Author Archives: Sean Patrick Grier

This class was obviously a lot of work outside of regular class time.  It required a lot of planning and scheduling ahead of time.  I would say more so than most other classes.  I took this class concurrently with Comm … Continue reading →

By Sean Grier STATE COLLEGE – State College is known for having a lot of foot traffic downtown.  How many of those people are walking or biking to or from work?  Probably more than you would think.  According to the … Continue reading →

The focus: Blood donations generally see declining numbers throughout the winter season.  To combat that trend, the Red Cross is offering 16 to 24-year-old students enrolled in school an incentive to donate and get others to donate.  Students who sponsor … Continue reading →

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Most kids start their college experience at 18, though some start at 17 if they have a later birthday.  By the time most students are juniors in college they are nearing age 21.  However, Mike Butler … Continue reading →

A Tennessee woman who fell behind on her yard work was cited by code enforcers and has served a stint in jail over her overgrown yard.  A local Judge heard the case last week and handed down a five-day jail … Continue reading →

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – A large crowd fills Alumni Hall in the HUB Wednesday night for the first of two speakers to speak as a part of the College of Communications Foster-Foreman Conference.  Pulitzer Prize winning journalist John Branch takes … Continue reading →

An alleged drug dealer is now facing felony charges following a raid at a State College apartment complex.  The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office identifies the suspect as 21-year-old Wesley Tse.  Officers say they confiscated drugs worth more than $60,000 along … Continue reading →

The focus on this story is the Pennsylvania Senate passing a bill that would require many state-related universities to provide extensive budget and revenue information to the public.  This would clearly have an impact on Penn State as well as … Continue reading →

A State College native children’s author just released her newest children’s book.  While her previous two books were more humorous and light-hearted, this book is more mature feeling to it with topics such as political corruption, miscarriage, and the death … Continue reading →

The focus:  An Altoona man is facing multiple charges after police say he lied about his age online and trying to lure a minor.  The story would revolve around the dangers of younger kids being on social media unsupervised and … Continue reading →