60 15 4132 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/cc7be062be1671db49ff139f61399771.pdf cf787f62e0601ac4d80e70a3e8a1145d PDF Text Text Lacrosse Page 20 APRIL 7, 2009 Feres Doctrine Page 8 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Campus mourns slain nursing student :::,t~~E~1;:,st alleged killer, claim domestic violence led to shooting Beacon Editor-in-Chief On Sunday, March 29, several local news organizations reported the murder of a thirty-one year old woman in her Wilkes-Barre home. But it wouldn't be until the next morning that Wilkes community members learned that the victim was one of their own - Kewaii Rogers Buckner - a junior nursing student anp mother of three. Police claim that Rogers-Buckner was the victim of domestic violence. Police arrested Rogers Buckner's husband, Donnell Buckner, for the murder. f\ccording to reports, Buckner used a back door to sneak into Roger Buckner's home and after a short argument shot Rogers Buckner in the head in front of their three young children, leaving her to die on their living room couch. Buckner fled the scene and remained at large until 6 p.m. the next day. Police arrested him after a woman noticed his vehicle near an abandoned building in south See SHOOTING page 4 Issue 19 Students laud new website as improvement JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor The Beacon/Jacqueline Lukas Police are trained in conflict management to appropriately respond to situations that are called in. Domestic violence is cited as the reason for last weeks murder of a Wilkes student. Police are more reactionary than preventers as explained by Chief of Police Gerard Dessoye. Student's murder, local violence raises questions BYAMYFUSCO Beacon News Editor & JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor Last week, junior nursing student, Kewaii Rogers-Buckner was shot to death in her Wilkes-Barre home in front of her three children. Rogers-Buckner had taken out a protection from abuse order (PFA) against her husband, Donnell Buckner, just days before she was shot last Sunday, March 29. Police have arrested and charged him with murder. Volume 61 In addition, two recent incidents at King's College, one involving a student being assualted and stabbed, another reporting an alleged gunshot in his direction, have underscored personal safety issues for local students. For the past two weeks, the local newspapers have reported local homicides, assaults and stabbings, and community members are nervous about what they perceive to be a disturbing uptick in violence. But is there a way to diffuse the violence before it occurs? With proper training, ONTHEWEB www.wilk:esbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes.edu INDEX News ............... 1-.5 ()pinion...... ,.... 6--8 law enforcements and resource centers are taught several steps that can be taken in order to ensure the safety of people in situations that could lead to violence, including one-time disputes and ongoing domestic abuse. Gerard Dessoye, Wilkes-Barre Police Chief, explained that the recent cases of homicide were not linked to each other. "One was a tragic case of, what is becoming so common place, domestic violence," See VIOLENCE page 3 Lifestyles .......9-11 A&E. ........... 12-15 Sports..........16-20 Last week, the newly revised Wilkes University website launched, and did so generally to campus applause. "The [previous version of the] website was up for about three and a half years, maybe four years ... It was getting a little stale. We felt it was necessary to refresh the look," said Jack Chielli, executive director . of Marketing Communications. Before the launch, Craig Thomas, associate director of web services, was able to show the website to different groups and received some good feedback. "It [the website re-design] has been a long time coming. A lot of people want to see the website change. It's been a lot of work," said Thomas. Thomas's crew included Chielli; the marketing communications team; the web redesign committee; SunGard officials; Chris Barrows, electronic communications coordinator and Tom Larrabee, a work-study student. The crew was very excited for the launch because changes reflect a new focus and purpose for the website. "The main goal for any website having to do with universities would be communications, communicating to the outside world. We brought on the portal a little over a year ago, so that is going to be used as ow· in- w See WEBSITE page 2 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member ·• ·• .. · �ONE+ONE MBA: INDIA PROGRAM PAGE4 WEBSITE from FRONT PAGE -temal communications tool. Our Wilkes.edu is going to be used for external to communicate to the parents, media and potential students. We also want to use it as a recruitment vehicle," said Thomas. New features added to the new website include more video, links to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube, new calendars and improvements to the locator. Each individual college now has its own page which is one of the main tabs on the new site. The site also has tabs at the top which stay on every page in order to increase navigability, which was a big issue for Thomas and his team. "The navigation wasn't intuitive, meaning things weren't where they are supposed to be," said Thomas. Thomas used the example of being in a car and turning on the blinker. A person lifts up their left hand to turn on the blinker because it's there. But if the car is designed so the blinker is on the dashboard, that doesn't mean the blinker isn't working. It just means that you're not used to it. The new site was designed to be more navigable a~ the search engine is powered by Google, as well. Some current students agreed that the website was more navigable. The new website was easier to navigate because of the top of the screen. It was also easier to read because of the simple black and white. There was better organization whereas with the old website NEWS CONTACT INFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu jacqueline.lukas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com 2 you can get lost easily," said Marissa Farrell, a junior Spanish major. Farrell agreed that the site is more appealing for prospective students. When she was checking out the Wilkes website before making her decision to attend Wilkes, it was easy to "get lost and not know where to go." Another student also said that the new design was different and confusing at first. "It is nicer looking, but I didn't know where everything was and it took a little getting used to ... but [it's] an improvement overall," said Al Clocker, a sophomore accounting major. A focus group was held on VIP day on March 21 to see what The Beacon/ Lauren Biernacki students Days before the launch, Craig Thomas, left, and Chris Barrows, right, work hard on putting the final touches on the incoming th0u~ht about the new website. The website redesign was about a year in the making and cost about $13,000. The website redesign commitwebsite. tee brainstormed in the preliminary meetings and many of those ideas were brought into the new website. "Because of the hectic schedule of that day we didn't really get as much of people might be sick of seeing brought up in the preliminary job," said Chielli. input as we wanted, but we still those pictures, the prospective meetings. At the bottom of the website, got some input. The feedback was students never saw them before," Quest 4 was chosen as the com- there is a link for Website Feedpretty good ... It was actually re- said Thomas. pany to do the basic template back. The team is encouraging ally good," said Thomas. The idea of a new website start- design. SunGard brought the students, faculty and staff to comThe photos that were on the old ed a little over a year ago. A web templates to life and then the mar- ment with their honest feedback. website were brought over to the re-design committee of about 15 keting communications team put "The biggest thing we are trying new site, but Thomas acknowl- people from faculty, staff and oth- the final touches on the website. to do is please the majority, withedged that those photos are out of er stakeholders was formed. Issues The cost oftlie website re-design out losing focus that it is a marketdate. There will be a photo shoot like the new social networking, was about $13,000. ing tool to bring in students," said in April to refresh the Wilkes visu- colors, legibility, visual appeal, "Websites can be extremely ex- Thomas. als. website navigation and individual pensive ... Websites can cost about "Don't forget that although a lot school pages were ideas that were $100,000 plus, depending on the BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wilkes.edu Editorial Staff 2008-09 Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Meet the staff... Melanie Thomas Correspondent �7, 2009 VIOLENCE APRIL NEWS 3 always says is, ' Why didn' t you just leave?' from FRONT PAGE or ' Why didn't she get out?' - One in four women (25%) has experienced domestic Dessoye stated. "The other one was a reor ' Didn't she violence in her lifetime. sult of a previous confrontation between the know better?' two individuals," he added. It's not about Police involvement generally 'reactionthat. It's not - Between 600,000 and 6 million women are victims of ary' about the vicDessoye explained that every police offidomestic violence each year, and between 100,000 and tim ... You can't cer has a basic amount of training in conflict control what 6 million men, depending on the type of survey used to resolution. It is not just one block of trainanother person ing, but it comes up in various aspects of the obtain the data. does," said Trigeneral police training. ano. "Every one of those [training] sections Often the - Nearly three out of four (74%) of Americans personwill have a thread of some version of conabuser tries to flict management specific to that particular ally know someone who is or has been a victim of doisolate a victim .genre they' re studying," said Dessoye. The from family mestic violence. training segments could involve situations and friends said involving minorities, people with disabiliTriano. She also ties, domestic violence and more. - On average, more than three women and one man are added that abus"Unfortunately, we don't do a lot of true ers don't want murdered by their intimate partners in this country evt prevention. We are more reactionary in dotheir victims to mestic violence," Dessoye said. "It's this ery day. have jobs or finature that we don't really know about donancial resourcmestic violence until we are called to it by es, which would - The health-related costs of intimate partner violence complaint," he added. He explained that law give them a way enforcements have some agencies, probably exceed $5.8 billion each year. Of that amount, nearly to get out of the still in existence today, that have officers situation. $4.1 billion are for direct medical and mental health trained specifically to deal with cases such Most domesas domestic violence. care services, and nearly $1.8 billion are for the indirect tic violence hoService centers focus on personalizing micides happen costs of lost productivity or wages. safety planning when a woman The Domestic Violence Service Center has left or is has a number of services such as its 24-hour attempting to Courtesy of Domestic Violence Resource Center hotline which victims can call for safety leave because L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' planning, directions to an emergency shel- the abuser is aware of any patterns or the propensity for "I'm more worried about my car than myter, individual counseling, support group feeling a loss of control and power, said violence in the relationships had with other self," said Cassandra Scarantino, a senior counseling, advocacy and assistance with Triano. The abuser becomes more danger- people, such as a significant other, relatives, business major. PFAs, education training and professional ous and the victim becomes more at risk to etc. Civilians should not worry about manBrittany Maloney, sophomore biology training. be put in a situation. aging it as much as avoiding it. major, has lived near the Wilkes-Barre area The center also has a relationship with the · Gerald Reho, manager of public safety, her whole life and feels like the crimes lateService centers, like the one for domestic police officers. violence and the Victims Resource Center explained that public safety officers, like ly have been blown out of proportion. "Part of the law is if they [police officers] are confidential and offer 24-hour help via police officers, go through training. "It just so happened that a couple things are called to a home where there's a domes- telephone call. "We send them to a two day school down happened all in one week or recently," said tic violence incident, they have to provide If there is a probable cause for arrest, po- at LCCC and it is taught by the former Maloney. the victim with our information," said Paula lice officers will do so. If there is no cause, Chief of Wilkes-Barre, Will Barrett, and it Another student had opinions not only on Triano, executive director of the domestic they would advise the victim to file a PFA. has how to diffiise situations, such as do- the crime but also the economy's effect on violence service center. On the informal side, law enforcement me stics," said Reho. the crime rates. The center receives referral forms from would advise that one of the parties leave Rebo advises students to contact public "I just feel that the crime rate in Wilkesthe police after an incident is taken care of for the evening or the night in order to sepa- safety, RAs, or student affairs if they are in Barre is definitely increasing, comparing it with information about if the victim wants rate and calm down. situations that could lead to violence. They to before because I've lived here my whole to be contacted, a phone number and time "In 90 % of the [domestic violence] cases, will direct students to counselors, outreach life. The economy also has a lot to do with to call. by the next day, everybody 's back to nor- programs, and the Victims Resource Center, it because people are out of jobs and they "When they call the hotline, the biggest ma!," commented Dessoye. and such for more guidance. are trying to find quick money," said Jesthing that we always ask them is, 'Are you Distance, awareness of surroundings key "You have to watch your surroundings sica Shaw, a commuting sophomore nurssafe?"' said Triano. Dessoye advises that if civilians are hav- and where you go," Rebo stated. He sug- ing student. The most important thing for people to do ing situations that could potentially lead to gests students to go out with a group and "Something students have to take into if they face a domestic violence situation is violence, they should have the intention to never Walk alone · If a n·de 1·s needed, there cons1·derat1·on and have to do for themselves to personalize safety planning, which is part get distance between themselves and the is always safe ride, where a taxi will pick is safety," Rebo commented. "You have to of the options counseling that the center possible adversary. students up. protect yourself and don't think it will never has available to its clients. No two victims "Distance is always your friend in that Students on campus know about the ho- happen to you," he added. or circumstances will be the same. Triano type of situation," said Dessoye, "One of the micides that have been happening, but they says that things that work for some will not key things is to be aware of your surround- also know that these were mostly all homiwork for others. ings and the way people interact with you." cides with previous relationships attached "One of the big things that everybody . He also explained that ·it is important to be to them. National Domestic Violence Statistics . { �APRIL 07, 2009 NEWS 4 One+One MBA: India lends new reach to Wilkes education BYAMYFUSCO Beacon News Editor The reach of a Wilkes education just got a little longer. Recently, the Wilkes MBA program expanded with a new One+One MBA India program. Students from Punjabi University in India can now earn a Wilkes University degree by taking classes at their university for a year and then coming to Wilkes-Barre to study for one year. The program decreases costs for Indian students, while allowing American students to interact with these international students in the classroom. According to administrators, the program broadens the diversity at Wilkes and contributes to an important educational tool on campus. The One+One MBA: India program is a partnership between Wilkes and the Punjabi School of Management Studies, which is located in Patiala, India. In fall 2008, 34 firstyear Indian Wilkes students began studying on Punjabi University's campus. After one year, they will move to the Wilkes campus for their year of residency in United States. Dr. Anthony Liuzzo, the MBA director and professor in the Sidhu School of Business, says he first heard the idea of this program from Jay Sidhu, who comes from the region of Punjabi University. Sidhu received his MBA SHOOTING from FRONT PAGE Wilkes-Barre. On Monday, nursing students could be seen watching local newscasts and checking local newspapers for updates regarding their friend 's murder. Sitting around a computer in Brieseth Hall, three nursing majors, Florena Wolfe, Lori Skurkis, and Erin Bufford, read information ref arding the protection from abuse order Rogers Buckner filed just days before the murder. "Two of the girls were supposed to pick her up [for clinical] , and they called her at 9:20 p.m. and I guess they talked to her, but after that, they called back she didn't answer. And [the murder] happened at 10:20 p.m.," said Bufford, a junior. Susan Darby, an assistant professor in the nursing department, worked closely with Rogers-Buckner. "She was very determined to become a nurse. She worked as a respiratory therapist full-time. Plus she had three children. They are all very young and she was going to school full-time. She was extremely determined and she desperately wanted to become a nurse," said Darby. She added, "She had confided in me that she had lived in domestic violence, and I asked her if she was safe. She told me she was safe. One degree at Wilkes and is currently chair of program was created. "My role is to make sure that every student the University's Board of Trustees. Before the One+One MBA: India pro- that graduates with a Wilkes MBA is gradugram began, there were courses taught dur- ating from a high quality program," stated Liuzzo, "And that their learning skills and ing spring break for MBA students. "In 2007, we brought several Indian stu- the content of the courses are necessary to dents from Punjabi University who are get- flourish in a business and organizational enting their MBA," _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vironment." said Liuzzo. The "I would hope that some of "I would hope that some of department testour students will take advaned a class, which our students will take advan- tage of the fact that there are was one of Li- tage of the fact that there are MBA courses being offered uzzo 's courses. MBA courses being offered several thousand miles away There were several thousand miles away and that they can go over about ten Indian there for a semester," Liuzzo students and and that they can go over there said. eight Wilkes stu- for a semester," Liuzzo said. In addition to studying dents. They were l abroad, the MBA students in the same class have learning opportunities for ten days, had lunch together, worked in about diversity and globalization by having groups together and were very interactive. Indian students in their class. Overall, Liuzzo felt the spring break pro"I hope the faculty will share joint research gram was a big success. initiatives with other faculty members of "We sort of broke the ice with Punjabi Punjabi," said Liuzzo. Furthermore, he hopes University. We got to know them, know that faculty members from both schools get their faculty and their students," Liuzzo to know each other professionally and develcommented. "We started to understand op skills from each other. From this, Wilkes what their students liked and what they faculty will learn about diversity issues. needed," he added. After developing the Dr. Jennifer Edmonds, assistant professor spring course, the One+OneMBA: India in the Sidhu School Business & Leadership, coordinates the offerings of her course equivalents at Punjabi University. In other words, she exchanges syllabi and ideas with faculty at the university in India. "This program, in addition to allowing Wilkes University to continue to build its international presence, gives Wilkes faculty the opportunity to interact with and potentially travel to Punjabi University," said Edmonds. "I had never been overseas before, and without this particular opportunity, it may not have happened for some time," she added. She has enjoyed travelling to India twice and has gained faculty colleagues and friends. Currently, only Punjabi University students have a 'choice' in their participation. They emoll as Wilkes University students studying in Patiala for three semesters and then have the opportunity to come to live and study at Wilkes University for two semesters. "I hope we learn how to do this perfectly, so that we'll be able to do it with other institutions in other countries," Liuzzo stated. They have already begun interacting with institutions in China and Columbia. time she did leave her husband ... but she went back. Again, I asked her if she was safe, and she did tell me she was safe." As of press time, funeral arrangements were not known, but there was word of a candlelight vigil that will be held on Wilkes University's Fenner Quadrangle (Greenway) on April 21 at 8 p.m. The vigil will follow a rally on Public Square for crime prevention. and tile raDy on Public are for crime revention stay tuned to ilkesBeacon.com The Beacon/ Andrew Seaman Kewaii Rogers-Buckner lived here with her family on 134 Lehigh St. in WilkesBarre. She was murdered by her husband on March 29 due to domestic violence. �APRIL 7, 2009 NEWS 5 SG Notes March 18, 2009 BY MELANIE THOMAS Beacon Correspondent Treasurer's Report All College: $3,759.50 Conference: $7,482.09 General: $3,879.24 Leadership: $8,652.59 Special Projects: $2,454.06 Spirit: $4,000.00 Start-up: $2,100.00 The Beacon/ Jacqueline Lukas Children at Hoops and Scoops, a Zebra Communications event, get their faces painted and enjoy the day on Sunday. Zebra put on a basketball tournament and an Easter e hunt to raise mone for the W omin Valle Children's Association. New Business Equestrian Club Fund Request (Week 2 of2) the fund request was passed for $2,500.00. IEEE Constitutional Changes (Week 2 of2) IEEE's constitutional changes was passed. ASME Fund Request (Week 1 of 2) ASME requested funds in the amount of $1,500.00 to assist with the cost of their annual car show. Member of the Month, March : June Lor, for her hard work and dedication Student Government also began to nominate Wilkes faculty and staff for the up- 2 Events Texas Hold'Em Tournament April 2nd Presidential Meet & Greet April 2nd Presidential Elections April 2nd 1p.m. - 7th 5p.m. Casino Night April 3rd • OCC Block party April 18th rain date April 19th Spring Fling April 24th Relay for Life April 25th-26th *At 8:15 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the SG meeting. The motion was approved. SG Meetings are open to all students. They are held every Wednesday in the Miller Conference Room on the second floor of HSC. Te>dc:1y_ Dc::,r1c:1te3 Ea: ■ r ■■ coming award. Old Business Updates Craig Thomas (Website Review) Wilkes University Speech Team Fund Request Relay for Life Donation Request Casino Night Budget Presidential Nominations ■■ p t •• IVl«• ■ -th ! �The Opinion CONTACT INFORMATION: gino.troiani@wilkes.edu anthony.dorunda@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com 6 Help lead in fight against the spread of STDs BY THE BEACON Editorial Board A burning sensation when urinating, or a white, yellow, or green discharge, anal itching, soreness, bleeding, or painful bowel movements are all common symptoms of some of the sexually transmitted diseases floating around Luzerne County. This week, The Beacon would like to stress the importance of pro-active STD prevention. No one in this county can afford to deny that STDs are a problem here, and local colleges can play a vital role in minimizing STDs by encouraging education and frank discussion, as well as by making condoms widely available. A study conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that at the end of 2007, around 1.1 million people were living with HIV/aids in the United States. The CDC also estimates that more than 700,000 persons in the U.S. get new gonorrheal infections each year, and in 2006, 1,030,911 chlamydia infections were reported from 50 states and the District of Columbia. # Nationwide, at least 45 million people ages 12 and older, or one out of five adolescents and adults, have had genital HSV infection, according to the CDC. Often, many cases go unreported and unattended and can lead to serious, painful and life threatening complications. Since 2000, gonorrhea and chlamydia rates have been on a constant rise in Luzerne County, and if individuals do not educate themselves with the important information pertaining to STD symptoms, rates and prevention methods, these rates will continue to climb. The following information was compiled from statistics recorded by the Pennsylvania Department of Chlamydla Rates Among Females, 2006 Health. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) In 1999 a total of 246 cases of 3500 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ chlamydia were reported in Luzerne County. In 3000 2862.7 2797 just six years that number almost C 0 doubled, reaching 2soo 448 in 2005. In :i addition, ten years Q. ago, there were 35 l o 2000 reported cases of CJ gonorrhea, howC?. c:, ever in 2005, that 0 ,.;,. 1500 number grew to 96. We suspect l that those numbers are actually 1000 significantly higher now for several reasons. 500 According _ to the CDC's web page, chlamydia is known as a "si10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35 -39 40-44 45+ lent" disease beAge Group cause about three quarters of inhuman papillomavirus (HPV) and their sexual history. If we all start fected women and doing it, there will be nothing to about half of infected men have no chlamydia. The statistics paint a gloomy be embarrassed about. symptoms. If symptoms do occur, Planned Parenthood is federally they usually appear within 1 to 3 correlation of what is to become weeks after exposure. Symptoms of Luzerne County if people do funded, making many services in women may include abnormal not step up and make a positive free to the public. This, along vaginal discharge or a burning change. And we believe that lo- with its guarantee of anonymsensation when urinating. Signs cal college students can lead the ity to its patients, is particularly useful to college students. Urine or symptoms in men might have charge. We ask all individuals to pl_ease pregnancy testing, pregnancy opa discharge from their penis or a burning sensation when urinat- partake in STD screening on a tions counseling, STD screening ing. In men, burning and itching regular basis. Always wear a without symptoms, HIV testing, around the opening of the penis is protective layer. . Condoms are emergency contraceptives, safer regarded as the best form of pro- sex education and counseling, and more common. tection against STDs available to birth control education and counA CDC study released in March, sexually active people. Women seling are all services offered by 2008, estimated that one in four should require male partners to Planned Parenthood. (26 percent) young women beFor more information on STD tween the ages of 14 and 19 in the wear one, and men shouldn't wait United States or 3.2 million teen- to be asked. This is as much about statistics and getting tested, you age girls is infected with at least self-protection as it is about pro- can visit the Pennsylvania Deone of the most common sexually tecting a partner. And don't be partment of Health web page, or transmitted diseases. The two most afraid to ask partners if there is contact Planned Parenthood of prevalent diseases recorded were something you should know about NEPA. I . STD rates have been on a constant rise since 2000. R Local colleges can take the lead In advocating and practicing safe sex. Do not hesitate to ask a partner if there is anything that you should know about their sexual history. �APRIL 7, 2009 OPINION 7 The angry rant: the unedited version BY TIM SEIGFRIED Wilkes Alumnus In last week's ran "Beauty Pageants," some of you may have noticed in the third paragraph the following sentence: "The moral conundrum begged the question should children be subjected to this lifestyle?" Seems fine, right? Great, let's move on. What I actually wrote and submitted to the editors was this: "As the nation became more engrossed in JonBenet's story, an outrage cropped up from middle America, a moral conundrum that was "should children be subjected to this lifestyle?"" As you can see, it was basically the same thing. There was a moral issue at hand, and the country was collectively questioning itself. That was the premise of my argument. Right now, you might be thinking: Why is this D-bag bringing this up? Is it really that big a deal that they changed a few words in his stupid rant? Is he that full of himself that he thinks his words are beyond reproach? Is it possible that this guy is a bigger tool than I thought? To answer the last three questions: Yes, yes and double-yes. But the issue at hand isn't that my words were changed. I've got no problem with an editor fixing stuff up if there is a grammatical or spelling error - that's completely okay with this guy. My problem lies within the usage of the phrase " ... begged the question." You see, I have an issue with that because it wasn't used properly. In fact, it was used about as incorrectly as possible. Begging the question refers to a logical fallacy that deals with circular reasoning, or when the answer to a question refers back to the question in order to prove itself. For example, saying that "God exists because it says it in the Bible, and the Bible was written by God" would be begging the question. You would never follow up it begs the question or it begged the question with an actual question, such as in the example from last week's rant. In that regards, the phrase "begged the question" can be considered to be ironic. Or not, because the word ironic is ironically rarely ever used to describe an ironic situation. It's like when someone says For all intensive purposes. What? Intensive purposes? That doesn't even make sense, but yet, I hear it all the efling time. It's for all intents and purposes. You see how much more sense that makes? Or when someone plays a complement to someone, while they remark how their shoes compliment their shirt. Wrong, wrong, wrongwrongWRONG. The point is, these sort of verbal miscues are as common as other misconceptions, like people saying that Rick Blaine said "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca, or that the priest in The Little Mermaid didn't have a boner. (He totally did!) Which brings us to the meat and gravy covered potatoes of this week's rant: The English language! Look, a lot of you folks who are reading this right now are probably in college and will thusly be looking for employment when you leave this institute of higher education. As such, some of these employers will require some basic knowledge of the English language, so it's best that you know what you're saying and writing so you don't look like a complete a-hole. Our language is not that difficult. Sure, spelling can be problematic at times, but that's why they invented the auto-spell checker. Of course, I maintain that it only hurts our ability to spell. (Which is why I disabled my spell checker. If you don't know you're spelling a word wrong, then you can't learn how to spell it correctly.) The most commonly abused words are of the "their" and "there" and "they're" type. Words that sound the same, sort of look the same, but mean different things altogether. And as someone who appreciates words, it pains me to read this: "We were all their, and then Suzy came in and took there shoes!" It's an innocent mistake, but our society is regressing in terms of literacy and intelligence, so this is only a trend that will get worse before it miraculously gets better. Irregardless, that doesn't mean that we still shouldn't strive to make an effort to come across as educated people, ~ ith a never ending thirst for knowledge and betterment of ourselves. So before you start begging questions or complementing your girlfriend, step back for a moment and think about what you're saying. It can be the difference between sounding like some sort of poorly educated ignoramus and someone who actually knows what they are talking about. The perils of parking on S. Franklin: tips and tricks BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor Last week as I ventured to my car after a long day working on The Beacon. Even from a distance I could see the shattered window. When I got closer I discovered that a bag I had left on my front seat filled with my personal items was missing. In the bag were items totaling around $400. 00. Many students on campus are commuters so there are a few stories and tips that I would like to offer to avoid the anger and shock that goes with losing valuable items the way I did. So here are some stories ... A couple attending a football game parked their car and went to the game. When they came back, they discovered their car had been vandalized and the thieves had taken their GPS, some money and the garage door opener. When the couple returned to their house, they realized that everything that was worth anything had been taken and their house had been ransacked. The thieves used the GPS system to navigate to their house and since they knew how long the football game was going to be, they even had time to get a truck to empty the contents of the house. Tip #1: 'Home' in your GPS should be one city block away from your actual home. Or you could choose a public place like a library or nearby business that is close to your home. Putting in your actual address is clearly dangerous if the GPS falls into the wrong hands. Let's get real. We all know how to get back to our houses. Also, a woman had her purse stolen with her cell phone, all of her money, credit and bank cards in it. The thieves used her phone to text the contact "Hubby" to ask about a PIN number for the bank. After her husband replied to the text message, the wife called from a pay phone to tell him about her stolen purse and phone. Then they realized what happened. They rushed down to the bank, but all of their money had already been withdrawn. Tip #2: Do not identify personal relationships in your cell phone contacts list. Also, when you're talking personal and sensitive issues, you should confirm the message by calling back. Even meeting times with friends and family via text messages can be dangerous. If a friend or family member asks you to meet them via text, you should The Beacon/Gino iroiani Always remember to lock your doors and set your alarm when leaving your car. call to make sure that the text message was sent by them. You just can't be too careful these days. I'm sure everyone on campus has heard about the local homicides, stabbings and fights within the past week. Five people died, the most recent last week on March 29 when a Wilkes nursing student was shot as a result of domestic violence. While each case was unique and not necessarily something that the general public needs to fear, being cautious and paying attention to personal safety issues on the street is simply a smart move in Wilkes-Barre and across the country right now. �APRIL 7, 2009 OPINION 8 Feres Doctrine denies equal treatIDent BY ANTHONY DORUNDA Asst. Opinion Editor Carmelo Rodriguez died in January 2008. The name might not ring a bell immediately, if at all, but what happened to this 29-yearold former U.S. Marine is a story that must be heard. Rodriguez was not killed by a bullet or a bomb, nor from any injury endured during the time he spent serving our country. Instead, Rodriguez lost his life due to melanoma, one of the most severe types of skin cancer. Many people suffer from melanoma. The difference in Rodriguez's case was that it went undiagnosed. The marine's death has inspired some to take a closer look at the rights, or lack thereof, that military servicemen have under a document known as the Feres Doctrine, and the proposed bill that is being presented to combat it. Upon entering the United States Marines in 1997, Rodriguez's doctor noted an odd-looking mole during this physical. The doctor jotted it down as "melanoma on the right buttocks." But instead of informing Rodriguez of the finding, he kept it in the documents- documents that Rodriguez never saw. These documents passed through the hands of several doctors when he was deployed to Iraq. Just over a year ago, CBS na- tional correspondent Byron Pitts ran a story for 60 minutes about Rodriguez and his family. Rodriguez, who was once a very handsome and physically fit young man, had become emaciated, down to less than 80 pounds, and was bedridden by stage four melanoma. A mere eight minutes after Pitts 's initial meeting with the former marine, Rodriguez died, with his seven-year old son clenching his hand. He died of the disease that he was never told about until it was too late. Melanoma is one of the most severe, but entirely treatable, forms of skin cancer. When I saw this gut-wrenching interview, chills shot down my spine and the hairs on my arms shot up like bolts of lightning. How can this possibly happen, especially to a person who put his life on the line every single day for our "great country?" Ok, so his doctors messed up. Sue them. In anyone else's case, this is what would happen. There is a reason we have such legal recourse in America. When professionals don't do their jobs and cost victims their jobs or even their lives, as was the case for Rodriguez, there is a way to hold those professionals responsible for their actions: lawsuits. At the very least, Rodriguez's seven-year old son should have a chance at college with the money from a successful lawsuit, especially since his father can't save that money for him now. But therein lies the problem. According to the Feres Doctrine, a 1950 Supreme Court ruling, service members are excluded from collecting damages for personal injuries in the performance of their duties. The policy limits the use of the Federal Tort Claims Act, which essentially allows a citizen to sue the United States in Federal Court for compensation from those responsible for their injuries. Therefore, according to the Feres Doctrine, the government is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries sustained while on active duty. Are you freaking kidding me? How is it plausible for the brave men and women who protect our country to not have the same rights as a normal U.S. citizen? It just does not make any sense. These people lay their lives on the line each and every day; at the very least they should have the exact same rights as every one of us. I understand the basis of the doctrine. If all lawsuits were allowed, the government would likely be sued left and right for service members' injuries during wartime duties. But for medical malpractice? For doctors intentionally not telling someone they have a dead- :r (r?&-4 y +,Ad '5;4 Y1--t e~ >1 you Sort1e o-1e. w ,'+-n a b12 -Ce-<PJ- ctrov'1. d. 'h04j,es. ..f.o · ~_.,,_,., 11:if ltavt +l, ,·s . .. b..- 4:, ! ; s I- J\.,, s.-1- • • · evt:r je+- J./<X'-j <;;:ere,1 S/4ff,ej 1e? b ,/// 1-t.. vr +-. Cartoon by: Pat Ziegler ly illness for God knows what reason? That is absolutely ridiculous. As a country, we strive for better care of our servicemen and veterans. And this is what we give them? The inability to collect damages that were caused by someone else? How exactly are we caring for our courageous men and women who risk their lives by disallowing them to sue the government for medical malpractice or negligence? I speak to everyone who has a heart and common sense when I say that something needs to be done about the Feres Doctrine, because it is morally wrong. There is a difference between the law, what is justice, and what is plain old right. And this doctrine, on many levels, is just not right. The movement is already in motion, thanks to New York representative Maurice Hinchey. On March 24, Hinchey introduced a proposed bill know as H.R. 1478, the "Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009." According to the Library of Congress, the act is set out to "amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care, and for other purposes." So far the bill has only been held in subcommittee meetings. If the government really does want what is best for the military, then why not start by giving servicemen and women better medical care and the same rights that civilians have when it comes to legal protection? I'm not here to say that service members should have more, only the same. They should be able to do anything that you and I can do. The story of Carmelo Rodriguez is only one of many mishaps in the protection of our service men and women, but let his story be the inspiration for better care for our service members. And it's up to us, we have a responsibility to do something about this because if we don't, it is just us much our fault as it is the government's. Beacon Poll Results The following are results of a poll that The Beacon conducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overall attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon asked: Do you feel that SG should donate money back to Wilkes? •Yes -40% •No-60% • Undecided - 0% Next Week's quesdon: Is enough being done to minmize STD rates in W-B? • Yes •No • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Contact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �8 rlts fa 1cted CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu toes rail APRIL 7, 200 wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com 9 Diversity training molds culturally competent nurses rl: I do? n: n- t! elude cultural beliefs and practices related to aging, beliefs about organ donation, and genetic counseling for at-risk cultures. Senior nursing major Veronica Marzonie By the year 2042, Americans now classified as the minority are projected to become and her clinical group chose the topic "Chithe majority, as the population growth of nese Folk Medicine." Their poster will look Hispanics, African Americans, and other into acupuncture, meditation, and herbal ethnic backgrounds is likely to outpace that remedies. "The poster will include information of white Americans. To better serve this change in population, about how each practice is done, what it's many fields are trying to adapt their prac- used for, and how it can properly be used in tices to meet the needs of the people. The conjunction with modem North American nursing field in particular is beginning to nursing care," she said. Dr. Gloria Kersey-Matusiak, a registered make cultural learning and diversity awareness an integral part of job training. nurse and professor of nursing at Holy Fam"It's about helping the students learn to ily University in Philadelphia, will serve as care for the different cultures. If they have the keynote speaker. She will speak on how different family values, things like that, that to provide competent nursing care in our would impact the care the nurse needs to multicultural society. Kersey-Matusiak uses a model pioneered provide," said Lori Drozdis, the director of the nursing department at Wilkes. "So by by Dr. Josepha Campinha-Bacote, which learning these different things, we're mak- assists nurses in caring for individuals with diverse backgrounds, not only in regards to ing a better nurse for the future." Recognizing the importance of training race or ethnicity. She uses the example of a nurse treatnurses in this regard, the nursing department decided to make cultural awareness ing an incarcerated patient. The nurse may and diversity training the focal point of its know the reason why the patient is incarcerEducational and Professional Development ated, and the clash of values may result in Fair. The fair, which will be held at the difficulties providing the best care. "Nurses have to care for patients from Marts Center on April 16, will emphasize the importance of providing quality care to all walks of life," Kersey-Matusiak said. culturally diverse communities. "Sometimes it makes it hard, because a lot Sophomore through senior nursing stu- of times nurses may think, 'Well, I don't · dents will present posters they created that like what he did, so I'm not comfortable deal with aspects of diversity. Topics in- taking care of him."' Kersey-Matusiak stresses that nurses cannot allow their own values and beliefs to dictate how they treat a patient. "This model helps you tap into your own biases, and your own prejudices, at any level, so you could move on from there and develop strategies to work through that," she said. If nurses are not aware of culture differences, there are many problems that Nursing student Amber Kaminski practices taking the blood can result in givpressure of fellow student Veronica Marzonie. ing certain groups of BY CHRISTA SGOBBA Beacon Lifestyles Editor The Beacon/Melanie Thomas Nursing students Veronica Marzonie and Robert Griffith practice hands-on techniques in their classes. In addition to technical experience, nursing students also learn about diverse practices so they can become culturally competent. people the care they need. Differences arise learning Spanish all her life, since it is sporegarding beliefs in immunizations, birth ken by many people in her area. practices, and access to health care. "The nurse should try to at least learn some For example, Kersey-Matusiak points to words and phrases, and become aware of the case of migrant workers, many of whom resources that provide support," she said. do farm work in Pennsylvania. Not only do At Wilkes, learning a foreign language many have a language barrier, but they also is encouraged, but it is not a formal comrepresent different health risks. ponent of the nursing courses. However, "If the nurse is not aware of the fact that Drozdis emphasizes that diversity training they have different health issues because of is incorporated into the classes to train cultheir exposure to pesticides, then the patient turally sensitive nurses. will be the one to suffer if the nurse is not According to Marzonie, some aspect of culturally competent," she said. cultural awareness was taught in classes However, Kersey-Matusiak acknowledg- among every level. es the language barrier is the most common - ''Classes often discuss cultural scenarios block preventing smooth health care. She that occur in health care situations," she argues that nurses must understand their re- said. "We learn about how individuals in sponsibility to seek out a translator to make different cultures tend to communicate, and sure their patients understand what is hap- how they approach health care. We also pening. learn about different religious practices and "Sometimes when people are sick, espe- how spirituality impacts nursing care." cially very sick, even when they have skills Despite the cultural headway seen in the to communicate in a foreign language like new generation of nurse training, KerseyEnglish, they may not be able to use it be- Matusiak says she still meets with some recause they aren't in the state of mind to al- sistance by more established nurses. Howlow them to access those skills," she said. ever, she believes that they must understand One of the best ways to becoming a cul- in just ten years, the world already will be a turally competent nurse is learning a second very different place. language. "As we move forward, we all need to be Kersey-Matusiak encourages young nurs- culturally competent, no matter who we es to learn the language of the people they are," she said. will be treating. For example, she has been �10 LIFESTYLES APRIL 7, 2009 Student indiffere nee impedes ''Going Green'' 01ove01ent Pauling, expressed similar feelings. "No, I would not attend the lecture," Pauling said. "It's not one of my main concerns Like many campuses across the nation, and there are more important things to do. Wilkes has sought to embrace a variety of Besides, I already think Wilkes is doing a "going green" initiatives to help preserve good job with making the campus more natural resources and decrease the commu- green by cutting back on certain things." nity's carbon footprint. Though faculty and However, not all students feel that Wilstaff are actively making strides to help the kes is effectively participating in the "Gocampus become more eco-friendly, is the ing Green" movement. Sophomore educastudent population equally as concerned tion major Allison Slatinsky expressed her about these pressing issues? concerns with certain methods the campus Last week, the Sovereign Center of- is taking in an effort to protect the environfered students an opportunity to become ment. informed on current environmental issues "Although I think 'Going Green' is good, and the future of the environment. Joanne I think the University is going about it in Thomas, coordinator for the Sovereign the wrong way. They are taking away things Center, confirmed that the Environmental that we actually use such as the takeout cups Stability Lecture was cancelled due to lack in the cafeteria and limiting the amount of of interest. printing we can do on school computers," Dr. Marleen Troy, associate professor of Slatinsky said. environmental engineering, believes it is While Slatinsky also expressed she would crucial for young adults to begin taking an not be interested in listening to a lecture reinterest in this matter. garding the environment, she did have the "College students are the future. They suggestion for the University to place more will be challenged to deal with the impacts recycling containers around campus to aid (water issues, air quality issues, climate is- the efforts of the movement. sues, energy issues, waste disposal issues) Troy feels Wilkes has made a good start in that are the result of our current actions," the wake of the "Going Green" movement, said Troy. but student involvement is essential to makIn spite of this, apathy toward the topic ing these changes a success. appears common among the student body. "Wilkes has made progress in increasing "I might contemplate going to a lecture environmental awareness on campus and by about the environment, but I would definite- 'walking the walk' of actually implemently not actually go," said Steven Thomas, a ing changes that will be beneficial to reduce senior mechanical engineering major. "It Wilkes' environmental footprint," Troy definitely is not one of my top priorities, or commented. "Becoming educated about the even rank in the top ten." choices [students] make regarding the purSophomore accounting major, Brandon chases they make, the energy they use, and BY LINDSAY BEHRENSHAUSEN Beacom Correspondent The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki Wilkes students eating at the Henry Student Center cafeteria use the new napkin-efficient napkin. The dispensers release one napkin at at time to cut down on waste. the disposal of the wastes that they generate is very important. It is a good start. Habits and opinions will not change overnight." Students can find that the movement of "Going Green" stretches beyond the confines of the Wilkes campus, and extends into the future. Although this international movement may be in its beginning stages, the results of the movement will have a lasting impact and affect students for many years to come. Sarah Elliot, senior business administration major, said she would be interested in hearing a lecture about environmental stability. "I'm interested in buying a house and I want to know the most energy efficient ways to go about that. I want to know about efficient appliances and ways to insulate the house without hurting the environment," said Elliot. If the attitude of protecting the environment is contagious, there is good news for the future of"Going Green." "I am optimistic that [the Green Movement] will continue as the benefits of these efforts become apparent," said Troy. "The choices that we make regarding how we go about our daily activities may seem trivial, but cumulatively they can have long term environmental impacts." �APRIL 7, 2009 LIFESTYLES 11 Acade01ic, athletic recruiting welco01es potential students BY LEEANN SEARFOSS Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor Schools and athletic programs go about different ways in recruiting students, but the intended goal is the same: make potential students into permanent students. The National Collegiate Athletic Association details each way coaches from a Division I, Division II, or Division ill school can recruit a potential athlete for their program. According to NCAA.org, there are periods of contact, dead, evaluation, and quiet. The process takes communication, forethought, and persistence. Academic recruiting shares the same qualities. When an admissions office either contacts a student or is contacted by a student to set-up a meeting, the potential student is given an academic advisor. From visits with an academic "coach," the prospective student is given a tour of the campus by a student ambassador, the pivotal peer link between current and potential student. According to Amy Patton, associate director for admissions, "Wilkes ambassadors (who are current Wilkes students) play a pivotal role in helping prospective students feel that Wilkes University might be their new 'home'." Patton laid out the sequence of events followed by all student ambassadors at Wilkes. First, a Wilkes ambassador gives a tour of the campus to the prospective student and his or her family. "The conversation which occurs between prospective student and current Wilkes student can shed light on whether Wilkes may be a good fit for the prospective student," said Patton. "Ambassadors answer questions about student life, clubs on campus, sports, intramurals, residence halls, what to do in Wilkes-Barre on the weekends." The second step is trying to make the connection between current student and possible future student. "Since a Wilkes ambassador can clearly remember what it's like to be doing a college search, the ambassador can provide much guidance and encouragement to students who are trying to navigate the college search process themselves," stated Patton. Michele Zaino, assistant director of admissions, believes that "one way our students WWW.CHANGEABLE SKIES.COM Student Housing for the 21st Century CONTACT: Bill Henry william.henryOO@comcast.net 215-768-4619 STILL NEED AN APARTMENT FOR NEXT YEAR??? THIS IS WHATS LEFT FOR THE 09-10 SEASON: 84 WEST ROSS STREET 2 BEDROOM APTS FREE PARKING & ALL UT/LITES INCLUDED JOAN HENRY HALL ONE 4 PRIVATE BEDROOM LEFT ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki Nicole Croyden, student ambassador, gives a tour to prospective Wilkes students. Ambassadors give tours of campus, as well as talks about life as a college student. make potential students feel comfortable is when the tour is done the ambassadors have business cards to hand out. This allows the potential students to contact their tour guide with any questions, they might have." Ambassadors and potential students are all given identifications for HelloWilkes, an interactive blog. "Students blog about a variety of topics," Patton said. "Again, by chatting online, Wilkes ambassadors not only answer questions but also help accepted students feel "Colonel" long before they step foot on campus in fall semester." If a possible connection is made between potential student and the school, student ambassadors are called upon to keep potential students overnight to give prospects a real feel for the campus and campus life. Ambassadors are encouraged to engage potential students in the active surroundings of college. But just what are the "active surroundings" of Wilkes? College life can be more about just going to class and studying. So, what are ambassadors encouraged to do with their prospects? According to Patton, students are asked to have their potential students shadow them for an entire day, eat with them, and include them in activities like going to the movies or bowling. While academic recruiting is a chance for potential students to try to acclimate into college life, another important type of recruiting is athletic recruiting. Athletic recruiting focuses on making potential student athletes feel as if they are part of not just the Wilkes University team, but a Wilkes athletic team, as well. Each sport makes its own decisions regarding when to hold recruiting visits, but many sports share similar guidelines. Coaches for both women's soccer and football try to match recruits with current students who share commonalities. "We try to put them with someone they have something in common with, like major or hometown," said Frank Sheptock, head football coach. Athletic recruits, just like academic recruits, are exposed to a typical