Name: Johnny Jan Jr. Year: Senior Majors: Sports Management and Business Management Hometown:  Germantown, Maryland High School: Northwest High School Position: Pitcher Q. What was the driving force for your decision to come to Wilkes? A. The driving force for my decision to come to Wilkes was for baseball. Our old head coach Matt Hollod saw […]

In October, President Patrick Leahy announced that Wilkes would undergo the creation of a 3.5 million dollar project, to be started in May 2017 and completed by Fall 2018. The project would be a “South Campus Gateway,” not dissimilar to the East Campus Gateway, completed in the Spring of 2016, which connects S. Main Street […]

Name: Maura Clarke Year: Freshman Major: International Studies Hometown: Plains, Pa. High School: Coughlin High School Position: Butterfly and mid-distance freestyle Q: What was the driving force for your decision to come to Wilkes? A: To be able to participate in AFROTC and be on the swim team. Q: Post-graduation plans in terms of a […]

ON BEHALF OF DR. PAUL ADAMS The University is profoundly saddened to announce that Brianna Smarkusky died at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center on Thursday, January 12. Brianna became ill while participating in a Biology Department Field Trip in Buck Township, PA. Brianna was a senior biology major from Nicholson, PA. When funeral arrangements […]

“My name is Angel Salceda. I am 25 years old, and I am in the MEDUCA Bilingual Panama Program. I came here with 19 other students on Aug. 24, and we will be leaving on Dec. 14. This program sends students not only to different states throughout the United States of America, but also to […]

After a successful 2016 regular season campaign, number four-seed Wilkes University Field Hockey would collide in a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom semi-final with top seed Fairleigh-Dickinson University/Florham Nov. 2. Since the FDU-Florham held the higher seed, the contest was played at their home in Madison, NJ. After the much anticipated matchup came to a close, […]

For Dominic and Jacob Parfianowicz, choosing one sport to play was extremely difficult. Getting to eventually play both favorite sports was special. The Parfianowicz twins had always participated in tennis and swimming for most of their lives. When it came time to look at collegiate athletics, they had a decision to make. They were originally […]

Purvit Patel Kara Serfass and Anthony Fanucci, Homecoming Queen and King of 2015, pose during the football game half-time after crowing Bryan Bilbao and Allie Grudeski the 2016 Homecoming King and Queen.   Purvit Patel Homecoming Court members Kayla Hiryak, Scott Vandine and Nia Williams walk across the field during the football game half-time to […]

Luke Modrovsky is a sophomore double majoring in sports management and communication studies. Luke started at The Beacon as staff writer for opinion and quickly moved up, becoming Assistant Opinion Editor in the spring. This year, Luke is serving as Assistant Sports Editor.

Danny Van Brunt is a senior communication studies major with concentrations in broadcast production and multimedia journalism. He also has a minor in marketing. Danny started at The Beacon as a staff writer for Sports, then became Sports co-assistant editor and now serves as the Co-Editor for Sports.