The news of today reported by the journalists of tomorrow

The Beacon
The news of today reported by the journalists of tomorrow

The Beacon
The news of today reported by the journalists of tomorrow

The Beacon

2025-2026 Staff

Asst. News Editor

Thaelis Andujar

Opinion Editor

Shawn Carey

Staff Writer

Mollie Kuhar

Staff Writer

Nicole Steinberg

Staff Writer

Kaydia Wright

Life, Arts and Entertainment Editor

Kailey Vogel

Kailey Vogel is an English and History double major at Wilkes University. In her first year, she joined The Beacon as a contributing writer and now holds the honor of being the Life, Arts and Entertainment editor for the 2025-2026...

Sports Staff Writer

Topher DellaBella

Asst. Sports Editor

Jake Mills

Contributing Writer

Ava Tureen

Photographer

Shannon Slominski

Life, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer

Natalia Williams

Opinion Staff Writer

“Freeze”

Zain "Master Freeze" Ansari is a Pre-medical Neuroscience student at Wilkes University. He joined as an opinion staff writer for The Beacon as a first-year student and produces issues of The Icebox, a weekly article providing an ...

Andrew Marshallsay
Managing Editor

Andrew Marshallsay

Andrew Marshallsay is now the Sports Editor/Managing Editor for the 2025-26 school year. With extensive experience in sports writing since high school, Andrew aims to bring new ideas to the table in order to maximize the reach...

Leah Smith
Editor in Chief

Leah Smith

Leah Smith is an English major at Wilkes University. Smith also minors in Communications Studies and Creative Writing. For 2025-2026, Smith is the Editor-in-Chief of the Beacon. She began her work with the Beacon as an opinion...