• Best 2023 movie released so far: ‘Scream VI’

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Scream VI is a film that is a continuation of the Scream film series. The film was released on March 10, 2023. It is a direct sequel to the 2022 film Scream V. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Champion, Henry Czerny, Mason Gooding, Roger L.…

  • Trilogies should go out of style

    Madison Kwicinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu From books to movies, the stylistic choice to wrap up a full story’s conclusion into three segments regardless of the depth of the content is something I truly believe we should work towards moving away from once again. That is not to say that fantastic trilogies do not exist, but…

  • David Wolter vs Tom Segura to defend Erie

    Joel Wilson – Staff Writer jnw5443@psu.edu It started with a disparaging comment by comedian Tom Segura. On his podcast Two Bears One Cave, Segura voiced his alleged hatred for Erie, Pennsylvania. While most people let the comment roll off their backs, Erie News Now took Segura’s words and made a news story out of them.…

  • Kitchen rennovation unearths new artwork

    Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu During a recent kitchen renovation in northern England, a couple discovered a pair of nearly 400-year-old Urals in their one-bedroom apartment.  Luke Budworth, a research data analyst at the University of Leeds, and his partner Hazel Mooney had temporarily moved out of their apartment in York. At the same…

  • President Biden issues Executive Order on firearm background checks

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu Last summer, for the first time in nearly three decades Congress managed to pass new gun safety legislation. However, the Biden Administration has consistently made it clear gun control is still a priority for them, and this week Biden issued a new Executive Order to that effect. On Tuesday, March…

  • The body of a teenager in hit-in-run near Murdaugh estate will be exhumed

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu The body of a teenager who was found near the Murdaugh estate is said to be being exhumed. The mother of the South Carolina teenager who was found on a rural road near the Murdaugh estate in 2015 has stated that the body of her son will be exhumed. …

  • Trump’s plausible indictment in New York and what could soon occur

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Former President Donald Trump, who has already announced his plan to run for the office again in 2024, will likely be indicted in New York this week for hush-money payments he made during his presidential campaign. If the indictment is issued, this would be an unprecedented moment in American history,…

  • U.S. trains Ukrainian soldiers, sends tanks to Ukraine

    Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu United States Patriot missile defense systems and Abram tanks will be deployed to Ukraine faster than originally planned, US defense officials said on Tuesday.  In the coming days, a group of 65 Ukrainian soldiers will complete their training on the systems at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The troops will then…

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