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[Photo] Wilkes University announces plan to reopen campus with altered fall semester schedule

June 8, 2020
The Beacon celebrates its 2019-2020 staff departures.

[Photo] The Beacon graduates seven seniors, says ‘hello’ to new staff

June 1, 2020
Both sides of the bracket have been updated after the Semifinal Round. No. 13 Derek Nelson (football) will face-off against No. 19. Moustafa Almeky (wrestling).

[Photo] AOTY2020: Semifinal Round advances unlikely candidates; Championship Round concludes on Thursday

April 21, 2020
Both sides of the bracket have been updated after the Quarterfinal Round. The women's side advanced four upsets and only one top-eight seed in No. 8 Maddie Kelley (women's basketball/field hockey).

[Photo] AOTY2020: Quarterfinal Round suffers seven upsets out of eight polls; Semifinal Round set for Sunday

April 19, 2020
Both sides of the bracket have been updated after the Round of 16. The women's side advanced five upsets.

[Photo] AOTY2020: Round of 16 recap after Friday’s polls close; Quarterfinal Round set for weekend

April 17, 2020
The women's bracket advanced four upsets to the Round of 16.

[Photo] AOTY2020: Opening Round concluded Wednesday with seven upsets; Round of 16 set for Thursday, Friday

April 15, 2020
The women's bracket is comprised of 15 automatic bids (previous Athlete of the Week selections) and nine at-large bids.

[Photo] BREAKING: Beacon Sports releases “Athlete of the Year” tournament bracket

April 11, 2020
No. 8 Maddie Kelley (women's basketball/field hockey) and No. 19 Karlye Huffman (women's volleyball) will face-off in the final Twitter poll to determine the Women's Athlete of the Year for 2020. Voting will take place on Twitter on the @WilkesBeacon account. Voting begins at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and runs until 8 p.m. on Thursday.

[Photo] Beacon Sports team announces third annual “Athlete of the Year” tournament, set to begin Monday

April 9, 2020
“The class that started pre-kindergarten the same week that the twin towers fell will now finish their educational journey concurrently with a crisis, the likes of which we have never before seen in this country’s history,” explained senior Eric Beideman. “We’ll be searching for jobs in a looming and unavoidable recession, which will most likely rival the crashes of ’08 and ’87.”

[Photo] Wilkes University postpones May 16 commencement ceremony without definitive replacement date; seniors react optimistically to uncertainty

April 2, 2020
As of March 25, Wilkes University cancelled the remainder of face-to-face learning for the spring semester.

[Photo] Wilkes University extends remote learning following uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, offers comfort to Wilkes community during transition period

March 26, 2020
Professional sport leagues consider isolation plans for resuming games as fast as possible. But how effective and practical are they?

[Photo] MAC responds to COVID-19 pandemic with cancellation of all spring athletic events

March 16, 2020
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[Photo] Wilkes University announces move to remote learning due to COVID-19

March 13, 2020
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[Photo] Bre’s Beats: the 62nd Grammy awards: a momentous night in music

February 4, 2020
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[Photo] FB: HOCO win keeps Colonels’ record spotless

October 8, 2019

[Photo] TENNIS: Wilkes aims for continued dominance on the court

September 24, 2019
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[Photo] MLB: Astros and Braves; from worst to first

September 24, 2019
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[Photo] NFL: Star WR Antonio Brown schemes his way out of Oakland

September 10, 2019
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[Photo] AOTY: Gabrielle Giordano, senior basketball and softball player

April 16, 2019
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[Photo] AOTY: Nicholas Racanelli, senior wrestler

April 16, 2019
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[Photo] Commentary: Racanelli, Giordano claim #BeaconAOTY crowns

April 16, 2019
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[Photo] NBA Awards: Which players will take home the hardware?

April 16, 2019
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[Photo] GOLF: Woods, Johnson, McIlroy aim for green jacket

April 9, 2019
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[Photo] WREST: Roommates Stokes, Racanelli to Nationals

February 26, 2019
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[Photo] NBA Trade Deadline: What this means looking ahead

February 12, 2019
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