• Philonase Floyd speaks at Behrend

    Spencer Finley Politics Editor sjf5814@psu.edu On Monday, January 17, 2022, Penn State Behrend hosted a chat with Philonase Floyd, activist and brother of George Floyd. The event was scheduled to be held in the Metzgar Building, but because of the recent snowstorm, the event had to be moved to Zoom at the last minute. Floyd…

  • COVID-19 protocol for Penn State

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Students recently returned to Penn State campuses all across Pennsylvania to begin their spring semester. However, Penn State students were concerned over break about whether a return to in-person classes would be possible amidst rising COVID-19 cases. With the emergence of the Omicron strain of the virus, coronavirus cases have…

  • Club Showcase

    Noah Esper Staff Writer Nle5099@psu.edu Last Wednesday, January 19th  was the spring semester club showcase at Penn State Behrend. The showcase, which is usually held outside, was moved inside due to inclement weather. Despite this, the showcase still featured many different clubs for Penn State students to join and provided a ton of information to…

  • A Severe volcanic eruption damages Tonga Greatly

    Stephanie Logue  Staff Writer szl414@psu.edu On Tuesday, significant damage was recorded along Tonga’s main island along its Western Coast. What caused this eruption was “fuel-coolant interaction” by volcanic scientists, which is similar to weapons-grade chemical explosions. The magma is ripped apart by extremely powerful blasts. With new magma pieces exposing fresh hot inner surfaces to…

  • First African American involved in NHL has jersey retired

    Matthew Bores  Staff Writer mdb5896@psu.edu Earlier last week, Willie O’Ree had his number retired by his former team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins. He played with the team from 1958 to 1979. The reason his career is so monumental was because he was the first black man to be a part of an NHL…

  • Winter Olympics preview

    Lydia Glenn News Editor lmg5921@psu.edu This year, the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing. This will be the first time that Olympic games will not be held 2 years apart from each other, and 4 years apart from themselves. The Winter Olympic Games will be the second Games to be held in the…

  • NFL playoff recap: divisional round

    Matt Mathias Sports Editor mcm5909@psu.edu The Divisional round of this year’s NFL playoffs were nothing short of extraordinary. For each game, fans were glued to their televisions as the action unfolded Saturday and Sunday. Three of the four games played this past weekend resulted in upsets as well as the road team coming in and…

  • The Betty White Challenge

    Abby Lipscomb Staff Writer atl5355@psu.edu   Finally, the internet has recently brought some good into the world. Last Monday, January 17, a new challenge arose on Twitter spread across the internet like wildfire and raised about $12.7 million for animal shelters and rescues all over the country. It is absolutely amazing that these proceeds will…

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