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Join us in thanking our graduating seniors for all they've done for CalTimes. 🎓

You can check out each senior's final article in this week's edition at caltimes.org!

Congratulations Alayna, Ashlyn, Michael, and Nikki!

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Today's news from the Cal Times 📬 Belle Vernon coffee shop Sunrise Perks is serving delicious coffee and a cozy atmosphere, perfect for that end-of-semester study session, pre-graduation hang out, or solo date with the perfect read. Upon arrival, customers are greeted with a themed drink board, updated with seasonal themes. What’s...

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Today's news from the Cal Times 📬 On Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, sixteen PennWest California students traveled to the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center to participate in the annual Student Pennsylvania State Education Association (SPSEA) conference. PSEA is “a community of education professionals who make a dif...

Looking to try a new coffee stop? White Tree Cafe & Coffeehouse has a delicious assortment of coffee and treats, ample seating, friendly faces, and shelves of classic novels. If you want a new place to study or want to try out their Blind Date with a Book, check them out in Irwin, PA! ☕️📙

Read our full review at caltimes.org, linked in our bio!

📝 Alayna McBeth, Staff Writer
📸 Alayna McBeth, Staff Writer
🎨 Ashlyn Hornick,

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Today's news from the Cal Times 📬 “You are Great!” “The world deserves another day with you in it!” These words and phrases were just some of the few thoughts and feelings of students and faculty alike on the California campus. From Monday, March 16 to Wednesday, March 18, Pen Club Literary Magazine tabled in the Natali Stud...

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Today's news from the Cal Times 📬 If you’re looking for another bookish destination – or just another place to try a new drink or dessert – The Plot Twist Co in Connellsville Pennsylvania is your next favorite. The Plot Twist is not a coffee shop; although they do serve cold brew, the shop is advertised as a “dessert and sip...

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Today's news from the Cal Times 📬 I have been rescued by cowboys a few times in my life. Just enough times, in fact, to start a joke among my friend group that my guardian angel must really like Stetsons. It’s only right that, while going on a smart screen detox for a school project, that I would stumble across a very...

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Today's news from the Cal Times 📬 On Monday, March 2, the three PennWest campuses hosted a joint event entitled The Power of Pennwest: Educators Rising Together. Planned by education faculty, university staff, and Student Pennsylvania State Education Association (SPSEA) officers at each campus, the day consisted of several engaging....

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Today's news from the Cal Times 📬 I heard from a friend that on average, women speak twice as many words as men per day. When I’m with people I know well, I tend to be talkative, occasionally feeling as though I talk too much. I wondered how difficult it would be for me to go a full 24 hours without speaking...

Submissions for the 2026 Strike-a-Spark event is now open! This year's Strike-a-Spark encourages students to share their achievements through "The Power of Experience." The conference is an opportunity for Cal students to share their research or creative work with their community.

All students, regardless of program, can present their work at the event on April 15 at the Convocation Center. To present their projects, students must submit a 200-word abstract on the Strike-a-Spark website linked in our bio by March 19 at 11:59 PM.

📝 Skylar Spina, Staff Writer
🎨 Sid Christensen,