Frank brings his sports journalism skills to The Beacon for a second year. Having worked with numerous Philadelphia Eagles websites and being a featured columnist for The Bleacher Report, Frank’s experience with professional sports has transitioned to the collegiate level, as a current co-editor of The Beacon Frank is a junior communication studies major with […]

With an increase in fire alarm mishaps, a campaign has begin in University Towers to decrease the number of false alarms. “If physical goals are set for students, they are more likely to rise to the occasion,” sophomore Timothy Ziegler said. Fire alarms being set off by the students’ cooking skills have increased this semester […]

The Wilkes University Chamber Orchestra will be performing at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Church of Christ Uniting in Kingston. “It is a concert that features music for the holiday season to entertain the audience,” Conductor Philip G. Simon said. Some songs that can be heard are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Sleigh Ride,” […]

Nothing is more exciting than the start of a season. Jitters, nerves, being anxious, and finally being able to play after an off-season of practice is what fuels college basketball teams for a playoff bid come March. Players on the Wilkes men’s basketball team have a mindset for this season: “This is it.” The general […]

The Wilkes men’s soccer team has put themselves in position for a heck of a run in the Freedom Conference this season. The Colonels are off to a 7-4 record in nonconference play, outscoring their opponents by a score of 27-14. Coming off a 2-1 loss to nationally ranked No. 10 Stevens Institute of Technology, […]

The women’s soccer team heads into the end of its regular season with six out of eight games against conference teams. The Lady Colonels will host their annual “pink game” to support breast cancer awareness at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 against Rowan University. Their senior day will be at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 12 against Fairleigh […]

Zbigniew Witczak has been appointed chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences after the resignation of Arthur Kibbe. Witczak obtained his Ph.D. from the Medical University of Lodz, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lodz, Poland. He then completed postdoctoral work with Roy L. Whistler at Purdue University and briefly worked in the A.E Staley industry. In 1990 […]

The Wilkes men’s tennis team had an outstanding weekend, capped off by championships in the A and C brackets, as well as runner-ups in the A, B and C brackets of the Scranton Invitational. Stephen Wilson headlined for the Colonels winning the A bracket with 6-2, 6-3 victory over teammate Max Appello. Wilson said he […]

“You Do What?” is one incredibly unathletic girl’s journey to explore alternative sports. Check back every week for my take on sports I once knew nothing about and now find fascinating. Free-falling through the air at 120 miles an hour isn’t most peoples’ idea of fun, and yet thousands of people make more than 2 […]

Dianna Connor is freshman soccer player for the Wilkes University women’s soccer team. Playing the forward position, Connor has been kickin’ it since she was 4 years old. A graduate of Pleasant Valley High School, Connor finished her career with 69 goals and the honors of First Team All-Conference player as a junior and a […]