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 ...

It was a fun-filled event where students could relax after a stressful week of exams and assignments, just before finals. The event had games and activities like an obstacle course, mechanical shark ...

Wilkes University has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly School designation with the silver distinction. The silver distinction is dedicated to institutions that offer extraordinary military and ...

Student Government convened for its final weekly meeting of the Spring 2025 semester on April 23. The meeting addressed the Senior send-off. The Student Government Treasurer’s report showed a final ...

The Chemistry Club hosted their Bond-B-Q followed by the “Pie Your Professor” event at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24 in the Evans Hall courtyard. At the Bond-B-Q they had your typical barbeque ...

For two years now, I have been producing weekly issues of the Icebox. I have been playing Smash for far longer, however. The game has been a core part of my life ever since I was five years old. Now, ...

New York Times bestselling author and winner of the 2017 Man Booker prize, George Saunders visited Wilkes University on Tuesday, April 15. Saunders is a highly regarded writer. He was selected as one ...

A lot of people hear me talk about Smash often, and some even ask me about what exactly I do and why it is impressive. The answer to that is not simple, but I figured teaching how to play Snake would ...

In the past week and a half, the spring sports season has continued, with Wilkes Softball continuing their Landmark Conference play. Since April 9, the team has played five games, all at home. On ...

On March 16, Wilkes University was deeply impacted by the news of student Joshua Pittenger’s unexpected death. Pittenger was a senior civil engineering major from Bangor, Pa. According to his obituary ...

Wilkes University students from the biology and earth systems sciences (BESS) and civil and environmental engineering (CEE) departments met with administrators to voice concerns and discuss solutions ...