Photo Credits: Creative Commons Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On February 22nd, Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science at Penn State Behrend presented a series of points on why the District of Columbia should be able to qualify for statehood in the U.S. Professor Speel was joined by several colleagues, alumni, friends, and current…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu President Joe Biden called onto Congress on February 14th to establish “commonsense gun law reforms,” this would include widespread firearm sales background checks and a ban on assault weapons. “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning…

Mason Bennett Editor-in-Chief mxb5302@psu.edu With Behrend’s return to campus this week, the university’s Student Government Association (SGA) aided student arrival by providing key information at their meeting last Thursday, February 11. SGA held their second meeting in February last week to prepare for an in-person return, touching on many key details, events and imperative information…

  Photo Credits: Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Getty Images Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu   Pete Buttigieg was recently confirmed as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Transportation, making him the first-ever openly gay Cabinet Secretary to be confirmed by the Senate.  Buttigieg was a Democratic Presidential candidate early on in the 2020 race and was also…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu   The redesigning of Pennsylvania state universities could lower tuition costs by 25 percent in the next five years. However, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein said that the “stretch” goal of reducing student cost cannot be achieved without some dramatic changes in the system’s structure.…

Photo Credits: Creative Commons Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On February 22nd, Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science at Penn State Behrend presented a series of points on why the District of Columbia should be able to qualify for statehood in the U.S. Professor Speel was joined by several colleagues, alumni, friends, and current…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu President Joe Biden called onto Congress on February 14th to establish “commonsense gun law reforms,” this would include widespread firearm sales background checks and a ban on assault weapons. “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning…

Mason Bennett Editor-in-Chief mxb5302@psu.edu With Behrend’s return to campus this week, the university’s Student Government Association (SGA) aided student arrival by providing key information at their meeting last Thursday, February 11. SGA held their second meeting in February last week to prepare for an in-person return, touching on many key details, events and imperative information…

  Photo Credits: Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Getty Images Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu   Pete Buttigieg was recently confirmed as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Transportation, making him the first-ever openly gay Cabinet Secretary to be confirmed by the Senate.  Buttigieg was a Democratic Presidential candidate early on in the 2020 race and was also…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu   The redesigning of Pennsylvania state universities could lower tuition costs by 25 percent in the next five years. However, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein said that the “stretch” goal of reducing student cost cannot be achieved without some dramatic changes in the system’s structure.…

Photo Credits: Creative Commons Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On February 22nd, Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science at Penn State Behrend presented a series of points on why the District of Columbia should be able to qualify for statehood in the U.S. Professor Speel was joined by several colleagues, alumni, friends, and current…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu President Joe Biden called onto Congress on February 14th to establish “commonsense gun law reforms,” this would include widespread firearm sales background checks and a ban on assault weapons. “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning…

Mason Bennett Editor-in-Chief mxb5302@psu.edu With Behrend’s return to campus this week, the university’s Student Government Association (SGA) aided student arrival by providing key information at their meeting last Thursday, February 11. SGA held their second meeting in February last week to prepare for an in-person return, touching on many key details, events and imperative information…

  Photo Credits: Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Getty Images Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu   Pete Buttigieg was recently confirmed as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Transportation, making him the first-ever openly gay Cabinet Secretary to be confirmed by the Senate.  Buttigieg was a Democratic Presidential candidate early on in the 2020 race and was also…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu   The redesigning of Pennsylvania state universities could lower tuition costs by 25 percent in the next five years. However, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein said that the “stretch” goal of reducing student cost cannot be achieved without some dramatic changes in the system’s structure.…

Photo Credits: Creative Commons Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On February 22nd, Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science at Penn State Behrend presented a series of points on why the District of Columbia should be able to qualify for statehood in the U.S. Professor Speel was joined by several colleagues, alumni, friends, and current…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu President Joe Biden called onto Congress on February 14th to establish “commonsense gun law reforms,” this would include widespread firearm sales background checks and a ban on assault weapons. “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning…

Mason Bennett Editor-in-Chief mxb5302@psu.edu With Behrend’s return to campus this week, the university’s Student Government Association (SGA) aided student arrival by providing key information at their meeting last Thursday, February 11. SGA held their second meeting in February last week to prepare for an in-person return, touching on many key details, events and imperative information…

  Photo Credits: Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Getty Images Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu   Pete Buttigieg was recently confirmed as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Transportation, making him the first-ever openly gay Cabinet Secretary to be confirmed by the Senate.  Buttigieg was a Democratic Presidential candidate early on in the 2020 race and was also…

Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu   The redesigning of Pennsylvania state universities could lower tuition costs by 25 percent in the next five years. However, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein said that the “stretch” goal of reducing student cost cannot be achieved without some dramatic changes in the system’s structure.…