Lycoming College News

This week, most people likely missed the pinnacle of a thrilling cosmic event. The annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaked early Tuesday morning, gave those willing to be awake about 2 a.m. and outdoors a ...

Webster Britta Spaulding of Webster was inducted into Theta Alpha Kappa religion honor society at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa.

Brie Ann Szatkowski, of High Bridge, graduated from Rutgers University School of Communications, Information and Library Studies with a master's degree.

Dusty old archeology specials never get this kind of attention. Nor do run of the mill shows on "Nova." But one scheduled for November has some Christian activists complaining more than three months before the ...

What do temporary tattoos, 12-foot-tall red pins, trips to Six Flags, and tickets to the Broadway musical "Wicked" have in common?

They're all ways America's cities are encouraging local residents to vacation at home in this summer of high airfares and soaring prices for gasoline and food. As many states reel from reductions in consumer spending and sales-tax collection, successful efforts to turn tourism promotion inward could breathe much-needed life into local economies.

"Anytime you can keep a dollar at home, that's good," says Bonita Kolb, a marketing professor at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa. "If you have commercial attractions like theme parks, local people may often go there. But there's a lot more to a city than that, like local cultural events that people might just ignore because they take them for granted."

Symphonies around the civilized world have had a hand in music education in their communities, and the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra is following suit.

Symphonies around the civilized world have had a hand in music education in their communities, and the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra is following suit.

Janice Jackson of Canton High School was crowned the 2008 Troy Fair queen Sunday night in a pageant that included nine contestants.

Names: Wendy Jill Gibson and Michael Bright Byerly Ages: Wendy, 22, and Mike, 23 Hometowns: Wendy, Succasunna; and Mike, Lewisburg, Pa.

AmyLyn Mirocco of High Bridge was inducted into Lycoming College's chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, an honor society recognizing students for scholastic achievement in sociology.

The New Jersey League of Community Bankers has appointed Jennifer Zorn to vice president.

Joshua Jordan Hollander of Branchburg was inducted into Lycoming College's chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society that recognizes students for scholastic achievement in political science.