•  Erie’s East Bayfront Will Get a Zipline And a Miniature Golf Course

      Stephanie Logue Staff Writer Scott Enterprises wants to add a new zipline to its Harbor Place property on the city’s East Bayfront, which would traverse East Front Street and provide riders with lofty vistas of Presque Isle Bay. One of two main new features planned for the Harbor Place property, which includes the Hampton Inn…

    • Ethiopia holding journalist

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu Recently, Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned.  Two lawmaker in Congress, Representatives Adam Schiff of California and Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania, have joined press freedom advocates in calling for the release of…

    • 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,…

    •  Erie’s East Bayfront Will Get a Zipline And a Miniature Golf Course

      Stephanie Logue Staff Writer Scott Enterprises wants to add a new zipline to its Harbor Place property on the city’s East Bayfront, which would traverse East Front Street and provide riders with lofty vistas of Presque Isle Bay. One of two main new features planned for the Harbor Place property, which includes the Hampton Inn…

    • Ethiopia holding journalist

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu Recently, Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned.  Two lawmaker in Congress, Representatives Adam Schiff of California and Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania, have joined press freedom advocates in calling for the release of…

    • 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,…

    •  Erie’s East Bayfront Will Get a Zipline And a Miniature Golf Course

      Stephanie Logue Staff Writer Scott Enterprises wants to add a new zipline to its Harbor Place property on the city’s East Bayfront, which would traverse East Front Street and provide riders with lofty vistas of Presque Isle Bay. One of two main new features planned for the Harbor Place property, which includes the Hampton Inn…

    • Ethiopia holding journalist

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu Recently, Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned.  Two lawmaker in Congress, Representatives Adam Schiff of California and Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania, have joined press freedom advocates in calling for the release of…

    • 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,…

    •  Erie’s East Bayfront Will Get a Zipline And a Miniature Golf Course

      Stephanie Logue Staff Writer Scott Enterprises wants to add a new zipline to its Harbor Place property on the city’s East Bayfront, which would traverse East Front Street and provide riders with lofty vistas of Presque Isle Bay. One of two main new features planned for the Harbor Place property, which includes the Hampton Inn…

    • Ethiopia holding journalist

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu Recently, Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned.  Two lawmaker in Congress, Representatives Adam Schiff of California and Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania, have joined press freedom advocates in calling for the release of…

    • 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,…

    •  Erie’s East Bayfront Will Get a Zipline And a Miniature Golf Course

      Stephanie Logue Staff Writer Scott Enterprises wants to add a new zipline to its Harbor Place property on the city’s East Bayfront, which would traverse East Front Street and provide riders with lofty vistas of Presque Isle Bay. One of two main new features planned for the Harbor Place property, which includes the Hampton Inn…

    • Ethiopia holding journalist

      Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu Recently, Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned.  Two lawmaker in Congress, Representatives Adam Schiff of California and Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania, have joined press freedom advocates in calling for the release of…

    • 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,…

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