• How Does a Non-Native English Speaker Use English in America?

      Tianyi Xu Contributing Writer tmx5027@psu.edu   As an international student, whose English is not my first language, it is my second year in Penn State Behrend. From these two years of experience, I feel many native speakers in the college aren’t sure of my exact English level, which might cause potential communication problems. Sometimes, I…

    • Behrend Anime Club Not as Active as when the 2023-2024 School Year Started

       Alyssa Hopple ajh7039@psu.edu Contributing Writer The Behrend Anime Club has not been as active as it once was when hundreds of professors began instructing their respective students throughout Penn State Behrend in the 2023-2024 school year. At the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, members would go to a set destination on campus every week…

    • The Gaming Club: An Organization of Fun and Friends

      Kayla Hopple kah6623@psu.edu Contributing Writer   The Gaming Club is a student organization like no other. It is a group where students play games together, make new friends, and have fun. From board games and card games to video games, there is never any room for boredom in Gaming Club membership. At 7 p.m. every…

    • ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary Exposes the Dark Side of Kids’ Television

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   A new four episode docuseries, “Quiet On Set,” was recently released on MAX and Discovery+ to show the dark realities of working in children’s television. The series has been gaining traction mainly based off of some recognizable former child stars sharing their stories and experiences working on the very…

    • Al Maginnes: An Advocate for the Individual’s Truth

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   On Thursday, March 21 at 6 P.M., writer Al Maginnes gave a reading of poems from his 2023 collection “Fellow Survivors”. George Looney, in his introduction for the event, said what he appreciates about Maginnes’s work is that it presents to us “not the world as it is but…

    • How Does a Non-Native English Speaker Use English in America?

      Tianyi Xu Contributing Writer tmx5027@psu.edu   As an international student, whose English is not my first language, it is my second year in Penn State Behrend. From these two years of experience, I feel many native speakers in the college aren’t sure of my exact English level, which might cause potential communication problems. Sometimes, I…

    • Behrend Anime Club Not as Active as when the 2023-2024 School Year Started

       Alyssa Hopple ajh7039@psu.edu Contributing Writer The Behrend Anime Club has not been as active as it once was when hundreds of professors began instructing their respective students throughout Penn State Behrend in the 2023-2024 school year. At the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, members would go to a set destination on campus every week…

    • The Gaming Club: An Organization of Fun and Friends

      Kayla Hopple kah6623@psu.edu Contributing Writer   The Gaming Club is a student organization like no other. It is a group where students play games together, make new friends, and have fun. From board games and card games to video games, there is never any room for boredom in Gaming Club membership. At 7 p.m. every…

    • ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary Exposes the Dark Side of Kids’ Television

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   A new four episode docuseries, “Quiet On Set,” was recently released on MAX and Discovery+ to show the dark realities of working in children’s television. The series has been gaining traction mainly based off of some recognizable former child stars sharing their stories and experiences working on the very…

    • Al Maginnes: An Advocate for the Individual’s Truth

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   On Thursday, March 21 at 6 P.M., writer Al Maginnes gave a reading of poems from his 2023 collection “Fellow Survivors”. George Looney, in his introduction for the event, said what he appreciates about Maginnes’s work is that it presents to us “not the world as it is but…

    • How Does a Non-Native English Speaker Use English in America?

      Tianyi Xu Contributing Writer tmx5027@psu.edu   As an international student, whose English is not my first language, it is my second year in Penn State Behrend. From these two years of experience, I feel many native speakers in the college aren’t sure of my exact English level, which might cause potential communication problems. Sometimes, I…

    • Behrend Anime Club Not as Active as when the 2023-2024 School Year Started

       Alyssa Hopple ajh7039@psu.edu Contributing Writer The Behrend Anime Club has not been as active as it once was when hundreds of professors began instructing their respective students throughout Penn State Behrend in the 2023-2024 school year. At the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, members would go to a set destination on campus every week…

