• Marvel’s Eternals *Warning may contain spoilers*

    Chase Burdick

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Marvel has released its 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, “Eternals” which picks up in the present after Thanos’ defeat in Avenger’s Endgame. The Eternals are a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers, their powers can help the human race advance which they have helped do for…

  • Cursed Child movie with original trio?

    Chase Burdick

    Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu This November marks the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and director Chris Columbus wants to direct the newest installment for the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” with the original trio. “The Cursed Child” written together by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and…

  • Chris Pratt voicing Garfield

    Chase Burdick

    Amy Love Opinions Editor aml7458@psu.edu From an Instagram post from Chris Pratt himself, the announcement that he was voicing the fictional character Garfield was made. Pratt posted a photo of Garfield with the caption “Well this Monday doesn’t suck…”  This film is being written by screenwriter David Reynolds, whose credits include “Finding Nemo,” and it…

  • Carole Baskin sues Netflix on using old footage in promotions

    Chase Burdick

    Credit: Netflix Chantel Rodriguez Staff writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Carole Baskin and her husband Howard filed a lawsuit in Florida, suing Netflix and Royal Goode Productions for using their image and past footage on promotional ads of the new sensational season of the ‘Tiger King 2’ series, which is set to premiere on November 17th, 2021.  Baskin,…

  • Controversial political speaker Milo Yiannopoulos cancels PSU visit

    Chase Burdick

    *Editor’s note: Due to various reasons, our source information was incorrect. The event did happen and we are working on a revision for this article for Nov. 10th. We apologize for not realizing our mistake sooner. Lydia Glenn Contributing Writer Milo Yiannopoulos who is an alt-right, alt-lite political commentator was invited to Penn State University…

  • Recycling: Sustainability on Campus 

    Chase Burdick

    Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  Each year, a significant amount of recyclable waste ends up in landfills, polluting the earth. On campus at Penn State Behrend it is easy to reduce the amount in which an individual contributes to landfill waste by utilizing the various sustainable resources around campus. Resources available to students range from…

  • Southlake School District: Including Opposing Viewpoints of the Holocaust in Curriculum

    Chase Burdick

    Amy Love Opinion Editor aml7458@psu.edu A school district in Southlake, Texas has recently been the star of the latest controversy. At the beginning of October, school district Carroll Independent School District, ISD, had a training session with teachers that had Gina Peddy, the executive director of curriculum and instruction for the district, who ushered the…

  • Shapiro: attorney general breaks with Gov. Wolf

    Chase Burdick

    Alanna Gillis Contributing Writer amg7393@psu.edu Josh Shapiro, Democrat, announced in his first campaign address on October 13th, 2021, that he will be breaking from Governor Wolf on the basis of Wolf’s proposed plans to hinder climate change.    Wolf has worked for two years in an attempt to finalize regulations that would make Pennsylvania adopt…

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