• PETA wants to change Punxsutawney Phil to a giant gold coin

      Madison Meeks Editor in Chief Mvm7037   PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA PETA, or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is making a major call for change for Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s president, Tom Dunkel, was sent a letter from PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk. According to ABC27 News, this letter was offering to send a…

    • PA man attempts to play slot machines with counterfeit money

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu ERIE, PA On Thursday, January 18, a 31-year-old Erie man was taken into custody after he attempted to play slot machines with counterfeit money.  Pennsylvania State Police contacted the man after a slot machine that he had been using at Presque Isle Downs and Casino had malfunctioned. Police have stated that…

    • The famous ‘Mona Lisa’ painting attacked with soup

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu   PARIS,FRANCE – On Sunday, January 24, climate protestors attacked the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting called the ‘Mona Lisa’. The Louvre Museum reported that the incident took place about 10 a.m. on January 24. The room that housed the painting was reopened at 11:30 a.m. A video that was published…

    • Pennsylvania at Risk for a Potato Shortage

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor  avg6206@psu.edu   For the first time in Pennsylvania, seven new species of bacteria have been found. Researchers at Penn State have been able to identify the bacteria and found that it causes blackleg and soft rot symptoms in Pennsylvania potato farms.    Between April and October of 2016, 2017 and 2018,…

    • Local Eats- Habibi Mediterranean Cuisine

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu Upon the recommendation of a friend and upon a craving for falafels, I took a trip to Habibi Mediterranean Restaurant on a rainy afternoon at the end of the Fall semester. By no means was the food bad. I want to emphasize though that for someone who likes more natural…

    • PETA wants to change Punxsutawney Phil to a giant gold coin

      Madison Meeks Editor in Chief Mvm7037   PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA PETA, or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is making a major call for change for Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s president, Tom Dunkel, was sent a letter from PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk. According to ABC27 News, this letter was offering to send a…

    • PA man attempts to play slot machines with counterfeit money

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu ERIE, PA On Thursday, January 18, a 31-year-old Erie man was taken into custody after he attempted to play slot machines with counterfeit money.  Pennsylvania State Police contacted the man after a slot machine that he had been using at Presque Isle Downs and Casino had malfunctioned. Police have stated that…

    • The famous ‘Mona Lisa’ painting attacked with soup

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu   PARIS,FRANCE – On Sunday, January 24, climate protestors attacked the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting called the ‘Mona Lisa’. The Louvre Museum reported that the incident took place about 10 a.m. on January 24. The room that housed the painting was reopened at 11:30 a.m. A video that was published…

    • Pennsylvania at Risk for a Potato Shortage

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor  avg6206@psu.edu   For the first time in Pennsylvania, seven new species of bacteria have been found. Researchers at Penn State have been able to identify the bacteria and found that it causes blackleg and soft rot symptoms in Pennsylvania potato farms.    Between April and October of 2016, 2017 and 2018,…

    • Local Eats- Habibi Mediterranean Cuisine

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu Upon the recommendation of a friend and upon a craving for falafels, I took a trip to Habibi Mediterranean Restaurant on a rainy afternoon at the end of the Fall semester. By no means was the food bad. I want to emphasize though that for someone who likes more natural…

    • PETA wants to change Punxsutawney Phil to a giant gold coin

      Madison Meeks Editor in Chief Mvm7037   PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA PETA, or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is making a major call for change for Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s president, Tom Dunkel, was sent a letter from PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk. According to ABC27 News, this letter was offering to send a…

    • PA man attempts to play slot machines with counterfeit money

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu ERIE, PA On Thursday, January 18, a 31-year-old Erie man was taken into custody after he attempted to play slot machines with counterfeit money.  Pennsylvania State Police contacted the man after a slot machine that he had been using at Presque Isle Downs and Casino had malfunctioned. Police have stated that…

    • The famous ‘Mona Lisa’ painting attacked with soup

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu   PARIS,FRANCE – On Sunday, January 24, climate protestors attacked the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting called the ‘Mona Lisa’. The Louvre Museum reported that the incident took place about 10 a.m. on January 24. The room that housed the painting was reopened at 11:30 a.m. A video that was published…

