• Nittany Lions shut out Hoosiers, 24-0

    The Penn State Nittany Lions football team once again emerges victorious in a one-sided affair with the Indiana Hoosiers Saturday. Penn State cruised to a 24-0 victory in Happy Valley, and Indiana was kept off the scoreboard completely for the first time since 2000. The team was clearly firing on all cylinders against Indiana, and…

  • Lebron James Reveals COVID-19 Vaccination Status

    Chantel Rodrigues Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Los Angeles Laker star Lebron James has confirmed Tuesday at the team’s media day that he indeed received the vaccination for COVID-19. In May, NBA spokesman Mike Bass commented that about 10 to 15 percent of players were not vaccinated. James proceeded to leave many fans and basketball officials to…

  • New TikTok Trend and the aftermath of it

    Amy Love Opinion Editor  aml7458@psu.edu   A new challenge has been trending on Tiktok and it is called “devious licks.” In this challenge, a student steals or damages property at school, and then posts it on social media anonymously. The trend quickly gained popularity and had multiple people trying to outdo each other.  So far,…

  • Inconvenient Power Shut Offs

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu For people who live in the Erie area and commute to Behrend’s campus, many have to deal with Penelec, the only electric company. More recently, Penelec has been shutting off the power at random times to do maintenance work in the Belle Valley area of Millcreek Township. As a resident…

  • Has Halloween Gotten Scarier?

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu For years people of all ages partake in the tradition on All Hallow’s Eve, some even start as soon as September. However, it doesn’t matter when you celebrate, it matters if you enjoy it and have fun. For children, Halloween tends to be the same every year. You get your…

  • Penn State Implements Title IX Updates

    Mary Murphy  Managing Editor  mem6812@psu.edu Effective August 30, 2021, Penn State implemented changes to its standing Title IX policy in accordance with federal regulations.  According to the updated policy, discrimination on the basis of sexual identity and/or gender identity is prohibited. Additionally, a former rule that states that any individual who refuses to submit to…

  • Student Parking Issues at Behrend

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu Penn State Behrend is facing several issues with student parking on campus, which include students refusing to buy parking passes and residential students parking in the commuter parking lots. These issues may seem minor but actually have a direct impact on many students in a variety of ways.  A parking…

  •  Pennsylvania Republican Party’s Attempted Audit of the 2020 Election

    Spencer Finley Business & Science Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On September 10th, the Associated Press published an article detailing plans put forth by the Pennsylvania Republican Party to initiate a “forensic investigation” into reports of fraud in the 2020 election.  This partisan reexamination of the established results of the 2020 Presidential Election would require the personal information…

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