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The Delta Variant and Enhanced Unemployment

Claire Hipps National 9/9/2021 September 5 marked the end of the federally backed COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefits. This spells the end for four types of unemployment benefits approved due to the COVID-19 pandemic: federal pandemic unemployment compensation, pandemic emergency unemployment compensation, mixed earners unemployment compensation and pandemic unemployment assistance. 7.5 million Americans will lose enhanced […]

Covid rages onward, new variant affects society.

Emma Figlewicz As the world enters the year of 2022, covid ravages onwards. With the new Omicron variant beginning to form throughout the world, humanity must once again adjust current protocols to ensure the safety of everyone in the country. First detected in Botswana on Nov. 11, 2021, the omicron variant has infected numerous countries. […]

First female Scouts to achieve Eagle Scout Status

COURTNEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER This past February, Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America, inaugurated a class of nearly 1,000 females into the National Eagle Scout Association. The Eagle Scout ranking is the highest ranking in the Scouts BSA program. This is the first inaugural class to include females since the organization’s founding in […]