By Sarah Christofer Staff Writer Dr. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley is a professor of English, Creative Writing, and African Literature at Penn State Altoona. She is originally from Liberia and came to the United States in her mid-thirties with her husband and three children. Over the years Wesley has written seven books of poetry, edited … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
The final stretch of spring semester
By Laine Spang Staff Writer It’s the final stretch of the spring semester and students are ready for spring break and eager to go home. Penn State, being the large university it is, has many students that come from faraway places to get their degree. As we near the end of the 2022-2023 school year, many … Continue reading The final stretch of spring semester
Period poverty affects Penn State Altoona students
On the Penn State Altoona campus, people in women’s restrooms are greeted by a white machine, with two slots for quarters: either a tampon or a pad. These products are notorious for lacking in quality, and many students don’t carry around quarters, so they don’t even have access to use this machine. Restrooms are currently … Continue reading Period poverty affects Penn State Altoona students
Ash Wednesday Service at Edith Davis Chapel
Reactions to Norfolk Southern derailment
By Aggie Hoover Correspondent On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train had derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, where 38 rail cars had gone off the train tracks, 11 which were holding toxic chemicals. Hundreds of residents were warned to evacuate for multiple days as the disaster was being handled. In order to avoid any … Continue reading Reactions to Norfolk Southern derailment
Scenes from THON 2023
“What Can Commuters do to Kill Time Between Classes?”
By Sarah Christofer Staff Writer There are about 2,600 total students enrolled at Penn State Altoona. Between the four on-campus residence halls, about 889 students can live on campus. That leaves at least 1,711 students having to commute. What do those commuters do with their free time on campus? Sometimes students have large gaps in … Continue reading “What Can Commuters do to Kill Time Between Classes?”
Candy hearts and vision boards
By Laine Spang Staff Writer A small group of college students were gathered in the Harry E. Slep Center on Friday, Feb. 10 This time of year, at a college campus, can be spent wasting a lot of free time in the dorm when so much fun is to be had on campus. There were groups of … Continue reading Candy hearts and vision boards
Q&A: Chancellor Dr. Ron W. Darbeau
Dr. Ron W. Darbeau came to Penn State Altoona and assumed the role of chancellor in January. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, he graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, and then went on to graduate form Johns Hopkins University with a master’s and doctoral … Continue reading Q&A: Chancellor Dr. Ron W. Darbeau
Love in the Air
By Conor Walters Staff Writer With Valentine’s Day arriving, love is a topic on a lot of minds. A day mainly for people in relationships to do something special and celebrate, while single people don’t have to worry about doing anything, however it can often be a sad reminder that they have nothing to do. … Continue reading Love in the Air