The Beacon

Monday, February 27, 2006

News

• Wilkes students participate in National Engineers Week
• Sex Week at Yale aims to take the ho-hum out of sex ed.
• Accounting students prepare tax returns for those in need
• Use for Bedford Hall following Public Safety move to Main St. unclear
• Students say race played a factor in arrest of Wilkes staff member
• Race a factor in traffic stops nationally
• SG Notes
• Equestrian Club competes in first IHSA show

Features

• Historic mantelpiece connects Wilkes to local past
• Tell Us
• Faculty Writers: Dr. Paola Bianco publishes new book
• SG committee solicits ideas for use of HSC bookstore space
• Big Brothers Big Sisters in need of a helping hand

Sports

• Beacon Calendar
• Wilkes bids farewell to senior winter sport athletes
• Athlete of the Week
• Game of the Week
• Chattin' with Past Colonels
• Weekend Recaps
• Double Take

Entertainment

• Trendspotter: Herringbone Blazers
• Dinner: Old Country Buffet
• Oscar Preview: 78th Annual Academy Awards
• Oscar Picks
• ...and a movie: Sryiana
• Dancin' with Mr. Cooper
• Off The Charts

Opinion

• Forget dating services, some women look to local jail
• Your Voices: Please do not let Matt Zebrowski use a keyboard anymore
• Your Voices: Response to illegal downloading of music
• The changing face of war: women assume visible, aggressive stance
• Your Voices: I'll tell you what's going on in Evans second floor

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'