Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Students recently returned to Penn State campuses all across Pennsylvania to begin their spring semester. However, Penn State students were concerned over break about whether a return to in-person classes would be possible amidst rising COVID-19 cases. With the emergence of the Omicron strain of the virus, coronavirus cases have…

Noah Esper Staff Writer Nle5099@psu.edu Last Wednesday, January 19th  was the spring semester club showcase at Penn State Behrend. The showcase, which is usually held outside, was moved inside due to inclement weather. Despite this, the showcase still featured many different clubs for Penn State students to join and provided a ton of information to…

Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer szl414@psu.edu On Tuesday, significant damage was recorded along Tonga’s main island along its Western Coast. What caused this eruption was “fuel-coolant interaction” by volcanic scientists, which is similar to weapons-grade chemical explosions. The magma is ripped apart by extremely powerful blasts. With new magma pieces exposing fresh hot inner surfaces to…

Noah Esper Staff Writer Nle5099@psu.edu This year’s tax season will begin on January 24, 17 days earlier than it has in previous years due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic causing processing delays. The IRS urges individuals to take the necessary steps to ensure that their tax forms are turned in on time in order…

Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer  As a result of an increase in COVID-19 instances among their personnel and students, a growing number of big school districts across Pennsylvania are returning to remote learning. Last Monday, nearly 100 schools in the Philadelphia area began the process of returning to remote learning. Officials blame a scarcity of staff…