The Beacon

Sunday, November 11, 2007

News

• Protestors assemble in response to Fox lecture
• Vicente Fox highlights issues of leadership, immigration and international affairs
• Beacon News Briefs
• West Ross and South River St. closed for a short time after building colapse
• Pulitzer Prize winner Norman Mailer dies

Sports

• Double Take
• Game of the Week: Miami Dolphins v. Philadelphia Eagles
• Football drops season finale to Widener
• Wrestlers place 2nd at King's College Tournament
• Athlete of the Week: Al Karaffa
• Colonels b-ballers look to bounce back
• Pride and passion defines gridiron leader

Entertainment

• Rediscovering the 'old friend' of music

Lifestyles

• Listening Post offers open ears to Wilkes community

Entertainment

• Movie Review: 30 Days of Night

Lifestyles

• Student of the Week: Amy Sekol
• Latest gaming trend riffs on campus

Entertainment

• Book Review: Emily Giffin's Something Borrowed series
• Inkin' The Valley delivers alternative art entertainment to the area
• Web site of the week: Explosm.net

Opinion

• Questioning the 'reality' of reality television
• Your Voices: Beacon too frequently paints SG negatively
• Wilkes-Barre city traffic lights: a halting problem
• The Angry Rant: Racial Intolerance is Just Never Funny
• Ethanol: fuel additive does more harm than good
• Your Voices: Punta Cana trip offers something for all

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'