Messiah College News

An open letter encourages selection committee to commit to 'ethnic, economic, and gender diversity.' Katelyn Beaty Out of the 111 members schools of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities , six are led by female presidents.

Stefanie Moser and fellow hooper Erika Johnson are scheduled to have a hoop jam from 6:30-7:30 p.m. today at the Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave., Highland Park.

Hailing from the frigid tundra of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Zach Vinson sweetly sings indie pop-rock melodies.

The hamburgers and hot dogs were grilling, the coffee was brewing and the hot chocolate was ready for mixing.

Police Monday had no arrests or new information to report about apparently unrelated assaults that occurred in September at two midstate colleges.

This academic year, Messiah College will be celebrating its centennial. Many in our region might not know much more about the college than its national championship soccer and softball teams.

Truax will succeed Patrick O'Neal, whose 5-year term of office expired earlier this year.

Messiah College is hosting the 19th annual Building Strong Families Conference, which focuses on family values and ethics, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct.

Laura MacCorkle is Crosswalk.com's Senior Entertainment Editor. Prior to Crosswalk, her dot-com experience began at Musicforce.com, a leading Christian music e-tailer where she was the Senior Editor.

This week the Templeton Foundation is funding yet another conference on the Multiverse, this one is entitled Philosophy of Cosmology 2009: Characterising Science and Beyond .

Harrisburg School District should find programs to get more young teachers into its schools.

Jamie Weaver and Capt. Joseph C. Denning III were united in marriage on June 20, 2009 at Hanover Community Church in Hanover.

A family squabble over a fender-bender caused by a 13-year-old. Judge Mathis 12:00PM - 1:00PM A woman sues a fellow single mom because she claims her son got in a car accident with the defendant's daughter.

Keynote speaker Karin Kirchhoff, second from right, discusses her presentation with nurses attending the Baltimore conference.

Education and history be d*mned. Some of the board-appointed reviewers are picking and choosing certain people and events from history to make an argument that America is a Christian nation, said John Fea, a history professor at Messiah College, a Christian school in Grantham, Pa.

The clamor this summer over social studies curriculum standards for Texas public schools has been a mere prelude to the real debate that begins today at the State Board of Education.

BY JANICE RAINEY JRAINEY@TRIBDEM.COM Bill Venet, Johnstown's original "Johnny Cash," and the Cash Review will hold a benefit concert at 7 tonight at New Life Christian Fellowship, 194 Bellevue St.

All three of the above will be available for free at Main Street Music in Manayunk on Sunday afternoon when the North Carolina quintet Roman Candle come in for a gratis in-store performance.

Whitworth University's vision of becoming a community where the richness of an education of mind and heart is available to all people will gain a new champion with the appointment of Lawrence Burnley as assistant vice president for intercultural relations.

Messiah College in-coming freshmen moved into their dorm rooms on Thursday. Gary Endicott, left, follows his two sons Scott, middle, and Eric into Grantham Residence on College Ave.