    • The Gaming Club: An Organization of Fun and Friends

      Kayla Hopple kah6623@psu.edu Contributing Writer   The Gaming Club is a student organization like no other. It is a group where students play games together, make new friends, and have fun. From board games and card games to video games, there is never any room for boredom in Gaming Club membership. At 7 p.m. every…

    • ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary Exposes the Dark Side of Kids’ Television

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   A new four episode docuseries, “Quiet On Set,” was recently released on MAX and Discovery+ to show the dark realities of working in children’s television. The series has been gaining traction mainly based off of some recognizable former child stars sharing their stories and experiences working on the very…

    • Al Maginnes: An Advocate for the Individual’s Truth

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   On Thursday, March 21 at 6 P.M., writer Al Maginnes gave a reading of poems from his 2023 collection “Fellow Survivors”. George Looney, in his introduction for the event, said what he appreciates about Maginnes’s work is that it presents to us “not the world as it is but…

    • How Does a Non-Native English Speaker Use English in America?

      Tianyi Xu Contributing Writer tmx5027@psu.edu   As an international student, whose English is not my first language, it is my second year in Penn State Behrend. From these two years of experience, I feel many native speakers in the college aren’t sure of my exact English level, which might cause potential communication problems. Sometimes, I…

    • Behrend Anime Club Not as Active as when the 2023-2024 School Year Started

       Alyssa Hopple ajh7039@psu.edu Contributing Writer The Behrend Anime Club has not been as active as it once was when hundreds of professors began instructing their respective students throughout Penn State Behrend in the 2023-2024 school year. At the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, members would go to a set destination on campus every week…

    • The Gaming Club: An Organization of Fun and Friends

      Kayla Hopple kah6623@psu.edu Contributing Writer   The Gaming Club is a student organization like no other. It is a group where students play games together, make new friends, and have fun. From board games and card games to video games, there is never any room for boredom in Gaming Club membership. At 7 p.m. every…

    • ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary Exposes the Dark Side of Kids’ Television

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   A new four episode docuseries, “Quiet On Set,” was recently released on MAX and Discovery+ to show the dark realities of working in children’s television. The series has been gaining traction mainly based off of some recognizable former child stars sharing their stories and experiences working on the very…

    • Al Maginnes: An Advocate for the Individual’s Truth

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   On Thursday, March 21 at 6 P.M., writer Al Maginnes gave a reading of poems from his 2023 collection “Fellow Survivors”. George Looney, in his introduction for the event, said what he appreciates about Maginnes’s work is that it presents to us “not the world as it is but…

    • How Does a Non-Native English Speaker Use English in America?

      Tianyi Xu Contributing Writer tmx5027@psu.edu   As an international student, whose English is not my first language, it is my second year in Penn State Behrend. From these two years of experience, I feel many native speakers in the college aren’t sure of my exact English level, which might cause potential communication problems. Sometimes, I…

    • Behrend Anime Club Not as Active as when the 2023-2024 School Year Started

       Alyssa Hopple ajh7039@psu.edu Contributing Writer The Behrend Anime Club has not been as active as it once was when hundreds of professors began instructing their respective students throughout Penn State Behrend in the 2023-2024 school year. At the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, members would go to a set destination on campus every week…

    • The Gaming Club: An Organization of Fun and Friends

      Kayla Hopple kah6623@psu.edu Contributing Writer   The Gaming Club is a student organization like no other. It is a group where students play games together, make new friends, and have fun. From board games and card games to video games, there is never any room for boredom in Gaming Club membership. At 7 p.m. every…

    • ‘Quiet On Set’ Documentary Exposes the Dark Side of Kids’ Television

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   A new four episode docuseries, “Quiet On Set,” was recently released on MAX and Discovery+ to show the dark realities of working in children’s television. The series has been gaining traction mainly based off of some recognizable former child stars sharing their stories and experiences working on the very…

    • Al Maginnes: An Advocate for the Individual’s Truth

      Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   On Thursday, March 21 at 6 P.M., writer Al Maginnes gave a reading of poems from his 2023 collection “Fellow Survivors”. George Looney, in his introduction for the event, said what he appreciates about Maginnes’s work is that it presents to us “not the world as it is but…

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