The Beacon

Monday, December 4, 2006

News

• First seeds of domestic abuse may be found in student couples
• NEPA considers clearing the air with smoking ban
• Free flu vaccines available just in time for peak season
• Wilkes students help local Girl Scouts earn their badges

Features

• Berlatsky retires after 37 years of teaching history at Wilkes
• Mental health counselors provide therapy for students in need
• Holiday gift giving on a budget

Sports

• Beacon Calendar
• Game of the Week: Denver Broncos v. San Diego Chargers
• Weekend Recaps
• Numbers of the Week
• Wrestling win at RIT Tournament team effort
• Double Take
• Preview of the Week: Women's Basketball vs. Susquehanna

Entertainment

• Schedule of Events
• Movie Review: Deck the Halls
• Book Review: Richard Paul Evans's The Christmas Box
• This week in history
• The Nutcracker dances into the Darte
• Holiday CD/DVD gift guide

Opinion

• Community conversation is key to true democracy
• The Angry Rant: Holiday Special
• Believe nothing and question everything
• Ladies, where's your self respect?
• Preservation of industrial settings a necessary challenge to overcome
• The English are more distinguished

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'