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Must Haves for Your Dorm Room
Claudia Rivera Managing Editor Cmr6395@psu.edu Starting college can be one of the scariest, and exciting, things that a student can experience. Leaving your childish room and the four high school walls you have been staring at for four long years is the start of a crazy adventure. Your new college dorm will be…
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Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dead at 62 after battle with pancreatic cancer
[Pic: therealdeal.com] Giselle Liu Business Editor yzl5979@psu.edu The president and CEO of Marriott International, Arne Sorenson, died on February 15th after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. In May 2019, the company announced that Mr. Sorenson, 62, had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was beginning treatment. Earlier at the beginning of February Marriott International…
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Gas prices climb toward $3 in Erie
[pic: goerie.com] Giselle Liu Business Editor yzl5979@psu.edu As the weather is not getting more ideal over time, the cost of a gallon of gasoline is imperceptibly moving near $3 in Erie, PA. According to Erie Times-News, the average cost of auto fuel in Erie on Tuesday was $2.855, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price…
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Malcolm and Marie Review
The Fairfield Mirror/ Malcolm & Marie Claudia Rivera Managing Editor Cmr6395@psu.edu A young director on the brink of success after debuting his new movie, and a struggling actress battling drug addiction, engage in a toxic night-long argument. The film’s main characters, Marie, is played by Zendaya Coleman,24, known famously for her role in Disney’s…
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From One Direction to Movie Star
Getty Images Briona Bargerstock bnb5387@psu.edu Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Harry Styles is set to star alongside The Crown star Emma Corrin in his third film My Policeman. The movie is based on a book of the same title written by Bethan Roberts. The plot consists of an encounter in the 1990s that resurfaces memories…
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SGA Update
Mason Bennett Editor-in-Chief mxb5302@psu.edu With Behrend’s return to campus this week, the university’s Student Government Association (SGA) aided student arrival by providing key information at their meeting last Thursday, February 11. SGA held their second meeting in February last week to prepare for an in-person return, touching on many key details, events and imperative information…
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Pete Buttigieg becomes first Senate confirmed openly gay Cabinet Secretary
Photo Credits: Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Getty Images Madison Kwiecinski News Editor mvk5945@psu.edu Pete Buttigieg was recently confirmed as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Transportation, making him the first-ever openly gay Cabinet Secretary to be confirmed by the Senate. Buttigieg was a Democratic Presidential candidate early on in the 2020 race and was also…
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College Redesign Could Lower Tuition Costs
Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The redesigning of Pennsylvania state universities could lower tuition costs by 25 percent in the next five years. However, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein said that the “stretch” goal of reducing student cost cannot be achieved without some dramatic changes in the system’s structure.…
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