The Beacon

Monday, April 11, 2005

News

• Resident Assistant alternate pool depleted
• SG General Election Results
• Wilkes, King's, Misericordia launch new language institute
• News Briefs
• Pharmacy school to see 12.7% hike in tuition
• Wyoming Valley Red Cross approved to perform STD testing
• April is National Autism Awareness Month
• Alleged rape raises awareness
• Student Government Notes

Features

• Young Scholars program entices high schoolers to college early
• ROTC students prepare for field training
• Just another spring stroll in the park
• Tell Us...
• Dance-a-thon held to remember Wilkes student
• photo caption (Seigenthaler and Bigler)

Sports

• Beacon Calendar
• Attitude is key to lacrosse team's spirit
• Athlete of the Week: Softball
• Lady Colonels break in new softball field
• Baseball captains slide into fourth year balancing act
• Equestrian Club jockeys for approval, members
• Cold weather colonels
• Sports Week Recap
• Numbers of the Week

Entertainment

• Tartuffe: a new approach to theatrical performance
• Bored...
• From music to turkey calls

Opinion

• Springtime stresses have unlikely causes
• It takes a face and name to develop an issue
• Your Voices
• In Perspective: The 2005-06 Budget
• Beacon Poll

More Issues

Issue Summary

News

• Funkmaster Flex mixer flames out
• Rossenn Lecture welcomes renowned paleoanthropologist
• SPIN Farm takes root on Ross and River Streets
• Stewards of the Earth: How clean is the W-B air we breathe?
• Stewards of the Earth: the Susquehanna River and local water quality

Sports

• Colonels popped in final games of series
• Football faces challenging slate in 2008
• Game of the Week: San Francisco Giants v. Philadelphia Phillies
• Shocker Squad completes three-peat
• Softball falters in playoffs race
• Whiteout expected at Wachovia for Calder Cup round 2
• Double Take
• Two Wilkes student-athletes to intern with 2008 Olympics

Entertainment

• Schedule of Events
• You should know…The Silversun Pickups
• Baby Mama features female comedians in leading role
• Movie Review: The Bank Job
• Going out with a bang
• Website of the Week

Lifestyles

• Top 10 ways to find your dream job
• Real-world stresses worry seniors approaching graduation
• Student of the Week: Madeleine Alves

Opinion

• Getting out of the comfort zone: a senior's send-off
• No more excuses: Wilkes students had up close view of politics
• Here's to You: Stupid question asker
• The Angry Rant: Movies I hate
• When cruelty becomes 'artistic statement'