StarWatch: See Moon's Rendezvous With Venus

May produces some of the most spectacular nights of the year.

By Gary Becker StarWatch 871 for the week of May 5, 2013 “It's May! It’s May, the lusty month of May! That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray…”  That’s Guinevere singing about one of the joyful perks regarding life at Camelot, in mythical England where by law the seasons had regimented time slots, could never be too severe, and the rain could never fall till after sundown. No wonder the empire fell. No astronomer in his right mind would ever want to live in a place like that. Yet in the real world, May produces some of the most spectacular nights of the year. Gorgeous warm days with turquoise skies blend seamlessly into transparent, temperate nights where the stars seem so close you can almost reach out and touch them.  I’m …

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Moravian College Loves Boston

Women's soccer coach who was at Boston Marathon organizes photo shoot to send message of peace to tragedy-stricken city.

  The Moravian College community sent a message of peace and love to the people of Boston on Thursday. More than 100 of them—students, faculty, administrators and trustees—gathered on the Quad at the Haupert Union Building, organized themselves in the shape of a peace sign and took a photograph. The effort was organized by Moravian women’s soccer coach Brienne Smith, a Massachusetts native who ran in Monday’s Boston Marathon and completed it just 30 seconds before the first of two bombs were set off near the finish line. “We were very fortunate,” Smith said Friday. She and her wife, Moravian adjunct Prof. Lisa Stoddard, finished the race together with their mothers waiting at the finish line. After the first blast, Smith said, she thought …

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Main Street to Close Briefly Wednesday

To allow Moravian College to install a new banner pole, northbound traffic will be detoured near Elizabeth Avenue.

  Northbound Main Street between Locust Street and Elizabeth Avenue will be closed for about a half-hour Wednesday, from about 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. A contractor has been hired by Moravian College to install a new banner poll during that time. A detour will be in place during the street closure.

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SNL Comedian to Perform at Moravian College

Jay Pharoah, best known for his impersonations of President Obama, Denzel Washington, scheduled to appear at Moravian's Johnston Hall on April 19. Tickets on sale.

  Stand-up comedian and impressionist Jay Pharoah will perform at Moravian College on Friday, April 19, at 8 p.m., in Johnston Hall. Pharoah is best known for his impersonations of Will Smith, Barack Obama, Eddie Murphy, Denzel Washington and other celebrities on Saturday Night Live, which he has been consistently delivering since 2010, when he was added to the lineup as the youngest member of the cast. Tickets can be purchased at the Moravian College Bookstore or online at www.moravian.musictoday.com. Tickets are $5 for Moravian students, and $15.75 for the general public. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Moravian College’s IMPACT presents the show. When Pharoah was younger, he performed at local comedy clubs. He then …

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Penn State Names Athletic Integrity Officer

Julie Del Giorno, chief of staff at Moravian College, has been named the new Penn State athletics integrity officer.

  Penn State has issued the following press release: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Julie Del Giorno, chief of staff at Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, has been named athletics integrity officer at Penn State. Del Giorno, whose position has been newly created, will be responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of policies and practices within the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics that ensure compliance and ethical conduct. She will begin work on a part-time basis in March and will commence full-time work in her position on April 1. "Julie is an outstanding choice for this position," said Penn State President Rodney Erickson. "As she begins her work here at Penn State, she will draw on more …

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Penn State Names Moravian College Official to Oversee Athletic Integrity

Julie Del Giorno, chief of staff at Moravian College, has been named the new Penn State athletics integrity officer.

  Penn State issued the following press release: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Julie Del Giorno, chief of staff at Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, has been named athletics integrity officer at Penn State. Del Giorno, whose position has been newly created, will be responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of policies and practices within the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics that ensure compliance and ethical conduct. She will begin work on a part-time basis in March and will commence full-time work in her position on April 1. "Julie is an outstanding choice for this position," said Penn State President Rodney Erickson. "As she begins her work here at Penn State, she will draw on more than…

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Grand Jury: Lawyer Stole Money Meant for Moravian College

Former Northampton County Solicitor Anthony J. Martino is implicated by Grand Jury in multiple thefts, including one from an estate in which college was sole beneficiary.

Michelle Obama Urges 2,400 in Bethlehem to Get 'One More'

First lady Michelle Obama delivers fiery speech before 2,400 supporters at Moravian College.

Michelle Obama Urges 2,400 in Bethlehem to Get 'One More'

First lady Michelle Obama delivers fiery speech before 2,400 supporters at Moravian College.

  First Lady Michelle Obama came to Bethlehem Thursday night and delivered a fiery speech aimed at inspiring the 2,400 in attendance to get at least one more person to the polls in November to help re-elect her husband. “Barack has said this election will be even closer than the last one. This election could come to those last few thousand votes, particularly in this state,” she told the standing-room-only crowd gathered at Moravian College in the Johnston Hall gym. “When you think of a few thousand votes spread out across the state, that could be the one new voter that you register, that one neighbor you get to the polls. That could be the difference. That could be the one that puts us over the top,” she continued. The first lady …

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Frank

11:27 am on Monday, August 13, 2012

Yeah, Lee. louis kootsares is the boards jokester. He really isn't as stupid as he sounds, it's all comedy. LOL!   more ›