Author: Emily Holleran

Fiction

I Slept Through the Apocalypse

It’s been 831 days since I woke up, but no one else did. The worst Monday morning imaginable. Of course, that’s an exaggeration, about the fact that nobody else on the entire planet woke up. It took others longer to die, and not everyone was asleep around the world at […]

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The Face of the Freshman Class

COURTESY PHOTO: CHAD LEIGH Chad Leigh is PSUs Class of 2022 President and majors in Physical Education. When asked about his role as class president, Chad replied, “My role, specifically, is to hear the concerns of my fellow class members and to listen to the things they want, the things […]

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Healthy Tips for Fast and Budget-Friendly Eating

College students are always busy, and life always seems to throw up a lot of roadblocks to eating healthily. We all have classes, work, extracurriculars, and countless other distractions facing us. So, if you’re struggling to figure out how to eat healthily, I hear you. That’s why I’m going to […]

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Mental Health Days Should Be Excused in College

The work of full-time college students can be seen as full-time jobs, but often it can feel like having five jobs. Many college students are involved in several organizations; sports or clubs, they may have weekend jobs or are interning. Students are also expected to socialize and find their identity […]

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The Student Support Foundation Needs Your Help

Have you ever heard of the Student Support Foundation on campus, A.K.A SSF? Most people have not, which is why we are reaching out to the student body to bring more awareness to such an awesome club. We need your help to carry this club forward for many more years. […]

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Snapping Through a Lens

At every party, get-together, function, or even class, there is going to be someone Snapchatting. Through Snapchat, you are seeing a person’s view of the world – or at least, the part they want to share. After the Super Bowl, PSU students started to Snapchat almost immediately about the big […]

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Repeating First Starts with David Prince

With a new year once again upon us, the sports world will relatively stay the same. The month of February is no different in those terms. The Super Bowl has come and gone, with the Patriots defeating the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on route to their sixth Lombardi Trophy.  February […]

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Retail Work: Benefits and Hardships

COURTESY PHOTO I doubt there is a person in the country that has a cashiering position and avidly enjoys their job. That isn’t to say we all detest it; I’ve held multiple customer service positions through my adolescent years and I currently have a part-time cashiering job (full-time when not […]

Staff Editorials

Why You Should Go to a Championship Parade in Boston

COURTESY PHOTO: JUSTINE WALSH At 8:00 AM, on Tuesday, February 5th, my friends and I headed down to Boston to watch the New England Patriots make their way across the city, celebrating their recent Super Bowl Championship. We arrived at the train station in Malden, Massachusetts around 10 AM. We […]

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Lifting in the HUB Fitness Room is Great! Except…

COURTESY PHOTO: KAITLYN HAMILTON I think everybody can agree with me that the renovations made to the HUB Fitness Room this academic year were well-needed improvements. Stainless steel plates were upgraded to new, rubber-coated plates with handles, making them easier to carry and less prone to making noise and scratching […]