day for Wilkes students so they can get a better glimpse into the world of Wilkes. "We just try to expose them to what a typical day may be, going to class, hanging out with the team, eating meals in the cafeteria, etc.," said John Sumoski, head women's soccer coach. If initial recruiting visits are successful, potential Wilkes athletes can request an overnight visit to really gain a fresh perspective of Wilkes and campus life. The protocol of when to hold visits and what do differs from team to team. "We do our overnight visits during the week. I don't want my players bringing recruits to parties. I think it puts a lot of people at risk and it's not the first association we want a potential player to make with Wilkes," said Sumoski. Some coaches also encourage their athletes to take overnight recruits to campus events, if applicable. "We understand about social engagement and fitting in, but we would hope that the partying and all that is not a deciding factor. We encourage the young men to take recruits to a neat event on campus, like another athletic event," said Sheptock. Whether a prospective student is brought onto campus for academic or athletic reasons, they are brought for one reason: to become a part of the Wilkes team. �Nicholas Taylor's lean•Michel Basquiat: Intimate Portrait A&R APRIL 7, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu matthew.gogas@wilkes.edu - - - - - - - 12 wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com Osterhout Library celebrates National Poetry Month BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor The Osterhout public library, located on South Franklin Street, is hosting a series of events to celebrate National Poetry Month as well as National Public Library Week which begins on April 12 and goes through April 19. Launched in 1996, National Poetry Month offers an opportunity for " ... publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country [to] band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture," according to Poetry.org. Wilkes students in Dr. Mischele Anthony's English 203 class (creative writing) were required to attend three poetry readings and read their own work at two during the semester. The timing ofNational Poetry Month coincided very well with the class. Justin Jones, sophomore English major, is enrolled in the class and couldn't let the opportunity to read at the Osterhout on Tuesday evenings during the month of April pass him by. Jones said, "I'm a card-carrying m~ber of the Osterhout library and I love the atmosphere in that place, so I wanted to read my poetry there." Elaine Stefanko, coordinator of information services at the Osterhout, is excited for the many events taking place during the busy month of April. "With the economy like it is, use of library goes up and I tion department at the Ostherhout, said, "It's different because when you go out to Barnes and Noble nobody mixes, everyone sits alone, whereas here everybody that comes to these meetings all know each other by name and the people that work here by name, too; it's a nice sense of community." Often times students are shown the Wilkes campus and tend to stay in that vicinity, but the Osterhout Library does give memberships to anyone interested and also may have some books that the Farley Library does not carry. "I've only been a member of Osterhout for about two months now, but I look forward to participating in any and all activities they provide that will further my experience in the vast world of literacy," Jones said. Licia Witt, Junior Biology major, said, "I have been at Wilkes for three years and really had no idea about an off campus library. Now that I'm aware of the many programs going on i will definitely have to check them out." The Beacon/Gino Troiani National Poetry Month and National Library week, which begins April 12, celebrations are taking place at the Osterhout which is also going through outside renovations. think that we are not always good at getting the word out. ..however, many of the workshops we're having are really fun and interesting." Some of the activities taking place are: Board Games for Grownups; Download This! an Audio book training session; a discussion with Mark G. Dziak on his book Battle of Wyoming: For Liberty and Life; a session to learn the history, theories, and equipment of New York Pennsylvania Paranormal Society; a philosophy discussion forum called Socrates Cafe; and an ESL program for Spanish speakers. Mandy Styles, a clerk in the circula- Akron/Fa01ily ''Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free'' CD Review BY MATTHEW GOGAS Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Music, like most other things in life, is a relative concept. Everything and anything sounds good to someone. What may be considered good music to one may not to another. A person might find the sound of tongue clicking to be good music, while another may enjoy the music of banging on a trash can in rhythm. Music education happens when a listener is introduced to a sound that alters his or her definition of 'good music.' With that in mind, a band comes along but once every so often that breaks down and merges the genres of music successfully. For seven years, a generally unknown band from New York has consistently redefined its sound while maintaining a signature style and still making music that "sounds good." The music of Akron/Family can be described as folk, psychedelic, progressive, and experimental all at the same time. Akron/Family's knack for incorporating unconventional instruments into their music is what has made the group generally undefinable into just one musical genre. From wind chimes to glockenspiel to harmonized a capella vocals, Akron/Family is the lauch pad for three talented musicians who alternate roles within the group frequently as they all play multiple instruments. In their career, Akron/Family has produced four studio albums, a split album, and a tour CD while touring extensively during that period. Akron/Family's latest album, "Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free," set to release on May 5, 2009, is yet again another successful transition for the band into a new sound. This is the first Akron/Family album that has put its foundation into the electric guitar. It is fair to say that this is the closest the group will ever come to conventional, mainstream music because their sound is forever changing, but who knows? To date, each Akron/Family album has boasted a theme and "Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free" is no different. However, they . See AKRON page 14 �APRIL 7, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13 Taylor!s lens captures artist's life in Sordoni exhibit BY YO HANNA DE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Photographer, Nicholas Taylor exposes aspects of the life of friend and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in the new Sordoni Art Gallery exhibition, Jean-Michele Basquiat: An Intimate Portrait. The show's opening reception took place at the Sordoni, Saturday, April 4. The Sordoni Art Gallery borrowed Taylor's work from the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University. "The exhibition is organized and traveled by the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University," said Brittany Kramer, Assistant Director of the Sordoni Art Gallery. The exhibition was scheduled to be at the Sordoni Art Gallery with at least two years of anticipation. "This exhibition is all photographs. The photographs are by Nicholas Taylor of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, they are all black and white. They were all taken in I believe' 79 when Basquiat was only 19years old," said Brittany Kramer. Michael J. Beam, curator of exhibitions at the Castellani Art Museum, noted that Taylor's work captures" ... a nineteen year old Jean-Michel Basquiat, unspoiled by the art star celebrity that was to reveal itself in just a few short years ." Scranton resident and local artist, James Penedos, stopped to examine each photograph, trying to find the real meaning behind them, and hoping to understand the person in each picture. "For me, it is not so much who he is [Basquiat] , but what the photographer did portraying whomever individual it is," said Penedos. Though Taylor was an artist, he was not a professional photographer, but all pictures were taken, according to Kramer, " ... in a single role film and on the same weekend. The photographer had text panels which relate stories [with the pictures] throughout his life." Although not a self-defined photographer, Taylor was able to create consistency through the pictures and highlight those characteristics that would best illsutrate Basquiat 's emotions and individuality. Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn and was a graffiti artist who later took his work to canvas. Basquiat's work has been described as 'raw and full of electrifying and vivid colors.' His art sought to express his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage. One of the characteristics that set him apart from other artists, was his lack of fear when it came to making mistakes. "Basquiat struggled for fame, fortune, and, most importantly, inclusion into the very closed society that was the self-serving art world of the early l 980's," said Beam. Junior English major, Megan Wenzel said, "I definitely think that it reflects the friendship of the two artists and it gives a little background of Jean-Michel, it also reflects the era that they both live in New York City during the 1980's. Very interesting." "I think that it is important for Wilkes students to come and view any of the art exhibits, it gives them a chance to get a little bit of culture and a little bit of insight of other people's perspective. Especially because it's shot...pretty much when a lot ofus were born," added Wenzel. "I'm just hoping that this exhibition brings in a lot of people in general because of Basquiat ... He is a little more current. [His work] sells for ridiculously huge amounts of money today still, so I'm hoping just that name brings people in together," said Kramer. The Sordoni Art Gallery is open daily from 12 to 4:30 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki Above: Samantha Simcox, Freshman elementary education major spent part of her day Wednesday analyzing and getting a better glimpse into the life of JeanMichel Basquiat through the lens of his friend Nicholas Taylor. Left: Santino Ardo, Sophomore Business Administration major, shows a friend one of his favorite pictures of the exhibit which runs until May 16. �7, 2009 AKRON APRIL from PAGE 12 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT with doing since their first album. The !~st two tracks on the album do an excellent job of ending on a high note as well. "Sun Will Shine" is a fast took a different approach to this album with that as well. Previous albums have had themes such as life, spirituality, love, space, and time. Instead of looking inward this time, band members branched out and made an album encompassing all of those themes as well as the economic mood of the country. The first track, "Everyone is Guilty," sets the tone of the album perfectly. Loud and rhythmic, with lyrics like, "when you cannot sleep/ you cannot breathe/and cannot even see," it immediately harnesses listeners' attention for the rest of the album. "River" follows "Everyone is Guilty" and continues the same heavy and loud feel as the first track, but without the angry tone in the lyrics. This song is more about love interest than anything else. These first two tracks do an excellent job Photo Courtesy/mbvmusic.com of building momentum for the rest of the album because this is a prob- The Akron/Family's new album, entitled "Set Em' Wild, Set Em' Free" lem that Akron/Family has struggled touches on America's tumultuous economic status as well as offering hope for the future. 14 paced spiritual ride filled with hope for the future. The song eventually fades into trumpets and violins playing the New Year's anthem to set up the final track on the album. "Last Year," brief, yet moving, ends the album with the lyrics "Last year was such a hard year for a long time. This year's going to be ours." J won't offer the pros of an album without acknowledging some cons, so the few downsides on "Set 'Em Wild, Set ' Em Free" are that Akron/Family tends to take an exceedingly long time to make a point with a song, which is something that they have always done with their music. Tracks like "MBF" and "Gravelly Mountains of the Moon" seem to drone on endlessly into distorted guitar riffs. Even if you are a die hard Akron/Family fan, it gets tiresome. All in all, the album has some great music with important things to say. "Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free" has a bit of everything. Guitar jams, moving lyrics, and flawless harmony all contribute to it's success. This album definitely ranks as one of Akron/Family's best efforts. It is worthy of anyone's collection. 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Constricted hallway Tubes with cathode and anode To entertain Stressed out; irritable Sharpened Prolonged unconsciousness To leave out of a paper Evergreen tree Birthday suit How to get through a door Actor in "Batman Forever" ~ �CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu APRIL 7, 2009 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Softball splits with conference foe Misericordia Lady Colonels will stay focused throughout the season BYANTHONYDORUNDA Beacon Asst. Opinion Editor It may have been a gloomy, overcast day on Saturday, but the bats were fully alive at the Ralston Complex for a Freedom Conference doubleheader between Wilkes and Misericordia. It took awhile in the first game, but the bats finally came alive when the Lady Colonels needed them most in game one. With the Lady Colonels down 3-0 in the fifth inning, Senior Kathy Dalton rocked a double down .the left field line to drive in two runs to cut Misericordia's lead to 3-2. In that same inning, junior Gina Stefanelli put Wilkes on top for good with a three run bomb to wrestle the momentum Wilkes's way with a 5-4 score. "Our pitcher held strong in the first game, holding them to only four runs," said junior shortstop Gina Stefanelli, who went 2-3 at the plate with three RBI in game one. "Our bats came alive toward the end of the game to pull us over the top." Misericordia would not willingly go back to Dallas without a win, however, mounting a slight comeback in the final inning, picking up two hits and a run. But sophomore Lindsay Behrenshausen would hold off the feisty Cougars to pick up her fourth win of the season. In game two, Misericordia stole most of the thunder with their bats, beating the lady Colonels in decisive fashion, 9-3. The Cougars blasted out fifteen hits in the game, and exploded for six runs in the third inning, proving too big of a margin for Wilkes to come back. MeLisa Bracone, who went two for two in the game with two RBI, did her best to get the Lady Colonels back into it with a two run homerun in the fourth inning, driving in Stefanelli, who had gotten on base after being plunked by a pitch to lead off the inning. Wilkes made things a little more interesting in the bottom of the seventh also. The Lady Colonels banged four hits and loaded the bases, but were only able to convert a single run, leaving the bases full of runners. "We had one bad defensive inning where mental errors caused unearned runs," said senior Sarah Miller. "If we could eliminate our mental errors on the field, teams would have a tough time beating our lineup." Wilkes is now 8-12 overall and 2-4 in the Freedom Conference, but the women remain focused on improving in the offensive category as the season progresses. "Our focus for the rest of the season will be eliminating mistakes on the field and scoring runs when we have runners at second and third," said Miller. "Misericordia is a good team, splitting with them will make us work that much harder in the games to come." The women were back at it on Sunday in another Freedom Conference Doubleheader at FDU-Florham, but no scores or results were available before press time. The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki The Lady Colonels faced Misericordia on Saturday, winning the first game. Sophomore Lindsay Behrenshausen held the Cougars to four runs for the win. �APRIL 7, 2009 17 SPORTS Wilkes unable to sweep doubleheader vs. Scranton BY CRAIG MERRIMAN Sports Information Director Kristy Ordile and MeLisa Bracone each tallied four hits in the first game to lead the Wilkes to a 9-1 win in the first game over Scranton. The Royals would score a run in the bottom of the 10th inning in the second game to win 7-6 as the two teams split a double header. In the first game, Ordile and Bracone accounted for eight of the team's 13 hits, while Sarah Miller picked up her first home run of the season to snap the Lady Colonels three-game losing skid. Ordile had three singles and a triple, while Bracone scored and drove in a run. The Lady Colonels jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first four innings before Scranton got on the board with its lone run in the bottom of the fifth. Wilkes would tack on two more runs in the top of the ninth to all but put away the Royals. Wilkes got on the board first in the top of the second inning on two hits, including Miller's two-run blast to center field, scoring Cori Salter, who reached on a walk. The two runs would be all starter Lindsay Behrenshausen would need, as she picked up her third win of the season after throwing five innings, giving up one run off four hits. The Lady Colonels busted out for four runs in the next frame thanks to threestraight hits by Gina Stefanelli, Bracone and Keelia Mailander. Mailander's hit would drive in Stefanelli before Bracone would cross home plate on a Scranton error. Saltzer's single to left plated Mailander to give the Lady Colonels a 6-0 advantage. The top of the fourth saw Ordile triple down the left field line and would later score on a Bracone single to left. Scranton would pick up three of their five hits in the bottom of the fifth, scoring it's only run, but left the bases loaded as Behrenshausen pitched a groundout to end the threat. Ordile picked up her fourth hit of the game, an RBI single to center to score Saltzer, after Kerry Finnerty scored from third on an error. In the second game, Wilkes jumped out to a 5-0 lead after five innings, but the Royals came back to tie the game in their final two at-bats. Both teams would score a run in the eighth before Scranton would win the game on a walk-off single. Alyssa Ciesla grounded out to second, but was enough to score Stefanelli, who led off the inning with a single. In the fifth inning, Sarah Elliot and Amanda Holston hit back-to-back one-out singles before Kathy Dalton doubled down the right line to score Elliot. Stefanelli would follow suit with a double to right center scoring both Holston and Dalton. She would go 3-for-5 in the game with two runs batted in and two runs scored. Scranton erupted for six hits in the sixth inning, two of which were for extra bases, including a leadoff home run. A two-out rally in the seventh that saw the Royals capitalize on a Wilkes error as well as back-toback hits. Three of their 13 hits would come in the seventh inning. The Lady Colonels would break the tie when Erin Plank, who reached on an error, would come around to score on a base hit by Ordile. Scranton committed two errors in the inning, but Wilkes was unable to cap- Athlete Spotlight: Kathy Dalton BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor Despite a season of strong wins and tough losses, the 8-11 Lady Colonel softball team has used the consistency of senior second baseman Kathy Dalton. Dalton, a Communication Studies major and English minor, is the "embodiment of a team leader" according to head coach Frank Matthews. Dalton has been playing softball for nearly seventeen years, starting at five . , .. <.. . years old with recreational ball. During her career at St. Rose High School in Neptune, New Jersey, although the team never won the conference or went far in the state championship, Dalton was still a standout. In her junior year, she went 19-21 in the middle of the season with a .739 batting average, leading the Shore Conference. Dalton played with her best friends, which made her success even more fun. "My best friends on the team started making bets on when my streak would end. It was unbelievable," Dalton said. In addition to playing softball at Wilkes, Dalton is also the Student Government senior class treasurer, an e-mentor and orientation leader for incoming first year students, and the student representative on the Student Services Committee. This season with the Lady Colonels, Dalton has played and started in all 18 games. She currently has a .246 batting average with 11 runs and five RBI. Aside from being a key player for the team, Dalton is a team leader •tilJ•· /1 I .~~~~~ti~! ::~:ott:t:Sho leads by example. She plays very hard and practices very hard. When she sees something she does not like, she will approach that person and let them know that this is not the way to do things on our team, keeping it confidential, and not yelling or lecturing the player involved," Matthews said. "In addition she is an organizer, setting up team gatherings to help the team get to know each other better off the field." Since she was five, Dalton's father has been the most influential person in her softball career. "Every time I step onto the field at the start of a game, I look over at where he is standing and smile to myself. If it wasn't for my dad, I wouldn't be where I am today. I am eternally grateful to him for the countless hours he has spent watching me play softball and the money he has invested into my career. He is my # 1 fan," Dalton said. With graduation fas t approaching, Dalton has already finalized her plans for the future. "This coming fall, I am attending Millersville University to pursue my Masters in sports management. My career goal is to ultimately become an Athletic Director at a college or university," Dalton explained. italize as it left the bases loaded. Wilkes would have a defensive let down in the bottom of the eighth with two errors that resulted in a game-tying run. The pitching combination of Maureen Pelot and Kaitlyn Kormanik combined to give up just four earned runs in the loss. In the bottom of the 10th inning, the Royals would get a base hit, scoring the runner from second base. Once the game went into extra innings, the international tie-break rule was in effect where a runn~ is placed on second base to start the inning. �APRIL 7, 2009 18 SPORTS RINKSIDE REPORT Bf ~gj Hanson Bros. steal the show at Penguins' alumni BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer Signed by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to skate in the team's first annual Alumni Game, it didn't take long for Steve Carlson, Jeff Carlson, and Dave Hanson to make an impact. The trio, real-life hockey players who portrayed the famous Hanson brothers in the 1977 film "Slap Shot", punched out the referee on the opening face-off, knocked down the opposing goaltender, and shot the puck into an empty net. That goal didn't count, but their unconventional penalty shot did. With the Penguins' alumni team trailing the Hershey Bears alumni squad in the second half of Saturday afternoon's game at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza, the Hanson brothers skated in on Hershey goaltender Frederic Cassivi. While Steve controlled the puck, Dave and Jeff picked up the net and carried it away from the unsuspecting Cassivi, allowing Steve to score an easy goal. "It's something we're experts at," Dave Hanson said in character. "We practice a lot back in Bare Butt, Minnesota, where we live. Mom has us out in the barn all the time with the cows and the pigs and chickens. It was nice to bring it here and introduce it to Wilkes-Barre." Under normal American Hockey League rules, the goal would have been disallowed, but the Alumni Game wasn't an ordinary game. It was a chance for fans to see the former Penguins don the black and gold for one more game; and for the players to see their old teammates once again. "It's a lot of fun, it's really for the fans. For us to come back and see all the guys again is awesome, but it's for the fans to see us come back and enjoy it," said defenseman John Slaney, who scored 42 goals and 110 points in his 89 games as a Penguin. "That's the whole thing about it, you've got to have a good time and good laughs and that's what we're doing." "My face is sore, I've been laughing the whole time," said Penguins' alumnus Steve Parsons. "I couldn't have had a better time." Other participants for the Penguins were defensemen J.P. Tessier, Chris Kelleher, Stephen Dixon, Steve Webb, Jim Leger, Casey Harris, Dennis Bonvie, Greg Crozier and goaltender David Weninger. Bonvie and Parsons were traded between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Hershey during the game, since they skated for both teams during their playing career. "We're all in this together, and I think it played into the fans and it played into what we're all trying to do," Parsons said of his trade to Hershey and subsequent return to the Penguins. "You just want to excite everybody, they needed a couple bodies and it just worked. I'm not going to put up a fuss, I'm just happy to be here." Parsons is no stranger to exciting the fans, as he once engaged in a bare-chested brawl with Syracuse's Brad Wingfield during a March 2002 game dubbed as the St. Patrick's Day Massacre. But the gritty defenseman admitted that he himself was excited to play on the same line as the Hanson Brothers. "That was so cool," Parsons exclaimed. Steve Carlson scored for the Penguins' alumni team on Saturday afternoon. "I've never met them before. 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Caesar Erree;'Wtel AYO n:g Chicken Caesar Grilled Chicken Crispy Chicken California Cheese Steak Cheese:Steak Veggie Turkey Club Tuna •OINit~ONY Delivery Spedals 2 Large Pi?ll.U S l 7.95 2 Small Pizzas $13.95 All Major Credit Cards Accepted FREE DELIVERY TO ALL WILKES DORMS Dellv~i:I Sped.m Mix & Ma.tell Wingi & S·ubs 3 for $15,95 �APRIL SPORTS 7, 2009 19 Baseball .tealll loses to Manhattanville, 9-7 Snaps eleven-game winning streak BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The baseball team's eleven-game winning streak was ended by Manhattanville on Wednesday, April 1, as the Colonels lost by the score of9-7. Wilkes out-hit Manhattanville 15-12, but was unable to overcome the Valiants' five-run fifth inning to extend their winning ways. The loss dropped Wilkes' record to 14-5 overall, with a 2-1 mark in Freedom Conference play. The first three innings of the game saw both teams scoreless, without much in the way of action. Manhattanville was finally able to break through in the bottom of the fourth, plating two runners to take the lead. The Valiants doubled and tripled in the inning but were only able to score after a wild pitch and an error. The Colonels responded in the top of the fifth with three runs of their own on five hits and a Manhattanville error. John Florance, Eric Wetzel, and Shane Keister all scored in the inning for Wilkes, with Matt Ruch providing a big two-RBI single to keep the game close. They had a chance to extend their lead but an inningending double play stranded two runners on base. Manhattanville wasted no time in answering in the bottom of the inning. Jason Monforte led things off with a walk before being sacrificed to second by Joe Gallace. Chris Nardozzi was then inserted to pinchhit and ended up producing for the Valiants, singling off Wilkes' Tom Buckler to tie the game at three apiece. They would explode in the next inning, stringing together five hits and taking advantage of another Wilkes error to score five runs. The two teams went scoreless in the seventh inning before Wilkes attempted a comeback in the eighth. Geoff Miller doubled to start the inning and later came around to score on a wild pitch, making the score 8-4. Wetzel's sacrifice fly to center field plated Jeremy Watson closed the gap to 8-5, and Keister would eventually score on a throwing eITor by Manhattanville's Gallace after initially reaching base via a walk. If the Colonels' three run inning fazed Manhattanville at all, they did a good job of hiding it. The Valiants scored their ninth and final run in the bottom of the eighth after tallying three hits. Wilkes's Randy Dengler scored in the top of the ninth inning after Al Clocker reached on a fielder's choice, but the Valiants were able to close out the game and pick up the 9-7 victory. Tom Buckler lost his first game of the season for the Colonels, allowing eight runs (seven earned) in five and two thirds innings of work. He struck out four while only giving up two walks. Matt Ruch went 2-5 with two RBI to continue his impressive freshman season for Wilkes. John Kain (W: 1-1) pitched well for the Valiants, striking out seven over seven innings while allowing just three earned runs. Monforte and Nick Parente each had two RBI f<J Manhattanville in the win. Since their game against the Valiants, Wilkes has defeated Baptist Bible to improve their record to 15-5. Their game against DeSales was played on Sunday after publishing time. ----------------..-------------:.-:.......-..-:.--------... W'----11 -------:.~0 .H 00& <O<C>X..<C>N 1H>JC .& Mark Siebel delivering a pitch for the Wilkes University Colonels. The Colonels lost to Manhattanville 9-7 last Wednesday, snapping their eleven-game winning streak. Softball Women s Lacrosse Baseball W 5-4, L 9-3 vs. Misericordia W 22-11 vs. Alvernia W 7-1 vs. Baptist Bible • �APRIL 7, 2009 20 SPORTS Lacrosse picks up first conference win of the season BY CRAIG MERRIMAN Sports Information Director The Wilkes University women's lacrosse team picked up its first MAC win of the year by defeating cross-town rival King's College 19-8 on Wednesday afternoon, snapping the Lady Colonels two game losing streak. With the win, Wilkes now improves to 5-3 on the season and 1-2 in the conference, while the Lady Monarchs see their record drop to 0-6 on the year and 0-4 in the MAC. The opening half was one filled with runs with the Lady Colonels taking an early 3-0 lead thanks to two goals by Melissa Polchinski and one tally by Brittney Hodnik. King's would quickly answer by getting back-toback goals by Candice Russ and Alicia Cox to cut the margin to 3-2 with 22:12 remaining, before Wilkes would score five straight to make the count 8-2 with just under 16 minutes left in the opening stanza. King's answered the Wilkes run with four straight goals of its own to cut the lead to just two at 8-6 with 3:38 to go in the opening stanza, before the Lady Colonels gave themselves a cushion with three more scores before the break to take an 11-6 advantage at the intermission. The second half saw Wilkes step up its defense, surrendering just two goals over the final 30 minutes. The Lady Colonels also kept their strong offense barrage going, finding the net nine more times, headlined by three goals apiece from Polchinski and Hodnik to post the final 19-8 margin. Polchinski led all scorers, posting seven more goals and one assist on the afternoon. Hodnik was right behind her with six scores and one helper, Kat Edwards added three goals, while Analicia Jost, Jordan Brown, and Amanda Tilley found the back of the net once each for the Lady Colonels. Allie Zukuft started and made five saves in goal, while Cassie Cronin played the second half and made three stops. Cox and Russ scored two goals each to pace the Lady Monarchs, while Sierra Coleman, Kari Leach, Christina Glenn, and Taylor Tyne had one score apiece. Chrissy Keenan made 15 saves between the pipes for King's. Wilkes will return to action on Saturday when the team travels to Glenside to take on Arcadia at 1 p.m. The Beacon/Lauren Biemacl<i Junior Amanda Tilley tries to interrupt a shot during the Lady Colonels 19-8 victory last Wednesday. Hear a lecture by Kristopher B. Jones, the President/CEO of Pepperjam at 7:30-9:30 at the Darte Center. Live music with Paul Martin at the Barnes & Noble bookst ore from 6:30-8:30 PM. Check out the River Street Jazz Cafe's "Where It's @" Hip Hop and R&B show at 8 P.M. Check out artist Nicholas Taylor's "Intimate Portrait" gallery at the Sordoni Art Gallery. Check out the Woody Brown Project at the River Street Jazz Cafe at 9 PM. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 April 7th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 April 7 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/9e5318736ed8112a75c221dbb732103d.pdf 82333e43bfc9ad08165084762cf3a5c4 PDF Text Text I LOVE YOU, MAN PAGE 12 MARCH 31, 2009 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Volume 61 Issue 18 TCMC partners with Wilkes, LCCC in pipeline Wilkes hosts CEO of Pepperjam • for Kirby lecture BYAMYFUSCO Beacon News Editor The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC), Wilkes University, and Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) jointly announced last week a new partnership between the three institutions designed to create a "pipeline" for historically underrepresented students to achieve medical degrees. The program, known as the "Pipeline to Medical Colleges Initiative" was created . to help develop careers and opportunities in the sciences and medicine programs for underrepresented groups in the region. The partnership is a first of its kind, and is also the first public and private college collaboration in the region. According to the statement released jointly by the institutions, "'The Pipeline to Medical Colleges Initiative' will target rural, disadvantaged, women, minority, and first generation students in Luzerne County, specifically in Wilkes-Barre and Hazelton. It has been designed to engage the nation's BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor The Beacon/Amy Fusco Local community members, along with Wilkes faculty and staff attended the press event on the new TCMC program. The pipeline between the three colleges is the first public and private institutional collaboration of its kind in the region and the nation. community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, and medical schools to identify and support students from these target markets, who are likely to practice in those regions and who show an early interest in the field." See TCMC page 2 Search for Chief Information Officer continues BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon Managing Editor Last August, Wilkes University officials announced that they would be hiring a Chief Information Officer (CIO). According to the announcement posted on WilkesToday, "After considerable study and discussion, the administration believes it is best that the person directing our information technology initiatives be a Wilkes employee rather than an employee of our IT partner SunGard." SunGard employee Mike Salem held the position of CIO until his departure at the end of December. Tom Weeks, who is also employed by SunGard, is currently acting as CIO until the search is complete. Since January, one national search to fill the position failed and a second is wrapping up. According to Petra Carver, vice president for Finance and Support Services, the first search finished in late January. "We had a search that failed because we ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes.edu had identified a finalist who chose not to come to Wilkes," said Carver. As the university announced hiring freezes in early February, the second search for a new CIO began. Though budgets have been cut across many departments and programs to make up for recent financial woes, Carver said the position is "very crucial" for Wilkes and therefore filling the position is not something that should be put off. Kristopher B. Jones, CEO of Pepperjam, a full-service internet marketing agency in Wilkes-Barre, will serve as the keynote for the annual Kirby Lecture Tuesday, April 7. His focus for the lecture will be on free enterprise and entrepreneurship and will take place in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center at 7:30 p.m. Jones launched Pepperjam because of his interest in the internet in 1999. He saw the internet as a budding form of technology, took that thought and ran with it. Currently, Pepperjam has about 60 clients including E-Bay, DKNY, AMC, Cartoon Network, igourmet.com and Pro-active Solution. "That initial thought I had was that the internet was going to revolutionize the way that people shopped, the way that people gather information, and where people communicate and interact. I guess I was onto something eight years ago," said Jones. In the lecture focusing on free enterprise and entrepreneurship, Jones will basically cover three topics. Jones will share his story about his local roots and how he got his business started. He will also talk about the internet, social media, like Facebook and Twitter and new types of communication that can help students start their own business or advance them in any field. "I'm going to talk to students about the opportunities that exist for them... post See PEPPERJAMpage 3 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member �NEWS MARCH TCMC 31, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu jacqueline.lukas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com meetings with a number of deans and faculty members. "I think this is a great opportunity... [for] our institution [to] have an impact in our region, and our aim is to have a national impact with a new model for collaboration among higher education institutions," Suarez added. Suarez oversees the Center for Global Education and Diversity, designed to create outreach programs for students in order to better prepare them for success in a multicultural world, according to the Wilkes Bulletin. Suarez believes that the partnership with TCMC is one mechanism to help the Center reach its goals, such as making links between and across organizations. Additionally, Suarez hopes the pipeline will encourage more students of diversity to study the sci- 2 ences because right now there is a low level of diversity in science from FRONT PAGE classrooms. The program will offer partici"We hope that not only do we pating students special support contribute to the community in services, such as tutoring or menLuzerne County in terms of entoring relationships, from the comabling students to aspire to their munity college experience through careers and go to college ... but to medical school. Stu1ents' progmore selfishly, we want to see ress will be closely monitored by some of those students coming to college officials associated with Wilkes," Suarez stated. the program. Dr. Michael Steele, biology Dr. Maria Suarez, Wilkes Uniprofessor and chair of the Colversity special assistant to presilege of Science and Engineerdent for multicultural and commuing, believes the partnership with nity affairs, has been involved in TCMC is an extraordinary idea. the planning process of this pilot "I'm particularly excited beproject along with TCMC's Ida cause it allows us to build on the Castro, MA, JD. vice president of HHMI Webs program, which tar- ...___---' Social Justice and Diversity. for gets underrepresented groups, esThe Beacon/Amy Fusco TCMC. pecially African Americans and . . . "ddl h ,, .d Speakers at the press event mcluded Dr. Tim Gilmour, Robert L atmos "We have begun to get the facm m1 e sc oo1s sa1 . . . . 'Th . . Id' D' Alessandn, president of TCMC, Ida Castro, Ronald WIiliams, VP S tee le. ulty to really embrace what we are e pipe1me wou con. • hr h h . .. of Collegeboard, and Tom Leary, president of LCCC. doing," said Suarez regarding her tmue t oug t e 1mtia1 stages -======-----------------------, of college right on into world's first Earth orbiting satel- further explained two years ago, medical school. lite to launch, went up into the air, during former President Bush's Steele also explained Americans were disappointed that State of the Union Address, Bush that the project builds on the Russians were further along stated that a crisis within the sciseveral initiatives that the in the technology and science ence field exists. science departments have process. This led to encouraging "We need students who are comalready developed. young Americans to consider the fortable in science and technolo"1 think it's a great op- sciences and it increased science gy," Verret added. He believes the portunity for Wilkes, but enrichment in schools, which re- pipeline is very important for Wilit also shows tremendous sulted in the "generation of scien- kes and it will bring really good leadership in the north- tists." students into the life sciences. It eastern Pennsylvania," Ever since the "Spumik enrich- will also help develop the region stated Steele. ment" in the 1960s, the drive for through graduates remaining in Dr. Reynold Verret, pro- science in the United States has the area to further their careers. Many career opportunities exist vost, explained that it is been declining. Verret explained important to bring aware- that there is even a lack of interest in the region, such as in the pubness and engage students in chemistry and biology in gradu- lic health, law, and environmental fields. Major companies, such in the science field earlier ate schools. in their life. Scientists de"I think it's not only a workforce as Fairchild Semiconductor and velop a liking for science issue for the United States, but Proctor & Gamble bring opportuin their young years, simi- also [concerns] national security nities, as well as the pharmaceutiThe Beacon/Amy Fusco lar to musicians develop- issues," said Verret. Scientists deal cal companies within the area. The pipeline project has been created in response to a request from the Col- ing interest in music. with weather and storms, which "We are breaking ground here lege Board asking institutions in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Maryland to Verret also explained can affect national security when and it's really exciting to be a part . of it," Suarez said. schools. pooplo .a t high mk. Vcrret ]JimAoCdOwN~'•' 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wilkes.edu Edit:::~roS::;;2; 0~~;; Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Meet the staff... . Andrew Seaman Editor-in-Chief �MARCH 31, 2009 CHIEF from FRONT PAGE "I don't have numbers mt cost [of conducting the search]. The search committee is staffed by Wilkes employees, so there is no cost per se, the only other cost component is travel for applicants coming from out of town," said Carver. "It should be understood that recruitment of a CIO who is a Wilkes employee is essentially a cost-neutral proposition. Through our contract, the Information Technology (IT) service provider has hired a CIO to serve Wilkes. We now are recouping those costs to hire our own CIO, who will manage and oversee IT services to the community," said Dr. Reynold C. Verret, provost. "From our deliberations with the university IT committee, it is clear that a CIO reporting directly to university is essential to resolve the problems that arise between the community and our IT service provider," he said. The CIO will provide leadership and oversee the work of Wilkes's IT department, which is comprise9 of 20 SunGard employees. According to Carver, other responsibilities of the CIO will be strategic planning, tech support, administrative tech support, leading all technical systems cur- PEPPERJAM from FRONT PAGE :1 d graduation, to provide some of their experience and expertise within these areas to help companies succeed," said Jones. Jones al~o plans to cover the economy and what it means to graduating seniors and business people, as his last point. At 32, Jones is regarded as an example of how success can happen for young, energetic entrepreneurs, and was chosen to speak for the lecture because of his unique vision. "The reality is that entrepreneurs are what move us forward. There's a big difference between people who start a McDonald's and somebody like Kris Jones, who discovers entirely new ways to run a business and shares that expertise with others," said Dr. 3 NEWS rently in place, and supporting the academic and learning initiatives of the university. "I feel that it is smart to keep leadership at home; however, I think it is also important that we maintain the trust and support of the SunGard staff. I think this will make the whole process more effective," said Kristen Pechulis, sophomore English major. According to Carver, the ideal candidate would have "really good leadership skills, good communication skills, and the ability to work across all university constituents ... really a visionary, outof-the-box thinker." The candidate should also be up-to-date on technology. Though Carver was not willing to release th~names of the second search's finalists, she did confirm that the finalists will be invited to campus in early April. She also The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki chose not to comment on whether any current Wilkes employees Pictured here from left are Peter Martin, Maria Mattioli, Karen Williams and Joe Wilk who are were in the applicant pool or have members of the Wilkes IT staff employed by SunGard. One search in January was unsuccessful. been chosen as finalists. Carver A second search is currently in progress. CIO candidates will visit campus in April. predicts that the new CIO will begin work at Wilkes this summer. Jeff Alves, professor and director of the Allen P. Kirby Center for free enterprise and entrepreneurship. Jones became involved with internet marketing because he wanted to advertise and market gourmet foods, like his grandmother's jam. Through this opportunity, he realized there was a much larger idea forming in his head. He saw that he could actually help other companies market their businesses and make profit from that. Pepperjam has been growing ever since. Alves also said that people like Kris Jones provide 95% of the new jobs because Pepperjam is innovative. The innovation in new companies is very important for the economy, said Alves. Pepperjam employs about 100 people locally and has had about 15 interns from Wilkes University. "Kris is probably the most out front in terms of cutting edge practices ... What started off as just something to do with his grandmother's recipe ... he's developed into an international expert," said Alves. Jones said that he has learned to hire people who complement him. For example, Jones would hire someone who is an expert in finance if he wasn't particularly skilled· in that area. Students have been living with the internet since they were very young, said Jones. He encourages students to embrace the internet and use the new tools that are available to them. Students have the power to start businesses because of the available new technology if they embrace it. "Students are in very, very powerful positions to provide expertise and understanding and an appreciation of the internet to people much, much older than them," said Jones. But Jones added a note of caution: no matter how solid or innovative an idea for a business is, there will always be roadblocks and obstacles. Jones urges all would-be entrepreneurs to remember that "not everyone thinks the same way" as you do. So what's next for Pepperjam as a company? Jones continues to be surprised by the power of the brand that he and his team have created. The agency would like to launch new technologies and expand services. The Allen P. Kirby Center for free enterprise and entrepreneurship is a two part organization. It is a community service organization of which the Wilkes' campus is a part, but it also develops the academic programs at Wilkes, like the majors and minors for entrepreneurship. I- i- ·e rt Wilkes has hosted a number of speakers for the Allen P. Kirby Lecture Series. Over the years, they have had entrepreneurs, busi~ ness people, and government officials. Some of these people like Kris Jones and Tom Scott created businesses which are now flourishing online. Andy McKelvey, CEO of Monster.com 2001 George Pataki, Govenor of New York 2005 Kris Jones, CEO of Pepperjam 2007 .John Stossel, ABC's 20/20 Tom Scott, co-founder of Nantucket Nectars Photos courtesy of Marketing Communications �MARCH 31, 2009 NEWS 4 Act 101 to request funding at legislative breakfast BY AMY FUSC? Beacon News Editor With recent budget cuts in Pennsylvania, educational programs across the state have been fighting for more funds in order to keep afloat. ln fact, while the pie may not be shrinking, per se, more are clamoring for a piece of it. On Friday, April 3, a breakfast will take place at Marywood University involving local state representatives, and Act 101 leaders will take advantage of the forum to advocate for the importance of the program in an effort to obtain necessary funding to keep it going. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Act 101 "provides support services for undergraduate students whose cultural, economic and educational disadvantages might impede their ability to pursue higher education opportunities successfully." It also explained that the program includes tutoring, counseling, curricular innovation, and cultural enrichment activities. At Wilkes, Act 101 is one of the cornerstones of University College. "These services are more important today than when they were first introduced in 1971. At that time, as part of the civil rights movement, equal educational opportunity was seen as important from an ethical perspective," University's Act 101 program. Act 101 bestated Tom Thomas, executive director of gan in 1971 , when K. Leroy lrvis, then the University College and director of Act 101. Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Rep"In 2009, it is an economic issue as we can ·resentatives, wanted to reform the higher no longer afford to waste such an enormous education in the Commonwealth, and as a amount of talent," he added. result, created the Pennsylvania Higher EduThomas is also the President of the Act cation Equal Opportunity Act of 1971. 101 Penn"My hope is for sylvania Asall eligible students sociation for in Pennsylvania to Educational have access to the Opportunity services they need (APAEO). to achieve their colHe exlege degree," said plained that Riley. the breakfast ......,......,....,... Lewis has been in is an opporthe program since he tunity for local legislators to hear directly came to Wilkes as an undeclared freshman. from students about the impact that Act He was chosen to speak at the breakfast be101 services have had on helping them to cause he has had continued interest in it and achieve educational goals. has even volunteered for several programs "At a time when we need more college during his sophomore and junior years. graduates, the state of Pennsylvania is "Every year they ask an Act 101 member showing decreased interest," said Thomas. [to speak], who was in it as a freshman and Karen Riley, assistant director and coun- in some way, shape, or form, continued interselor of Act 101, and David Lewis, junior est in Act 101," said Lewis. Lewis will be communication studies/English major, will speaking for approximately five minutes on attend the breakfast to represent Wilkes proposals and reasons for keeping funding in Act 101 programs at colleges. Lewis's ultimate goal is to keep funding for the program. He strongly believes the program helps a large amount of students, and aids in retention, especially among first-year students. He also explained that he wanted to do this for future freshmen to ensure they have a chance to be guided in college. "Ifl didn't have Act 101, I would have dropped out freshman year," Lewis stated. "It's meant for freshmen, but they keep track of you throughout college," he added. Lewis said he appreciates the resources through the Act 101 program that have helped him throughout his college career at Wilkes. He believes the staff is highly skilled in guidance and also offers students a different perspective on the college experience. Thomas hopes that after the breakfast, Act 101 will gain renewed commitment from the state legislators to help increase the number of students who complete a college degree. Ba1-i1es & Noble Wilkes-Kh1g's Booksto1·e 7 South Main Street , Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 ~ 570. 208.4700 - wilkes .bncollege.com Li,re "F1·ee'' l\ft1sie Eve1·yWed11esclay Nigl1t a11d 111ost Friday's 25% discount on anything you purchase from the cafe during the performances! • Live M11sic wltlt Jon Casey Friday, April 1 st live at 6 :00pm • Live M11sic '1\i.th ''Three I1Ttaginary Boys'' F1·iday, April 3 rd live at 7:30pm • Sattn·day 11101-i1h1g sto1·y ti111e at 11:ooa111 This week all abo11t ''Easte1-'' d11ring sto1y time. • A•1tl101· Sigi1h1g witl1 B1·ia1.1 Pavlak autho1· of ''Witch Hunt in tlte MTestern World''. Saturda)', April 4 th f1·om 12:00-2:00 m . �MARCH 31, 2009 NEWS Wilkes commencement speaker ~£ ~!~ Mar~J!l~~J~!?. 0 eacon Asst. News Editor Courtesy of Marketing Communications John Brooks Slaughter, the first African American director of the National Science Foundation, has been selected as Wilkes University's 62nd annual spring commencement speaker on Saturday, May 16, 2009. 