Nathaniel Clark  Staff Writer nuc5002@psu.edu  On April 8th, over 30 albums were released onto streaming services. Coming from a plethora of artists and a variety of genres, music fans rejoiced at the sight of this avalanche of new material. With many of these projects being some of my most anticipated releases of the year, I…

Amy Love Opinion Editor aml7458@psu.edu At the recents Oscars, the film “CODA” won best picture. The film, which can be found on AppleTV+, was also the first to win best picture for a streaming service.  The film won two other awards at the Oscars. The other award was for Best Supporting Actor and it was…

Amy Love Opinion Editor aml7458@psu.edu  On April 3, the annual Grammys awards took place. Kanye West was not in attendance for this year, yet he still broke records for most Grammy wins for a Hip-Hop artist.  His song “Hurricane,” performed with the Weekend, won an award for Best Melodic Rap Performance. Another of his songs,…

Alanna Gillis  Opinion Editor amg7393@psu.edu On Monday, March 28, President Biden announced his proposal of a new tax on American households. The administration wants to impose a 20 percent minimum tax on households that are worth more than $100 million. The plan is called the “billionaire minimum income tax”.  According to a factsheet released by…

As everyone is painfully aware of, there was a disgraceful moment during this year’s Oscars. During the event, host Chris Rock made a slight jab at actress Jada Pinkette Smith, saying “Jada, G.I. Jane 2, I can’t wait to see it,” as her shaved haircut was reminiscent of her famous movie character. As most of…