The Beacon

Monday, October 9, 2006

News

• J.C. Watts to offer Allan P. Kirby lecture on future political landscape
• Ross St. dubbed the new 'Bourbon Street of the North'
• Search for new university Provost ensues
• Class of 1956 honored for 50th anniversary at homecoming

Features

• Wednesday workshops designed to prep students for job hunt
• Prado assumes new duties as interim director of MSC
• Homecoming 2006

Sports

• Beacon Calendar
• Numbers of the Week
• So close, yet so far
• NEPA extends a warm welcome to the boys in pinstripes
• Preview of the week: Field Hockey vs. Drew
• Game of the Week: Flyers v. Rangers
• Athlete of the Week: Keith Cavallotti
• Double Take
• Weekend Recaps

Entertainment

• Schedule of Events
• ...And a Movie: The Black Dahlia
• This week in history
• Dinner: Deli Divine
• Local Band Spotlight: Catapult Rome
• Movie Review: Jackass Number Two
• Students take on independent artistic projects
• Ghost chasers slated to visit campus

Opinion

• Your Voices 1: Response to 'Opinion at a Glance' jab
• Your Voices 2: George Fenner Quadrangle name has historic significance
• Is shock therapy the only route to diversity education?
• Your Voices 4: Police better for public safety?
• Your Voices 3: Response to NWC criticisms
• Your Voices 5: 'Feminism' is not a dirty word
• Your Voices 6: College-age voter apathy challenged at fair
• Your Voices 7: Reply to "Parking on campus needs a serious overhaul"

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'