• Celebrating Black History Month

    Lydia Glenn News Editor Lmg5921@psu.edu Every February, the United States honors the contributions and sacrifices of African Americans who have helped to change the nation for the better. According to NPR, “Black History Month celebrates the rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are an indelible part of our country’s history.”  This year’s theme is…

  • Behrend Athletes of the Week

  • Steriod Testing MLB

    Matthew Bores  Mdb5896@psu.edu With the looming cloud of the MLB lockout, a huge doping agreement has expired during this trying time for baseball. Steroid testing has been something the league was on top of, but with the players and MLB at odds, it has expired, and fans should be worried. Both the league and the…

  • Commanders is the new name for the Washington Football Team

    Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer szl414@psu.edu The team unveiled its new name, the Commanders, on Wednesday morning, after 87 years with its previous name and two years as the Washington Football Team. The team’s new logo and clothing were also presented. Throughout the 20-month process, Washington’s officials — club president Jason Wright and coach Ron Rivera…

  • Shaun White’s snowboarding career comes to an end but his legacy lives on

    Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu Shaun White, the snowboarder who set the standards for men’s halfpipe snowboarding and invented the Double McTwist 1260, rode in his last ever Olympics on February 11, 2022.  Shaun White had performed 2 runs, the first one landing him in the 50s and the second in the high 80s. His…

  • Russian figure skating superstar accused of doping

    Alanna Gillis Opinions Editor amg7393@psu.edu Kamila Valieva became the first woman to land a quad at the Olympics on Monday, January 7. The Russian teenager, just 15, had performed an incredible maneuver that made history. This year’s Winter Olympics was Valieva’s first exposure to skating at the world-championship level. “I believe that I am coping…

  • LA Rams are Super Bowl Champions

    Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu  After 12 years with the Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford is finally an NFL champion. The storyline of the matchup at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles was staged around a battle between two former number one draft pick quarterbacks drafted 11 years apart with Stafford and his opponent Joe Burrow. The…

  • Back-to-back double female win in Olympic Halfpipe

    Courtney Balcome Creative Editor clb6264@psu.edu With the 2022 Winter Olympics coming close to an end, one U.S. female athlete has made Olympic history as the first female to win back-to-back gold medals. Chloe Kim first competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics where she took home the gold at 17-years-old. According to Time, she recalled her…

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