On April 2, Edinboro University got a when comedian, Kevin Hart brought his 'Laugh At My Pain' comedy tour to a packed crowd at the McComb Fieldhouse. Following the show, Hart sat down and spoke with The Spectator and ETV reporter, Jessi...

Motorists in Erie County are no strangers to potholes. Running over one of these dreaded crevices this time of year can deal serious damage to your automobile. In the worst cases, drivers attempting to evade these holes can wind up in li...

Burning tires instead of coal and hydrofracking the Marcellus Shale are not the best energy options for our environment, said Dr. Sherri A. Mason, in her 'Tires-to-Energy, Hydrofracking, and the Case for Renewable Energy' lecture in the Fran...

On Wednesday, an Erie audience had the opportunity to hear first-hand Valerie Plame Wilson's story as she addressed hundreds of Edinboro University supporters and students at the fourth annual Dr. Jeremy D. Brown Honors Scholarship Luncheon....

Last Wednesday, Edinboro Dining began collecting funds from university students, faculty and staff to help in Edinboro University foreign aid. On March 11, a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the northeastern coast of Japan,...

A crowd of hundreds gathered at Baron-Forness Library Tuesday to voice their displeasure with Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget which would drastically cut education funding. The rally, organized by Edinboro's Sociology Club, drew an estimated 500...

Although Sunday was supposed to be the first day of spring, a warm fall aroma lingered through the Edinboro Volunteer Fire Hall. The second annual Edinboro Maple Fest was held this past weekend by Edinboro Historical Society. An estimate...

The Edinboro University women's lacrosse team (2-1, 0-1) took a step forward on March 15 despite being the losing team on the scoreboard as they fell 11-7 to 7th-ranked Mercyhurst (4-1, 1-0). The result, though, was a far cry from the team's 21-6 d...

The NFL season is now on an indefinite vacation. The NBA has quickly become a league of highly-talented millionaires joining up with buddies in big markets and ndash; here's looking at you, Miami and New York and ndash; sapping the league of both parity and ...

All season, the PSAC champion Lady Scots hit their shots. Against Shaw University in the first round of the NCAA tournament, however, they couldn't get their shots to fall. Going a dismal 2-30 from three-point-range, Edinboro's women's basketball t...

One of the things that is most heartbreaking for me is to fall in love with a band after it produces an inspiring and magical album full of creative imagery and innocence, then only to be left disappointed an album or two later. In 2005, Eisley rel...

Freddy Krueger, his claw, and his burnt face have been fixtures in the popular consciousness for nearly three decades. He's in company with Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster, yet stands out from the pack of horror movie villains for many reasons, nota...

Fibers artist Mark Newport will demonstrate innovation in the craft of knitting at Edinboro University on Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1 Newport will present a lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, in Doucette Hall, room 119. He will...

Making a blockbuster can do great things for your career. It also has some drawbacks. Just ask Catherine Hardwicke, a veteran of small independent films (Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown) who was tapped to make the first Twilight feature. It bec...

Edinboro President Jeremy announced he will be leaving Edinboro in June to assume the role of president at Dowling College in Long Island, N.Y. Brown announced his departure to the campus community via an e-mail sent to students, faculty and staff....

On March 2, Educational Testing Service (ETS) offered a web conference for campus media organizations regarding the impending changes for the revised Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for which registration began March 15. Beginning on ...

Edinboro University and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) received troubling news last week as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett unveiled his budget proposal for the coming year. According to Corbett's written sp...

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) announced Thursday that Pa. Rep William F. Adolph has been re-elected to chair the PHEAA Board of Directors for the fifth consecutive year. Sen. Wayne Fontana has been elected vice chairman of...

The 15th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon, originally scheduled last Friday, was cancelled due to weather and will be rescheduled for a later date. Edinboro President Jeremy Brown was set to honor two of Erie's ...

Monday's SGA meeting hosted discussion on budget issues regarding Model NATO and the Gamers' Guild. Members of Edinboro's Model NATO chapter appeared before the board at the meeting. They asked that the SGA allow them $2,586.20 to spend ...