StudentsFirst CEO to speak

Rhee will deliver Rosenn lecture on education

As Wilkes celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities, the university welcomes its newest speaker. Michelle Rhee, founder and CEO of StudentsFirst, has been a driving force behind the betterment of education in the public school setting. Full story

Professors incorporating more technology in the classroom

Five faculty members have been issued technology grants for promoting innovative use in the classroom. The grant was presented by the Teaching Commons, with fiscal support from the Office of the Provost and the Information Technology Department. The professors who received this grant are Dr. Full story

Students lobby in capital about budget cuts

 Seven Wilkes University PHEAA Grant recipients accompanied political science professor, Dr. Thomas Baldino to Harrisburg on April 12 to state their opinions on educational budget cuts to Senate and House members. The Wilkes students spoke to representatives for their hometown communities and the Wilkes-Barre area. Full story

Student sexually assaulted in Stark Learning Center

A Wilkes student was sexually assaulted in the Stark Learning Center basement last week. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on April 11 in the women's rest room, room 6. The female victim was not severely injured during the attack, (citation). She described the attacker as a white male of traditional college student age, with long fingernails and wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt. Full story

Taking a position: Campus election results

A new group of students has taken leadership positions on campus. Willie Eggleston was voted next year's SG president, defeating opponent John Sweeney. Other winners were Jessica Short for Programming Board president, Bethany Sharpless for InterResidence Hall Council president, Shadae Gates for Multicultural Student Coalition president, Nicholas Wierman for Off-Campus Council president and Cortny Sasserson for Commuter Council president. Full story

The Spyglass: Plus one for Google’s +1 feature

Since Google was founded in 1998, the corporation has become one of the most prominent across the planet. Google is the No. 1 go-to search engine for almost all Internet users and since its beginning, has expanded to include free e-mail, maps, shopping and much more. Full story

Long-term financial investments are important

Planning for your financial future is one of the most important things young people can do to be secure later in life. Although students have already taken part of that step by attending college, The Beacon feels that students need to do more to create financial security in their futures. Full story

Pajamas in public: just say no

There are certain things that are socially acceptable. Examples include greeting friends, greeting strangers and greeting no one. What do all of those things have in common? People are generally always wearing pants. Or a pants equivalent. However, something that is not equivalent to pants, which people tend to consider equal, is the pajama pant. Full story

Cheerleader uniform controversy settled

SG, Student Affairs to split $4,000 grant proposal for new cheerleader uniforms

The Wilkes University cheerleading uniform controversy has ended with the allocation of a $4,000 grant for new uniforms. Last week, the cheerleaders presented a two week proposal before Student Government requesting money for new uniforms. This came after their newest uniforms were confiscated by Wilkes President Tim Gilmour, who considered them inappropriate. Full story

Face Off

Christopher Hopkins "Ruth did it on hot dogs and beer. Aaron did it with class. How did you do it?" Phillies fans said it best when Barry Bonds made his first trip to Citizens Bank Park after the whole news of the BALCO case made news. Bonds, the poster child for steroids and the Dark Age in baseball that is slowly coming to an end, has recently been convicted of obstruction of justice for "knowingly giving material testimony that was intentionally evasive, false or misleading" from his 2003 trial with Congress about steroid use. Full story