The Snapper
Broadcaster Mike Lange takes questions from fans during a Q&A before a Penguins morning skate in 2011. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Kaya Wagner Staff Writer The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Feb. 19 that Mike Lange, a Hall of Fame broadcaster, passed away at the age of 76. Lange had served as a caller for […]
Mathya Clay Staff Writer As corporate America grapples with shifting economic pressures and political climates, many companies are scaling back or re-evaluating their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Once celebrated as essential pillars of workplace culture, these programs now face resistance, with some businesses opting to cut back or abandon them entirely. For university […]
Kaya Wagner Staff Writer On Feb. 19 an explosion occurred at a SPS Technologies factory located at Jenkintown in Abington Township. A massive fire then erupted in the 560,000-square-foot facility and led to the evacuation of all 60 workers there. Schools the following day opted to close, with authorities issuing a shelter-in-place order within a […]
The New York Yankees logo. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFF LOUGHLIN / ROBOFLOW UNIVERSE Ben Staker Sports Editor On the morning of Friday, Feb 21, the New York Yankees made a move that stunned many people in the baseball industry. No, it wasn’t a trade, free agency signing, or even bringing in a new coach…it was an […]
Millie Castellani Staff Writer I am prefacing this piece with the disclosure that I am not an avid movie watcher. In my lifetime, I’ve likely sat through the full run time of less than maybe 30 movies. That being said, take what I say lightly – or perhaps with some lenience when I say that […]
Katelyn Auty Head Copy Editor Social Media Editor Associate Sports Editor Autumn Lockwood, the performance coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, made history in Super Bowl LVII when she became the first Black woman to coach in a Super Bowl. On Feb. 9, she made history again as the first Black woman coach to win a […]
Lampeter-Strasburg quarterback Caileb Howse (13) scrambles for a first down. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS KNIGHT / LNP|LANCASTERONLINE Justin Staggers Managing Editor PIAA Class 4A Player of the Year. All-State Quarterback. Led Lampeter-Strasburg to its first state championship appearance. The accolades for Caileb Howse go on and on—and after his historic season, so did the offers. […]
Katelyn Auty Head Copy Editor Social Media Editor Associate Sports Editor In an era where women are increasingly getting into sports, it’s time for merchandise designers to target that demographic better. Women’s sports merchandise has long been unoriginal. Designers take the same designs they use for men and put them on a v-neck, put glitter […]
Alex Bregman enters the box for an at bat. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Ben Staker Sports Editor In the early morning hours of Feb. 13, the Boston Red Sox finalized a deal with former Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman. The Red Sox and Bregman agreed on a three-year deal worth 120 million dollars, […]
Sevan Sinton News Editor On Jan. 28, a conservative advocacy organization filed a lawsuit against multiple Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools, including Millersville University, alleging discrimination against white and Asian students in a program that aimed to support minority participation in STEM. The Equal Protection Project EPP alleges that the program is underinclusive, […]