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PSAC Cancels Regular Season and Championship Competitions for Winter Sports

By Lauren GudknechtSports Editor On Nov. 18, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced the cancellation of all mandated regular-season and championship competitions for winter sports, which was decided after a vote by the league’s board of directors. Previously, the board had only canceled PSAC competition in fall sports, while still allowing for league championships to […]

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KU Student Passes Away in Dixon Dormitory, KU Holds Vigil

By Dylan Adams News Editor University officials reported on Thursday, Nov. 13 that an unresponsive student had been found in the Dixon Hall dormitory. The student in question was identified as Hannah Marie Varn, an arts administration graduate student from Iowa. The family had not been in contact with Hannah for several days and reached […]

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Taylor Swift To Begin Re-recording Her Discography

Spencer Ford Contributing Writer 10-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift is set to begin the process of re-recording her entire discography within the next few weeks.  Swift, who has a total of eight albums, is now able to start the re-recording process of her first five albums because Scooter Braun, a record executive who recently acquired […]

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The Kutztown University Health Center Prepares for the End of Fall, Beginning of Spring Semesters

Derek Lopez Contributing Writer As the end of the semester rapidly approaches, once again the number of COVID-19 cases is skyrocketing across the U.S., but the KU Health Center is working hard to keep students safe and healthy as flu season and the pandemic mix just before the weeks leading up to finals.  “This is […]

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Kutztown University Prepared For Spring Semester

Derek Lopez Contributing Writer With the Fall 2020 semester coming to a close in less than four weeks, KU prepares to face similar challenges regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring. President Hawkinson assures that a plan is in place to continue to keep students safe as they continue their education. “At this time, we […]

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Philadelphia Bans All Indoor Gatherings Until 2021

By Donovan Levine Editor-In-Chief The city of Philadelphia is banning all indoor gatherings, public or private, for the remainder of 2020 as the city battles a resurgence of COVID-19, as reported by officials on Monday. Philadelphia has banned the opening of restaurants, gyms, casinos, museums and libraries. All college and high school in-person instruction is […]

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Lindsey Stirling Releases New Music Video “Guardian”

Sabrina Betterly Contributing Writer On Nov. 10, Lindsey Stirling released a new music video, “Guardian,” to go along with a song in her newest album, “Artemis”. Stirling, an American violinist, songwriter and dancer, has been active in her musical endeavors since 2007. She has a knack for incorporating her violin into her songs and dabbles […]

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KU Women’s Center Presents Joan ‘Lyric’ Leslie

By Jenny Wallace Arts & Entertainment Editor On Nov. 11, KU’s Women’s Center hosted a slam poetry event, featuring Joan ‘Lyric’ Leslie from the College Agency. Leslie, an author, a slam poet, a back-to-back Queen of the South Poetry Slam Champion and a storyteller, started off by singing her own rendition of “Cocoa Butter Kisses” […]

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Coffee, Cops and Conversations

By Dylan Adams News Editor Coffee, Cops and Conversation was a Zoom event held on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 11:00 a.m. to connect students and local police. The event focused on opening a dialogue between KU students and local Kutztown law-enforcement. Topics included key issues that affected both national and local topics. John Dillon and […]

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KU’s Fourth Annual Fall Fest

By Jenny Wallace Arts & Entertainment Editor On Friday, Nov. 6, KU’s Student Government Board held its 4th annual Fall Fest. Despite a week delay due to unpredictable Pennsylvania weather, many students showed up. The event was organized by SGB’s Student Affairs Chair Roy Gonzalez. With SGB Secretary Emily Campbell on AUX, students had the […]