• Kyrie Irving Vaccine

    Matthew Bores  Staff Writer mdb5896@psu.edu Eric Adams, mayor of New York, has said that he would love to see Kyrie Irving back on the court in Brooklyn, but has not changed the fact that Brooklyn Nets players need to be vaccinated before playing in home games. He also believes that it would be sending the…

  • Victoria’s Secret new lead campaign model 

    Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer  Cvr5570@psu.edu Victoria’s Secret pushes into rebranding in their new advertising campaign featuring 18 women with diverse identities and experiences. The company’s hope of becoming inclusive to all groups of women is a big step for them regarding their track record in the past.  As the headliner for the new “Love Cloud”…

  • Kim Potter’s reduced sentence

    Alanna Gillis Opinion Editor Amg7393@psu.edu Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Duante Wright during a traffic stop, has been sentenced to two years in state custody. She will serve 16 months in prison, with the remainder of her sentence on supervised release.  Potter was convicted of first- and second- degree manslaughter…

  • Coexisting with animals

    Amy Love Opinions Editor  aml7458@psu.edu In the Lake Tahoe area of California, there have been numerous break-ins to houses during the past several months. Since July 2021, a 500 pound black bear has been forcefully entering people’s homes and ransacking their kitchens. The bear was pinned with the crimes of invading 28 homes and causing…

  • Arthur ends after 25 years

    Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu The show that shaped my childhood sadly aired its last four episodes on February 21. Arthur was the longest running animated children’s series in history, and it aired on the PBS network.  Arthur was not only for entertainment, but it was an educational children’s show that taught lessons like how…

  • Age Restrictions for the Olympics

    During this year’s 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, there has been a lot going on in figure skating, on and off the ice. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that she had taken a heart medication that was banned from the Olympics because of its performance enhancing…

  • The Dead Dreamer Series Summary

    Courtney Balcombe Creativity Editor clb6264@psu.edu I had originally found this series through BookTok without even looking for a book to read. Sarah Lampkin was promoting her series and it just sounded like something I would like. She brought up how the first book was free if it was bought through Amazon Kindle, so I plugged…

  • Spiderman Recap

    Alanna Gillis Opinions Editor Amg7393@psu.edu The version of Spiderman that the Marvel Cinematic Universe popularized joined the cinematic universe in 2016 in “Captain America: Civil War”. He quickly became a fan favorite, and got his origin story in “Spiderman: Homecoming” just a year later. With “Spiderman: No Way Home” being the sixth-highest-grossing movie of all…

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