Allison Rossi, Staff Writer
April 25, 2016
Are you staying local this summer? Regardless of the reasoning, whether that be that you live close to campus, you are taking summer classes, you are getting a job near school or you just do not want to leave your friends, there...
James Jaskolka, Editor in Chief
April 25, 2016
Higher education has always been a place for learning and growth. You spend four years taking classes that give you better insight to your particular field of study, and then you can apply those skills to a career. Sometimes,...
Sara Pisak, Opinion Editor
April 25, 2016
As I am laying out my final edition of The Beacon, I feel the need to write one of the longest but most well deserved thank you notes. I figure if Jimmy Fallon can write out thank you notes, I can too.
Thank you to the readers ...
Sara Pisak, Opinion Editor
April 25, 2016
Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one classic that when read makes readers want to become an author. I was first introduced to the text when a friend of my family and a former teacher of mine gave me the text as a gif...
Sierra Marsh, Guest Writer
April 25, 2016
Sierra Marsh is a 2015 graduate of Wilkes University who holds a degree in English with minors in both sociology and women’s and gender studies. She currently resides in Wilkes-Barre where she is dedicating time to building her...
Luke Modrovsky, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 18, 2016
Hilde Kate Lysiak isn’t your typical 9-year-old girl.
Actually, nothing about Lysiak is typical.
How many people do you know under the age of 12 that have nearly 600,000 hits on WordPress and almost 20,000 likes for a page...
Rachel Leandri, Sports Editor
April 18, 2016
One day, when I get to meet you and have the pleasure of watching you grow, I hope to instill in you the ideal to be a victim of your own optimism and to never stop smiling.
Some days the world is at odds against you, and you...
Luke Zack, Guest Writer
April 18, 2016
Luke Zack is a 5th year pharmacy student and has a minor in chemistry. On campus, he has done biochemistry research, helped cofound the Wilkes University Industry Pharmacist Organization and Teach Assisted in Medical Anatomy and...
Eric DeBerardinis, Guest Writer
April 18, 2016
Eric DeBerardinis the Sports Director at WYLN-TV in Hazleton, covering all that Northeastern Pennsylvania has to offer. He is a 2014 graduate of Penn State University and is originally from outside of Philadelphia.
Estados unidos?...
Sara Pisak, Opinion Editor
April 18, 2016
Although actress and comedian Tina Fey wrote her National Bestseller Bossypants in 2011, the book finally made its way to the top of my “to read pile” of texts. I had been interested in reading this book for some time, ho...
Ian Valles, Staff Writer
April 4, 2016
In the past year, I have slowly been weaning myself off of meat. A couple of months ago, I decided to tell my friends, my mother and my significant other. Almost universal acceptance was what I received from them, and that’s...
Alyssa Mursch, Guest Writer
April 4, 2016
As a student of Wilkes University, I take it personally when our campus is labeled as “unsafe.”
Not only does this scare away potential students from an education with incredible professors, a welcoming and tight-knit community...
