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KU Basketball Staying Safe While Season Remains Murky

By Derek Lopez Contributing Writer The 2020 academic year has been challenging and the same applies for sports. The men’s basketball team’s season is still in question as COVID-19 prevents PSAC sports from being played. “I am not very hopeful at this point, especially when West Chester just cancelled all sports for the spring. You […]

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Lizzo’s Billboard Acceptance Speech Encourages Young Voters

By Jenny Wallace Arts & Entertainment The Billboard Music Awards took place on Oct. 14. Popular singer and songwriter Melissa Viviane Jefferson, better known as ‘Lizzo,’ accepted her award for the “Top Sales Artist” of the year. Lizzo is a musical artist best known for her hit songs “Truth Hurts” and “Good as Hell.” At […]

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Crochet; A Worthwhile Hobby for Quarantine

By Sabrina Betterly Contributing Writer When lockdown began in March, I was left with incessant boredom amidst all the schoolwork I had ahead of me. I needed some type of reprieve from the same routine of Zoom University every single day. And then came the wonderful hobby of crocheting.  I don’t quite remember what inspired […]

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Opinion: How America Should Run Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates

By Michael Alberto Contributing Writer In the recent presidential and vice-presidential debates, the moderators have received criticism about their handling of their respective event. For the first presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace received backlash regarding his lack of control over the multiple interruptions and generally chaotic nature of the event. In the vice-presidential debate, moderator […]

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Review: El Hoyo

By Ryan Murphy Contributing Writer Halloween isn’t just a time for spooky or horror movies. Thrillers have their own version of scary to keep you up at night. This is true for “The Platform” or “El hoyo,” an award-winning, Spanish dystopian thriller released in 2019.  The movie follows Goreng (Iván Massagué), a man who enters […]

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SNL Parodies Presidential Debate

By Jenny Wallace Arts & Entertainment Editor On Sept. 29, America witnessed 2020’s first official presidential debate, deemed “the worst debate of all time,” by political pundits. Saturday Night Live took the opportunity to make a skit out of it.  Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump faced off against Jim Carrey as Joe Biden in the […]

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ECC Announces Update to Return to Competition

By Lauren Gudknecht Sports Editor On Oct. 8 the East Coast Conference (ECC) announced new plans for returning to competition this upcoming spring.  With the approval from the athletic directors, the conference has finalized a schedule for both the men’s and women’s basketball season. A  timeframe for an initial plan to move these fall sports […]

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KU Multicultural Center Holds Vision Board Workshop

By Maria Rehrig Assistant News Editor On Sept. 21, the KU Multicultural Center held a workshop open to all students centered around the use of vision boards. When you are young, vision boards are an excuse to throw glitter on a page and wish for puppies. When you’re a college student, it’s a creative and […]

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Kutztown Dining Services Continue to Serve Students

By Derek Lopez Contributing Writer Dining Services at KU are continuing to provide meal options for students amid the COVID-19 global health crisis. Extra measures and new policies were introduced at the beginning of the semester to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus “We’ve done a lot for the students here at Kutztown. We’ve […]

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Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers Revise Stadium Seating Restriction

By Sammy Strobel Assistant Sports Editor The Miami Dolphins have decided to increase fan capacity in their stadium for upcoming games while the Pittsburgh Steelers will allow a limited number of fans into their home game for the first time this season. On Oct. 7, Governor Ron DeSantis lifted stadium capacity restrictions for all Florida […]