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Nancy Eimers: poet, mannequin enthusiast, and Judy Garland fan
We artists all have our obsessions. They come and go, they haunt us, inspire us, and move us to create in unthought-of-before ways. Nancy Eimers calls these “affinities”. On Thursday, April 4, as our second Spring 2024 Smith Reader, Eimers read from her 2011 poetry collection “Oz” and her 2022 poetry collection “Human Figures” as…
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Erie Retina Research hosts eclipse-related walk-in vision clinic
ARI CONNERTY-SINGER – News Editor aic5296@psu.edu Clinicians at Erie Retina Research offered walk-in vision check-ups free of charge on Tuesday, examining dozens of patients who experienced naked-eye exposure to the sun while observing Monday’s total solar eclipse. Even in the presence of persistent warnings in eclipse-related media against looking directly at the sun without an…
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Former Pittsburgh Penguin Konstantin Koltsov dead at 42
Konstantin Koltsov, a former Pittsburgh Penguin, died Mar. 19, 2024. He had played for both the Penguins and Belarus national team and was only 42 at the time of his death. Koltsov was born Apr. 17, 1981, in the then USSR. He began his playing career in 1997, playing for the Belarus first division, or…
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Jodi Hildebrant is claimed to be possessed by Ruby Franke’s husband
WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH – Kevin Franke, who filed for divorce from YouTube mom Ruby Franke in November 2023 after she was convinced of child abuse, claims that Jodi Hildebrandt was possessed. Hildebrandt was Ruby Franke’s business partner and has also been arrested for child abuse. According to NBC News, “The two were arrested in August…
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AI now being used to reduce commercial food waste
Food waste is a huge problem currently. According to the Recycle Track system, 60 million tons of food is thrown away each year. That is around 40 percent of the entire food supply! Some of this food is tossed by households who either had it expire or figured they don’t want it anymore. Of course,…
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Internet usage dropped by over 40% during solar eclipse on April 8
If you were in Erie, Pennsylvania on April 8, 2024, you were likely outside at 3 p.m. The clouds in the sky had thankfully parted around the eclipse, and many people were with their families or friends staring up at the sky. I spent the day with my family and friends, going outside at 2:02…
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The newest palliative care method for dementia patients is… robots?
Alzheimer’s, and dementia as a whole, is becoming a more-discussed topic as the American population ages. The National Institute of Health estimates that 13.9 percent of Americans over age 71 have it. Dementia is defined by a cognitive decline as someone’s neurons begin to stop working and communicating with other neurons. Identifying symptoms include forgetfulness,…
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Reading with the Beacon: “Romancing Mr. Bridgerton”
Photo Credit: Julia Quinn Friends to Lovers, Writers, falling for your friend, realization, and loving from afar are all aspects of the incredible book “Romancing Mr. Bridgerton,” besides the moments of toxic masculinity. This novel is the fourth book in the historical romance series “Bridgerton” by Julia Quinn. It will be the main focus of…
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