President Trump and First Lady Test Positive for Covid-19
Keela Delves, News Editor
October 2, 2020
This announcement comes days after the first presidential debate of 2020, where both President Trump and Melania Trump were in close contact with many other members of both candidates' campaigns. Hope Hicks, President Trump’s senior counselor prompted this diagnosis when she too tested positive.
Guide to Voting in the 2020 Election
Keela Delves, News Editor
September 21, 2020
Voting, especially in times like these, is quintessential. However, trying to navigate the ins and outs of voting, especially for beginners, may be rather difficult. Thankfully, certain aspects of voting have become very convenient this year as much of the process has been moved to a virtual platfor...
Honoring Flag Day
Maeve Reiter, Reporter
June 14, 2020
The lesser-known of the summer’s patriotic holidays, this day focuses on one key part of our nation: the flag. Flag day was established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson as a day of honor on the anniversary the flag was accepted, according to the Encyclopedia Brittanica. The flag, which was o...
Pride Month moves online in virtual event due to pandemic
June 1, 2020
Annually, the month of June is marked by LGBT+ pride parades and events in honor of the community’s past and present struggles. This year, however, COVID-19 casts an ominous shadow over this historic tradition. According to the Washington Post, “more than 475 Pride events have been canceled or p...
Navajo Nation Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19
May 30, 2020
According to CNN, “The Navajo Nation has surpassed New York and New Jersey for the highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate in the US.” A total of 24,549 negative tests, 4,689 positive cases, and 159 confirmed deaths are reported by the Navajo Nation as of May 29, 2020. The Navajo Natio...
TikTok Users Protest Censorship of Black Creators with a Black Out
May 30, 2020
On Tuesday, May 19 black creators took to the social media platform, TikTok, in order to protest the platform’s censorship of content made by black creators. This protest, named the Black Out, was intended to make videos by black creators appear on users’ feed more frequently. The Black Out mov...
Obama and other celebrities host virtual graduation ceremonies for class of 2020
Alina Zang, Layout
May 21, 2020
Barack Obama will be joined by LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai, Ben Platt, and more celebrities on a televised special dedicated to high school students graduating this year. This event will be aired on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and other broadcast and digital streaming partners on May 16th at 8 p.m. Eastern....
PA Counties Decide to Reopen Against Governor Wolf’s Restrictions
Lauren Cribbs and Caroline Glus
May 21, 2020
Officials from several counties that are still in the “red” phase of Wolf’s reopening plan have said they will open against restrictions. Counties include Beaver, Dauphin, Lancaster, and Lebanon. Governor Wolf called politicians who wanted to reopen against his wishes “cowardly” and “selfish,...
COVID-19 Lockdowns also Help Environment Say Scientists
Lauren Cribbs and Caroline Glus
May 12, 2020
The coronavirus has impacted most lives in the United States and other countries around the world with issued lockdowns. Being stuck at home due to stay-at-home orders, where the only time you can leave the house is for essicial reasons can be a downer, but not all bad has come from it. The environme...
Debunking: Rumors of Life Threatening Coronavirus Vaccine Trial in Africa
Adrianna Malena, Reporter
May 7, 2020
Posts surfacing social media suggest that there have been vaccine trials for the coronavirus being conducted in Africa, which is completely false. There is no exact answer when asking how these rumours started; however, the idea may have been initiated by two French doctors who suggested the vaccin...
Statewide COVID-19 Cases Nearing 45,000
Paige Dalto, Lead Copy Editor
May 4, 2020
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, as of April 28th, 2020, there are now 43,264 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. Among the additional 1,214 positive cases confirmed today, the DoH has also released that the statewide death toll has reached 1,716. All 67 Pennsylvani...
Debunking: President Trump Suggests Using UV Light and Disinfectants Internally to Fight COVID-19
Alina Zang, Layout
May 1, 2020
At a recent coronavirus press conference, President Donald Trump claimed that using heat, light or injecting disinfectants such as bleach could be a possible cure to the coronavirus. “I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute,” Trump said during the briefing. “And is th...
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