• Students Carolyn Hogg and Kaila Heltzel present their Theses at Sweet & Sorrow Reading

      SAMHI C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Any semester that we have students who have completed their Creative Writing theses and who are about to graduate, the department hosts a Sweet & Sorrow Reading. It’s a chance for those students to read a portion of their fiction or poetry and give us some insight into inspirations…

    • Matthew “Matt” Roth Reads at Metzgar

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   At 6 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, Matthew Roth visited our campus to perform a reading of his latest work as the third installment of the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series hosted by the Behrend Creative Writing Department.  Roth, a poet, has had his work published in several…

    • Explosion: Virginia Man Claims that Neighbors were Spies After Home Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   ARLINGTON, VA – A suburban home in Washington, D.C., exploded on December 4, 2023. The homeowner, James Yoo, has now been revealed to have had a history of making complaints. He claimed on social media days before the explosion that his neighbors were spies.  Yoo is now assumed to be…

    • Shelter in Place Ordered After Texas Chemical Plant Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   SHEPHERD, TEXAS – A large chemical plant fire that was the result of an explosion has caused black smoke to fall into the sky.  Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was when the chemical fire unfolded. The explosion and fire took place at Sound Resource Solutions, a plant that makes solvents for…

    • Manhunt Underway in Los Angeles After Rise of Potential Serial Killer

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA –  After struggling to deal with the homelessness crisis for years, Los Angeles authorities have begun to urge homeless people to find shelter for a new, peculiarly frightening reason. They have stated that there is reason to believe that a serial killer is targeting people on the…

    • Students Carolyn Hogg and Kaila Heltzel present their Theses at Sweet & Sorrow Reading

      SAMHI C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Any semester that we have students who have completed their Creative Writing theses and who are about to graduate, the department hosts a Sweet & Sorrow Reading. It’s a chance for those students to read a portion of their fiction or poetry and give us some insight into inspirations…

    • Matthew “Matt” Roth Reads at Metzgar

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   At 6 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, Matthew Roth visited our campus to perform a reading of his latest work as the third installment of the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series hosted by the Behrend Creative Writing Department.  Roth, a poet, has had his work published in several…

    • Explosion: Virginia Man Claims that Neighbors were Spies After Home Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   ARLINGTON, VA – A suburban home in Washington, D.C., exploded on December 4, 2023. The homeowner, James Yoo, has now been revealed to have had a history of making complaints. He claimed on social media days before the explosion that his neighbors were spies.  Yoo is now assumed to be…

    • Shelter in Place Ordered After Texas Chemical Plant Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   SHEPHERD, TEXAS – A large chemical plant fire that was the result of an explosion has caused black smoke to fall into the sky.  Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was when the chemical fire unfolded. The explosion and fire took place at Sound Resource Solutions, a plant that makes solvents for…

    • Manhunt Underway in Los Angeles After Rise of Potential Serial Killer

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA –  After struggling to deal with the homelessness crisis for years, Los Angeles authorities have begun to urge homeless people to find shelter for a new, peculiarly frightening reason. They have stated that there is reason to believe that a serial killer is targeting people on the…

    • Students Carolyn Hogg and Kaila Heltzel present their Theses at Sweet & Sorrow Reading

      SAMHI C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Any semester that we have students who have completed their Creative Writing theses and who are about to graduate, the department hosts a Sweet & Sorrow Reading. It’s a chance for those students to read a portion of their fiction or poetry and give us some insight into inspirations…

    • Matthew “Matt” Roth Reads at Metzgar

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   At 6 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, Matthew Roth visited our campus to perform a reading of his latest work as the third installment of the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series hosted by the Behrend Creative Writing Department.  Roth, a poet, has had his work published in several…

    • Explosion: Virginia Man Claims that Neighbors were Spies After Home Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   ARLINGTON, VA – A suburban home in Washington, D.C., exploded on December 4, 2023. The homeowner, James Yoo, has now been revealed to have had a history of making complaints. He claimed on social media days before the explosion that his neighbors were spies.  Yoo is now assumed to be…