5 Treasurer's Report: All College: $15,259.50 Conferences: $8,655.09 General: $6,879.24 Leadership: $8,652.59 Special Projects: $2,454.06 Spirit: $4,000.00 Start-Up: $2,100.00 New Business: Craig Thomas (website review) Student government reps reviewed the new website Wilkes University speech and debate team fund request (Week 2 of 2) $1,173 allocated to a conference for the WU speech team Equestrian Club fund request (Week 1 of 2) asking $5,000 to put on a show next semester IEEE constitutional changes (Week 1 of 2) three changes are being made to the IEEE constitution Relay 4 Life Donation Request (Week 1 Casino Night Budget (Week 1 of 1) $11,016.99 for the Casino Night budget Presidential Nominees (Week 2 of 2) Old Business: Running Club donation request Society for Advancement of Management fund request Member of the MonthShadae Gates Events: Presidential debates March31 Texas Hold 'Em Tourny April2 Presidential meet & greet April2 Presidential elections beginning at 1 p.m., April 2 until 5 p.m., April 7 Casino Night on April 3 OCC Block Party April 18 Spring Fling April 24 Relay 4 Life April 25-26 *At 8:15 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the SG meeting. The motion was approved. SG Meetings are open to all students. They are held every Wednesday in the Miller Conference Room on the * woo-hoo! '' THE NEW ANO IMPROVED www. wil kes.e u 0 April 2, 2009 �DIL!!!.i9sn~ CONTACT INFORMATION: gino.troiani@wilkes.edu anthony.dorunda@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com 6 SG has $100,000 surplus:Where should it go? BY THE BEACON Editorial Board Wilkes University's Student Government (SG) reported that a surplus of over $100,000 has accumulated from student activity fees. SG's responsibility is to find the right uses for student money; therefore, its representatives are evaluating where that $1 00K can do the best good. According to SG President, senior Carl Santana, the organization was asked by student development to look into possible ways to spend the money appropriately. "We're not looking to spend it; we're looking to see if there is a need to spend it," added Santana. In response, SG set up a committee composed of 12-15 members to explore possible ways to use the money. Traditionally, SG has donated funds to support additions such as the rock wall in the UCOM, or a fleet of vehicles accessible to students and faculty for various trips. These has been smart moves in the past: students love tangible things, especially if there's a chance they can individually benefit from them. However, thanks to the recession touching everyone across the nation in some way, Wilkes officiai have acknowledged serious budget concerns and necessary cutbacks. Thus, we contend that SG should spread the wealth and contribute to various needs around the university that may not be so tangible. According to Santana, SG has been accepting formal proposals for the use of the money. This is a step in the right direction because it will provide in-depth insight as to what needs to be addressed around the university and it shows that SG is open to a variety of student perspectives. The Beacon would like to make a few suggestions for projects wor- out of date furniture, and grimy apointing news that after much thy of SG's surplus fund invest- ceiling tiles will not be winning planning and anticipation, the ment. The following are ideas de- any decor awards from Good $35 million SHE building, which signed to ultimately help improve Housekeeping in the near future. was to include major renovations the quality of the university in this Dean of the Library John Stachacz to the Stark Leaming Center was said he is hopeful for major reno- not in the budget. After much time of financial challenge. Executive Director of University vations in the near future; howev- consideration, we at The Beacon College Thomas J. Thomas said, er, such a project will run the uni- feel that Stark is a major part of Wilkes University's state funded versity millions. Perhaps a $1 00K Wilkes University. Most students, if not all, participate ACT 101 program in classes held in the received a total of building on a daily $107,000 for the basis, and view it as a 2008-09 academic crucial component to year. However, the learning process. with Governor Ed If SG were to donate Rendell's statesome revenue to the wide budget cuts university to support and the current renovations, it would economic state, greatly influence the it is possible that learning process and the program will also perhaps encournot be as fortunate age donors to see in years to come. that the students care ACT 101 is a vital enough to invest in component of the what we see as a valuuniversity because able project. it provides indiWe encourage SG vidual and group The Beacon/Gino Troiani to explore all options tutoring, intensive Fenner Hall located on Franklin Street could serve as a as to where the monacademic advisguest house for individuals visiting the university. ey can do the best ing and assistance good. Instead of a rock wall or with the transition to college. The donation from students would program works miracles, often send other outside donors a mes- more vans, SG has the opportuniwith very little. We suspect that an sage that the students are willing ty to give the students something infusion of revenue into ACT 101 invest in this worthwhile proj- that will help them further their would go a long way in investing ect. It is clear that every dollar education. This may mean that we in Wilkes students' futures. counts, and if SG was to support don't walk away with something When Wilkes University offi- the cause, students would be able tangible we can point to. We can't cials invite guests or speakers to to enjoy upgraded facilities in a necessarily show our parents or visiting friends what we spent that campus, individual departments more timely fashion. are left to foot the hotel bill. If the In the past, Wilkes offered art as valuable $1 00K surplus on if we University were to renovate and an accredited major. Since then, take this approach. But we ought convert a building on campus, into the department has diminished to to feel good about investing in a guest house, over time it would a slew of under funded electives. Wilkes when the university needs ultimately pay for itself, saving Often, students are not able to it the most. This recession's hethe university substantial money enroll in specific courses because roes will be those who lend a helpthat could be used in important there are limited resources. The ing hand to those who have lost the and tangible ways. Beacon feels that art is an impor- most. We urge SG to become one The Farley Library was erected tant part of a liberal education, of this recession's heroes and inin 1966, and aside from flood and that the department is much vest in those intangibles that make clean-up in 1972, the aesthetics deserving of funding. Some new Wilkes such a unique place. really haven't been attacked com- pottery wheels and supplies would prehensively since. We can all fit nicely within the budget. agree that the lime green carpets, Wilkes recently dropped the dis- ~ ~ The Beacon would like to see SG invest its surplus back into the university. I Wilkes has acknowledged that budget cuts will be necessary in the near There are many programs/causes around Wilkes that could use financial support. �MARCH 31, 2009 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Beauty Pageants BY TIM SEIGFRIED Wilkes Alumnus "' Remember the outrage? Remember the resolve in the collective consciousness of America? It's been 13 years since the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, the pint-sized pageant queen who was found in the basement of her parents' home in Colorado. In the aftermath of her death, it was revealed that JonBenet was heavily involved in beauty pageants, at the behest of her mother, who was a former pageant queen herself. While the elements surrounding her death were grotesque and disturbing, the focus of the nation slowly shifted from the murder investigation to the fall out that occurred as more and more was discovered about the youth pageant circuit that she (and by extension, her parents) engaged in. Although she was only six at the time of her death, she was a veteran by pageant standards, having rarely been seen without a tiara or a gown. As the nation became more engrossed in JonBenet's story, an outrage began to simmer from middle America. The moral conundrum begged the question "should children be subjected to this lifestyle?" As more and more stories of tiny princesses strutting their stuff on stage emerged in the media, the nation gradually became sickened by the idea that children were being subjected to these pageants. Is pageantry appropriate for a child? Should we subject our children, specifically our daughters, to the grind of the pageant circuit? Do they, at ages 6 or7, really need to be exposed to the sort of materialistic and shallow nature of the world of beauty contests? For models and beauty queens, success is often short lived, as there is literally a never ending supply of replacements that can be marched out onto the cat walk. The world is a harsh enough place as it is. Do we really need to put children through the rigor of constantly being judged by those with artificially enhanced bodies and no intellect? JonBenet, and so many little girls like her, are subjected to the meat market world of little princesses, moving in and out of the dance in perfect time, as their parents act as metronomes. In the years since JonBenet's death, public resolve against pageantry has slowly faded, and it is now nothing more than a dot on the horizon - a grain of sand in the distance. Pageants still go on, and the mothers and fathers, who see dollar bills in place of their children's eyes, ignore the tiny voice ofreason in favor of unfulfilled fantasies that they can live vicariously through their children. We need look no farther than the show "Toddlers and Tiaras," to see how far we've come. It follows showbiz moms and dads as they take little Suzy on the pageant circuit. But instead of "Little Miss Sunshine" family antics, viewers come face to face with parents that make Joan Crawford seem like June Cleaver. Within 30 seconds of the first episode, viewers are hit with disturbing information: over 300,000 children participate in this $5 billion a year industry. As that information is flashed on the screen, we are treated to audio from parents talking about how much money they can win, while they smile about can do is look back on their childhood and how much fake eyelashes, tans and makeup wonder "Why?" But no one is going to listhey apply to their children, while one par- ten, and no one is going to care. All because ent remarks: "It's just like turning them into some parents were more concerned with live baby dolls," with so much blissful un- their own validation than the welfare of awareness. their own child. While The Leaming Channel (TLC) atAnd to those parents: You should be tempts to legitimize the parents' perspec- ashamed of yourselves. You are monsters tives, they only succeed in making them out who aren't better than any child abuser. to be monsters that are born out of greed Take a good look in the mirror and ask what and fame. is right for your child? The fake lashes, the veneers and the primpBut you already know the answer. ing borders on abuse. Not physical abuse, but mental abuse. These children learn at an early age that physical ap- , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - --• peal and attractiveness are all that matter. And lJ one day, these children, these babies, are going to $ ~itVl tl; , grow up. And when 4(€.. the tans fade and the veneers crack, 11.111 all they have left is Ori. their frail self-esteem because no one cares about them ~t'i . anymore. And all they ~e \yt,et Ca.f's. 'Pn ey o.,~ y•~ i.f-- t-ttnJ yw reo. y eoo f 4nJ 11.1/ ftie. o( d,,;r, j &t1-it#ii'~ h,,ds re,I( 1 1Ai1!~u. 1e. Seer1-i J, your Ylo./- you Jus f really /0:1-y. V~i!k 1.. National debt needs viable solution BY MELANIE THOMAS Beacon Correspondent America, let's be serious. It's not the war in Iraq, party discrepancies, or ideology that is our biggest threat. In recent months the economy has been the sharpest pain that the United States has been enduring. It's hard to fathom that in order for us to balance our national budget we would need $53 trillion. The documentary 1.O.U.S.A, recently screened on campus, outlined what is contributing to this economic mess. Certainly, there seems to be no easy solution to eliminate the debt. Annually, the national budget increases by two to three trillion dollars. The U.S. govemment continues to borrow money from various countries that it will never be able to pay back in order to cover expenses. But the reality is clear: ultimately the countries we owe debt to may one day have a ruling voice in U.S. policy. Within less than ten years, an unequal balance between individuals receiving social security and those paying into it will begin. We won't be able to take care of the people who took care ofus. According to 1.O.U.S.A, "In 2008, the United States spent $610 billion on Social Security benefits, $330 billion on Medicare, and $204 billion on Medicaid." A step in the right direction for solving the budget deficit would be to tighten up guidelines for those who qualify for Social Security. I believe that Social Security requirements need to be reviewed and revised. Only people with legitimate health concems and issues should qualify for benefits. If we could reform Social Security suecessfully, our deficit could be reduced by up to $7 trillion. Another major factor pertaining to the nation's debt is our inability to save. Many individuals simply do not live within their own means and saving money has become a practice of the past. Everyone wants to live comfortably and the leaders in this country have a tendency to make us believe that this is realistic. What they fail to tell us is the truth. We shouldn't be lied to anymore. Fiscal irresponsibility shouldn't be allowed. The country also needs to change its trading habits. This country has a tendency to consume or import more than it produces or exports. Living with excess is not only bad for the economy but causing an even bigger environmental problem. Everything that affects the economy can be connected to other serious problems that we face. It's way past time for our country reign things in and not be •foolish. One president is not the solution for this disaster. We need so much more reform. We literally went from a balanced budget with President Clinton to an $8. 7 trillion deficit. As Americans we need to make sure that we are voting for those truly interested in the betterment of this nation and not let those who have been dishonest in the past get their hands on spending our dollars or lie to us about the severity of the problem. Even if we ended the war in Iraq, earmarks and pork barrel spending were eliminated, and Bush tax cuts were allowed to expire, we would still not be able to solve the national debt. The mess that America has created will not be solved easily. We must travel a long path filled with bumps and obstacles in order to maintain our status. If our national debt is not addressed in the near future, we will fail as a nation. �MARCH 31, 2009 OPINION Why March Madness is driving Ine ... mad nomenon that is March Madness: I love April is nearly upon us, and that March Madmeans one thing: the hell-ride that ness. I love is March Madness is almost offi- how it brings cially over. .. well the actual mad- people together. ness portion of it filled with upsets, I love how kids blowouts, nail-biters, and Stephen lay their hearts .Curry magic. Oh, never mind. on the line for Davidson made the NIT (Not In- their respective vited to the Tournament tourna- schools, and ment) so we don' t even have that how fans can to look forward to. take some time I'm not going to lie. The most an- to relax and enticipated match up in the Dorunda joy some good household (or I should say quar- old exciting colter-house apartment) was definite- lege basketball. ly Wisconsin-Florida State. Why? What I don't Well obviously because Wilkes's like are those own Bo Ryan {who is one of the god-awful best coaches in basketball, might I brackets. add) was on the bench for WisconNow, the sin. Yep, that's right, how many of brackets themyou knew that? Well I'm going to selves are not · The Beacon ino ro1ani make a bold prediction inherently bad Sophmore Andrew Sobiesiak, an avid basketball fan has picked North Carolina to that says less than or evil. Heck 5% of this camthey're awe- win the tournament this year. pus knew that litlars, and hope that they might school. They' re the guys who dursome. It's a tle ff (fun fact). ing dodgeball wound up and fired blast to fill out a "head" bracket His Badgers and a "heart" bracket for get lucky enough to take home missiles at the kids standing in the were knocked back just trying to stay out of the kicks, justto see how the pot. out in the secIf not, then at least it was fun to way. They're ·the ones constantly well you did. It's exond round, checking espn.com or cbssports. citing and makes participate. though, you watch But some overly competitive com to see if they've moved up so the even more co-workers will actually waste from 106,864 place yet, and are fun was intently to see $50 bones to hand in 10 brackets, pumped up when the move up a o v er just how close almost guaranteeing them a shot those few meaningless spots in the early. to win everything. standings. The overly-competiyou are. Now It's almost as annoying as Todd tive, made-mad-by-March-MadBut, as with we're any "game," McShay and Mel Kiper, the sup- ness co-worker with 10 brackets down to there is al- posed "experts" constantly updat- is also the person who can only th# nittyways that one ing their mock drafts. By the time have a conversation about basketgr it ty: person the draft rolls around they have ball and the standings, and they all the supm the already had ten of their own mock start off a little bit like this: "Well, posed crowd--you drafts, ripping the element of sur- in one of my brackets ... " begins "best-ofevery interaction. know who prise right from our hearts. thebest." These people take fun right out It's all fairly aggravating and you are--who The only · must win of the entire idea of bracket chal- distracting. fun left Why not just have fun with it at all costs. lenges. How entertaining is it to was deWhich means watch your one lonely bracket and give everybody a fair shot? stroyed that he or she take a hit when Wake Forest gets The brackets are just for fun; when has to fill out a knocked out in the first round they're not life and death. L o u - It's March Madness Baby! Of course, I can stand here and billion brackets with while six out of John Doe's ten i s v i 11e the goal of hitting on just brackets are still alive? Who cares claim it's not life or death. But pulverized about his other four that were I do still have that dream ... After that right combination. Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen. And then there are those illegal kicked to the curb after Clemson North Carolina defeats Louisville Eventually we will crown North company bracket pools. There are lost to Michigan. and I am standing as the winner, Carolina yet again as the best (re- some, like me, who fill out their It's not the least bit entertaining, with all of the the multiple brackgardless of Ty Lawson's toe). bracket with a little bit of what at all. Instead of having fun in the ets players' money in my pocket. Let's get this straight before I they think is going to happen and a workplace, these win-at-all-costs It's all just madness, after all. aH1 beaten senseless with a bat little bit of what they want to hap- co-workers or friends act like those for somehow not likin!! the nhe- nen. hand it in with their five dol- !!Vm class all-stars back in hi!!h BY ANTHONY DORUNDA Beacon Asst. Opinion Editor ~ 8 eacon Poll Results The following are results of a poll that The Beacon conducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overall attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon asked: Should the financial CEOs be jailed for their role in the eco nomic downturn? • Yes - 75% •No-0% • Undecided - 25% Next Week~ question: Do you feel that SG should do- . nate money back to Wilkes? •Yes •No • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Contact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu Spring fever Page 11 MARCH 31, 2 09 wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com g Student-run consign01ent shop shows business reality BY CHRISTA SGOBBA Beacon Lifestyles Editor Like most freshmen, one group of students in Integrated Management Experience II spends a lot of time surfing the Internet. But unlike many of their peers, these students are not checking their Facebook or Myspace accounts. Instead, they're using the Internet to run their own business. As part of Integrated Management I and II, Victor Trentacost, Courtney Matus, Kyle Rountree, Matt Ruch, and Sasha McDonald chose to create an online consignment shop that sells pre-owned electronics and other products. During these two courses, the students were required to research, plan, and operate their own business. Mostly comprised of freshmen, the courses give business students a hands-on understanding of the business world in their first year of study. "It's a good opportunity for students to get their feet wet immediately and get a taste of what business is about," said Dr. Gary Gordon, the professor of Integrated Management Experience. In the fall semester, business students take Integrated Management Experience I, where they are split up into teams for their year-long project. First, they brainstorm types . of business ventures that appeal to them. Then, they conduct preliminary research and begin developing a plan. By the time Integrated Management Experience II rolls around in the spring, the students are ready to run their own business. "It will teach them planning, forward ' thinking, and managing a business," said Gordon. "It's a good learning experience. They learn what works and what doesn't. During the first portion of the class, the students tossed around an idea of running an auction, so they could make money by selling other people's products. However, Ruch says acquiring that merchandise would have been a financial impossibility for his team. "It branched off from there when we thought of how hard it would be to turn profit when we would be buying the merchandise off of people," said Ruch, a freshman business and accounting major. "That's when we decided to do it online. That way, we wouldn't have to actually take any products from people until they were individually sold." Once the group, referred to as "Team What's Our Name" on their Web site, decided on their business plan, they needed merchandise from customers to sell. Business major Trentacost said they initially sent out flyers to the campus community to recruit customers, but he admits getting a customer and merchandise base was the most difficult part. Group member McDonald agreed, and added that as a service-based business, Team What's Our Name depends on customer participation. "The hardest part is organizing and gathering all the products," she said. "This is because we don't actually have inventory since our business is a service--we're selling products for customers." Another problem was confusion over where the profits would go. Customers of consignment shops usually receive the majority of the money their items sold for, but the shop itself usually gets a cut. According to Ruch, the owner of the item receives 80 percent of the profit, and the remainmg 20 percent goes back to the group. However, students were unsure what the group would do with that money. "It hinders us because a lot of people don't understand why we are doing Freshman Joshua Henrie looks at the site for the online this or where the money consignment shop in Stark. The site offers electronics, goes," said Ruch. textbooks and other merchandise. While the group receives a portion of the profits, the individuals do For McDonald, Team What's Our Name not get to keep the money. Instead, the will be a success if ends with a productive profits funnel back directly into the Sidhu standing and meets their brea}'-even point. School of Business, which initially helped However, as the overseer of the projects front the business. in Integrated Management Experience II, According to Trentacost, Team What's Gordon believes that success of these busiOur Name has listed around 20 products nesses doesn't depend only on the financial since the site was launched. The items outcome. include snow boarding equipment, video "I think a successful one is where students game accessories, textbooks, and knick- come out with a greater understanding of knacks. So far, they have sold more than how to create and operate a business," he half their products, and Ruch lists their said. "It doesn't necessarily need to be fiprofit as nearly $150. nancially successful, but if they learned "Even though it doesn't sound like a lot, why their business wasn't successful, and we have only had a two-month time span what they would do different next time, it for running this business," said Ruch. will be a good learning experience." He points out that the group made about Students can visit the shop at http://sites. one sale a week, which is an accomplish- google.com/site/twonconsignmentstore/ ment considering all the other responsibili- Home or can contact any of the group memties the group members have . bers. �10 LIFESTYLES MARCH 31, 2009 The coolest ''F'' word presented at Women's Conference DY tl,i;ANN iUDOS8 # ~ ~.Yt !ifestyl~i E~ f@ e Km~ il§§i§t!lnt lffl)ffi§ m: of .,,,.,.. th@m@ @fth@ OOIU'fflllB@, ilttthmpolo~, Kin~ lm§ ll§@!i MI Th@ di§ell§§ioo ill b@uilftflffl§§iq e~mi§@ in Wtlfflffl 1§ §tlldi@§ aD!i th@Mtllfl!m1n'tllf@ eootmvffl)I tllitt lm§ lwf iHt §t in Vilfl@ll ttl}l= §}Jffl@ bl!ilt@ft tl@biltl!§ oot oolf .tb=- ie~ €OO€ffll~ wooi@n ilffl il eoo t Ml €t tbi t..1111111111~~ -.-,__, in tb@ fi@ld ofWom@D 3§ tlldi@§ hut thmu~om iieildMlia il§ @ II,1 Fiv@ pmfu§§Of§ and ffiYf §tllii@nt§ mh@ild th@ tb@fflei ~~l @ illUI l}fill@I €il§§ll§§i@11 f For AHth@ey alld all @f MI ingli§h tdil§ = @§ fuf tb@ §@m@§tllfi g l ii . . th@ el}Bfflf@fi§@ t} = fuf§ Ulm@ Yfilijll@ h@n@fi , - ~-- -ffif~~. !i= iH~ Wfhi§ooru@f@fi§@ i 00§ il ~ilt O}J}JtfflY= tutl@n m §OO = @il§@ tMif f@§@ilffih ilHd Im@ l@~@i ilf@il @H~~@fiH~ ilft6 Yf§iq/' il t8 ~;;;;.a,;f tn iw@= Photo courtesy of Theresa Kintz etlll@~@ tlld.ffl ffi ill= .tten Bf tb This symbol, which is used for the program ttiml th@if Hf t ileil= tilfi ni= at Genetti's, is a famous Mother Goddess 6@ffli€ OOfimf@Hel!, 1j · ll statue which was found at the Catalhoyuk €tlll@~e §filfi@llt§ site in Turkey. 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I can't wait till my classes are o er! -only to have a classmate mfurm her of the rain coming in the afternoon. tanton • ociation of the weatherand sunlight-with productivity is unusual But how students respond to · can be varied according to circumce. With spring warmer weather approach. northeastern Penmylvania, more peofound sitting outside on benches or in the grass enjoying the r s coming wanntb. allergies. but for Affec · re Di.- retail manager said. "Usually the warmer weather doesn't decrease our meal attendances throughout the day but I believe that is because of meal block plans. We do, however, have more catering for student groups who have picnics on the greenway, and metimes the faculty will have a BBQ, which is mething you wouldn't normally do in th winter months. Freshman elementary education major Diana Cu<hvorth feels the temptation to skip cl when the warm, sunny days of spring arrive. "'I would like to skip class. but don't because I don't have an ing else to do, o I ma: well just go. But le the classrooms ·th no windows., or teachers cl e the blinds, beca can't even glance ou ide at the nice da:y "" ·d Cudwo Kemmere · "d her falloff dun . th . • on ""ri="' 1 a mood chaµge with the b ology at Wilkes. "d sometnne:S ob-m attendat.lt:e at , ue. Spring fe · le cause them to sn.d) es results in lower grades. ring weather will be most apd here," said Chapman. , an 18-year-old :freshman er weather makes you �lvf curlorvJ ~ W~AU<ml ~e:,,~nfvom,, ~rte,\,{} boolv A&E MARCH 31, 2009 . CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa. benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu matthew.gogas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com ------- 12 'Pride and Prejudice' to breathe life in Austen classic BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor 'Pride and Prejudice' has been a staple of American literature since its publication in 1813. Since then play adaptations have sprung up all over bringing the infamous characters to life. Wilkes University's theater department will offer its own interpretation of Austen's classic on stage from April 2-5 in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. This particular adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice' is by Jon Jory and was chosen by Naomi Baker, director of the play. "I found five adaptations of 'Pride and Prejudice' total. . .I read the Jon Jory adaptation and read some reviews and some of the things they said was that the script was dry and that it had taken the romance and life out of it. Then I started re-reading the Jon Jory one and realized I didn't really see that at all," Baker said. Jory's adaptation is done in a narrative style. At certain points the actors turn to the audience and address it directly. "I like the style. It's not realistic .. .it's clear from the beginning that they're telling the story of 'Pride and Prejudice,' Baker said. However, for some of the actors this has proved difficult. Bill McGovern, senior theater major who plays the role of Mr. Bennet said, "The British dialects have proven to be a bit difficult but I'm ex-. cited, really excited for this play." Because the story of 'Pride and Prejudice' is so well-known, it is important that the costumes and sets are reminiscent of the early 19th century. Jennifer Smeraldo, a senior theater major playing Lady Catherine De Bourgh said, "I do think that because it is well known that some audience members will come with certain expectations. The play takes place in many houses and gardens and such, so they will have to use their imagination, but I hope they will enjoy the show, even if it's not as cinematic as film can portray." Kate McGurk, freshman elementary education said, "I haven't read 'Pride and Prejudice' before, but I think that's why it's nice to have plays made. You can get a feel for the book but get it in an hour rather than take weeks to read it. I also think the theater department does a good job at putting on plays, so I'm looking forward . to it." Above: Balls and dancing are a big part of the play because that is the only time young people in the 19th century are able to be together unchaperoned. Left: The actors get a feel for the minimalist stage they will be performing on April 2 through the 5. I Love You, Man ... no really, I love this IDovie BY KENNY BROWN Be~ on Staff Writer Bromance. Man-dates. Brotherly Love, (without Philadelphia). What do we have here? We have yet another movie from the troupe of actors that have brought us such memorable weekend romps as Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Superbad. My friends, the film we are discussing is none other than I Love You, Man. I Love You, Man follows the quick and crazy trail of Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) on his journey to find a best man, and best friend before his soon to be wedding. Being a bit of a "nancy," Peter had never really had many male friends but more so aquaintances. With a push from his soonto-be wife, and his own growing need for male companionship, Peter starts to look into the realm of man dating, a new heterosexual craze where men can meet other men, for friendship. After running every man dry, and having a hilarious one-sided make-out with Reno 911 's Thomas Lennon and still not finding a friend, Klaven runs into Sydney Fife, played by Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). It seems it is man love at first sight. Crazy moments ensue. Lou Ferrigno is selling his home through Klaven and a fight breaks out between "The Hulk" and Fife. When Klaven and Fife become inseparable, Klaven's fiancee becomes a bit flustered. To put it in a nutshell I Love You, Man is a great new comedy with a twist that many love to see, a little bit of heterosexual man love. The jokes aren't overdone. The actors are wonderful. And the storyline is surprisingly original. Last but not least, you get to see Jason Segel battle Lou Ferrigno, and hey, who doesn't want ·to see that? So before you go see The Haunting in Connecticut, Monsters v. Aliens, or god forbid 12 Rounds make sure to see I Love You, Man. You won't regret it. You may even be saying by the end of the movie, to the pudgy guy eating the popcorn on your left, I love you, man! I LOVE YOU, ·MAN �MARCH 31, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13 Corbin mixes it up as versatile new DJ BY YOHANNA DE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Sophomore communication studies major, Darnell Corbin, is well known around campus thanks to the numerous e-mail blasts and Facebook messages he sends to advertise entertainment options on campus as well as in the greater Wilkes-Barre community. But it's more than his e-mail blasts and Facebook blurbs that have folks buzzing. Corbin is the latest to push his way into a crowded local DJ field, and by all accounts, he stands out in the crowd. As a freshman, Corbin wanted to get involved in the 90.7 WCLHWilkes University radio. However, his tight schedule as a full-time student, his work on campus, and football practice prevented him from getting as actively involved in radio as he would have liked. "I wanted to get adjusted, but I always had that love for music ... since I was younger," said Corbin. It wasn't until his sophomore year that he began to train and learn the ins and outs of what it took to host a radio show. He ap- prenticed under then-Hip-Hop/R&B Music Director, Carlton Holmes. "From there it's history," said Corbin. But what does it take to get started in an already crowded media field? Amanda Greene, radio host and producer of the Jeff Walker Show on 98.5 KRZ believes that it's a mix of guts and experience. Greene obtained her Bachelor's degree in mass communication with a minor in broadcasting from Five Towns College, a small private school in Long Island. During her years at Five Towns College she became involved in the college radio station where she got the idea of what the radio business is all about. "I interned on a morning show at 106.1 BLI ... we competed with Zl00 in New York City and I kind of did assistant producing. Then, the assistant producer got fired, and I took as much responsibility as I could because I just wanted to soak up as much experience as I could. I did promotions, I would search for content, I would edit the website, and I would do as much as they wanted me to do just to get WWW.CHANGEABLE SKIES. COM Student Housing for the 21st Century CONTACT;, Bill Henry wlHiam.hehry00@comcJistr,et -~215:768-4619 ~------------·--~""'"""'."""".mv <>". 'l!'is-,,,~----·".""- "' the experience. I ended up becoming the executive producer of the show by the time I graduated college," said Greene. At the end of the day Corbin said that, like Greene, he wants to become a radio host and produce his own show. Therefore, he took the initiative to advertise different events across platforms, "I'm just trying to build my resume, and be as well rounded as possible ... So I just figured if I made my own show, produced my own show.. .l would make my resume look good while I apply for internships," confessed Corbin. Without a doubt, best way to get the foot on the door after graduation is by having previous experience on a real market. "You have to intern. Being on air is not for everyone ... you have to figure out your passion," said Greene. Corbin's official on-air name is DJ D NELLZ, an abbreviation of his name and what his friends from New Jersey have called him ever since he was little. Another name is "Mr. I go in", which he uses just for fun on his radio show that airs Thursday nights from 7-10 p.m. As a student he uses all possible resources he can reach in order to attract people, "I advertise for anything that involves parties, [or the MSC] fashion show. As far as the radio station, we are just trying to get as many listeners as possible. It is not only for my show, but for all the other hip hop DJs, and all the other DJs at WCLH," said Corbin. .41--m---.Jlil1...,,___............-...-...........,.......- -.... AVAILABLE APARTMENTS READY TO LEASE JUNE 2009: PEARCE MANOR 84 WEST ROSS STREET 200 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET JOAN HENRY HALL Corbin believes that what sets him apart from other DJs is that he not only thinks about what makes him move, or what he. likes, but he thinks about what listeners want to hear, "I think about the people first, before I think about what I want to listen to." "I'm an inthe-club ~e of DJ. Before I go to any event, I get a playlist, like a little rough draft, of what I want to play throughout the night. But at times things may change .. . but I have an outline. Sometimes I go from house club to reggae and then R&B. It may switch but I always go with at least a plan," said Corbin. Corbin has recently been featured in four events, including two in which he was the DJ for the night at the Woodlands' Club Evolution. On his first event, February 26 he remembers, "It was a great time. I was real surprised. At first I was, you know, 'my first time.' It ended up being a big crowd, and it was a ·good time," said Corbin. To be able to perform at Club Evolution he is not required to bring a specific number or people as long as he does his job, Corbin clarified. Going to the Woodlands to see DJ D NELLZ in action " ... Was a different scene, because I go to the Mines a lot because is a lot closer. But since someone from our school is DJing there, I [had] motivation to go all the way up to the Woodlands, and I liked the music," said freshman Adrienne Dorcent, nursing major. Dorcent also believes that is even better to see people frpm diverse backgrounds when going to his parties. �MARCH 31, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 Wilkes Alu01 speaks at Barnes and Noble about novel BY MATTHEW GOG AS Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Every so often at Wilkes University, students are granted the pleasure of meeting an alumnus that has had great success in the real world. Marlon James, author and graduate student of the creative writing Master's program at Wilkes, read from his newest novel titled The Book of Night Women, which was published in February of this year. The public reading took place at Barnes and Noble Superstore on Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, March 29 at2P.M. Friends, colleagues, Wilkes faculty members, and customers of Barnes and Noble watched and listened as Marlon James read select passages from his novel. The book centers around the lives of Jamaican slave women, one in particular named Lilith, living in a slave estate in the early 1800's where they secretly rise up from their captors and form their own government. "What I found most appealing was how he not only transports you in time, to the time that this novel takes place, but he also gives you real characters. As a native of the Caribbean, it was a rich retelling of history. I am proud of the connection between Wilkes and this gem that he has created," said Wilkes University Provost C. Reynold Verret, who attended the event. Marlon James, now a visiting English professor at Ma- calester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, came to Wilkes University for the creative writing program in 2005 and was in the first group of students in the program. James is also a Wilkes faculty member in the graduate creative writing program. When he came to the graduate program, he had Marlon James captures audiences at Barnes and Noble as he reads excerpts from his new book, The Book of Night Women already published his first novel, John Crow's Devil, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Commonwealth Writers Prize and was a New York Times Editors' Choice. When he was asked why he came to the creative writing program even though he was already an established author he said, "Because writers need community. Being around writers and scholars was really rewarding. It was the first place, I think, that I could see a life as a writer. It was the kind of world I was looking for." As a native of Jamaica, he started writing the book as his master thesis in the creative writing program. When he felt that he wrote his story into a comer, he took one of the character's memoirs and made that into his book. Patricia Florio, a current student of the program, was inspired by James and attended the book reading to hear him speak. "Marlon gives me hope that as a student in this program, I can achieve what he has achieved and I know I am on the right track," said Florio. Friend and colleague, Dr. Jim Warner, now assistant director of the creative writing program at Wilkes, was also amongst the first students in the program. He was extremely proud to have Marlon speak about his new book. "When you are building a writing community, it is always important to celebrate successes, especially when you have had the pleasure to watch someone's career start and develop. Marlon exemplifies the passion and commitment to writing and the writing life. We are proud to have Marlon give back to our writing community by doing a signing for his fantastic new novel The Book of Night Women--a book which began as his Master's thesis--at our bookstore and give a lecture here on campus," said Warner. 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Bird call Math or triangles Wife of a rajah Basic unit of matter Soil below freezing point Formation in Boulder, CO Double reed woodwind Popular winter activity Snakelike marine animals Seller of sliced meats Muscle soother and laxative Spy on a phone call Foreign origin Cloth or design of kilt To use once more Make dinner at home to save Ancient Rome garments Research on living tissue Bad rumors or gossip Hebrew priest of 5th cent. B.C. Air pollution Pulls, tugs, drags �1 CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MARCH 31, 2009 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Baseball defeats Misericordia 6-4, wins 11th straight BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor To say that Wilkes University's baseball team is on a roll right now would be an understatement; their 6-4 victory against rival Misericordia last Friday extended their winning streak to eleven straight games. The Colonels (14-4, 2-0) are peaking at a pivotal time in the regular season, as six of their next eight games are against Freedom Conference opponents. "Our confidence is very high; the only thing is that we must control our confidence and stay level-headed," said junior pitcher/ outfielder Tom Buckler. "The teams we face in the next couple weeks are very good and we need to be at our best for all of them [... ]We need to play each and every inning as if it were our last." "I'd rate our confidence as a team at about an eight right now," added senior Eric Wetzel. "Misericordia could have easily beaten us the two times we played this week, but we were able to pull out the win both times fortunately." Wilkes had already defeated Misericordia 3-1 earlier in the week on Tuesday, March 24, and their win over the Cougars on Friday would serve to be just as close. The Colonels led by the comfortable score of 6-0 after seven innings, but allowed Misericorida back in the game in the eighth when they exploded for four runs. They were able to hold on, however, picking up the win and establishing themselves as a potential power in the Freedom Conference this season. The Colonels' pitching helped set the tone for Wilkes; they received a strong starting performance from freshman Ryan Fetterman (W: 3-1) and impressive relief work from Mike Brennan and Sean Flecknoe who combined to throw two scoreless innings to close out the game. Fetterman went seven innings, giving up three runs (two earned) while striking out two, while Flecknoe recorded his second save of the season. Junior John Florance provided the offense for Wilkes, going 3-4 with three RBI and two runs scored on the day. His three-run homerun in the bottom of the fifth helped extend Geoff Miller (9) slides into home during the fourth inning on a failed pickoff attempt by Misericordia as Eric Wetzel (2) looks on. the Colonels' lead to 5-0, giving them a bit of breathing room for when Misericordia staged its eventual comeback. The two teams would remain scoreless after three innings before Wilkes broke through for two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Florance led off the inning with a double and would later score after senior Geoff Miller reached on a throwing error by Misericordia's pitcher, Steve Peet. Miller reached second base on the play and See BASEBALL on PAGE 17 �MARCH 31, 2009 17 SPORTS Lady Colonels split double header with Scranton Courtesy of Craig Merriman, Sports Information Director Kristy Ordile and MeLisa Bracone each tallied four hits in the first game to lead the Wilkes to a 9-1 win in the first game over Scranton. The Royals would score a run in the bottom of the 10th inning in the second game to win 7-6 as the two teams split a double header. In the first game, Ordile and Bracone accounted for eight of the team's 13 hits, while Sarah Miller picked up her first home run of the season to snap the Lady Colonels three-game losing skid. Ordile had three singles and a triple, while Bracone scored and drove in a run. The Lady Colonels jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first four innings before Scranton got on the board with its lone run in the bottom of the fifth. Wilkes would tack on two more runs in the top of the ninth to all but put away the Royals. Wilkes got on the board first in the top of the second inning on two hits, includ- ing Miller's two-run blast to center field, game, an RBI single to center to score scoring Cori Salter, who reached on a walk. Saltzer, after Kerry Finnerty scored from The two runs would be all starter Lindsay third on an error. In the second game, Wilkes jumped out to Behrenshausen would need, as she picked up her third win of the season after throw- a 5-0 lead after five innings, but the Royals ing five innings, giving up one run off four came back to tie the game in their final two at-bats. Both teams would score a run in the hits. The Lady Colonels busted out for four eighth before Scranton would win the game runs in the next frame thanks to three- on a walk-off single. Alyssa Ciesla grounded out to second, straight hits by Gina Stefanelli, Bracone and Keelia Mailander. Mailander's hit but was enough to score Stefanelli, who led would drive in Stefanelli before Bracone off the inning with a single. In the fifth inwould cross home plate on a Scranton error. ning, Sarah Elliot and Amanda Holston hit Saltzer's single to left plated Mailander to back-to-back one-out singles before Kathy Dalton doubled down the right line to score give the Lady Colonels a 6-0 advantage. The top of the fourth saw Ordile triple Elliot. Stefanelli would follow suit with a down the left field line and would later · double to right center scoring both Holston and Dalton. She would go 3-for-5 in the score on a Bracone single to left. Scranton would pick up three of their five game with two runs batted in and two runs hits in the bottom of the fifth, scoring it's scored. only run, but left the bases loaded as BehScranton erupted for six hits in the sixth renshausen pitched a groundout to end the inning, two of which were for extra bases, including a leadoff home run. A two-out threat. Ordile picked up her fourth hit of the rally in the seventh that saw the Royals cap- italize on a Wilkes error as well as back-toback hits. Three of their 13 hits would come in the seventh inning. The Lady Colonels would break the tie when Erin Plank, who reached on an error, would come around to score on a base hit by Ordile. Scranton committed two errors in the inning, but Wilkes was unable to capitalize as it left the bases loaded. Wilkes would have a defensive let down in the bottom of the eighth with two errors that resulted in a game-tying run. The pitching combination of Maureen Pllot and Kaitlyn Kormanik combined to give up just four earned runs in the loss. In the bottom of the l 0th inning, the Royals would get a base hit, scoring the runner from second base. Once the game went into extra innings, the international tie-break rule was in effect where a runner is placed on second base to start the inning. will be used in that capacity." And should Captain Connor need to deliver that motivational speech to his team down the road, he doesn't have to look that far for inspiration. "I'm going to have a tutorial with Gover there in the back room," James said with a chuckle Wednesday. "He's going to give me some tips." RINKSIDE REPORT RINKSIDE from PAGE 20 As they had done with James for the majority of the season, defenseman Deryk Engelland and center Jeff Taffe wore the alternate captaincies on their jerseys during Wednesday's game. But James's promotion distinguishes the winger from his fellow veterans in that he will be the go-to guy as the Penguins continue their playoff push. "I think to have one final voice in the room, one guy going to the referee in those situations, and one leader amongst a bunch of leaders which we have on our team is important to have," Reirden said. "Connor BASEBALL from PAGE 16 would later advance to third on a groundout by sophomore Shane Keister, before eventually scoring on a passed ball at third on an attempted pickoff. Florance's homerun would put them up 5-0 the next inning, and it appeared they would need to simply play on cruise control to get the win. An additional run in the bottom of the sixth added to the impression. Things changed quickly in the top of the eighth, however. Fetterman allowed a leadoff walk to Misericordia's Cody Hack, before Mike Murphy doubled down the left field line. After an error and sacrifice fly, the Colonels' lead was cut to 6-2. It would shrink to 6-4 a couple of batters later follo.wiag a Misericorida triple and«roundout. Wilkes was able 'to end the threat soon after. "I am very happy with our freshman this year," said Buckler. "Ryan Fetterman is outstanding on the mound for us. He won his first conference game Friday and he looks very sharp. Sean Flecknoe came into both conference games for us and picked up two saves in very tight games. Matt Ruch is solid in the box now and playing really well as well. Everyone has just been giving really positive contributions." The baseball team's next game is tomorrow against Manhattanville in Purchase, New York, at 3:30 P.M. Number 25 John Florance bats during the Friday March 27 game ag&int Misericordia at Ralston Fields. The Colonels won the game 6-4 and are undefeated in their last 11 games. �MARCH 31, 2009 SPORTS 18 RINKSIDE REPORT Three join Penguins, more expected in coming week~ BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League. Pittsburgh's fourth round selection in the 2008 National Hockey League draft, Moon scored 32 goals and added 40 assists in 62 OHL games this season. Bortuzzo, a 20-year-old defenseman, was Pittsburgh's third-round pick in the 2007 NHL draft. The blueliner appeared in 23 games with the OHL's Kitchener Rangers this season, registering one goal, 16 assists, and 49 penalty minutes. Caffaro, 25, appeared in ·135 games for Union College during his NCAA career. The defenseman registered 23 goals, 56 assists, and 227 penalty minutes while at Union, and led all Union defenseman with 22 points this season. According to Reirden, the Penguins plan to bring in "pretty much everyone who is eligible that we feel has a future in the organization." In order to be signed, a player must have completed his junior or collegiate season. In other words, the sooner a As the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins continue their push to the playoffs, the team's roster is expected to continue expanding. The club has already signed three players to amateur try-out (ATO) agreements. The Penguins added two Pittsburgh draft picks in Nathan Moon and Robert Bortuzzo last Monday before signing undrafted defenseman Lane Caffaro on Saturday. "It gives them a little bit of a sneak preview of what they have to look forward to," said Penguins' interim head coach Todd Reirden. "Whether it's next year's rookie camp, or next year 's training camp, this prepares them a little bit more for what's expected out of them ... It also lets them know that while they've had successful junior careers, it's definitely a step up to play in the American Hockey League." Moon, a 19-year-old center, joins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton from the Kingston player's team gets bounced from the playoffs; the sooner he can be signed to an ATO agreement. While not everyone who is brought into Wilkes-Barre on an ATO will have the opportunity to get into a game with the Penguins, the players still get the experience of practicing with the team and getting a firsthand view of what the demands of professional hockey are. "It's great to be around these guys, seeing the pro practices, how intense they are compared to juniors, and what you have to get up here and the level you have to be to get this spot," Moon said. "It seems like a first class organization. They're spoken very highly of by everyone I've talked to. The facility is great, the guys are good, and I'm just happy to be here," Bortuzzo added. CURRENT PENGUINS STANDINGS 1. X- HERSHEY BEARS 101 POINTS 2. BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS 96 POINTS 3. WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON PENGUINS 94 POINTS 4. BINGHAMTON SENATORS 86 POINTS 5. PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS 80 POINTS 6. ALBANY RlVER RATS 69 POINTS 7. NORFOLKADMIRALS 66 POINTS X = SECURED PLAYOFF SPOT S C I '-'«------! I L i '11"---«-:: !:> - P I c:1. s rr E r1r111 le>dc::1y_ I c:1 a■ p t IVI <> 1r111 t h lntEJrstatE3 Blood &t. Plasma lnc_ .. 665 Carey ~ve VVi lkes-Barre .. Pa · 1 Call (570) 823-4119 -■ �MARCH 31, 2009 SPORTS 19 Colonels tennis remains undefeated Defeats FDU-Florham BY RYAN HOLMEi Beacon Correspondent Blazing fast serves, straight sets, and dominant attitudes propelled the Wilkes men's tennis team to its fifth straight victory of the season against FDU-Florham. The Colonels swept at both doubles and singles, and the loss to Wilkes made the fifth straight on the season for FDU. Lone senior Ky le Ungvarsky and his doubles partner Chris Cozzillio started off the day for Wilkes with a 9-7 win over Adam Geiger and Joe Li at the No. l spot. Shortly after Jeremy Nolt and Evan Katz dominated Nik Sharma and Kevin Ly 8-0 at the No. 2 spot to put the Colonels up 2-0. Wes McCollum and his partner John Rohrbach quickly disposed of Wes Hamett and Andrew Scamporino with an 8-2 victory to sweep the Devils in all three doubles matches. The early season success has built the confidence within the team and has elevated the men to play at the top of their game. However, by all accounts, the Colonels success has not encouraged over confidence. Even in warm up, it's easy to see that the Wilkes athletes take everything seriously once they step onto the court. "It's easy to keep a level head and stay grounded," said freshman Evan Katz. "The success hasn't gotten to us just yet. We all realize our talents, but we keep each other in line." _ Katz battled the very talented Joe Li in his singles match, overtaking Li in straight sets with a 6-4, 6-2 victory. Jeremy Nolt posted the same scores against FDU - Florham's Adam Geiger at the No. l spot. Kyle Ungvarsky and Wes McCollum put up perfect 6-0, 6-0 straight set victories in their singles matches to send Wes Hamett and Kevin Ly to the benches at the No. 3 and No.5 spots . . Sophomore Jon Rohrbach sent Andrew Scamporino packing in convincing fashion at the No. 6 spot with a 6-0, 6-2 victory. Last, but certainly not least, Chris Cozzillio overcame a "pre-game injury" and made his dominance known by beating Nik Sharma with a 6-1, 6-1 victory. Cozzillio's amazingly fast serves proved to be too much for his opponent who could hardly muster a return. "We are a very close team and I think the success will continue if we keep playing and battling for each win we get this season," Katz stated. The 5-0 Colonels travel to St. Davids, Pa. to take on the Eastern University Eagles on Saturday March 28 at 1pm. They return home Sunday March 29 to take on Elizabethtown University at 1pm. A Colonels tennis player hits the ball during the home match against FDU-Florham. The team has won both their spring matches this season, first defeating Neumann 8-1 on March 14 and the FDUFlorham on Wednesday March 25. Lacrosse pic1's up first confere nee win of the year Lady Colonels defeat cross town rival Kings Story Courtesy of Craig Merriman, Sports Information Direstor The Wilkes University women's lacrosse team picked up its first MAC win of the year by defeating cross-town rival King's College 19-8 on Wednesday afternoon, snapping the Lady Colonels two game losing streak. With the win, Wilkes now improves to 5-3 on the season and 1-2 in the conference, while the Lady Monarchs see their record drop to 0-6 on the year and 0-4 in the MAC. The opening half was one filled with runs with the Lady Colonels taking an early 3-0 lead thanks to two goals by Melissa Polchinski and one tally by Brittney Hodnik. King's would quickly answer by getting back-toback goals by Candice Russ and Alicia Cox to cut the margin to 3-2 with 22:12 remaining, before Wi!fes would score five straight to make the count 8-2 with just under 16 minutes left in the op~ning stanza. King's answered the Wilkes run with four straight goals of its own to cut the lead to just two at 8-6 with 3:38 to go in the opening stanza, before the Lady Colonels gave themselves a cushion with three more scores before the break to take an 11-6 advantage at the intermission. The second half saw Wilkes step up its defense, surrendering just two goals over the final 30 minutes. The Lady Colonels also kept their strong offense barrage going, finding the net nine more times, headlined by three goals apiece from Polchinski and Hodnik to post the final 19-8 margin. Polchinski led all scorers, posting seven more goals and one assist on the afternoon. Hodnik was right behind her with six scores and one helper, Kat Edwards added three goals, while Analicia Jost, Jordan Brown, and Amanda Tilley found the back of the net once each for the Lady Colonels. Allie Zukuft started and made five saves in goal, while Cassie Cronin played the second half and made three stops. Cox and Russ scored two goals each to pace the Lady Monarchs, while Sierra Coleman, Kari Leach, Christina Glenn, and Taylor Tyne had one score apiece. Chrissy Keenan made 15 saves between the pipes for King's. Lacrosse Leading Scorers Brittney Hodnik - 59 Melissa Polchinski .. 54 Kat Edwards - 28 Amelia Farnham - 26 Amanda Tiltey - 26 Jordan Brown - 19 Analicia Jost - 15 Rachel Greenlaw - 7 Stephanie Harkins - 6 �MARCH 31 2009 20 SPORTS Ja01es named 15th captain in Penguins' history BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer With his team clinging to a 3-2 lead at the second intermission of last Wednesday's game, Connor James pondered if there was anything he should be doing in the locker room to turn things around. Hours earlier, James was named captain of the WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins, a team that saw a three-goal lead vanish in a matter of minutes against the Grand Rapids Griffins. "I was thinking, 'Is this what I'm · supposed to do now, give a big win-one-for-the-Gipper speech?'" James said after Wednesday's game. "But everyone was calm in here, we knew what we had to do. Guys realized that we couldn't do what we did in the second period." James scrapped the speech idea, and the Penguins pulled it together in the third period to earn a 5-3 victory, which eased the captain after his first day wearing the "C" on his jersey. "It was a little nerve-racking. I haven't done it since midget. But we've got a great bunch of leaders on this team," James said. "Everyone does a great job. Not really anything changed, except for the sweater." Previously, James had served as one of the three alternate captains for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He took over the captaincy from Dave Gove, who has been sidelined due to injury since November. Interim head coach Todd Reirden said that naming James captain does not necessarily rule Gove out for the year. "At this point, I really wanted to have a captain going through these final nine games and then going into the playoffs," Reirden said. "If Dave Gove comes back, he'll be able to have his captaincy back. It's certainly not any slight to him." Once Reirden decided that a new captain was necessary, James was the obvious choice. The winger is in his third season with the Penguins' organization and has established American Hockey League career highs with 29 assists and 46 points. "He's the engine that drives our bus in terms of work ethic and passion for the game and desire to get better," the coach said. "He's been here for three years, putting time into this organization. Certainly a guy that was a logical choice." James 's teammates supported the decision. "It's great. He's been around three, years now. Obviously everyone gets along with everybody in the room and when he talks, everyone listens," said winger Chris Minard. "It's great for 0 ~ h n lt s ti n b Photo Courtesy of Chirs Rutsch Connor James traded in the "A" on his jersey for a "C" last Wednesday when he was named captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. See RINKSIDE on PAGE 17 b h e ti ti h n h - 4 ~ E 99-00: Tyler Wright, Steve Leach, John Slaney 00-01: Slaney, Sven Butenschon 01-02: Jason MacDonald 02-03: Tom Kostopoulos 03-04: Kostopoulous, Patrick Boileau, Kris Beech 04-05: Alain Nasreddine, Rob Scuderi 05-06: Nasreddine . 