Look around the Wilkes-Barre area and you can see road signs, construction workers and students having to swerve around potholes or find new ways to access campus. That’s the reality Wilkes University ...

Wilkes’ Student Government (SG) met on Sept. 30. Currently, the treasury budget stands at $39,616. This week, the board welcomed the Student Government freshman class. The room was packed with new ...

The NFL season kicks off tonight as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl rematch. Every year at the beginning of the season, everyone asks their peers the same ...

Hess helped the Colonels to a 28-21 comeback victory over St. John Fisher University. In the third quarter, Hess intercepted a screen pass and rumbled 54 yards to the Cardinal two-yard line to set up ...

With Spring Break out of the way and the semester halfway done, Programming Board started off spring with a magical event. Magic-Roni and Cheese was held last Thursday March 12. Different types of mac ...

Sydney Allabaugh is the editor-in-chief of The Beacon and will graduate in May 2025 with a degree in Communication Studies. Outside of her work at The Beacon, she is the director of Wilkes Now and ...

Wilkes University students will see a new name on the list of campus organizations this semester: Turning Point USA. The newly formed club, led by Wilkes student Dylan Clark, hopes to carve out space ...

The Colonels take part in practice at Schmidt Stadium. (Jake Mills) Another season of D3 college football is here, and the Wilkes University Colonels are part of the season opener this Thursday. The ...

As the third installment of the After Hours series, The Weeknd has released his long-awaited project, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” finishing the trilogy. With this project, The Weeknd plans to “kill The ...

“He made me feel as though I was a part of something bigger,” said Maddison Black, an alumna of Wilkes University, when speaking on the legacy of Dr. Steven Thomas. Thomas, who served as professor of ...

We’re taking it back to 2016 Tumblr by talking about the emo trinity. For those who don’t know, the emo trinity are three big rock/alternative bands that are commonly associated with the emo ...

A new semester means new album reviews. This week, I got the idea to review this album due to the fact that it is currently trending on social media due to the last episode of “Stranger Things.” If ...