The Beacon

Monday, February 13, 2006

News

• Illegal downloading easier to detect with server changes
• Women Empowered by Science program links girls to science
• University to ponder shifting requirements for writing proficiency
• Campus safety motivation behind brighter lights, new cameras
• Student Government Notes
• Judge Rosenn: powerful leader, humble man
• Harold Cox Speech and Debate Tournament held at Wilkes

Features

• Sex education program to test participants' sexual savvy
• Spring 2006: the semester of the intern
• National Condom Week Feb. 13-17
• Eid ul Adha celebration acknowledges growing Wilkes diversity
• Tell Us...

Sports

• Beacon Calendar
• Is this the end of the MAC as we know it?
• Chattin' with Past Colonels
• Game of the Week
• Athlete of the Week
• Weekend Recaps
• Preview of the Week: Men's Wrestling MAC Championships
• Double Take

Entertainment

• Trendspotter: 80s 'Flashforward'
• Glamour Guys: Hair bands rock and roll into Wilkes-Barre
• New Wilkes neighbor offers YOUniverse of artful opportunies
• Child of the 80s offers her top picks of the decade
• ...and a Movie: When a Stranger Calls

Opinion

• Your Voices: What is going on in Evans second floor?
• Your Voices: Bring back the old website
• Feel the love on Valentine's Day
• Use of handheld devices during tests promotes lack of creativity and critical thought
• I'd like to thank the Academy...

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'