Milan Varia

Sep 12, 2024 | psucollegian.com | Milan Varia

Students who live in residence halls and regularly check their emails or receive text messages from the PSUAlert system may have noticed a “timely warning” was recently issued. These alerts are typically sent out over concerns for students’ safety across campus. Timely warnings, however, aren’t sent out for every crime committed on campus and instead are related to the Clery Act. Below is a breakdown of what students need to know about timely warnings and the Clery Act.

Aug 5, 2024 | inquirer.com | Milan Varia

Savannah Roberts gets up hours before she’s on the clock — and spends the majority of some mornings commuting. Twice a week, after waking up at 4:45 a.m. and getting dressed, she begins her 3.5-hour trek from Philadelphia to New York. “In the morning, it’s really about mentally getting myself right for the long day ahead,” said Roberts, a publicist for a creative marketing and communications agency. Roberts begins with an Uber ride to the intercity bus stop on Spring Garden Street.

Jul 31, 2024 | inquirer.com | Milan Varia

A 14-year-old girl was shot inside a home at the 1600 block of N. 61st St. early Wednesday morning in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia. The girl was transported to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is in stable condition, officials said. The scene is still being held, and no arrests have been made. The girl, who was inside the home, heard a boom and started bleeding, according to police.

Jul 23, 2024 | inquirer.com | Milan Varia

One person died in New Jersey as part of a listeria outbreak potentially linked to deli meats, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The CDC has issued a nationwide alert on Friday about the outbreak, which the agency is still investigating. So far, there have been 28 hospitalizations and two deaths. Officials didn’t specify where in New Jersey the death occurred. There are no recalls at the moment. What is listeria?

Jul 22, 2024 | inquirer.com | Milan Varia

A man was arrested and charged in Wildwood this month after allegedly decapitating a seagull at a boardwalk amusement park, police said Monday. Franklin Zeigler, 29, of Cape May, was arrested on July 6 after witnesses told police that he had beheaded a seagull at Morey’s Pier, according to a statement from the North Wildwood Police Department. When officers responded to the scene, Zeigler was uncooperative and was taken into custody for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, police said.