• Former Chicago Blackhawks player comes forward as victim in sexual assault

    Lydia Glenn Staff Writer Kyle Beach who is a former Blackhawks player recently came forward to the public with new that he was sexually assaulted by former Blackhawks video coach, Brad Aldrich. Initially, Beach filed a lawsuit against the Blackhawks organization and kept his name private, only going by “John Doe”. The lawsuit outlined that…

  • Browns – OBJ

    Kyle McCoy  Features editor  Kzm266@psu.edu On Friday, November 5th, the Cleveland Browns announced that they would be releasing wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. from his contract. He is set to hit waivers on Monday and after it is completed, he can then be claimed by any team in the league starting Tuesday at 4 p.m.…

  • Behrend Sports – Women’s Soccer and Volleyball team capture AMCC Championships

    Matt Mathias Sports Editor Mcm5909@psu.edu On Sunday, November 7, Penn State Behrend’s Volleyball team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championship match versus Alfred State by a score of 3-0. They won each set by scores of 25-17, 25-15, and 25-14. They advanced to the championship game after defeating Pitt-Bradford on Saturday. This is the…

  •  Why gun control laws do not violate the 2nd Amendment

    Recently, several events have occurred which have given me cause to consider the Second Amendment and gun control. First, the third anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting was about two weeks ago; this same anniversary caused gun control activists to criticize two bills put forth by the PA State Senate, Senate bills 565 and…

  • Facebook is now Meta, but why does that matter?

    Noah Esper Staff Writer Nle5099@psu.edu Imagine a world where you can have science class on Mars, where business meetings are held with people across the globe in virtual reality, where you and your friends can hangout anywhere on the Earth and beyond all from the comfort of your living room. While this may sound like…

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