After being here for almost four months, I have experienced quite a bit. For all the future SiMesa-ers, I have put together a list of suggestions that have helped me have the time of my life. Carpool out Don’t get me wrong; the public transportation is great out here. I use it a lot, for […]

Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-17th District) hosted a roundtable discussion April 25 with presidents and students from 11 area colleges on the issues of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, veteran’s educational opportunities, student loans and President Obama’s new proposed rating system for colleges. The presidents, students and several other officials from East Stroudsburg University, Keystone […]

The recent events in Washington State, which have destroyed homes and taken lives, are a reminder to us all of the damage severe weather can cause. That rainfall is a familiar scene to North Eastern Pennsylvania residents. In fact, the flood of 20-11, and even going as far back to the Agnes Flood of 19-72, […]

Wilkes University pharmacy students recently became involved with an event that helped people sign up for “ObamaCare” at the last minute. ObamaCare is the unofficial name for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law on March 23, 2010. ObamaCare’s health care reform does a number of important things including offering […]

A new study released last year shows college enrollment is slowly declining for many schools, specifically in the last two years. The study was conducted by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center in 2013. The study looked at college enrollment for different schools in different states. The study found an overall decrease in enrollment for […]

After weeks of careful planning, designing, and ordering, we finally got to start getting our hands dirty at work again. Alex Planer and I have been working on designing test rigs for machine components at our internship. We have been doing a good chunk of work on making part lists, detailed drawings, and other related […]

Welcome back from Easter break! I hope you all had as great an Easter break as I did. However, my break wasn’t completely perfect, which made me think of the perfect topic for this week. I was driving with two of my friends to go to the store on our “late-night adventures” as we like […]

If you thought craft sales died with the dinosaurs, you may be wrong. They relocated. Like most operations these days, craft sales have gone digital. One website in particular has come out ahead in both sales and opportunities. Etsy, the e-commerce website specializing in handmade, homemade, and vintage items, has given “crafting” and antiquing a […]

The Beacon graduating staff reflects on their time at Wilkes University by sharing a few Beacon-related stories. See pdf below for centerspread.

With graduation just weeks away, most seniors are on the relentless search for jobs. But, before they dive into the workforce, they’ve reflected on their years at Wilkes and have come up with some of the most valuable lessons that time has taught them to share with underclassmen. Time Management Of course, keeping an eye […]