• The March Madness Bubble 

    Stephanie Logue Staff Writer  szl414@psu.edu In February, many people focus on Valentine’s day, Groundhog’s day, and The Super Bowl. Meanwhile, most sports fans focus on the Super Bowl. True sports fans can never forget about March Madness. While February is coming to its end, the bubble is getting crazier and more exciting.    The Big…

  • NFL Turf

    Matthew Bores  Mdb5896@psu.edu During Super Bowl 56, star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. for the Los Angeles Rams was injured early on after a non-contact play. According to NFL Insider Jason Las Canfora, Beckham is believed to have suffered the same torn ACL in the same knee as he did last season with the Cleveland…

  • Flores hired by Steelers amid ongoing lawsuit against NFL teams

    The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially hired former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach. The news comes on the back of Flores accusing several NFL teams of racial discrimmination in their hiring practices.   To summarize, Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and some of its…

  • Women’s Swimming and Diving team wins Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championship

     Last Saturday, Behrend’s women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Rochester, New York to compete in the AMCC Championship as well as the AMCC Empire Meet. The Lions won their first AMCC title since the 2018-2019 season. Helping them do so were the acts of many Behrend victories on individual events. Marcella Puglia won gold…

  • Adrian Peterson

    Claudia Rivera  Editor-in-Chief  cmr6395@psu.edu  Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson, was arrested the morning of Super Bowl Sunday, in Las Angeles airport in connection to a domestic violence case.  Peterson, an NFL veteran, who played college football at Oklahoma State University, where he set the freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards during the 2004 season.…

  • Super Bowl 2022 halftime show memorable performances

    Chantel Rodriguez Contributing Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu The Super Bowl LVI halftime show created a focus and tribute to Hip-Hop’s most extraordinary musical stars to give us the concert experience with the music of our generation that helped shape our childhoods. Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige commanded the stage…

  • Peer counseling

    The pandemic has not been kind on any account, but especially when it comes to mental health. We have been forced to stay indoors, isolated from the rest of the world, having to deal with the uncertainty of a world overtaken by a brand new virus in addition to all of the preexisting struggles of…

  • Overpass infrastructure

    amg7393@psu.edu Just about one 1 million animals are killed on roads in the United States every day. A Department of Transportation reports identified 21 federally-endangered species that are directly impacted by traffic on roadways. Collisions with animals are a common sight, and even the word we use to describe the bodies of these animals –…

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