Editor’s note: Several executive members of Dance Marathon are staff members of The Beacon. On March 26, Dance Marathon at Wilkes University held a six-hour dance-a-thon in the McHale Athletic Center. By the end of the evening, donations reached $11,500, all going toward the Children’s Miracle Network,...

EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. — Wilkes Colonels advanced to 4-0 after a 21-14 homecoming win against Stevenson. The first quarter started off as senior quarterback Jose Tabora completed a pass to sophomore wide receiver Jason Schweizerhof for four yards. That was followed up with a rush by Tabora for four yards...

Wilkes University officially welcomed on Oct. 1 its seventh president, Dr. Greg Cant, into office with an in-person inauguration ceremony full of spirited remarks.  Held at the F.M Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Cant’s inauguration embodied the theme, “Carrying Forward Our Promise.” It...

Since the news released by the Mid-Atlantic Conference on July 24, 2020, fall sports teams have suffered through an entire school-year without a true sports season. Only some of the teams were able to play an exhibition game/scrimmage to get their seniors on the field one last time.  However,...

It is no surprise that there are a plethora of small businesses around the Wilkes campus - but how about a business on campus started and run by Wilkes students? Look no further than the All Belgium food truck that has finally hit the streets of Wilkes-Barre. Owners, entrepreneurs and Wilkes...