Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Tex.-“He was my hero,” Elizabeth Holguin, Espinoza’s mother, told the paper. “He was just brave enough to go do what he wanted and to help out people. That’s who he was, he was just perfect.” Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23, of Roseville, Calif. –…

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor mvk5945@psu.edu The two decade long war in Afghanistan has finally come to an end, with an uncertain future for Afghans ahead. The withdrawal of American troops from the region, which was completed on August 30th, a day ahead of schedule, was a chaotic and tragic string of events.  President Ashraf Ghani…

Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On the 24th of August, following the announcement that Pfizer’s vaccination against COVID-19 received full approval from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the Department of Defense released new guidance requiring that all members of the armed forces receive vaccination against COVID-19 or risk suffering consequences.  “Mandatory vaccinations are familiar…

Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Tex.-“He was my hero,” Elizabeth Holguin, Espinoza’s mother, told the paper. “He was just brave enough to go do what he wanted and to help out people. That’s who he was, he was just perfect.” Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23, of Roseville, Calif. –…

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor mvk5945@psu.edu The two decade long war in Afghanistan has finally come to an end, with an uncertain future for Afghans ahead. The withdrawal of American troops from the region, which was completed on August 30th, a day ahead of schedule, was a chaotic and tragic string of events.  President Ashraf Ghani…

Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On the 24th of August, following the announcement that Pfizer’s vaccination against COVID-19 received full approval from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the Department of Defense released new guidance requiring that all members of the armed forces receive vaccination against COVID-19 or risk suffering consequences.  “Mandatory vaccinations are familiar…

Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Tex.-“He was my hero,” Elizabeth Holguin, Espinoza’s mother, told the paper. “He was just brave enough to go do what he wanted and to help out people. That’s who he was, he was just perfect.” Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23, of Roseville, Calif. –…

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor mvk5945@psu.edu The two decade long war in Afghanistan has finally come to an end, with an uncertain future for Afghans ahead. The withdrawal of American troops from the region, which was completed on August 30th, a day ahead of schedule, was a chaotic and tragic string of events.  President Ashraf Ghani…

Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On the 24th of August, following the announcement that Pfizer’s vaccination against COVID-19 received full approval from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the Department of Defense released new guidance requiring that all members of the armed forces receive vaccination against COVID-19 or risk suffering consequences.  “Mandatory vaccinations are familiar…

Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Tex.-“He was my hero,” Elizabeth Holguin, Espinoza’s mother, told the paper. “He was just brave enough to go do what he wanted and to help out people. That’s who he was, he was just perfect.” Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23, of Roseville, Calif. –…

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor mvk5945@psu.edu The two decade long war in Afghanistan has finally come to an end, with an uncertain future for Afghans ahead. The withdrawal of American troops from the region, which was completed on August 30th, a day ahead of schedule, was a chaotic and tragic string of events.  President Ashraf Ghani…

Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On the 24th of August, following the announcement that Pfizer’s vaccination against COVID-19 received full approval from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the Department of Defense released new guidance requiring that all members of the armed forces receive vaccination against COVID-19 or risk suffering consequences.  “Mandatory vaccinations are familiar…

Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…