All posts by Michelle Thompson

Staff writer and editor, Communications major, Senior at PSUA

PSU Altoona Students Spend Earth Day 2017 ‘Marching For Science’

No amount of rain could stifle Earth Day enthusiasm as 10 of our own Penn State Altoona students—along with several PSUA faculty members, thousands of other science advocates, environmentalists, and the King of Science himself (Bill Nye) — took to the streets of D.C. for the “March for Science” on Saturday, April 22nd. After multiple … Continue reading PSU Altoona Students Spend Earth Day 2017 ‘Marching For Science’

YouTube’s ‘Restricted Mode’ Causes Outrage from the LGBTQ Community

Alleged ‘Discriminatory’ Feature Sends Creators Scrambling to Smooth Things Over For some time now, the Internet’s most popular video-sharing website, ‘YouTube,’ has offered a feature called ‘Restricted Mode,’ which allows users to set the website to a viewing mode that limits which content can and cannot be seen. The feature was initially created to facilitate … Continue reading YouTube’s ‘Restricted Mode’ Causes Outrage from the LGBTQ Community

Protest and Patriotism: Perpetually at Odds

If you own some kind of communication device, interact with other human beings, or are at the very least alive, you’re probably well aware that there has been a bit more outrage from American citizens lately, beyond the usual public unrest over a TV show finale or Beyoncé’s equally plot-twist-saturated home life.