The Beacon

Sunday, September 23, 2007

News

• First Lady of Wilkes brings Midwest green thumb to campus
• Jersey natives bring Cooltura to downtown Wilkes-Barre
• Student shaken after Terrace Street shooting
• Campus building with historic treasures saved from demolition for now
• Chamber urges patience while search to fill storefronts continues
• Beacon News Briefs
• SG Notes September 19, 2007
• Beacon Corrections

Sports

• Preview of the Week: women's tennis v. King's
• Athlete of the Week: Sean Vona
• National League MVP race a far closer call than AL
• Young Colonels soccer team surges with senior leadership
• Women's soccer makes positive out of Stevens loss

Lifestyles

• Student of the week: Courtney Zawatski

Entertainment

• A beginner's guide to 'zines
• 'Grapes of Wrath' to recreate struggles of Depression era

Lifestyles

• Long-distance bonds face social, practical challenges

Entertainment

• Comedian reflects on own brand of low-budget Sex in the City humor

Lifestyles

• Blogging: everyone's doin' it!

Entertainment

• Website of the Week: DontDateHimGirl.com
• Schedule of Events
• Movie Review: Shoot Em Up

Opinion

• Beware: You can't hide from Google searches
• The Baghdad question becomes 'what now'?
• Predictions for 2008 all hinge on troops coming home
• The Angry Rant: Underage Drinking
• Blindly addressing medical problems can lead to other issues
• Jena 6 case shows that roots of racism run deep

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'