• Jake Paul defeats Tyron Woodley, to take hiatus from boxing

    Matthew Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu Jake Paul, Youtuber and internet influencer turned boxer, faced off against former mixed martial arts fighter Tyron Woodley in Cleveland, Ohio for a pay per view event that would wind up being the second most purchased ticket of its kind throughout 2021. Paul’s older brother, Logan holds the record of…

  • The Vaccine Mandate: Why Wait, Penn State?

    Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu For those that are unaware, Penn State University (branch campuses included) have not yet mandated vaccines for either students or faculty. This decision baffles me. A vaccine mandate should have been an immediate addition to the Penn State requirements.  Certainly there are many considerations to be had before such a…

  • Texas’ New Abortion Law: An Unrestricted Witch Hunt

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor mvk5945@psu.edu A new Texas state law went into effect at the start of September that is an assault on the rights of women as well as  the constitutional rights of people nationwide. The law not only bans abortions before most women are even aware of their preganancy and leaves no exceptions…

  • College Students and Jury Duty

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Throughout my four years of college, I have been summoned for jury duty twice… in the same year. The first time in the spring of my junior year and now the fall of my senior year. Now even though they say I’ll be paid $50 a day and compensation for…

  • Sunset Rooftop Party

    Ximena del Rio Staff Writer On the afternoon of Thursday, September 2nd, the interdenominational Christian organization, known as Cru, hosted a Sunset Rooftop Party on the Burke building’s parking deck. Cru is described on their website as a “caring community passionate about connecting people to Jesus Christ.” According to the university’s online platform, BehrendSync, Cru’s…

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