Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu The Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore gave a generous donation to Baltimore students of 1,000 free Chromebooks for accessible education. This donation was made by Dell Technologies and the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition partnership.  Kindergarten through 12th-grade students who participated in Baltimore’s library program received free laptops. Each student…

Amy Love  Opinions Editor aml7458@psu.edu  In February, popular sales platform Esty announced their fee increase. Displeased with this announcement, sellers that use the app communicated through platforms, such as Twitter, to organize a campaign.  Their goal is to have Etsy return the fees to what they were previously, as well as reexamine their core values.…

Alanna Gilis  Opinions Editor  amg7393@psu.edu Hans Zimmer recently won the Oscar for best original soundtrack for his composition in “Dune”. In total, the German composer has won 45 awards for his soundtracks.  There’s so much I could say about his music. I’ve been listening to it for years, and it provides the perfect background music…

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Hopefully soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has had to undergo outrageous and irrelevant questions throughout her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Upon appointment, Judge Jackon will be the first Black female Supreme Court Justice.  Jackson’s confirmation hearings have been controversial, to say the very least. A certain amount of…

Abby Lipscomb  atl5355@psu.edu With every award show, there is a red carpet, and with every red carpet, there is fashion. Though, whether or not the fashion is good or bad is left to the audience to decide. And the Academy Awards 94th iteration has been no different with fans split on some of their favorite…

Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu The Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore gave a generous donation to Baltimore students of 1,000 free Chromebooks for accessible education. This donation was made by Dell Technologies and the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition partnership.  Kindergarten through 12th-grade students who participated in Baltimore’s library program received free laptops. Each student…

Amy Love  Opinions Editor aml7458@psu.edu  In February, popular sales platform Esty announced their fee increase. Displeased with this announcement, sellers that use the app communicated through platforms, such as Twitter, to organize a campaign.  Their goal is to have Etsy return the fees to what they were previously, as well as reexamine their core values.…

Alanna Gilis  Opinions Editor  amg7393@psu.edu Hans Zimmer recently won the Oscar for best original soundtrack for his composition in “Dune”. In total, the German composer has won 45 awards for his soundtracks.  There’s so much I could say about his music. I’ve been listening to it for years, and it provides the perfect background music…

Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Hopefully soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has had to undergo outrageous and irrelevant questions throughout her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Upon appointment, Judge Jackon will be the first Black female Supreme Court Justice.  Jackson’s confirmation hearings have been controversial, to say the very least. A certain amount of…

Abby Lipscomb  atl5355@psu.edu With every award show, there is a red carpet, and with every red carpet, there is fashion. Though, whether or not the fashion is good or bad is left to the audience to decide. And the Academy Awards 94th iteration has been no different with fans split on some of their favorite…