Suicide rates have been rising in recent years: the CDC reports nearly 45,000 fatal casualties of Americans aged 10 or older. The visibility of mental illness has increased, bringing suicide to the surface and raising awareness. The National … [Read More...]
Penn State Abington students assist the Lakota at Pine Ridge
By Michael Bluestein Penn State Abington offers its Alternative Spring Break every year for students who want to experience a different type of spring break. Rather than spending it partying, or … [Read More...]
Inside Arts & Entertainment
Dragons, Unicorns and Mermaids — oh my!
By Erica Berry
After a semester of exams, homework, studying and projects, you may need a brief break from reality. On Saturday, Feb. 16, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University not only opened its doors to its newest exhibition, “Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids,” but also opened its doors to imagination. As you walk into […]
Exploring Editorials
We can see a black hole
By Denell Lewis
Black Holes: Ominous, dark, powerful. In a word: black. Up until now, scientists haven’t been able to really picture much more than that. However, for the first time in history, we now have an actual photo of what black holes look like. Thanks to more than a decade’s worth of hard work, researchers working on […]
Columns
HOMETOWNS: A Cultural Timeout
Penn State Abington boasts a variety of different students coming from different backgrounds from across the globe. Today we had the opportunity to speak with Wardah Ibrahim, who came all the way from Ramallah, Palestine. She educated us on her hometown and religion and how it shaped her into the person she is today. Wardah […]
Columns
FLASHBACK: Joseph Pulitzer, the Journalistic Genius
Joseph Pulitzer was an American newspaper editor and publisher who helped establish the pattern of the modern newspaper. In his time he was one of the most powerful journalists in the United States (Encyclopedia Britannica). The Pulitzer Prizes, which are awards for achievement in American journalism, music or literature, the most prestigious awards for journalists, […]