06-07: Nasreddine, Micki DuPont 07-08: Nathan Smith, Dennis Bonvie 08-09: Dave Gove, Connor James B & B p h b p rr � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 March 31st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 March 31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/be4eaf567a79f5ca897a0c49207750a3.pdf ca18530b2811a36ace030a8c8247871f PDF Text Text FINANCIAL SECTOR TANKS PAGE 6 BASEBALL PAGE 20 . STEVE HOFSTETTER PAGE 12 MARCH 24, 2009 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Volume 61 Issue 17 Wilkes freezes hiring on 'non-essential' positions SG reps at • odds over AED BYAMYFUSCO Beacon News Editor The nation's recession is not only squeezing pocketbooks and causing the Dow to look like a maniacal amusement park ride. It's also sent unemployment rates through the roof, and like many other colleges and universities, Wilkes has been forced to institute a limited hiring freeze for the immediate future. Specifically, at least until the end of the spring semester, Wilkes officials have put a moratorium on all hiring for 'non-essential' positions. It is unclear how long the freeze will last. According a recent article "More schools impose hiring freezes" in USNews.com, many colleges and universities instituted hiring freezes near the end of 2008 due to the current economic conditions. Some regional instititons in that list included Cornell University, Brown University, Temple University, and University of Maryland. The Beacon/ Amy Fusco Schools such as Ithaca College, Lock Despite a university-wide hiring freeze, some searches continue. Public safety is currentHaven University, and others suspended ly two people short for positions that are considered 'essential' for university operation. previously advertised searches for faculty positions due to the economic downturn. See HIRING page 3 A former Wilkes University student found himself in an altercation involving a knife last week, but the police department says that there's no evidence that a crime was committed. Early Saturday morning on March 14, 19year-old Stephen Bierlya, a Wilkes-Barre resident and former Wilkes University student who is currently enrolled at Luzerne County Community College, was involved in an unanticipated attack that left him with a bloody wound on his neck. Bierlya had to be taken to the hospital to receive medical attention. According to a Wilkes-Barre Police Department press release, an unknown individual entered Bierlya 's apartment and assaulted him with a knife. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. early Saturday morning at Bieryla's 372 South Franklin Street residence just one block from campus. Numerous attempts to contact Bieryla ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes.edu INDEX News ............... 1-5 Opinion...........6'~ 8 BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor · were unsuccessful. Junior communications major Andrew Wolak dropped Bieryla off at his home a half hour before the incident occurred and was stunned when he first heard the news of the attack. "I could not believe that this happened," said Wolak. "I was completely shocked. I immediately went and called him to make sure everything was ok and he told me what had happened." Student Government representatives purchased a portable AED (Automated External Defibrillator) machine for about $1,500 on March 11; however, the choice to do so was not without some controversy at the SG meeting. SG president Carl Santana introduced the idea of purchasing a portable AED in the weekly SG meeting, and it was approved and purchased at that meeting. However, the speed with which the proposal went through raised eyebrows among some representatives. "It was just introduced so quickly. There was such a quick discussion and a quick vote. I don't even think it was a two-week process," said David Sborz, SG senior class president. Sborz expressed that the AED was bought in haste, without much thought on the part of student government members. Wilkes currently has nine stationary AEDs on campus, but the SG purchase was for a portable machine to be used during off-campus events. An AED can save the life of a person who has gone into sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and is usually effective within the first 3 to 5 minutes of the attack. "The AED is used in case someone goes into cardiac arrest through physical activity or anything ... like a heart attack. Using that machine, you can bring the person's heart See BIERLYA page 5 See AED page 3 Former student victim of off campus attack BYANTHONYDORUNDA Assistant Beacon Op/Ed Editor purchase Lifestyles ..•....9-11 A&E. ...........12-15 Sports .•. ,,...... 16~2.0 Established 1936 PAN ewspaper Association Member w . · · . . • ·• �NEWS MARCH 24, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu jacqueline.lukas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com 2 Political expert offers insights into race and politics UPenn s Dr. Rogers Smith lecture sponsored by honor society s grant BY AMY FUSCO Beacon News Editor Dr. Rogers Smith, University of Pennsylvania's Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, offered his unique take last Thursday on Barack Obama's historic rise to the presidency as nation's first African American in that role. Smith's lecture "Barack Obama and the Future of American Racial Politics" was made possible thanks to a grant awarded to the political science honor society, Sigma Pi. It was the seventh consecutive year in which the Wilkes student group was awarded the grant. Smith teaches at the University of Pennsylvania, where he researches topics such as public law, American political thought and political theory. With his expertise in race relations, Wilkes organizers believed his lecture would be both relevant and timely given that Barack Obama is still working on his first hundred days in the Oval Office. Dr. Thomas Baldino, political science professor and interim dean for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, was instrumental in bringing Smith to campus. He had followed Smith's career and knew he had important expertise in the area of race and politics. "He [Smith] is a very thoughtful individual. His concerns involve a broad, sweeping coverage of citizenship and voting rights," Baldino commented. He explained that Smith's lecture would make historical references to try to place into context what it means to have an African American president. Aside from learning about race relations, Baldino hoped that having students listen to a professional, top-notch political scientist and discuss how he has acquired and analyzed his data, would help The Beacon/Amy Fusco Currently, Smith is co-authoring a book with Dr. Desmond King, Oxford, focusing on race relations and American development. BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wilkes.edu the political science majors learn about the skills needed for the field. Baldino founded the Wilkes charter of Sigma Pi in 1992 and has written a proposal each year for the grant, which is a national competition for funding of activities, such as lectures and discussion programs. "Frankly, I wasn't sure how competitive it would be, so I thought I'd just give it a shot," said Baldino. "I got one and then decided to keep doing it until they sar, no _and they haven't said t.L.........LlW....w:~ The Beacon/Amy Fusco n? yet. This year th e grant pro- Six political science students were recently inducted into the Sigma Pi vided funds for the speaker and chapter of the national honor society Sigma Pi Alpha. also a lunch for the newly inducted Sigma Pi students. There were cuses on issues with civil rights as nation on issues of race, so I six students inducted this year, and civil liberties of America. He hope it stimulates some thinking including Katie Nealon, Adam has a professional interest in the about that," he added. Szumski, Lauren Benhamou, Sar- country having its first African "I think it was great that we had ah Decesaris, Joshua Siejak, and American president, in which he the opportunity to have somebody Jeremy LaPorte, all political sci- researches how this was possible talk about Barrack Obama and ence maJors. and its significance. Smith is cur- race relations," said Joshua Sie"We went out to lunch at Cafe rently co-authoring a book with jak, junior political science major, Toscana with [Smith] after the Dr. Desmond King, professor of "It's a very important issue and lecture," Siejak said, "It was nice American government at Univer- I'm glad Pi Sigma Alpha was able to be able to sit at a professional sity of Oxford, about racial orders to fund it." He felt that the lecture lunch with him." Siejak explained and development of the American was very informative and that the there were very stringent require- state. speaker knew the subject material ments GPA-wise to be selected for "I hope [the students will] get very well. Sigma Pi and it was also advisor some insight into the rather un"I thought it was very interesting selection. usual role of race that played in to see the spread of race relations Baldino explained that the so- the election," said Smith. He ex- from the time that slavery ended ciety releases the grant recipients plained the election was unusual up until modem day," Siejak addeach summer. Last year, thirty or because the candidates did not talk ed. "It raised a lot of questions in forty out of approximately I 00 much about race although Obama my own head for further research." chapters received grants for their was the first African American He thought Smith was very neuactivities. candidate. He went into depth tral in explaining the issues with Smith has lectured widely with this topic during the lecture. race relations, unlike many biased across the country. He explained "It [the lecture] is also to inspire news sources. that as a political scientist, he fo- reflection on where we are going Editorial Staff 2008-09 Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz LizVoda Design Staff �MARCH 24, 2009 AED from FRONT PAGE I g d y itd back into rhythm so that they don't die," said Carl Santana, SG president. Clubs that involve physical activity always have a greater risk of someone being injured, which is why the AED could be beneficial. .., The idea of the portable AED was brought to Santana's attention when a fellow lacrosse team member's cousin died on the field due to a body check to the chest causing his heart to stop. Had there been an AED there, he may have survived. Because of that incident, the Wilkes lacrosse team has a portable AED machine. "I just thought that every other student should have that same opportunity to have one [an AED] available at events," said Santana. Any student, in any club can use the AED machine, as long as they go through the training. Clubs can also benefit from the portable AED. Someone in the club must be trained to use the machine. The clubs that involve physical activity, such as the Frisbee club and the equestrian club, pose a higher risk at any event they go to off campus for SCA. The training for the AED is not extensive and the machine has directions and visual pictures on it as well. "It's actually made for a lay person. You don't have to be a medical person to use it. It's very simple. It talks you through every step," said Diane O'Brien, director of health services. The portable AED machine will be stored in Passan Hall in Health Services. This location was chosen because the building is secure at night, but that's not the only rea- NEWS 3 son that it's a good location to store the AED. Prior to the purchase of the portable AED, Health Services did not have one in their building. "That's why I was kind of happy that he [Santana] chose to store it here because we are a secure building and it would be nice to have one here," said O'Brien. The training will be free through the insurance that Wilkes has. The details of the training are not fully worked out. Currently, the details of who will administer the training, where the training will be held or how long the training will be are undetermined. It is also unknown how the actual process of loaning the AED out will run. "The details of this aren't even worked out. I think that's something we passed by rather quickly in our discussion," said Sborz. Sborz worries that the students will not take the time out of their schedules to take the training. The portable AED, worth about $1,500, runs the risk of sitting in Passan Hall without any potential use. Santana said that the machine was $1,500, and if it is used once then it is well worth the money spent. "Money shouldn't be an issue when it comes to buying an AED," said Santana. He also said that SG has the money and it should have been purchased a long time ago. Sborz brought up the difference between SG spending money on a health resource for students and the university providing health resources to students. "If this is a major, major concern for students, then I think that the university should have taken some type of role in this. I think it's unfortunate that we're paying student activity fees to make up for things that the university should be supporting," said Sborz. There were also concerns brought up in the meeting by fellow student government members dealing with insurance questions. Sborz expressed that students might not feel comfortable using this AED machine on other students. "Another part of it that complicates things: are students going to want to take the risk? If something happens, are students going to want to take the risk of using this device [on another student]?" said Sborz. Santana would like to see another portable AED on campus within the next year in case of a conflict of offcampus events. The nine stationary AEDs on campus are located in the buildings and locations that students most frequently inhabit, such as the Martz Gym, the SUB, Ralston Field, and Evans Hall. Since those machines have been installed in the buildings, Wilkes has never encountered a situation where the AEDs needed to be used. "But, you know, if you use it once, it's going to be the best thing in the world," said The Beacon/ Jacqueline Lukas O'Brien. Stationary AEDs are located in nine buildings on campus. Some SG members were opposed to the purchase of a portable AED because they are already on campus. plained that an essential position is something the university cannot do without. For example, some teaching positions will need to be replaced if a professor leaves or a course needs to be taught. Gerald Rebo, public safety manager, acknowledged the need for two more public safety officers due to previous departures. Because public safety is required to staff 24-hours per day, officer positions are considered essential to the right management of the overall well-being of the campus. Right now, the office is engaged in the interview process for the officer positions. There are 13 full-time staff members and one parttime. "Wilkes is not going to compromise security and the safety of its students," Rebo stated. Carver explained that the president's cabinet will look at the emollment and revenue numbers for next year, and will then deter- mine what cutbacks or freezes may be necessary for the coming year. "We have to be very conscious about the [positions] we replace and the ones we don't replace," explained Carver. "The ones that aren't immediately replaced means that people need to become more creative and ... more efficient to ensure that the university continues to do what it needs to do in providing excellent education to students," she added. Dr. Reynold Verret, provost, explained that the hiring freeze is not routine. It only occurs during difficult economic times. "I think the impact is not immediately detrimental," said Verret, "I think it does cause us to slow some plans." Verret added that if a hiring freeze is instituted for a longer period of time, there would be different effects. "It's not a complete hiring freeze," Verret stated, "There are some positions we HIRING from FRONT PAGE Even Ivy League schools are facing major g ns ed ldm h." euith "ed economic challenges. Petra Carver, vice president for finance and support operations, is the university's budget manager and has overseen all changes and cutbacks, as well as the hiring freeze. "When we discovered that we had a significant deficit for 2009, we needed to look at options, what we could do to minimize that deficit as much as possible," explained Carver. "One step in that direction is to freeze non-essential hiring." The president's cabinet determines which positions are considered 'essential' and therefore exempt from the freeze. "J think we have plenty of experience to really know what is essential and what is not," commented Carver, "I don't think it's difficult to make that distinction." She ex- allowed to search for." For example, the search to hire a director of engineering is still underway. Additionally, there is a search for a new biophysicist, which is strongly needed. He believes there are positions linked to crucial needs, that add to determining which positions to fill. A variety of discussions with department chairs aids in the decision. "If we could honestly say that we could wait [to fill a position], we would wait," said Verret. The uncertainty of the economy makes the duration of the partial hiring freeze unclear. Verret has seen some positive economic signs in the previous week and assured that if things keep getting better, the freeze will be over. He acknowledged that there are so many "what-ifs" right now. "My concern is not what we know, but what we don't know," said Verret. �MARCH 24, 2009 NEWS 4 Media leaders caution against panic over newspapers' demise BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor kes-BaITe area according to Scott Wasser, managing editor of The Times Leader. The Rocky Mountain News. The Seattle "It's just a good newspaper market. I Post Intelligencer. The Chicago Tribune. The don't necessarily see the competition Los Angeles Times. The Philadelphia Inquirer. going away, unless something traumatic The list of newspaper closings and those filing happened," said Wasser. for bankruptcy seems to be growing daily. Wasser noted that many people are givShocking reports of century-old newspaing the internet more credit than it depers closing their doors have prompted media serves. The newspaper existed before the analysts to ask whether the recent changes are internet and it has survived on only the signalling the death knell of an industry. print version for a very long time in spite Some newspapers, like the Seattle Post Inof earlier changes such as the advent of telligencer, have opted to stop the economic television news. bleeding by eliminating the print version of "There 's nothing on the internet that the publication in favor of an exclusively ondoes what a newspaper does ... The Times line presence. As a result, the Pl staff was reLeader online, for example, would not duced from over 100 to a mere 20 people. exist if it wasn't for The Times Leader However, the move to an exclusively online newsroom," said Wasser. publication is not yet the norm in the field. AcHowever, as more tehcnologically savcording to Mark Fitzgerald, editor-at-large of vy consumers engage in Twittering, postthe Editor and Publisher (E&P), newspapers ing on Facebook, and blogging, some in America are doing relatively well. E&P is analysts argue that news and information America's oldest journal that covers the newsgathering has become a far more personpaper industry. alized industry, something mainstream "Even some of the big papers in the most media cannot readily adapt to and that troubled chains are still churning out profit business models can't compete with. margins in the high teens. That's three or four Although the Seattle Post-Inteltimes the margins of Exxon Mobil," Fitzgerligencer cut its staff dramatically, ald wrote in an article on March 18 for E&P. other journalists see these tough Newspapers are doing well here in the Wiltimes in a different light. "There will be a need for journalists, no matter what," said Byron Pitts, senior national coITespondent, contributing co1Tespondent to 60 Minutes on CBS, in a conference for College Media Advisors (CMA) in New York City March 15-17. Pitts argued that the print industry will undoubtedly continue to move more toward the digital and broadcast platforms because of technological advancements, but consumers are not likely to abandon reading for information. Charles Gibson, anchor of ABC World News, also spoke at the New York conference and agreed with Pitts about the importance of the field and that people will always need and want information in order to make decisions. However, Gibson acknowledged some concern about the The Beacon/ Jacqueline Lukas future of the industry because Some newspapers, like the Seatlle-Post Intelligencer, cut their staff dramatically to go from a "the economics of our busiprint version to an online version of their newspa- ness is shifting beneath our per. Although many journalists lost their jobs, By- feet." Gibson emphasized the ron Pitts, of 60 Minutes said that there will always importance of reading the be a need for journalists in our society. newspaper and urged young people to subscribe. He also actively encouraged young people to enthusiastically enter the field. "I can't think of a more exciting j ob than to be on the national news and do what reporters do," said Gibson. The future of the newspaper business does not woITy Wasser. He knows that the business, especially in the Wilkes-BaITe area, is secure because it is such a good newspaper market. "There is no more convenient or effective way of delivering the news than a daily newspaper," said Wasser. The Beacon/ Jacqueline Lukas Charles Gibson, anchor of ABC World News, recently addressed young journalists at the CMA conference in New York. He encouraged them to continue studying despite the decision of some newspapers to eliminate the print version of their publication. S,CRIIN PR1NT1N9 IMIROZDIRY p,a,(J(ZONM trl LOCATED IR WILKES-DA.JIB! .A.CRDSS PBDM Hm.Y UDUMEB DAl:DOMmrrS AND anull IEV!RiG!! s:7D ~B23 .9272 IHWW .4T - SHIB TS *COM YOUR HOME F'DR WINTER WEEKEND! �MARCH 24, 2009 NEWS the doors," said Gorton. "We try to make sure everything is closed and we are trying to be more aware." from FRONT PAGE As for the incident last Saturday, Public Senior engineering student Joe Gorton, Safety Manager Gerald Rebo declined comand a neighbor, said that Bieryla sought ment citing the fact the Bieryla was no lonhelp immediately following the incident. ger a Wilkes student. According to Gorton, someone had broAlthough the incident occurred off-camken into Bieryla's home and attacked him pus, Tom Messinger, executive director of when he came to inspect the noise. Campus Support Services, doesn't want "He came over here with blood on his students to be hesitant about calling public neck," stated Gorton. "He told me someone safety when they're in trouble. was banging on the "If something door and broke into happens within the the house. When he immediate area, went to see what · ·• <.J<,,Q and it is an immewas going on, the diate threat, you man attacked him can by all means with a knife." .....'"""".............-..........-.........................-_......_...............-a call public safety," Gorton said that said Messinger. forced entries have been a recurring theme "They will respond." along his street. Only two weeks before the According to Wilkes-Barre Police Chief latest incident, Bieryla's house was bro- Gerald Dessoye, this was an unfounded ken into and groceries were stolen. It was case. In essence, the case at hand has been around the same time that Gorton's house, investigated and determined to be non-crimwhich is next door, was also broken into. inal. There was no evidence that a crime or Items belonging-to Gorton and his room- policy violation had occurred, meaning no mates also went missing. further investigation is needed. The recent thefts and break-ins have made Bieryla was released from Wilkes-Barre Gorton more aware of his surroundings. General Hospital that same morning with "I double check to make sure I've locked cuts on his neck. BIERLYA . If> 5 SG Notes March 18, 2009 BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor 'Ireasurer's Report All College: $14,440.25 Conference: $11,080.09 General: $6,879.24 SpecialProjects: $3,079.06 Spirit: $4,000.00 Leadership: $8,652.59 Start-Up: $2,100.00 Club Reports The following clubs presented updates on their events. Programming Board, MSC SIFE, Renaissance Club, Math/CS New Business Running Club Donation Request (Week 1 of 1) $625 for the Annual Relay for Heat passed Society for Advancement Management Fund Request (Week 1 of 1) $1,750 was allocated to the SAM Conference Wilkes University Speech Team Fund Request (Week 1 of 2) Wilkes U Speech Team is asking for $1,173 for a National Debate Member of the Month: Shadae Gates fo February for WB St. Patrick's Day Parade Presidential Nominations Old Business Christian Fellowship Club Fund Request Thomas Bigler Journalism Confer ence Donation Request WB St. Patrick sDay Budget Portable AED Purchase Events WUPB Hinder on March 20 MSC presents Spring Fash ion Show and After Pa starting at 7 p.m. on March 21 2009 in the Ballroom • VIP Day from 1 p.m. - 2:30p m. on March 21, 2009 ICA Bollywood Extravaganza at p.m. on March 22, 2009 in the Ballroom *At 8:15 p.m., a motion was made to ad joum the SG meeting. The motion was ap proved. SG Meetings are open to all students They are held every Wednesday in the Mill er Conference Room on the second floor o HSC. P 'lc:1srr 1c1 Tc:,dc1y_ Ea ■ r ■■ 2 a■ p -· IVlc• ■ -th ! Interstate Blood & 665 t«• Plasma Inc_ c~:.Y t~~o'ro1~e~-,~~re. Pa �aid internships 8 0 12A!n,f;gn CONTACT INFORMATION: gino.troiani@wilkes.edu anthony.dorunda@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com Financial sector moral leaders cannot be found BY THE BEACON Editorial Board Years of greed-dominated management coupled with tremendous expansion and growth have left the financial sector in the greatest swan dive since the Great Depression. The rise oflow interest rates and cheap credit helped fuel big gains in the housing market and other business industries. This created a trend in which banks became more comfortable with risky loans. They began lending more money to more people with questionable or non-existent credit who had little hope of repaying the debts. Much of the banking industry began to fuse risky loans ('sub prime mortgages') into mortgagebacked bonds (IOUs). Bankers then began to turn these bonds into highly rated securities. The bonds were sold to banks, insurers and pension funds around the world, thus, escalating the situation into a global catastrophe. Many things could happen if a top CEO from a major lending company, such as AIG or Merrill Lynch, were to announce that their COiljlany could go under at any minute. Stock prices would plummet, lenders would call in their debts, banks and customers would freeze the company out, agencies would downgrade it, and before you know it, the once mighty and powerful CEO would find himself with a whole lot of explaining to do. Although hard to swallow, honesty is the best policy to adhere to. However, during the months leading up to the financial crisis, executives foolishly painted a sunny picture complete with duct tape and glue to disguise the true state of their companies. The problem is that while this might help push a company through rocky times, the executive who shades the truth is committing civil fraud, and if the company crashes, he faces the possibility of prison. The banks found themselves m a slump, and in order to rebuild their capital and profits, needed to increase lending costs. In direct correlation, rates have skyrocketed for mortgages, personal Io ans , overdrafts and credit cards, and borrowers have been hit the hardest. Nevertheless, as the economy continues to falter, rising bad debt will take its toll , forcing lenders to keep increasing their rates. The whole situation has had a devastating effect on both the international and U.S. economies. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the national unemployment rate climbed to 8.1 percent in February 2009, leaving millions in financial shambles without opportunity to even pull themselves out. As a result, the house of cards has tumbled and many have lost homes, investments, vehicles, and retirement funds. So who should receive the blame and how should they pay? After a $700 billion Trouble Asset Relief Program introduced by the U.S. Treasury Department, CNN reported that Merrill Lynch dished out more than $3.6 bi!- lion in bonuses before a takeover by Bank of America on January 1, 2009. And the final straw for many taxpayers happened last week when it was widely reported that the troubled AIG, which had received over $170 billion of government bailout money, would pay out $165 million of that in "retention bonuses" to some of its top executives. The Washington Post reported that Joe Cassano, the financial products manager whose complex investments led to AIG's near collapse, is earning $1 million per month in consulting fees from the ailing financial giant. These are just a few examples of the corruption and stupidity that much of the financial sector has exhibited. But it doesn't stop there. Finally, who could forget former Chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, Mr. Bernard Madoff and his crafty ponzi scheme that surfaced late last year. Regulators said Madoff himself estimated that $50 billion in personal and institutional wealth from around the world was gone. The money went to fund his lavish lifestyle, with a New York apartment; a beachfront mansion in the Hamptons on Long Island; a small villa overlooking Cap d' Antibes on the French Riviera; a Mayfair office in London; yachts in New York, Florida and the Mediterranean. Madoff pleaded guilty last December, and the 70-year old now faces a maximum 150-year sentence. Now, investigators are tallying up Madoff's assets, valued at well over $800 million, so they can be liquidated and re-allocated to the thousands of victims who entrusted his firm with their money. Investigators are still trying to determine how many people were victimized and how much money was stolen. But even if all of his assets are liquidated, they only add up to a fraction of what he stole out of the pockets of his loyal customers. Personal advancement, selfishness and greed have served as the moral foundation on which the American financial sector has conducted itself for decades. Effectively, what business "leaders" have taught American youth is that to get ahead, it is perfectly acceptable to lie, cheat, and steal. While the average Americans' bad financial choices (purchasing homes they can't afford, maxing out credit cards, etc.) also serve as poor role modeling, it is the moguls like Madoff, and other poster children for bad business ethics like Bear Stearns' Jimmy Cayne, Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal, and Lehman's Dick Fuld who embody the most self-serving behavior, and consequently the most damaging to the rest of us. Although not all of the blame for a slumping economy should be put on the financial sector, it is still at the root of it all. Americans have a right to demand proper punishment. We advocate jail sentences, and not at Hilton-like detention centers. The moguls like Madoff should not only serve time, but do so right alongside the bank robbers who did it the old fashioned way-with guns. Irresponsible decisions by banking CEOs reflect selfbishness and greed. Millions of people have lost entire life savings as a result of the worsening economy. Those who led in unethical choices should face jail time. . 6 �MARCH 24, 2009 OPI N ION 7 The Angry Rant: Financial Frenzy BY TIM SEIGFRIED .., Wilkes Alumnus Someone once said that children are the future. Aside from that being a completely obvious and superfluous statement, it is a remarkably true one. But while the brass at the top is busy bailing out businesses whose management was so piss-poor that they ran themselves into the ground, those who have spent their hard earned money trying to do the right thing were getting the middle finger in return. At the very top of that list is Timothy Geithner, the US Secretary of the Treasury. Sure, this guy looks harmless enough, like a periodontist or something, but Mr. Geithner was heavily involved in the cluster-eff bailout for AIG. That is, when he wasn't too busy not paying his taxes. Between Geithner and the rest ofus sits a rogue's gallery of shady businessmen and women who are in charge of our money. They are at the blackjack table with trillions of dollars in taxpayer money, and keep hitting on 18 with a 6 showing for the dealer. Even though we are screaming "STAY, STAY!" it makes no difference. They control the purse strings, while John Everyman is left to wonder if he is going to have a job tomorrow. While our money is gambled away, the brass at the top still have enough chutzpah to bailout corporations and businesses that did a fine job of running themselves right into the ground thanks to poor business models and products, and billion-dollar bonuses. And at the bottom of the long list of those waiting to get any sort of help from the government are folks like you and me - students. Or former students. We all have to pay back an exorbitant amount of money for an overpriced education, plus interest. Ten years ago, all I ever heard from everyone was, "College is the only way you will ever make something of yourself!" And I believed them. After all, a degree from an institute of higher learning would increase my chances of getting an actual job and making decent money one day. That much is true. If Person A has a degree, he or she is more likely to get a job than Person B, especially if that job requires some sort of learning and/or experience. Except that the job market is the worst it's been in two decades. Unemployment is through the roof, and college educated citizens are having to settle for jobs that are well below their education level in order to put food on the table. While I understand it's part of a process, it doesn't have to be. Damn near all students have to pay back some form of debt that they used to cover their education. So even when they do get those high paying jobs, they are spending most of that money paying back the creditors that made that job a reality. And the rest of their paycheck? Well, the part that isn't swallowed by taxes is probably being squirreled away for a house or for car payments. Food? Heat? Who needs 'em? Do you have any idea how long it takes to pay off a student loan without assistance from mom and dad? Let's just say you'll be writing checks for a good decade or so until you're free and clear. And even then, there is (hopefully) a mortgage to pay off. Which brings me to my point: Why doesn't the government open up its pocketbook and bail out the college students who are up to their ears in debt? Bailing out big corporations doesn't help out the economy; that money isn't really being spent on anything. We learned that trickle-down economics didn't work in the 80s, why would it work now? It's time for something that I call "Eff-you Economics." It works like this: Give the money to those who actually need it (college graduates, responsible home owners). They are going to spend it. And when money is going into the economy from the hands of the consumers, it starts spinning again. When money goes to the people at the top to keep themselves afloat, no money gets back into the economy vis-a-vis the consumers. Yeah, that's right. A college graduate with a degree in journalism has a better idea of how to fix the economy than all the egg-head financial analysts in Washington. But really, folks, what about the American dream? Is this it? Is this what I'm relegated to? Did we all push our chips into the table, only to have the pit boss take them away before we even played a hand? It's bad enough that we need to pay to keep the banks and insurance giants afloat, but we can't even rub a few dimes together to pay for these student loans that was a priority? But do you know what the real priority is? Storming the gates of this massive corrupt bureaucracy with pitchforks and fire, Frankenstein-style. THEN maybe they will listen to us. High school basketball team loses gaine, wins respect BY ANTHONY DORUNDA Beacon Asst. Opinion Editor Madision would be charged with a technical foul. In accordance with high school rules, the opponents were allowed to take two free I realize that not all high school basket- throws. ball players can be as phenomenal as LeBThe score of the game wasn't important, ron James was during his senior year at St. and neither is the name of the player. What Vincent/St. Mary, but the story of one Illi- is important is that the opponent sent a playnois team truly tops anything that James has er to the charity stripe and had him intendone during his high school or professional tionally miss the two free throws that had career. been awarded to them. After a player from Milwaukee-Madison No, that was not a misprint: a coach had a lost his mother to a five-year battle with player miss two freebies in a tight contest. cervical cancer, the player showed up in In a world where a high school girl's team the second quarter of their home game, recently defeated a school for children with versus the visitors from DeKalb, Illinois, disabilities by a score of 100-0, when was a mere two and a half hours away, to sup- the last time anyone has heard of a team port his team. But he didn't want to wave turning aside two free points? a foam finger on the sidelines. He wanted Kudos to the coach and the players of that to get in the game. The problem was that team. It takes a real check of one's own ego his coach didn't list the player on the pre- to make such a decision under those cirgame roster, which meant that Milwaukee cumstances. I know it was early in the game, which made the decision a lot easier, but I got the feeling that this coach would have done the same thing down by one late in the game. For people thinking, "Oh, this wasn't that big of a deal," put yourself in this situation. It would be perfectly understandable if the decision were made to take the shots as usual. It's part of the game and no one should get special privileges. But the coach is also a parent, I am guessing, and he understood the situation. When all is said and done, this coach and these players are going to be remembered much more for the decision they made in that one game than for the final score and whether or not they won or lost. Life is not all about winning and losing. It's about doing the right thing no matter the end result. I wish some professional athletes read this story and saw the cour- -- c '/ age and maturity that these high school athletes showed. The team displayed qualities that many (not all) professional athletes do not possess. I guarantee that Kobe Bryant would not miss free throws on purpose no matter the cause, because it would hurt his average, which would hurt his chances for MVP, which would decrease his sponsors, and in the end lower his overall numbers and decrease the amount of zero's on his paychecks. The coach and players of that team should be commended for what took place on that court. And in case you were wondering, that team that missed the two free throws lost the game. But who's counting anyway? �MARCH 24, 2009 OPINION Unpaid internships perpetuate inequality BY CHRISTA SGOBBA • Beacon Lifestyles Editor full-time for free, and when other costs such as health insurance, accommodations, and transportation are factored in, that number dwindles. Let's look at the cost of one of these internships. In February, ED2010.com posted a listing for a full-time editorial intern at Marie Claire in New York Cityfor the summer. This is an unpaid internship which must be taken for college credit. At Wilkes, each credit costs around $700, so a three-credit intern- When the May 16 commencement rolls around, I hope to have landed my very own "real-life" journalism job, complete with long hours, strict deadlines, and the possibility of getting my byline out to thousands of readers. And if I'm really lucky, I may even get paid for it. With the nation's unemployment rate increasing to 8.1 percent in February, jobs are at a premium. Traditionally entry-level jobs are now being scooped up by more seasoned workers, leaving new graduates scrambling for any position they can find. In order to avoid going head-to-head with this competition, many graduates are looking toward summer internships as their first out-of-school job. Perhaps the greatest appeal to these internships is the possibility of a permanent job offer after their completion, an inarThe 8 guable boon in today's eacon/Gino Tr . . . ·~m strugglmg economy. Accordmg to a 2007 survey conducted by the ship would cost National Association of Colleges $2,100. Then there's and Employers, employers offered the whole business of a full-time job to nearly two out of moving to New York City. every three interns. According to myapartmentmap. However, there is one pesky com, the average studio apartment catch to the seemingly easy an- in the city costs $2,334 a month, swer of a post-graduate internship: bringing your total housing exyou're likely to be spending your penses for the summer to $7,002. summer working for free, with Three months of unlimited subn~ a health benefit in sight. way use costs $243, and food for Students in the field of com- the summer would add another munications are at a particular $1,000. disadvantage regarding the pheSo not counting incidentals, you nomenon oftli.:: unpaid internship. would be paying $10,345 to work According to an article published full-time for free as a magazine in Slate magazine in 2006, the ma- editorial intern. jority of internships in journalism No matter how ridiculous it may and politics are unpaid. And when seem to pay the cost of a brand the average paid intern at a bache- new Hyundai Accent just so you lor's degree level brings in $15.99 could toil away at 40-hour weeks, an hour, as shown by the 2007 the fact remains that these inNACE survey, journalism interns ternships are important stepping are at a definite disadvantage. stones for anyone interested in But I believe graduates who a career in media. Media outlets don't come from a privileged that offered unpaid summer inbackground are at the biggest dis- ternships for 2009 consist of The advantage. Only a small number Baltimore Sun, Newsday, Esquire, of graduates can afford to work Good Housekeeping, Harper's seem stuck on only one aspect of diversity. Previously, there have been minority internships offered at The Chicago Sun-Times, The Seattle Times, and the Philadelphia Daily News, as well as with the Kaiser Foundation for Urban Health Reporting. That's a step in the right direction, but it's forgetting that diversity exists beyond what's reflected by skin color. The danger of these internships is the perpetuation of a class bias at our most well-known and sought after media organizations. It's no surprise that media organizations like to hire what they know. If an intern spent the whole summer producing quality work for an employer, he or she is going to have an obvious edge over unknown graduates applying for that same job. And if these organizations are offering only unpaid internships, the majority of the work familiar to these media moguls will be that completed by interns from a privileged background. That's what will comprise their staff. So what's there to be done about over this? The obvious answer is for $100,000 a media organizations to offer a livyear, which is ing wage to their interns. But in only 20 percent of today's struggling economy, espet h e entire college popula- cially in regard to journalism, that tion. Students chosen for these could be financially difficult for competitive internships may be them, even if they saw the need to the best out of the applicant pool, do so. Some schools are trying to even but it's unlikely they are the best of best, since a majority of the po- the playing field by allowing all tentials don't even apply because of their students to apply for any internship they wanted, regardof financial infeasibility. Because of this, media organiza- less of financial need. The College tions that offer unpaid internships of William and Mary, Wellesley are hurting their own upper hand College, and Brandeis University, by ignoring a pool of potential among others, offer stipends for applicants that could only enrich unpaid internships. Right now, Wilkes University their organization. Newspapers, magazines, and television stations only offers stipends to students have a diverse audience out there, who intern at non-profit or federal and staffing their outlets with jour- agencies. Regardless of what steps are nalists who aren't representative of the whole picture can leave im- taken, the playing field must be leveled for journalism internships. portant needs unmet. Some media organizations who The media's job is to represent the understand the importance of a needs of the people, but that can't diverse staff are making efforts be done if the journalists make up to bring in staff members with only a small part of that populadifferent backgrounds, but they tion. Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and MTV Networks, which include MTV, VHl, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and Spike TV. And since employers are hiring two out of every three interns, I believe those graduates whose families can afford to back these expenses have started their careers with an unfair advantage. So who's working these unpaid internships? According to a 2004 USA Today article, 60 percent of these interns come from families who make 8 Beacon Poll Results The following are results of a poll that The Beacon conducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overall attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon asked: Should the Scranton State School of the Deaf be included in the 2008-2009 budget? • Yes - 44% • No -22% • Undecided - 33% Next Week-s question: Should the financial CEOs be jailed for their role in the eco nomic downturn? • Yes •No • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Contact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu MARCH 24, 2 09 wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com g Podcasts offer Wilkes students alternate learning option BY RUTH WHISPELL Beacon Staff Writer Most Wilkes students are completely unaware that Wilkes University is a participant in iTunes U, a new approach to teaching gaining widespread popularity. The iTunes U approach takes lectures to a whole new level by allowing a teacher to record their lecture, add pictures and visuals, and upload the lecture onto iTunes. Then students can download the lecture on their computers and watch it over and over again, while pausing, rewinding, and fast forwarding. The student can also download the lecture to an iPod, thus making learning something he or she can do anywhere. But only a handful of Wilkes professors actually take advantage of this technological learning tool. In fact, this semester only one teacher, Dr. Kenneth Klemow, professor of biology, is using podcasts as a teaching supplement. In the past Dr. Karen Beth Bohan, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, has used podcast, but on the Wilkes University iTunes page it shows the last time she has updated her podcasts was May of 2008. Klemow, who has taught biology at Wilkes for 27 years said, "The way my Bio 122, Principles of Modem Biology, class is structured, there are four hours of lecture each week and a three hour lab. The material covered in lecture the students study further in lab either under a microscope, through a dissection, or through diagrams. To help my students really learn the material they must learn through the lecture then learn more in the weekly lab." Klemow went on to explain that he 's been teaching Principles of Modem Biology smce 1983 and one of the things he's noticed is The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick between snow days, compressed schedules, test and quizzes, his class falls behind in lectures relative to labs. "Once I saw we had this podcast technology available I learned how to use it so students can listen to a lecture at their convenience," he said. Jon Kadjeski, a freshman English major, who was unaware that Wilkes offered podcasts through iTunes U said, "I think podcasts would be helpful in math and science courses because you could go back over an explanation as many times as you'd like to." However, he added he doesn't think there would be much of a difference between sitting in class and listening to a lecture versus watching the lecture on an iPod or computer, other than the convenience. "J have flirted with the idea, but as I am now primarily dealing with administrative duties J have found very little time to explore the use of podcasts in teaching," said Dr. Vee Ming Lew, an associate professor and chair of the department of math and computer science. According to Newscientist.com, Dani McKinney, a psychologist at the State University of New York in Fredonia, conducted a study in which she presented 64 students with a single lecture on visual perception from an introductory psychology course. Half of the students attended the class in person and received a printout of the slides from the lecture. The other half downloaded a podcast that included audio from the same lecture synchronized with video of the slides. These students also received a printed handout of the material. The students were told they would be tested on the material in a week. McKinney discovered students who downloaded the podcast averaged a C (71 out of 100) on the test - substantially better than those who attended the lecture, who on averaged only a D (62). Students who listened to the podcast one or more times and took notes had an average score of 77. Although in McKinney's study motivation may have been an issue: the highest scorer in each group received a $15 iTunes gift card and the test did not count as a grade. Klemow said, "I don't know if my students are scoring better, but they're not scoring any worse. Generally grades are the same, but to me that's a good thing. " Klemow said he works hard at trying to make his podcasts as enjoyable and informational as possible. "An eight minute podcast could take eight hours for me to complete from start to finish,; between writing the script and searching online for pictures to use as visual examples then putting it all together using a program called Garage Band," said Klemow. Because he puts so much effort into the podcasts, Klemow says it's important to him that his students learn from them and like them. "The last couple years I've surveyed my class and discovered they think downloading the podcasts is easy and they like The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki the narrations and imDr. Dan McCune, professor of pharmacy, works on setting ages. Two-thirds to threeup a podcast. Podcasts allow students to download a lecfourths of my students ture on their iPods and listen to it on their own time. really like them, but the remammg really hate them; I'd rather a smaller percent really have the trail guide and load it onto their hate them," said Klemow. iPod to use the podcast trail guide instead One thing Klemow did to try to help his of the normal paper ones provided at most students enjoy the podcasts more was mak- parks," said Klemow. ing study guides for the podcasts to guide Rachel Curtis, a student of Klemow, did them through the lectures and help them most of the work at Kirby Park. She took take notes. From what he understands, most a lead two summers ago and presented a of his students like the study guides, and poster on their Podcast Trail Guides at a he's hoping to convert those who really hate national meeting. Since then Klemow has the podcasts into liking them. been in contact with parks from San FranIn two of his other classes, Plant Diversity cisco and San Diego who also want to take and Ecology, Klemow assigns students to part in podcast trail guides. Klemow hopes make their own podcasts, not only teaching to eventually tum his trail guide idea into a them the required courses, but also a small National Network. lesson in computer technology. Klemow is always looking for ways to Right now he has three initiatives going make his podcast better. He eventually on where he and some of his students are wants to work with students from the comcreating podcast trail guides. They have munications department to help produce trail guides online at the Wilkes University better podcasts. He tells his students if they iTunes site for Kirby Park, Nuangola Bog, have any ideas or find any errors within the and Nescopeck State Park. "When some- podcast to let him know. one wants to go on a trail they can see ifwe �10 LIFESTYLES MARCH 24, 2009 Changing the face of mental illness, one presentation at a time BY LEEANN SEARFOSS Beacon Assistant Lifestyles Editor In American culture, the "hero" is often the individual who defies odds by overcoming adversity. In the best cases, the process such people go through teaches others. For professionals living with mental illness, defying the odds is an everyday occurence. One organization has taken it upon itself to educate about mental illness and redraw the faces that are typically seen belonging to these disorders. