• Toxic Algae Blooms on Lake Erie: Do they pose a risk to us?

    Alanna Gillis  Staff Writer If you’ve visited Lake Erie anytime during late summer or early fall, you may have noticed the water seems greener than usual. This is typically caused by algae that grows within the lake, called cyanobacteria. The specific genus of this cyanobacteria changes depending on what season it is, as certain types…

  • National Nursing Shortage Stokes COVID Fires

    Amy Love B/S Editor aml7458@psu.edu On September 28th, Pennsylvania State Nurse Association is planning to gather in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to lobby for a new legislation called Patient Safety Act. The purpose of this new act is to secure more nurses and to ensure top-care for patients. With this new measure, there will be a limit…

  • Lyft and Uber Offering to Cover Legal Fees for Those Who are Sued Under SB8

    Amy Love B/S Editor aml7458@psu.edu Lyft and Uber have both stated that they are offering to cover 100% of the legal fees that can occur with the new law that has recently passed in Texas. The new law in Texas is a restrictive abortion ban, making abortions after six weeks illegal, as well as allowing…

  • Expanded Unemployment Benefits Expire

    Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu Over Labor Day weekend, emergency unemployment assistance, including expanded unemployment eligibility and duration and increased unemployment benefits, enacted in 2020 expired.   According to NPR, over 12 million Americans benefited from expanded unemployment, with many people receiving unemployment when they otherwise would not have, or otherwise receiving increased payments. Over…

  • Erie Receives Nearly 300k for Opioid Prevention Program Funding

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu On Wednesday September 8th 2021, Democratic State Representatives Pat Harkins and Bob Merski announced that Erie would be receiving $299,733 from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, PCCD.  This funding will be used to continue an Erie pilot program aimed at educating students on the dangers of opioids. The…

  • Sidney Crosby Out Six Weeks With Wrist Injury

    Pittsburgh Penguins franchise cornerstone Sidney Crosby is expected to recover from a wrist surgery in about six weeks, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said. The surgery puts Crosby out of commission for all of training camp. If the recovery takes as long as the Penguins expect, he will also miss the first week of the…

  • #11 Penn State wins big over Ball State Cardinals 44-13

    Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu The Penn State Nittany Lions played their first home game of the season and for the first time since 2019 as they faced off against their opponents, the Ball State Cardinals. Over 100,000 fans were in attendance at Beaver Stadium. The contest was never really close out of the gate…

  • NFL Recap Week One

    Jay Biggerstaff – USA TODAY Sports Matt Mahias – Sports Ed7itor mcm5909@psu.edu The NFL is finally back! With matchups from the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Cleveland Browns, to the Dallas Cowboys versus the defending super bowl champions the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, football fans were in for a treat this past weekend. Once again, fans…

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