Sam is a senior, majoring in English with a focus in Journalism and minoring in Economics. A member of the Varsity Tennis Team, he has a passion for telling stories that might otherwise go untold.
Former Allegheny English Professor Kirk Nesset faces at least five years in federal prison following his guilty plea in Erie federal court on April 6.
Charged with possession, distribution and receipt...
Former Allegheny Professor, Kirk Nesset, is set to change his not guilty plea in an Erie, Pa. federal court on April 6. Nesset, 57, made his original plea of not guilty on charges of receipt, distribution...
A motion has been granted to extend any pretrial motions until Friday, Feb. 6 in the federal child pornography case involving former professor of English, Kirk Nesset.
Nesset, an award-winning writer,...
Allegheny’s fall semester no doubt yielded challenges to the Allegheny community almost from the start. Across the board from student government to the administration, things went wrong and the community...
The 2014-2015 academic year has already seen its share of controversies, though none has been as vocal and widespread as the decision of updating Allegheny’s Gator mascot, Chompers. After an announcement...
This past week, three Allegheny Student Government cabinet members (President Larry Hailsham, Parliamentarian Mary Grace Warren and Treasurer Miguel Lirian0) presented a proposal to ASG to potentially...
A former Allegheny student, Luong Phan, was arrested at his Erie home on Nov. 23 by members of the Erie State Police on a charge of a terroristic threat. Phan allegedly posted a string of threatening posts...
Allegheny Student Government cabinet members presented a proposal on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to ASG to increase the Student Activities Fee. Last time the SAF was increased was during the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
ASG’s...
This story has been updated since its original post: Last update: 12:22 a.m.
Dean of Students Joseph DiChristina sent out a campus wide email tonight addressing concerns about a former Allegheny student’s...
Senior Jacqueline Coplen, a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, found out last night, Saturday, Nov. 22, that she did not receive the prestigious fellowship. In a text message to The Campus...
Allegheny Student Government has had an emotionally taxing semester thus far. Both President Larry Hailsham and Vice President Autumn Vogel came into the year with a plan; a platform of goals for the student...
One of The Huffington Post’s five people inspiring peace, Wasif Syed spoke to Allegheny students on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Syed, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ivy League Advisor, hosted a workshop...
Jacqueline Coplen, ’15, has been selected as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. If Coplen is selected, she will be the first Allegheny student to be a Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes scholarship, one...
Allegheny College’s Curriculum Committee’s proposal to change the current distribution requirement passed 90-34 in the faculty meeting on Nov. 13, according to Amelia Carr, secretary of the faculty...
This week I'd like to talk about the art of fact checking, or what I like to call, doing your due diligence. For any story, cross checking facts is the most important thing you can do. Not only to prove...
Kirk Nesset, former professor of English at Allegheny and an award-winning writer, pleaded not guilty on Oct. 14 to three child pornography charges, despite admitting to the crime to federal law enforcement...
This last week's student government meeting was different than any other meeting I've been to thus far. Not because it was in the campus center lobby instead of on the third floor, not because two guests...
Allegheny experienced an increase in expulsions in the last academic year, according to Joseph DiChristina, dean of students. From 2009 to 2013, there were no expulsions and an average of less than five...
My last several blog posts have broached more serious topics, ranging from reporting on Kirk Nesset to the importance of student journalism. I wanted to take the time in this post to talk about the importance...
Dean of Students Joseph DiChristina presented and discussed several items at the Oct. 21 Allegheny Student Government Meeting. DiChristina dispelled rumors of the Meadville Police and Safety and Security...
I'd like to think over the past several weeks it's become clear why it's important to have someone covering student government. Especially here at Allegheny, the student body is so out of touch with its...
A recent survey conducted by The Campus found that 46 percent of the students polled feel that Allegheny Student Government does not have an influence on campus while another 24 percent are unsure.
The...
After the four or so weeks I have covered ASG thus far, I feel like I have a very solid grounding in how ASG has worked this year. Because of what I have observed and learned, I have given ASG a C in its...
A group of Allegheny Student Government senators and cabinet members are looking to make the most radical changes to ASG’s constitution since the spring of 1970, when the framework for the current structure...
While this blog will, in the future, be about my experience reporting on ASG, I thought it would be important and enlightening to the campus community about how I went about reporting on the Kirk Nesset...
Allegheny College canceled classes Friday in order for the community to meet and express concerns to administrators and each other over Professor of English Kirk Nesset’s arrest. The meeting, originally...
Allegheny faculty and administrators have canceled classes on Friday, Oct. 3, following the arrest of Kirk Nesset. Nesset, professor of English, was arrested on federal charges of obtaining and distributing...
Allegheny Student Government (ASG) passed a motion to create an ad-hoc committee to discuss security cameras on campus. The ad-hoc committee was formed to ratify and potentially pass a resolution that...
Updated at 7:07 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2014.
Kirk Nesset, professor of English, 57, was charged with one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography...
With enrollment in this year’s freshmen class down by 112 students, Allegheny Student Government’s budget saw a sharp decrease in approximately $20,000. Because the revenue for ASG fees is dependent...