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has made its mission to "advocate at all levels to ensure that all persons affected by mental illness receive the services that they need and deserve, in a timely fashion," according to NAMI's official website. NAMI's support, education, and advocacy aims to promote awareness of all types of mental illnesses, as well as give those living with mental illness a chance to speak their minds and educate others. On Tuesday, March 24, NAMI will cosponsor a lecture with Psi Chi, Wilkes Uni- vesity's psychology honor society, showcasing two professionals living with mental illness and who want to educate and share their story. The first presenter, Julius Zuckerwar, is a student at Luzerne County Community College. Before enrolling at LCCC, Zuckerwar was enlisted in the Army and is now an Army veteran. "Julius has Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous memberships and is five years clean," said Jessica Woolfolk, student coordinator for the Psi Chi event. Zuckerwar is also a community volunteer and advocate for NAMI. Along with Zuckerwar, Glenda Race, Wilkes alum and the coordinator of the presentation, will serve as the second speaker. Race is a teacher and a writer who has used her writing abilities to spread knowledge of her particular mental illness. "I have the bipolar form of schizoaffective disorder and have self-published a chapbook of poetry and personal narratives titled Awareness, Acceptance, and Photo Courtesy of http://images.lulu.com/ Appreciation ," contenl/1490775 said Race. Race's book (pictured above) details According to her personal struggles and advocacy for NAMI's website, those living with mental illness. schizoaffective disorder "involves both psychotic symptoms and conspicuous, long-enduring, severe symptoms of mood disorder. The cluster of symptoms experienced by persons with schizoaffective disorder can resemble-at various times in its course." NAMI allows individuals, both living with and not living with mental illness, to inform themselves on such disorders, as well as take action. "NAMI has supported me in my quest and recovery of my particular mental illness. It has also educated me about mental illness and empowered me through the help of close friends and family," said Race. All interested students, staff, faculty, and community members are welcome to listen to two personal accounts of living with mental illness and becoming successful professionals. The presentation will be held in SLC 166 on Tuesday, March 24 at 6 p.m. For more information on NAMI or mental illness, please visit www.NAMI.org. . �MARCH 24, 2009 LIFESTYLES 11 Resu01ania! hits Wilkes ca01pus with tips and tricks people can't read it. It doesn't tell when you're graduating, so an organization won't know what year you're in. The tabs are so Thirty seconds can make or break the first crazy ... " impression. The look and readability of your resume is When you're introducing yourself to a po- important, but your qualifications and how tential employer at a job fair, in only thirty you express them is just as equally imporseconds, the employer runs down the silent tant. checklist of requirements to see if you look "The hardest thing for people is to take qualified. Are you dressed prothose little phrases and fessionally? Do you have a good Employment Fair 2009 handshake? Do you come off as a describe professional, friendly person? Bewhat you do When: Tuesday, March 24 fore that employer decides to conand make sider you for the job, you pull out them sound 1:00-4:00 p.m. concise and that last, all-important marketing Where: Wachovia Arena tool.. .your resume. powerful ," Bring: Copies of resumes A resume is the only thing that BosackWear: Professional dress ensures an employer's first imKosek said. pression is a lasting one, which is "They alwhy having a good resume is so ways seem important for students applying to be the for their first professional job or internship. kinds of things we edit the most. Explain "Employers get upwards of one hundred your accomplishments and don't assume resumes for each job they post, so competi- people know what something that's an entition for the few jobs out there is fierce . If ty to Wilkes or Wilkes-Barre is. In addition you don't have a quality resume, you won't to highlighting your skills and experiences, even be considered for a position," said Lisa also worry about the presentation and spellMulvey, Career Development Coordinator ing." of Career Services. Using those action words that indicate the According to Mulvey, employers are at- skills you've built on and enhanced. Detracted to resumes that are well-organized scribe your experiences fully and state you and neatly put together on a one-page Mi- objectives clearly by telling the employer crosoft Word Document. in your resume what you want and when "If you have all your experiences on one you want it. Employers want to see resumes page, I think that makes a much more pow- from students who are consistent in particierful impact than someone spreading it out pating in activities that build their skills. O\'er two pages unless you were really so "We know recruiters that \\ ill save a reactive," said Carol Bosack-Kosek, Director sume of a student they met at a job fair as a of Career Services. "Don't tell Bill Gates sophomore," Bosack-Kosek said. "They'll this, but his Microsoft template is crazy. save it and when they see them as a senior The font for your address is so small that they look at whether their GPA went up BY LAUREN SALEM .. Beacon Staff Writer or down and how many proj ects they worked on, because they figure if they're motivated at Wilkes, they'll be motivated in the workforce." Some students have trouble filling the page with relevant expenences and activities, because they didn't get involved enough in undergraduate school. Career development specialists note that simply going to college and getting a degree is not enough to impress a prospective employer in the 21st century. According to the 2008 survey conducted by Col- The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki legeGrad·com, th e Victor Trentacost looks on as his resume is checked over at Cathird most imporreer Services. Career counselors offer advice on how to optimize tant criterion is their resumes. They should be neat, well-organized, and should experience, specifcontain accurate descriptions of qualifications. ically what a student would gamer from an internship. ences as a freshman. In addition, one or two extracmTicular Career Services has a program called activities like being on an athletic team, a College Central where students can staii a club, or imolved in community service is resume and upload it so only Career Scrpreferable. v ices can sec it and give students individual A resume is not something students want feedback. College Central is located on the to create a day before the job fair, so it is web at www.collegcccntral.com/wilkesu. best to start recording activities and cxpcri- �Watchmen llE\TIEW A&£ MARCH 24, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu matthew.gogas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com 12 An interview with coinedian Steve Hofstetter BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor After talking to the voicemail of Steve Hofstetter for three days, we started leaving messages that simply said, "Ok it's Steve, your tum" or "I hope we can actually talk at some point; call me back when you get a chance." Finally, after Steve weathered an ice storm in Iowa, he safely made it back to New York where we discussed his future live album, Steve Hofstetter s Day Off, and his many accomplishments on a good, old fashioned land line. Steve Hofstetter has achieved many accomplishments throughout his career; his most notable being on Craig Ferguson's "Late Late Show." Hofstetter has also appeared on ESPN's "Quite Frankly," Showtime's "White Boyz in the Hood," and VHl 's "Countdown." His ability to make people laugh has led him to have one of the top two most trafficked websites of an American standup act on the market, behind Danecook.com. The Beacon: So, Steve, what kind of child were you? SH: I was actually really quiet as a very young child. It took me awhile before I actually started speaking. I don't mean first words but before I started speaking with any regularity. My parents have told me I was incredibly quiet and that I haven't shut up since. The Beacon: So you've made up for lost time? 4,H: Pretty much. I was a troublemaker in the sense of causing trouble that didn't have any consequences. Ya know, I liked to stir things up. I loved attention, that's part of what I think any stand up comic does. You have to create attention in order to do what we do. The Beacon: How do you see your ability to stir things up playing into your stand up acts? SH: Well that is what I do. I'm a counter culture comedian so counter culture is stirring things up. Add those two together and that's what I do for a living. The Beacon: Could you elaborate a bit on what the term counter culture comedian means? SH: Umm, I don't like consensus. I don't think it's healthy when everybody shares an opinion because they are told to. The main problem with the old administration is the sense of them saying if you don't do exactly what we say when we say it, you' re not patriotic, and I completely disagree. I think the very essence of what we are supposed to do in this country and what we're supposed to value as Americans is questioning. So my comedy is very much about questioning what's around you, trying to find a different approach, etc. etc. The Beacon : I gathered quite a bit of that from your new album coming out (Steve Hofstetter s Day Ojj) l was wondering is that a Ferris Bueller reference? SH: Yes. There are two reasons why I referenced Ferris Bueller. One is because I wasn't doing any material because it was all off the cuff and all ad-libbed it was in a sense my day off. It was a time where I wasn't preparing the written show like I so often do. And then the other reason was because when I was a kid whenever I would stay home from school we didn't have cable and we had very few movies that we had taped off the VCR. One of them was Ferris Bueller s Day Off and that was pretty much the only good one so I watched it every time I was home sick and it always made me feel better. It was just something I did as a kid and I absolutely loved it so the idea of making a reference to it was like well, maybe you guys will enjoy this album. All the tracks are also titled references to . Ferris. I like to have themes for all my albums. The Beacon: What of your albums last album was Dark Side of the Room which was a take on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and all the track names were Pink Floyd songs. It's stuff like that I like to have a little something extra. Comedy albums are so different than music albums. A lot of people who put out comedy albums are like here's my concert and I'm done. I like to give something a little bit more, a little bit extra. The Beacon: I totally agree. So, what's the most monumental thing you've done in your career? SH: Umm, it's got to be being on Craig Ferguson. It's funny the way this industry works. I think I got more out of people knowing I was on it as opposed to people actually seeing me on it. There is a term in improv, "Yes, and" which is whenever someone gives a suggestion you say "Yes, and" then you build on it. It's funny because the industry is sort of like that. They see that someone's successful and they say oh if he can do that then he can do this. The Beacon: Do you plan on making a stop in Wilkes-Barre? SH: I have not played Wilkes before but I've played Scranton. I've been through Wilkes-Barre a number of times. I was very very sick once and your Wegman's pretty much saved my life. If a college wants to book me they can go to my website, send an e-mail or talk to my agent. They can go through me and I'll get them to the right people or they can go directly to the right people. I try to do as many shows as J can. The Beacon: Do you think you'll ever grow out of stand-up? SH: No ya' know J am a stand-up comedian. While other stuff might be- See STEVE page 13 �MARCH 24, 2009 STEVEfrompage 12 come bigger I will always still do standup. It's something I love. That would be like saying to me do yoti think I'll stop being a baseball fan? The Beacon: Hmm, well piggybacking off that what are you looking forward to in your career? SH: More of the same! Granted the next big step I'm talking with a couple big networks about TV or possibly movies. There's always moving forward that way, bigger venues. You know what I'm really looking forward to? The Beacon: What's that? SH: The day where I can decide what part of the country I play in what time of year so I never have to drive through an ice storm again. The Beacon: Oh, that'll be the day. Anything else you are very excited about? SH: I'm excited about the new album and I'm especially excited because it is something different. I mean when you put out an album you've been working on for a few years the people who are big fans have already seen most of those jokes because they've come to see you live so this ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT a way where the only people who have ever seen those jokes are the 200 hundred people who are there for the taping so I'm very excited for that. The Beacon: That would be great, haha, well how did you get into comedy? SH: Well when I was thirteen there was a girl I had a crush on in an improv group and she invited me to join and then she quit two weeks later but I was already hooked. The Beacon: So you did it all for a girl and looked what happened. SH: Haha well she later became atrocious in looks and personality so it really worked out. The Beacon: Haha good for you, not for her. Once you knew you were into standup did you look up to and gravitate towards any other comedians? SH: Well I only really started studying comedy once I became a comic. But I definitely have listened to just about everything since then. My all time favorite is Bill Hicks. Actually you know what, when I was in college someone sat me down and played Eddie Izzard's "Dressed to Kill." I was very skeptical because he was like he's very funny and he's a transvestite and that was all he said. I thought he was hilarious and started following him and then Movie Review: Watchinen cal that Snyder could pull off the task of turning such a wonderful piece of art, into a gorgeous, and breathtaking blockbuster The hype was huge. The trailers even hit. It seemed from the trailers that this bigger. And Dr. Manhattan, the was shaping biggest yet. It must have been up to be a huge March 6, 2009, the date many cult hit. Then came fans had been waiting for, the day opening night Watchmen was released. and ... Watchmen, a movie based on Success it the only graphic novel that made was! Not only it onto TIME's "Top 100 Novels did Snyder pull List," follows the exploits of reoff a gorgeous maining former vigilante-heroes, city backdrop the Watchmen. After the death that reminded of comrade The Comedian, Rorviewers of a schach takes up the task of figurcartoon style ing out who killed him and why. It Gotham, but seems a simple task in the beginhe found a way ning; however, the story explodes to bring to life to reveal more characters, more something so story lines, and more sub-plots big that many than you can shake a stick at. To believed it could not be some it was an apocalyptic altered Photo Courtesy/Screenrant.com 1980s, to others, an adventure that done. could only be crafted by the mind of faAside from the obvious great directing, mous graphic novelist, Alan Moore (V For Watchmen delivered a wonderful cast. Vendetta). The Comedian was played by Jeffrey Watchmen had been in the works for a Dean Morgan (Greys Anatomy and PS. I good 20 years before this final cast was Love You), Dr. Manhattan was played by collected and Zack Snyder (300) was Billy Crudup (Big Fish), Patrick Wilson given the honor to direct. Although he met (Little Children) was Nite Owl II, Jackie with acclaim with 300, many were skeptiEarle Haley (Little Children) was the ever BY KENNY BROWN Beacon Staff Writer 13 I saw the comedy central special for Mitch Hedburg and immediately I was hooked on him. So those were accidents. The Beacon: It seems a lot of turns in your life have been accidents. SH: Yeah, I believe they are but I think that's true for everybody. The way we get anywhere is the revolving door theory. The Beacon: Definitely, I know a lot of students are thinking nothing's going to be thrown their way once they get out of school and don't know what they are going to do. Any advice for them? SH: Well what happened was I was supposed to be a writer. I was not supposed to be a comic. And I graduated in a terrible job market also. I graduated with the dot. com bubble bursting, and I couldn't find a job and that gave me the opportunity to pursue a dream instead. I mean yeah, it's good to have a job, but there's something to be said for doing what you love and the money will follow. I've always believed in pursuing your dream unless your dream is stupid. Dreams are very important to have but so is a healthy dose of reality. The Beacon: Oh definitely. How often do you get a dose of reality? SH: I'm fortunate to have stumbled into I'm something I'm good at but I've also realized everyone has bad shows and I've always believed you don't learn anything from a good show. I mean it's fun, but you don't learn anything. When you have a bad show, it's your responsibility to find out what went wrong. I mean there are a million things that can happen up there and ) 0u have to slowly learn how to prevent all of them. The Beacon : Are there any specific things that'll throw you off every time? SH: Oh anything can throw you off. I mean a loud noise can throw you off. A light flickering can throw you off. Anything that breaks the moment of spontaneity can throw you off. Sometimes you can be killing to a thousand people and one person will be up front with their arms cross~ and that'll throw you off. The trick is to build an emotional callous. You have to realize that you are up there to say something and whether or not the crowd is with you you can't control that. For my new album it was completely unplanned and it just worked that night and it just happened to be a year after I recorded my first album in the exact same club. popular Rorschach, and finally Malin Akermann (27 Dresses) was the comic nerd's dream girl, Silk Spectre II. With such a large main cast, not all of them even named here, the acting was one of the most important successes of the film. Characters were sometimes funny, breathtaking, and even emotionally moving. Akermann's portrayal of Silk Spectre II was convincingly conflicted and complex. Billy Crudup may forever be known as Dr. Manhattan. In addition, the movie offers some of the best computer graphic work in a long time. From the scenic panorama of Mars, to the bright blue towering Dr. Manhattan, every shot seemed as real as the last. Never did I find myself sitting there questioning the reality ofit. Everything was so pristine, even in the roughness of it all, that it seemed as if I had been thrown into the middle of the parallel 1980's myself, and was along for the ride. Some may question the length of the film at two hours and forty-five minutes. Others may suggest that maybe the gore level was a bit excessive. Re- member how I said there had been mobsters blown up for no apparent reason? I wasn't lying. But in the end Watchmen pulled off what many believed could not be done. It achieved the description of a single word. A word that when used in its cinematic form, is a rarity. Watchmen came out on top, and fully deserves the title of: Epic. �MARCH 24, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 Highlights fro01 MSC's Annual S ring Fashion Show Darnell Corbin (bottom right) hosted Multicultural Student Coalition Annual Spring Fashion show on · Saturday, March 21. The event was a way to unite students within the Wilkes community by having student models as well as highlighting certain specific cultural fashions. 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KING Beacon Staff March 17 Crossword Answers . 1 p E 2 R A 3 1 6 A y 8 0 T 17 s I 50 L 0 M u s p 61 0 E L B A 0 s E E s A s Across 1 Group 18 of period table 6 Given as charity 10 Used to find oil under the sea 14 To remove the cap 15 Decayed vegetation matter 16 To alter; change 17 To bring out of sleep 18 Paragraph 19 Function of clock 20 Major of confused fresh man Italy's largest city 22 23 Used to harden pottery 24 Same mo!. formula diff. structure 26 Divisions of prison Enemy in war 30 31 Controversial International insurance and finan cial services organization 32 Plant found in lotion Civil wrong or injury 33 "Headstrong" 35 Bass found in ocean 39 41 Variant of usable 43 Risk; danger 44 4,046.85642 meters squared 46 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 First word in a friendly let ter Resin-like sap found on twigs Marching insect Volcano in Sicily Church with field of activity Czar alt. spelling Past tense of alight Practice of an unskilled per son "Can't read my poker face" Dance by one person Devil Ray To give off A purposeful instrument One who bites Line to attach anchor Cliff To vote to accept Down 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Person with great wisdom In short time Soviet Union missile Freedom from problems Small spot Spotted horse Apprentice 47 49 50 51 54 56 57 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 25 26 27 28 29 34 36 37 38 40 42 45 48 51 52 53 55 58 59 60 61 62 Female horse Plural for stadium Moving backward "Horse around" or "All thumbs" Toddler's "want phrase" To tum a car Jock's activity at a gym Exact plot on ground Mistaken for a bee To the leeward side Sound of a lion To sap the energy away from Where to use Metrocard To insist in achievement Method of action 10 to the 12th power Interjection to express sorrow Bristles on an organism List of items on sale Not engaging in sex Beeper Famous battle in Texas Stiff Style of Latin song Emotional state Sudden assault To the inside of How to walk Gas station store �Rinkside Report Page 18 CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa. lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu MARCH 24, 2009 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Colonel Charity Challenge gives back to co0101unity BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor Each year, the athletic department gives members of the Wilkes University community a chance to give back by participating in the Colonel Charity Challenge. The Charity Challenge will take place on Sunday April 19. The Charity Challenge raises money each year to benefit two foundations, the Children's Miracle Network and the Bo Tkach Memorial Fund, according to Keith Klahold, the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Wilkes. The Children's Miracle Network is chosen because of its potential to help multiple children. The foundation uses money raised to by equipment and other necessary things, which are used to treat multiple children, Klahold said. The Bo Tkach Memorial Fund is more directly connected to the university. Bo Tkach was a graduate of Wilkes University. He played football while here and graduated Magma Cum Laude in May 2007 with a degree in business and marketing. Tkach battled depression and Obcessive Complusive Disorder throughout his life and in July 2007 ended his life, according to the foundation website. The Charity Challenge brings students together for a day of nine events, which challenge each team to work together both physically and mentally. The teams are made up of five people each and can be all male, female or coed. In the past, the Charity Challenge has only been open to Wilkes students; however this year the challenge has been opened to members of the community as well, according to Klahold. Klahold explained this year events were changed to encourage more teamwork. Some of the events include a team truck push, an obstacle course and a six-legged race. Junior Kim Baldino, a field hockey player here at Wilkes, thinks the events this year will make the Charity Challenge more fun because the teams will need to work togeth- Participants in a previous year's challenge work for as many sit-ups as possible. This year the emphasis in on teamwork. er. Baldino has participated in the challenge every year since coming to Wilkes. "It's really fun. You get to have fun with your teammates and the other teams participating," Baldino said. In the past, the Charity Challenge has raised as much as $3000 and according the Klahold, the goal is always to raise more. The cost is $ I 5 per person ($75 for a team) for the event. Registrations should be handed in by April 3 if individuals would like a Charity Challenge t-shirt. After April 3 entry forms will be accepted; however the participant will not receive a shit. For more information on how you can become involved in Photo eodrtesy df' K1e1th Klahold the 2009 Colonel A team from a previous Colonel Charity Challenge participate in the team truck pull at Ralston Field. Charity Challenge This year's challenge has added new activities to encourage teamwork; however the truck pull will visit gowilkesu.com. still go on. e and . om 4. 5. 8os etball"" Course . ug-o -Wo.r Conto.ct Keith Klahold . kl · ot u �MARCH 24, 2009 SPORTS 17 Softball goes 3-1 against Lyco01ing, DeSales BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Lady Colonels had a solid week, winning three out of their :ftiur games against visiting Lycoming and DeSales. They managed to snap a three game losing streak in the process, just in time for a slate of Freedom Conference opponents over the next couple of weeks. Sophomore starter Lindsay Behrenshausen pitched six dominant innings for the Lady Colonels in their first game against Lycoming, allowing only four hits while striking out five. Her performance was integral to the win, as the Wilkes offense was unable to score until the bottom of the fourth inning when they plated four runs. Senior catcher Erin Planks hit a tworun homerun in the fifth inning and had a productive day overall, driving in three rnns while also scoring one. Behrenshausen picked up her first win of the season with the 6-0 team victory. "I thought it was important for our team's confidence to get off to a strong start," said Behrenshausen. "I was really pumped before I got out there and wanted to just help my teammates as best I could. It felt great getting my first win too, as kind of a momentum builder going into the game against DeSales." Wilkes won its next game against Lycoming in convincing fashion, winning by the score of 11-3 in a mercy-rnle shortened game. Senior second baseman Kathy Dalton went 2-3 in the game with three RBI and two runs scored, helping contribute to what was an extremely impressive offensive show. Senior starting pitcher Maureen Pelot picked up the win for the Lady Colonels, giving up two earned runs in five innings of work while striking out six. "It felt pretty good to come home and get off to a good start in the regular season," said Dalton. "DeSales was a good benchmark for us in terms of seeing how we'd fare in the conference this season, and I thought we responded well." Behrenshausen had another impressive performance in Wilkes' first game against DeSales, giving up just four hits in seven innings. The Lady Colonels would score in the fourth and fifth innings en route to winning the first game 3-0. They would lose the second game 7-1 after committing three errors, which helped DeSales claim two unearned runs. DeSales pitcher Katie Morrissey was dominant against Wilkes, striking out nine over seven innings while allowing just six women to reach base. The Lady Colonels next game is tomorrow at Scranton at 3 P.M. The Lady Colonels were impressive in their two games against Lycoming, allowing just two runs in 13 innings. WWW.CHANGEABLESKIES.COM Student Housing for the 21st Century CONTACT: BHI Henry william.h;enryOO@comcast.net 21.5-768-4:619 ~!::-: "~ :,,:::,,. WELCOME BACK/ STILL NEED AN APARTMENT FOR NEXT YEAR ??? THIS IS WHAT IS LEFT FOR THE 09-10 SEASON: 84 WEST ROSS STREET----2 BED ROOM APTS FREE PARKING & UTILITIES INCLUDED JOAN HENRY HALL---- ONE 4 BED ROOM APT LEFT, UTILITIES INCLUDED ~CT NOW BEFORE YOU LOSE YOUR TAN AND YOU START STUDYING AGAIN! �MARCH 24, 2009 18 SPORTS S RINKSIDE REPORT _ 0G Satan's presence shocks, helps Penguins in wins BY MICAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer A lot can happen over the course of an American Hockey League season, but last week, something took place that even Nostradamus himself couldn't have predicted. Miroslav Satan suited up for the WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins. A fonner National Hockey League AllStar, Satan was assigned to the minors for salary cap reasons earlier in the month. He , has over 1,000 games of NHL experience, which is more than double than the rest of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton roster has combined. "I definitely did not envision that," Penguins' interim head coach Todd Reirden said of Satan's arrival. "It's a pleasure to have him and it's a joy for our guys to be able to work with a guy that has a playing resume that he does." "He's awesome, any time you can add a veteran player with that much skill and that much experience it's awesome," said Chris Minard, Satan's linemate. "It's fun out there with him." In his Wilkes-Barre/Scranton debut last Monday, Satan made an immediate impact. He scored a goal and added three assists in a 7-2 win at Albany. Two days later, he played his first home game, tallying an assist and scoring a shootout goal in a victory over Philadelphia. And he's just getting started. Satan hasn't played in the AHL since April of 1995, when he skated for the now-defunct Cape Breton Oilers. He then played 13 seasons in the NHL, and admitted afThe to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton system and playing with his new teammates. "I still have to see many more teams to kind of get the feeling, what it's about playing in this league ... It's a new situation for me. It's going to be like this for a while," Satan said. But according to Reirden, the numbers that Satan has put up in his short time in Northeast Pennsylvania are only a part of his contribution to the Penguins. "He does so many things that don't show up on the score sheet," Reirden said. "It's not Beacon/Michael Cignoli just points for ter Wednesday's Former NHL All-Star Miroslav Satan had five Miro. It's little game that he was points in his first two games as a Wilkes-Barre/ plays, it's plays still adjuS ting Scranton Penguin last week - Round !Pies ll""MediumPi:u.a 16" Luge Pina 12 •J Pan Pizza ...,. ...... sua. 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His presence also adds to Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton's talent pool and gives the team more depth at the wing position, something that Minard says is invaluable. "We have four lines that we can roll. (16goal scorer) Luca Caputi on our fourth line, let's say, that probably doesn't happen on any other team," Minard said. "That's just the depth of our hockey team and that's going to help us in the long run." It's unclear exactly how long Satan will play for the AHL Penguins. One possibility is that he will stick with the team for the remainder of the regular season, then rejoin Pittsburgh for the playoffs when NHL teams are not required to be salary cap compliant. But even if he is only with the Penguins for the rest of the regular season, the team stands to benefit from his presence. "You want to put your best line-up out there every night, he makes our team that much better," Minard said. "He's going to help us win hockey games, that's for sure." Cheese Steak Vegi-e TmbyCloo nma *PQHM""'6 AU Major Credit Cards Accepted FREE DELIVERY TO All WILKES DORMS Deliver, SJ!!!~dt Mix & Matcll Winp & subs 3 for $15.95 �MARCH 24, 2009 19 SPORTS Athlete Spotlight: Melissa Polchinski ., BY ANTHONY DORlJ,NDA Beacon Asst. Op-Ed Editor Lacrosse midfielder Melissa Polchinski is an important reason for the Wilkes team's outstanding 4-2 start for the season, and is this week's Beacon Athlete spotlight. Polchinski, an Integrative Media major, is off to a scorching start this season. In only her second year donning the blue and . gold, she has netted an astounding 26 goals, which already exceeds her total from last season. And she's done it in just six games. "I feel more comfortable with my teammates this year," says Polchinski. "Freshman year was a big adjustment year. I was so used to playing with my old teammates from high school and it was hard playing with a whole new team. I have finally adjusted, which I think has helped with my success this year." The adjustment has paid off big time as Polchinski has been the key cog in an explosive attack that has rocketed the Colonels off to a 4-2 start, far and away their best start in school history. The Colonels are scoring goals at a blistering rate, registering 104 points and holding their opponents to a measly 53 goals. Polchinski has scored at least four goals in five of the first six games, including a season and career high seven in the 17-6 drubbing of Immaculata. "The captainship this year has a big part to do with our start," says Polchinski. "They kept us together and inspired us all to have a strong start to the season. After the first win everyone was really proud, which motivated us to win the next." It's not just Polchinski ' s abi Iit y t 0 ting us know little things that we could change to improve our skills, a n d she find t h e takes back of critithe net that cisms from makes her others and puts special; it's the The BeaconiBetrtan)'Yamrick them to use." un-teachable asset of Polchinski provides making everyone around her leadership by the way she plays and a better player. Fellow sophomore Brittany Hodnik, who leads the team in points acts on and off the field, but plays the role with 38 and the entire conference with 6.60 of team prankster, too. "She exhibits the 'have-fun-but-workpoints per game, believes Polchinski 's presence as a leader is invaluable to the team's hard ' persona that I think the team really needs," says Hodnik. "She's an intense success. "She's really emerging as a leader on the player and it rubs off on the rest ofus but at team," says Hodnik. "She's constantly let- the same time she is the team joker, always messing around but still getting things done when she needs to." On the field, however, the joke's on whoever is trying to defend Polchinski and the Lady Colonels. They have struck first in every single game thus far, wasting very little time putting teams away. Case in point: Thursday's victory over Medaille. A mere 15 seconds passed after the opening face-off when Polchinski netted the opening goal, and the team never looked back, cruising to a 22-5 beat down. As of print time, Polchinski is second in the league in goals per game, scoring over four goals per contest. She is 41llso tops in the league in game winning goals, with three. As a team, the Lady Colonels are second in the MAC in goals per game, scoring a sweltering 25.20 goals per game while only giving up 7.20 goals per game, which leads the MAC. But Polchinski doesn't care about how many goals she scores, she has one goal in mind, the MAC championship. "We are a really young team but I feel that we have already gelled," she says. Everyone is on the same page with wanting a successful season. Winning the MAC is what I really want to accomplish." If this torrid pace by both Polchinski and the Lady Colonels continues, the MAC preseason cellar dwellers (according to._ coaches from around the league), might be punching their ticket to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship come the middle of May. Lady Colonels late rally co01es up short Craig Merriman, Sports Information Director The Wilkes University women's lacrosse team could not overcome a slow start at Ralston Field on Saturday afternoon and fell to conference foe FDU-Florham 17-13. With the loss the Lady Colonels see their record move to 4-2 on the year and 0-2 in the MAC, while FDU improves to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the league. FDU jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead less than three minutes into the game and would extend that margin to 8-2 with just under 13 minutes remaining in the opening half. Wilkes would answer with three of the game 's next four goals to cut the margin to 9-5 at the half. The Devils turned up their intensity to start the second half, extending their advantage to 15-6 with 18 minutes remaining in the game. However, Wilkes would not fold and seemed to begin to score at will. Analicia Jost buried a shot off of a feed from Melissa Polchinski with 16:35 remaining, but was quickly answered by a free-position goal by Erin Reilly ofFDU to keep the margin at nine. Wilkes then rattled off six straight goals over the next 11 minutes, cutting the lead to 16-13 with just under five minutes remaining in the contest. However, Breana Kilpatrick was able to score a man-down goal to push the lead back to four, and seal the victory. Seven different players found the scoring column for the Lady Colonels, led by Brittney Hodnik's five scores. Jost added three tallies, while Polchinski had a stellar day setting up her teammates with five assists as well as one goal of her own. Lindsey Parent connected for five scores and two assists, Reilly had four scores and one assist, Amanda Wayne had three goals, while Kilpatrick and Kristen Schuster had two goals and one assist apiece. Cassie Cronin kept Wilkes in the game all day by registering a school-record 24 saves between the pipes in the losing effort. Christine Dunn received the win after making two saves in the first half, while Kelly Butler also registered two saves playing the goal position for FDU in the second stanza. Number 2 Rachel Cannuli carries the ball during the game against FDU-Florham at Ralston Field on Saturday March 21. Despite a late rally, the Lady Colonels came up short �MARCH 24, 2009 20 SPORTS Baseball sweeps weekend double-header with Keuka BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor Wilkes _University's baseball team swept its double-header against visiting Keuka last Saturday in convincing fashion, taking the first game 7-2 before finishing them off 9-0 in the second. The Colonels pounded out 21 hits over the two games, scoring early and often to apply pressure en route to sweeping the weekend series. The Colonels 1.have now won eight in a row and have not lost since March 6. The Keuka Storm scored quickly in the first game, taking a 2-0 lead off a homerun by Ted Black. The two runs would be the only ones charged to Wilkes senior starter Justin Huff, who gave the Colonels six strong innings by allowing only three hits and a walk. The two runs would be the last Keuka would score that weekend, as the Colonels ' pitching shut them down the rest of the way. Wilkes responded in the bottom of the inning with three runs off four doubles and some alert base running on passed balls. The Colonels would score again in the bottom of the second, as freshman infielder Matt Ruch doubled in senior outfielder Eric Wetzel, who had reached on a single. Sophomore infielder Shane Keister picked up two RBI in the bottom of the third after singling home Al Clocker and Joel Watson. Keister took second on the throw home and would later score on a single by Wetzel. The three-run inning would be all the insurance Wilkes would need against Keuka as they took the first game 7-2. "Our hitting was solid the past few games," said junior Tom Buckler. "We're putting up double digit numbers and it is really helping out our pitching. We can just go out there and pitch and not have to worry about giving up one or two runs." The second game was more of the same, as Wilkes scored three runs in the first three innings before piling on late. Freshman pitcher Ryan Fetterman pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only six base runners while striking out nine for the Colonels. Ruch turned in a performance that was equally impressive, going 3-4 at the plate with two homeruns and five RBI, four of which came in his sixth inning inside-the-park grand slam. Juniors Randy Dengler and Trevin Jaggars also had good days offensively, going 2-4 and 3-3 while combining for three RBI and two runs scored. "I think were fine tuned in almost every aspect [right now] ," said Buckler. "Our pitchers are getting people out and our offense is scoring double digit runs every time out there. With that it's really hard to lose." Wetzel agreed. "I think right now we're playing to the best of our ability, our pitchers are throwing really well and we're scoring eight or nine runs a game. Right now we're just going really good." The wins improved the baseball's team record to 11-4 on the season. The Colonels' next game is today against Freedom Conference opponent Misericordia at 3:30 PM. MA BY1 Bea£ Th (TC Cou ly a bet-. crea rep1 deg T Me to 1 in 1 unc par the rat: ) joi to rm sp1 It B Junior outfielder John Florance (25) and the Colonels put on a clinic against Keuka, pitching and hitting extremely well in the sweep. B aJ I 0 Professional Employment Fair at the Wachovia Arena from 1:00-4:30 PM. Special showing of "Milk" at the F.M. Kirby Center at 1 PM and 7:30 PM. Tickets are #3.50 with a valid student ID. Student vs. Faculty basketball game at Martz @ 7 PM to benefit St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen. Lewis Black at the Kirby Center at 8 PM, tickets start at $41.50. Enjoy the spring weather outdoors! Take a walk into Kingston and check out Rita's and Kirby Park. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 March 24th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 March 24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/44cafb8f094e6263790e977ab2b52429.pdf 915a343a45997951e40448f623b954bf PDF Text Text Softball page 17 Rihanna Page 7 Credit card debt page 9 MARCH 17, 2009 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Volume 61 Issue 16 Economic outlook changes SHE building plans Student survey addresses cafeteria BY AMY FUSCO Beacon News Editor As the economic recession sends unemployment rates higher and retirement portfolios take a nosedive, plans for growth and change at the country's institutions of higher education are also facing adjustment. At Wilkes, the plans for the new Science, Health Sciences, and Engineering Building, otherwise known as the "SHE" building, are till unde1way; however, economic realities ave forced planners to re-see the scope of e proposed and long-awaited addition to e campus. Michael Wood, vice president for adancement, explained that the SHE building roject fundraising has been impacted by e economy, which has potential to cause me changes in the actual building plans. "Right now, we are interviewing potential chitects to look at the SHE building projt. The economic impact has us looking at hat we will be able to afford to do in the ng run," Wood said. "We are looking at variety of options that would allow us to ge improvements over a period of time," BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor The Beacon/Heather Chulik Currently, architects are submitting their proposals for the new SHE Building. Wilkes will then choose the proposal that fits Wilkes' needs and is most cost efficient. he added. paign. The recession's impact on philanGiven the weak market, and no immediate thropic projects throughout the country has change on the horizon, donors have been not yet been assessed; however, the reality less forthcoming in the entire capital cam- See SHE BUILDING a e 3 iscal year belt tightening continues y ANDREW SEAMAN acon Editor-in-Chief Part 2 in a series of two articles that exine the recessions impact at Wilkes Unirsity. After several weeks of belt tightening, ilkes University administrators have been le to partially close a budget deficit for e current fiscal year. Petra Carver, Wilkes University's vice sident for finance, acknowledged, "We ntinuously work on closing the gap, but still have about a half million dollar def- icit for this current fiscal year." The deficit and the national recession have forced university officials to create a variety of fiscal scenarios in which different plans for budget cuts and salary freezes are featured for the coming fiscal year. Because Wilkes is highly tuition-driven, projections are based on varying estimates for full-time enrolled (FTE) students (undergraduate and graduate) for 2009-10 and beyond. The different scenarios will involve shaving percentages from operating budgets for nearly ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes. edu all operations on campus, as well as salary freezes, and slow-down of hiring. This spring has already seen a moratorium on unnecessary travel expenses in an effort to preserve funds to cover operating costs. David Sborz, Student Government senior class president, said SG is also being careful with how it spends its buffer fund, which is worth over $100,000. "We understand the obligation during this time in the economy that we are not going to spend money to spend it. We are in the See DEFICIT page 2 INDEX ~ews............... 1-5 Opinion......... ,..6-8 Lifestyl~s,.•.•.•.~9-J t A&E ......•..•..12-15 Sports.......... 16-20 ._. In a survey administered by The Beacon this week, 100 students were surveyed and 95 said they value quality over quantity when it comes to food, an issue that Sodexho, Wilkes University's food service provider, faces daily. "We value quality, but at the same time it kind of segues into satisfaction in terms of value and perception ... Did I get a fair return for my money?" said Michael Molnar, general manager of dining services. The food service survey included topics such as picking an economical meal plan, rating the service, rating the quality of the food, the price increases at Rifkin Cafe, and the importance of quality surpassing quantity or vice versa. Of the students surveyed, about half thought that the meals were good, but many students had some suggestions for Sodexho. Names were omitted from the surveys; thus, student responders could only be identified by year in school. Of the observations, a few of the issues were general ones. "Sometimes the pizza sucks," wrote a junior. "There are a few good meals, but they are few and far between," wrote a sophomore. But more substantive issues were also addressed, such as the issue of consistency. Some responses indicated that the quality of the food in the cafeteria varies. "It's good, but it's also very hit or miss," opined a freshman. For some students, the way the food is WI See CAFETERIA page 4 Established 1936 PANewspaper Association Member · . . . ·. �Boost \n . e n c program page3 NEWS S C \ MARCH 17, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu j acqueline.lukas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com 2 an ongoing basis to let the community to know where we are. Then we will from FRONT PAGE have to resolve this together. If there is pain, we have process of coming up with conventional projects that can improve students' to spread it across the needs on campus," said Sborz. university. Really, He added that SG is looking to the future and realizes it is also directly im- all of us are in pacted by the recession. this situation Sborz said, "We will also most likely keep a significant portion of the money together and in the account in case enrollment is down, and student governrnent over the we all need next two years needs money to cover its costs . .. We will be meeting as a group to work on this week, and I hope to have some ideas of what the money will be going to resolving it," by the end of next week." said Carver. Dr. Arthur Kibbe, Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Nesbitt College of Kibbe added Pharmacy and Nursing and Faculty Affairs Council Chair, said the faculty is that his concern also feeling some impact. goes beyond the facul "Part of the issue with economic news is to not give out the wrong answer ty, "This is a tuition driven VP of Finance and Support Operations fast. There are concerns, of course, [about] what impact the deficit.. .will have institution .. .my biggest concern on the educational programs ... And it's not clear to every - is for the students and their ability to get body, including me, exactly where we are. loans and their ability to continue their education. But I don't think it is clear to anybody," That's really if the federal governrnent does what it says it was going to do, which is to make said Kibbe. loans for student loans easier." He added, "Young faculty alCarver added that the tuition increase for next year still stands at 3.5%, which would ways gets scared more than make Wilkes University's tuition increase one of the lowest in northeastern Pennsylold faculty. And they get vania. However, she did say that the Wilkes's Board of Trustees could ask for that scared sometimes about number to change, but she does not anticipate it. things that they shouldn' t Wilkes University will also be keeping its financial aid at past levels, so students get scared [about]. For should not see a reduction in the amount of institutional aide that they receive. instance, there is abShe added, for employees, there will solutely no reason for be no layoffs this year. "Layany of my faculty to offs are really going to be ever be worried, bethe measure of last cause no one can teach resort. We will try what they teach and they whatever we can teach unique courses." to preserve em"If I was looking at an ployment and English professor and they keep the core Faculty Chair and Pharmaceutical academic teach 20 classes in English mission Sciences Department Chair composition and all of a sudden in place so that we they are only teaching 17 - they might don' t touch those real worry, because they see this constriction. But elements that are most critiif you look at the way we handle that as an institution, most of cal to us." that constriction would eat into adjuncts . You wouldn 't get rid of a full-time ; For Wilkes, the freshman you would just use less adjuncts. Adjuncts can probably see the handwriting on class of 2013 holds the key the wall - less sections mean less money," Kibbe explained. to what will happen at WilCarver said that she has also heard the faculty 's concern over the deficit and kes University next year. A says communication is key. larger class means more monSenior Class President "They are concerned, as we all are, and we just have to communicate on ey and a smaller class means less money. DEFICIT "They are concerned, as we all are, and we just have to communicate on an ongoing basis to let the community to know where we are. Then we will have to resolve this together. If there is pain, we have to spread it across the university. Really, all of us are in this situation together and we all need to work on resolving it."-- Petra Carver "Part of the issue with economic news is to not give out the wrong answer fast. There are concerns, of course, [about] what impact the deficit ... will have on the educational rograms ... And it's not clear to everybody, including me, exactly where we are. But I don't think it is clear to anybody." -- Dr. Arthur Kibbe .# "We understand the obligation during this time in the economy that we are not going to spend money to spend it. We are in the process of coming up with conventional projects that can improve students' needs on campus." Wo Ti IS 0 arc , pro] fi Be \1 m re el -- David Sborz B EACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wiikes.edu Editorial Staff 2008-09 Meet the staff... Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz m· h to Lee Ann Searfoss Assistant Lifestyles Editor �MARCH 17, 2009 SHE BUILDING from FRONT PAGE is that in a time of economic crisis, most are far more reticent to give freely-even to pet projects or organizations-when they are unsure of what the future may hold. As such, plans to raise money for the SHE building--the cornerstone ot'\he capital campaign--have been slowed, according to r uld ylthat nts Wood. "We obviously would like to get donor support for it. They are having a hard time making long term commitments," Wood commented. He explained that this impacts how quickly the plans will proceed. "We have no way of knowing when the market is going to allow donors to be able to provide the bulk of the funding for the SHE project improvements and so we have to be flexible in how we approach the plans," said Wood. Tom Messinger, head of capital projects, is one of the lead people working with the architects. He explained that a request for proposal was released, which invited design firms to submit proposals for the project. "It's a great project and obviously many people are interested in the project," said Messinger. "My feeling is there should be great participation by a number of people," he added. Once the architect selection process is complete, firms chosen by the committee will be asked to present their proposal in order for Wilkes to choose the most cost efficient, suitable design. Since the process is currently happening, the timeline of the NEWS project depends on what the architect's proposal includes. Wood explained that the architects know the constraints that the school has in terms of financial concerns. Dr. Kenneth Klemow, professor of biology, has helped lead the planning committee. He is a liaison between faculty and the administrators involved in the project and brings information to the faculty. The planning committee has been in existence for approximately two and a half years. It was reconstituted a year and a half ago when Dr. Reynold Verret became the new Provost. The committee reviews the proposals and provides input to Petra Carver, vice president of finance, Verret, and Messinger. On Thursday, March 12, the committee met and narrowed the list of sixteen design companies to six. This week, committee members will make the next cut to the three or four companies that will be invited for on-campus presentations. "We have until the end of next week to go through the proposals and do our own rankings with our own criteria," said Klemow. "We will meet to go through and see how each of us felt about the various proposals. We will collaborate on a single list ofrankings to give to the administration." "I think we will probably have to phase the improvements over a longer period of time than we originally thought," Wood said, "We don't know when the market will improve, but we do know that Stark needs improvement. If there are things we can do in the short term, we can provide them to 3 The Beacon/Amy Fusco Tom Messinger, head of capital projects, is a leader in the SHE building project. Last Thursday, the planning committee selected six out of sixteen design firms to be ft#ther shortlisted to three or four companies. fit into the bigger idea of how we want to student inYolvement, but the process is still proceed with a broader facility." in its early stages. "When it first started, we thought it would "We want a building that we can be really be partly renovation and partly construe- proud of, that when new students come on tion. Due to the economic conditions, it board, the students feel as though they are looks like it is going to be mostly renova- in a first class facility," Klemow stated, "We tion," Klemow said. "Personally, I hold out want this for the students, for them to like hope that the economy will be improving being here." over the next eighteen months or so," he In addition to satisfying the students, he added. He also believes that creative fund- also explained that Wilkes wants a buildraising by administrators and faculty will ing that will be useful for both teaching and help fund the project. research purposes. Furthermore, the buildAlong with Klemow, other faculty mem- ing should be a green footprint that can be bers and two deans are a part of the commit- used as a classroom to show sustainability tee. He believes it would be good to have efforts. Wilkes receives financial boost to environmental science program BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor lth ' r Wilkes University's Institute for Environmental Science and Sustainability is set to receive a shared grant of $1.2 million for electronic mapping systems which will be used to capture, analyze and present data for agricultural purposes. • Dean. of the College of Science and Engineering, Dr. Dale Bruns explained that Wilkes is part of The National Consortium for Rural Geospatial Innovations in America, which is national network, comprised of eight schools all over the United States. The group's goal is to implement advanced geospatial information technologies into surrounding communities. The grant will be split amongst all eight schools to improve and further their technology. In 1993, Wilkes first introduced electronic mapping technology to the project with the help of a similar grant, and has continued to build upon the program. IThe university joined the NCRGI in 1999 after receiving a national award from Vice President Al Gore. The technology upgrade enables Wilkes to study areas such as alternative energy, environmental planning, environmental management, mining impacts, natural gas operations, homeland security in rural areas, global warming, changes in weather, and much more. ' Bruns a!so explained that the upgrades act as a support for other programs at Wilkes that deal with satellite imagery, and global positioning systems. Wilkes has been able to provide Luzerne County with valuable information pertaining to emergency management. Over the last ten years, Wilkes has been able to produce numerous studies, some of which include, geographical information systems watershed concepts for local communities, storm water management concepts for local communities, using satellite imagery to maintain GIS/landbases, and assessments on satellite accuracy. Courtesy ofhttp://www.ruralgis.org/ "It allows us to stay current, to stay state of the art and upgrade our software and applications ... we try to make that available to students as they look at their courses," said Bruns. Sophomore environmental engineering major Cody Youshock was pleased about the grant, "As an environmental engineering major, I think it's awesome to be able to work hands on with something I'll be able to use in my future." Wilkes plans to begin the upgrade at the beginning of next year. �MARCH 17, 2009 CAFETERIA from FRONT PAGE "The meat is dry. Some stuff is always dry," offered a junior. "No single section is ever guaranteed good, and they often don't cook things properly like tofu or pasta, for example," said another jumor. All freshmen students who live on campus are required to get a meal plan. Freshmen students living on campus are qualified to rate the food because they are the students who are mostly eating cafeteria food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Students also expressed that there is a need for more variety in the meals. A few students expressed that the food is always the same and they need to "switch it up." Although it varies every day, for students who eat on campus often, it gets boring. One freshman said that the food is okay, but he/she would hate the food if he/she lived on campus and had to eat it all the time. "We continue to have a different variety; different deli sandwiches, the salad bar, and try to make sure that we have a vegetarian option. If we are running chicken on classics then we try not to run chicken on international," said Molnar. Some students say that the quality of the food was better last year or the year before. Sudexo has specific food specifications that it has not changed. The quality of the food in the cafeteria has not at all been sacrificed because of the economy said Molnar. Sudexo does not try to take the cheap way out. "We don't buy this specific ham because its $0.20 cheaper than the other kind," said Molnar. The economy has affected students' food purchasing habits as well. Sixty-one stu. . The Beacon/Jacqueline Lukas dent~ said that th ey Students who dine in the cafeteria had varied opinions about the food and service. Most said that the considered how many staff is friendly, but also said that the food is hit or miss. times they ate at the cafeteria last year in order to choose a more ited. That's probably because there's just less staff is stingy with the food. They won't let you take any food out even when it's economical meal plan. students on campus this year," said Molnar. "We've seen an increase in block [meal The price increases at Rifkin have not in- going to waste anyway," said a senior. plans]. We've seen a decrease in the unlim- spired much of a shift in use. Students are "They are friendly and courteous for still consistently eating at Rifkin Cafe, ac- the most part," wrote another senior. cording to Molnar. "Often times the employees are rude "It appears that students do not have as and apathetic or ignorant when presentmuch spendable income as they've had in the ed with questions about the food," said past, so they are much more prudent in their a junior student. The service employees in the cafetechoices. But I would say that Rifkin sales are about the same as last year," said Molnar. ria undergo a yearly evaluation usually In regards to the service of the cafeteria in the beginning of each year. Sodexho workers, students had a lot to say. Many tries to focus on overall improvements students said things along the lines of most and tries to get more 1 on 1 time with the employees to encourage self-esteem. workers are nice, but some can be mean. 6' "The lunch ladies are angels, but the other "It's a time for an exchange and working on people's self esteem. Making them feel better but also having them feel that if there is a problem, they are part of the solution. That doesn't mean that works for everybody, but for some people it does work," said Molnar. Overall, many students were happy with the food in the cafeteria, but others had a few suggestions that maybe Sudexo would take into consideration within the next semester. For students with concerns, they can talk with any student government representative dealing with the food committee. FUTURISTIC INNOVATIVE GRAPHICS coU# t scttit . pRtttr r,,,r.