• Pennsylvania Senate race coverage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu The Pennsylvania Senate race has drawn national attention this year, with candidates Dr. Oz and John Fetterman running a tight race. The Senate currently has a 50/50 split, with all ties being broken by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, meaning this Senate seat has the power to flip the majority…

    • Beaver Stadium green lights alcohol sales

      Mary Pintea – Staff Writer mvp5879@psu.edu Photo Credit: Min Xian / WPSU Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is joining some of its Big 10 cohorts in authorizing the sale of alcohol in their stadiums. Though alcohol sales aren’t a new concept for the stadium—club and suite areas have been permitted alcohol since 2016—Happy Valley has certainly…

    • Erie Blook Bank facing shortage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credit – Erie Community Blood Bank The Community Blood Bank in Erie is currently seeking donations to help boost its blood supply. The Erie Community Blood Bank is the sole supplier to 19 of the region’s local hospitals and is therefore always seeking donations.  The Blood Bank takes donations…

    • Deadline for PA marijuana pardons

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credits: Moussa81/Getty Image Pennsylvania is offering a one-time state-wide pardon project to help expunge certain non-violent minor marijuana convictions from peoples records. The application for pardons is free, online, and nearing its end soon. The Board of Pardons is accepting applications received from September 1 to September 30, leaving…

    • Gov. Tom Wolf activates PA Task Force to aid Puerto Rico

      Chantel Rodriguez – Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu   Governor Tom Wolf initiated two members of Pennsylvania Task Force 1 (PATF-1) Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) deployed to Puerto Rico to aid response operations as category 3 Hurricane Fiona made landfall. “We will work with our federal partners to closely monitor conditions on the island and provide…

    • Pennsylvania Senate race coverage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu The Pennsylvania Senate race has drawn national attention this year, with candidates Dr. Oz and John Fetterman running a tight race. The Senate currently has a 50/50 split, with all ties being broken by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, meaning this Senate seat has the power to flip the majority…

    • Beaver Stadium green lights alcohol sales

      Mary Pintea – Staff Writer mvp5879@psu.edu Photo Credit: Min Xian / WPSU Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is joining some of its Big 10 cohorts in authorizing the sale of alcohol in their stadiums. Though alcohol sales aren’t a new concept for the stadium—club and suite areas have been permitted alcohol since 2016—Happy Valley has certainly…

    • Erie Blook Bank facing shortage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credit – Erie Community Blood Bank The Community Blood Bank in Erie is currently seeking donations to help boost its blood supply. The Erie Community Blood Bank is the sole supplier to 19 of the region’s local hospitals and is therefore always seeking donations.  The Blood Bank takes donations…

    • Deadline for PA marijuana pardons

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credits: Moussa81/Getty Image Pennsylvania is offering a one-time state-wide pardon project to help expunge certain non-violent minor marijuana convictions from peoples records. The application for pardons is free, online, and nearing its end soon. The Board of Pardons is accepting applications received from September 1 to September 30, leaving…

    • Gov. Tom Wolf activates PA Task Force to aid Puerto Rico

      Chantel Rodriguez – Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu   Governor Tom Wolf initiated two members of Pennsylvania Task Force 1 (PATF-1) Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) deployed to Puerto Rico to aid response operations as category 3 Hurricane Fiona made landfall. “We will work with our federal partners to closely monitor conditions on the island and provide…

    • Pennsylvania Senate race coverage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu The Pennsylvania Senate race has drawn national attention this year, with candidates Dr. Oz and John Fetterman running a tight race. The Senate currently has a 50/50 split, with all ties being broken by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, meaning this Senate seat has the power to flip the majority…

    • Beaver Stadium green lights alcohol sales

      Mary Pintea – Staff Writer mvp5879@psu.edu Photo Credit: Min Xian / WPSU Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is joining some of its Big 10 cohorts in authorizing the sale of alcohol in their stadiums. Though alcohol sales aren’t a new concept for the stadium—club and suite areas have been permitted alcohol since 2016—Happy Valley has certainly…

    • Erie Blook Bank facing shortage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credit – Erie Community Blood Bank The Community Blood Bank in Erie is currently seeking donations to help boost its blood supply. The Erie Community Blood Bank is the sole supplier to 19 of the region’s local hospitals and is therefore always seeking donations.  The Blood Bank takes donations…

