• Behrend’s “Tone-Acious” group performs winter concert

    Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Photo Credit: Nathaniel Clark/ Behrend Beacon On December 4, Tone-Acious, Behrend’s first and only acappella group, performed their winter concert in the Reed 117 auditorium.  For anyone unaware, acappella is a musical form where a singer or a singing group performs without instrumental accompaniment. Acappella groups usually perform pieces…

  • “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” does not “Lift Me Up”

    Rachel Schaffner – Staff Writer rls6117@psu.edu Spoiler Alert Released a week before the new “Black Panther” movie, award-winning singer Rihanna dropped a song for the movie. The track titled “Lift Me Up,” gives a somber look upon listening after the movie, as it is the ending credits song. As all Marvel fans know, “Black Panther:…

  • Fall in love with “Falling for Christmas”

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor  mvm7037@psu.edu Spoiler Alert “Falling for Christmas” is a romantic comedy released on Netflix on November 10. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young, Jack Wagner, and Olivia Perez. The movie marks Lohan’s first major film role in over a decade.  The film follows a hotel heiress Sierra Belmont,…

  • Drake’s attempt to diss Thee Stallion turns into something far more

    Briona Bargerstock – Staff Writer bnb5387@psu.edu  On Friday, October 28, rappers Drake and 21 Savage released a collaborative album titled “Her Loss” that depicted a black female on the cover. The album was widely successful, topping the Billboard charts for the weeks following its debut. While that has brought about a lot of attention and…

  • Celebrities deactivating their Twitter account

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Photo Credit: Twitter Celebrities are deactivating their Twitter accounts due to Elon Musk buying the platform. After months of meetings, failed deals, and lawsuits, Tesla founder and multi-billionaire Elon Musk acquired the platform for 44 billion dollars on October 27. Shortly after the acquisition, celebrities from various circles began…

  • Gabby Petito’s parents suing Utah Police

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor  mvm7037@psu.edu Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old American woman, went missing in late August 2021. Going on a cross-country trip with her then fiancé Brain Laundrie, Petito started to vlog their trip on YouTube. The first video of the pair was posted on August 19, 2021. A few days later, August 27,…

  • Election Results: Where it currently stands

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu The 2022 midterm elections took place on Nov. 8 and so far we are yet to confirm what party will control the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats have retained their narrow majority over the Senate, with highly contested seats in Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona being claimed by the party.  Prior…

  • Prof. Tom Noyes: His life with fiction and teaching

    Samhi C. – Staff Writer skc5908@psu.edu Who is Dr. Tom Noyes?  For those of you who do not know him or don’t know of him, Dr. Tom Noyes is the program chair of and a professor for the Creative Writing B.F.A program at Penn State Behrend as well as a consulting editor for the Lake…

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