• Behrend Esports

    Spencer Finley (sjf5814@psu) – Politics Editor Dan Sanford (das6267@psu) – Sports Editor New and exciting teams have emerged to represent Penn State Behrend this fall. They came to win in team games rising in popularity: video games. The Penn State Behrend Esports League was officially established earlier in the Fall Semester by club manager and…

  • Digital Memorial on November 9th

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@pus.edu The School of Humanities and Social Sciences, along with the Lilley Library, will be hosting an event for a global program hosted by the Arolsen Archives in Germany on November 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.   The event is meant to help the Arolsen Archives create a digital…

  • Behrend Medallion awarded to the Prischaks

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Penn State has awarded its highest award, the Behrend Medallion, to Joe and Isabel Prischak.   According to Penn State, the Behrend Medallion is given to individuals who, by their service to society, have brought honor to their profession, their community, and themselves. This marks just the 21st time the…

  • Washington State Football Coach and others fired over COVID

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The Washington State University had to fire their football coach, Nick Rolovich for refusing to get his COVID-19 vaccination, along with four assistant coaches.   Washington’s state mandate against COVID is that workers at state colleges and universities are required to get the vaccine. The mandate also covers public, charter,…

  • Chicago Has its first WNBA championship trophy

    Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer  Szl414@psu.edu For every sports fan, the final quarter, inning, etc. can always be a nail biter which can make or break the team. On October 17th the WNBA had this moment, at the final buzzer, Candace Parker ran down the court in joy. The tears had already started falling seconds before,…

  • PSU Game

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  On Saturday, October 23rd, The Penn State Nittany Lions faced off against the Illinois fighting Illini, in a historic and upsetting nine overtime game. The nine overtimes played in the game elevated it to a new record for overtimes played in college football.  Prior to this only five games had…

  • NFL trade deadline looms nearer

    Dan Sanford Sports Editor das6267@psu With the 2021 NFL trade deadline set for Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. ET, it’s time for managers to start thinking about which players should be looked at as pieces to send to contending teams.   The struggling Philadelphia Eagles have already begun shipping out former stars. Fan favorite,…

  • NBA opening week headlines

    Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu A week has passed and the NBA has once again kicked off it’s season. However, headlines from the start of the season have been about anything but basketball. Between vaccine drama ensuing in Brooklyn and brotherly love being forgotten in Philadelphia, the action has unfortunately taken a backseat. With that…

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