• State Budget remains unpassed three months after deadline

      Amanda Ross Editor-In-Chief This post was originally published on September 24. As of Monday, Sep. 22, the Pennsylvania state budget is now late by almost three months. As state legislators struggle to agree on key issues, critical state services are beginning to face the reality of the impasse. The state budget was originally due on…

    • The Behrend Theater Club’s Ride the Cyclone: A show-stopper in every aspect

      “Ride The Cyclone” is the Behrend Theater Club’s current production. It runs from November 7 through November 9, and then again from November 14 through 16. The production is directed by Jaymin Willis, a prominent member of the theater community at Behrend, and is the club’s first official show. The Beacon was gifted two free…

    • Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority members focus on growth and community

      PEYTON DAVIS – Contributing Writer ped5176@psu.edu In some cases, sororities may not be typically viewed as service organizations. In fact, media portrayals often stereotype sorority members as popular girls who are only involved to participate in partying and couldn’t care less about anything else in their college career. However, this is not the case for…

    • Behrend Theatre produces ‘Hope Springs’ as one of two fall productions

      ERIE, PA- On October 31, Penn State Behrend opened its doors for one of two fall productions this season. Behrend decided to host a student-directed musical through the Behrend Theatre club, “Ride the Cyclone,” and a faculty-directed play through the Behrend’s Studio Theatre and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, “Hope Springs.”  The play…

    • Kappa Sigma Veterans Fundraiser

      Photos by: Tobi Obilaja

    • State Budget remains unpassed three months after deadline

      Amanda Ross Editor-In-Chief This post was originally published on September 24. As of Monday, Sep. 22, the Pennsylvania state budget is now late by almost three months. As state legislators struggle to agree on key issues, critical state services are beginning to face the reality of the impasse. The state budget was originally due on…

    • The Behrend Theater Club’s Ride the Cyclone: A show-stopper in every aspect

      “Ride The Cyclone” is the Behrend Theater Club’s current production. It runs from November 7 through November 9, and then again from November 14 through 16. The production is directed by Jaymin Willis, a prominent member of the theater community at Behrend, and is the club’s first official show. The Beacon was gifted two free…

    • Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority members focus on growth and community

      PEYTON DAVIS – Contributing Writer ped5176@psu.edu In some cases, sororities may not be typically viewed as service organizations. In fact, media portrayals often stereotype sorority members as popular girls who are only involved to participate in partying and couldn’t care less about anything else in their college career. However, this is not the case for…

    • Behrend Theatre produces ‘Hope Springs’ as one of two fall productions

      ERIE, PA- On October 31, Penn State Behrend opened its doors for one of two fall productions this season. Behrend decided to host a student-directed musical through the Behrend Theatre club, “Ride the Cyclone,” and a faculty-directed play through the Behrend’s Studio Theatre and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, “Hope Springs.”  The play…

    • Kappa Sigma Veterans Fundraiser

      Photos by: Tobi Obilaja

    • State Budget remains unpassed three months after deadline

      Amanda Ross Editor-In-Chief This post was originally published on September 24. As of Monday, Sep. 22, the Pennsylvania state budget is now late by almost three months. As state legislators struggle to agree on key issues, critical state services are beginning to face the reality of the impasse. The state budget was originally due on…

    • The Behrend Theater Club’s Ride the Cyclone: A show-stopper in every aspect

      “Ride The Cyclone” is the Behrend Theater Club’s current production. It runs from November 7 through November 9, and then again from November 14 through 16. The production is directed by Jaymin Willis, a prominent member of the theater community at Behrend, and is the club’s first official show. The Beacon was gifted two free…

    • Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority members focus on growth and community

      PEYTON DAVIS – Contributing Writer ped5176@psu.edu In some cases, sororities may not be typically viewed as service organizations. In fact, media portrayals often stereotype sorority members as popular girls who are only involved to participate in partying and couldn’t care less about anything else in their college career. However, this is not the case for…

    • Behrend Theatre produces ‘Hope Springs’ as one of two fall productions

      ERIE, PA- On October 31, Penn State Behrend opened its doors for one of two fall productions this season. Behrend decided to host a student-directed musical through the Behrend Theatre club, “Ride the Cyclone,” and a faculty-directed play through the Behrend’s Studio Theatre and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, “Hope Springs.”  The play…

    • Kappa Sigma Veterans Fundraiser

      Photos by: Tobi Obilaja

    • State Budget remains unpassed three months after deadline

      Amanda Ross Editor-In-Chief This post was originally published on September 24. As of Monday, Sep. 22, the Pennsylvania state budget is now late by almost three months. As state legislators struggle to agree on key issues, critical state services are beginning to face the reality of the impasse. The state budget was originally due on…

    • The Behrend Theater Club’s Ride the Cyclone: A show-stopper in every aspect

      “Ride The Cyclone” is the Behrend Theater Club’s current production. It runs from November 7 through November 9, and then again from November 14 through 16. The production is directed by Jaymin Willis, a prominent member of the theater community at Behrend, and is the club’s first official show. The Beacon was gifted two free…

    • Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority members focus on growth and community

      PEYTON DAVIS – Contributing Writer ped5176@psu.edu In some cases, sororities may not be typically viewed as service organizations. In fact, media portrayals often stereotype sorority members as popular girls who are only involved to participate in partying and couldn’t care less about anything else in their college career. However, this is not the case for…

    • Behrend Theatre produces ‘Hope Springs’ as one of two fall productions

      ERIE, PA- On October 31, Penn State Behrend opened its doors for one of two fall productions this season. Behrend decided to host a student-directed musical through the Behrend Theatre club, “Ride the Cyclone,” and a faculty-directed play through the Behrend’s Studio Theatre and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, “Hope Springs.”  The play…

    • Kappa Sigma Veterans Fundraiser

      Photos by: Tobi Obilaja

    • State Budget remains unpassed three months after deadline

      Amanda Ross Editor-In-Chief This post was originally published on September 24. As of Monday, Sep. 22, the Pennsylvania state budget is now late by almost three months. As state legislators struggle to agree on key issues, critical state services are beginning to face the reality of the impasse. The state budget was originally due on…

    • The Behrend Theater Club’s Ride the Cyclone: A show-stopper in every aspect

      “Ride The Cyclone” is the Behrend Theater Club’s current production. It runs from November 7 through November 9, and then again from November 14 through 16. The production is directed by Jaymin Willis, a prominent member of the theater community at Behrend, and is the club’s first official show. The Beacon was gifted two free…

    • Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority members focus on growth and community

      PEYTON DAVIS – Contributing Writer ped5176@psu.edu In some cases, sororities may not be typically viewed as service organizations. In fact, media portrayals often stereotype sorority members as popular girls who are only involved to participate in partying and couldn’t care less about anything else in their college career. However, this is not the case for…

    • Behrend Theatre produces ‘Hope Springs’ as one of two fall productions

      ERIE, PA- On October 31, Penn State Behrend opened its doors for one of two fall productions this season. Behrend decided to host a student-directed musical through the Behrend Theatre club, “Ride the Cyclone,” and a faculty-directed play through the Behrend’s Studio Theatre and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, “Hope Springs.”  The play…

    • Kappa Sigma Veterans Fundraiser

      Photos by: Tobi Obilaja

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