Check out Dan Lykens’ story and photos from his semester at the Wilkes campus in Mesa, Ariz. In between interning and taking classes, Dan gets to explore the sights of Arizona. So while the main campus in Wilkes-Barre quivers beneath the snow, students can experience the warmth and outdoors vicariously through Dan’s story and photos. […]

As it seems right now, according to my account, the SiMesa program is just a semester of adventuring. Surprisingly enough, the students in Mesa still have classes to attend, which at times highly enjoyable. Our one class is taught by an adjunct that is currently the quality site manager at Boeing. His class is in […]

The Beacon is not the only Wilkes University student media celebrating an anniversary this year. WCLH-90.7, the student radio station for Wilkes, has been the training ground for countless communication studies majors during its 40 years of broadcasting. This billboard on River Street in Wilkes-Barre acknowledge the station’s feat.

As the intramural world at Wilkes University enters another week, the team volleyball tournament is beginning to come to the end. With less than a week remaining in the tournament, some teams are starting to emerge as serious contenders. However, it is still too early to tell who will end up taking the title of […]

The Wilkes University men’s wrestling team has been surrounded with awards and championships over the course of the program’s history. However, the most recent accolade is one that reflects every single wrestler who has ever been part of a victory at Wilkes. With a victory against Ithaca Feb. 14, the Wilkes Colonels wrestling team posted […]

Last season junior outfielder-pitcher Emily McGrath had a stellar softball season and was named to the NFCA Scholar Athletes and also received recognition from the Freedom Conference as a designated hitter. As a sophomore, McGrath played in 33 games making 27 starts. She was fourth on the team with a .333 batting average, third in […]

Inclement weather conditions have caused Wilkes University’s Student Development Office to postpone the Montage Mountain ski trip twice this spring semester. All Wilkes students are welcome to sign-up for the ski trips sponsored by Student Development in cooperation with Montage Mountain, in Scranton, Pa., this month. The original trip date was scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. […]

For updates on the students enrolled at the Wilkes University campus in Mesa, Az., check out the Beacon Blogs online. Beacon photographer and engineering student Dan Lykens will be blogging from warm, sunny Arizona during the spring semester

This “cheat sheet” briefly explains some terms that are used when discussing health care. Often times people are confused as to what kind of coverage they are recieving. But don’t worry, I also get confused when I go to the doctor and have to talk about my insurance. Hopefully, this will prepare us next time […]

With the basketball season 75 percent completed, both the men’s and women’s team control their own destiny to end the season. The men’s team currently sits at 7-10 overall and 2-5 in Freedom matchups, while the women are 4-13 overall, 1-6 in Freedom play. However, both clubs have a chance to turn their season around […]