• Former PA Attorney General charged with DUI

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On Saturday, March 12, former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Her arrest followed a two-vehicle crash in Scranton. Kane, 55, was taken into custody and then processed and released on general impairment driving under the influence. Thomas Carroll, Scranton Police Superintendent said…

    • Spring open house

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On April 2, Penn State Behrend held their Spring open house in-person. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Behrend has not been able to provide potential incoming students with an in-person experience for open house. Now, since masking and social distancing mandates have been removed, Behrend was able to…

    • Advocate Penn State Capital Day

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On March 30, 2022, Advocate Penn State Capital Day took place, a University-wide advocacy event that encourages students to reach out to their elected officials and speak up for the university. Capital Day is the largest single-day advocacy event that takes place at Penn State.  The event began in 2001,…

    • AFC West, the best division in football?

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu With the biggest free agents and trades behind us, the landscape of the AFC West has drastically changed from where it was last season. The Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders fought at the end of the season for a playoff spot while the Kansas City Chiefs were…

    • Kansas beats North Carolina to win NCAA men’s basketball title

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor  Monday night, Kansas University defeated North Carolina University in a tightly contested championship matchup. The final score of the game was 72-69 with the Jayhawks overcoming a 15-point deficit going into halftime. This was the program’s fourth national title won and its first since 2008. The Jayhawks had been successful for…

    • Former PA Attorney General charged with DUI

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On Saturday, March 12, former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Her arrest followed a two-vehicle crash in Scranton. Kane, 55, was taken into custody and then processed and released on general impairment driving under the influence. Thomas Carroll, Scranton Police Superintendent said…

    • Spring open house

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On April 2, Penn State Behrend held their Spring open house in-person. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Behrend has not been able to provide potential incoming students with an in-person experience for open house. Now, since masking and social distancing mandates have been removed, Behrend was able to…

    • Advocate Penn State Capital Day

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On March 30, 2022, Advocate Penn State Capital Day took place, a University-wide advocacy event that encourages students to reach out to their elected officials and speak up for the university. Capital Day is the largest single-day advocacy event that takes place at Penn State.  The event began in 2001,…

    • AFC West, the best division in football?

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu With the biggest free agents and trades behind us, the landscape of the AFC West has drastically changed from where it was last season. The Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders fought at the end of the season for a playoff spot while the Kansas City Chiefs were…

    • Kansas beats North Carolina to win NCAA men’s basketball title

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor  Monday night, Kansas University defeated North Carolina University in a tightly contested championship matchup. The final score of the game was 72-69 with the Jayhawks overcoming a 15-point deficit going into halftime. This was the program’s fourth national title won and its first since 2008. The Jayhawks had been successful for…

    • Former PA Attorney General charged with DUI

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On Saturday, March 12, former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Her arrest followed a two-vehicle crash in Scranton. Kane, 55, was taken into custody and then processed and released on general impairment driving under the influence. Thomas Carroll, Scranton Police Superintendent said…

    • Spring open house

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On April 2, Penn State Behrend held their Spring open house in-person. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Behrend has not been able to provide potential incoming students with an in-person experience for open house. Now, since masking and social distancing mandates have been removed, Behrend was able to…

    • Advocate Penn State Capital Day

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On March 30, 2022, Advocate Penn State Capital Day took place, a University-wide advocacy event that encourages students to reach out to their elected officials and speak up for the university. Capital Day is the largest single-day advocacy event that takes place at Penn State.  The event began in 2001,…

    • AFC West, the best division in football?

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu With the biggest free agents and trades behind us, the landscape of the AFC West has drastically changed from where it was last season. The Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders fought at the end of the season for a playoff spot while the Kansas City Chiefs were…

    • Kansas beats North Carolina to win NCAA men’s basketball title

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor  Monday night, Kansas University defeated North Carolina University in a tightly contested championship matchup. The final score of the game was 72-69 with the Jayhawks overcoming a 15-point deficit going into halftime. This was the program’s fourth national title won and its first since 2008. The Jayhawks had been successful for…

    • Former PA Attorney General charged with DUI

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On Saturday, March 12, former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Her arrest followed a two-vehicle crash in Scranton. Kane, 55, was taken into custody and then processed and released on general impairment driving under the influence. Thomas Carroll, Scranton Police Superintendent said…

    • Spring open house

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On April 2, Penn State Behrend held their Spring open house in-person. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Behrend has not been able to provide potential incoming students with an in-person experience for open house. Now, since masking and social distancing mandates have been removed, Behrend was able to…

    • Advocate Penn State Capital Day

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On March 30, 2022, Advocate Penn State Capital Day took place, a University-wide advocacy event that encourages students to reach out to their elected officials and speak up for the university. Capital Day is the largest single-day advocacy event that takes place at Penn State.  The event began in 2001,…

    • AFC West, the best division in football?

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu With the biggest free agents and trades behind us, the landscape of the AFC West has drastically changed from where it was last season. The Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders fought at the end of the season for a playoff spot while the Kansas City Chiefs were…

    • Kansas beats North Carolina to win NCAA men’s basketball title

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor  Monday night, Kansas University defeated North Carolina University in a tightly contested championship matchup. The final score of the game was 72-69 with the Jayhawks overcoming a 15-point deficit going into halftime. This was the program’s fourth national title won and its first since 2008. The Jayhawks had been successful for…

    • Former PA Attorney General charged with DUI

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On Saturday, March 12, former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Her arrest followed a two-vehicle crash in Scranton. Kane, 55, was taken into custody and then processed and released on general impairment driving under the influence. Thomas Carroll, Scranton Police Superintendent said…

    • Spring open house

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu On April 2, Penn State Behrend held their Spring open house in-person. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Behrend has not been able to provide potential incoming students with an in-person experience for open house. Now, since masking and social distancing mandates have been removed, Behrend was able to…

    • Advocate Penn State Capital Day

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  On March 30, 2022, Advocate Penn State Capital Day took place, a University-wide advocacy event that encourages students to reach out to their elected officials and speak up for the university. Capital Day is the largest single-day advocacy event that takes place at Penn State.  The event began in 2001,…

    • AFC West, the best division in football?

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu With the biggest free agents and trades behind us, the landscape of the AFC West has drastically changed from where it was last season. The Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders fought at the end of the season for a playoff spot while the Kansas City Chiefs were…

    • Kansas beats North Carolina to win NCAA men’s basketball title

      Matt Mathias Sports Editor  Monday night, Kansas University defeated North Carolina University in a tightly contested championship matchup. The final score of the game was 72-69 with the Jayhawks overcoming a 15-point deficit going into halftime. This was the program’s fourth national title won and its first since 2008. The Jayhawks had been successful for…

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