• School police officer uses knee restraint on child

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Police officer Shawn Guetschow, shown on viral video placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her, resigned weeks after the incident occurred on March 4 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  After footage released showed Guetschow holding the student’s face against the floor, positioning his right leg, and…

    • Stop the Bleeding in Ukraine

      Abby Lipscomb  atl5355@psu.edu First aid is an essential skill that everybody should learn at some point in their lives. Knowing any way to address an injury can help to curve so many potential risks such as infection or having the injury worsen. Sadly, this information has become more important than ever with today’s current events…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • School police officer uses knee restraint on child

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Police officer Shawn Guetschow, shown on viral video placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her, resigned weeks after the incident occurred on March 4 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  After footage released showed Guetschow holding the student’s face against the floor, positioning his right leg, and…

    • Stop the Bleeding in Ukraine

      Abby Lipscomb  atl5355@psu.edu First aid is an essential skill that everybody should learn at some point in their lives. Knowing any way to address an injury can help to curve so many potential risks such as infection or having the injury worsen. Sadly, this information has become more important than ever with today’s current events…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • School police officer uses knee restraint on child

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Police officer Shawn Guetschow, shown on viral video placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her, resigned weeks after the incident occurred on March 4 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  After footage released showed Guetschow holding the student’s face against the floor, positioning his right leg, and…

    • Stop the Bleeding in Ukraine

      Abby Lipscomb  atl5355@psu.edu First aid is an essential skill that everybody should learn at some point in their lives. Knowing any way to address an injury can help to curve so many potential risks such as infection or having the injury worsen. Sadly, this information has become more important than ever with today’s current events…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • School police officer uses knee restraint on child

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Police officer Shawn Guetschow, shown on viral video placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her, resigned weeks after the incident occurred on March 4 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  After footage released showed Guetschow holding the student’s face against the floor, positioning his right leg, and…

    • Stop the Bleeding in Ukraine

      Abby Lipscomb  atl5355@psu.edu First aid is an essential skill that everybody should learn at some point in their lives. Knowing any way to address an injury can help to curve so many potential risks such as infection or having the injury worsen. Sadly, this information has become more important than ever with today’s current events…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • School police officer uses knee restraint on child

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Police officer Shawn Guetschow, shown on viral video placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her, resigned weeks after the incident occurred on March 4 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  After footage released showed Guetschow holding the student’s face against the floor, positioning his right leg, and…

    • Stop the Bleeding in Ukraine

      Abby Lipscomb  atl5355@psu.edu First aid is an essential skill that everybody should learn at some point in their lives. Knowing any way to address an injury can help to curve so many potential risks such as infection or having the injury worsen. Sadly, this information has become more important than ever with today’s current events…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

Welcome to the Behrend Beacon

We are the newspaper for the Penn State Behrend campus, serving the students, administration, faculty, staff, and visitors of our university.
Our goal is to shed light on important issues, share the accomplishments of Behrend and Penn State as a whole, and to build connections between writers, editors, and readers.

Let’s connect