• Should Lee-King Day be celebrated?

    Spencer Finley Politics Editor sjf5814@psu.edu   Monday, January 17, 2022, was Martin Luther King Jr. Day for most of the United States, but in the states of Alabama and Mississippi, the 17th marked another state holiday celebrated alongside Martin Luther King Day- Robert E. Lee’s Birthday. That these two men are celebrated on the same…

  • Mental health tips for quarantine

    Courtney Balcombe Creativity Editor clb6264@psu.edu The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is one that really tests a person’s mental health. If you get COVID and you’re prescribed antibiotics that can help relieve some of the symptoms of COVID, they inform you that you can’t take some of your antidepressants. So how does one handle their mental health…

  • Celebrating Betty White

    Amy Love Opinions Editor aml7458@psu.edu Just three weeks shy of her 100th birthday, beloved actress Betty White passed away on December 31, 2021. White had a long career in show business, which all started in 1949. White was born on January 17, 1922. While growing up, she had dreams of being a forest ranger or…

  • Five books to add to your reading list

    Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu Beautiful World, Where are You by Sally Rooney This book is one of the best books I have read in a while. Sally Rooney is a master at pulling audiences in and making them feel the characters emotions. Throughout the story, her characters struggle with the many things we as…

  • Tax season comes early

    Noah Esper Staff Writer Nle5099@psu.edu This year’s tax season will begin on January 24, 17 days earlier than it has in previous years due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic causing processing delays. The IRS urges individuals to take the necessary steps to ensure that their tax forms are turned in on time in order…

  • Schools in Pennsylvania are reverting to virtual classrooms

    Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer  As a result of an increase in COVID-19 instances among their personnel and students, a growing number of big school districts across Pennsylvania are returning to remote learning. Last Monday, nearly 100 schools in the Philadelphia area began the process of returning to remote learning. Officials blame a scarcity of staff…

  • Historical Local Roller Coaster Accidentally Burns Down 

    Amy Love Opinions Editor aml7458@psu.edu On January 11, there was a fire that became uncontrolled at the local amusement park, Exposition Park, that was nearby at Conneaut Lake. There were no injuries in this fire, however, the rollercoaster, Blue Streak, was severely damaged.  The Blue Streak was built in 1937, and has been operating on…

  • Gregory S. Mancini, 32 ex coach in Erie pleads Guilty with illicit sexual conduct with minor

    Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer    Gregory S. Mancini, a then 29-year-old coach and teacher from Erie, had his scheme disrupted by investigators from a Georgia sheriff’s office in November 2018. He had flown to the Atlanta area to meet a 13-year-old boy with whom he had previously had sexually explicit internet discussions. Mancini told Georgia…

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