The Beacon

Sunday, April 6, 2008

News

• Trustees approve erasing French major from bulletin
• Mailer remembered by Wilkes community at Carnegie Hall
• Admitted 18-year-old "Nazi" follower charged with vandalism of synagogue
• Newspaper columnist and television commentator shares thoughts on 2008 election
• Campaign visits make Wilkes-Barre center of political world
• Sean Astin to visit Wilkes University tomorrow to support Sen. Hillary Clinton's, D-NY, presidential campaign

Sports

• Game of the Week: New York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox
• Double Take
• Softball earns critical split with FDU
• Men's tennis tops Arcadia 8-1 in Freedom Conference match
• Chmiel begins first full season with Baltimore farm team
• Elizabethtown nets 21-6 womens' lacrosse win over Wilkes, rout Alvernia

Lifestyles

• Student volunteers work to influence the vote

Entertainment

• New DVD: Revolver
• "Sweetheart Like You" brings new audiences to Sordoni

Lifestyles

• Take Back the Night brings to light issues of violence

Entertainment

• Website of the Week
• A taste of Indian culture makes its way west

Lifestyles

• Student of the Week: Jeffrey Niemiec

Entertainment

• Schedule of Events

Opinion

• High Intensity Discharge headlights cause traffic headaches
• Here's to you: Mr. World of Warcraft player!
• The Angry Rant: Really Real Reality
• Part II:Remember when...looking back on 75 years of education
• Why did Elliot Spitzer resign, anyway?
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy revolutionizing medical field

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'