• Underground Electrical Fire Causes Manhole Covers to Fly

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer   On Tuesday, September 28th, an underground electrical fire occurred at 10th and State in the evening hours. This underground fire was caused by a failed transformer and two underground cables, but these led to a power vault catching on fire and exploding. Businesses in the area of the fire were…

    • Chancellor Ford Delivers Remarks on Behrend Projects

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu At an event hosted by Penn State Behrend on October 2nd, Chancellor Ralph Ford provided information on several projects significant to the Behrend campus, including the construction of new campus buildings as well as new major and minor programs intended to expand and improve the school. He also…

    • Penn State Implements Title IX Updates

      Mary Murphy  Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu Effective August 30, 2021, Penn State implemented changes to its standing Title IX policy in accordance with federal regulations.  According to the updated policy, discrimination on the basis of sexual identity and/or gender identity is prohibited. Additionally, a former rule that states that any individual who refuses to submit to…

    • Student Parking Issues at Behrend

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend is facing several issues with student parking on campus, which include students refusing to buy parking passes and residential students parking in the commuter parking lots. These issues may seem minor but actually have a direct impact on many students in a variety of ways.  A parking…

    •  Pennsylvania Republican Party’s Attempted Audit of the 2020 Election

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 10th, the Associated Press published an article detailing plans put forth by the Pennsylvania Republican Party to initiate a “forensic investigation” into reports of fraud in the 2020 election.  This partisan reexamination of the established results of the 2020 Presidential Election would require the personal information…

    • Underground Electrical Fire Causes Manhole Covers to Fly

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer   On Tuesday, September 28th, an underground electrical fire occurred at 10th and State in the evening hours. This underground fire was caused by a failed transformer and two underground cables, but these led to a power vault catching on fire and exploding. Businesses in the area of the fire were…

    • Chancellor Ford Delivers Remarks on Behrend Projects

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu At an event hosted by Penn State Behrend on October 2nd, Chancellor Ralph Ford provided information on several projects significant to the Behrend campus, including the construction of new campus buildings as well as new major and minor programs intended to expand and improve the school. He also…

    • Penn State Implements Title IX Updates

      Mary Murphy  Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu Effective August 30, 2021, Penn State implemented changes to its standing Title IX policy in accordance with federal regulations.  According to the updated policy, discrimination on the basis of sexual identity and/or gender identity is prohibited. Additionally, a former rule that states that any individual who refuses to submit to…

    • Student Parking Issues at Behrend

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend is facing several issues with student parking on campus, which include students refusing to buy parking passes and residential students parking in the commuter parking lots. These issues may seem minor but actually have a direct impact on many students in a variety of ways.  A parking…

    •  Pennsylvania Republican Party’s Attempted Audit of the 2020 Election

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 10th, the Associated Press published an article detailing plans put forth by the Pennsylvania Republican Party to initiate a “forensic investigation” into reports of fraud in the 2020 election.  This partisan reexamination of the established results of the 2020 Presidential Election would require the personal information…

    • Underground Electrical Fire Causes Manhole Covers to Fly

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer   On Tuesday, September 28th, an underground electrical fire occurred at 10th and State in the evening hours. This underground fire was caused by a failed transformer and two underground cables, but these led to a power vault catching on fire and exploding. Businesses in the area of the fire were…

    • Chancellor Ford Delivers Remarks on Behrend Projects

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu At an event hosted by Penn State Behrend on October 2nd, Chancellor Ralph Ford provided information on several projects significant to the Behrend campus, including the construction of new campus buildings as well as new major and minor programs intended to expand and improve the school. He also…

    • Penn State Implements Title IX Updates

      Mary Murphy  Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu Effective August 30, 2021, Penn State implemented changes to its standing Title IX policy in accordance with federal regulations.  According to the updated policy, discrimination on the basis of sexual identity and/or gender identity is prohibited. Additionally, a former rule that states that any individual who refuses to submit to…

    • Student Parking Issues at Behrend

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend is facing several issues with student parking on campus, which include students refusing to buy parking passes and residential students parking in the commuter parking lots. These issues may seem minor but actually have a direct impact on many students in a variety of ways.  A parking…

    •  Pennsylvania Republican Party’s Attempted Audit of the 2020 Election

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 10th, the Associated Press published an article detailing plans put forth by the Pennsylvania Republican Party to initiate a “forensic investigation” into reports of fraud in the 2020 election.  This partisan reexamination of the established results of the 2020 Presidential Election would require the personal information…

    • Underground Electrical Fire Causes Manhole Covers to Fly

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer   On Tuesday, September 28th, an underground electrical fire occurred at 10th and State in the evening hours. This underground fire was caused by a failed transformer and two underground cables, but these led to a power vault catching on fire and exploding. Businesses in the area of the fire were…

    • Chancellor Ford Delivers Remarks on Behrend Projects

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu At an event hosted by Penn State Behrend on October 2nd, Chancellor Ralph Ford provided information on several projects significant to the Behrend campus, including the construction of new campus buildings as well as new major and minor programs intended to expand and improve the school. He also…

    • Penn State Implements Title IX Updates

      Mary Murphy  Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu Effective August 30, 2021, Penn State implemented changes to its standing Title IX policy in accordance with federal regulations.  According to the updated policy, discrimination on the basis of sexual identity and/or gender identity is prohibited. Additionally, a former rule that states that any individual who refuses to submit to…

    • Student Parking Issues at Behrend

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend is facing several issues with student parking on campus, which include students refusing to buy parking passes and residential students parking in the commuter parking lots. These issues may seem minor but actually have a direct impact on many students in a variety of ways.  A parking…

    •  Pennsylvania Republican Party’s Attempted Audit of the 2020 Election

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 10th, the Associated Press published an article detailing plans put forth by the Pennsylvania Republican Party to initiate a “forensic investigation” into reports of fraud in the 2020 election.  This partisan reexamination of the established results of the 2020 Presidential Election would require the personal information…

    • Underground Electrical Fire Causes Manhole Covers to Fly

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer   On Tuesday, September 28th, an underground electrical fire occurred at 10th and State in the evening hours. This underground fire was caused by a failed transformer and two underground cables, but these led to a power vault catching on fire and exploding. Businesses in the area of the fire were…

    • Chancellor Ford Delivers Remarks on Behrend Projects

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu At an event hosted by Penn State Behrend on October 2nd, Chancellor Ralph Ford provided information on several projects significant to the Behrend campus, including the construction of new campus buildings as well as new major and minor programs intended to expand and improve the school. He also…

    • Penn State Implements Title IX Updates

      Mary Murphy  Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu Effective August 30, 2021, Penn State implemented changes to its standing Title IX policy in accordance with federal regulations.  According to the updated policy, discrimination on the basis of sexual identity and/or gender identity is prohibited. Additionally, a former rule that states that any individual who refuses to submit to…

    • Student Parking Issues at Behrend

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend is facing several issues with student parking on campus, which include students refusing to buy parking passes and residential students parking in the commuter parking lots. These issues may seem minor but actually have a direct impact on many students in a variety of ways.  A parking…

    •  Pennsylvania Republican Party’s Attempted Audit of the 2020 Election

      Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 10th, the Associated Press published an article detailing plans put forth by the Pennsylvania Republican Party to initiate a “forensic investigation” into reports of fraud in the 2020 election.  This partisan reexamination of the established results of the 2020 Presidential Election would require the personal information…

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