• Recycling: Sustainability on Campus 

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  Each year, a significant amount of recyclable waste ends up in landfills, polluting the earth. On campus at Penn State Behrend it is easy to reduce the amount in which an individual contributes to landfill waste by utilizing the various sustainable resources around campus. Resources available to students range from…

  • Southlake School District: Including Opposing Viewpoints of the Holocaust in Curriculum

    Amy Love Opinion Editor aml7458@psu.edu A school district in Southlake, Texas has recently been the star of the latest controversy. At the beginning of October, school district Carroll Independent School District, ISD, had a training session with teachers that had Gina Peddy, the executive director of curriculum and instruction for the district, who ushered the…

  • Shapiro: attorney general breaks with Gov. Wolf

    Alanna Gillis Contributing Writer amg7393@psu.edu Josh Shapiro, Democrat, announced in his first campaign address on October 13th, 2021, that he will be breaking from Governor Wolf on the basis of Wolf’s proposed plans to hinder climate change.    Wolf has worked for two years in an attempt to finalize regulations that would make Pennsylvania adopt…

  • Paws for empowerment 

    Lydia Glenn  Contributing Writer Paws for Empowerment, which was started and run by Grace Colman, was established in 2011 to help victims of domestic violence. She started the program when she rescued a dog from her local animal shelter. She stated that she wanted to give her new pet a sense of purpose and a…

  • World Series

    Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu The Atlanta Braves are one game away from winning the 2021 MLB World Series as they lead against the Houston Astros, three games to two. In this best of seven matchup, game six will be played in Houston, Texas on November 2.  In game five, the Astros’ bullpen dominated. All…

  • NHL

    Matthew Bores Contributing Writer mdb5896@psu.edu The NHL is now officially back and that brings back new things to talk about! The biggest story this week comes out of Chicago and the abuse of Kyle Beach. Beach and Commissioner Bettman talked about how they can better protect players from this happening. In other news, the only…

  • Incident at PSU White Out Game

    Amy Love Opinion Editor aml7458@psu.edu During Penn State’s White Out game on September 18, there was an incident that occured in the student section of the stadium. Five students of Penn State reported to University police that they were inappropriately touched during the game against Auburn.    Liam Kirk, who is from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania,…

  • GWOT threatening to take on Paul

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu On October 1st, Claressa Shields challenged Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul to a match in which she claimed she could beat him.   “I wasn’t talking s**t about Jake Paul yesterday.” Shields told TMZ Sports. “What I was speaking was facts. Jake Paul gets inside a boxing ring with me,…

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