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Expanded Unemployment Benefits Expire
Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu Over Labor Day weekend, emergency unemployment assistance, including expanded unemployment eligibility and duration and increased unemployment benefits, enacted in 2020 expired. According to NPR, over 12 million Americans benefited from expanded unemployment, with many people receiving unemployment when they otherwise would not have, or otherwise receiving increased payments. Over…
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Erie Receives Nearly 300k for Opioid Prevention Program Funding
Madison Kwiecinski News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu On Wednesday September 8th 2021, Democratic State Representatives Pat Harkins and Bob Merski announced that Erie would be receiving $299,733 from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, PCCD. This funding will be used to continue an Erie pilot program aimed at educating students on the dangers of opioids. The…
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Sidney Crosby Out Six Weeks With Wrist Injury
Pittsburgh Penguins franchise cornerstone Sidney Crosby is expected to recover from a wrist surgery in about six weeks, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said. The surgery puts Crosby out of commission for all of training camp. If the recovery takes as long as the Penguins expect, he will also miss the first week of the…
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#11 Penn State wins big over Ball State Cardinals 44-13
Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu The Penn State Nittany Lions played their first home game of the season and for the first time since 2019 as they faced off against their opponents, the Ball State Cardinals. Over 100,000 fans were in attendance at Beaver Stadium. The contest was never really close out of the gate…
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NFL Recap Week One
Jay Biggerstaff – USA TODAY Sports Matt Mahias – Sports Ed7itor mcm5909@psu.edu The NFL is finally back! With matchups from the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Cleveland Browns, to the Dallas Cowboys versus the defending super bowl champions the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, football fans were in for a treat this past weekend. Once again, fans…
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Derek Jeter inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter was finally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Wednesday September 8th, after being selected for the honor in his first year of eligibility in 2020. On an induction day that seemed for months as if it would never come, Jeter went into the Hall of Fame with two…
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Backlash from Social Media
Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Since the U.S. Open tennis tournament on September 3rd, American tennis player Sloane Stephens has received over 2,000 messages about her loss. Following her third-round loss to Germany’s Angelique Kerber, Stephens took to Instagram to reflect on the competition. “Disappointing loss yesterday, but I’m heading in the right direction.…
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Robert E. Lee Statue Taken Down
A statue was taken down in Richmond, Virginia, this week due to a Supreme Court order. This statue depicted Robert E. Lee, the Commander-In-Chief for the Confederacy. This is part of our history as Americans. He was a fantastic general, a wealthy man, a celebrity of his time and the purpose of this statue was…
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