By Kaitlyn Ober
The Lycourier Staff
Every year, a Lycoming senior class graduates and a new class of incoming freshmen prepares to make its way to the campus. The process before the incoming freshmen get here all takes place at the Admissions House on College Place.Lycoming has eight admissions’ counselors who aim at recruiting students from their specific areas. Jason Moran, a 2004 Lycoming

The Lycoming College Theatre Department will present David Linsday-Abaire’s “Wonder of the World” at the Mary L. Welch Theatre Feb. 12-13 and Feb. 18-20. The play, which begins at 8 p.m., is not suitable for children under the age of 17.
Nothing will prepare you for the dirty little secret Cass discovers in her husband’s sweater drawer. “Wonder of the World” is the story of Cass, a wife who

By Alyssa Kearns
The Lycourier Staff
Like any other college, Lycoming College has a specific set of rules and guidelines that students must follow.  Although some of these rules may seem somewhat pointless, overall the rules are there for a purpose.
One set of guidelines, however, seems to always have a cloud of confusion surrounding them: the room-closing guidelines.
Each semester, resident

Students gather outside Wertz for the chance to see the award-winning Broadway musical “Wicked” for only $20.

Alison Lubold, Casey Walls, and Ashley Lubold fend off the early-morning cold with warm hot chocolate.

Jeffrey Rosenheck helps Lindsay Stern and Samantha McConnell stay warm by passing out hot chocolate.

Photos by Andrew Benkovovic

By Aliza Davner
College-Life Editor/The Lycourier
Williams Hall was not safe for unarmed civilians one Friday, as hundreds of NERF bullets flew through the air and shadowy figures toting toy weaponry hid in trash rooms and staircases, ready to pounce at any sign of movement. Such was the scene at the LIFE floor-sponsored “NERF War,” the brainchild of floor manager R.J. Wiechecki who, according

By Jordan Hollander
The Lycourier Staf
At 9 p.m. on Wednesday last week, like most political junkies, I was preparing to watch President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address since he became our nation’s 44th president.  I was eager to hear what he was going to say, given the dramatic shifts among independent voters, including many that originally supported the president, during his

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There have been a lot of so-called artists over the years who have won Grammys that truly didn’t deserve them in the first place. For an award that is held in such high regard, it’s a bit perplexing how the Grammy voters just hand out the coveted gilded gramophone statuettes like they were freakin’ Dum Dum lollipops.
Just because you have a great voice doesn’t

By Jordan Hall
Sports Editor/The Lycourier
The NFL is a league that rewards consistency, not greatness.  Throughout the 2009-2010 season, this has undoubtedly been the case as this year’s Super Bowl will feature two teams who were consistently at the top of their game for the entire season: The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.
On the surface, it is difficult to see past the two

By Kaitlyn OberThe Lycourier Staff
On Jan. 23 Eric Anthony, senior guard for the Lycoming men’s basketball team, hit a milestone that not many players give themselves the opportunity to achieve. Anthony surpassed the 1,000 point of his career.Anthony transferred here three years ago from Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh.  His first year coach left the program to coach at another school and

 By: Jordan Hollander

As the world watches the effects of a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti with terror and distress, many people want to help.  Whole cities have been leveled, the government crippled, lines of communication and transportation shattered, and at least a hundred thousand people have lost their lives.   
In case you have not been following the news lately, on the morning on

By: Edward Jesse Frick Jr./Editor-In Chief

Whether it’s through the “Million Pennies” fundraiser or through a quick storm of the dorms for loose change, WRLC is always looking for ways to raise money. Their next order of business for money: a volleyball tournament. From 2-5 p.m. on Jan. 30 WRLC will be holding it’s first annual volleyball tournament in the Recreation Center in Lamade Gymnasium.

By: College Relations

The 2009 winter edition of “Brilliant Corners: A Journal of Jazz & Literature” has been released. Dr. Sascha Feinstein, the journal’s founding editor, is a professor of English at Lycoming College. Feinstein is also the editor of “Ask Me Now: Conversations on Jazz & Literature,” which compiles the first 10 years of interviews that first appeared in “Brilliant Corners.”
The

Date: Offense: Location:

12/09/09 Criminal Mischief Crever Hall
12/11/09 Criminal Mischief Wertz
12/12/09 Criminal Mischief Asbury Hall
12/12/09 Purchase, consumption, possession, transport of alcohol Skeath Hall
12/12/09 Purchase, consumption, possession, transport of alcohol Asbury Hall
12/12/09 Criminal Mischief Crever Hall
12/13/09 Criminal Mischief Mulbury St. Apts
12/13/09 Public

By: College Relations

“The Science of Marcellus Shale,” a summit focusing on the academic research under way on the area’s natural gas exploration and the environmental implications of developing the formation, will be hosted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Lycoming College. It will be held Jane Shultz Room, Wertz Student Center.
A free public pre-summit presentation will be held at 7 p.m

By: Pamela Burke

New Year’s Eve in the United States is something everyone looks forward to.  Watching the ball drop on television with close friends is a tradition.  However, I decided to try something new this year and spend my New Year’s abroad.  I traveled to Berlin and Munich, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic this New Year’s, with three friends and 25 strangers. 

Our first day, we

By: David Replogle/The Daily Cavalier/University of Virginia

Dean Wormer lines up five of Faber College’s finest in his office for a little chat about their GPAs near the close of “Animal House,” and you know it’s going to be good. After making his way through four horrendous report cards, he finally stops on seven-year student Bluto Blutarsky, played by the late John Belushi.
“Mr. Blutarsky …

By: Andrew Benkovic/Opinion Editor

Wow it seems just like yesterday that I was finishing my first semester. Now, I, along with fellow classmates are just a few months away from graduation (Cue the Vitamin C graduation song!). I feel stuck in the middle on whether or not I am excited to graduate.
On the one hand, I want to get out of here. Though Lycoming College has given me a lot, both good and