• Coexisting with animals

      Amy Love Opinions Editor  aml7458@psu.edu In the Lake Tahoe area of California, there have been numerous break-ins to houses during the past several months. Since July 2021, a 500 pound black bear has been forcefully entering people’s homes and ransacking their kitchens. The bear was pinned with the crimes of invading 28 homes and causing…

    • Arthur ends after 25 years

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu The show that shaped my childhood sadly aired its last four episodes on February 21. Arthur was the longest running animated children’s series in history, and it aired on the PBS network.  Arthur was not only for entertainment, but it was an educational children’s show that taught lessons like how…

    • Age Restrictions for the Olympics

      During this year’s 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, there has been a lot going on in figure skating, on and off the ice. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that she had taken a heart medication that was banned from the Olympics because of its performance enhancing…

    • The Dead Dreamer Series Summary

      Courtney Balcombe Creativity Editor clb6264@psu.edu I had originally found this series through BookTok without even looking for a book to read. Sarah Lampkin was promoting her series and it just sounded like something I would like. She brought up how the first book was free if it was bought through Amazon Kindle, so I plugged…

    • Spiderman Recap

      Alanna Gillis Opinions Editor Amg7393@psu.edu The version of Spiderman that the Marvel Cinematic Universe popularized joined the cinematic universe in 2016 in “Captain America: Civil War”. He quickly became a fan favorite, and got his origin story in “Spiderman: Homecoming” just a year later. With “Spiderman: No Way Home” being the sixth-highest-grossing movie of all…

    • Coexisting with animals

      Amy Love Opinions Editor  aml7458@psu.edu In the Lake Tahoe area of California, there have been numerous break-ins to houses during the past several months. Since July 2021, a 500 pound black bear has been forcefully entering people’s homes and ransacking their kitchens. The bear was pinned with the crimes of invading 28 homes and causing…

    • Arthur ends after 25 years

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu The show that shaped my childhood sadly aired its last four episodes on February 21. Arthur was the longest running animated children’s series in history, and it aired on the PBS network.  Arthur was not only for entertainment, but it was an educational children’s show that taught lessons like how…

    • Age Restrictions for the Olympics

      During this year’s 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, there has been a lot going on in figure skating, on and off the ice. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that she had taken a heart medication that was banned from the Olympics because of its performance enhancing…

    • The Dead Dreamer Series Summary

      Courtney Balcombe Creativity Editor clb6264@psu.edu I had originally found this series through BookTok without even looking for a book to read. Sarah Lampkin was promoting her series and it just sounded like something I would like. She brought up how the first book was free if it was bought through Amazon Kindle, so I plugged…

    • Spiderman Recap

      Alanna Gillis Opinions Editor Amg7393@psu.edu The version of Spiderman that the Marvel Cinematic Universe popularized joined the cinematic universe in 2016 in “Captain America: Civil War”. He quickly became a fan favorite, and got his origin story in “Spiderman: Homecoming” just a year later. With “Spiderman: No Way Home” being the sixth-highest-grossing movie of all…

    • Coexisting with animals

      Amy Love Opinions Editor  aml7458@psu.edu In the Lake Tahoe area of California, there have been numerous break-ins to houses during the past several months. Since July 2021, a 500 pound black bear has been forcefully entering people’s homes and ransacking their kitchens. The bear was pinned with the crimes of invading 28 homes and causing…

    • Arthur ends after 25 years

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu The show that shaped my childhood sadly aired its last four episodes on February 21. Arthur was the longest running animated children’s series in history, and it aired on the PBS network.  Arthur was not only for entertainment, but it was an educational children’s show that taught lessons like how…

    • Age Restrictions for the Olympics

      During this year’s 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, there has been a lot going on in figure skating, on and off the ice. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that she had taken a heart medication that was banned from the Olympics because of its performance enhancing…

    • The Dead Dreamer Series Summary

      Courtney Balcombe Creativity Editor clb6264@psu.edu I had originally found this series through BookTok without even looking for a book to read. Sarah Lampkin was promoting her series and it just sounded like something I would like. She brought up how the first book was free if it was bought through Amazon Kindle, so I plugged…

    • Spiderman Recap

      Alanna Gillis Opinions Editor Amg7393@psu.edu The version of Spiderman that the Marvel Cinematic Universe popularized joined the cinematic universe in 2016 in “Captain America: Civil War”. He quickly became a fan favorite, and got his origin story in “Spiderman: Homecoming” just a year later. With “Spiderman: No Way Home” being the sixth-highest-grossing movie of all…

    • Coexisting with animals

      Amy Love Opinions Editor  aml7458@psu.edu In the Lake Tahoe area of California, there have been numerous break-ins to houses during the past several months. Since July 2021, a 500 pound black bear has been forcefully entering people’s homes and ransacking their kitchens. The bear was pinned with the crimes of invading 28 homes and causing…

    • Arthur ends after 25 years

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu The show that shaped my childhood sadly aired its last four episodes on February 21. Arthur was the longest running animated children’s series in history, and it aired on the PBS network.  Arthur was not only for entertainment, but it was an educational children’s show that taught lessons like how…

    • Age Restrictions for the Olympics

      During this year’s 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, there has been a lot going on in figure skating, on and off the ice. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that she had taken a heart medication that was banned from the Olympics because of its performance enhancing…

    • The Dead Dreamer Series Summary

      Courtney Balcombe Creativity Editor clb6264@psu.edu I had originally found this series through BookTok without even looking for a book to read. Sarah Lampkin was promoting her series and it just sounded like something I would like. She brought up how the first book was free if it was bought through Amazon Kindle, so I plugged…

    • Spiderman Recap

      Alanna Gillis Opinions Editor Amg7393@psu.edu The version of Spiderman that the Marvel Cinematic Universe popularized joined the cinematic universe in 2016 in “Captain America: Civil War”. He quickly became a fan favorite, and got his origin story in “Spiderman: Homecoming” just a year later. With “Spiderman: No Way Home” being the sixth-highest-grossing movie of all…

    • Coexisting with animals

      Amy Love Opinions Editor  aml7458@psu.edu In the Lake Tahoe area of California, there have been numerous break-ins to houses during the past several months. Since July 2021, a 500 pound black bear has been forcefully entering people’s homes and ransacking their kitchens. The bear was pinned with the crimes of invading 28 homes and causing…

    • Arthur ends after 25 years

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu The show that shaped my childhood sadly aired its last four episodes on February 21. Arthur was the longest running animated children’s series in history, and it aired on the PBS network.  Arthur was not only for entertainment, but it was an educational children’s show that taught lessons like how…

    • Age Restrictions for the Olympics

      During this year’s 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, there has been a lot going on in figure skating, on and off the ice. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that she had taken a heart medication that was banned from the Olympics because of its performance enhancing…

    • The Dead Dreamer Series Summary

      Courtney Balcombe Creativity Editor clb6264@psu.edu I had originally found this series through BookTok without even looking for a book to read. Sarah Lampkin was promoting her series and it just sounded like something I would like. She brought up how the first book was free if it was bought through Amazon Kindle, so I plugged…

    • Spiderman Recap

      Alanna Gillis Opinions Editor Amg7393@psu.edu The version of Spiderman that the Marvel Cinematic Universe popularized joined the cinematic universe in 2016 in “Captain America: Civil War”. He quickly became a fan favorite, and got his origin story in “Spiderman: Homecoming” just a year later. With “Spiderman: No Way Home” being the sixth-highest-grossing movie of all…

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