• Cold Case Solved: Man arrested for a 1983 murder

      SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA – California police have made an arrest in a 40-year-old cold case. After finding DNA that linked the suspect to the crime scene, authorities made the arrest. June 27, 1983 was when 37-year-old Noelle Russo was found dead in Rohnert Park, near Sonoma State University. Authorities stated that she had been…

    • Gov. Shapiro makes first public comments about former Aid Mike Vereb, accused of sexual harassment

      By Madison Kwiecinski On Thursday, Oct. 5, Gov. Josh Shapiro was announcing a Lehigh valley conservation project when he finally spoke out publicly about his former high-ranking aide who resigned due to sexual harassment allegations. Mike Vereb, the aide in question, was also the Secretary of Legislative Affairs, and the allegations apparently occurred months before…

    • House of Reps. continues to search for new Speaker, McCarthy once again refuses renomination

      By Madison Kwiecinski The House of Representatives is currently engaged in an unprecedented search for a new Speaker of the House who can actually receive congressional approval for the position. Within both parties it seems there is a lack of consensus on what to do now, and even McCarthy supporters are deeply divided on what…

    • PA SC Race and Its Potential Ramifications

      By Madison Madison Kwiecinski Living in the political realm that we are in 2023, it is easy to picture how issues on the national stage can oftentimes feel distant from the average voter, or how it is easy for some people to lose sight of the value an individual vote can hold. However, one upcoming…

    • Michael Czyzniejewski and ‘The Amnesiac in the Maze’

      By Samhita Chitturi On Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 6 P.M., Michael “Mike C.” Czyzniejewski gave a reading of three short stories from his latest collection “The Amnesiac in the Maze” as part of the Fall 2023 Smith Reading Series. He read the following three stories in this order: “The Hemophiliac Engages the Glass Eater”,…

    • Cold Case Solved: Man arrested for a 1983 murder

      SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA – California police have made an arrest in a 40-year-old cold case. After finding DNA that linked the suspect to the crime scene, authorities made the arrest. June 27, 1983 was when 37-year-old Noelle Russo was found dead in Rohnert Park, near Sonoma State University. Authorities stated that she had been…

    • Gov. Shapiro makes first public comments about former Aid Mike Vereb, accused of sexual harassment

      By Madison Kwiecinski On Thursday, Oct. 5, Gov. Josh Shapiro was announcing a Lehigh valley conservation project when he finally spoke out publicly about his former high-ranking aide who resigned due to sexual harassment allegations. Mike Vereb, the aide in question, was also the Secretary of Legislative Affairs, and the allegations apparently occurred months before…

    • House of Reps. continues to search for new Speaker, McCarthy once again refuses renomination

      By Madison Kwiecinski The House of Representatives is currently engaged in an unprecedented search for a new Speaker of the House who can actually receive congressional approval for the position. Within both parties it seems there is a lack of consensus on what to do now, and even McCarthy supporters are deeply divided on what…

    • PA SC Race and Its Potential Ramifications

      By Madison Madison Kwiecinski Living in the political realm that we are in 2023, it is easy to picture how issues on the national stage can oftentimes feel distant from the average voter, or how it is easy for some people to lose sight of the value an individual vote can hold. However, one upcoming…

    • Michael Czyzniejewski and ‘The Amnesiac in the Maze’

      By Samhita Chitturi On Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 6 P.M., Michael “Mike C.” Czyzniejewski gave a reading of three short stories from his latest collection “The Amnesiac in the Maze” as part of the Fall 2023 Smith Reading Series. He read the following three stories in this order: “The Hemophiliac Engages the Glass Eater”,…

    • Cold Case Solved: Man arrested for a 1983 murder

      SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA – California police have made an arrest in a 40-year-old cold case. After finding DNA that linked the suspect to the crime scene, authorities made the arrest. June 27, 1983 was when 37-year-old Noelle Russo was found dead in Rohnert Park, near Sonoma State University. Authorities stated that she had been…

    • Gov. Shapiro makes first public comments about former Aid Mike Vereb, accused of sexual harassment

      By Madison Kwiecinski On Thursday, Oct. 5, Gov. Josh Shapiro was announcing a Lehigh valley conservation project when he finally spoke out publicly about his former high-ranking aide who resigned due to sexual harassment allegations. Mike Vereb, the aide in question, was also the Secretary of Legislative Affairs, and the allegations apparently occurred months before…

    • House of Reps. continues to search for new Speaker, McCarthy once again refuses renomination

