By Kenny Paltzer Staff Writer On Friday, April 27, the Campus Activities Board held its second annual Hawaiian-style Luau in the View Café as part of Stress Buster week. Campus Activities Board president and Penn State Scranton sophomore Roe Saavedra was the main planner and organizer of the Luau, which drew a very large crowd […]
Spring season a struggle for baseball team
By David Pollak Staff Writer Between the horrific spring weather and the lack of on-field practices, the Penn State Scranton baseball team had a hard time finding their identity this season. While struggling at the plate and on the mound, Scranton finished with a 0-14 record. The struggles hit their peak on Friday, April 13. […]
Opinion: Time to pay college athletes
By David Pollak Staff Writer Millions of dollars were generated recently at the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. Villanova University has won the tournament twice out of the last three seasons, with most of their roster returning from the first national title run. However, despite all the money generated through TV contracts, ads, and […]
Opinion: Border wall in country’s best interests
By Kenny Paltzer Staff Writer The potential building of a wall on the Mexican border was one of the main points of emphasis throughout President Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign. Though it’s a controversial topic, I am a very outspoken supporter of President Trump and agree with his stance on the building of a border […]
Opinion: No easy answers in gun control debate
By Kate Genovese Staff Writer 2014 – 12,555 2015 – 13,526 2016 – 15,097 2017 – 15,615 2018 – 4,355 The figures above are yearly totals, ordinary numbers representing extraordinarily chilling facts. In the last four years, 61,148 children and adults have been killed by gunfire in the United States. In the past three months […]
Opinion: Set schedules allow workers consistency
By Sean Patten Staff Writer Gap stores in Chicago and San Francisco recently decided to do something revolutionary — they gave their employees a set schedule that didn’t change each week. Suddenly, the employees were happier when they came into work, they got more done, and they had higher sales figures. Before this change, an […]
Students reflect on THON experience
By Sean Patten Staff Writer The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, or THON, attracts students and the general public’s attention to the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park every February. To be a dancer at this prestigious event is something many students strive for yet few get to do. This year, Penn State Worthington Scranton […]
Chinese New Year celebration draws crowd
By Kate Genovese Staff Writer Xinnian Kuaile! means Happy New Year in Chinese. And it certainly was a happy new year for students at Penn State Worthington, who recently had the chance to celebrate a new and tasty tradition. On Feb. 16, the campus held its inaugural Chinese New Year event, which was organized by […]
Campus gamers hold monthly tournament
By Kenny Paltzer Staff Writer On Thursday, Feb. 22, the League of Extraordinary Gamers (LEG) held their monthly LEG tournament in the Penn State Worthington gameroom. This was the group’s sixth tournament of the school year. There were about 20 people competing and having a good time. Those who didn’t participate in the gaming competitions […]
Panetti excels on and off the court
By David Pollak Staff Writer Jeff Panetti is a student every coach dreams of having. On and off the court, he represents the Penn State community in a professional manner. Panetti is a junior at Penn State Worthington Scranton and a center on the men’s basketball team. During the season, which found the Lions finishing […]