• Lobbyist who was harassed by current PA Legislator now is speaking out to change the rules

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Andi Perez, who is a lobbyist for one of Pennsylvania’s most prominent unions, has stated that a shooting House Lawmaker in PA sexually harassed her. Perez is now pushing to have the legislature expand their internal rules in order to allow for more people outside the legislature to bring forth…

    • Josh Shapiro will not say who paid for his inaugural ball

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Josh Shaprio celebrated his victory in the Pennsylvania Governor’s race with a rather fancy and unique inaugural ball. The event included about 3,000 people in attendance, and was held at Rock Lititz.  Rock Lititz is a production campus located in Lancaster County, which is typically used to house stars like…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • Lobbyist who was harassed by current PA Legislator now is speaking out to change the rules

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Andi Perez, who is a lobbyist for one of Pennsylvania’s most prominent unions, has stated that a shooting House Lawmaker in PA sexually harassed her. Perez is now pushing to have the legislature expand their internal rules in order to allow for more people outside the legislature to bring forth…

    • Josh Shapiro will not say who paid for his inaugural ball

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Josh Shaprio celebrated his victory in the Pennsylvania Governor’s race with a rather fancy and unique inaugural ball. The event included about 3,000 people in attendance, and was held at Rock Lititz.  Rock Lititz is a production campus located in Lancaster County, which is typically used to house stars like…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • Lobbyist who was harassed by current PA Legislator now is speaking out to change the rules

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Andi Perez, who is a lobbyist for one of Pennsylvania’s most prominent unions, has stated that a shooting House Lawmaker in PA sexually harassed her. Perez is now pushing to have the legislature expand their internal rules in order to allow for more people outside the legislature to bring forth…

    • Josh Shapiro will not say who paid for his inaugural ball

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Josh Shaprio celebrated his victory in the Pennsylvania Governor’s race with a rather fancy and unique inaugural ball. The event included about 3,000 people in attendance, and was held at Rock Lititz.  Rock Lititz is a production campus located in Lancaster County, which is typically used to house stars like…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • Lobbyist who was harassed by current PA Legislator now is speaking out to change the rules

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Andi Perez, who is a lobbyist for one of Pennsylvania’s most prominent unions, has stated that a shooting House Lawmaker in PA sexually harassed her. Perez is now pushing to have the legislature expand their internal rules in order to allow for more people outside the legislature to bring forth…

    • Josh Shapiro will not say who paid for his inaugural ball

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Josh Shaprio celebrated his victory in the Pennsylvania Governor’s race with a rather fancy and unique inaugural ball. The event included about 3,000 people in attendance, and was held at Rock Lititz.  Rock Lititz is a production campus located in Lancaster County, which is typically used to house stars like…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

    • Lobbyist who was harassed by current PA Legislator now is speaking out to change the rules

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Andi Perez, who is a lobbyist for one of Pennsylvania’s most prominent unions, has stated that a shooting House Lawmaker in PA sexually harassed her. Perez is now pushing to have the legislature expand their internal rules in order to allow for more people outside the legislature to bring forth…

    • Josh Shapiro will not say who paid for his inaugural ball

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Josh Shaprio celebrated his victory in the Pennsylvania Governor’s race with a rather fancy and unique inaugural ball. The event included about 3,000 people in attendance, and was held at Rock Lititz.  Rock Lititz is a production campus located in Lancaster County, which is typically used to house stars like…

    • New and improved Erie Hall opening soon

      Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the newly renovated Erie Hall, a fully redone recreational facility space. The new building is meant to serve as a complimentary complex to the Junker center on-campus, providing both students and athletes with more recreational space.  The new Erie Hall…

    • Plane crash in Nepal claims 68 lives

      Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Approximately 68 people were killed on Sunday, Jan. 15 when a domestic flight traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, both cities in Nepal. Hundreds of rescue personnel tended to the scene, scouring the hillside in search of the 72 people that were on the plane.  Local TV footage showed rescue…

    • Greta Thunberg detained at German protest

      Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, was briefly detained by police in Germany on Tuesday at a protest. The protest was over a controversial expansion of coal mines in western Germany. The expansion of this coal mine has become a large debate in Germany.  Protests took place in a…

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