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Erie’s Criminal Investigation Division receives grant for cold cases
Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Jose Rosario Sr. may finally get closure on the death of his son, Jose Rosario Jr., after Erie’s Criminal Investigation Division received a grant to investigate cold cases and unsolved homicides. 18-year-old Jose Rosario Jr. was fatally shot in his apartment on Erie’s Reed Street on Oct. 15, 2018.…
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Erie public schools removed from financial watchlist
Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.ed On September 29, 2022 Erie Public Schools, EPS, made history by being the first school district in Pennsylvania to ever be removed from the state’s Financial Watchlist. EPS were placed under financial watch status in 2016, and have made great efforts in the last few years to work with the…
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Potential Pennsylvania parental Bill of Rights
Courtney Balcombe – Sports Editor clb6264@psu.edu Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers are trying to limit how schools teach issues related to the LGBT+ community, following a similar pattern to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, but Representative Stephanie Borowicz said her bill goes further than that. While Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill bans classroom teaching on gender identity…
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Hurricane Ian and tropical storms slams Florida
Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Hurricane Ian is ravaging through the southeastern United States, pummeling Florida with winds as high as 156 mph, extreme flooding, and a catastrophic storm surge. Some areas face over a foot of rainfall, prompting fast evacuation. First responders were authorized to begin clearing emergency routes as soon as the…
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Philadelphia high school football player attacked after game
Courtney Balcombe – Sports Editor clb6264@psu.edu One high school football player has been left dead along with four others injured after gunfire erupted from behind a Philadelphia high school on September 27. One of the players who passed after the September 27 shooting was 14 years of age. According to ABC News, the five unidentified…
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PA Supreme Court Justice Max Baer passes away
Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu Max Baer, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Chief Justice passed away last Friday, September 30, 2022, at the age of 74. Chief Justice Baer, who was first elected to the Supreme Court in 2001 became Chief Justice in 2021. Baer was set to retire at the end of this year, when he…
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Behrend’s surprising “Pokémon GO” scene
Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Photo Credit: Niantic/The Pokémon Company Whenever most people think or hear of “Pokémon GO,” there is a heavy chance that the summer of 2016 comes to mind. A surprisingly enjoyable time in retrospect, that was the summer in which “Pokémon GO” reigned supreme. You could not go to a…
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Local Eats: Pub & Pie
Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief mvk5945@psu.edu Pub and Pie is an important restaurant for every Penn State Behrend student to be aware of. This is because not only is it a fantastic pizza restaurant with some pretty good appetizers, but it is also approximately a 15-minute walk from campus. Students can follow the path up through…
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