Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2012
Fear is a common reference in gun control debates. Many gun supporters say those would want increased gun control are motivated by fear.
I agree. I’m afraid of guns. I’m afraid of walking down the streets of Wilkes-Barre...
Carly Yamrus, Opinion Editor
September 6, 2012
Nobody talks about death. We close out eyes to it; change the subject. Ignore and deny. Don’t talk about it, don’t write about it. Maybe if we don’t think about it wont happen to us.
Because we don’t acknowledge death,...
Lyndsie Yamrus, Assistant Opinion Editor
September 6, 2012
The things we’ve accomplished and the advancements we’ve made as a human population is astonishing. The world is a much different place now than it was a decade ago, which in the grand scheme of things, is not a very long...
President Patrick Leahy, Guest Writer/Wilkes University President
September 6, 2012
I want to thank the Beacon editorial staff for providing me with an opportunity to address their readers in the semester’s first edition. Wilkes University is very fortunate to have such an informative and well read student-run...
September 3, 2012
Carly Yamrus, Opinion Editor
April 24, 2012
See a penny, pick it up, all day long you’ll be carrying around a worthless piece of copper–plated zinc.
According to the U.S. Mint’s annual report, it costs 2.4 cents to make a penny that is worth 1.0 cent. Each year, ...
Brittany Battista, Advertising Manager
April 24, 2012
When you think of the word "politician," what first comes to your mind? A tall man with slicked-back hair? Does he wear a suit with a price tag no middle class person could afford? Is he one of those people who only tells you wh...
Tim Gilmour, Wilkes University President
April 22, 2012
The title of my inaugural speech was "The Courage to Be Great." Throughout my presidency, I’ve challenged our University community to have the courage to work together to build a truly great institution. And as a community – our s...
Cathryn Frear, Staff Writer
April 19, 2012
In the United States of America, people have certain "unalienable" rights. According to the Declaration of Independence, anyway. In fact, the exact wording as written in the preamble is, "We hold these truths to be self-evid...
Lyndsie Yamrus, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 17, 2012
When I think of a hamburger, I think of a patty made of ground beef- not pink slime. Pink slime, otherwise known as “Lean, Finely Textured Beef”, has been making headlines for a few months now, and meat eaters aren’t happy.
The...
Carly Yamrus
April 17, 2012
Even those who are unfamiliar with the Trayvon Martin case could look at the media pictures and decide who was innocent and who was guilty.
The 17-year-old African American man was shot on February 28 by self-appointed Neighborhood...
Tony Goreczny, Staff Writer
April 17, 2012
I get distracted very easily, and while there is no place more comfortable to do my homework than my own room, there are quite a lot of distractions there. Consequently, if I really wish to get any work done, I must first find...
