Kade Callander Contributing Writer kqc5762@psu.edu   Lake Erie, renowned for its treacherous conditions, was the location of the U.S. Coast Guard and local first responders on the morning of February 28th. The lake, notorious for swift currents, freezing temperatures, and substantial waves, took a severe turn as wind speeds reached over 43 knots, making the…

Tianyi Xu Contributing Writer tmx5027@psu.edu   As an international student, whose English is not my first language, it is my second year in Penn State Behrend. From these two years of experience, I feel many native speakers in the college aren’t sure of my exact English level, which might cause potential communication problems. Sometimes, I…

 Alyssa Hopple ajh7039@psu.edu Contributing Writer The Behrend Anime Club has not been as active as it once was when hundreds of professors began instructing their respective students throughout Penn State Behrend in the 2023-2024 school year. At the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, members would go to a set destination on campus every week…

Kayla Hopple kah6623@psu.edu Contributing Writer   The Gaming Club is a student organization like no other. It is a group where students play games together, make new friends, and have fun. From board games and card games to video games, there is never any room for boredom in Gaming Club membership. At 7 p.m. every…

Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   A new four episode docuseries, “Quiet On Set,” was recently released on MAX and Discovery+ to show the dark realities of working in children’s television. The series has been gaining traction mainly based off of some recognizable former child stars sharing their stories and experiences working on the very…

Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   On Thursday, March 21 at 6 P.M., writer Al Maginnes gave a reading of poems from his 2023 collection “Fellow Survivors”. George Looney, in his introduction for the event, said what he appreciates about Maginnes’s work is that it presents to us “not the world as it is but…

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Affects Trade and City Amanda Ross Staff Writer  amr8469@psu.edu   Early in the morning of Mar. 26, 2024, a large cargo ship collided with one of the legs of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. As of now, two have been rescued from the bay, with the Coast Guard declaring…

Chase Burdick  Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu   Los Angeles and Miami—Sean Combs, known to many as “P-Diddy,” “Diddy,” or “Puff Daddy,” had his properties become the target of a raid. The raid, conducted by multiple federal agencies on Monday, March 26, took place on two of his properties, one in Miami and the other in L.A. …