Samhi C. – Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu Hosted by the Creative Writing department, Behrend Reads is a once-a-year event that allows Behrend’s Humanities & Social Sciences professors to share either their work or work that is close to them with their colleagues and students. Last Thursday, March 13, at 6 P.M., I attended Behrend Reads for…

Charlie Garner  – Opinion Editor  avg6206@psu.edu   OKLAHOMA, U.S.A.- According to a recent autopsy report, 16 year old Nex Benedict died by suicide. The autopsy report summary was released on March 13 by the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The full report will be released soon on March 27.    Nex Benedict died…

Madison Meeks – Editor-in-Chief Mvm7037@psu.edu The popular rental vacation home company Airbnb has made the decision to ban the use of indoor security cameras. According to ABC News, the decision was made due to the company wanting to prioritize privacy. The company made a statement on March 11 stating that the ban will be global…

Amanda Ross – Staff Writer amr8469@psu.edu On March 6, 2024, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the fatal shooting that occurred on the set of the movie ‘Rust’. The trial lasted two weeks, and Reed now faces up to 18 months in prison.Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was the armorer on the…

Anyssa Oliver-Keeling – Contributing Writer amk7817@psu.edu On Oct. 22, 1922, in Queens, NY, Marie van Brittan Brown was born. Why is this of any  significance? Well, she is the inventor of the home security system. She lived in Queens with  her husband Albert Brown, and neither had standard 9-5 jobs, with Marie being a nurse…

Madison Meeks – Editor-in-Chief Mvm7037@psu.edu LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON Parents sent their kids to sleepovers assuming that they would be safe, but that was not the case for these three 12-year-old girls, who were staying at their friend’s house. 57-year-old Michael Meyden pleaded not guilty over accusations that he drugged three 12-year-old girls that were staying…

Madison Meeks – Editor-in-Chief Mvm7037@psu.edu NASHVILLE, TN, and CORPUS CHRISTI, TX Police are on the lookout in two different states after college students disappeared. Though the two cases are not seen to have any ties to each other, police are asking for the public’s help in finding these two missing students.   Caleb Harris Caleb…

Amanda Ross – Secretary amr8469@psu.edu Uvalde police chief Daniel Rodriguez has announced his resignation, which will take effect on April 6. This comes just days after the Uvalde City Council released its report on its investigation into the mass shooting in May of 2022. Daniel Rodriguez announced that he would be resigning from his position…