The Beacon

Monday, October 30, 2006

News

• News at a glance
• AFROTC program turns on the afterburners
• One Stop Shop plan leads to support staff position losses
• Pepé Le Pew prime suspect in spraying
• Vice President for Human Resources resigns
• SG Notes
• Q & A with Governor Ed Rendell
• Rally for Governor Rendell encourages youth to vote

Features

• Tarot reader offers insight into the mystery of the cards
• Two faculty members from Punjabi University in India visit Wilkes

Sports

• New team at Lackawanna Stadium brings early spring fever
• Beacon Calendar
• Womens' tennis dominant season leads to successful post-season
• Preview of the Week: Football vs. Susquehanna
• Game of the Week
• Numbers of the week
• Weekend Recaps
• Double Take
• Athlete of the Week: Xiaoqiao Zhang

Entertainment

• Schedule of Events
• Book Review: Nicholas Sparks' True Believer
• ...And a movie: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
• Dinner: Denny's
• New Sordoni exhibit features a variety of mediums
• This Week in History

Opinion

• Lack of manners among youth socially unacceptable
• United States has obligation to fight terror on every front
• Censorship a dangerous response to anger over report
• In the absence of governmental checks and balances...
• Your Voices

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'