• Car companies Have Teamed Up to Manufacture New Hydrogen Fuel Cells

    Headline: Car companies Have Teamed Up to Manufacture New Hydrogen Fuel Cells Author: Alex Bowser, Editor of Science and Technology   On January 27, companies General Motors (GM), Navistar, OneH2, and J.B. Hunt announced a partnership with the goal to create a “customer implementation of a zero-emission long-haul system,” according to Persio Lisboa, Navistar President,…

  • COVID is Ruining the Learning Process

    Headline: COVID is Ruining the Learning Process Author: Courtney Balcombe, News Editor   I am not one to usually complain about how my classes are taught, but with the COVID pandemic, it’s understandable why some classes are taught the way they are. Yet, it also feels like more of a hassle even though we pick…

  • Restoring a Broken Sleep Schedule 

    Headline: Restoring a Broken Sleep Schedule  “I just wish I could sleep!” Is an all-too-common phrase shared amongst friends and family lately, in which loved ones describe the nightmarishly sleepless nights that leave them both frustrated and exhausted throughout the days thereafter. Especially during this unique era of increased screen time, heightened stress levels, and…

  • How to be a Successful Online Student

    Headline: How to be a Successful Online Student Author: Mary Murphy, Lifestyles Editor Mem6812@psu.edu Learning online can be difficult. The lack of in-person communication combined with the ability to turn off one’s camera and sleep makes the educational experience less than ideal. Given the current circumstances, this imperfect scenario is the reality. Though it is…

  • 7 Fun Quarantine Friendly Activities

    Headline: 7 Fun Quarantine Friendly Activities Author: Giselle Liu, Business Editor yzl5979@psu.edu The beginning of a new semester is always overwhelming. While handling school work, it’ll be sad for college students if they have to coop themselves up in their rooms during the pandemic. What else can they do when the local events are all…

  • What Happened to Game Stocks?

    Headline: What Happened to Game Stocks? Author: Giselle Liu yzl5979@psu.edu Last Friday, young retail investors have pushed the shares of video games retailer, GameStop, to a record high. They surprisingly won the competition to institutional investors in the New York stock exchange (NYSE). Although the conflict over the firm has only recently been mutated into…

  • Kristen Stewart Plays Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’

    Headline: Kristen Stewart plays princess Diana in ‘Spencer’ Author: Stephanie Logue sz1414@psu.edu Kristen Stewart transforms into Princess Diana for the new movie “Spencer” Kristen Stewart’s viral photo of a striking resemblance to the honorable princess Diana has been all over social media. “Spencer” takes place around December of 1991 where it is known that Princess…

  • Pirates walk the plank

    Headline: Pirates walk the plank Author: Kendrick Imler After going 19-41 last season the Pittsburgh Pirates organization is looking to rebuild by trading away some of their best players. In December of 2020, the Pirates traded first baseman, Josh Bell, to the Washington Nationals in exchange for two pitchers Wil Crowe and Eddy Yean. Bell,…

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