• Faculty Protests COVID Protocols

      Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

    • Enjoying Fun Events Off-Campus

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…

    • Afghanistan Troops

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On August 15th, 2021 the Afghan government rapidly deteriorated as the country fell to the Taliban. The United States has put forth full effort into bringing home all the Americans who were in Afghanistan but then faced several challenges including chaotic and tragic scenes at the airports, due to refugees…

    • Non-symptomatic COVID testing now available on campus

      Madison Kwiecinski  News editor mvk5945@psu.edu As of March 5th, all Penn State Behrend students may request a walk-up COVID-19 test at the student information desk in the Reed Union Building. This testing is available to all non-symptomatic students any time the desk is open. Walk-up testing is beneficial to students who think they may have…

    • Women’s History Month: Laura de Force Gordon 

      Photo: Laura De Force Gordon in an undated portrait. Credit Library of Congress Madison Kwiecinski news editor mvk5945@psu.edu Laura de Force Gordon was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1838, and experienced first hand what it was like to have to fight harder for everything in life because she was born a female in a male dominant…

    • Faculty Protests COVID Protocols

      Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

    • Enjoying Fun Events Off-Campus

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…

    • Afghanistan Troops

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On August 15th, 2021 the Afghan government rapidly deteriorated as the country fell to the Taliban. The United States has put forth full effort into bringing home all the Americans who were in Afghanistan but then faced several challenges including chaotic and tragic scenes at the airports, due to refugees…

    • Non-symptomatic COVID testing now available on campus

      Madison Kwiecinski  News editor mvk5945@psu.edu As of March 5th, all Penn State Behrend students may request a walk-up COVID-19 test at the student information desk in the Reed Union Building. This testing is available to all non-symptomatic students any time the desk is open. Walk-up testing is beneficial to students who think they may have…

    • Women’s History Month: Laura de Force Gordon 

      Photo: Laura De Force Gordon in an undated portrait. Credit Library of Congress Madison Kwiecinski news editor mvk5945@psu.edu Laura de Force Gordon was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1838, and experienced first hand what it was like to have to fight harder for everything in life because she was born a female in a male dominant…

    • Faculty Protests COVID Protocols

      Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

    • Enjoying Fun Events Off-Campus

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…

    • Afghanistan Troops

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On August 15th, 2021 the Afghan government rapidly deteriorated as the country fell to the Taliban. The United States has put forth full effort into bringing home all the Americans who were in Afghanistan but then faced several challenges including chaotic and tragic scenes at the airports, due to refugees…

    • Non-symptomatic COVID testing now available on campus

      Madison Kwiecinski  News editor mvk5945@psu.edu As of March 5th, all Penn State Behrend students may request a walk-up COVID-19 test at the student information desk in the Reed Union Building. This testing is available to all non-symptomatic students any time the desk is open. Walk-up testing is beneficial to students who think they may have…

    • Women’s History Month: Laura de Force Gordon 

      Photo: Laura De Force Gordon in an undated portrait. Credit Library of Congress Madison Kwiecinski news editor mvk5945@psu.edu Laura de Force Gordon was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1838, and experienced first hand what it was like to have to fight harder for everything in life because she was born a female in a male dominant…

    • Faculty Protests COVID Protocols

      Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

    • Enjoying Fun Events Off-Campus

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…

    • Afghanistan Troops

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On August 15th, 2021 the Afghan government rapidly deteriorated as the country fell to the Taliban. The United States has put forth full effort into bringing home all the Americans who were in Afghanistan but then faced several challenges including chaotic and tragic scenes at the airports, due to refugees…

    • Non-symptomatic COVID testing now available on campus

      Madison Kwiecinski  News editor mvk5945@psu.edu As of March 5th, all Penn State Behrend students may request a walk-up COVID-19 test at the student information desk in the Reed Union Building. This testing is available to all non-symptomatic students any time the desk is open. Walk-up testing is beneficial to students who think they may have…

    • Women’s History Month: Laura de Force Gordon 

      Photo: Laura De Force Gordon in an undated portrait. Credit Library of Congress Madison Kwiecinski news editor mvk5945@psu.edu Laura de Force Gordon was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1838, and experienced first hand what it was like to have to fight harder for everything in life because she was born a female in a male dominant…

    • Faculty Protests COVID Protocols

      Mary Murphy Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu A group of faculty members at Behrend recently held their first two classes of the semester on Zoom in protest against, what they believe to be, the university’s inadequate COVID protocols.  This “zoom-in” was held in an effort to raise awareness of the fact that there are faculty, staff and…

    • Enjoying Fun Events Off-Campus

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer cvr5570@psu.edu            With the first week of back to school events at Penn State Behrend ending, there’s no shortage of enjoyable, cost-friendly activities to do. Events such as the Flower Festival at Port Farms, the Frontier Park Farmer’s Market, and the SeaWolves baseball games are great places to have fun and relax…

    • Afghanistan Troops

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu  On August 15th, 2021 the Afghan government rapidly deteriorated as the country fell to the Taliban. The United States has put forth full effort into bringing home all the Americans who were in Afghanistan but then faced several challenges including chaotic and tragic scenes at the airports, due to refugees…

    • Non-symptomatic COVID testing now available on campus

      Madison Kwiecinski  News editor mvk5945@psu.edu As of March 5th, all Penn State Behrend students may request a walk-up COVID-19 test at the student information desk in the Reed Union Building. This testing is available to all non-symptomatic students any time the desk is open. Walk-up testing is beneficial to students who think they may have…

    • Women’s History Month: Laura de Force Gordon 

      Photo: Laura De Force Gordon in an undated portrait. Credit Library of Congress Madison Kwiecinski news editor mvk5945@psu.edu Laura de Force Gordon was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1838, and experienced first hand what it was like to have to fight harder for everything in life because she was born a female in a male dominant…

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