• Reading with the Beacon: “Radio Silence” by Alice Oseman

    Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   (Spoiler Warning) If you love a book with a wholesome friendship and an exciting journey, you should pick up “Radio Silence” by Alice Oseman. “Radio Silence” is Oseman’s second book, initially released in 2016. The book is set in the same universe as her other novels, “Solitaire,” “I Was Born…

  • Excerpt from The Sophisticated Art of Affection – Chapter 1

    By Margaret McCoy Briskly, I packed up everything and exited the scene, frowning at the rain pouring from the sky. It had been a fresh autumn and sunny day when I’d taken the Tube here this morning. Dash it all! I didn’t even think to bring an umbrella. Cursing softly, I prepped myself for the…

  • Social media rumors debunked: Did Disney buy the rights to the Bible?

    Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   Reemerging online is an old Disney rumor that the company has bought the rights to the oldest book in history, the Bible. A popular trend on the social media platform X, which used to be known as Twitter, claimed that Disney had bought the rights to the Bible. Without a…

  • Out with the cats; In with the pig

    Madison Meeks Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   TOKYO, JAPAN – For years, pets have been allowed in cafes. Next, there were the crazy cat cafes that started in Japan, where you could sit and drink your coffee with your favorite furry friend. Finally, a cafe in Tokyo called Mipig has taken a different approach. You can sit…

  • A group of high school students helped investigators crack the ‘Redhead Murders’ cold case

    Madison Meeks  Editor in Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   ELIZABETHTON, TN– After a cold case has stumped investigators since the late 1970s, a group of high school students in Tennessee have cracked the case. These murders were called the “Redhead Murders” due to all of the victims having reddish hair. According to People Magazine, “The victims, most…

  • ‘Slender Man’ stabbing suspect wants to be freed from mental institution

    Madison Meeks  Editor in Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   WAUKESHA, WIS. – On January 29, A Wisconsin judge was called into the courtroom for a scheduled hearing. The hearing was for a woman who wanted to be released from a mental institution after being put there for ten years. This woman was no other than 21-year-old Morgan…

  • Blind date with a book: LEB hosts Book Bash

    Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Going to Barnes and Noble during breaks usually involves more than an hour of perusing shelves just to walk away with one or two books, the cost of each in the range of ten to twenty dollars, that we think will interest us the most. Except, this also means,…

  • King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer

    Amanda Ross Staff Writer amr8469@psu.edu   LONDON, UK — Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 5, 2024, that doctors had found cancer within the body of King Charles III. The cancer was detected during a visit concerning his prostate, authorities clarifying that the issue does not lie within his prostate itself. As of this time, it…

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