• Lockport, N.Y. – Penn State Behrend Women’s Bowling Team Places Ninth at Daemen Storm Fall Classic

    Chase Burdick

    Harrison Lilley Photo Editor hjl5363@psu.edu The Penn State Behrend women’s bowling team recently concluded their participation in the Daemen Storm Fall Classic with a 3-7 overall record on Saturday, November 11, and Sunday, November 12, landing them in the ninth spot among 12 competing teams. The two-day event featured intense competition, with key moments that…

  • Alfred State Women’s Volleyball Pulls Off Stunning 3-0 Upset Over Penn State Behrend in AMCC Semifinals

    Chase Burdick

    Harrison Lilley Photo Editor hjl5363@psu.edu   ALTOONA, Pa. – In a stunning upset, the No. 3 Alfred State women’s volleyball team defeated the No. 2 Penn State Behrend squad with a commanding 3-0 victory (25-18, 25-19, 25-17) in the semifinals of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Saturday, November 11th. The game, hosted…

  • Review of Behrend’s “Cabaret”

    Chase Burdick

    SAMHI C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu The last time we talked, in the November 9 edition, we focused on the cast and characters of the Behrend Theater Program’s production of “Cabaret.”  But today, I want to give you my thoughts on the play at large. The costumes, the setting, the songs, the plot. All the other…

  • November and December in the Entertainment Industry

    Chase Burdick

    Madison Meeks  Editor-in-Chief mvm7037@psu.edu   Pixar’s ‘Soul,’ ‘Turning Red’ and ‘Luca’ coming to theaters  Pixar will be releasing films in theaters that, since COVID-19, have been labeled as Disney Plus originals. Coming to theaters in 2024, ‘Soul,’ ‘Luca,’ and ‘Turning Red’ will be released in the first three months of the new year. Tickets for…

  • Reading with the Beacon: “The Flip Side” by James Bailey

    Chase Burdick

    SAMHI C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Have you ever had those days when you feel like you might crumble at any moment? Yeah, I have them almost every other week.    It was during one of these days that I started reading James Bailey’s “The Flip Side.” And had laughing fit after laughing fit. Nothing…

  • Penn State Axes Adobe Cloud

    Chase Burdick

    CHASE BURDICK Science & Business Editor cxb1345@psu.edu   Much to the dismay of many students, Penn State announced that the previously unlimited access to the Adobe Cloud products, offered to just about anybody who is a part of the university, will be getting much more restricted after this semester. If you did not already know,…

  • Students Carolyn Hogg and Kaila Heltzel present their Theses at Sweet & Sorrow Reading

    Chase Burdick

    SAMHI C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   Any semester that we have students who have completed their Creative Writing theses and who are about to graduate, the department hosts a Sweet & Sorrow Reading. It’s a chance for those students to read a portion of their fiction or poetry and give us some insight into inspirations…

  • Matthew “Matt” Roth Reads at Metzgar

    Chase Burdick

    Samhi C. Features Editor skc5908@psu.edu   At 6 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, Matthew Roth visited our campus to perform a reading of his latest work as the third installment of the Smith Creative Writers Reading Series hosted by the Behrend Creative Writing Department.  Roth, a poet, has had his work published in several…

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