• Adele and the Body Positivity Movement

    Amy Love Opinions Editor aml7458@psu.edu Beginning with a birthday post from Adele herself, the talk surrounding her weight loss has been ongoing for months. She posted a photo of herself on Instagram in May 2020, and has recently shared her feelings toward the responses she has received. She addressed this during the CBS special “Adele…

  • Twitter blue: A new type of subscription service

    Twitter recently announced that they are changing some aspects of their beloved app to make users happier.  Twitter took feedback from users who thought the app could use a tweak and decided to make a Twitter that one could subscribe to.  On June 3, Twitter released this new subscription option to Canada and Australia, but…

  • Pfizer’s newest COVID defense: PAXLOVIDTM

    Lydia Glenn  Staff Writer Pfizer’s strategy to prevent and defeat COVID has recently broadened. On November 5, Pfizer released the results of their studies that they have been conducting. The push for a COVID pill is to reduce and prevent COVID related deaths.  Pfizer’s press release, available on their website, states that they will submit…

  • NASA’s DART Mission

    Amy Love Opinions Editor aml7458@psu.edu On November 23, NASA launched a probe named DART, which stands for Double Asteroid Redirection Test. It was launched off of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9, and the location from which it was launched was Vandenberg Space in California. The cost of this mission was 330 million dollars. This is…

  • Cryptocurrency Investing Hamster Mr. Goxx Passes Away

    Noah Esper Staff Writer nle5099@psu.edu Last week, the cryptocurrency community gave a mournful farewell to the beloved Mr. Goxx who passed away last wednesday. Mr. Goxx was a notable investor who was famous for his outstanding financial performance. He even outperformed big name investors like Warren Buffet and the S&P 500. The only thing that…

  • Surviving the Holidays with Mental Health

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The holidays can be stressful for many people, especially for those dealing with the loss of a loved one. Here are some tips to help you when the holidays become too much.   Take a breather. Make some time for yourself. Find an activity you enjoy. Take a break by…

  • Holiday Movies

    Editors: How the Grinch Stole Christmas- Claudia Rivera A Charlie Brown Christmas- Mary Murphy A Christmas Story- Madison Kwiecinski Nightmare Before Christmas- Alanna Gillis ELF- Amy Love It’s A Wonderful Life- RuthAnn Dave Rocky IV- Kyle McCoy National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation- Lydia Glenn Home Alone 2- Matt Mathias The Polar Express- Dan Sanford Love Actually-…

  • STARSET: a concert that had me over the moon

    Alanna Gillis Opinions Editor amg7393@psu.edu On Monday, November 15, 2021, cinematic rock band STARSET, played a show in Harrisburg PA. The show was part of their 2021 “HORIZONS” tour to celebrate their newest album by the same name, which was released on October 22, 2021.    The group, boasting more than 2 million monthly listeners…

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