    • Shelter in Place Ordered After Texas Chemical Plant Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   SHEPHERD, TEXAS – A large chemical plant fire that was the result of an explosion has caused black smoke to fall into the sky.  Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was when the chemical fire unfolded. The explosion and fire took place at Sound Resource Solutions, a plant that makes solvents for…

    • Manhunt Underway in Los Angeles After Rise of Potential Serial Killer

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA –  After struggling to deal with the homelessness crisis for years, Los Angeles authorities have begun to urge homeless people to find shelter for a new, peculiarly frightening reason. They have stated that there is reason to believe that a serial killer is targeting people on the…

    • Students Carolyn Hogg and Kaila Heltzel present their Theses at Sweet & Sorrow Reading

      SAMHI C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Any semester that we have students who have completed their Creative Writing theses and who are about to graduate, the department hosts a Sweet & Sorrow Reading. It’s a chance for those students to read a portion of their fiction or poetry and give us some insight into inspirations…

    • Matthew “Matt” Roth Reads at Metzgar

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   At 6 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, Matthew Roth visited our campus to perform a reading of his latest work as the third installment of the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series hosted by the Behrend Creative Writing Department.  Roth, a poet, has had his work published in several…

    • Explosion: Virginia Man Claims that Neighbors were Spies After Home Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   ARLINGTON, VA – A suburban home in Washington, D.C., exploded on December 4, 2023. The homeowner, James Yoo, has now been revealed to have had a history of making complaints. He claimed on social media days before the explosion that his neighbors were spies.  Yoo is now assumed to be…

    • Shelter in Place Ordered After Texas Chemical Plant Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   SHEPHERD, TEXAS – A large chemical plant fire that was the result of an explosion has caused black smoke to fall into the sky.  Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was when the chemical fire unfolded. The explosion and fire took place at Sound Resource Solutions, a plant that makes solvents for…

    • Manhunt Underway in Los Angeles After Rise of Potential Serial Killer

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA –  After struggling to deal with the homelessness crisis for years, Los Angeles authorities have begun to urge homeless people to find shelter for a new, peculiarly frightening reason. They have stated that there is reason to believe that a serial killer is targeting people on the…

    • Students Carolyn Hogg and Kaila Heltzel present their Theses at Sweet & Sorrow Reading

      SAMHI C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Any semester that we have students who have completed their Creative Writing theses and who are about to graduate, the department hosts a Sweet & Sorrow Reading. It’s a chance for those students to read a portion of their fiction or poetry and give us some insight into inspirations…

    • Matthew “Matt” Roth Reads at Metzgar

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   At 6 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, Matthew Roth visited our campus to perform a reading of his latest work as the third installment of the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series hosted by the Behrend Creative Writing Department.  Roth, a poet, has had his work published in several…

    • Explosion: Virginia Man Claims that Neighbors were Spies After Home Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   ARLINGTON, VA – A suburban home in Washington, D.C., exploded on December 4, 2023. The homeowner, James Yoo, has now been revealed to have had a history of making complaints. He claimed on social media days before the explosion that his neighbors were spies.  Yoo is now assumed to be…

    • Shelter in Place Ordered After Texas Chemical Plant Explodes

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   SHEPHERD, TEXAS – A large chemical plant fire that was the result of an explosion has caused black smoke to fall into the sky.  Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was when the chemical fire unfolded. The explosion and fire took place at Sound Resource Solutions, a plant that makes solvents for…

    • Manhunt Underway in Los Angeles After Rise of Potential Serial Killer

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA –  After struggling to deal with the homelessness crisis for years, Los Angeles authorities have begun to urge homeless people to find shelter for a new, peculiarly frightening reason. They have stated that there is reason to believe that a serial killer is targeting people on the…

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