• PSB SGA members recognize new Senators

    Mason Bennett – Staff Writer mxb5302@psu.edu Student Government Association members met for their general meeting on Oct. 6 and recognized four students for their induction as senators. The board acknowledged the following students for being selected to serve as Student Government senators: Nathan Murarik and Garret Watson, Upperclassman; Zane Lewis and Anisha Tiwari, Freshman. Their…

  • Remains of missing PA teen identified over a decade after they were

    Courtney Balcombe – Opinion Editor clb6264@psu.edu On October 4, 2022 Pennsylvania State Police confirmed the identity of remains from November 2012 discovered in Luzerne County. The victim is confirmed to be 14-year-old Joan Dymond of Wilkes-Barre.  According to Philly Voice, Dymond went missing from Andover Street Park in Wilkes-Barre on June 25, 1969. She had told…

  • Biden announced federal marijuana pardon for those convicted

    Spencer Finley – Staff Writer SJF5814@psu.edu On Tuesday, October 6, President Biden announced that he would be issuing pardons for people convicted of simple marijuana possession charges under federal law between 1995 and 2022. An announcement that Biden posted on Twitter stated that he was “pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession.” Biden…

  • Erie County annual women’s march

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu Each year, an annual Women’s march is held in Erie Pennsylvania, where women are brought together to march for equal pay, access to health care, reproductive rights, and gender equality as a whole. The march was led by former Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper. Dozens of women gathered in Perry…

  • PA longest-serving Representative, Tony DeLuca, passes away at age 85

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu Pennsylvania State Representative Anthony “Tony” M. DeLuca, the longest currently serving member of the Pennsylvania House of Representative died Sunday, October 9, 2022 at the age of 85. DeLuca passed away at home due to his recent battle with lymphoma.  Representative DeLuca served for 39 years, representing the 32nd Legislative…

  • Philadelphia Judge blocks ban on guns at rec centers and playgrounds

    Mary Pintea – News Editor  mvp5879@psu.edu  Photo Credit: The Philadelphia Inquirer / Jose F. Moreno  A Philadelphia judge blocked an executive order signed by Mayor Jim Kenney last week banning guns at playgrounds and recreation centers.  The executive order follows the fatal shooting of a Parks and Recreation employee in September.  The Gun Owners of…

  • N e w PA FAFSA c a m p a i g n: “PA FAFSA GO!”

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu    The FAFSA is an important step for college students in the financial aid process. Pennsylvania has faced record-breaking low numbers of students completing the FAFSA in recent years, leaving high amounts of financial aid money essentially left unclaimed.  The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently joined with Slippery Rock University…

  • “Mario” movie trailer finally released

    Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Photo Credit: Illumination On October 6, after over a year of speculation and memes, Nintendo of America and Illumination finally released the trailer for their collaborative effort: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”  Since the announcement of Nintendo and Illumination’s partnership in 2018, Nintendo and movie fans alike have wondered…

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