• New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • The University of Idaho slayings: what to know

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor  mvm7037@psu.edu MOSCOW, IDAHO – Four innocent University of Idaho students lost their lives in a tragic attack in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022.  So many questions about the University of Idaho slayings are currently unanswered. But here is what is currently known about the investigation.  What happened…

    • Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first week in office

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On Tuesday, January 17, former Governor Tom Wolf left office, and Governo Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Governor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shapiro was sworn into office with his hand atop three Jewish Bibles outside the state Capitol.  Each of the three Bibles he places his hand on has significance…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • The University of Idaho slayings: what to know

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor  mvm7037@psu.edu MOSCOW, IDAHO – Four innocent University of Idaho students lost their lives in a tragic attack in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022.  So many questions about the University of Idaho slayings are currently unanswered. But here is what is currently known about the investigation.  What happened…

    • Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first week in office

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On Tuesday, January 17, former Governor Tom Wolf left office, and Governo Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Governor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shapiro was sworn into office with his hand atop three Jewish Bibles outside the state Capitol.  Each of the three Bibles he places his hand on has significance…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • The University of Idaho slayings: what to know

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor  mvm7037@psu.edu MOSCOW, IDAHO – Four innocent University of Idaho students lost their lives in a tragic attack in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022.  So many questions about the University of Idaho slayings are currently unanswered. But here is what is currently known about the investigation.  What happened…

    • Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first week in office

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On Tuesday, January 17, former Governor Tom Wolf left office, and Governo Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Governor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shapiro was sworn into office with his hand atop three Jewish Bibles outside the state Capitol.  Each of the three Bibles he places his hand on has significance…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • The University of Idaho slayings: what to know

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor  mvm7037@psu.edu MOSCOW, IDAHO – Four innocent University of Idaho students lost their lives in a tragic attack in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022.  So many questions about the University of Idaho slayings are currently unanswered. But here is what is currently known about the investigation.  What happened…

    • Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first week in office

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On Tuesday, January 17, former Governor Tom Wolf left office, and Governo Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Governor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shapiro was sworn into office with his hand atop three Jewish Bibles outside the state Capitol.  Each of the three Bibles he places his hand on has significance…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • The University of Idaho slayings: what to know

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor  mvm7037@psu.edu MOSCOW, IDAHO – Four innocent University of Idaho students lost their lives in a tragic attack in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022.  So many questions about the University of Idaho slayings are currently unanswered. But here is what is currently known about the investigation.  What happened…

    • Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first week in office

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On Tuesday, January 17, former Governor Tom Wolf left office, and Governo Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Governor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shapiro was sworn into office with his hand atop three Jewish Bibles outside the state Capitol.  Each of the three Bibles he places his hand on has significance…

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