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Starbucks Announces Holiday Menu 2025

Starbucks Announces Holiday Menu 2025

Lucy Ferns, Layout Editor November 6, 2025

The holiday season is arriving early at Starbucks this year. Today, November 6th, the coffee chain finally rolled out its full 2025 Holiday Menu, and for the first time, a Hello Kitty collaboration that...

Penn State University Head Coach James Franklin speaks with the press in 2021.  Franklin was fired on Sunday, October 11, 2025. (The Office of Governor Tom Wolfe)

Penn State’s head football coach, fired this past weekend.

Riley Reed, Reporter October 21, 2025

As of Sunday, October 11th, 2025, James Franklin is no longer the head coach for the Penn State football team. In his place, Terry Smith, who was originally his associate assistant coach, will take on...

Jerry Leaves Ben & Jerry’s Due To Feeling ‘Silenced’

Jerry Leaves Ben & Jerry’s Due To Feeling ‘Silenced’

Addison Sheppard, Opinion Editor September 22, 2025

Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, has resigned from the company after nearly five decades, citing growing tensions with parent company Unilever over its stance on the...

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Celebrate Mexican Heritage on Cinco De Mayo

Sarah Dahl, Reporter May 2, 2025

Monday, May 5 marks Cinco de Mayo, an annual celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. While often mistaken for Mexico’s Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely...

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Penbrook Man Charged with Setting the PA Governor’s Mansion on Fire

Sarah Dahl, Reporter April 23, 2025

This past Sunday, 38-year-old Cody Balmer, a man from Penbrook, attacked and set fire to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s mansion. Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested the man. According...

Spring Awakens: A Season of Renewal Began on March 20, 2025

Spring Awakens: A Season of Renewal Began on March 20, 2025

Cecelia Engle, Reporter April 1, 2025

As the final traces of winter melt away, a new season makes its awakening. On March 20, 2025, the Northern Hemisphere officially welcomed the arrival of spring, bringing with it longer days, warmer breezes,...

Elon Musk SpaceX Starship Explosion

Elon Musk SpaceX Starship Explosion

Sarah Dahl, Reporter March 19, 2025

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship experienced a significant flight failure during its eighth test flight, Thursday March 6th. The rocket exploded over the south of Florida, but the fiery debris fell over...

Plant-based and lab-grown meats are skyrocketing in popularity. The market for plant-based meat reached $8.1 Billion. (Atlascompany)

Opinion: The Evolution of Food: Plant-Based and Lab-Grown Meat

Isabella Dimopoulos, Managing Editor March 7, 2025

Imagine biting into a burger that sizzles and “bleeds” like beef—made entirely from plants. Or savoring a steak grown in a lab without a single animal being harmed. The future is at your doorstep,...

Penn State University likely closing multiple branch campuses

Penn State University likely closing multiple branch campuses

Tayen Parke, Opinion Editor March 3, 2025

Last Tuesday, Penn State University’s President Neeli Bendapudi wrote a letter announcing that a host of PSU’s Commonwealth Campuses will likely be closing. PSU Abington, Altoona, Behrend, Berks,...

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How the World Says ‘I Love You’ on Valentine’s Day

Lucy Ferns, Business Manager February 14, 2025

Valentine’s Day in the U.S is typically associated with assortments of chocolates, red roses, and romantic dates, but around the world, people celebrate love in many different and unique ways. From all...

February 14 is the day of love. It is celebrated around the world,  but the history behind it might shift one’s perspective on this beloved holiday. (Istockphoto.com/fotolgahan)

The True History of Valentine’s Day

Isabella Dimopoulos, Managing editor February 7, 2025

While it's true that Valentine's Day is a holiday dedicated to love, the history of its origins is anything but heart-shaped. In modern times, this holiday is a corporate scheme to buy chocolates,...

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Los Angeles Comes Together for FireAid: Benefit Concert

Tayen Parke, Opinion February 4, 2025

On January 30th, 2025, Billy Crystal hosted the FireAid: A Benefit Concert for WildFire Relief in Los Angeles, California. 27 different performers were on stage at the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum on Thursday...

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