• “Midnights” keeps me up at night: A review

    Courtney Balcombe – Sports Editor clb6264@psu.edu On October 21, Taylor Swift released her newest album “Midnights,” which made her the first artist in the Billboard Hot 100’s 64-year history to occupy the entire top 10 in a single week. She also passed Madonna for the most top 10 hits among women. “Midnights” opens as Swift’s…

  • Taylor Swift’s greatest era: Reputation

    Madison Meeks – Media Director mvm7037@psu.edu Taylor Swift had many different eras throughout her career. But the greatest era by far is her Reputation era. “Reputation” is her sixth studio album and was released on November 10, 2017. “Reputation” consisted of songs like “Look What You Made Me Do” and “Delicate.” “Reputation” is mostly seen…

  • Reading with The Beacon: “Everything, Everything”

    Madison Meeks – Media Director mvm7037@psu.edu Photo Credit: Renee & Nicole / Delacorte Books (Beware there are some spoilers!) Two people falling in love, one cannot leave the house. The outside world is keeping them from each other. “Everything, Everything” by Nicola Yoon is a love story for the ages. “Everything, Everything”, which first published…

  • SGA board member overviews meeting with Academic Affairs

    Mason Bennett – News Editor mxb5302@psu.edu Student Government Association members met for their general meeting on Thursday, Oct. 27, and heard from Secretary of Academic Affairs Nathan Murarik regarding Canvas usage among Behrend faculty. During council reports, Murarik described a meeting with Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Pamela Silver. “For those who are frustrated…

  • Battle of the streaming services: Netflix or Hulu

    Madison Meeks – Media Director mvm7037@psu.edu Streaming services have been overcoming cable television since the 2010s. More and more streaming services have been released since 2007. Both the Netflix and Hulu streaming services were launched in 2007. Other streaming services followed like Peacock and HBO Max which launched in 2020 and Paramount Plus and Discovery…

  • 2022 World Series began on October 28

    Joel Wilson – Staff Writer jnw5443@psu.edu When the leaves turn from green to gold and the wind develops a crisp chill, that is the time for playoff baseball. When pumpkin spice lattes return to Starbucks and plastic skeletons are just as common as living people, that is when legends are made on the diamond.  The…

  • BTS joins the real army

    Rachel Schaffner – Staff Writer rls6117@psu.edu Fans of the famous K-Pop group, BTS, otherwise known as Bangtang Sonyeondan or Bulletproof Boys, received the news on October 17 that the band will be fulfilling their mandatory military service in South Korea. The oldest member of seven ,Kim Seokjin, or Jin, was closing in on the age…

  • Erie 911 failure may have been intentional hacking

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu On Sunday, Oct. 23, at approximately 10:00 p.m. Erie County’s 911 system was shut down for about an hour. Those in the area received an emergency alert to their cellphones alerting them of the system’s malfunction and informing them of the alternate ways in which they could contact emergency services…

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