    • Pennsylvania at Risk for a Potato Shortage

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor  avg6206@psu.edu   For the first time in Pennsylvania, seven new species of bacteria have been found. Researchers at Penn State have been able to identify the bacteria and found that it causes blackleg and soft rot symptoms in Pennsylvania potato farms.    Between April and October of 2016, 2017 and 2018,…

    • Local Eats- Habibi Mediterranean Cuisine

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu Upon the recommendation of a friend and upon a craving for falafels, I took a trip to Habibi Mediterranean Restaurant on a rainy afternoon at the end of the Fall semester. By no means was the food bad. I want to emphasize though that for someone who likes more natural…

    • PETA wants to change Punxsutawney Phil to a giant gold coin

      Madison Meeks Editor in Chief Mvm7037   PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA PETA, or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is making a major call for change for Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s president, Tom Dunkel, was sent a letter from PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk. According to ABC27 News, this letter was offering to send a…

    • PA man attempts to play slot machines with counterfeit money

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu ERIE, PA On Thursday, January 18, a 31-year-old Erie man was taken into custody after he attempted to play slot machines with counterfeit money.  Pennsylvania State Police contacted the man after a slot machine that he had been using at Presque Isle Downs and Casino had malfunctioned. Police have stated that…

    • The famous ‘Mona Lisa’ painting attacked with soup

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu   PARIS,FRANCE – On Sunday, January 24, climate protestors attacked the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting called the ‘Mona Lisa’. The Louvre Museum reported that the incident took place about 10 a.m. on January 24. The room that housed the painting was reopened at 11:30 a.m. A video that was published…

    • Pennsylvania at Risk for a Potato Shortage

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor  avg6206@psu.edu   For the first time in Pennsylvania, seven new species of bacteria have been found. Researchers at Penn State have been able to identify the bacteria and found that it causes blackleg and soft rot symptoms in Pennsylvania potato farms.    Between April and October of 2016, 2017 and 2018,…

    • Local Eats- Habibi Mediterranean Cuisine

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu Upon the recommendation of a friend and upon a craving for falafels, I took a trip to Habibi Mediterranean Restaurant on a rainy afternoon at the end of the Fall semester. By no means was the food bad. I want to emphasize though that for someone who likes more natural…

    • PETA wants to change Punxsutawney Phil to a giant gold coin

      Madison Meeks Editor in Chief Mvm7037   PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA PETA, or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is making a major call for change for Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s president, Tom Dunkel, was sent a letter from PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk. According to ABC27 News, this letter was offering to send a…

    • PA man attempts to play slot machines with counterfeit money

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu ERIE, PA On Thursday, January 18, a 31-year-old Erie man was taken into custody after he attempted to play slot machines with counterfeit money.  Pennsylvania State Police contacted the man after a slot machine that he had been using at Presque Isle Downs and Casino had malfunctioned. Police have stated that…

    • The famous ‘Mona Lisa’ painting attacked with soup

      Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu   PARIS,FRANCE – On Sunday, January 24, climate protestors attacked the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting called the ‘Mona Lisa’. The Louvre Museum reported that the incident took place about 10 a.m. on January 24. The room that housed the painting was reopened at 11:30 a.m. A video that was published…

    • Pennsylvania at Risk for a Potato Shortage

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor  avg6206@psu.edu   For the first time in Pennsylvania, seven new species of bacteria have been found. Researchers at Penn State have been able to identify the bacteria and found that it causes blackleg and soft rot symptoms in Pennsylvania potato farms.    Between April and October of 2016, 2017 and 2018,…

    • Local Eats- Habibi Mediterranean Cuisine

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu Upon the recommendation of a friend and upon a craving for falafels, I took a trip to Habibi Mediterranean Restaurant on a rainy afternoon at the end of the Fall semester. By no means was the food bad. I want to emphasize though that for someone who likes more natural…

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