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Winter Olympics preview
Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu This year, the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing. This will be the first time that Olympic games will not be held 2 years apart from each other, and 4 years apart from themselves. The Winter Olympic Games will be the second Games to be held in the…
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NFL playoff recap: divisional round
Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu The Divisional round of this year’s NFL playoffs were nothing short of extraordinary. For each game, fans were glued to their televisions as the action unfolded Saturday and Sunday. Three of the four games played this past weekend resulted in upsets as well as the road team coming in and…
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The Betty White Challenge
Abby Lipscomb Staff Writer atl5355@psu.edu Finally, the internet has recently brought some good into the world. Last Monday, January 17, a new challenge arose on Twitter spread across the internet like wildfire and raised about $12.7 million for animal shelters and rescues all over the country. It is absolutely amazing that these proceeds will…
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Should Lee-King Day be celebrated?
Spencer Finley Politics Editor sjf5814@psu.edu Monday, January 17, 2022, was Martin Luther King Jr. Day for most of the United States, but in the states of Alabama and Mississippi, the 17th marked another state holiday celebrated alongside Martin Luther King Day- Robert E. Lee’s Birthday. That these two men are celebrated on the same…
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Mental health tips for quarantine
Courtney Balcombe Creativity Editor clb6264@psu.edu The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is one that really tests a person’s mental health. If you get COVID and you’re prescribed antibiotics that can help relieve some of the symptoms of COVID, they inform you that you can’t take some of your antidepressants. So how does one handle their mental health…
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