• The Met Gala 2021: A Tribute to “American Independence”

    Lydia Glenn  Staff Writer The Met Gala, a place where fashion is the topic and where celebrities, young creatives, and industry paragons are the displays. This year, the Met Gala, or more formally known as the Costume Institute Gala, was hosted on September the 13 with the theme being “American independence”. The theme of the…

  • R Kelly Faces Multiple Charges

    Kyle McCoy  A/E Editor kzm266@psu.edu Famed R&B singer R Kelly Is currently on trial facing multiple charges of not only sexual assault but also racketeering and Trafficking. After two years of delays, the trial formally began on August 18th, 2021 and it has been going on ever since. The trial comes after years of sexual…

  • Norm MacDonald Passes Away

    Beloved comedian and actor Norm Macdonald passed away on September 14, 2021 at the age of 61 in his Los Angeles home from his nine year private battle with cancer. Macdonald got his first debut in 1990 on David Letterman’s television show doing his own sketch comedy segments. By 1993, he had sat down with…

  • Enchilada Recipe

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Ingredients 1 c. low-sodium organic chicken broth 1 tsp. unflavored gelatin  1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 c. chopped onion ( 1 ½ medium onions) ½ medium jalapeno, seeds and veins removed, chopped 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped ½ tsp. sea salt 2 Tbsp. Fixate taco seasoning (see separate recipe) 1…

  • Climate Night Heats Up

    Kyle McCoy A/E Editor kzm266@psu.edu On September 22nd seven late-night talk shows will team up to host the very first “Climate Night”. The event is designed to raise awareness of the climate change crisis and it will run through all seven shows. Each program on this day will focus exclusively on climate change and its…

  • Texas Voting Legislation

    Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

  • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

  • Advancing DNA Technology Allows 9/11 Victims Remains to be Identified 

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  Nearly every American knows about the horrific events that occurred on September 11th, 2001. The names of those we lost are written on memorials across the country.  However, at the World Trade Center, where 2,574 lives were lost, 1100 of those who lost their lives that day are yet to…

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