• Y. o .···· U.. R .·.·.· 9•. :SCRIIN PRINTING IMBROlDIP.Y pROM(JfZOIIM 1Ti . LOCATED IN WUKES-DA'Rfti ACROSS FID.N HDlY REIEEMEB t BAB DOMDlll'S AND CODA BEYD&G!I S:70*823.9272 /WWW .4T-SHIRTS.CDM ya·ue HOME FOB WINTER WEEKEND! "' ad um �MARCH 17, 2009 NEWS 5 SG Notes March 11, 2009 t s r BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor Treasurer's Report -All College: $15,923.25 - General: $8,324.74 - Special Projects: $3,079.06 - Spirit: $4,000.00 - Leadership: $8,652.59 - Connferences: $11 ,080.09 - Start-Up: $2,100.00 Club Reports The following clubs presented updates on their events. - Programming Board -MSC -Money Matters New Business -Christian Fellowship Club Fund Request (Week 2 of2) A motion was passed to allocate $300 for Winter Worship Night -Thomas Bigler Journalism Conference Donation Request (Week 1 of 1) A motion The Beacon/Jacqueline Lukas was passed to allocate $675 tot-shirts The festive St. Patrick's Day signs at University Corners on Northhampton and Main -Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick s Day Parade advertise the parade and announce the opening of the new high-priced condomini Budget (Week 1 of J) $500 allocated for Wilkes Universi to artici ate urns. The arade will run ast the Universi Corners and onto the s uare. -Portable AED (Week 1 of 1) A motion was passed to allocate $1 ,445.00 for one portable AED Old Business Petra Carver Wilkes University Frisbee Club Fund Request Wilkes University Chemistry Club Fund Request Arnold Air Society Donation Request Events WUPB presents Spring Concert featuring Hinder on March 20 MSC presents Spring Fashion • Show on March 21 , 2009 VIP Day from 1:00 p.m.-2:30p.m. on March 21 , 2009 *At 8:30 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the SG meeting. The motion was approved. SG Meetings are open to all students. They are held every Wednesday in the Miller Conference Room on the second floor of HSC. S C I"'----! I L i '-'--«--! :::; - e t'd ely 0 ts he k,m. lso lS the hat for aid ere afugexo Tc:,c.:l .c :1y_ , E r■ ■ pt+. IVle> ■■ th ! �Connecticut School of Broadcasting stiffs seniors Page 8 I r _OJZA!n.i<i-n_ CONTACT INFORMATION: gino. troiani@wilkes.edu anthony.dorunda@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com B n 6 A Rendell's budget leaves out School for deaf BY THE BEACON Editorial Board with State Secretary of Education, Dr. Gerald Zahorchak, and were asked to trim $3 million off of their "The most sacred of the duties budget. In an effort to comply, the of a government is to do equal school managed to successfully and impartial justice to all its citi- cut the costs, but the SSSD was zens." Thomas Jefferson, 1816. left stunned when it learned that it Last February, Governor Ed- was not included in the state budward G. Rendell announced that get this year. Pennsylvania was facing a $2.3 The devastating news has left billion financial deficit and that many wondering where the stubudget cuts in statewide spending dents would go if SSSD is closed. had to be made. According to the Pennsylvania In order to compensate, the Department of Education, there Governor unveiled a $28.3 billion are numerous private schools spespending plan for 2009-10 that cializing in special needs, such as introduced a plethora of spend- hearing disorders, licensed by the ing changes to ease the state debt. State Board of Private Academic The plan called for an increase in Schools throughout Pennsyleducation funding coupled with a vania. However, many of them consolidation of the state's educa- are extremely expensive, some tion system. However when the costing more than $30,000 annufinal blueprints were presented, ally, an option that many families the Scranton State School of the would not be able to afford. Deaf found itself on the short end The Western Pennsylvania of the stick. School for the Deaf is a tuition free With 129 years of history, the institution that operates similarly Scranton State School of the Deaf to the SSSD. It provides education operates as the only state-owned to over 250 deaf and hard-of-hearand operated school for the deaf ing children and serves more than and a part of the Pennsylvania 100 school districts. The problem Department of Education. The is that the institution is located on school became property of the the other side of the state, in the # Commonwealth in 1913, where suburbs of Pittsburgh. it assumed full control in 1916. In an effort to generate According SSSD's web page, it awareness and support, stucurrently employs over 75 faculty dents and supporters of the and staff members, and serves 107 school have held numerstudents ages three to .21 . More ous rallys, while passing than half of SSSD's students par- out petetitions. . Most take in the dormitory residence recently, students program, which enables students made the trek to Harto stay at the school Monday risburg to protest the through Friday, and return home plan and persuade on the weekends. lawmakers to save For decades, the school has suc- the school. ceeded in educating generations Recently, the State of students who may not have Advisory Council received the same opportunities for the Deaf and if they were enrolled in the main Hard of Hearing stream schooling system. voted to support the In 2008-09, the SSSD was ex- school's continued pecting to receive a budget of operation, agreeing $8.2 million; however, in Septem- that the loss of the ber, officials from the school met school would be devastating for deaf students. Also, a slew of representatives from surrounding districts have stepped up, expressing their concerns and vowing to do everything in their power to salvage the historic school, some of which include, Rep. Kevin Murphy, DLackawanna, and Senators Lisa Baker (R-20), and Robert J. Mellow (D-22). The Beacon feels that Governor Rendell 's proposal to cut costs by eliminating the Scranton State School of the Deaf 1s ill-ad- gi th hi B t hti ju vised. The state of Pennsylvania cannot tum its back on these students while they are at a critical point in their lives. Surely the state can derive $5 million from a collection of other projects to help maintain the school. For more information on how to support the SSSD, visit www. sssdsos.org al le B s a d The Beacon supports all efforts to salvage the Scranton State School of the Deaf. 06 so Su a fo fa~ th er Ill cal The SSSD is a valuable component to the Pennsylvania State education system. Gov. Rendell should not deprive the SSSD students of an equal and fair education. . exri op tin non are the in wit! not re tice lute pra F IS I �MARCH I 17, 2009 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Rihanna BY TIM SEIGFRIED Wilkes Alumnus Some people are stupid. Some are dumb. And others are foolish and imbecilic. But there isn't a word in the English language to describe the intelligence (or lack thereof) of Robyn Fenty, also known as Rihanna, who has apparently allowed Chris Brown to come back into her life, despite the fact that she is still in the shadow of the heinous act of hate that Brown committed just a few weeks ago. For those who aren't aware, Chris Brown allegedly assaulted her. Of course, I say "allegedly" because I don't want to get sued. But in this instance, saying he allegedly assaulted her is like saying that if you throw a rock in the air, it will allegedly come down. She was brutally beaten by a man who obviously doesn't feel good about himself, so he resorts to beating a woman. And why? Supposedly, Rihanna checked his phone and discovered an ex-girlfriend was asking for some lovin' . But that doesn't matter, the fact is that he beat her without cause, and then he said he was going to kill her. And of course, there are some supporters of Chris Brown who feel that he is being unfairly judged. To those supporters (I call them stu-tards), I invite you to take a look at the un-doctored, very real picture of Rihanna's face that was taken less than one day after the assault. If I had to guess, I'd say she was jumped in an alley by a group of thugs and beaten. But no, that was the work of one coward, one degenerate, one person who has everything in the world: fame, money, the love of millions of fans. But guess what - money and fame don 't buy class, brosef. But, all's well that ends well, as they say, because Rihanna, in a moment of genius that would make Einstein feel ashamed, and has apparently taken him back into her life. Yes, you read that right. After being spotted together, several news agencies and tabloids are reporting that the two are back together. Well, that's just fan-freaking-tastic, isn't it? Listen, Rihanna, I know you ' ve been through a lot in the last month, and you're probably confused and an emotional wreck, but did your brain swell to the point that you've forgotten what this monster did to you? Whatever the case may be, there is no reason that that guy should ever get another chance to lay a hand on your beautiful body. Never. Not tomorrow, not next year, not after counseling - N-E-V-E-R. But, what else do you expect? The stupid apple doesn't fall too far from the idio-tree, it seems, as Rihanna 's father has stated that he supports his daughter completely, even if it means going back to Chris Brown. First off, pops, why don't you keep your mouth shut and don' t talk to the press. I know that your daughter is famous , but why are you discussing your family with anyone besides other members of your family? Secondly, you support her? What? I know she is your daughter, and it is your job to love her unconditionally - and I dig that - but you cannot support her in this regard. The only words that should be coming out of your mouth are "He is dead to me, and he repeatedly touch that hot stove, knowing is dead to my daughter, and ifl ever see him full well the outcome, you' re going to keep again, he is going to get his." Thafs it. He getting burned until you wise up and realize repeatedly beat your daughter and choked that you shouldn't be touching the hot stove her and threatened to kill her. And you sup- anymore. port that? Whatever you say, chief. But at a certain point, you're so numb But back to Rihanna. You think this man to the pain because of the callous that has loves you? He was probably cheating on seared over your nerves, so you can't even you, and if that wasn't bad enough, He tell that the stove is hot anymore. nearly killed you. Sure, he loves you. Oh, if And that's your own fault. you have a second, there is a wealthy king in Nigeria who really needs your help. But if that's the path she chooses, so be it. But don't say I didn't warn you. If you show me a woman who stayed with a spouse that beat her, then I'll show 0 w you a woman who is beaten again. Statistics 0 ::J have shown that spousal 4abuse has a better than lJ 40% chance of happen~ N ing again within three CD cc· years. ro -, I' m not trying to be /j( funny, or flippant, because this is a very seri1 ous issue, and Rihanna is a very high-profile celebrity. What does this say for all her teenaged fans? That it's okay to 0 k/~ll\ be beaten by someone because it happened to Rihanna and she didn't take a stand? Here's the deal: If you touch a hot stove, you get burned, right? If you {ver~ +1r1-1e 1 30 pc,.r-i-y Sovt1-i r&-1/y Coo l I Dv.J.- -}t, s t bet$ t J,;J 1,.,1+L. vii e av11 at c.ourie I' 111 f e.t I/ J Sr--iro~ .. ~,v1 k "~ j 1 ~;j~ ~ v1 ext- sc,_ J 1 +~e JCtr YCJUre\,(]: ES RE: Bishop Martino Dear Editor: tl D I As a former editor of the Opinions/Editorial section of The Beacon, I would like to express my extreme disgust with the recent open letter to Bishop Joseph Francis Martino. I will admit, as I am neither a Catholic nor a resident of the Scranton-Wilkes Barre area, I was unfamiliar with the ultimatums the Church had made regarding politicians in the St. Patrick's Day parade and the withholding of Communion. Though I do not agree with the methods of the Bishop, I remain stunned that challenging these practices was not only argumentative but absolutely bigoted against established religious practices. For better or worse, Bishop Martino, who is in a position of power relative to the Cath- olic hierarchy, has declared an absolute and uncompromising stance against that which he considers to be a threat against the central doctrine of the Church. (This is also largely supported by The Vatican, as only a week or two ago the Pope chided House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her pro-choice stance.) In the open letter by The Beacon, the Bishop is accused of paternalistic threats and was taunted with the dwindling numbers of parishioners, but how can a newspaper claim any authority over what a religion should teach or believe? The letter went so far as to ask him to consider the financial situation when deciding what Church policies to pursue. Should greed be a better motive? In addition, you implore him to consider the isolating stance his position is promoting. It is clear that you have either not re- searched or simply dismissed Biblical references from where Christian teachings are derived. He is not developing these beliefs from nowhere; if he were, then I would admit your argument had some merit. As an example, Deuteronomy 7:3-4 instructs Jews not intermarry with Gentiles as it would cause them to stray from the faith into sin. Christianity, in many ways, is about separating oneself from engaging with those who may lead them away from faith. Certainly, there are somewhat contradictory passages instructing Christians to spread their faith, but not to the detriment of their own beliefs. It is completely absurd to assert secular social policy against religious teachings. Furthermore, to write this piece as an Ed Board, therefore a consensus of the newspa- per staff, you effectively have declared that practicing a religion which is contradicting your personal feelings is simply wrong. Shame on you for your utter intolerance. As a representative of the voice of the University, how dare you be so cavalier as to dismiss anyone's beliefs as archaic or flawed . No religion can be contested without some aspect of their beliefs being called to question. Can you build an argument against a belief, and intangible perception or reality? The answer is no. If anyone is wrong here, it is The Beacon staff for its prejudice and n::.~·r:w-mindedness. You have succeeded only in disgracing yourselves as journalists and as a voice of the University. Kristyn Ostman Class of 2007 �MARCH 17, 2009 OPINION 8 CSB ruins seniors' chances of graduation ing you to file for bankruptcy. Students are obviously going to be upset with you, CSB , even though you've only known each What if you got a text message other for a four-month period. But less than a week before the cereif you were frank with the stumony saying that your school had dents, they would have respected not only cancelled classes for the your straightforwardness. day, but for good? Instead, you have a confused Not only do you not get to walk mob of students gathered outside at graduation, but you don't even your Connecticut campusget your diploma. The tens of thousands of dollars you've in- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - es wondering why their school, with which they vested in room and board over Look, if you're going to tell someone that it's over, thought they had a great the years are gone, vanished into at least have the decency to tell them face-to-face. relationship over the past thin air. While this story sounds like - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - couple of weeks, skipped town without explanation. something that might air on an Prolonging the situation only episode of the Twilight Zone, it's before ultimately enrolling at Wil- $12,000 for a 16-week course. a haunting reality for students at kes. I now know that I made the That's a pretty serious commit- made it that much worse. Let's ment. There were obviously go- use a hypothetical example here. the Connecticut School of Broad- right decision. Whereas I once considered CSB ing to be tears and disappointment If you're dating somebody and casting. you know that you want to end the After a 45-year run, the school one of the top broadcasting schools if you broke it off. And while sending a text mes- relationship in its early stages, you suspended operations without in the country, I now realize that sage to students cell phone might don't wait until three days before warning on March 4, closing the they were a bunch of tools. Look, if you're going to tell be the most convenient way for you the wedding to do it. doors and turning out the lights at The state of Connecticut has a all of its 26 locations across the someone that it's over, at least to announce that it's over between nation. The school's faculty was have the decency to tell them face- you, it is also the most bush league $3.5 million dollar Student Protold that they had 60 minutes to to-face. Sending a text message is option. The students are going to tection fund that will be utilized by far the worst way to break off respect you a lot more if you are to either reimburse CSB students vacate the campus. Students who showed up for a relationship with someone, be it honest and direct with them when for the cost of tuition or pay comnight classes at the school found a lover or, in this case, a student you announce the news. Tell them parable schools to help students a note taped to the doors that read, wanting to secure a career in the that you're going through some complete their degrees. so I guess difficult financial times right now, there is a happy ending to this sto"We regret to inform you that CSB field of broadcasting. And if that weren't bad enough, with your bank accounts being ry after all. has shut down all operations until further notice. If you are a current there's the note on the door. A seized by your major lender, fore- BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer student. . . someone at CSB Corporate will be in contact with you in the next coming days and/or weeks. " If I may interject, one of the CSB campuses is located about 40 minutes away from my hometown in Connecticut. When I was doing my college search, I considered CSB and several other schools, note. Seriously? That's like, the second worst way to break up with somebody! It's slightly ahead of smoke signals, cave drawings and macaroni art. By closing the school, you are breaking the hearts and crushing the dreams of thousands of students who have always been there for you. They've given you Beacon Poll Results The following are results of a poll that T7ie Beacon conducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overall attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon a~'ked: ~o you agree with Bishop Martino's recent decisions? • Yes -33% •No- 67% • Undecided - 0% Next Week's question: Should the Scranton State School of the Deaf be included in the 2008-2009 budget? Dear Editor, On Tuesday, February 10, I par# icipated in Sex Jeopardy, a trivia game that deals with various topics of sex. The purpose of the game is to educate students on sexual behaviors and risks. Participants are asked questions pertaining to birth control, anatomy and function as well as other genres that the facilitator creates. This year's facilitator was Ann Holmes. I was rather surprised by the amount of questions that students could not answer. Questions pertaining to birth control seemed all too easy for the student body but when it came to STDs, the students seemed to be at a loss w ith the exception of a few. As a college student, I would think the need to know about these viruses and diseases would be of significant importance in people 's lives, particularly young people, like us, since Chlamydia and Genital Herpes seems to plague 18-24 year olds the most. Yet, many did not even know what Chlamydia was. Now some may say "why do I need to know about an infection that will never reach me?" The reason that it most certainly could reach y O U and/ or someone you know. Last semester for World Aids Day, the Center for Global Education and Diversity held a panel discussion on HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, not many students attended. For those panelists, this concerned them because they knew that this virus is one of the most devious infections out there as the symptoms for this virus may not be apparent for months, even years. A c cordingtotheCDC's HIV/ AIDS Population Fact Sheet for the United States, 1.3 - 1.4 million people are infected with HIV and only 1 out of 3 people are aware of it. They could be infecting others. Every year an estimated 56,300 are infected with HIV. I believe this virus, as well as all STis, are important to learn about. All too often I hear of stories from Wilkes students engaging in risky sexual behavior with their prima- ry concern being pregnancy. But what about contracting a sexually transmitted infection? Not every infection is curable, and for those that are, it is still quite an ordeal to be presented with. Please educate yourselves on the reality ofSTis. I am in no way telling you to become abstinent or to fear engaging in sexual activity but I am asking that you consider your health, your partner's health and your future. I would like to conclude this letter with a special thank you to Wilkes Health Services for giving us a wake up with Sex Jeopardy. Valerie J. Martinez Senior communication studies and political science s a •Yes •No • Undecided n 0 Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published online at wilkesbeacon.com C 0 ti p ii N Speak Up! It's Your Right! YOUR;\QIS RE: Sex Education f The Beacon wants your opinion. Contact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd . @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and 0 ti d d C t t~ Opinion! CI The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. "J fl s~ c~ �Women in Leadership Panel PAGE 10 CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu MARCH 17, 2 09 wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com g Credit ~ard debt adds to stress of econoiny, student loans BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon Managing Editor ' • While unemployment rates continue to rise, seniors at Wilkes University are finding that the day to begin paying back thousands of dollars of student loans is fast approaching. The stress of securing a job in today's economy to pay off those loans is hard enough - the last thing a student needs is to add managing credit card debt to his or her struggles. According to Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc. (CCCS), 78 percent of college students have a credit card. Thirtytwo percent of those students have four or more credit cards and nine percent have accumulated over $7,000 in debt. The average college student, however, has three credit cards and is $2,748 in debt. People under the age of 25 make up approximately nine percent of all bankruptcies, says CCCS. "One of the cons [of having a credit card] is the inexperience of the college student ... Many college students start off at 18-yearsold and are away from home for the first time. There's a lot of peer pressure on students ... They go ahead and go wild. They don't think about the consequences of their actions when they're charging things on their credit card," said Dr. Anthony Liuzzo, professor of business and economics. In a past issue of The Chronicle for Higher Education, Liuzzo published a list of common mistakes credit card holders make that may result in high amounts of debt. Of these are paying only the minimum payment, buying unnecessary items and using credit cards for the "perks," such flyer miles and store discounts. is a proven fact that, in general, these enticements are not worth the resulting heartache of overextending yourself," he wrote. Liuzzo also suggested having no more than two or three major cards (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) and avoiding specific store cards at all costs. "You want cards that are going to be able to be used everywhere. The more cards you have, the more you're tempted to overextend yourself. .. You should always say no to those [store] offers. Each one of those will have a small balance, but when you average them together, you might be overextended," he said. Generally, people in debt tend to use their credit card to buy things that they do not need or will not be worth as much as they were at purchase. "The asset should match the term of the liability," said Liuzzo. "Try to buy items that will gain in value like education, clothing, furniture, etc. A major thing that will lose value like a meal or gas loses value fast," said Johnathan Botch, senior business administration major and president of Money Matters! , a personal financial based club on campus. In late February, Money Matters! teamed up with SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) to host a credit card seminar for Wilkes students. "We want to try to make that figure [of debt] smaller, so the earlier that we can make students aware of the little things that they can do not to get into that much credit card debt the better. The credit card seminar really teaches everything about credit cards from the credit card offers that you give in the mail, to the fees that are charged to 'your account, to reading credit scores, to even the difference of paying more than the minimum payment on a credit card, and where to go to really get a free credit The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki report," said Botch. While there may be many cons to holding a credit card or two, there are also some positive aspects of having the plastic in your wallet. "There could be emergency situations where anyone could run into issues where a car breaks down or there's a health problem. They could get caught without money, maybe they lost their cash or something. They could also be traveling. .. It teaches you fiscal responsibility, which is an important part of becoming an adult, managing your finances in a responsible manner," said Liuzzo. Creating a good credit score is also a benefit of holding a credit card. A credit score is used to determine loans in the future, including mortgages. It is also used to calculate the interest on The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki those loans and the down paySophomore Alicia Prebish pays with a credit card ment needed for a house or car. at Rifkin Cafe. According to Consolidated Credit According to studies perCounseling Services, Inc., the average college stuformed by the American Coundent has more than $2,700 in credit card debt. cil on Education and the U.S. PIRG, 25 percent of college "Within the therapeutic relationship, I am students pay for some of their tuition with able to support students by acknowledgcredit cards. ing that the average college student gradu"College is a very good investment ... It's ates with $20,000 in debt (it helps to know clear that college gives you more security, that they are not alone), increasing money gets you a higher paying job. It's okay to awareness (balancing a checkbook, budgetborrow long-term for college because the ing, credit and debit), increasing awareness education will pay dividends for a long pe- that they [students] are in control of firiod of time," said Liuzzo. nances ... [and] encouraging students to live He added, "Credit cards can be used for within their means as much as possible," a short period of time, but ultimately the said Biskup. "This is a life skill that many student should be watchful of other forms adults have not learned. I believe it is the of student loans and other ways of get- key to financial success." ting dollars to pay for their tuition. They Biskup also teaches students relaxation shouldn't keep a high credit card balance ... techniques that they can do when they feel you should be able to pay it off in a month, stressed. Time management, getting a full and if not in a month, then a very short pe- night's sleep, eating well and exercising riod of time." regularly also reduce stress. As the cost of tuition rises along with "In short term, students can [also] choose unemployment rates in Luzerne County, unhealthy ways of dealing with stress such Susan Biskup, campus counselor, has been as substance abuse, disordered eating, exspeaking to students who have expressed cessive shopping and internet use to menconcern about their financial stresses, in- tion a few. These behaviors actually create cluding credit card debt. more stress for students," said Biskup. �10 LIFESTYLES MARCH 17, 2009 Fe01ale professionals offer advice fro01 business world BY MELANIE THOMAS Beacon Staff Writer Throughout the last several decades, women have been working to shatter the glass ceiling that previously held them backin the work world. On March 10, a women's panel gathered to discuss women in leadership. The panel consisted of women from Wilkes and the local community. Guest panel members included Lori Nocito, executive director of Leadership WilkesBarre; Kyla Campbell, anchor and reporter ofWBRE and WYOU; Bridget Giunta, administrative coordinator of the city of Wilkes-Barre; Dr. Jennifer Edmonds, Wilkes University assistant professor of business; and Barbara King, Wilkes University associate dean of student affairs. The workshop offered students an opportunity to ask questions and network with panelists. Panelists dispensed personal advice, and offered their encouragement to students about the future. Campbell shared personal anecdotes about difficulties she faced in the workplace. "You will run into negative people," she lationships, but also the need to preserve said. "My husband was the one that pointed one's individual self. "You can't define yourself by your reout that I'm not a victim and I should do what I'm good 1 at ion at. I finally ships ... " stopped being she said. "A afraid of her supportive [my boss] and partner is so realized my important strength." that also The panelwe should ists then asked maintain the the audience friendships who they surwe have rounded themoutside of selves with. work." They went on In today's to explain that economy, people can of- The audience at the discussion questioned experts about job loss is a fer two sepa- job loss, goals, and niches in life. Both men and women fear among rate tracks attended the discussion. many stufor behavior: dents. A complementary and enhancement, or nega- question posed to the panel asked the reative and diminish until there's nothing left. sons why many people get fired, and what The panelists warned that they can eventu- they can do to avoid it. ally end up losing themselves beyond rec"Eighty percent of people who are fired ognition. are fired for a bad attitude ... " said CampKing talked about the importance of re- bell. "People notice a person with a good attitude." Additionally, students asked about how to find their niche in a world of endless options. "Don't assume you know what you want to do," Giunta said. "Internships and work experience is so important. " Likewise, Campbell advised students to keep their options open. "Try different things," she said. "Take advantage of people who offer their help. Don't let windows of opportunity go." King advised cultivating a strong work ethic in the field of interest. "Work hard and put the time in," said King. "Never feel that you're at the top of the peak, because you never will be. There is always learning to do." For some students who attended, the personal experiences helped them sort things out about the impending work world. The discussion provided sound advice for graduates, regardless of their sex. "It was a great leadership discussion," said Steve Felter, a senior history major. "I think that even though this was intended for an audience of women ... anyone could benefit from what the panelists had to say." On April 2, 2009 The ne,v and in1proved www. wilkes.edu. �MARCH 17, 2009 LIFESTYLES 11 Roommate pairing process raises privacy, security questions BY RUTH WHISPELL Beacon Staff Writer s e s . . Students expect to keep an eye on their belongings when they go out in public or travel to a new place, but what about when they're just relaxing in their dorm? For some students paired with unfamiliar roommates, extra vigilance with belongings has become necessary. "Theft is the second highest crime rate among college students. The first, which is no secret, is alcohol misdemeanors," said Gerald Rebo, Public Safety Manager. Rebo said the last theft reported on Wilkes University's campus was a missing twenty dollar bill last month in the University Towers. According to book, The Jean Clery Disclosure, Campus Security Policy, and Campus Crime Statistics, which can be found on the desk of the Public Safety Office, in the fall of 2007 the University enrolled 2,192 undergraduate students, 1,168 graduate students, 274 first professional students and had 431 full time employees. The offense rate for thefts equaled a total of 0.81 %, or 31 thefts. This included 11 on-campus thefts, 17 in residential facilities, two in or on a non-campus building or property, and one on public property. The offense rate is calculated by taking the number crimes and dividing by the gross number of full-time equivalent (FTE) students and employees. "When a theft, or any other indecent act is reported, we investigate, and talk to the people involved. Most times Residence Life gets involved with reports of theft within dorms," said Rebo. Matthew Vital , a first year Resident Assistant in Slocum Hall said, "In the beginning of the year the guys on the first floor left their game system in the lounge and a resident 'held it for safe keeping' but, he went on to say, that was later situated." Vital said other than that simple incident no theft has occurred for his term as a RA in Slocum Hall. Daniel Rae, also a first-year RA in Roth Hall said, "I've had a few minor confrontations between residents, but nothing too monumental; just differences over sleeping schedules and such." So, how do students build trust with a roommate, or even know how safe the college campus really is? As stated in The Jean Clery Disclosure, Campus Security Policy, and Campus Crime Statistics Acts, students new to campus are assigned to rooms by Residence Life. Each new student must complete an information form with the housing contract. Residence Life then attempts to satisfy as many requests as possible for a specific room or building. However, because of requests and additional factors, none of the requests are guaranteed. Each student is assigned a room key that unlocks only his or her room. All residence hall windows are lockable from the inside, and windows located on the first floors of halls are equipped with heavy duty security screens. Amber Kozo, a first year Resident Assistant from Evans Halls fourth floors said confrontations between roommates range in severity and length of hostility. "A lot of times the confrontation is a blow up because the tension has been building for some time, but occasionally the roommates find other people to switch rooms and deal with the swaps on their own. Many times, however, the parties asked to switch don't want to move, but sometimes it just works out, which is always nice," said Kozo. David Sborz, a third year RA in University Towers said, "I've noticed when students come to college, this is really their first op- portunity to share a room with another peer. This can create conflicts at times, but they're usually small issues that are worked out rather quickly." "Even though we had met previously, at freshmen orientation, I don't think that you can completely trust someone ... right off the bat," said Christina Inteso, a 19-year old freshman residing in Evans Hall. KatherineMunchel, a Resident Assistant in Catlin Hall, which 1s an all female, first-year experience, mansion style residence hall said, "I have been lucky and haven't had many, if any, incidents within my hall. The mansion The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick atmosphere allows residents to become Freshman Sara Cosgrove sits in a Wilkes University dorm. very close, almost According to Gerald Rebo, theft is the second most common 'family like.' I've only crime among college students. Last year, 31 thefts were reexperienced minor ported on or around the Wilkes campus. misunderstandings." "I've had two girls request new roommates since the beginning room. They range in things such as numof the fall semester," said Nadine Shickora, ber of guests allowed per semester, number a Resident Assistant in Doane Hall, "I've of nights required to notify roommates of tried to settle the girl's' conflicts through guests, cleanliness of the room, study habtheir roommate contracts, but when it was its, and items that can be shared among the issues that couldn't be solved I had them roommates. After the contract is filled out, all roommates sign it and it is referred to submit a roommate change form." Roommate contracts are set up to be for solving issues between the roommates, completed by all parties occupying the explained Shickora. �John Zaffis shares his experience with ghosts in the Henry Student Center PAGE 13 A&E MARCH 17, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu matthew.gogas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com Students weigh in on spring concert choice if the general concensus is positive, the band remains on the list for further consideration. After that however, the process Each year Programming Board, a gets more difficult. The board then uses an student-run entertainment planning oragent to get the specifics on prospectives' ganization, searches for a big name in tour dates, availability, and cost. The the music industry to come and play agent that the Programming Board uses is for Wilkes University. Prior to spring Concert Ideas. break, organizers revealed that the 2009 Bruce Krell, concert chair for Programconcert will feature the band Hinder, ming Board, said, "The concert chair enwhose 2005 album Extreme Behavior ables a student,as part of the Programming went multi-platinum. Board of Wilkes University to represent But this year's choice has left some the student body, to bring a large main wondering, "Why Hinder?" stage concert to the University itself." The intial steps toward choosing a In order to uphold the interest of the stuband for the year begin with the ProThe Beacon/Lauren Biernacki rd gramming Boa members. Me_mbers The countdown for Hinder tickets is on. Although some question Hinder as the choice of See Hinder page 14 throw out names of bands they like, and band students have been lining up to purchase tickets. BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor MSC fashion show to offer Caribbean flare BYYOHANNA DE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Wilkes University's annual multicultural fashion show will breathe a little tropical warmth into the slowly thawing nort~ast next weekend. The event will feature a theme of warm weather, pin.a coladas, and, probably some salsa music. If you are guessing that the Caribbean is the featured region of this year's show, you ' re right. Since the fashion show began, a different region of the world has been featured each year. The region is chosen by the Wilkes University Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC), which is comprised of students who hail from or have roots in a variety of cultures around the world and whose mission it is to educate and celebrate diversity at Wilkes. A ASHION SHOW R "This year we added a Caribbean piece. Usually, the multicultural fashion show is a regular fashion show with the element of culture where we usually do Asian, African, Indian, Malaysian, and different other cultures," said MSC President, junior accounting major, Tracy Garcia, who is also coordinator of the fashion show. The annual fashion extravaganza, while perhaps not at the level of Paris fashion week, still takes a lot · of time and effort. Therefore, MSC members have been designated or have volunteered to perform different tasks in order to help bring the show to the catwalk. Garcia works closely with sophomore, marketing major, Matthew Vital. "My job entails helping with the behind the scenes aspects of it all and just making sure everybody is lined up. I make sure all the models have things correct .. . make sure all, the models have their clothes," said Vital, model coordinator. Later, the staff will make sure that the show will be tight. Therefore, coordinators will rehearse at least five times before the performance and make sure that all the models are walking correctly, and that all the clothes are appropriate. Having the right garments ready for the day of the show is probably the most important part of a successful fashion show, "For the most part, the stores in the area don't donate for our fashion show, so most of the clothes comes from the students that . See Fashion page 14 �MARCH 17, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13 John Zaffis: The Godfather of Ghost Hunting BY MATTHEW GOGAS Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Whether or not you believe in ghosts or spirits, hauntings, or demonic possession, the subject does make for good entertainment. People are always interested in hearing ghost stories or sharing their own ghost experiences. John Zaffis, the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Ghost Hunting" makes a living off of sharing his stories, and he recently spoke in the Henry Student Center Grand Ballroom on Thursday, March 12. Zaffis shared stories about haunted houses, demonic possessions he has witnessed, and haunted artifacts that he has acquired over the years. He also cleared up hoaxes, myths, and common misconceptions about ghosts. The most important of which is that some believe ghosts can kill people. In his presentation, he used pictures to point out where investigators have made mistakes with documentation such as camera straps caught in pictures and overdeveloped film and then compared them with pictures of what he deemed to be true ghost documentation. He also shared a story about a haunted house in Connecticut in which he experienced a ghost sighting of a figure walking down the steps to the basement in the family's home. The film The Haunting in Connecticut that is set to release later this month in theaters is based upon the events surrounding the house and the familAfter his presentation, he took questions from students in the audience who asked him about his experiences hunting ghosts and then took the students on a tour through Weckesser Hall to discover any paranormal activity on as rumors because there is no physical evidence. So we bring in these investigators that can supply some kind of evidence whether you believe it or not, but it does make the stories more interesting," said junior integrative media major and president of the Wilkes University Programming Board, Erin Sweet. Zaffis, now 52, has been hunting ghosts for 36 years. He started his paranormal career at the age of 16 when he saw the ghost of his grandfather sitting at the edge of his bed. A few days later his grandmother, who lived in the same house, passed away. Zaffis felt that his grandfather came to help his grandmother pass on and he has been studying the paranormal ever since. Though a mechanical engineer by profession, in his ghost hunting, he has managed to write an autobiography and has been in a number of documentaries, as well as appeared on episodes of Unsolved The Beacon/ Ashley Ford Mysteries, and Ghost Hunters. Wilkes University is just one of many Students interested in Demonology and college campuses that Zaffis has already ghosthunting look to gain knowledge from visited this year. As the popularity of world renowned John Zaffis. ghost hunting television programs generand possibly communicate with whatever spirits may populate the campus's historic building. Zaffis and a handful of students crowded into the basement of Weckesser Hall with a K2 meter, which is a commonly used ghost hunting device that Zaffis brought with him. "I think it's pretty cool because we have mansions on campus that students feel are haunted or rumored to be, but they just go ates amongst young people, Zaffis receives calls to come and present. He tours college campuses across the country telling students about various things that he has seen as a paranormal investigator. "I lecture continuously about ghosts at campuses across the United States," said Zaffis. 'My busiest months are always September, October, and November on tour and the turnouts are always phenomenal." Cody Null, sophomore pharmacy major and Programming Board entertainment chair, booked Zaffis because of the popularity of ghost hunter events on campus. Programming Board booked the cast of the television show Ghost Hunters and psychic/medium Chip Coffey last year with similarly successful turnouts. #- • "All the ghost shows go over well here. We have had Jason and Grant from "Ghost Hunters," and Chip Coffey too. [Zaffis] came very well recommended," said Null. "It was interesting talking with him before the show because he name dropped all the people on those shows." T Minus 3 Days and Counting ... Hinder will blast off live at the Kingston Armory this Friday! Do not wait another moment to buy ,your ticket. Purchase your ticket TODAY at the ·Student Center Info Desk or at: http://www.wilkesuniversity. tickets.musictoday.com Wilkes $15, Public $18 The Beacon/ Ashley Ford John Zaffis answered a students' question about ghosts in the Henry Student Center Ballroom on Thursday March, 12. Zaffis is a 36-year veteran in paranormal investigation. Doors open 7pm Show starts 8pm �MARCH ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 17, 2009 HINDER from PAGE 12 dent body, a survey was sent out to the entire undergraduate population. The bands on the survey consisted of Dropkick Murphy's, Blues Traveller, Lit, Red, Chevell, Seether, and SHEdaisy, and Hinder. Of that number, roughly 1,000 responded, according to Krell. The student body spoke and Hinder won with thirty two percent of the votes. "The process then from there is to take the first band that works and if they can fit the criteria, if everything for scheduling with them works and for us, then we go with it. If not we would go with second best, third best, etc.," Krell said. The budget for the Programming Board is larger than last year and could therefore afford Hinder. The band is set to perform at the Kingston Armory on March 20. According to Erin Sweet, Programming Board President, "We have done shows there since 2001, so they are very familiar with us and the way we run things." This week approximately 170 tickets were sold to Wilkes community members. On February 23 ticket sales will open to the general public. Sweet said, "The tickets are $15 for students so that's a great deal , I will definitely be going." Nicole Beavers, junior pharmacy major, said, "I'm a Hinder fan, I was actually going to go to their previous concert over the summer but they cancelled. But this is a really good deal." But not all are ethusiastic about the choice. Michael John Gentle, junior integrative media major said, "Hinder who? I honestly think I've heard one of their songs on the radio before and never thought twice about them." FASHION from PAGE 12 volunteer to be in the show and then there are some faculty [members] that have traveled and have acquired different multicultural pieces that we are able to use for the show," said Garcia. "There are some students that are from different countries. They also have their native wear that they model," added Garcia. Casual, ready-to wear, sports, and business attire will all be modeled. The show works under a budget; however, there is no designated budget at this time. Annually, the show is promoted throughout campus by word of mouth, "This year we posted flyers. We sent out e-mail invitations. We did a different marketing scheme ... we have about 45 models signed up," said Garcia. The number of models includes some faculty and staff. "First of all is a fun event. . .the different cultures, what they may use .. . is very educational in a very simple way," said Garcia. The hosts for this show will be Wilkes University students, Darnell Corbin and AJ Wallace, and will be held March 21 in the Marts Gymnasium from 7- 9p.m. Free refreshments will be served. 14 Want a copy of The Beacon delivered right to your email inbox? Sign-up@ www.WilkesBeacon.com Ba1,1es & Noble Wilkes-Kh1g's Booksto1·e 7South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 ~570.208.4700 ~ wilkes.bncollege.com Live "Free" l\llt1sic Every ,·\7ed11esday Nigl1t a11cl 111ost F1·iday's 25% discotu1t 011 a11ytlri11g you ptn·cl1ase fro111 tl1e cafe duril1g the perforn1a11ce. 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Testicle or ovary Sesame plant Fold back and sew Abbr. for basic unit of time Vacuum flask inventor "Tum on, tune in, drop out" Contracts landlords give out Outcome Widely accepted hypoth esis How to use stickers Length times width Cranny Air pollution Benches in church Cuban dance Meditate in silence Most populated continent Monster of Scocland Masters in busine3s ad min. l· �At lete Spotlight page 19 CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu MARCH 17, 2009 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Lady Colonels lacrosse iIDproves to 3-0 on the season Take out Sage in home opener Courtesy of Craig Merriman, Sports Information Director The Wilkes University lacrosse team improved to a school-best 3-0 with a 21-1 win over first-year program Sage. The win marks the first time the program has also won three-straight games and set a season-high for goals in a game. The Lady Colonels dominated offensively tallying 35 shots, all but five of which were on goal. All but two players other than the goalkeepers scored at least one goal, while five different players had at least two scores on the day. Brittney Hodnik scored a season-high four goals, while Melissa Polchinksi added four as well. She has now scored four or more goals in all three games this season. Not only did Wilkes control the tempo offensively, it also had more ground balls (31-22) and draw controls (20-4). The Gators, playing their first game in school history, had six shots on goal, including a score by Brianna Thompson, who accounted for three shots on goal, four ground balls and a caused turnover. Hodnik put the Lady Colonels on the board first with an unassisted goal at the 25:12 mark before Melissa Polchinksi scored the game-winner less than two minutes later off an assist from Hodnik, her first of four on the day. • The Lady Colonels would eventually lead 14-0 at the half and 18-0 The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick before Sage would score its first goal. Wilkes scored its final three goals, two on free position shots with under two minutes to play, taking advan- Number 16 Analicia Jost catches the ball during the home opener against Sage on Thursday March 12. The Lady Colonels will take on FDU-Florham on Saturday March 21 at 1:00 p.m. at home. tage of a two-player advantage during that span. Baseball has superb spring break in South Carolina BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor Wilkes University's baseball team recently participated in the Ripken Experience to1illament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, over Spring Break. The Colonels posted a 4-2 record throughout the week long tournament and flexed their muscles in the four victories, scoring in double digits each game and twice eclipsing the 20run mark. "The main thing we took away from our two southern trips is that in typical Wilkes tradition, this team is going to play 'oldfashioned- hard-nosed-baseball.' And if we do, we can win," said head coach Joseph Folek. "Our defense will be solid but we'll need to pitch and hit better as a team for it to be a successful season. It's no secret that we graduated one of our better classes last year, so I think everyone is interested to see how we respond as a team." Wilkes defeated Wesley College 13-10 on March 3, before taking on Manchester on March 5. The Colonels scored three runs in the first inning of the game to take a quick lead, but allowed Manchester to score four in the third inning. Manchester would add two more in the fourth inning, adding to a lead that the Colonels would not overtake. Senior catcher/outfielder Andrew Garofoli went 3-5 for Wilkes with two doubles and two RBI, but the Colonels eventually lost 9-5. Garofoli would eventually take Freedom Conference Player of the Week honors for his performance during the event. Wilkes split a double-header against SUNY Plattsburgh the next day, winning the first game by the score of 25-14 before losing the next I 0-5. A day later they played Lehman, whom they dominated 21-4. Senior second baseman Geoff Miller went 3-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, one of six Colonels to have multiple hits in the game. Wilkes's pitchers struck out 11 Lehman batters and gave up just four easy runs following an offensive 15-run explosion in the game's first four innings. Sophomore starter Al Clocker received the win after throwing five scoreless innings while giving up just two hits and striking out four. The Colonels had 19 hits in all, with four for extra bases. "We started off the week with a win, which gave us momentum for the remainder of the trip," said junior starting pitcher Tom Buckler (3-0). "All of the teams there were decent competition. SUNY Plattsburgh was a great team; our bats were just really hot in the first game and they got the best ofus in the second game." The Colonels won their final game of the Ripken Experience 12-4 over PSU-Berks, wrapping up a very successful week in South Carolina. "The trip was great overall," said Buckler. "There were six players per room, and it made us all closer, which is always a good thing while playing on a team together." "I expect this team to win a lot of games and compete for a playoff spot," said Folek. "Once [you reach the playoffs], it's a new season and all you can hope to do is take off and peak at that time. It'll be a team approach with seniors right through the freshman expected to pitch in and help us win," he concluded. The Colonels' next game is at home today against Marywood at 4 p.m. Baseball Results for 2009 Season 2/21 St.Mary's W 2-1, L 0-3 2/22 St. Mary's L 3-8 3/4 Wesley W 13-10 3/5 Manchester L 5-9 3/6 Plattsburgh W 25-14, L 5-10 3/7 Lehman W 21-4 3/8 PSU-Berks W 12-4 �MARCH 17, 2009 17 SPORTS Softball goes 1-3 at Beach Blast Tourna01ent Two tournament losses come in tough fashion BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Wilkes University women's softball team participated in the Beach Blast tournament over the course of two days during spring break. The women went 1-3 during the tournament, which was held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. But J:he losing record does a poor job of illustrating the team's overall performance, as two of the losses were very close in score. The Lady Colonels dropped their first game of the season 12-3 to Lynchburg Col·1ege on March 7. Senior catcher Erin Plank's two-run homerun and freshman outfielder Amanda Holston's RBI double accounted for Wilkes' offense, which was unable to match Lynchburg's output. Wilkes would lose its second game 3-1 to Frostburg State. Sophomore starting pitcher Lindsay Behrenshausen started for the Lady Colonels and pitched effectively, allowing just two hits in four innings of scoreless work. She also struck out seven in the no-decision. "I was really excited to get out there for my first game of the season," said Behrenshausen. "I just wanted to start the game strong and help the team out as best as I could in order to get the win." Sophomore Cori Saltzer drove in Wilkes's lone run of the game in the loss. The next day saw Wilkes pick up its first win of the season in a 6-3 decision over the University of Virginia-Wise. Senior starting pitcher Kaitlyn Kormanik pitched a complete game for the Lady Colonels, striking out five and walking none. She allowed three runs, two of which were earned. The offense had ten hits, with sophomore first baseman Kristy Ordile going 2-4 with three RBI. They lost their next game to Christopher Newport in close fashion, ending up on the wrong end of a call at home plate. