Photo credits: courtesy of the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus Pennsylvania    Madison Kwiecinski  News editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  Republican Senator Dan Laughlin from Erie County and Democratic Senator Sharif Street of Philadelphia introduced historic bipartisan marijuana legislation this week. Laughlin will become the first republican in the state legislature to sponsor a bill for adult marijuana usage. …

Photo: Teeman, T. (2021, February 25)   Stephanie Logue Staff Writer szl1414@psu.edu The House passed the Equality Act on Thursday, February 25th. A groundbreaking LGBTQ rights bill that explicitly bans discrimination that includes employment, housing, education, public accommodation, credit and jury service, based on sexual orientation and gender identity. “The LGBTQ community has waited long…

Photo Credit: Center for Disease Control Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Coronavirus originally came from a bat that was consumed in China, now it can spread from humans to their household pets. According to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in April of 2020, two cats tested positive in New York as the first…

Photo Credits: Creative Commons Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On February 22nd, Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science at Penn State Behrend presented a series of points on why the District of Columbia should be able to qualify for statehood in the U.S. Professor Speel was joined by several colleagues, alumni, friends, and current…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu President Joe Biden called onto Congress on February 14th to establish “commonsense gun law reforms,” this would include widespread firearm sales background checks and a ban on assault weapons. “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning…