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The famous ‘Mona Lisa’ painting attacked with soup
Madison Meeks Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu PARIS,FRANCE – On Sunday, January 24, climate protestors attacked the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting called the ‘Mona Lisa’. The Louvre Museum reported that the incident took place about 10 a.m. on January 24. The room that housed the painting was reopened at 11:30 a.m. A video that was published…
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Pennsylvania at Risk for a Potato Shortage
Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu For the first time in Pennsylvania, seven new species of bacteria have been found. Researchers at Penn State have been able to identify the bacteria and found that it causes blackleg and soft rot symptoms in Pennsylvania potato farms. Between April and October of 2016, 2017 and 2018,…
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The illusion of authenticity: George Looney and “The Acrobatic Company of the Invisible
Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu “I know what you are all thinking? Him again?” There were the opening words of Professor Tom Noyes as he introduced Professor George Looney last Thursday night at 6 P.M. in Metzgar. Soon after his fiction collection that you read about “The Visibility of Things Long Submerged”, Professor Looney’s poetry…
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Club Spotlight: The Behrend Beacon
Hello, We are the staff of The Behrend Beacon, the student-run newspaper here at Penn State Behrend. As you may know, since you are reading this newspaper article, we are here to bring you news each week through our physical papers that are on the paper stands around campus and through our website. As a…
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Local Eats- Habibi Mediterranean Cuisine
Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu Upon the recommendation of a friend and upon a craving for falafels, I took a trip to Habibi Mediterranean Restaurant on a rainy afternoon at the end of the Fall semester. By no means was the food bad. I want to emphasize though that for someone who likes more natural…
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Excerpt from Keliksync City
By: Margaret McCoy Penn State Student I had no trouble engaging in conversation with Zero, even after witnessing her rendezvous in the office. I’d needed money at the time to pay off my loans, and I’d been fired from my previous job due to a misdeed that I was framed for. I told Zero in…
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Why “Godzilla” Stands the Test of Time
Rey Schaffner Contributing Writer rls6117@psu.edu “Godzilla”, ever since the monster’s debut film in 1954, Godzilla has seen major transformations not only in terms of design, but in terms of the direction of some films, the movies are one of the longest running franchises that is still continued to this day. 69 years, going to be…
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Musicals I Want Behrend to Put on
Charlie Gardner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu I am going to be listing off some musicals I would love to see Behrend put on as productions. I know some of these might be out of budget or impossible to do, but I can dream! Mean Girls “Mean Girls: the Musical” has been gaining more popularity recently due…
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