Mercyhurst College News

Just after 10 a.m. Saturday morning, a Mercyhurst College forensic anthropology team arrives at the scene of an abandoned mobile home in Franklin Center, burned to the ground two days earlier, and discovers what appear to be pieces of burned bone in the ashes.

Nikki Nelson has spent part of the last month running an ultraviolet light over other people's hands.

Rock collectors can bring their fossil finds to the Tom Ridge Environmental Center on Saturday, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fossil expert Scott McKenzie, a geology instructor and curator of the Sincak Natural History Collection at Mercyhurst College, will be available to answer your questions and help identify your specimens.

By S. ALEXANDER GEROULD Special to the OBSERVER RIPLEY - " On a typical Monday, Wednesday or Friday, several Ripley Central School students travel to the University of New York at Fredonia or Mercyhurst College in Erie to take college courses as part of the school's 3-1-3 program.

You could camp out at the Warner Theatre this weekend and have a stellar time. So here are ways to get tickets to Pat and Darius' shows, as well as eight other things to do during a beautiful fall weekend.

If proof is needed that independent films have begun to recognize the inherent artistic possibilities of globalization, look no further than "Munyurangabo," which will screen at Mercyhurst College on Wednesday We almost need a map or two to trace the film's geographical connections.

Local college students and alumni are invited to meet employers during Mercyhurst College's 18th annual Career and Job Fair on Thursday.

Nicole Marie Seelbach and Mario Raffaele Lombardozzi exchanged wedding vows Nov.

Two things kids love most -- Halloween and dinosaur-sized fossils -- come together this Saturday at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center.

GE Transportation is in no position to knock 30 percent off the price of a new locomotive, but Congress might be.

As the person responsible for selecting films for the Guelcher Film Series at Mercyhurst College, Michael Fuhrman watches a lot of movies -- most of which are sent by distributors anxious to have their films screened.

Erie's Samuel P. Black III has been honored as Penn State Behrend's 2009 Alumni Fellow.

If there's one thing the music press loves, it's a poll. I've taken part in a few of them, but never originated one so here's my chance.

It's official. The country's "cutest kid" resides in Erie. Rowan Spracklen, the 15-month-old adopted son of Adrian and Mia Spracklen, has been selected in a nationwide contest sponsored by "Good Morning America" and Babytalk Magazine as the cutest kid in America.

Human remains found at the Allegheny Reservoir in September will now undergo DNA tests as investigators search for an identity.

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Mercyhurst College warms up for Yamato with next Guelcher film, 'The Drummer.' Review by Floyd Lawrence The loyal fans of Yamato, the Japanese drum group, no doubt anticipate their return -- for the fifth time! -- to the D'Angelo Performing Arts Center at Mercyhurst College.

A Mercyhurst College student was transported to a hospital after an accident Wednesday morning near Penn State Behrend.

Erie could get a fighting chance in the battle against poverty if some new initiatives pan out.

College senior Kathleen Schaub has received quite an education outside of class.