• Behrend Students Visit Bayfront Convention Center for Annual Leadership Conference

    Charlie Garner Opinion Editor  avg6206@psu.edu   is past weekend, a large group of Behrend students took time out of their Friday and Saturday to attend the 2024 Leadership Conference.  This conference offers insight into a multitude of paths students can take to decide their future as leaders. Students got the opportunity to experience what professional…

  • Mary Beacon’s Advice

    Q: How do you get a guy to like you? If you feel like you need to change yourself to get a guy to like you, then that guy is not worth it. No man is worth not being yourself. Never go out of your way for a guy you don’t even think even likes…

  • Some Triumphs and Upsets: The 2024 Grammy Awards

    Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu    The “biggest night in music” was recently held this past Sunday on February 4. As a huge fan of music and pop culture, of course I have some things to say about how the night turned out.  Obviously, I have to mention the giant, record-breaking elephant in the room……

  • Does Anybody Even Have an Opinion on Groundhog Day?

    Charlie Garner  Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   Yes I do, actually. I do not have super strong opinions on Groundhog Day or anything, but I still wanted to share because I am weird, I guess. And no, this is not about the movie with Bill Murray. Phil’s predictions are often unreliable, but it is still a…

  • Internet killed the radio star

    Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu   Do you listen to the radio? Do you actually listen to it? If so, how?!? I flip through 12 channel presets only to find one song actually playing. We barely have 12 stations worth listening to in the first place, and now they are just non-stop streams of advertisements.…

  • J-CHRIST Sparks Controversy, Continuing Pattern for Lil Nas X

    Amanda Ross Staff Writer  amr8469@psu.edu   Lil Nas X released his new single, J-CHRIST, on Jan. 12, 2024. Near immediately, the song became embroiled in controversy as people claimed that the music video’s intense religious imagery was meant to mock Christianity and specifically Jesus Christ. This continues the pattern of religious symbolism and commentary within…

  • Nostalgia Check: Ariana Grande’s ‘Sweetener’ and ‘Thank U, Next’ Eras

    Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   People highly regard 2018-2019 as Ariana Grande’s best years for her music career. I often see “Sweetener” and “Thank U, Next” as favorites from the fans with some of her most successful songs coming from these two albums. Even though they only came out a few years ago, this…

  • My Opinions on Valentine’s Day

    Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   As a non-single person, I have the privilege to say that I love Valentine’s Day. I have heard a lot of people say that they hate Valentine’s Day and that it supports capitalism and it is just a scam by the greeting card companies and yada yada yada… I…

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