• Sustainability at Behrend

      Amelia Davis Staff Writer Three years ago, Penn State Behrend hired Dr. Sherri Mason as the new sustainability coordinator. With her arrival on campus, Behrend became a member of STARS, which is a sustainability program that ranks different colleges and universities on their performance with sustainability. There are three different rankings: reporter, which is the…

    • PA State Prisons Hault Visitation

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, incarcerated individuals have often had to experience prolonged periods of isolation that would not typically be experienced under their sentence. This has stemmed from a variety of reasons, ranging from high COVID-19 case surges to understaffed prisons not being able to accommodate the…

    • PA State Constitution Proposed Amendments

      Spencer Finley Politics Editor sjf5814@psu.edu Recently, several changes have been proposed to the PA State Constitution. According to WESA, an National Public Radio member station based out of Pittsburgh, constitutional amendments have been used as a tool used by the Republican Party to circumvent a veto from the governor; last year, three proposed amendments were…

    • Ovilee May

      Matt Mathias  Sports Editor  mcm5909@psu.edu On January 24, at 7:30pm, Ovilee May, Host at G4TV and  an Award-Winning Esports journalist, came to Penn State Behrend as part of the Spring 2022 Speaker Series. Ovilee May, was born and raised in California, and she works for Riot Games and Team Liquid. May’s visit was welcomed with…

    • Local Weather Conditions in Erie

      Alanna G.  Opinions Editor amg7393@psu.edu The city of Erie is no stranger to snowy winter months. In fact, the average snowfall per winter is about 100 inches. However, without fail, there always seems to be a number of issues caused by the winter weather in the city and surrounding areas.  Late January alone saw car…

    • Sustainability at Behrend

      Amelia Davis Staff Writer Three years ago, Penn State Behrend hired Dr. Sherri Mason as the new sustainability coordinator. With her arrival on campus, Behrend became a member of STARS, which is a sustainability program that ranks different colleges and universities on their performance with sustainability. There are three different rankings: reporter, which is the…

    • PA State Prisons Hault Visitation

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, incarcerated individuals have often had to experience prolonged periods of isolation that would not typically be experienced under their sentence. This has stemmed from a variety of reasons, ranging from high COVID-19 case surges to understaffed prisons not being able to accommodate the…

    • PA State Constitution Proposed Amendments

      Spencer Finley Politics Editor sjf5814@psu.edu Recently, several changes have been proposed to the PA State Constitution. According to WESA, an National Public Radio member station based out of Pittsburgh, constitutional amendments have been used as a tool used by the Republican Party to circumvent a veto from the governor; last year, three proposed amendments were…

    • Ovilee May

      Matt Mathias  Sports Editor  mcm5909@psu.edu On January 24, at 7:30pm, Ovilee May, Host at G4TV and  an Award-Winning Esports journalist, came to Penn State Behrend as part of the Spring 2022 Speaker Series. Ovilee May, was born and raised in California, and she works for Riot Games and Team Liquid. May’s visit was welcomed with…

    • Local Weather Conditions in Erie

      Alanna G.  Opinions Editor amg7393@psu.edu The city of Erie is no stranger to snowy winter months. In fact, the average snowfall per winter is about 100 inches. However, without fail, there always seems to be a number of issues caused by the winter weather in the city and surrounding areas.  Late January alone saw car…

    • Sustainability at Behrend

      Amelia Davis Staff Writer Three years ago, Penn State Behrend hired Dr. Sherri Mason as the new sustainability coordinator. With her arrival on campus, Behrend became a member of STARS, which is a sustainability program that ranks different colleges and universities on their performance with sustainability. There are three different rankings: reporter, which is the…

    • PA State Prisons Hault Visitation

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, incarcerated individuals have often had to experience prolonged periods of isolation that would not typically be experienced under their sentence. This has stemmed from a variety of reasons, ranging from high COVID-19 case surges to understaffed prisons not being able to accommodate the…

    • PA State Constitution Proposed Amendments

      Spencer Finley Politics Editor sjf5814@psu.edu Recently, several changes have been proposed to the PA State Constitution. According to WESA, an National Public Radio member station based out of Pittsburgh, constitutional amendments have been used as a tool used by the Republican Party to circumvent a veto from the governor; last year, three proposed amendments were…

