• Turn into the Hulk with Disney Plus: “She-Hulk” review

    Madison Meeks – Media Director mvm7037@psu.edu Disney’s “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” is a show based on the Marvel comic about the character She-Hulk. “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” follows Jennifer Walters also known as She-Hulk, a lawyer specializing in representing superhumans while also managing her life as a newly developed superhuman. The series contains nine episodes…

  • National Coming Out Day

    Rachel Schaffner – Staff Writer RLS6117@psu.edu Outside of the normal Pride Month in June, the LGBTQ+ community has some other days where they show visibility days for smaller groups within the community, such as International Lesbian day being October 8th. There are visibility weeks where each identification within the LGTBQ+ community gets recognition outside of…

  • ‘Try Guy’ tries to get away with adultery

    Courtney Balcombe – Opinion Editor clb6264@psu.edu The Try Guys, famously known as four guys who will try just about anything from a night in their wives’ shoes to auditioning for a broadway musical, nothing is off limits for these men. However, recently the Try Guys have been covering the news with their member Ned Fulmer…

  • MOJATUBA: Tuba and Dance Fusion in concert at Penn State Behrend

    Beacon Staff Reports: Laureate Velvet Brown blew away Behrend. Brown, the 2022-23 Penn State Laureate and the David P. Stone Endowed Professor for the School of Music at Penn State, performed Mojatuba: Tuba and Dance Fusion on Oct. 7 in McGarvey Commons. The musical project showcases a unique ensemble, an artistic and interdisciplinary collaboration between…

  • Pennsylvania November Election Guide

    Mary Pintea – News Editor mvp5879@psu.edu Election season is upon the state of Pennsylvania, but many have yet to research candidates and their political ideals. On Nov. 8, residents of the state will vote on nine categories: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, other state executive, State Senate, State House, Special state legislative, municipal government, and…

  • PSB SGA members recognize new Senators

    Mason Bennett – Staff Writer mxb5302@psu.edu Student Government Association members met for their general meeting on Oct. 6 and recognized four students for their induction as senators. The board acknowledged the following students for being selected to serve as Student Government senators: Nathan Murarik and Garret Watson, Upperclassman; Zane Lewis and Anisha Tiwari, Freshman. Their…

  • Remains of missing PA teen identified over a decade after they were

    Courtney Balcombe – Opinion Editor clb6264@psu.edu On October 4, 2022 Pennsylvania State Police confirmed the identity of remains from November 2012 discovered in Luzerne County. The victim is confirmed to be 14-year-old Joan Dymond of Wilkes-Barre.  According to Philly Voice, Dymond went missing from Andover Street Park in Wilkes-Barre on June 25, 1969. She had told…

  • Biden announced federal marijuana pardon for those convicted

    Spencer Finley – Staff Writer SJF5814@psu.edu On Tuesday, October 6, President Biden announced that he would be issuing pardons for people convicted of simple marijuana possession charges under federal law between 1995 and 2022. An announcement that Biden posted on Twitter stated that he was “pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession.” Biden…

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