Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Texas is making headlines with their latest requests: parents of schoolchildren are being asked to keep their child’s DNA in case of an emergency.  This comes after the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, where 21 lives were taken by a former student.  Legislators and…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu  Penn State was scheduled to host Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes at a speaking event on Monday, Oct. 24, until conditions were deemed unsafe due to students protesting the event. Less than an hour before McInnes was supposed to speak, the event was canceled due to a “threat of escalating…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mxv5945@psu.edu On Saturday, Oct. 22, a crash involving two military vehicles injured three soldiers and claimed the life of another. The crash occurred at Fort Indiantown Gap, a training area approximately 25 miles northeast of Harrisburg, the state’s capitol. Mackenzie L. Shay, age 20, lost her life in the crash. Shay…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Alex Jones, a far-right conservative and talk show host, is seeking a new trial after the court determined he should pay nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages to eight families and one first responder who suffered losses in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  In 2012, after new reports…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State has recently acknowledged that in today’s incredibly competitive job market, specifically in the field of educators and academics, many struggle to find their first faculty position following graduation. Due to this, Penn State is implementing a new program to help address the issue in a way that not…

Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Texas is making headlines with their latest requests: parents of schoolchildren are being asked to keep their child’s DNA in case of an emergency.  This comes after the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, where 21 lives were taken by a former student.  Legislators and…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu  Penn State was scheduled to host Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes at a speaking event on Monday, Oct. 24, until conditions were deemed unsafe due to students protesting the event. Less than an hour before McInnes was supposed to speak, the event was canceled due to a “threat of escalating…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mxv5945@psu.edu On Saturday, Oct. 22, a crash involving two military vehicles injured three soldiers and claimed the life of another. The crash occurred at Fort Indiantown Gap, a training area approximately 25 miles northeast of Harrisburg, the state’s capitol. Mackenzie L. Shay, age 20, lost her life in the crash. Shay…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Alex Jones, a far-right conservative and talk show host, is seeking a new trial after the court determined he should pay nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages to eight families and one first responder who suffered losses in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  In 2012, after new reports…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State has recently acknowledged that in today’s incredibly competitive job market, specifically in the field of educators and academics, many struggle to find their first faculty position following graduation. Due to this, Penn State is implementing a new program to help address the issue in a way that not…