    • Deadline for PA marijuana pardons

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credits: Moussa81/Getty Image Pennsylvania is offering a one-time state-wide pardon project to help expunge certain non-violent minor marijuana convictions from peoples records. The application for pardons is free, online, and nearing its end soon. The Board of Pardons is accepting applications received from September 1 to September 30, leaving…

    • Gov. Tom Wolf activates PA Task Force to aid Puerto Rico

      Chantel Rodriguez – Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu   Governor Tom Wolf initiated two members of Pennsylvania Task Force 1 (PATF-1) Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) deployed to Puerto Rico to aid response operations as category 3 Hurricane Fiona made landfall. “We will work with our federal partners to closely monitor conditions on the island and provide…

    • Pennsylvania Senate race coverage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu The Pennsylvania Senate race has drawn national attention this year, with candidates Dr. Oz and John Fetterman running a tight race. The Senate currently has a 50/50 split, with all ties being broken by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, meaning this Senate seat has the power to flip the majority…

    • Beaver Stadium green lights alcohol sales

      Mary Pintea – Staff Writer mvp5879@psu.edu Photo Credit: Min Xian / WPSU Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is joining some of its Big 10 cohorts in authorizing the sale of alcohol in their stadiums. Though alcohol sales aren’t a new concept for the stadium—club and suite areas have been permitted alcohol since 2016—Happy Valley has certainly…

    • Erie Blook Bank facing shortage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credit – Erie Community Blood Bank The Community Blood Bank in Erie is currently seeking donations to help boost its blood supply. The Erie Community Blood Bank is the sole supplier to 19 of the region’s local hospitals and is therefore always seeking donations.  The Blood Bank takes donations…

    • Deadline for PA marijuana pardons

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credits: Moussa81/Getty Image Pennsylvania is offering a one-time state-wide pardon project to help expunge certain non-violent minor marijuana convictions from peoples records. The application for pardons is free, online, and nearing its end soon. The Board of Pardons is accepting applications received from September 1 to September 30, leaving…

    • Gov. Tom Wolf activates PA Task Force to aid Puerto Rico

      Chantel Rodriguez – Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu   Governor Tom Wolf initiated two members of Pennsylvania Task Force 1 (PATF-1) Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) deployed to Puerto Rico to aid response operations as category 3 Hurricane Fiona made landfall. “We will work with our federal partners to closely monitor conditions on the island and provide…

    • Pennsylvania Senate race coverage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu The Pennsylvania Senate race has drawn national attention this year, with candidates Dr. Oz and John Fetterman running a tight race. The Senate currently has a 50/50 split, with all ties being broken by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, meaning this Senate seat has the power to flip the majority…

    • Beaver Stadium green lights alcohol sales

      Mary Pintea – Staff Writer mvp5879@psu.edu Photo Credit: Min Xian / WPSU Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is joining some of its Big 10 cohorts in authorizing the sale of alcohol in their stadiums. Though alcohol sales aren’t a new concept for the stadium—club and suite areas have been permitted alcohol since 2016—Happy Valley has certainly…

    • Erie Blook Bank facing shortage

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credit – Erie Community Blood Bank The Community Blood Bank in Erie is currently seeking donations to help boost its blood supply. The Erie Community Blood Bank is the sole supplier to 19 of the region’s local hospitals and is therefore always seeking donations.  The Blood Bank takes donations…

    • Deadline for PA marijuana pardons

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu  Photo Credits: Moussa81/Getty Image Pennsylvania is offering a one-time state-wide pardon project to help expunge certain non-violent minor marijuana convictions from peoples records. The application for pardons is free, online, and nearing its end soon. The Board of Pardons is accepting applications received from September 1 to September 30, leaving…

    • Gov. Tom Wolf activates PA Task Force to aid Puerto Rico

      Chantel Rodriguez – Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu   Governor Tom Wolf initiated two members of Pennsylvania Task Force 1 (PATF-1) Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) deployed to Puerto Rico to aid response operations as category 3 Hurricane Fiona made landfall. “We will work with our federal partners to closely monitor conditions on the island and provide…

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