• Multiple School Districts in Pennsylvania Are Turning to Bipolar Ionization to Keep Students Safe

    Chase Burdick

    Headline: Multiple School Districts in Pennsylvania Are Turning to Bipolar Ionization to Keep Students Safe Author: Alex Bowser In light of the CARES act in Pennsylvania, multiple school districts throughout the state have considered spending the money on installing bipolar ionization technology in their ventilation systems. Bipolar ionization is an air treatment that cleans the…

  • Biden Brings Back Science to the Table

    Chase Burdick

    Headline: Biden Brings Back Science to the Table Author: Stephanie Logue In order to combat social justice, climate change, and economic growth, America’s 46th president needs to use government policies and technology. By appointing the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to his Cabinet, President Joe Biden is making science part of…

  • Tampa Bay Wins Super Bowl LV in Dominant Victory Over Kansas City

    Chase Burdick

    Headline: Tampa Bay Wins Super Bowl LV in Dominant Victory Over Kansas City Author: Matt Mathias The moment finally arrived Sunday night in Tampa Bay as Super Bowl LV was set in stone to be a battle between the two best teams in the NFL this season. The talk going into this matchup was centered…

  • Penn State’s Wellness Days 

    Chase Burdick

    Headline: Penn State’s Wellness Days  Author: Matt Achtziger In December of 2020, Penn State announced that the university would have three “wellness days” throughout the spring semester in lieu of a full week off for Spring Break. These wellness days will have corresponding themes with various programs for students and staff alike.   The themes…

  • How to Ease the Transition from Online to In-Person Classes

    Chase Burdick

    Headline: How to Ease the Transition from Online to In-Person Classes Author: Carolyn Hogg, Contributing Writer ceh5530@psu.edu With the fast-approaching date of February 15, the first day of in-person classes for Penn State, students from all over the globe are preparing to make the transition back to campus.   For some, the return to in-person…

  • Red or Black: What Can You Learn About Entrepreneurship from Roulette

    Chase Burdick

    Headline:  Red or Black: What Can You Learn About Entrepreneurship from Roulette Author: Giselle Liu yzl5979@psu.edu Roulette is not purely a gambling game. Statistic professors might’ve used roulette as an example analyzing the possibility, and there’s also a lot to learn from roulette about business no matter for students or businessmen. First thing first, a…

  • Downtown Erie Presents a New Sculpture Walk to Feature National Artists

    Chase Burdick

    Headline: Downtown Erie Presents a New Sculpture Walk to Feature National Artists Author: Sanjana Bhawnani, A&E Editor Svb6108@psu.edu Erie, Pennsylvania is bringing to town a new public art project in the bayfront area that will hopefully be put up in June and is planning to run till August 2023. After years of sculptures of fish…

  • PA’s New Health Secretary

    Chase Burdick

    Headline: PA’s New Health Secretary Author: Courtney Balcombe, News Editor Photo Attribution: Courtesy Gov. Tom Wolf’s Office On January 19th, President Joe Biden chose Dr. Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health. “Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no…

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