Opinion
OPINION, FROM WHERE I SIT: Lessons from my grandmother
Not everyone has a grandparent, and my grandmother is the only one I have. Twenty years ago, when she was 65, my grandmother moved from Japan to the United States. The reason was because her…
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National Media Literacy Week: How to save local, ethical, accurate journalism
Editor’s Note: This column is provided by the Pennsylvania News Media Association (PNA) as part of National Media Literacy Week in the United States. Patrick Lee Plaisance, the author of this column, is the Don…
Rashomon: Harris Theatre, A Film and My Downtown Travels
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, I set out to watch a 7:30 PM showing of Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 film Rashomon at the Harris Theatre on Liberty Ave. The main problem with this task was that,…
OPINION: From Where I Sit – A Commonwealth Campus Perspective of PSU Football
On Sept. 24, I visited Penn State University Park (UP) to attend my first-ever Penn State football game and it was something I have never experienced before. The Penn State Nittany Lions played the Central…
OP-ED: My Thoughts About The 2022-2023 Pittsburgh Steelers Season
Football is finally back, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a weird position for the start of the season. The team’s previous quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, also known as “Big Ben,” retired at the end of…
Opinion – From Where I Sit: Robb Elementary Massacre Should Be Calling Card To Act
Nineteen children. That’s how many were killed in the recent massacre at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24. Two faculty members killed. The gunman himself a child, only 18 years of…
Opinion…From Where I Sit: Robb Elementary Massacre Should Be Calling Card To Act
Nineteen children. That’s how many were killed in the recent massacre at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022. Two faculty members killed. The gunman himself a child, only 18 years…
Happy Holidays to the Penn State Greater Allegheny Community
TO: The Penn State Greater Allegheny Community With a little more than a week left in 2021, we all seem to be reflecting on this past year…where we were, where we are, and where we…