• Autumnal Equinox

    Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu The Autumnal Equinox occurred on September 22, 2021, marking the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. There are two equinoxes every year- the Vernal Equinox, which occurs in late March and marks the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Autumnal Equinox, which occurs in…

  • Penn State Climbs to No. 4 With Victory Over Villanova

    Dan Sanford Sports Editor das6267@psu The Penn State Nittany Lions football team cruised to a 38-17 victory over the Villanova Wildcats Saturday afternoon. Although both teams entered Saturday afternoon undefeated, for most of the game, it was an all-Penn State affair. Sean Clifford and his receivers trounced the Wildcats, as Clifford completed 19 of 26…

  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs. Los Angeles Rams

    Tom Brady is starting a season off 2-0, shocker. In year 22 through two weeks Brady is 5th in the league in passing yards and 1st in touchdowns. However, Tampa Bay is going to miss star wide receiver Antonio Brown and are likely to miss edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul due to a shoulder injury. They…

  • MLB Players Rumored to be Reprimanded over Bracelets 

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu Minor-league players from the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets wore teal wristbands that simply read #FairBall during the Saturday game on September 18th, 2021 in order to protest and bring awareness to minor-league pay. This was just the latest step in the increasing public effort to change conditions in…

  • From Boxing Icon to Presidential Candidate 

    Chantel Rodriguez Staff writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao faces his most formidable opponent, Rodrigo Duterte. However, this fight will occur outside of the ring and will be for president of the Philippines in May 2022.  Pacquiao, at age 42, has mastered his fighting skills with 12 world champion titles and winning 62 fights out…

  • Ben Simmons Situation Worsens for Sixers

    Dan Sanford Sports Editor das6267@psu The rift between the Philadelphia 76ers and their disgruntled forward Ben Simmons has escalated significantly. He remains firm on his trade request which he made in late August. In a meeting with Sixers co-managing partner Josh Harris, president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, general manager Elton Brand and coach Doc…

  • The Problems with Parking on Campus

    Alanna Gillis Staff Writer  amg7393@psu.edu We’ve all experienced it: driving around a parking lot multiple times because there are no open spots. Those of us who are super unlucky may have even seen the bright orange tickets on our cars. I feel like now more than ever, I drive around for what feels like hours…

  • Jury Duty Update

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu While I had written about originally being summoned to jury duty for September 27th, I had actually forgotten about it until the Wednesday before. As I had entirely forgotten about calling the courthouse, I did not actually end up calling and talking to someone until Thursday. When I first called…

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