Death of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar
On Oct. 17, 2024, US intelligence received news that the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was dead. This event could be a sign of movement…
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What To Know About the Apalachee High School Shooting
Earlier this month Winder, Georgia’s Apalachee High School suffered the state’s deadliest mass shooting. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, student Colt Gray, armed with an AR-15-style…
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A British Perspective
Hustle culture in America is hardly an unknown phenomenon, with high school students loading up on AP classes fighting to get into a top college…
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January Sixth Hearings
On January 6th, 2021, an insurrection occurred at the United States Capitol building. Thousands of Donald Trump supporters gathered at the Capitol to protest Joe…
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Multiple Mass Shootings Bombard the U.S.
There is a grim and prevalent trend seen across the United States, mass shootings. In addition to the highly publicized shooting that took place in…
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Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman on U.S. Quarter
Maya Angelou, beloved poet and activist, is making history yet again — this time, on the back of the U.S. quarter. This posthumous honor makes…
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What We Know about the New COVID Variant
Just when we thought things were finally getting back to normal, another coronavirus variant has come in to ruin our plans. The new variant, labeled…
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“Build Back Better” 101: Reasoning and Controversy
After signing his historic $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill into law in March 2021, President Joe Biden is moving on to the next chapter of…
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Get a Vaccine, Win a Prize
As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to calm down in the United States and we begin to return to a new sense of normalcy, Penn State…
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Colorado Shooting and the Aftermath
On Monday, March 22, a shooting broke out in a supermarket in Boulder, Colo. The gunman, identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, will be…
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A New Kind of Inauguration
Presidential inaugurations are a U.S. tradition. Much of the day follows a very specific set of activities and events that showcase the peaceful transition of…
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The Pandemic Success Story of Australia
Masks are required everywhere you go. Restaurant dining rooms line the streets in tents instead of inside. People wait outside in the cold to obey…
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Keeping Up with the Coronavirus: Everything You Need to Know
Earlier this year, the world was introduced to novel coronavirus, COVID-19 — something that no one had seen before. The disease began spreading like a…
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How the Fashion Community is Helping Fight COVID-19
From gowns to masks, there’s nothing these designers can’t do as they lend a helping hand in the fight against COVID-19. Following pleas on TV…
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Women’s World Cup Team Features Two Former Nittany Lions
On Sunday, July 7, the U.S. women’s soccer team won their fourth World Cup title, and among two of the championship players were Penn State alumni Ali Krieger and Alyssa Naeher, who were named to the team this past May.
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The Border Crisis, Explained
After four years of “the wall,” what exactly is happening on the border?
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New Zealand Reforms Gun Laws in Just Days
Days after a gunman murdered 50 people worshiping within a New Zealand mosque, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the need for immediate gun reform.
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Grab ‘Em by the Midterms
This Tuesday, Nov. 6 marks 2018’s Midterm Election Day – and it’s a big one. This election is our first chance since the presidential election…
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Can’t Spell ‘Truth’ Without ‘Ruth’
An unwavering advocate for gender equality. A judicial powerhouse. A pop culture icon at 85. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has become an inspiration…
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Going for Gold: Women Win Big at the Winter Olympics
The torch has burnt out on the Olympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and Team USA finished with 23 medals and a fourth-place finish overall….
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