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning and the score tied at one apiece, Behrenshausen received a comebacker to the mound which she fired just shy of catching the runner crossing home. The run would haunt Wilkes, which went on to lose 2-1 . "When I saw the ball rolling back to me I was thrilled," said Behrenshausen. "In that type of situation that's exactly what you're looking for. With my luck though we were just inches from getting [the runner on third] out." Senior third baseman MeLisa Bracone hit a solo homerun for the Lady Colonels in the game. Senior second baseman Kathy Dalton shared her thoughts on her expectations for the team this season. "I have really high expectations for us as a whole, since we have nine seniors and eight starters returning. We're looking forward to ride our experience to a Freedom Conference championship since we were picked to finish sixth in the conference prior to the start of the season, something that we took as a slap in the face." Wilkes's next home game is on Thursday, March 19, against Lycoming College at 3 P.M. Upcoming Home Schedule Lycoming College- 3/19, 3 P.M. DeSales University- • 3/21, 1 P.M. Delaware Valley College- 3/22, 1 P.M. WWW.CHANG.EABLESKIES.COM Student Housing for the 21st Century CONTACT: Bill Henry william.henryOO@comcast.net 215-768-4619. WELCOME BACK! STILL NEED AN APARTMENT FOR NEXT YEAR ??? THIS IS WHAT IS LEFT FOR THE 09-10 SEASON: 84 WEST ROSS STREET----2 BED ROOM APTS FREE PARKING & UTILITIES INCLUDED JOAN HENRY HALL---- ONE 4 BED ROOM APT LEFT, UTILITIES INCLUDED CT NOW BEFORE YOU LOSE YOUR TAN AN YOU START STUDYING AGAIN! The Colonel baseball team took on Muhlenberg College on Friday, March 13, at Ralston Fields. Marywood University will visit the Colonels on Tuesday, March 17, at 4:00 p.m. and Keuka College will come on Saturday March 21 at 12:00 p.m. �MARCH 17, 2009 18 SPORTS RINKSIDE REPORT S~ · New defenseIDan bolsters Penguins' line-up BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer Although he's only been a member of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for less than two weeks, Andy Wozniewski has already exceeded the expectations of interim head coach Todd Reirden. When Wozniewski was acquired from the St. Louis Blues organization in a trade deadline deal on March 4, Reirden initially compared the defenseman to himself during his playing days. But as Reirden watched Wozniewski play his first couple of games in a Penguins uniform, he realized that might not be the most accurate comparison. "I definitely made a mistake when I compared him to myself, because he's a way better skater than I was," Reirden said. When it comes to Wozniewski's abilities, skating is just the tip of the iceberg. "The Wizard of Woz" is a veteran of 77 National Hockey League games, posting two goals and ten assists over parts of four seasons with Toronto and St. Louis. In 56 games with the Peoria Rivermen this season, Wozniewski recorded one goal and 16 helpers. "He shoots it well, his feet are very good, better that I anticipated," Reirden said. "He's a bigger body, he can play physically, he can play on your second power play, he can kill penalties. I think he's a guy that can eat up a lot of minutes." In exchange for Wozniewski, Pittsburgh shipped defenseman Danny Richmond to St. Louis. As luck would have it, Richmond happened to be the only player on WilkesBarre/Scranton 's roster that Wozniewski had any sort of connection with. "We're actually from the same exact area," Wozniewski said. "Same town, same high school, same agent. It was kind of weird because he was the only guy I kind of knew and then we switched spots." Aside from having to learn the names and faces of his new teammates, Wozniewski had to learn Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's system. But that didn' t seem to faze the former University of Wisconsin Badger, who went through a similar process when he signed with St. Louis at the beginning of the season. Prior to that, Wozniewski had spent his entire professional career in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. "It was a lot more different than I thought, just getting to know a whole new system and all new guys, everything like that," Wozniewski said. "You don't realize it, but it plays a little part. You've just got to get used to it." Just as he was getting Peoria's system down pat, he learned that he had been traded to Pittsburgh at the Rivermen's morning skate. He then drove 13 hours over the course of two days to get to Wilkes-Barre, arriving the day before the Penguins visited the Syracuse Crunch. "That's the way the game goes and that's the business," he said. Wozniewski was held off the score sheet in his first week with the Penguins, but Reirden has been using the defenseman prominently. The coach believes it's only a matter of time before the goose egg hatches. "His best hockey for the Penguins here "U :::; 0 0 () 0 C ;::l. CD CJ) '< 8. A° CD CJ) CJJ .., al Ill cii () iil:;J 0 :;J "U CD :;J (0 C - ~ ~ s· The St. Louis Blues traded defense~ man Andy Wozniewski to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Danny Richmond in a trade deadline deal on March 4. is ahead of him," Reirden said. "You saw some good things from him this weekend, love having him, and we've got a lot of good things coming from him down the road." ODANO'S l'ISIT VS ON MARCH 17TH FOR A SPECIAi_ ST. PATRICK'S DAY CElEBRATION WITH DJ OOHWEE & HAPPY HOVR 9-11 COME CHECK OUT OUR FULL MENU: PIZZA, WINGS, STROMBOUS, HOAGIES, SALADS, & MORE! 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In the six games between March 4-8, Garofoli helped lead the team to 4-2 record. On the season, the Colonels are 5-4. Garofoli, who grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania (Bishop Guilfoye High School), has posted an impressive .519 batting average this season. His skill has contributed for four doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs on just 27 at bats. In addition, Garofoli has only struck out four times and currently has a slugging percentage of 1.00 and an onbase percentage of .649. Back for his fourth season with the Colonels, Garofoli believes he has grown as a player during his college career. "Since I have gotten to Wilkes my game has improved in the aspects of hitting and fielding. I broke my hand summer ofmy senior year [of high school], and last year I finally regained full potential of my hitting and throwing abilities," Garofoli said. WRESTLING FromPAGE20 "As far as Frank, he never lost confidence in himself and continued to challenge himself to get better. He wrestled an extremely competitive January and went through a stretch were he was like 6-10, but he never stopped believing in himself. The key for him out in Iowa was he made his competitors wrestle his match and he capitalized on his strengths." For Heffernan, one of the best parts of nationals was being able to experience it with four teammates. "It meant so much, it made the trip so much more enjoyable being out there with such good friends. It also made preparation for the tournament a lot better because there were so many of us to work out with one another and push each other," Heffernan explained. At 125 pounds, Farnham's first match at the national tournament was against the No. Playing baseball for approximately 15 years, Garofoli lettered all four years in high school. He was quite successful on the field during high school, being named to the All-conference team his Junior and se- nior years. Garofoli is also busy off the field, majoring in Pharmacy and playing a part in Rho Chi Society, a pharmacy honors organization. One of only four seniors playing for the Colonels this Photo Courtesy of Andy Garofoli 1 seed Jake Oster ofElmurst College. Famham would fall to Oster in a close 6-2 decision. In the consolation bracket, Farnham was eliminated from the tournament after losing to Dan Bloom of Wesleyan. Pauling, at 133 pounds, also lost his first match of the national tournament, falling to the No. 8 seed Nichalos Northern of Cornell 6-4. In his second match, Pauling would fall to Tony Lawler of Heidelberg 9-3 to eliminate himself from the tournament. Smith was the next Colonel to take the mat at the national competition. Seeded No. 8 in the tournament, Smith fell to Kevin Sutherland of Rhode Island 7-2 in his first match. Smith would win again in the consolation bracket, defeating Tyler Branham of TCNJ before falling to Blaine Woszczak of Ithaca to end his hopes of All-American status. Pizarro was the fourth Wilkes wrestler to fall in his first match of the day. At 197 pounds, he lost a 4-2 decision to Joseph Silverman of MIT; however, he would keep season, Garofoli, a catcher and outfielder, was named team captain this season. For his performance in the early season, Garfoli was named Freedom Conference Player of the Week on March I 0. Fellow senior Eric Wetzel explained that Garofoli understands his role as a leader for a young team which includes 13 freshmen. "Andy is our team leader on and off the field and always gives 110% whether he is playing or is already out of the game watching the player that replaced him," Wetzel said. Garofoli sees his captain role as an analytical one adding, "At practice, as a captain you have to constantly beJ ooking for ways to help the team get better, whether it be the smallest detail or the most obvious detail of the teams game that needs worked on. Also, you have to push the team, and encourage the guy beside you to do better than you. Challenging my teammates has helped them, as well as myself, to become better ball players and a better team." Garofoli added, "I see myself as someone to look up to on the team, and as a team leader along with the other two captains. I want to be a model for the rest of the younger guys on the team so they can see what it takes to win in our conference and baseball in general." Andy Garofoli stands on base during a recent baseball game. Garofoli is one of the captains of this year's team and looks to lead the team to a conference championship. himself in the tournament after defeating the No. 1 seed Alec Bonander of Luther College (Iowa) in the consolation bracket. Pizarro would go on to lose to Eric Vincent of Merchant Marine, ending his junior season. Despite only one.-All-American, the 2009 season was one of success for the Wilkes Colonels wrestlers. "The team had the goal of winning the Metros from day one and I think as the season progressed they really found that through their hard work and commitment that they put themselves in position to win the Metros. We also had a very experienced team and had some outstanding freshmen performances throughout the season," Laudenslager said. Heffernan added, "The team was so strong because we had such good unity and chemistry. We all got along with each other and had the same goals since day one. This made pushing each other throughout the year bearable." As for the loss of three seniors, Laudenslager expressed nothing but praise. "The seniors have set high expectations for Wilkes wrestling in the future. They will never be forgotten in our program and have laid the future for Wilkes wrestling. They created a special team this year and after winning the first conference title since 197 5 they all should be proud of what they accomplished. They certainly gave us a championship performance this year." �MARCH 17, 2009 20 SPORTS Wrestlers close out season in iinpressive fashion Win Metro Conference championship sending.five to nationals BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor The Wilkes University wrestling team finished out its 2009 season strong, winning the Metropolitan Conference Championship at York College on Sunday, February 22 and sending five wrestlers, including all three seniors to the NCAA Division III tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Three wrestlers claimed individual championships. Seniors Josh Pauling, Erik Smith and junior Zach Pizarro won at their respective weight classes and earned bids to the national tournament. Senior Shaun Farnham and junior Frank Heffernan both received at-large bids to the national tourna- ment after placing second and third, respectively in their weight classes. Overall, the team won the Metropolitan Conference Championship. The Colonels combined for 98 team points, barely edging out The College of New Jersey with 86.5 points. Head Coach Jon Laudenslager was also awarded Metro Conference Coach of the Year. Following the Metro tournament, the five wrestlers heading to nationals had a little under two weeks to prepare for the tournament start on March 6. For Farnham, Pauling, and Smith it would be their final time suiting up as a Colonel. "I could not be happier to take all three of the seniors to the National tournament to- gether. They have combined for nearly 300 college wins and certainly all have helped us become the team we are today. Each year they have helped our team continually improve and reach new heights. I'm really proud of all they have accomplished as individuals and as a team," Laudenslager said of the seniors. Heffernan was the only Colonel wrestler to achieve All-American status at the national tournament. At 174 pounds, Heffernan defeated the No. 4 seed David Priest of Ithaca in his first bout of the day. He would fall to the No. 5 seed, Kyle Kehrill of Cornell, in his next match, 8-6 in overtime. In the consolation bracket, Heffernan won a 20 decision over Ryan Dormann of Stevens Institute of Technology, securing All-American status. He would fall again, sending himself into the seventh place match. In his final bout of the season, Heffernan would defeat Brian Thomason of York 4-2 to end the tournament in seventh. This was Heffernan's second time suiting up for the national tournament, something Laudenslager believes is very beneficial to any wrestler. "I think anytime it's your second time out at the National tournament you are a little more relaxed," Laudenslager said. See WRESTLING on page 19 B1 Be 1 in~ Joe It'i th~ un sti di~ en, ha· 'n< !or ) 1m m2 hi1 thi gic ne Ur Sc HE pn E£ l Junior Frank Heffernan was the only Wilkes wrestler to achieve All-American status at the NCAA Division III National Tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 6-7. Heffernan finished seventh at the tournament and with an overall season record of25-13. He is seen here wrestling an opponent at the Marts Gym during the 2008-2009 season. m A.s, j hit la~ th, co ye ~ Check out Dr. Cue Billards, American's Top Pool Player and Trick Shot Champion from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the SUB Game Room. rei Check out the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins game against Philadelphia at 7:05 p.m. at Wachovia Arena. Sign up for the Colonel CharityChallengeonApril 19. Visit gowilkesu.com for more information. Hinder comes to the Kingston Armory sponsored by Programming Board. Concert starts at 8:00 p.m. The F.M. Kirby Center will host ~tephen Lynch at 8:00 p.m. Tickets start at $22.50. de Cc � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 March 17th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 March 17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/107a8de5f251588f9c053687a8b27edb.pdf a4aea95e6f3165d496c6a9aa07cee77b PDF Text Text 20 l>EANUT BUTTER PAGES n a 6-l The er com, saying accomj them. :tt's j ust line-up, focused ; chamey w ill FEBRUARY r regu- 17-6-2. :ropoli1ary 22 y have 24, 2009 CHEERLEADING PAGE 16 POETRY IN TRANSIT PAGE 13 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW BY ANDREW SEAMAN Beacon Editor-In-Chief BY AMY FUSCO Beacon News Editor The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick With a $2.5 million deficit for the 2009 fiscal year, the large-scale renovations for the Stark Learning Center to become the SHE building are slowly moving. Carver said that the hiring freeze impacts non-essential positions and does not apply to teaching positions. Dr. Tim Gilmour, president of Wilkes University, said that Wilkes administrators have not planned to lay off any existing employees, but the future is still 11ncertain. See ECONOMY page 3 Rendell to iinpleinent electronic gainbling sity sual lrts aif ai- ; at Issue 15 Econoiny causes hiring freeze and deficit County's teen suicide rates rise The economy continues to adversely impact Wilkes University into the new year. University officials acknowledge that they expect a $2.5 million deficit for the 2009 fiscal year, which means a leaner budget for the 2009 -- 20 l 0 academic year. Petra Carver, vice president for finance, said that the deficit is due to several factors; including a decrease in enrollment and the number of students housing on campus. "We have curtailed any expenses that are not essential. We have put off hiring where it's not essential or [we can] hold off for a period of time, and we have asked every vice president and the provost to go into their departments and curtail anything that is not absolutely necessary." She added, "We also will look at some of the capital expenses that have not been committed to hold those back. Those were the steps we are hoping that we can curtail that deficit as much as possible." Budget managers have been asked to cut current operating costs by upto 11%. rik Volume 61 BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor Governor Ed Rendell (D-Pa.) has devised a plan to help generate $550 million annually to help over 175,000 college students pay for tuition. His idea is to generate revenue through the leagalization of video poker machines in restaurants, bars and private clubs. If approved, students whose families earn below $100,000 a year and attend one of the 14 state universities or community col- leges would be eligible for up to $7,600 for tuition, books, fees and room and board. Video poker machines have already been legalized in nine other states, most recently in Ohio. "In the plan, everyone pays something, but what they can afford," State Education Secretary Gerald H. Zahorchak said at a news conference on February 3. "We will eliminate the gap between what families can afford to pay and what they are forced to pay, often by borrowing tens of thousands of dollars." ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes. edu INDEX News............... 1-5 Opinion...........6-8 It took lawmakers about 18 months into Rendell's first term to legalize slot machine gambling for school property-tax cuts. The proposal has many tavern and club owners excited because it presents an opportunity to re-ignite an industry that has been hindered by recent indoor smoking bans and tough drunk driving laws. "If the casinos have it, why can't we?" said Urby Urbanas, co-owner of Bart and Urby's Downtown Bar Bistro in Wilkes-Barre. "It See RENDELL page 5 Lifestyles....... 9-11 A&E ............ 12-15 Sports .......... 16-20 According a recent Citizens ' Voice article "County's teen suicide rate raises ala1ms," suicide rates among teenagers in Luzerne County are among the highest in Pennsylvania. While statistics on the county's 2008 suicides are still incomplete, school officials have plans to raise awareness and increase prevention. College students are in the age group where suicide attempts are of particular concern. Mark Allen, dean of student affairs, believes suicide is a very serious issue that is not easily talked about. At Wilkes for over 20 years, Allen has dealt with numerous cases of depression and suicide attempts within the student population. "It's something that we probably could do more in terms of sharing information about particular behaviors to look at," stated Allen, "Even at that note, in some cases, successful suicides can occur without any of the real common warning signs." For privacy reasons, Allen was unable to attach any hard number to suicide attempts on campus. Student affairs officials have specific protocol to follow when the warning signs of suicide among students become apparent. If a student is suspected of harboring suicidal thoughts, counseling is a must. Susan Biskup, campus counselor, believes w· See SUICIDE page 2 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member . . . �NEWS FEBRUARY SUICIDE from FRONT PAGE it is highly important to give more attention to the young people in the community in terms of the increase of depression and suicidal attempts. "We need to do more work on prevention which would include education, preferably continuing education of parents, teachers, clergy, physicians, etc.," Biskup said. "We can speculate about variables that may affect a high of suicidality such as demographics, economics, sociopolitical equality and/or family structures," she added. She explained that students who are at higher risk are those who face problems that are out of their control such as divorce, alcoholism, and domestic violence, physical or sexual abuse . Due to the suicide attempt numbers in Luzerne County, the county has become a pilot for an adolescent suicide prevention program. According to the Citizen's Voice, the state Depaitment of Public Welfare announced that a $1 .5 million federal grant was awarded to Pennsylvania, $500,000 per year for three years. With the grant money, laptop kiosks will be purchased and placed in doctors ' offices. Seven primary care practitioners will ask all patients in the age range of 1424 ~ars o.ld to take a voluntary questionnaire on the laptops. It is an 83 question survey that can determine if a person is at high risk of suicidal thoughts or attempts based on the answers they give. The primary goal of this program is to help the young people quickly if necessary. "I believe this could be a very 24, 2009 According to Citizen s Voice, a recent study by the state Department ofHealth uncovered several suicide and self-injury trends of Luzerne County residents, ages 14 to 24, including: CONTACT INFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu j acqueline. lukas@wi lkes .edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com 2 pennsylvania. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • • - Non-fatal self-injury rates are lower than the state average, but "completed" suicide rates are significantly higher. - Adolescents' choice of hanging/firearm death (considered "highly lethal means") is twice the state average. - The county leads the state in suicide deaths of males ages 20 to 24- mainly because they tend to choose highly lethal means. - Since 2002, more than $240,000 was spent in Luzerne County hospitals and emergency rooms to treat self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Ultimately, all died from the injuries. - The county leads Pennsylvania in most expensive hospitalizations for adolescent self-inJury cases. - Within the next months, MHMR will use about $71,000 of the initial grant money to begin a primary care-centered suicide prevention program. helpful tool as long as it is handled in a confidential manner," said Biskup, "Many teens are going to their primary doctor for mental health symptoms and one in five teens who commit suicide have been to their doctor the day before." If it were up to her, every doctor's office would have a licensed mental health professional BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wilkes.edu located on site for referrals and crisis intervention. "This would remove the possibility that teens, and others, would receive prescriptions for mental health issues without following through with counseling for their issues," Biskup explained, "When we prescribe without counseling, it is like putting a bandaid on a wound without treating the infection." Allen explained that if a Resident Assistant notices a resident who is depressed, it would come to the attention of student affairs. RA's or any other Wilkes community member can contact the office for advice and student affairs would contact the counseling center located in the first floor of Passan Hall. " If a parent, family member, friend or anyone involved in the teen ' s Ii fe notices that the teen is depressed or withdrawn, it is very important to pay careful attention to behaviors while keeping the lines of communication as open as possible," Biskup said. Editorial Staff 2008-09 Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Mike Cignoli Staff Writer �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 ECONOMY from FRONT PAGE of er, he IS :ry on he as We have not, in any of our plans to this date, included any idea oflayoffs. If everything stays the way it is, and enrollments, while they might go down slightly, stay in the same range, I think we can weather," said Gilmour. But Carver addecrthat the school must be prepared to layoff staff if the situation becomes worse. "Well we have to be prepared, of course. We hope that ifwe take all the measures we can take that we won't have to go to that step. Is there any guarantee? No, because we just don't know under the current economic circumstances what that will mean for fall enrollment," said Carver. She added, "And should that happen, then we will have to take appropriate measures, but so far we are able to manage without that. We will do whatever we can to avoid that, but I can't guarantee that we won't get there .. .It really depends on how our fall revenue comes in, because our next big step is fall of '09." Wilkes administrators hope to woo prospective students during this recession by keeping its tuition increase lower than most other regional schools - at 3.5 percent. "We really try to manage with as little an increase as we can, because we know how tough it is on students," said Carver. Carver noted that the smaller increase makes next year's budget much harder to plan for, but she said she is obligated to have a balanced budget when she presents to the Board of Trustees. Luckily, for Wilkes, graduate program enrollment performed better than expected meaning there was a surplus of $1 million to cover the shortfall in expected undergraduate enrollment. This money allowed Wilkes to close a gap in next year's budget. Carver also explained that the balanced budget means no pay raises for faculty and staff - including cost of living. Several othr projects will be impacted by the leaner budget as well. Gilmour said that plans for the Science, Health and Engineering building are looking more like a large scale renovation, irlstead of a renovation, demolition and addition due to a slow down of the capital campaign. Carver added, "[The capital campaign is] not really on hold. We are out fundraising, but we try to be conscious of our donors' financial situations." Both Gilmour and Carver said the school cannot push off the renovation for much longer, as Stark Learning Center faces numerous problems because of age and outdated science facilities. Gilmour added that the Wilkes community should not let fear of an economic di- NEWS 3 saster stop them from being productive and creative. "People are afraid. And fear is probably the least productive reaction that you can have. Even I, as president , have some fears of this thing coming, but that's not the reaction that gets you to productive and creative action," said Gilmour. "What we really need everyone to do is to understand we may have to change the underlying funding structure of this institution, but we won't do that irl a way that... we sacrifice our progress to our mission ... " Carver explained the current deficit as something the school can manage, "There is a difference between budget statements and cash, because not all transactions on the budget statement are cash transactions. So there is a difference there." She added, "If However, Wilkes does have a "plan B." Both Carver and Gilmour explained that there are backup plans in place in case the economy grows worse or fall enrollment is less than expected. This is the first of a two-part series on the budget crunch at Wilkes University. In The Beacon s next issue we will examine campus reactions to the economic savings strategies. To read the letter President Gilmour sent to faculty and staff, please visit: The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick Due to the economic deficit, Wilkes has been forced to make tuition increases and also, a hiring freeze. The University has to make due with as little as possible during the economic difficulties. Projects like the SHE building will be affected because of a general decline of the capital campaign. we have deficits, what it does, it will affect cash. At some point in time we would run out of cash if our deficits would continue to grow and get bigger. Since this year, we had several surplus years in previous years, this year we hope we can maintain it to a manageable level. Cash-wise we will be ok. It will affect our balance sheet. .. if we have a deficit it will take away from the net worth and make us worth less. www.wilkesbeacon.com �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 4 NEWS Noon leaving Wilkes to assuine position at TCMC BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor After four years at Wilkes as the university's controller, Ann Noon announced last week that she will resign to begin a new chapter in her career with the Scranton-based Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC.) Noon will finish the spring semester as controller at Wilkes, and take on the same role for TCMC, the region's new medical college which is slated to open later this year with its first class of approximately 60 medical students. Noon desc1ibed the job at TCMC as an opportunity to develop and work with different people that could expand on her higher education. At Wilkes, Noon's duties include financial reporting for the university such as payroll, purchasing, general financial reporting and grants. As the controller at TCMC, the job duties will be slightly different but the functionality of the position will be basically the same. "I will absolutely miss Wilkes University. I love what I do. I've never had a problem getting up and driving to work in the morning," said Noon. Others will miss Noon around the office, as well. The director of the procurement office, Justin Kraynack, worked closely with Noon for about three years. "She is great. .. probably one of the most professional controllers I've worked for. She has a great sense of humor but is also extremely professional," said Kraynack. "We will really miss her. She has been a great mentor to me." Noon lives in Moscow so her daily commute to work will be cut when she begins at TCMC, but that is not the reason that she took the job. "This is a unique opportunity that doesn't come along very often. This is a new organization that is a large employer but an economic benefit [to the region] as well," said Noon. TCMC is a non-profit organization and it is also projected to create The Beacon/ Lauren Biernacki about 1,000 new jobs, and add about After three years at Wilkes University, Ann Noon will leave her job as the controller at the $70 million to the local economy end of the semester to take a similar position at The Commonwealth Medical College. once opened. The college is independent and not affili- Pennsylvania based on a study done in As far as Noon knows, the college has ated with any other colleges in the area. The 2006 showing that the need for a medihired about 100 new employees in the past mission of the school is to increase the num- cal school in the area was apparent. year to 18 months. ber of physicians working in Northeastern SG Notes February 18, 2009 BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor reasurer's Report -All College: $17,711.75 - General: $10,324.74 - Special Projects: $3,864.06 - Spirit: $4,000.00 - Leadership: $8,652.56 - Connferences: 19,530.09 - Sta~p: $2,100.00 tub Reports The following clubs resented updates on heir events. - Programming Board -MSC ew Business - BA 343 Donation Request (Week 1 of 1) motion was passed to allocate $1,397.00 - Choral Club Fund Request (Week 2 of 2) motion was passed to allocate $2,073.00 to e Choral Club for a performance on March 2, 2009 at 3p.m at St. Matthew's Church in cranton - Zebra Communication Fund Request Week 1 of 1) $535 was allocated to Zebra ommunications for the Wyoming Valley hildren 's Association basketball tournament nd to have a team from SG in the touma- ment - Adventures in Science Fund Request (Week 1 of 1) A motion was passed to allocate $2,000 to Adventures in Science which benefits children from area schools - Ultimate Frisbee Fund Request (Week 1 of 2) asking for $1,480 for tournaments - Chemistry Club Fund Request (Week 1 of 2) Chemistry Club is asking for $2,000 for an airfare to Salt Lake City, Utah - Cannabis Defense Movement Club Recognition (Week 1 of2) - Winter Weekend Budget Approval (Week 1 of 1) $2,400 allocated Events RA Appreciation Week February 2327, 2009 IRHC Mardis Gras Celebration Tuesday February 24 7-9p.m. first floor lounge *At 8:30 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the SG meeting. The motion was approved. SG Meetings are open to all students. They are held every Wednesday in the Miller Conference Room on the second floor of HSC. fast f~Plf ~(UJ [NJ [Q)[&V CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT One Stop Cleans It All ~oo rn~a 11[3u rn ITXD LttOOJm [}8(!J[I]0Tiv IIDm u0rng Only $1 .29/lb does it all: Wash, dry, fluff, and fold. Pick-up and delivery services available • • • • Professional Dry Cleaning Modern Coin Operated laundromat New Large Capacity Washers Clean, Bright and Safe Facility 25 West Side Mall, Edwardsville, PA 1 8704 (Same shopping center as Price Chopper) 714-1740 Credit Cards Accepted I ] f ~ a tl 0 0 �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 RENDELL from FRONT PAGE would just be nice to see them spread it out a little more." Urbanas also added that if the legislation passed, he would consider obtaining a few machines. Under the proposal, the state Department ofRevenue would regulate ,the industry. The Rendell administration has estimated that approximately $550 million could be raised annually for tuition assistance. This estimate is based on the state's assumption that around 8,800 establishments would seek licenses, with an average of four machines per establishment. Pennsylvania State Police officials estimate there are roughly 17,000 video-poker machines currently operating illegally. In 2008, state police seized 537 illegal machines. If approved, establishments would have to purchase machines that comply with state standards, and would be linked to a central computer system, much like the slot machines already used in Pennsylvania casinos. Despite possible gain, many politicians have openly voiced their concerns. Paul Clymer (R., Bucks) said, "That is not good public policy... in fact it's awful that we NEWS would even consider doing this ... The video poker machines are the most addictive of all gambling instruments." He added that hundreds of thousands of dollars have been invested in designing programs to hook the player. Clymer also criticized gambling as an " ... unstable form of money," due to rising competition between states. "When you go into this whole issue of gambling, you better know what direction you are going to go, and what the unintended consequences are." The plan has also left many of the state's newly formed casinos with a feeling of unease. Robert Soper President and C.E.O of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs voiced his own concerns. "When you introduce more supply into a market, it's going to impact the industry. I certainly think the purpose and the goal is worthy, paying for tuition and improving our secondary education system. However] it doesn't make much sense to raise money in that manner. .. My question would be, if you're going to raise money through gaming, why wouldn't you do it in an environment that is highly regulated?" The electronic gambling machine bill is expected to be voted on in the near future. 5 Coming to WilkesBeacon.com Pick the winners ... ... be a winner. The ne,v and itnpi-oved WWW .. wi kes.edu. �012f.!1i.<:!ofl CONTACT INFORMATION: gino.troiani@wilkes.edu anthony.dorunda@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com An open letter to Bishop Martino BY THE BEACON Editorial Board Your Excellency, The Wilkes community has always been blessed when it comes to religious freedom. Our campus is comprised of Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, Protestants, agnostics, and other religious and philosophical perspectives represented by our diverse body of students, faculty and staff. So this letter comes to you not from a student group at an institution exclusively supported by the Catholic church, but rather an independent perspective. It's our hope that our voice may add another dimension to the conversation and another perspective for you to consider. Over the past several months we have seen many news reports, read your pastoral letters and discussed your actions. First, please understand that our goal with this lefkr is not to criticize your ideology. You espouse long-held traditional Catholic doctrine, and one with which a specific element within the faith agree . After all, that is what religious freedom is all about. However, as students at a private, independent institution, we see it is our responsibility to protest your methods, particularly when they alienate members of our community. We first started to pay attention to your actions when you said that some politicians may be refused communion if they support a woman's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. We recognize that abortion goes against the teachings of the Catholic church, but so do many things that your parishioners do, and refusing them communion is, in many ways, akin to closing your doors to those seeking a relationship with God and the Church. Following your line of argument, your priests should refuse · com- and devoted to the teachings of the approach could work because it munion to anyone who strayed Catholic Church, then you need takes responsibility off of your fro m the path. Surely there are not fear them falling prey to any- office, cuts cost, saves a few enough rumors swirling around thing the church deems immoral churches, and does not encouryour churches to provide the cel- or unholy. Again, your obj ection age your flock to look elsewhere ebrant with enough fodder to deny and threats are designed to isolate for spiritual homes. However, communion many people: the sin- rather than unify. Gone are the this would require you to relingle mother, the homosexual, the days in our culture where pater- quish some power to the people of the Catholic Church and divorcee, someone who terlet's face it, you don't have minated a pregnancy in their the best track record when youth - just to name a few. it comes to that. Recently, your representaYou have been fighting tives reported to the media the formation of a Catholic that you would close St. teacher's union for years Peter's Cathedral if Scranand the only thing that ton's annual St. Patrick's boils down to is the fac t Day Parade were to feature that you refuse to tum over any pro-choice politicians, the slightest bit of power and the parade's organizers acquiesced. The Beacon/Gino Troiani to your parishioners. Be The reason listed in the let- St. Mary's located on South Washington St. warned: a dictatorial and ter was to simply avoid con- Wilkes-Barre may face possible consolidation absolute central governtroversy; however, we do not in the future. ment will only lead to disaster in the end. Eventuunderstand why you would ally you will not be able punish your parishioners for someone else's actions. Techni- nalistic threats can actually work, to control every aspect of the cally, elected officia ls represent especially with youth. Ameri ca's church and things will start to all of the people, but this doesn't youth wants to openly discuss and slip through the cracks. We don't tell you this because mean that local Catholics neces- values diverse perspectives. Stem sarily supported them in the vot- warnings will likely drive the fu- we want you to fail. In fact, the ing booths. Nevertheless, they ture leadership of your church opposite is true. We want you to thrive. The Scranton Diocese has fire our government officials and away from it. the ultimatum you put forward efAnd then there is the closure of always been an important part fectively drives a wedge between the dozens of churches around the of our community, and to see it community members. St. Patrick's area. In this case you take off your evaporate would be disheartenDay is a holy day and a day to cel- Miter and put on your accounting ing, to say the least. Such and ebrate in the Catholic Church. Do visor. As you know, the numbers erasure would change the local you really want to be the person don't look good. The annual ap- culture fundamentally. True conversation happens to tum away hundreds of people at peal is down and so is attendance. the door? We believe that both are only go- when both listening and talking Another recent controversy in- ing to continue to drop thanks are balanced. We urge a frank volved Misericordia University to a growing sense of alienation conversation with your parishwhen its officials invited Keith among local Catholics, and espe- ioners. Go to church, sit in the back and just talk to them, walk Boykin to speak at the school. cially among young Catholics. Boykin is an acclaimed speaker You can't honestly believe that among them, and listen to their who is also gay and addresses a by shutting down all of these concerns. This is a trying time variety of diversity issues. Your churches you are actually going to for the entire world and your objection is that homosexuality help the diocese. There must have people need their faith, they need is inconsistent with the teachings been another option on the table. a leader - not a pastoral letter or of the church and therefore it was Perhaps you can tum total finan- a recorded message. Sincerely, unseemly for Misericordia to en- cial control over to the leadership The editorial staff of The Beatertain such a person on campus. at every church and tell them that Why would you concern yourself within a year and a half, if their fi- con. with this? If the students who at- nancial situation does not improve, tend the speaker are truly faithful they will be forced to close. This Martino's actions have caused Catholics to rallv against him. Losing the Catholic Church would change the local culture fundamentallv. Martino should . recognize a separation between church and state. 6 �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Cash, Credit or Baby? BY TIM SEIGFRIED Wilkes Alumnus A few weeks ago, Nadya Suleman, an unemployed, single mother of six, gave birth to octuplets after receiving in vitro fertilization treatments. Since we've heard this all before, I'll get right to the details: three of her other six kids are disabled, there is no father, and Suleman set up a website so that people could donate money to help her pay for her brood, despite the fact that she is receiving food stamps and other monies for her first six. Even more recently, it was reported that a 13-year-old boy from the UK fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl. As it turns out, two other teenage boys have also come forward, claiming that they are the father. Even more disturbing is the recent report that the family of the mother may have chosen the 13-year-old as the patsy father to cash in on the media deals that are sure to roll their way. So, we have a mother who shouldn't have had any kids giving birth to eight more through the use of shady medical practices, and a 15-yearold girl who appears to be prostituting herself to a payday. I think we can all agree to say that they both had this coming. These kids should be taken away from the respective mothers immediately. Why? Because the "parents" in both cases are nothing but opportunists. The octo-mom hired a publicist to handle media inquiries, and reportedly wanted $1.2 million dollars to appear on Oprah. For what? You gave birth. Big deal. Can I get paid for dropping a deuce? No. Then why should you get paid for giving birth, in this case an act of sheer stupidity? The "parents" in both of these cases have pea-sized brains and are using their children for profit, and guess what, you stupid media types are letting them. And when little Johnny and Suzie tum 14, they can have kids too, because they are going to get loads of money for doing nothing of value to the society or to their own life. I don't understand the desire to throw money at these people for having kids. That only perpetuates the notion that babies = $$$$$$, except that all those babies are going to be neglected because mommy is too busy getting a facial because she has to appear on The Today Show and talk about how lucky she is. And what about the British 15-year-old? She is being rewarded for bad behavior, essentially. Apparently, she nailed this 13year-old, and now other kids are coming forward to say that they, too, may be the father. It sounds like this girl wanted to get knocked up, and then blame it all on her little patsy 13-year old "lover," so that they could reap the benefits of a culture that actually rewards this sort of behavior. George Washington would be spinning in his grave right now ifhe wasn't too busying partying with Ghandi and Mussolini. (Wrap your mind around that one.) We need to slap these people (metaphorically speaking, of course), and if we, as a culture, continue to throw money at these idiots, then this is going to keep happening, and the cycle is going to perpetuate itself again and again and again. Seriously, what is stopping a teenager from making such choices? They see that there is money to be made, so why not? Except that they are stupid, and they don't understand the concept of "media saturation." So it's just one more child that the parents don't care for because they are selfish people. And really, what is our obsession with babies that don't belong to us? "Ugggh Brangelina had another baby! Oh my God! What? That's crazy!" Here's a thought: Care about your own baby. That way, when they don't tum out to be a drug bag or a criminal, we can take solace in the fact that it just takes a little bit of effort to raise a kid. Also, children are not accessories or conversation pieces. Good for you, you adopted a kid! Awesome. Why don't you take that energy that you are wasting telling us that and go play catch with them. Or help them with their homework. Or, here's a thought, just tell them that you love them. I know I rail about this a ton, but it needs to be said because it keeps on happening. In 20 years, when we are overrun with stupid people, I'm going to point the finger at every one of you parents who are more concerned with your Blackberry than your kid's piano recital. Guess what? I'm well adjusted, I'm content, and most importantly, I'm not a complete eff up! Why? Because my parents cared. They cared about me and my siblings. And I'll care about my kids, and they will care about theirs, and so on. The point is, we are living in a society now where everyone wants to get paid, not for excelling, but for being astoundingly mediocre. The octo-mom is going to get paid for having more kids, and now, this 15-year old is getting media attention for being nothing more than a petty expletive (rhyme!). There is no motivation to do the tight and smart thing anymore. "We want to pay $2 million for your story!" You know what the rest of us, sane people want? We want to pay $2 million to have all you idiots sterilized. America, England, and whoever else wants to pay these people - Don't, please don't. Childbirth is a beautiful thing, and it should be treated with respect and reverence, because there is nothing like cradling in your arms the child that you and your loved one created for no other re-5on than love. Not love of money, or love of fame, but love, which is something that is escaping us anymore. It's all about money, and it's all about our 15 minutes. Well, here 's your 15 minutes, idiots. Congratulations, you have both proven to be liars and thieves. And those little bundles of joy? Don't be surprised when they end up in jail or worse because their parents were too stupid. But that's just me. (c:ct-: lvr":~ 2/ Joes t>f'" .I\ doors. ~.,. ~ ~ tv,~ .. /L- ,1.ew wor- 11. u"' ~ r./-vv1" 1-1~ / [}~~ '\. WO/\ f,'[(tl fJ t>~ k-t.-r~ ~~ ve r-s,u~s. ol --;:;~ l Fe l.· ps:.e A- Vt e- H£ 'l r~ The Beacon/Pat Zeigler �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 OPINION 8 How to spot a fake: Know your llloney BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Opinion Editor BLURRING Bills are specifica lly designed so that computers will have trouble photocopying them. If done, the intricate details will appear smudged or blurred. It is most easy to spot this error within the president's face . Beacon Poll Results I'm sure at one point during our lives; most ofus have dreamed what it would be like to print up some cold hard cash. Extra dough for gas, clothes, or even a new car. The scam of counterfeiting dates back as long as currency has existed, and despite technological advances, has reinvented itself while showing no signs of slowing down. To protect you, and preserve the purchas ing power of the American dollar, I am going to examine a few key security features which have created headaches for counterfeiters around the world. The Beacon a~'ked: COLOR SHIFTING INK FEEL/COLORED STRANDS Currency paper is composed of 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton, which gives a distinct feel. You should also notice that the ink is raised, so that it pops out. Red and blue synthetic fibers of various lengths are distributed evenly throughout the paper. SECURITY STRIP Look for an embedded plastic security strip. All bills post 1990 (except $1 , and $2) will have one. You can see it easily ifheld up to a light. The strips are placed in different places on each bill. This feature was added to the $50 and $100 bills in 1996, the $20 bill in 1998, and the $10 in 1999; $5 and lower bills do not have it. Head on, the ink will appear a metallic or gold, but when tilted to the right or left, will change to a dark green. Peanut butter scandal causes sticky llless BY ANTHONY DORUNDA Beacon Asst. Opinion Editor Peanut Corporation of America has officially become the last place I go to stop my hunger pangs. The company, based in Virginia, has been blamed for the sa lmonella outbreak that has caused the largest peanut butter recall in history. The ~ tbreak has been blamed for at least eight deaths as well as 575 illnesses in 43 different states. FDA official Michael Rogers was quoted in an article on cnn. com acknowledging that the products were shipped after tests revealed that traces of salmonella were entrenched inside. "In some instances, peanut products were shipped by (the company) prior to having assurance that the products were negative for salmonella," said Rogers. Peanuts go through two sets of tests before they are thrown onto the trucks to be shipped out. In this case, the first test came back indicating traces of the disease in the peanuts. This is a fair warning sign to throw the peanuts out. But no . Instead, in a sly move by the company, peanuts were shipped out before the second test The following are results of a poll that The Beacon conducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overal attitudes of students on campus. could run its course. The salmonella issue is certainly bad enough. But, it gets worse. Much worse. Their plant in Georgia has been cited for the use of harmful insecticides around the open air food s. It has also been under investigation fo r repo1ts of roaches, mold, and rodent feces. To make matters worse, their in Texas has also been under fire for its conditions. The plant, which has remained uninspected and uninsured for four years, has also reportedly been discovered to house dead rats, rodent excrement, and bird feathers in the working area. Come again? Dead rodents! And animal poop? Now I'm not saying that every factory is a pristine, marble tiled, spotless architectural beauty, but the alleged health and working conditions violations by Peanut Corp. of American just cross the line. Yes, a ce1tain amount of "external factors" are allowed in all foods. but this i~ just too much. Imagme going to make that wonderful peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and in your tasty scoop of peanut butter you find a scrumptious rat tail. Probably full of protein and fiber! That's despicable, and so is this company. How in the world can a national peanut butter plant that ships its product nationwide, knowingly send out food laced with salmonella to fellow Americans? How can it duck required inspections and force workers to work in the sorts of conditions that have reportedly been uncovered at the Georgia and Texas plants? Americans, be outraged. This company is knowingly putting Americans lives at risk to make a quick buck. It's hard to look at this situation and give the company another chance. Why? Because it's already had a second chance. That's right. The latest bombshell wasn't the first rodeo the corporation had with the FDA. Back in 2001, FDA inspectors found that products were potentially exposed to insecticides, one of several violations uncovered during the last visit federal officials made before the cmTent food-poisoning scare, according to a repo1t obtained by The Associated Press. Seriously? This happened be- fore? And they got away with it? Perhaps there 's a little justice in last week's report that the corporation filed for federal bankruptcy, but even that doesn't begin to address the fact that the greed-inspired actions of a few caused death and widespread fear across the nation. Those who participated in the shipment of the tainted products should be charged with murder in the third degree. Yes, I'm sure they did not mean to cause death to anyone, but the fact of the matter is that's exactly what they did. They shipped out the peanuts, knowing well the potential ramifications. In this case, American trust was violated and people died. The perpetrators should go to jail. You don't get three strikes in this business. In the area of health and welfare, it's a one and done deal, which is exactly why this company should be imploded. There is not one way to look at this situation and find a light at the end of the tunnel. unless that light is from a freight train about to barrel you over. Harsh'! I know. Deserved? No doubt about it. Has the media been insensitive towards issues dealing with sexuality? • Yes -33% • No - 67% • Undecided - 0% Next Week's question: Do you agee with Bishop Martino's recent decisions? •Yes •No • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Contact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Maj or, Yea,; and Opinion.' The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �Rock Climbing PAGE 11 li ostyOos FEBRUARY 24, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann. searfoss@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com g Public safety, admissions anticipate Winter Weekend revels BY CHRISTA SGOBBA Beacon L(festyles Editor For Wilkes students, Winter Weekend is traditionally a three-day blur of themed team games, innuendo-laced t-shirts, scavenger hunts, and concerts. And when the school-sponsored events wind down for the night, that's when the parties start. But for staff at Wilkes University, Winter Weekend isn't all fun and games. Throughout the weekend, different departments take various precautions to keep the campus running smoothly. Winter Weekend is a Wilkes tradition, an annual event that works off a different theme each year and provides stressed students with a whimsical way to blow off the steam of their hectic schedules. But like any event of this kind, Winter Weekend isn't immune to getting out of hand. In order to guard against dangerous escalation, Public Safety officials schedule more officers on duty for the weekend. The admissions department also changes its schedule to accommodate Winter Weekend. While Winter Weekend brings the potential for a sharp rise in legal offenses, especially underage drinking citations, Public Safety Manager Jerry Rebo says that is not always the case. According to Public Safety officer Philip Miller, there were no major offenses this year, but reports were not yet available at time of publication. "There were some of this year's Winter Weekend was "Gods and Goddesses," and students on each team dressed accordingly. he Beacon/Bethany Yamrick events that occurred, but nothing outside a normal Wilkes weekend," said Miller. As of Sunday, February 22, the WilkesBarre Police Department only had one press release of an arrest related to Winter Weekend. On Februa1y 20, a 19-year-old male student who does not attend Wilkes was arrested and charged with underage drinking and public drunkenness after police responded to a complaint that he was unconscious in a stranger's apartment. The number of student offenses varies each year. According to Rebo, last year's Winter Weekend "wasn't too bad," and student offenses were only "x amount over a normal weekend." However, for Winter Weekend two years ago, Rebo says the incidences were much higher. Rebo reports that one to two additional Public Safety officers were scheduled each night this past weekend. Mainly, these officers were scheduled to patrol the scheduled events in the gym or the Henry Student Center Grand Ballroom, in addition to campus-wide patrol. "It's a different duty kind ofnight because of the large amount of students around campus," said Rebo. After the official events end for the night, the unofficial Winter Weekend parties begin in full swing. According to Rebo, the rowdiest parties usually occur in off campus apartments, where Public Safety officers could find up to 40 students in one apartment. Along with noisy house parties, Winter Weekend revelers in the past have also caused public disturbances as well. "It was a combination of everything," said Rebo. "You have a large group out in the middle of the street, and they cause traffic violations, the neighbors can't sleep, that kind of thing-also disorderly conduct, public drunkenness." Rebo believes that students can still enjoy Winter Weekend by treading responsibly, and avoiding situations that could put themselves and others in legal trouble or physical danger. "There's no reason for students not to have a party, but they need to do it responsibly," he said. "If you're old enough to drink, you can have a small amount of people at your apartment, not 50, 60 people where the The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick During the official school-sponsored Winter Weekend events, students formed teams and competed in a variety of games. Public Safety remains on alert the entire weekend for the after-hours parties that pop up when the scheduled events die down. neighbors are calling on you and so forth." However, during Winter Weekend, parties often do get out of hand, and the noticeable results of those bashes aren't always pretty the next morning. For that reason, the admissions department scales back its campus tour schedules for prospective students. Since most of their tour guides are also involved in Winter Weekend, it would also be difficult to staff enough for the normal load. On a typical Saturday, the department usually coordinates campus tours for eight to 16 families, in addition to tours for sports recruits or performing arts students. This past Saturday, the admissions office scheduled no general tours, but hosted a small number of football recruits and perfo1ming arts auditions. "Winter Weekend tends to be very celebratory," said Melanie Mickelson, the director of admissions. "Even with how responsive our maintenance folks are, there still is a lot of unpredictability regarding what kind of mess there may be in a given dorm, and I don't feel very comfortable with that." Prospective student tours always show Evans Hall and Chesapeake Delaware, but some students may ask to see others as well. Even if the dorms are clean, the walk around campus may lead to some unsavory sights in off-campus housing following a night of heavy Winter Weekend partying. "Given the nature of our campus, you could be just as close to an apartment as a dorm. So if folks walk around our campus, you never quite know exactly what they might see," said Mickelson. " ... Inevitably, questions will come up if there are significant amount of empty cases piled in front of an apartment building that clearly is a college apartment building." According to Mickelson, parents will often ask the question "Is this kind of thing normal?" While partying questions are raised in tours all of the time, Mickelson believes that the sights of remnants from Winter Weekend parties the night before could skew the perception of Wilkes. Winter Weekend is not a weekly occurrence, and its events and paiiies are not indicative of the typical Wilkes' experience. However, if prospective students visited the campus only during Winter Weekend, they could come out with an entirely different opinion of the school. "I just don't want our campus to be misrepresented ... " said Mickelson. "And I am mostly concerned about that with parents, because I don't think we are a party school. But we all know what goes on at Winter Weekend, and I don't want them to see something that misrepresents what the average atmosphere's like." �10 LIFESTYLES FEBRUARY 24, 2009 Web site provides options for off-campus housing BY RUTH WHISPELL Beacon Corre5pondent Having trouble finding an apartment off campus? Your problems just got easier with the help of a new off campus student housing Web site. The site, www.wilkesoffcampus.com, was the brainchild of Justin Balint, President of the Off Campus Student Council for the 2008- 2009 academic year. Eventually, he hopes to expand the site to include more features such as a newsletter, as well an upto-date listing of apartments with persons to contact if students are interested. "I've always felt the Off Campus Council should have been providing students with necessary contacts to find off campus housing; they're supposed to. I've been talking to landlords and seeing where there are available apartments for students around the Wilkes campus area," said Balint. Balint worked to get everything in order and create the Web site with the help of Associate Dean of Students Barbara King. There won't be many listings this school year because it's so far into the spring semester, but Balint plans to build the content over time. "Because the off-campus community is such a large part of the university, I really want to keep communication open with the local landlords that provide affordable offcampus housing for students," said Balint. Additionally, Balint hopes that students will be able to post their own ads on the site. He points out that there are many ads around campus on various bulletin boards looking for roommates. He hopes the site can eventually serve that function as well. He also plans that landlords will be able to take advantage of the site. " .. .It'd be great to eventually be able to have the landlords update their own apartments and hold accounts on the site. This year the site will be small, but I'm hoping next year to expand the site with more landlords," Balint says. Elizabeth Roveda, assistant director of Residence Life, said that a site like this can help the off-campus housing process. She said the residence life office used to hand out sheets of paper with listings of apartments, but the site helps the campus's initiative to "go green." "I think it's a great idea. It gives students a tool to use instead of searching for information on a bulletin board," said Roudea. Junior communications major Allison Ducker is a student who currently lives on campus in University Towers. "I think it's a great idea for transfer students and new incoming students looking to get out on their own," she said. Students looking for off-campus apartment options for next Ducker also said semester will be able to utilize the new housing web site. she's looking for an apartment with parking nearby. support any of these local businesses or "Right now, when I go grocery shopping landlords, and the site is meant to be a I have to put money in the meters in front student resource provider and made by off of University Towers, and then go up ten campus students. The university has no floors and unpack everything, only to go ties to any service being provided. back out to my car and park it in the lot The site was launched February 18 and across from the Martz building. I don't like should be in working order by Sunday, walking the three blocks when it's dark February 22. 