• 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…

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