• Brenton Davis Event

      Spencer Finley B/S Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 14th, the Republican candidate for the Erie County Executive Office, Brenton Davis, held an event in the Burke Building in an event hosted by the College Republicans. Aside from talking about his policy platform, Davis told those at the rally about his background and what led him into…

    • Olympic Athletes Speak Out Against Sexual Abuse 

      Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer  szl414@psu.edu Simone Biles, known to be an artistic gymnast with a total of 30 medals at the Olympics and World Championships, is also showing great power with her voice. On Wednesday September 15th, Simone with Maggie Nichols, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman  in a Senate hearing spoke about the FBI’s mismanagement…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Brenton Davis Event

      Spencer Finley B/S Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 14th, the Republican candidate for the Erie County Executive Office, Brenton Davis, held an event in the Burke Building in an event hosted by the College Republicans. Aside from talking about his policy platform, Davis told those at the rally about his background and what led him into…

    • Olympic Athletes Speak Out Against Sexual Abuse 

      Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer  szl414@psu.edu Simone Biles, known to be an artistic gymnast with a total of 30 medals at the Olympics and World Championships, is also showing great power with her voice. On Wednesday September 15th, Simone with Maggie Nichols, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman  in a Senate hearing spoke about the FBI’s mismanagement…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Brenton Davis Event

      Spencer Finley B/S Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 14th, the Republican candidate for the Erie County Executive Office, Brenton Davis, held an event in the Burke Building in an event hosted by the College Republicans. Aside from talking about his policy platform, Davis told those at the rally about his background and what led him into…

    • Olympic Athletes Speak Out Against Sexual Abuse 

      Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer  szl414@psu.edu Simone Biles, known to be an artistic gymnast with a total of 30 medals at the Olympics and World Championships, is also showing great power with her voice. On Wednesday September 15th, Simone with Maggie Nichols, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman  in a Senate hearing spoke about the FBI’s mismanagement…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Brenton Davis Event

      Spencer Finley B/S Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 14th, the Republican candidate for the Erie County Executive Office, Brenton Davis, held an event in the Burke Building in an event hosted by the College Republicans. Aside from talking about his policy platform, Davis told those at the rally about his background and what led him into…

    • Olympic Athletes Speak Out Against Sexual Abuse 

      Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer  szl414@psu.edu Simone Biles, known to be an artistic gymnast with a total of 30 medals at the Olympics and World Championships, is also showing great power with her voice. On Wednesday September 15th, Simone with Maggie Nichols, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman  in a Senate hearing spoke about the FBI’s mismanagement…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Brenton Davis Event

      Spencer Finley B/S Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 14th, the Republican candidate for the Erie County Executive Office, Brenton Davis, held an event in the Burke Building in an event hosted by the College Republicans. Aside from talking about his policy platform, Davis told those at the rally about his background and what led him into…

    • Olympic Athletes Speak Out Against Sexual Abuse 

      Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer  szl414@psu.edu Simone Biles, known to be an artistic gymnast with a total of 30 medals at the Olympics and World Championships, is also showing great power with her voice. On Wednesday September 15th, Simone with Maggie Nichols, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman  in a Senate hearing spoke about the FBI’s mismanagement…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

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