Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Wanjiku Gatheru spoke on the development of one’s “climate story’ in the last Speaker Series of the 2022-2023 school year.  For those unaware, Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru is a 24-year-old climate change activist. Coming from rural Connecticut, she is a first-generation American of Kenyan descent who has had a deep…

Rowan Jones – Contributing Writer rej5214@psu.edu Since the overturning of Roe v Wade in June of 2022, twelve states have issued total bans on abortions while many others have implemented new restrictions. Restrictions have been placed on the drug mifepristone, a prescription drug that can be used to trigger a miscarriage and can be taken…

 Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Shortly before her Speaker Series speech, I had the opportunity to interview 24-year-old climate activist and Black Girl Environmentalist founder Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru. Said interview took place in Penn State Behrend’s Logan House.   Q: In many publications, you are defined as an “Environmental Justice Warrior,” how do you…

Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu In February, Turkey and Syria were hit by devastating earthquakes, killing thousands and leaving hundreds of thousands injured. A humanitarian crisis has been stirred up in the two countries, with many more people still missing or homeless as a result of the quakes.  The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8,…

Samhi C. – Staff Writer skc5908@psu.edu On Thursday, March 30, at 6:00 p.m., the Creative Writing department hosted the first of the Spring 2023 Smith Creative Writers Reading Series sessions, featuring poet and professor Nancy Krygowski who read from her two poetry collections “Velocity” and “The Woman in the Corner” as well as some work…