The Beacon

Monday, March 19, 2007

News

• University officials consider alcohol policy revisions
• SG Notes 3/14
• New university ad campaign garners national attention
• Wilkes bids farewell to University icons
• Wilkes mourns the loss of two legends (slideshow)

Features

• Getting the down low on a cup of joe
• Public affairs club sponsors panel discussion on human rights
• Forty-six Wilkes students enter own classrooms as student teachers

Sports

• Game of the Week: Dallas Mavericks at Cleveland Cavaliers
• Preview: Women's Lacrosse
• Double Take

Entertainment

• This week in history
• Book Review: Paul Auster's Travels in the Scriptorium
• Schedule of Events
• Open discussion with Giovanni Ribisi and crew of A Perfect Stranger
• theAudition makes splash in dance pop punk scene
• Calling all health nuts...

Opinion

• Smoking ban in public spaces healthy move for WB
• Road rage incident shows humans haven't come far from ape-like behavior
• Religious slurs of any kind show insensitivity and ignorance
• Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to environmental protection
• Humanitarian intervention turns foreign policy into social work

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'