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The fundamental financial lessons you need to know in college

Karoline Gore, Energy Consultant

September 2, 2019

Editor’s note: This story was written by Karoline Gore, a freelance writer specializing in energy consulting. The American financial literacy crisis is not affecting older consumers; the nation’s college population are just as unprepared fina...

What Issues Will Pennsylvania Hear About From 2020 Candidates?

Edward Field, Freelance Writer

July 14, 2019

Editor's Note: This letter was written in response to a recent Beacon article. Editor, In an opinion piece this past April, The Beacon addressed the idea of elected officials sticking to campaign promises, with a speci...

How to Manage The Stress of Life as a Student

July 14, 2019

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: #BeaconAOTY Championship Round set, tournament voting torching last year’s totals

April 12, 2019

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Both defending champions now ousted in #BeaconAOTY tournament, Semi-Final Round matchups set for 11 a.m. voting

April 11, 2019

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: #BeaconAOTY Quarterfinal Round matchups set, voting to begin at 11 a.m.

April 10, 2019

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: #BeaconAOTY Round of 16 set, voting to begin at 11 a.m.

April 10, 2019

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: #BeaconAOTY tournament bracket set, voting to begin Tuesday

April 8, 2019

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Beacon Athlete of the Year Committee to meet Friday morning

Luke Modrovsky, Editor-in-Chief

April 4, 2019

The Beacon will conduct its second annual Athlete of the Year tournament via Twitter polls beginning next week. The tournament will open with the Round of 30 on Tuesday, April 9 and will conclude with the championship round cl...

WLAX: Boccio shines against Mount Saint Vincent

Kendyl Kalish, Staff Writer

April 2, 2019

EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. -- The Wilkes University women’s lacrosse team took on the Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins Thursday night at Schmidt Stadium in a non-conference game. The Colonels won 10-6, which improved their record. The...

MLB: How does revamped NL East stack up in MLB?

Ben Mandell, Co-Sports editor

April 2, 2019

Opening day has passed and already the 2019 Major League Baseball season has made history. The league has never seen the top two vote-getters for the previous year’s Cy Young, MLB’s best pitcher, face off on opening day. ...

NCAAB: The “Big Dance” parties into the Final Four

Kevin Singhel, Staff Writer

April 2, 2019

March has ended, and as the calendar flips to April, the NCAA’s Final Four begins. The NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament originally started with 68 teams, and after weeks of upsets, blowouts and buzzer-beaters, only four teams...