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The benefits of campus involvement
Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu I graduated highschool in 2020, which made me one of the oh so lucky students who got to begin their college experience in the midst of a global pandemic. Truthfully, this made it very difficult to not only meet people on-campus, but also to start feeling like I was truly…
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I stand with the purple M&M
Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Photo Credit: Mars The past few years have been an interesting time for the Mars chocolate company. Well known for its M&Ms, the company has been rife with controversy. You expect this would be due to their use of unsafe and harmful production processes which includes the likes of…
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Are Internet Sleuths helpful in solving crimes?
Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Photo Credit: imagineerinx/Shutterstock Information is crucial in criminal investigations in order to catch a suspect. In some more difficult cases investigators will ask the public for help, but in other cases, even if not asked, the public will take the case into their own hands to get information. This…
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Eagles and Chiefs Meet in Super Bowl LVII
Joel Wilson – Staff Writer jnw5443@psu.edu On Sunday afternoon, the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles met at Lincoln Financial Field to determine who would punch their ticket to Super Bowl LVII. San Francisco won the toss and deferred to the second half. On their first possession, the Eagles found themselves on 4th down…
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New and improved Erie Hall opening soon
Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space. The new Erie Hall…
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Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives
Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane. Local TV footage showed rescue…
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Greta Thunberg detained at German protest
Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany. Protests took place in a…
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The University of Idaho slayings: what to know
Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu MOSCOW, IDAHO – Four innocent University of Idaho students lost their lives in a tragic attack in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022. So many questions about the University of Idaho slayings are currently unanswered. But here is what is currently known about the investigation. What happened…
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