Opinion
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A Black Panther, a Softball Injury, Artificial Intelligence and Me
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Was it only last year that we profs were policing artificial intelligence as a newfangled form of plagiarism and buying blue books like it was 1975? Now we’re Tokyo train pushers, shoving our classes onto the AI Express lest it leave the station without them. The technology, we’re told, is improving by leaps and bounds,…
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Hook: Reading the Signs
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So… that was a great weekend to get out of town, huh? Granted, we had plans for over a year to attend a wedding on Oct. 11 in western Maine, and only after the Penn State football schedule came out did we know that we would, in fact, be missing a Penn State home football…
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Op-Ed: Recognize, Respect and Respond to Climate Change
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It is dangerous not to respect your opponent. Never underestimate their capabilities. Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told our top officers, “No more climate change worship.” Following on President Trump’s baseless characterization of climate change as a “con job” at the United Nations, we need more voices setting the record straight. This is a gravely serious…
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Letters: Judicial Retention Disinformation; Be Informed About Casino; 2nd Home Scourge; Yes on Retention; Weigh In on Sign Ordinance
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Some Pennsylvania voters recently received judicial retention political mailers for the Nov. 4 election falsely accusing Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices of politically “gerrymandering the map for Democrats.” We’d like to set that record straight. The PA Supreme Court did not gerrymander a map. It followed the law to protect voters, and declared the 2011 PA congressional…
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Opinion: Elect Experienced Jurists Neuman and Tsai to the Bench This November
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Every November, we hire elected officials to do the people’s work on a day-to-day basis. We send folks to the halls of every level of government, including the benches in courts across the Commonwealth. In these races, we want people who can hit the ground running on day one. We need individuals who possess the necessary qualifications…
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Online Local News Publisher to Testify Against Monopolistic PA Public Notice Bill
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A Pennsylvania House committee will hear testimony Monday from online news publishers regarding HB 1291, which would unfairly restrict digital public notices to legacy newspaper companies.
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Paterno: Ending WPSU Will Silence Important Voices and Connections
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Last Friday morning, I got in my car and turned on the radio. I was driving to the Bryce Jordan Center for that day’s Board of Trustees meetings. My mind was on the day’s agenda as I sipped from a cold can of Fresca. A few beads of condensation fell as I lifted the can.…
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Are We Really Just Going to Walk Away From WPSU?
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For a little light reading over the weekend, I visited the web page that breaks down Penn State’s budget allocations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The list covers 41 units. The ones set to receive the most 2026-27 money are: 1. Commonwealth Campuses ($315 million)2. Physical Plant ($262 million)3. IT ($174 million)4. College of…
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Why Everyone Should Have a Library Card
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Did you know that there are places in Centre County that offer free Wi-Fi, free DVD and book entertainment to borrow, free events, free shelter from the weather, free information resources, free digital tools and friendly staff who will always help you—no tip required? This is not a fantasy. These places exist in right now…
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The Joy of All-Day Cooking
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No matter how fast-paced life becomes, there are some things in life that should never be rushed, things that take longer, things that take a full commitment. That extends to certain types of food that cannot be rushed. There is something different about making food that takes all day. There’s something different about slow food…