• PA’s New Health Secretary

    Headline: PA’s New Health Secretary Author: Courtney Balcombe, News Editor Photo Attribution: Courtesy Gov. Tom Wolf’s Office On January 19th, President Joe Biden chose Dr. Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health. “Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no…

  • Vice President Kamala Harris is Officially the Highest Ranking Woman Elected in the U.S. Government

    Headline: Vice President Kamala Harris is Officially the Highest Ranking Woman Elected in the U.S. Government Author: Alex Bowser On January 20th, Vice President Kamala Devi Harris was sworn in as the new Vice President of the United States, which makes her the highest ranking woman in the American governmental system, not to mention the…

  • Bidens Attempts to Halt Deportations for 30 Days- Blocked by Federal Judge 

    Headline: Bidens Attempts to Halt Deportations for 30 Days- Blocked by Federal Judge  Author: Madison Kwiecinski, New Editor On January 26t a U.S Federal District Judge, Drew Tipton, issued a temporary restraining order from the states of Texas against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security because they issued a memo instructing all immigration agencies to…

  • PA State Senate Votes on Amendment to Limit Gov. Constitutional Power 

    Headline: PA State Senate Votes on Amendment to Limit Gov. Constitutional Power  Author: Madison Kwiecinski, News Editor On January 26th, the PA Senate voted on a proposed constitutional amendment to limit the length in which a governor can declare future emergency disasters. Under current PA law, a Governor can declare an emergency for 90-days and…

  • Polymer Engineering and Science: Penn State Behrend’s New Engineering Major

    Headline: Polymer Engineering and Science: Penn State Behrend’s New Engineering Major Author: Alex Bowser, Science and Technology Editor   As the fall 2020 semester had come to a close, Penn State Behrend announced that they will be offering a new major: Polymer Engineering and Science (PES). Students of the PES program will learn how to…

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