    • Ovilee May

      Matt Mathias  Sports Editor  mcm5909@psu.edu On January 24, at 7:30pm, Ovilee May, Host at G4TV and  an Award-Winning Esports journalist, came to Penn State Behrend as part of the Spring 2022 Speaker Series. Ovilee May, was born and raised in California, and she works for Riot Games and Team Liquid. May’s visit was welcomed with…

    • Local Weather Conditions in Erie

      Alanna G.  Opinions Editor amg7393@psu.edu The city of Erie is no stranger to snowy winter months. In fact, the average snowfall per winter is about 100 inches. However, without fail, there always seems to be a number of issues caused by the winter weather in the city and surrounding areas.  Late January alone saw car…

    • Sustainability at Behrend

      Amelia Davis Staff Writer Three years ago, Penn State Behrend hired Dr. Sherri Mason as the new sustainability coordinator. With her arrival on campus, Behrend became a member of STARS, which is a sustainability program that ranks different colleges and universities on their performance with sustainability. There are three different rankings: reporter, which is the…

    • PA State Prisons Hault Visitation

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, incarcerated individuals have often had to experience prolonged periods of isolation that would not typically be experienced under their sentence. This has stemmed from a variety of reasons, ranging from high COVID-19 case surges to understaffed prisons not being able to accommodate the…

    • PA State Constitution Proposed Amendments

      Spencer Finley Politics Editor sjf5814@psu.edu Recently, several changes have been proposed to the PA State Constitution. According to WESA, an National Public Radio member station based out of Pittsburgh, constitutional amendments have been used as a tool used by the Republican Party to circumvent a veto from the governor; last year, three proposed amendments were…

    • Ovilee May

      Matt Mathias  Sports Editor  mcm5909@psu.edu On January 24, at 7:30pm, Ovilee May, Host at G4TV and  an Award-Winning Esports journalist, came to Penn State Behrend as part of the Spring 2022 Speaker Series. Ovilee May, was born and raised in California, and she works for Riot Games and Team Liquid. May’s visit was welcomed with…

    • Local Weather Conditions in Erie

      Alanna G.  Opinions Editor amg7393@psu.edu The city of Erie is no stranger to snowy winter months. In fact, the average snowfall per winter is about 100 inches. However, without fail, there always seems to be a number of issues caused by the winter weather in the city and surrounding areas.  Late January alone saw car…

    • Sustainability at Behrend

      Amelia Davis Staff Writer Three years ago, Penn State Behrend hired Dr. Sherri Mason as the new sustainability coordinator. With her arrival on campus, Behrend became a member of STARS, which is a sustainability program that ranks different colleges and universities on their performance with sustainability. There are three different rankings: reporter, which is the…

    • PA State Prisons Hault Visitation

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, incarcerated individuals have often had to experience prolonged periods of isolation that would not typically be experienced under their sentence. This has stemmed from a variety of reasons, ranging from high COVID-19 case surges to understaffed prisons not being able to accommodate the…

    • PA State Constitution Proposed Amendments

      Spencer Finley Politics Editor sjf5814@psu.edu Recently, several changes have been proposed to the PA State Constitution. According to WESA, an National Public Radio member station based out of Pittsburgh, constitutional amendments have been used as a tool used by the Republican Party to circumvent a veto from the governor; last year, three proposed amendments were…

    • Ovilee May

      Matt Mathias  Sports Editor  mcm5909@psu.edu On January 24, at 7:30pm, Ovilee May, Host at G4TV and  an Award-Winning Esports journalist, came to Penn State Behrend as part of the Spring 2022 Speaker Series. Ovilee May, was born and raised in California, and she works for Riot Games and Team Liquid. May’s visit was welcomed with…

    • Local Weather Conditions in Erie

      Alanna G.  Opinions Editor amg7393@psu.edu The city of Erie is no stranger to snowy winter months. In fact, the average snowfall per winter is about 100 inches. However, without fail, there always seems to be a number of issues caused by the winter weather in the city and surrounding areas.  Late January alone saw car…

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