Bill Thomas, Staff Writer
September 26, 2011
Once upon a time, music came in tangible form and “tweets” were something a little kid with bad enunciation asked you for on Halloween. Back then, baseball was the “national pastime.” Now, in the Age of Blogs, statistics...
Jordan Ramirez, Staff Writer
September 26, 2011
Wilkes University’s Theatre Department has been preparing their own production of the complex, and often comedic, romance script. Carriani, born in Maine, took his experiences from several locations in Maine and combined them...
Bill Thomas, Staff Writer
September 26, 2011
This Friday, Sept. 30 R&B legend Diana Ross is coming to Wilkes-Barre’s FM Kirby Center. With the venue currently celebrating its 25th anniversary season, Kirby Center Director of Marketing, Will Beekman, said Ross is an...
Christine Lee, Life Editor
September 26, 2011
After Wilkes was spared from getting flooded, senior mechanical engineering major Devin Albrecht, who is a licensed private pilot, decided he wanted to fly his plane and take photos and video footage to see the damage caused...
Lyndsie Yamrus, Staff Writer
September 26, 2011
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Students for Environmental Sustainability took a stand on sustainability by hosting the Sustainability Salvage, which demonstrated the concept of re-use and discouraging wasteful habits.
This was the third...
Laura Preby, Photo Editor
September 26, 2011
Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, will occur on September 28th through 30th. This Hebrew holiday is not widely observed on campus, but for those students of Jewish decent, there are still ways to celebrate and...
Erin Hohol, Staff Writer
September 26, 2011
High school, college—every student’s year begins with the classic homecoming activities. Wilkes’ 2011 homecoming weekend started off with a pep rally in the Martz gym at 7 PM on Thursday the 22nd. Here students had the...
Holly Boyer, Assistant Life Editor
September 26, 2011
The Beacon: What is your role on campus?
Eggleston: “Student Body President. Running board meetings, working between students and administration, working towards bettering the campus for students.”
The Beacon: What is...
Janel Naro, Staff Writer
September 25, 2011
Trey Tietz, senior pharmacy major, knows what it’s like to have a lot on his plate. But somehow he still manages to coordinate daily workout sessions at 6 a.m.
As coordinator of the Health and Wellness Club, Tietz along with...
Annie Yoskoski, Staff Writer
September 25, 2011
Suzanne Collins puts an interesting twist on post apocalyptic North America in her book, "The Hunger Games."
The book reminded me of a cross between the television show Survivor and George Orwell’s novel 1984. The futurist...
Christine Lee, Life Editor
September 24, 2011
Upon arrival at a residential neighborhood along the Lackawanna River creek on Saturday, Sept. 17, a group of volunteers were greeted with the sight of piles of debris in front of homes in Duryea. When the volunteers entered some...
September 21, 2011
By: Bill Thomas, Staff Writer
No one wants to be a member of the knee-jerk anti-remake crowd, but it’s hard to remain optimistic when so much of what Hollywood delivers these days is as disposable and pointless...
