• PSB Baseball sweeps doubleheader against Pitt-Bradford

    Harrison Lilley – Photographer hjl5363@psu.edu Penn State Behrend Baseball swept a doubleheader against Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday afternoon on April 24, in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, AMCC, winning 10-3 and 8-2 respectively. Penn State Behrend baseball squad has moved to 14-13 in the season with five of its victories occurring in the AMCC conference. On the…

  • PSB Men’s Tennis advances to AMCC Championship

    Harrison Lilley – Photographer hjl5363@psu.edu On Saturday, the 6th of May, the Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team took to court against Pitt-Greensburg in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, AMCC, semifinals, played at Westwood Racquet Club. The Behrend Lions won the match 5-0, advancing them to the conference championship match. With the win, Behrend improved…

  • PSB Men’s Volleyball makes attempt at ECAC Championship match

    Harrison Lilley – Photographer hjl5363@psu.edu Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team lost the Eastern College Athletic Conference, ECAC, Championship match to New Jersey City 3-2 on a chilly afternoon in the Junker Center. The Lions defeated St. Elizabeth 3-0 in the first contest to advance to the final.  Against St. Elizabeth, Behrend hit .413 as…

  • PSB Baseball and Pitt – Greensburg split double header in an intense showdown on the diamond

    Harrison Lilley – Photographer hjl5363@psu.edu Pitt-Greensburg and Penn State Behrend battled it out on Sunday in an exciting doubleheader, resulting in a split of the games. The first game saw some early runs by both teams with a combined five runs just in the first inning. However, Penn State Behrend was able to secure a…

  • PSB Softball posts two shutouts, dominating in AMCC Pitt-Bradford

    Harrison Lilley – Photographer hjl5363@psu.edu The Penn State Behrend softball team split an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, AMCC, doubleheader with Pitt-Greensburg on April 24. The Lions won the nightcap, 9-5, while falling 9-1 in game one. In game one, Pitt-Greensburg showed their dominance by taking the lead early on with six hits in the five-run…

  • COVID-19 public health emergency ending; testing will come out-of-pocket

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States has been functioning under a public health emergency declaration for approximately two years now, since the coronavirus pandemic struck the population hard in March of 2020. President Biden has announced the public health declaration will be ending on May 11, meaning changes to how covid-19 is handled…

  • Smith Creative Writers Reading Series with Rachel Swearingen

    Samhi C. – Staff Writer skc5908@psu.edu Thursday, April 6, at 6:00 p.m. in the Metzgar Lobby, author Rachel Swearingen stood at the podium for the second Smith Creative Writers Reading Series reading of this semester and read “Advice for the Haunted,” the last short story in her collection “How to Walk on Water.”  “Advice for…

  • Polish-Americans celebrate Dyngus Day in Erie

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu On Easter Monday, Polish Americans gather to celebrate Dyngus Day which is a celebration of Polish-American heritage and tradition. This year in Erie was no exception, as the local community in Erie gathered at the Polish Falcons Club located on the East side of Erie to hold their 27th annual…

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