Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2013
Two Wilkes students are hoping to change the world – one sheet of white office paper at a time.
The slogan for Recycling Metrics is “Reuse. Recycle. Win.” That’s exactly what Steven Adames and Hayden Lerner are hoping...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2013
Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated.”
Well, if you take that as the greatness of a state, there’s much to be desired from the state of...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2013
Mark Margavage walks into the Student Union Building pool room after spring break and asks, "what are we missing, what’s broken?"
During his time as Pool Club president, Margavage said he has dealt with abuse of pool equipment on t...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2013
A Wilkes Public Safety officer was recently at the center of controversy over a DUI charge on her record.
Brittany Stasik was denied a position as a part-time police officer in Forty Fort. At a meeting earlier this month, Forty...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2013
Two students said they felt so uncomfortable while attending a Student Government meeting that they walked out after 20 minutes.
Sophomore communication studies majors Haley Adam and Talia Pantano had heard that SG meetings are o...
Delisia Washington, Staff Writer
February 12, 2013
Cyberbullying and strategies that will help students succeed are only a few topics that will be presented at the 2013 spring semester’s Drs. Robert S. and Judith A. Gardner Educational Forum Lecture Series.
Every semester sinc...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2013
With the news that the 2013 commencement ceremony would be moving from the Mohegan Sun Arena to the Marts Center, some students reacted with primary skepticism.
"When I first heard about it, I was ready to call in and book the A...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2013
Two Resident Assistants were removed from their positions at Evans Hall, leaving some students wondering why.
Residents on the third floor of Evans said they wondered why they had two new RAs on their floor this semester. Two fr...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2012
With final paper deadlines approaching, it’s more of a priority than ever for students to have access to printers on campus. This is why Farley Library Dean John Stachacz is trying to find ways to make printing better and eas...
Jake Cochran, Assistant A&E Editor
November 13, 2012
Some people can move around without being detected or barely being noticed. These people can travel across a crowded room and a busy path without doing as much as picking their head up from their phone, iPod or whatever distracting...
The Beacon Editorial Board
November 13, 2012
Not enough students are aware of the 2012 election results.
No, not the presidential election. By now, everyone knows the winner of that. The result was broadcast all over
television and social media outlets the night of Nov....
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2012
Mikel Hartsough watched nervously as ocean water seeped up the stairs of his house. As the rain pounded his city relentlessly, the flooding slowly and steadily crept higher. The sounds of roaring wind and his dogs barking in frig...
