Art and Science will come together at Lancaster Earth Day Live! On Saturday, April 22, the Lancaster chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will sponsor Earth Day Live!, an event intended to celebrate art and science and communicate about climate change. From noon to 4 p.m. at Tellus 360, 24 E. King St., there will be music,…
White Nationalism Posters Found on Kutztown University (again), Penn State University and York College of Pennsylvania
White Nationalism Posters Found on Kutztown University (again), Penn State University and York College of Pennsylvania Fliers promoting the White Nationalist – or the alt-right – podcast “The Daily Shoah” were spotted on Kutztown University’s campus. This is the second time this semester material promoting white nationalism was spotted on the university’s campus. The first round of leafleting happened in February, and…
Five PASSHE Universities Now Facing Retrenchment
Five PASSHE Universities Now Facing Retrenchment Early today Raging Chicken reported that Clarion University joined Mansfield University on the list of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities facing the possibility of layoffs and program elimination. By the end of the day, that number had grown to five. Faculty members at California University, Cheney University,…
Clarion University Gets Notice of Retrechment
Clarion University Gets Notice of Retrechment Earlier today, faculty members at Clarion University were told that retrenchment is on the table. That means that administrators are planning on gutting more faculty and programs from a university that a brutal round of retrenchment in 2013. That round of retrenchment called for a 10% cut in faculty members,…
Minimalism Can Bite Me
Minimalism Can Bite Me I’ve got a bone to pick with minimalism. I know, I know—kick me off Pinterest and name me a pariah of the Millennial generation. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the basic premise of owning less shit to make you happier—but Minimalism is an aesthetic, not a moral ideal. It is…
Following October’s Faculty Strike, the Student Movement for Public Higher Education Is Growing
Following October’s Faculty Strike, the Student Movement for Public Higher Education Is Growing Across the 14 universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, students are leading a movement for #OurPASSHE—a state system that prioritizes our needs and our futures. We demand living wages for student and campus workers and a freeze on tuition and fee…
Ding, Dong, the Clean Power Plan is Dead
Ding, Dong, the Clean Power Plan is Dead Ding, Dong, the Clean Power Plan is dead. Them’s fightin’ words in environmental circles. I know. I serve on the steering committee of Pennsylvanians Against Fracking where we spent much of last year analyzing the plan and challenging the green organizations who were promoting it. Of course, no…
Pinkwashing: Or, How Not To Market to Women Let me tell you a story about my first real published blog post. I was working as a technical writer for a guy who had just purchased a women’s career blog without any real idea of what he wanted to do with it.
#PAGov: Scott Wagner Says Human’s Warm Bodies Can Cause Climate Change
#PAGov: Scott Wagner Says Human’s Warm Bodies Can Cause Climate Change Pennsylvania State Senator Scott Wagner came out as a climate science denier when giving a keynote address for natural gas advocates. According to WITF’s Katie Meyer: [Scott Wagner] also took the stance that climate change is probably happening, though–citing scientifically unsound evidence–he maintained that the…
Liars and The Lies They’re Telling
Liars and The Lies They’re Telling You have to be a special type of person to run for political office. I know many politicians and other elected officials that are upstanding individuals. I also know they are a rare breed. Today I got a letter from my U.S. Representative, Brian Fitzpatrick. It was a response…
Juicy Pumpkin Juice 