Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On March 27, the Erie Otters held a sensory friendly hockey game in part with the Autism Society of Northwest Pennsylvania. Over 150 families within the organization attended the game.  The Executive Director of the Autism Society, Tish Bartlett stated that the Erie Otters turned off the goal post alarm…

Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu After a student was injured in a school shooting last week, the northwestern Pennsylvania district has decided to install metal detectors within schools in the Erie area in order to improve saftey.  Erie’s Public Schools announced that safety and security protocols will include “the installation of fully functioning metal detectors.” …

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The first case of a new strain of Avian Influenza was found in a deceased Bald Eagle in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced a dead bald eagle had tested positive for the highly contagious pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as HPAI H5N1. The bird was found outside of Philadelphia. …

A local Pennsylvania school district plans to search school lunches and limit students’ snack and drink consumption during the school day. Aliquippa School District announced this new policy on Facebook, garnering hundreds of angry comments from parents and leading to the post being quickly deleted the next morning.  On Monday, April 4, the Aliquippa School…

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The Student Government Association, or SGA, is the governing body of the Penn State Behrend student population. The SGA page states that, “We shall strive to give voice to the student body on opinions of academic and co-curricular affairs; to support such academic and co-curricular activities that contribute to the…

Chantel Rodriguez Staff writer cvr5570@psu.edu  As Russian forces left Bucha, Ukraine, images of the mass graves and bodies of civilians on the streets and backyards intensified calls to carry out war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin.  In Bucha, 280 people were buried in separate mass graves, as mentioned by Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser…

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The well known TV personality-turned-politician Dr Mehmet Oz is running for the United States Senate in Pennsylvania, and recently received an endorsement from an important and controversial member of his party. Former President Donald Trump came out in support of Dr. Oz’s campaign, a move many have been expecting. “This…

Matthew Bores Staff Writer mdb5896@psu.edu As of April 8th, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Ke’Bryan Hayes to an eight-year, $70 million contract, making him the highest payed Pirate in the history of the organization. He has the option at the end of the deal to add on an extra year. Per Alex Stumpf of DK Pittsburgh…