      By Madison Kwiecinski The House of Representatives is currently engaged in an unprecedented search for a new Speaker of the House who can actually receive congressional approval for the position. Within both parties it seems there is a lack of consensus on what to do now, and even McCarthy supporters are deeply divided on what…

    • PA SC Race and Its Potential Ramifications

      By Madison Madison Kwiecinski Living in the political realm that we are in 2023, it is easy to picture how issues on the national stage can oftentimes feel distant from the average voter, or how it is easy for some people to lose sight of the value an individual vote can hold. However, one upcoming…

    • Michael Czyzniejewski and ‘The Amnesiac in the Maze’

      By Samhita Chitturi On Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 6 P.M., Michael “Mike C.” Czyzniejewski gave a reading of three short stories from his latest collection “The Amnesiac in the Maze” as part of the Fall 2023 Smith Reading Series. He read the following three stories in this order: “The Hemophiliac Engages the Glass Eater”,…

    • Cold Case Solved: Man arrested for a 1983 murder

      SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA – California police have made an arrest in a 40-year-old cold case. After finding DNA that linked the suspect to the crime scene, authorities made the arrest. June 27, 1983 was when 37-year-old Noelle Russo was found dead in Rohnert Park, near Sonoma State University. Authorities stated that she had been…

    • Gov. Shapiro makes first public comments about former Aid Mike Vereb, accused of sexual harassment

      By Madison Kwiecinski On Thursday, Oct. 5, Gov. Josh Shapiro was announcing a Lehigh valley conservation project when he finally spoke out publicly about his former high-ranking aide who resigned due to sexual harassment allegations. Mike Vereb, the aide in question, was also the Secretary of Legislative Affairs, and the allegations apparently occurred months before…

    • House of Reps. continues to search for new Speaker, McCarthy once again refuses renomination

      By Madison Kwiecinski The House of Representatives is currently engaged in an unprecedented search for a new Speaker of the House who can actually receive congressional approval for the position. Within both parties it seems there is a lack of consensus on what to do now, and even McCarthy supporters are deeply divided on what…

    • PA SC Race and Its Potential Ramifications

      By Madison Madison Kwiecinski Living in the political realm that we are in 2023, it is easy to picture how issues on the national stage can oftentimes feel distant from the average voter, or how it is easy for some people to lose sight of the value an individual vote can hold. However, one upcoming…

    • Michael Czyzniejewski and ‘The Amnesiac in the Maze’

      By Samhita Chitturi On Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 6 P.M., Michael “Mike C.” Czyzniejewski gave a reading of three short stories from his latest collection “The Amnesiac in the Maze” as part of the Fall 2023 Smith Reading Series. He read the following three stories in this order: “The Hemophiliac Engages the Glass Eater”,…

    • Cold Case Solved: Man arrested for a 1983 murder

      SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA – California police have made an arrest in a 40-year-old cold case. After finding DNA that linked the suspect to the crime scene, authorities made the arrest. June 27, 1983 was when 37-year-old Noelle Russo was found dead in Rohnert Park, near Sonoma State University. Authorities stated that she had been…

    • Gov. Shapiro makes first public comments about former Aid Mike Vereb, accused of sexual harassment

      By Madison Kwiecinski On Thursday, Oct. 5, Gov. Josh Shapiro was announcing a Lehigh valley conservation project when he finally spoke out publicly about his former high-ranking aide who resigned due to sexual harassment allegations. Mike Vereb, the aide in question, was also the Secretary of Legislative Affairs, and the allegations apparently occurred months before…

    • House of Reps. continues to search for new Speaker, McCarthy once again refuses renomination

      By Madison Kwiecinski The House of Representatives is currently engaged in an unprecedented search for a new Speaker of the House who can actually receive congressional approval for the position. Within both parties it seems there is a lack of consensus on what to do now, and even McCarthy supporters are deeply divided on what…

    • PA SC Race and Its Potential Ramifications

      By Madison Madison Kwiecinski Living in the political realm that we are in 2023, it is easy to picture how issues on the national stage can oftentimes feel distant from the average voter, or how it is easy for some people to lose sight of the value an individual vote can hold. However, one upcoming…

    • Michael Czyzniejewski and ‘The Amnesiac in the Maze’

      By Samhita Chitturi On Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 6 P.M., Michael “Mike C.” Czyzniejewski gave a reading of three short stories from his latest collection “The Amnesiac in the Maze” as part of the Fall 2023 Smith Reading Series. He read the following three stories in this order: “The Hemophiliac Engages the Glass Eater”,…

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