• Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Erie Animal Shelters

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is November 7-13, 2021. National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week intends to recognize the millions of shelters across the country that care for displaced animals. There are many shelters in Erie that operate under no-kill guidelines. A no-kill shelter is one that will not euthanize healthy…

    • Texas’s new ban on books

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer Texas’ everlasting push for more conservative systems led to what is now being coined “the war on books”. The most recent uproar over school libraries is basically that it should be censored like the internet.    The Los Angeles Times says that it is “conservatives’ attempt to ride a wave of…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Erie Animal Shelters

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is November 7-13, 2021. National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week intends to recognize the millions of shelters across the country that care for displaced animals. There are many shelters in Erie that operate under no-kill guidelines. A no-kill shelter is one that will not euthanize healthy…

    • Texas’s new ban on books

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer Texas’ everlasting push for more conservative systems led to what is now being coined “the war on books”. The most recent uproar over school libraries is basically that it should be censored like the internet.    The Los Angeles Times says that it is “conservatives’ attempt to ride a wave of…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Erie Animal Shelters

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is November 7-13, 2021. National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week intends to recognize the millions of shelters across the country that care for displaced animals. There are many shelters in Erie that operate under no-kill guidelines. A no-kill shelter is one that will not euthanize healthy…

    • Texas’s new ban on books

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer Texas’ everlasting push for more conservative systems led to what is now being coined “the war on books”. The most recent uproar over school libraries is basically that it should be censored like the internet.    The Los Angeles Times says that it is “conservatives’ attempt to ride a wave of…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Erie Animal Shelters

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is November 7-13, 2021. National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week intends to recognize the millions of shelters across the country that care for displaced animals. There are many shelters in Erie that operate under no-kill guidelines. A no-kill shelter is one that will not euthanize healthy…

    • Texas’s new ban on books

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer Texas’ everlasting push for more conservative systems led to what is now being coined “the war on books”. The most recent uproar over school libraries is basically that it should be censored like the internet.    The Los Angeles Times says that it is “conservatives’ attempt to ride a wave of…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Erie Animal Shelters

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is November 7-13, 2021. National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week intends to recognize the millions of shelters across the country that care for displaced animals. There are many shelters in Erie that operate under no-kill guidelines. A no-kill shelter is one that will not euthanize healthy…

    • Texas’s new ban on books

      Lydia Glenn Staff Writer Texas’ everlasting push for more conservative systems led to what is now being coined “the war on books”. The most recent uproar over school libraries is basically that it should be censored like the internet.    The Los Angeles Times says that it is “conservatives’ attempt to ride a wave of…

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