• Blind date with a book: LEB hosts Book Bash

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Going to Barnes and Noble during breaks usually involves more than an hour of perusing shelves just to walk away with one or two books, the cost of each in the range of ten to twenty dollars, that we think will interest us the most. Except, this also means,…

    • King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer

      Amanda Ross Staff Writer amr8469@psu.edu   LONDON, UK — Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 5, 2024, that doctors had found cancer within the body of King Charles III. The cancer was detected during a visit concerning his prostate, authorities clarifying that the issue does not lie within his prostate itself. As of this time, it…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Blind date with a book: LEB hosts Book Bash

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Going to Barnes and Noble during breaks usually involves more than an hour of perusing shelves just to walk away with one or two books, the cost of each in the range of ten to twenty dollars, that we think will interest us the most. Except, this also means,…

    • King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer

      Amanda Ross Staff Writer amr8469@psu.edu   LONDON, UK — Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 5, 2024, that doctors had found cancer within the body of King Charles III. The cancer was detected during a visit concerning his prostate, authorities clarifying that the issue does not lie within his prostate itself. As of this time, it…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Blind date with a book: LEB hosts Book Bash

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Going to Barnes and Noble during breaks usually involves more than an hour of perusing shelves just to walk away with one or two books, the cost of each in the range of ten to twenty dollars, that we think will interest us the most. Except, this also means,…

    • King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer

      Amanda Ross Staff Writer amr8469@psu.edu   LONDON, UK — Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 5, 2024, that doctors had found cancer within the body of King Charles III. The cancer was detected during a visit concerning his prostate, authorities clarifying that the issue does not lie within his prostate itself. As of this time, it…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Blind date with a book: LEB hosts Book Bash

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Going to Barnes and Noble during breaks usually involves more than an hour of perusing shelves just to walk away with one or two books, the cost of each in the range of ten to twenty dollars, that we think will interest us the most. Except, this also means,…

    • King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer

      Amanda Ross Staff Writer amr8469@psu.edu   LONDON, UK — Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 5, 2024, that doctors had found cancer within the body of King Charles III. The cancer was detected during a visit concerning his prostate, authorities clarifying that the issue does not lie within his prostate itself. As of this time, it…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Blind date with a book: LEB hosts Book Bash

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Going to Barnes and Noble during breaks usually involves more than an hour of perusing shelves just to walk away with one or two books, the cost of each in the range of ten to twenty dollars, that we think will interest us the most. Except, this also means,…

    • King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer

      Amanda Ross Staff Writer amr8469@psu.edu   LONDON, UK — Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 5, 2024, that doctors had found cancer within the body of King Charles III. The cancer was detected during a visit concerning his prostate, authorities clarifying that the issue does not lie within his prostate itself. As of this time, it…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

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