The Beacon, Editorial Staff
October 24, 2011
Filed under Online Exclusive, Opinion
Today many jobs require at least an associates or bachelors degree. Even if a job doesn’t, there are often people who are overqualified that are applying for the position, and a person without one of these degrees can find...
October 24, 2011
Filed under Online Exclusive, Opinion
October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink products line the shelf, each leading their own crusade against breast cancer. For one month out of the year, companies can guiltlessly promote their products by sporting...
Tony Goreczny, Opinion Editor
October 11, 2011
Filed under Opinion
I love to read. Newspapers, Magazines, online blogs; if it’s well written, I can read just about anything; as long as it doesn’t bore me to death. My favorite things to read however are novels. I personally prefer sci-fi...
October 11, 2011
October 11, 2011
Cathryn Frear, Correspondant
October 11, 2011
Filed under Opinion
One of the smallest minorities in both North and South America is the ever-diminishing indigenous population. When the Europeans came over, they eventually came to an agreement with the natives stating they would take most of...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2011
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
If our Founding Fathers knew the kind of apathy that now afflicts America, they would be climbing out of their graves to shred the U.S. Constitution.
Our economy and overall standard of living have plummeted thanks, in part,...
October 4, 2011
The Beacon
October 4, 2011
Filed under Opinion
In an effort to help those people in the surrounding areas that were devastated by the recent flooding, Andrew Miller has been taking groups of students to help with the cleanup and rebuilding effort. Many people have lost everything...
Timothy Fisher, Staff Writer
October 4, 2011
Filed under Opinion
As I established in last week's issue of The Beacon, Wilkes places seemingly dull eateries in convenient locations. Expanding on this underlying theme of the campus, I came upon a brilliant idea the other day. I had just pressed ...
Anthony Goreczny, Opinion Editor
September 26, 2011
Filed under Opinion
For today’s college student access to working technology is very important. Students are expected to create power points, type papers, and communicate constantly via email. Student groups are also organized, and school events...
Carly Yamrus, Assistant Opinion Editor
September 26, 2011
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
It is common for college students to wake up worrying about their homework that is due that day or a test they might have. Laura Nulton, a sophomore at Wilkes University, wakes up every morning wondering if her room is leaking...
