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Sex Toy Bingo in McGarvey Commons
Amanda Ross Staff Writer amr8469@psu.edu Sex Toy Bingo was held in McGarvey Commons on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024. A total of 120 prizes were given away, two of which were larger grand prizes. The event was co-hosted by the Lion Entertainment Board and GASE and MC’d by prominent local drag queen Debbie. The bingo included…
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“Heartstopper” and “Rocketman” star Kit Connor and “West Side Story” Rachel Zegler star to make their Broadway debuts in new “Romeo + Juliet” production
Madison Meeks Editor-In-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu NEW YORK – Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler have been announced to be making their Broadway debuts in the new production of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo + Juliet.” The two will play the roles of Romeo and Juliet, respectively. The 1596 classic about the star-crossed romance between the children of two feuding…
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Behrend Theatre students bend and snap into the world of “Legally Blonde the Musical”
Madison Meeks Editor-In-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu On Thursday, April 11, I had the opportunity to sit and watch Penn State Behrend’s spring musical production of “Legally Blonde.” The musical is based on the movie and novel of the same name. It is directed by Emily Cassano, choreographed by Em Wood and Jenna Baker, and the music was…
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Nancy Eimers: poet, mannequin enthusiast, and Judy Garland fan
We artists all have our obsessions. They come and go, they haunt us, inspire us, and move us to create in unthought-of-before ways. Nancy Eimers calls these “affinities”. On Thursday, April 4, as our second Spring 2024 Smith Reader, Eimers read from her 2011 poetry collection “Oz” and her 2022 poetry collection “Human Figures” as…
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Erie Retina Research hosts eclipse-related walk-in vision clinic
ARI CONNERTY-SINGER – News Editor aic5296@psu.edu Clinicians at Erie Retina Research offered walk-in vision check-ups free of charge on Tuesday, examining dozens of patients who experienced naked-eye exposure to the sun while observing Monday’s total solar eclipse. Even in the presence of persistent warnings in eclipse-related media against looking directly at the sun without an…
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Former Pittsburgh Penguin Konstantin Koltsov dead at 42
Konstantin Koltsov, a former Pittsburgh Penguin, died Mar. 19, 2024. He had played for both the Penguins and Belarus national team and was only 42 at the time of his death. Koltsov was born Apr. 17, 1981, in the then USSR. He began his playing career in 1997, playing for the Belarus first division, or…
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Jodi Hildebrant is claimed to be possessed by Ruby Franke’s husband
WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH – Kevin Franke, who filed for divorce from YouTube mom Ruby Franke in November 2023 after she was convinced of child abuse, claims that Jodi Hildebrandt was possessed. Hildebrandt was Ruby Franke’s business partner and has also been arrested for child abuse. According to NBC News, “The two were arrested in August…
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AI now being used to reduce commercial food waste
Food waste is a huge problem currently. According to the Recycle Track system, 60 million tons of food is thrown away each year. That is around 40 percent of the entire food supply! Some of this food is tossed by households who either had it expire or figured they don’t want it anymore. Of course,…
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