• Erie Hall Topping-Off Event 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Penn State Behrend has spent several months in anticipation of the new Erie Hall building, a $28.2 million dollar project in which Erie Hall was demolished and rebuilt from the ground up. Students on-campus have seen nearly every part of the project being built, and recently had the opportunity to…

    • Sensory friendly hockey game 

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On March 27, the Erie Otters held a sensory friendly hockey game in part with the Autism Society of Northwest Pennsylvania. Over 150 families within the organization attended the game.  The Executive Director of the Autism Society, Tish Bartlett stated that the Erie Otters turned off the goal post alarm…

    • Erie schools to put metal detectors in

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu After a student was injured in a school shooting last week, the northwestern Pennsylvania district has decided to install metal detectors within schools in the Erie area in order to improve saftey.  Erie’s Public Schools announced that safety and security protocols will include “the installation of fully functioning metal detectors.” …

    • 1st Case of Avian Influenza found in PA 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The first case of a new strain of Avian Influenza was found in a deceased Bald Eagle in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced a dead bald eagle had tested positive for the highly contagious pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as HPAI H5N1. The bird was found outside of Philadelphia. …

    • PA School Plans to Limit Students Bringing Food

      A local Pennsylvania school district plans to search school lunches and limit students’ snack and drink consumption during the school day. Aliquippa School District announced this new policy on Facebook, garnering hundreds of angry comments from parents and leading to the post being quickly deleted the next morning.  On Monday, April 4, the Aliquippa School…

    • Erie Hall Topping-Off Event 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Penn State Behrend has spent several months in anticipation of the new Erie Hall building, a $28.2 million dollar project in which Erie Hall was demolished and rebuilt from the ground up. Students on-campus have seen nearly every part of the project being built, and recently had the opportunity to…

    • Sensory friendly hockey game 

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On March 27, the Erie Otters held a sensory friendly hockey game in part with the Autism Society of Northwest Pennsylvania. Over 150 families within the organization attended the game.  The Executive Director of the Autism Society, Tish Bartlett stated that the Erie Otters turned off the goal post alarm…

    • Erie schools to put metal detectors in

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu After a student was injured in a school shooting last week, the northwestern Pennsylvania district has decided to install metal detectors within schools in the Erie area in order to improve saftey.  Erie’s Public Schools announced that safety and security protocols will include “the installation of fully functioning metal detectors.” …

    • 1st Case of Avian Influenza found in PA 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The first case of a new strain of Avian Influenza was found in a deceased Bald Eagle in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced a dead bald eagle had tested positive for the highly contagious pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as HPAI H5N1. The bird was found outside of Philadelphia. …

    • PA School Plans to Limit Students Bringing Food

      A local Pennsylvania school district plans to search school lunches and limit students’ snack and drink consumption during the school day. Aliquippa School District announced this new policy on Facebook, garnering hundreds of angry comments from parents and leading to the post being quickly deleted the next morning.  On Monday, April 4, the Aliquippa School…

    • Erie Hall Topping-Off Event 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Penn State Behrend has spent several months in anticipation of the new Erie Hall building, a $28.2 million dollar project in which Erie Hall was demolished and rebuilt from the ground up. Students on-campus have seen nearly every part of the project being built, and recently had the opportunity to…

    • Sensory friendly hockey game 

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On March 27, the Erie Otters held a sensory friendly hockey game in part with the Autism Society of Northwest Pennsylvania. Over 150 families within the organization attended the game.  The Executive Director of the Autism Society, Tish Bartlett stated that the Erie Otters turned off the goal post alarm…

    • Erie schools to put metal detectors in

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu After a student was injured in a school shooting last week, the northwestern Pennsylvania district has decided to install metal detectors within schools in the Erie area in order to improve saftey.  Erie’s Public Schools announced that safety and security protocols will include “the installation of fully functioning metal detectors.” …

    • 1st Case of Avian Influenza found in PA 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The first case of a new strain of Avian Influenza was found in a deceased Bald Eagle in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced a dead bald eagle had tested positive for the highly contagious pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as HPAI H5N1. The bird was found outside of Philadelphia. …

    • PA School Plans to Limit Students Bringing Food

      A local Pennsylvania school district plans to search school lunches and limit students’ snack and drink consumption during the school day. Aliquippa School District announced this new policy on Facebook, garnering hundreds of angry comments from parents and leading to the post being quickly deleted the next morning.  On Monday, April 4, the Aliquippa School…

    • Erie Hall Topping-Off Event 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Penn State Behrend has spent several months in anticipation of the new Erie Hall building, a $28.2 million dollar project in which Erie Hall was demolished and rebuilt from the ground up. Students on-campus have seen nearly every part of the project being built, and recently had the opportunity to…

    • Sensory friendly hockey game 

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On March 27, the Erie Otters held a sensory friendly hockey game in part with the Autism Society of Northwest Pennsylvania. Over 150 families within the organization attended the game.  The Executive Director of the Autism Society, Tish Bartlett stated that the Erie Otters turned off the goal post alarm…

    • Erie schools to put metal detectors in

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu After a student was injured in a school shooting last week, the northwestern Pennsylvania district has decided to install metal detectors within schools in the Erie area in order to improve saftey.  Erie’s Public Schools announced that safety and security protocols will include “the installation of fully functioning metal detectors.” …

    • 1st Case of Avian Influenza found in PA 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The first case of a new strain of Avian Influenza was found in a deceased Bald Eagle in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced a dead bald eagle had tested positive for the highly contagious pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as HPAI H5N1. The bird was found outside of Philadelphia. …

    • PA School Plans to Limit Students Bringing Food

      A local Pennsylvania school district plans to search school lunches and limit students’ snack and drink consumption during the school day. Aliquippa School District announced this new policy on Facebook, garnering hundreds of angry comments from parents and leading to the post being quickly deleted the next morning.  On Monday, April 4, the Aliquippa School…

    • Erie Hall Topping-Off Event 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Penn State Behrend has spent several months in anticipation of the new Erie Hall building, a $28.2 million dollar project in which Erie Hall was demolished and rebuilt from the ground up. Students on-campus have seen nearly every part of the project being built, and recently had the opportunity to…

    • Sensory friendly hockey game 

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On March 27, the Erie Otters held a sensory friendly hockey game in part with the Autism Society of Northwest Pennsylvania. Over 150 families within the organization attended the game.  The Executive Director of the Autism Society, Tish Bartlett stated that the Erie Otters turned off the goal post alarm…

    • Erie schools to put metal detectors in

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu After a student was injured in a school shooting last week, the northwestern Pennsylvania district has decided to install metal detectors within schools in the Erie area in order to improve saftey.  Erie’s Public Schools announced that safety and security protocols will include “the installation of fully functioning metal detectors.” …

    • 1st Case of Avian Influenza found in PA 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The first case of a new strain of Avian Influenza was found in a deceased Bald Eagle in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced a dead bald eagle had tested positive for the highly contagious pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as HPAI H5N1. The bird was found outside of Philadelphia. …

    • PA School Plans to Limit Students Bringing Food

      A local Pennsylvania school district plans to search school lunches and limit students’ snack and drink consumption during the school day. Aliquippa School District announced this new policy on Facebook, garnering hundreds of angry comments from parents and leading to the post being quickly deleted the next morning.  On Monday, April 4, the Aliquippa School…

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