• The Historical LGBTQ+ Rights Bill is Passed

    Photo: Teeman, T. (2021, February 25)   Stephanie Logue Staff Writer szl1414@psu.edu The House passed the Equality Act on Thursday, February 25th. A groundbreaking LGBTQ rights bill that explicitly bans discrimination that includes employment, housing, education, public accommodation, credit and jury service, based on sexual orientation and gender identity. “The LGBTQ community has waited long…

  • New information leaked regarding the Nintendo Switch Pro

    Photo: creative commons   Alex Bowser Science/Tech Editor akb6244@psu.edu The highly-awaited Nintendo Switch Pro is making headlines again in the gaming community with recent information creating a buzz about the upcoming console being potentially one of the best releases yet. Other than the 2019 release of the Nintendo Switch Lite version, the current version of…

  • Extremely rare half-male half-female cardinal spotted in Pennsylvania

    Photo: Facebook.com/Jamie Hill   Alex Bowser Science/Tech Editor akb6244@psu.edu Jamie Hill, a bird watcher who claims to have been bird-watching for 48 years, was able to photograph a bilateral gynandromorph northern cardinal the other day, a rare half-male half-female cardinal. Hill received word from a neighborhood friend who had an “unusual” bird that frequently came…

  • Carbon dioxide could potentially be used as jet fuel

    Photo under creative commons   Alex Bowser Science/Tech Editor akb6244@psu.edu Researchers from the Nature Communications journal have shown promise in a new chemical reaction using an iron-based catalyst converting carbon dioxide into jet fuel, which could reduce the amount of pollution caused by the aviation industry. Carbon dioxide is part of the greenhouse gases that…

  • College Students Should Receive COVID Vaccines

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Pennsylvania currently only allows the COVID-19 vaccine to people 65 years and older as well as healthcare workers. The second phase of our eligibility allows for essential workers. However, some college students might come from another county or even state where their eligibility may be different from what PA…

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