• ‘O Hole-y Night

    Good evening fellow cheez-its and cheezettes, and welcome back to another installment of Drew Dishes. Swiss cheese: quite the wonderfully unique form of coagulation of milk protein casein. It is a one-of-a-kind flavor with an interesting aroma that raises this cheese above the rabble. The question still stands though…is it…perfect?  Cheese: you know it, you…

  • Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Special Someone

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu With Christmas less than a month away, it brings along the question: what to get your significant other? So here are some of the things I got my own boyfriend that you can try. My boyfriend is a huge gaming nerd, which makes it hard to buy things for him…

  • US Canada border reopens 

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  As of Monday November 8, the United States and Canada borders have reopened for travel. However even with borders reopened and increased levels of travel being permitted, there are obstacles that need to be completed in both countries upon entry.    Every individual who enters Canada, including Canadian citizens, must…

  • Randy Geerling speaks to SGA about parking issues

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  At the Student Government Association meeting on October 28, a speaker was brought in to discuss student parking on campus, a problem which SGA has been attempting to address throughout the semester. Randy Geering, Senior Director of Operations at Penn State Behrend, spoke at the meeting, as the Operations Department…

  • President Barron’s Town Hall event on sexual assault and misconduct

    Lydia Glenn Staff Writer On November 8, 2021, President Eric J. Barron hosted a virtual Town Hall event to address and attempt to prevent sexual misconduct.   The Town Hall meeting covered the progress made by Penn State, and the ongoing work they are completing to address the problem of sexual harassment and misconduct. President…

  • PA Commonwealth Court overturns K-12 mask mandate

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  On Wednesday, November 10, Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon ruled that Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of the Health Department lacked the authority to have issued the mask mandate that is currently in effect in PA schools. The order, which was issued in September, was “improperly issued” and was overturned on these grounds. …

  • Jordan Road

    Spencer Finley News Editor sjf5814@psu.edu Jordan Road is the road which runs through the middle of campus, separating the Burke Building, the Smith Chapel and the Junker Center from the rest of campus. However, aside from serving as an inconvenience for students who are late to class, the road is a potential safety hazard for…

  • Gottlieb

    Spencer Finley News Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On Thursday, November 11, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Scott Gottlieb travelled to Penn State Behrend and delivered remarks on the current pandemic and what can be done to prepare for future pandemics.  When asked generally what we need to do to prepare for the next pandemic,…

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