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I have to admit I was a little nervous and unsure what to expect. I had never been rock climbing, and was a little worried about how I would handle the heights. It cost me $13 for shoes and an entrance pass. However, for those who want to top rope, there is a certification requirement, which can be obtained after a $20 certifi- cation. Wilkes-Ba1Te Rocks offers two types of climbing: top roping, where a climber is strapped into a harness and can climb as high as he or she wishes; and bouldering, which is like a free climb without safety equipment. Suited up in special climbing shoes, which had a rough grip, and fit so snugly my toes curled, my friend and I approached the climbing area and gazed at the tall room full of imitation rocks. The walls were about thirty feet high, and the floor was made of a blue spongy matlike material. I also noticed that there were multicolored strips of tape which marked the route of various courses, and that there were a few coves and crevices where The Beacon/Gino Troiani the wall extended outward Wilkes-Barre Rocks, an indoor rock-climbing facility on South Main Street, offers an interesting and at an cheap way for students to keep in shape. A day rock climbing costs $13 for shoes and a pass. angle to resemble cave-like struc- but after a few tries, it became fairly easy. I it was a good feeling. tures. felt like I was 11 years old again climbing "It takes about a month to get over the We started at the right trees in my backyard. hump ... just as if you were working out at a side of the gym, and It wasn't long before I realized that I was gym," said Miscavage. slowly climbed our way having an amazing time. The actual climbKenny Stucker, a sophomore at Wilkes, around. At first, keeping ing was a lot easier than I thought it would often goes rock climbing as a form of exmy balance and solving be, and my slight fear of heights had com- ercise. the problem of what grip pletely disappeared. "I like it because it's a challenge ... I startI was going to use next Around the gym, I noticed a yellow safety ed a year ago because I had a friend that was somewhat difficult, line painted on the wall roughly eight feet went and loved it ... It's just a fun way to be high, which marked the, "do not cross line," active," said Stucker. for anyone bouldering. Experiencing Wilkes-Ba1Te Rocks is a Wilkes-Barre rocks ofFrom climbing, both of my hands were a definite must. If you're looking for a unique fers a variety of courses little tom up, and weakened from continuworkout, it is a great alternative to hitting depending on experience level. The walls are ously supporting my body weight. My toes the gym, and a lot more fun. I will definitely hurt especially because they were confined be back soon. around 30 feet high. to the narrow tips of the climbing shoes, but �SCREENING OF LO.US.A A&K COMING TO WILKES TODAY! FEBRUARY 24, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu matthew.gogas@wilkes.edu ----------------- 12 wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com Poetry in Transit seeks original work, poe01s in Spanish BY YOHANNA DE LOS SANTOS M. Assistant A&E Editor Anyone who has lived in Luzerne County through a season of winter can likely identify with Emily Dickinson's sentiments: There's a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes Heavenly hurt, it gives us ; We can find no scar, But internal difference, Where the meanings, are pie of area grants. It will be grant funded instead of local business funded. But the most exciting part about Poetry in Transit 2009 is that there is going to be English and Spanish poems in the buses." While the first year used famous poetry from artists such as Dickinson and Robert Frost, the project has sought to expand to include local artists' work. The call to participate in the program has gone out to students at LCCC, King's College, and Wilkes University. Also, staff and faculty are more than welcome to submit their artwork, Anthony noted. The Hispanic community has also been informed through the Spanish radio show at the University of Scranton. "What we are doing is asking students in ESL classes, Hispanic outreach programs as well as students who live in the college campus to offer poems ... We will collect them and send the best ones to Poetry in Transit," said Anne Massey, Associate Professor of Spanish at King's College. "In the past we've only done a very limited invitation because it was a very small program, but is getting larger every year, so ... the board is going to look at all the poems ... This year is going to be more official," said Anthony. In the past two years, it was only Anthony looking at the poems. In 2008, 18 poems were illustrated and displayed on various buses; this year Anthony expects to have 38, some of them in both Spanish and English. "We are requesting, because of the theme, that the poems be in Spanish and English combined, or have a definite theme that is Latino or Hispanic related. That is kind of our request for our contest," said Massey. Sophomore accounting major, Lorelay Corona said, "I believe that it is a good idea to also have Spanish poems because that is a way of showing pieces of the Hispanic culture to the community." While local colleges have been encouraged to participate, there is no sense of overt competition associated with the call. " .. .I'm more about connections for this project," said Anthony. "Anne Massey's class at King's College is going to provide Spanish language poetry and also the call for poems has gone out to everyone," said Anthony. For future years the program may incorporate other languages. However, "Spanish makes the most sense now because we have many Spanish speakers around. I ride the number six bus all the time from Luzerne. I see people in there who speak Spanish or are bilingual," said Anthony. The deadline to submit the work is April 15, 2009. Everyone is more than welcome to submit their poems. "We are looking for "There's a Certain Slant ofLight"Excerpt from Emily Dickinson's But before a couple of years ago, it was unlikely public transit riders would have a poem like this in front of them to reference and discuss on the commute to work. Since 2007, the Poetry in Transit project has encouraged just such conversations Photo Courtsey Mark Golaszewski on city buses. In lieu of garish advertisePoetry in Transit Board Members from ments, the Luzerne County Transit AuLCCC, King's, Paper Kite Press, and thority has opted to post bits of poetry and Wilkes gather to celebrate the success of accompanying graphic art as a means of the program in its second year. both encouraging literary appreciation and inspiring community conversation. This year Poetry in Transit's founder and poems that are not directly political, not rewiordinator, Dr. Mischelle Anthony, Willigious, and non-violent... Original work," kes University Associate Professor of Engsaid Anthony. lish, has added a new feature to the already popular civic effort. The program will incorporate the Spanish language into its poetry so that Spanish-speaking community members can feel included in the wider "conversation." Anthony said, "This year is our third year of the program. Every year it's been funded through local agencies. The first time it was funded exclusively through Wilkes University and also Lamar Advertising. They give us the advertising space for free." The second year the program was completely funded by Luzerne County Transportation Au- The poetry that is accepted by the Poetry in Transit program is then illustrated, much like the one above, and put onto banners which are thority (LCTA). However, Anthony placed inside of the Luzerne County buses. The poems displayed will hopefully spark the interest of bus riders in the art of poetry. said, "This year we are applying to a cou- Rejection Rejection is a difficult pill to swallow. Accept this haiku. BY.-l Beac Th Uni, musi cal mod lives !ems the Pe pla)l �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13 Theater Review: Le Revue Fairytale BY ASHLEY FILIPEK Beacon Correspondent . This weekend wrapped up the Wilkes University theater department's spring musical Le Revue Fairytale. The musical turns classical fairy tale characters into modem day theatre performers, whose lives are dominated by relationship problems. The performances at Wilkes marked the play's world premiere. Perhaps what distinguished the quirky play best was the director's attention to costume detail that helped traditional fairytale characters morph into modem-day, adult versions of themselves. For example, Rapunzel (Casey Lynch) of course donned a traditional long braid falling all the way down her back, but her black lipstick, pink and orange highlights, and high tops gave Rapunzel an edge as she belted out Duffy's "Mercy." The Prince (Daniel Pascoe), in accord with the cliche versions of the character, kept a sword at his hip at all times, but he also wore jeans and a tank top, ala James Dean. His rendition of "Hey Bulldog," helped transform the Prince into a heartthrob rocker. Cinderella (Jennifer Smeraldo) danced around in her "glass" pumps, and Snow White (Greta Kleckner) tightened a blue corset around her waist. Pinnochio (Casey Thomas) wore a fedora and a long wooden nose. The Wolf (Tim King) stomped around in Timberlands, as he danced with the character who seemed to intimidate all; Malificent (Ashley Firestein), clad in her all black costume. Little Red (Tara Contrera) under the Wolf's close watch, looked adorable and innocent in her red hoodie, pig tails and striped stretch pants. Throw in the "Three Little Pigs" (Louis Gestral, John Layton, and Pat Nardone) and the "Three Blue Fairies" (Brie Friedman, Alyssa Glueck and Danielle Banas) and the audience was treated to a crazy, but cohesive ensemble. Stage Director (Andrew Margallis) attempted to control the Malificent (Ashley Firestein) uses her seductive lure to tame the Big Bad Wolf played by Tim King. The cast comes together when the Prince (Daniel Pascoe) and Little Red Riding Hood (Tara Contrera) dance and sing their way into the audience's hearts. chaos, while his writer (Jess Lech) tried to finish up the screenplay in the midst of all the madness. Interestingly, the stage wasn't home to just the actors, but the audience as well. I was seated in the front row (right next to a Blue Fairy) and the actors danced just inches in front of me. The play took modem day music and incorporated the lyrics into the play 's plotline. Some of the innovative numbers were Vampire Weekend's "Oxford Coma", "Grace" by U2 and "What I Can Do For You" by Sheryl Crow. Each character sorted through his or her own problems (with the help of song ... of course) and by the end of the play, they found themselves happily connected with the ones they loved. I truly enjoyed the play. It purposefully incorporated the audience and the acting and costuming were excellent. There was a great deal that modem audiences could appreciate, especially in terms of the musical score, so it's likely that this world premiere will see more stage time around the country. I congratulate the theater department on a great choice that utilized the talents of the student cast well. �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 1.0.U.S.A. doculllentary to be screened Tuesday in DDD BY MATTHEW GOG AS Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Among the serious problems currently facing the United States, the failing economy is perhaps the most threatening. Americans face job loss, fallout from spending more than they are making, ill-advised home mortgages defaulting, and a rollercoaster stock market's record losses nearly every week as the recession continues. To highlight and analyze the nation's economic problems, Wilkes University will host the area's only screening of acclaimed documentary filmmaker Patrick Creadon's T.O.U.S.A. One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt. The screening will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, in the Dorthy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Following the film, audience members will be encouraged to stay and discuss the economic challenges with a panel of university faculty members including Dr. Thomas Baldino, professor of political science and Interim Dean of Humanities; Dr. Robert Seeley, associate professor of economics; and Dr. Jane Elmes-Crahall, professor of communication studies and expert in political rhetoric. The film identifies a growing national debt and illustrates the impact that it has on the country as a whole with the documentation of the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour along with interviews from experts on government spending. The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour features the director of the Concord Coalition, a political advocacy group aimed at eliminating deficit spending, Robert Bixby. It also features David Walker, former US Comptroller General whose job is the regulation of government spending. In the film, the two travel the country advising communities of the threat they face with the increasing national debt. Patrick Creadon, director of the Sundance Film Festival winner Wordplay, co-wrote and directed the film by following the tour across the United States. Baldino, one of the panelists, is looking forward to the film. "Patrick Creadon has a reputation for making entertaining, but balanced documentaries, as opposed to Micheal Moore who makes entertaining documentaries, but not necessarily balanced ones." He also added,"The film is going to ask some really tough questions. The most important one being, can we continue to mortgage our future to pay for our current lifestyle?" In an interview with the Huffington Post, Creadon stated that he found the film challenging to make. "Making this film was difficult on every level. I'm not complaining, mind you. I consider making 1.O.U.S.A. one of the best experiences of my life. But simply trying to get our heads around this topic -- the sheer enormity of it all -- was daunting and stressful and scary." The independently produced film was purchased by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in July 2008 after it screened at the Sundance Film Festival. The foundation aims to bolster awareness of key economic challenges that America faces as well as trying to bring about action towards them. Seeley, also a panelist, is looking forward to the film from an economist's and teacher's standpoint. "I think that this film will bring the issue of our national debt to the attention of our young people, especially students. They are the ones that are in serious trouble. They are going to face these problems long after I am gone. I just hope more than six or seven students show up." S_cl"~I LIV'E3S D c:> r, c:1.tE:! p I c.31 SIT""lc.31 Ea:11 r ■ w ■■ p t- a ■ IVlc» ■■ th·! Interstate Blood Be. 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In 1884, Peebler reportedly took the yell to the University of Minnesota campus and on November 2, 1898, a cheerleader named Johnny Campbell got so excited that he jumped out in front of the crowd. The University of Minnesota is also credited with the first school "fight song." The web site also said that, "Women became active in cheerleading in the 1920s. The University of Minnesota cheerleaders began to incorporate gymnastics and tumling into their cheers and the first flash-card cheering section was directed by Lindley Bothwell at Oregon State University. In the 1930s, universities and high schools alike began performing porn-porn routines and using paper porns, still the most widely recognized cheerleading prop." Melissa Jones senior biology major com' .... nts, "Cheerleading is most definitely a ~port. We practice very hard for what we do. People go to football or basketball games and see our pyramids or half time routine and think that it looks easy but it takes so much." Jones emphasized, "Each movement is set to specific counts and it sometimes takes hours to perfect even one eight count. During practice, we run, stunt, perfect cheers and dance, and work on abs and am1s with pushups and crunches." Jones added, "Stunting in itself should be a sport. It is very difficult and requires all girls on the bottom to be quite strong. Many college and high school teams have male cheerleaders so they are able to do even more difficult stunts than if they had an only all girl squad, but we do it all by ourselves with no men! If you think of competing as a performanu~, we are athletes that train for our perform ces just like any other athlete trains for ti ·,- ., Th , 15 girls that make up the Wilkes Chee •ng team and they have an arrangement of talents including dance, stunting, and gymnastics. Tanya Feiertag senior sociology major and Wilkes University cheerleader thinks that, "Cheerleading ~ . ,1.~ be considered a sport on campus because it requires a great amount of physical and athletic ability. The routines and stunts th~t we perform require a trem1.:11dous amount of y•-- ·16 th and phy'" c endurance. P pie do not take 111. 0 consideration how much an athlete cheerleaders really The Wilkes cheerleaders support a teammate during a basketball game this season, showing the trust cheerleading requires. are. It takes a lot of dedication to the squad, time, proper techniques, and strength. Feiertag explains that, "We practice twice a week usually one week night and a Sunday night practice. Practices are usually on average 2-3 hours long. The reason for this is because academics come first." "We have off season practices to keep in shape and maintain the skills from the past season. These off season practices are also open to girls who are interested in the Wilkes University cheerleading program," she said. Wilkes cheerleaders have opportunities to compete like any other sport. but, at this time they have decided not to, due to the commitment it requires from all the gi rls. They are also required to do community sen ·ice throughout the semc ter. Feiertag recalls, "Jn the pu~, w• have helped with St. Jude's, and other organizati r ns. " "Cheerleading is fun and it keeps you in shape. I like the sense of accomplishment when we complete difficult dances or new stunts." said Feiertag. Jones acknowledged that, "Al in all, we are a close knit g" ,f girls who love what we tl) . We are all committed and dedicated to making our team the best it can be and that makes me proud to be a part of such a wonderful gro1 p of girls. Cheerleading ha~ ueen a wonderful experience for me over the past four yep rs and I'm truly going to rnss the girls, coaches, and happiness that was brought into my life." ci Be 20 M fir• fo m we er le te n Showing school spirit, a cheerleader is lifted during a cheer at a basketball game this season. p h �FEBRUARY 17 SPORTS 24, 2009 Wilkes Wrestling - Metropolitan Conference Championship (update as of press time) 125 pounds - Shaun Farnham ranked nationally at 10th, is in the finals against Elizabethtown's Tyler Erdman. Farnham pinned his first two opponents of the day. 133 pounds - Josh Pauling is in the finals against York's Kyle Flickinger. Pauling won his first match of the tournament by an 11-7 decision and then won a 6-4 decison in the semis. 184 pounds - Buddy Gouger ls in the finals against Scott Kelley from TCNJ. Gouger won his first two matches by decision. 149 pounds - Erik Smith is in the finals against Tyler Branham from The College of New Jersey. Smith won his first two matches by decision, 3-0 and 6-2. Visit gowilkesu.com for complete results of the Metro Conference Championship. 141 pounds - Anthony Dattolo is in the finals against Greg Martino of New York University. Dattolo Pinned his first opponent of the day in 1 :30 before winning 15-3 in the semifinals. 197 pounds - Zach Pizzaro is in the finals against TCNJ's Ed Broderick. After having a bye, Pizzaro won his first match of the day by decision. 285 pounds - Andrew Feldman is in the finals match against Deron Sharp from Elizabethtown. Feldman pinned his first to opponents of the day in the first period. Baseball opens 2009 season WWW.CHANGEABLE SKIES.COM Team goes 1-2 in series at St.Marys Student Housing for the 21st Century BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor The Colonels baseball team began their 2009 season on February 21 against St. Mary's in Maryland. The team split its first two games, winning the first 2-1 before dropping a 3-0 decision. Sunday's matchup was won by St.Mary's, 8-3. Starting pitcher Tom Buckler performed well in the season opener, pitching four scoreless innings. Ryan Fetterman threw the final three innings of the first game and gave up just one run. The Colonels combined for six hits in the game with right fielder Al Clocker leading the way with two hits and Andrew Garofoli, Randy Dengler, Matt Ruch and Eric Wetzel all posting one a piece. Clocker and Mike McAndrew posted runs for Wilkes. In their second game, the Colonels did not fare as well. Tom Plessel and Ruch posted the only hits for Wilkes, who were held scoreless in the second game. St.. Mary's two runs were scored off of errors by the Colonels. On Sunday, February 22, the Colonels suffered their second loss of the season and final game in Maryland. St.Mary's handed Wilkes an 8-3 loss. Garofoli lead the way with two hits and Trevin Jaggars, Geoff Miller, Dengler, and Wetzel all posted one hit a piece. Jaggars, a first baseman for the Colonels, believes the three game series in Maryland showed the team where they stand early in the season. "We came out strong [on Saturday]. The pitching and defense were good. The batting could have used improvement," Jaggars said. The Colonels will take on Neumann on March 1 before heading out on their Spring Break trip to South Carolina from March 38. Of the upcoming trip Jaggars said, "We are a young and strong team. We will be prepared for South Carolina." CONTACT; BHI Henry wfHiam~benryOO@comcast.net 216-768-4819 AVAILABLE APARTMENTS READY TO LEASE JUNE 2009: PEARCE MANOR 84 WEST ROSS STREET 200 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET JOAN HENRY HALL �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 18 SPORTS H Penguins happy to have Goligoski back BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer The Pittsburgh Penguins' blueline took a major hit before the start of the season when defensemen Ryan Whitney and Sergei Gonchar were lost to long term injuries. But in the world of professional sports, injuries often create opportunities for other players to step up and showcase their abilities. Such was the case for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Alex Goligoski. After a successful rookie season, which concluded with setting an American Hockey League record for points in a single playoff year by a defenseman, Goligoski started the season in the National Hockey League. He appeared in 44 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring six goals and posting a total of 20 points. But after Whitney returned from his injury, Goligoski found himself the victim of a numbers game. He was often a healthy scratch, or playing wing on the fourth line. When Gonchar was set to return to Pittsburgh's line-up earlier this month, the club lti!,:iffltl:■ lit#Kd would have had eight healthy defensemen. "I was getting pretty comfortable up there, with the speed of the game and everything like that," Goligoski said. "The last few weeks there were tough, playing forward, or not playing. So it was just go to practice, try to work hard every night, and see what happens." What wound up happening wasn't the ideal situation. NHL teams are limited to 23-man rosters. Because of Goligoski's contract, he didn't have to clear waivers in order to be sent down to the AHL. That essentially made Goligoski the odd man out, and he was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on February 7. While being demoted to the AHL despite being the highest scoring rookie defenseman in the NHL might be a disappointment to most, Goligoski didn't appear to be phased. "You just have to have the right attitude," he said. "I know these guys are playing well. It's fun to come to a winning team and be a part of this now." Pm&A•WIW Ra•IALADI, Ou.r Orl&im!! 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The Penguins had won four consecutive games before Goligoski's season debut, and won five more before finally dropping a 4-1 decision to the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday. So far, the defenseman affectionately known as "Goose" has a goal and three assists in six games this season. He's been paired with Deryk Engelland, who he skated with during the majority oflast season. Goligoski has also reclaimed a spot quarterbacking Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's power play, much like he did during the team's run to the Calder Cup Finals last Spring. "It's a huge addition for our power play and for our (defensive) corps," goaltender John Curry said. "He's a great player. He did well up there, probably deserves to be up there. Whether it's temporary or not, he'll be here and he'll help the team." As center Jeff Taffe explained, Goligoski 's contributions to the team are immense. "We could talk for hours if you want to talk about that," said Taffe. 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Delive!"l Sp!£!als M.ix & Match Wing1 & Sa~ 3 for $15.9'5 81 WI fo in C<: o1 d1 d1 ti fi b a �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 SPORTS 19 Hot-shooting lifts Lebanon Valley over Colonels Courtesy of Sports Information Director, Craig Merriman ,. se- ere. hey I'll Tom Kresge tied a career-high with 28 points, 17 of which came in the second half but it wasn't enough as Lebanon Valley used a 17-8 run late in the second half to take a 76-70 win over Wilkes University. The Colonels were without leading scorer Chris DeRojas, who was out due to illness, finished the regular season with a 14-10 overall mark as well as 10-6 Freedom Conference record. Their league record gives them a berth into the Freedom Conference Championship as the No. 4 seed and will host Delaware Valley on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Marts Center. The winner of that matchup will travel to Center Valley to take on No. 1 seed DeSales. Wilkes split with the Aggies earlier in the season, winning 9181 in overtime on the road, while Delaware Valley took an 81-75 win in the Marts Center. The Dutchmen shot nearly 52 percent from the field and had four players score in double-figures. The Colonels dominated the inside, scoring 48 of their points in the paint, hitting 46.3 percent from the field for the game. Anthony Gabriel was the only other Wilkes player to score in double-figures with 11. Kresge was dominate under the basket as he recorded the game's only doubledouble with 12 rebounds. Despite using their inside presence, the Colonels only went to the line 10 times, making six, while Lebanon Valley hit l 3-of-24 from the charity stripe. The Colonels led by as many as six several times in the first half but could never pull away from Lebanon Valley. Gabriel hit a jumper with 1: 13 to go in the first half to give Wilkes a 31-25 advantage, but the Dutchmen closed out the half on a 5-0 run to go into the locker down one (31-30). Both teams exchanged points in the second half. With 9:01 to go, Steve Kline who finished with nine points, tied the game at 50 with a layup, but Lebanon Valley would go on a 16-6 run to lead by 10 (66-56) with 4:44 to go. The Colonels never recovered as the Dutchmen led by as many as 12 on two different occasions. The Colonels will be competing in the Freedom Conference Championships for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons. Last year they fell to DeSales 69-53 in the first round. (At Right) The Colonels took on Misericordia on Tuesday February 17 prior to their final game against Lebanon Valley. The team defeated the Cougars 62-57 while visiting Misercordia. The Colonels saw four players score double digits with Tom Kresge contributed for 18 points, Chris DeRojas for 14 and Paul Huch and Anthony Gabriel both contributed for 12. A Wilkes players goes up for a shot during the game against the Cougars. The win at Misericordia was the fourth straight victory for the Colonels before losing the Lebanon Valley in their final game of the season. 'W' 11 0 in< •B)S <O<C>JC...<C>N Men's Basketball W 62-57@ Misericordia L 76-70 @ Lebanon Valley 18)JC ◄S Women's Basketball W 49-43 @ Misericordia �FEBRUARY 24, 2009 20 SPORTS Wo01en's basketball tops Misericordia in overti01e Overcomes poor shooting, turnovers in OT win The Beaeo.n/Oaniel Kautz BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Lady Colonels' basketball team traveled to Misericordia and defeated their conference rival 49-43 in overtime last Tuesday, February 17. The hard-fought win snapped Wilkes ' five game losing skid heading into the contest, improving their record to 11-13 overall ( 6-10 in the conference). The loss dropped Misericordia to 12-12 overall on the season, with a 7-8 conference mark. Wilkes led 14-7 with ten minutes remaining in the first half in what would be its largest lead of the game; Misericordia tied things up at 14 apiece with a quick run shorily afterwards. The two teams exchanged baskets the rest of the way until the Cougars closed out the half with a 7-0 run to take a 24-1 7 lead. Both teams had trouble shooting in the first half, with Wilkes narrowly edging Misericordia 33.3 percent to 30.8 percent in field goal percentage. The Lady Colonels jumped out of the gate in the second half with a 13-2 run, taking a 30-26 lead with roughly fifteen minutes remaining in the game. "We were just really focused and wanted to win the game because it was a conference game," said senior forward/guard Chelsey Gosse. "Our goal after halftime was to come out and go really hard and take the lead back." The two teams would go scoreless for a seven minute stretch following Wilkes' comeback until Misericordia's Lacey Dej;raw hit a free throw. Wilkes took a 37-33 lead with less than three minutes remaining before the Cougars' Jesse Robinson converted a fast break layup to tie things up at 37 apiece. Wilkes shot poorly in the second half (35 percent) but converted several blocks and steals into points to keep up with Misercordia, who recorded a staggering 14 steals in a game in which Wilkes committed 28 turnovers. The Lady Colonels outscored Misericordia 12-6 in overtime despite making only two shots from the field, hitting eight free throws en route to the win. Freshman guard Samantha Simcox and Gosse led Wilkes in scoring with 16 and 14 points, respectively, while freshmen center Lindsey Gosse led the team with 15 rebounds. Jesse Robinson and Lacey DeGraw both scored 14 points for the Cougars. "We were confident; every time we've gone into overtime we've wanted to grab the win and come out on top," said Gosse. "We knew before we stepped out onto the court for overtime that we wanted to take this one." Wilkes University's women's basketball team lost their regular season game to Lebanon Valley last Friday, 71-51. The Lady Colonels ended their season with a record of 1114, their highest win total in several seasons. M BY Bea A, plo)l foli and high At Hea oth still hav the Lindsey Gosse (52) and Khadija Bates (34) try for a rebound in their overtime win against Misericordia. IRHC Mardi Gras Celebration from 7 -9 P.M. in the first floor lounge at the SUB. Attend "Personal Development & Leadership for Managers", a lecture/seminar class at 9 A.M. at UCOM 231. Soulja Boy at the Scranton Cultural Center at 8 P.M. Enjoy the beginning of your Spring Break, and be safe! Attend AidaattheF.M. Kirby Center at 7:30 P.M. Tickets range from $25-57.50. BY Bea Pa ami ver A Wil abl the , Pe pre con we � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 February 24th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 February 24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4fb667210ce54ca36893c2df652faa63.pdf dec3b1b12dd3811364944f2996868342 PDF Text Text WRESTLING PAGE20 OSCAR'S DARK HORSES PAGE 13 MICHAEL PHELPS PAGE7 e k FEBRUARY 17, 2009 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Volume 61 Issue 14 Wilkes-Barre businesses preserve in recession Alumni Assoc. offers healtjl · • insurance BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor Economic difficulties across the nation have challenged law and policy makers to take a much closer look a~ the needs of "Main Street," a term that has become synonymous with private, small business owners. While reports of chain store closings abound, some downtown Wilkes-Barre businesses are continuing to do well in spite of the doom and gloom on Wall Street. Circles on the Square, a popular deli located on Public Square for the last 24 years, has actually seen an increase in sales over the past few months. "Consistency and quality is what keeps us in business," said Phil Rudy, owner of Circles. Circles offers high-quality, take-out only menu items for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The business also specializes in quirky gifts such as refrigerator magnets, postcards and postcard books, Japanese incense and wooden wind chimes, as well as WilkesBarre t-shirts. But unlike many businesses seeking to boost sales through vigorous ad campaigns, Circles relies on loyal customers to spread the word. "It is strictly word-ofmouth," said Rudy. In addition, Circles uses less expensive technology to highlight daily specials, according to Rudy. Its website has received as many as 4,000 hits, and Circles's daily specials are also faxed to over 200 local businesses in the area. Over the years, Rudy has built an enduring and loyal customer base that draws heavily on the downtown workforce. "Come again," said Rudy to a customer. "I will, indeed," said the The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki customer. . . Circles has been located on the square since 1985. ConsisRudy beheves that m part tency and quality keeps customers coming back in spite because everyone has been of economic hard times. taking measures to cut back on unnecessary expenses and limiting luxu- more affordable delis, such as his business, ries, cutting out particularly expensive res- have actually seen an increase in sales. taurants has been one method. As a result, See BUSINESSES page 3 courage young people from low-income families to consider and prepare for college. Wilkes University runs a long-standing Upward Bound program through University College. But according to the plan Obama is expected to sign, there are several elements expressly designed to impact how and how much a student pays to attend college. One important addition is the American Opportunity Tax Credit. The website states that For some seniors, the day after graduation will be a cold plunge into the real world, when they find themselves booted off their parents' health insurance plans into the growing pool of the uninsured. In order to fight the rising tide of uninsured recent graduates, the Wilkes University Alumni Association has partnered with Meyer and Associates to offer alumni a comprehensive short-term medical insurance plan. This program, which launched in January, can provide graduates with six months of medical coverage for just over $500 with a $500 deductible. " As you graduate, you're often on your parents' insurance, or Wilkes health insurance, and that expires when you graduate," said Mirko Widenhom, the director of Alumni Relations. "You' re not going to necessarily find a job immediately, or go to grad school immediately, so we wanted a program that's inexpensive and provides good coverage." Young adults are lacking medical coverage at a higher rate than any other age group. According to the National Health Interview Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2008, 28 percent of all people ages 18 to 24 are uninsured. For college graduates, the number jumps even higher. A 2008 report by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation See PLAN page 4 See ALUMNI page 2 Recovery plan to impact federal financial aid BYAMYFUSCO Beacon News Editor Friday the 13th has long been a superstitious date associated with bad luck. But Congress worked to reverse the stigma of that date with its 1,073-page $787 billion economic stimulus plan designed to reverse the bad fortune Americans have faced with the current economy. After President Obama signs the plan, changes across the nation are anticipated to begin in short order, and some Wilkes stu- dents will notice a change in their financial aid details. According to www.whitehouse.gov, the recovery plan includes specific changes to education funding at both the K-12 and higher education levels. For K-12, steps such as reforming the No Child Left Behind Act and addressing the dropout crisis figure prominently. The recovery plan also includes supporting college outreach programs and college credit initiatives. A few outreach programs include GEAR UP, TRIO and Upward Bound, all of which en- ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes.edu INDEX News................ 1-5 Opinion...........6-8 BY CHRISTA SGOBBA Beacon Lifestyles Editor Lifestyles.......9-U A&E. ........... 12-15 Sports ......•...16-20 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member w . �- - - NEWS FEBRUARY ALUMNI from FRONT PAGE that focuses on health policy, found that 34 percent of graduates spend at least part of the year following graduation uninsured. Depending on their plan, students covered under their parents' health insurance may find themselves booted off the day of graduation, the day following graduation, or the last day of the month in which they graduate. Students under Wilkes' health insurance will be covered until August. The plan offered by Meyer and Associates seeks to provide shortterm health insurance to fill the gap before graduates find jobs with their own health coverage. Prices for the policies depend upon length, premiums, and deductibles, as well as the zip code which the students claim as their address. A policy for a 22-year-old with a Wilkes-Barre zip code would cost just over $500 for six months with a $500 deductible. With this plan, students would pay a premium of less than $ 100 each month, and would pay their $500 deductible out-of-pocket before their insurance kicked in. If graduates choose a higher deductible of $2,500, the cost of the plan would drop to a little over $3~ for six months. "Most people go for the $500 deductible," said Ann Meyer Abdi, a vice president at Meyer and Associates. "Most people just aren't comfortable looking at a $2,500 deductible even if it could save them a few hundred dollars up front." When searching for plans, stu- 17, 2009 - - -- - - - ---- - - CONTACT INFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu jacqueline.lukas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com 2 dents should do research .----,on the cost of a plan for their location after graduation compared to the rate using their Wilkes-Barre address. If they are moving to a major metropolitan area, it may be cheaper to buy their plan before they leave Wilkes-Barre. For example, the same plan that will cost WilkesBarre residents $500 over six months will cost those with a Philadelphia zip code $600. Additionally, some states such as New Jersey prohibit the sale of short-term medical insurance, so students would have to buy the plan while still in Wilkes-Barre if they want The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki short-term coverage. Wilkes University has partnered with Meyer and Associates to offer a comprehensive short-term health insurance Students can purchase plan for Wilkes alumni. Mirko Widenhorn, director of alumni, right, and Michelle Diskin, associate director of their plans up to 45 days alumni, left, discuss the policy. in advance to when they treated, like asthma, migraines, or ber one reason college graduates of bankruptcy is actually medical need it to be effective. diabetes. It also will not include should purchase health insurance is bills, and that's why people need "It's totally portable," said Abdi. pregnancy or childbirth services, to protect against something cata- health insurance." "Even if you think you are going routine checkups, dental work, or strophic. She gives the example of For more information, students to move, you can purchase cover- cosmetic surgery. a ski accident which resulted in a can log on to www.meyerandasage to begin while you still live in John Botch, a senior business knee injury that required $40,000 soc.com/ma/wilkes. Wilkes. Then, even if you move to major who is president of the worth of arthroscopic surgery. New Jersey, that policy would still Money Matters financial club, Graduates who take the risk of cover you because you purchased plans on looking into short-term foregoing health insurance may it and coverage began when you health insurance, especially if he be setting themselves up for finanIn February 10 issue of The were in Pennsylvania." finds it difficult to find a job in the cial, as well as medical, hardship Beacon, the wrong photograph The health insurance plan in- scarce job market. down the line. eludes services of any licensed "Most people are outside more "Mostpeoplewe'retalkingabout accompanied the Rinkside Rephysician or surgeon, prescription during the summer doing activi- would not have to take a second port. The photograph portrayed drugs, lab work, room and board ties like grilling or playing sports, mortgage on their house to pay player Ben Lovejoy. The picture at hospitals, and inpatient and out- and all that opportunity carries a $1,000 medical bill, but when should have been of Dustin Jefpatient services. extra risk or more opportunity to you start talking about $40,000 frey. We apologize for any confuThe plan will not include any injure yourself," he said. "Some- knee injuries or more than that sion this may have caused. services for preexisting conditions, times a trip to the doctor can cost a for something really serious, then -ANDREW SEAMAN which are lingering conditions for few hundred dollars easily." people can be in dire straights," EDITOR-IN-CHIEF which the student was previously According to Abdi, the num- said Abdi. "The number one cause BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wilkes.edu Correction Editorial Staff 2008-09 Meet the staff... Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Matthew Gogas Assistant A&E Editor �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 BUSINESSES from FRONT PAGE Other businesses that have managed to survive the economic firestorm have done so because there is simply nething else out there that offers what they do. They fall into the category of "niche" stores, and downtown Wilkes-Barre offers a few. "It really is a 'niche' store," said Ryan Chamitski, in sales at Top of the Slope. Top of the Slope, located on South Main Street just one block from Public Square, sells gear for all sorts of outdoor activities such as skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, indoor and outdoor rock climbing, backpacking and camping. The items and merchandise that the store sells are unique because there is not another shop like it in downtown Wilkes-Barre. This year, Top of the Slope managers opted to buy less merchandise to sell; therefore, it has been harder to tell if the economy has affected sales dramatically. "It [the winter sales] started off quick, [because] the cold weather affects the business," said Charnitski. College students also support Top of the Slope and the climbing gym next door, which have the same owner. Over the past few years, Charnitski has noticed a more price-conscious customer NEWS coming into the shop. "We have a very strong customer base... We also like to see younger kids getting involved because then they are lifelong customers," said Chamitski. Chamitski says that being located in downtown Wilkes-Barre probably hasn't helped them, but the business has maintained well in the same location for 37 years. The store has been here since '72," he said. Top of the Slope and Wilkes-Barre Rocks also use word-of-mouth ad- 3 The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki vertising to attract Circles on the Square is busiest between lla.m. and 2p.m. Owner Phil Rudy said he has seen an increase in customers. Top of sales in 2008. Customers can buy things like windchimes, and Japanese incense as well as take-out food. the Slope doesn't advertise in the Clipper Magazine, which College students have also supported this use any television or radio ads, but does has coupons in it for businesses around the store. King's has a Commencement Ball ev, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 area. ery year and Place I usually gets students Lccc Program addresses eConoml.C needs of students BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) recently approved a one-time 12-credit tuition waiver for students who have lost their jobs in the past 12 months due to the economic downturn. The program is called the Employment Retraining Opportunities Program. - The program's mission is to offer higher education opportunity to Luzerne County students who have lost their jobs to make them more employable in a changing marketplace. - The tuition waiver is equal to $1,200 and covers the cost of the classes. Students are responsible for paying for application fees and book costs. - Because the program is specific to students living in Luzerne County, those who live outside the county lines will be responsible to pay $1,200 to participate. - The courses from which students can choose will be from the Approved Programs section on the Career Link State Training Provider List. - The program will offer advanced skill training in fields such as health care, skilled trades and technology, and will be administered through the Workforce and Community Development Division. For more information about when classes begin, call the Workforce and Community Development Division at 1-800-377-LCCC ext. 407. Located down the street from Top of the Slope is Place I, a high-quality dress shop which specializes mostly in mother-of-the bride and prom dresses. Place I has two stores located in downtown Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. The Wilkes-Barre store has been doing better than the store in Scranton. "It [the economy] has affected the sportswear business more than the special occasion business. There's still going to be weddings. Mothers are still going to buy a dress. I think they are a little more price conscious now. The big event in high school is the prom. They're still going to go to prom," said Michaelene Coffee from Place I. Coffee says that she sees women who have previously bought her dresses have found new ways to cut this luxury like re-purposing or swapping dresses. However, regular customers who have the same event every year will buy a new dress for the event. "If it's a regular customer who comes in every year for something for the Heart Ball, they go to the event every year, it's the same people and they are not going to go in the same dress. And they are going to buy something. They may be a little more price conscious, though," she said. Place l's advertising is mostly on television because customers have a visual tie to the dresses after they see them. "It's easier for people to see something from King's coming into the store to buy a dress. Despite the economic downturn, Place I is still getting new, fashionable merchandise which has kept them in business and made them able to run two stores in different locations of Northeast Pennsylvania. Another local business that college students, as well as other schools in the area, support is Futuristic Innovative Graphics Incorporated. Futuristic offers services such as screen printing and embroidery which can be placed on t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants and shorts. "We have been steady ... there has been no difference in our sales," said Mark Kaufman from Futuristic. Schools which have many different clubs and organizations provide a consistent need for t-shirt designs. The business is split, "Schools about 60% and businesses about 40%," said Kaufman. Students from Wilkes to Bloomsburg University to Delaware Valley College patronize Futuristic for many events. Wilkes depends on Futuristic to create t-shirts Winter Weekend, an annual event that involves team t-shirts. The t-shirt business can, however, be expendable during an economic downturn. "People can cut out anything... even food," said Kaufman. �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 PLAN from FRONT PAGE NEWS 4 Where does that $787 billion go? the "universal and fully refundable credit will ensure that the first $4,000 of a college education is completely free for most Americans, and will cover two-thirds the cost of tuition at the average public college or university and make community college tuition completely free for most students." How the tax credit will directly impact current and future Wilkes students and their families, however, is still murky. Michael Frantz, vice president for enrollment services, acknowledged that the plan will not impact everyone in the same way and could be very good for some Wilkes students and not bad for others. Using the website www.insidehighered. com, Frantz explained that the compromise bill, which effects Pell grants, allocated more money than the Senate and House bills did originally. The Pell grant allocation was in- that happens, obviously the students win," creased by $1 7. l billion. Frantz clarified that said Frantz. "We certainly believe that education is a colleges do not yet know per student dollars, but it could increase the grant around $500 or major catalyst of the economy. The more change the scale to make money available to educated our society is, the stronger, I certainly believe, our economy will become," more students. Frantz added. He contends that investing According to Frantz, 35 percent of Wilkes money into higher education is an investstudents are Pell grant eligible. In addition to ment into the long term economic strength Pell grants, the recovery plan also provides of the country. $200 million for additional work study funds, Dr. Robert Seeley, associate professor of primarily focused on community service. economics, acknowledged that he does not "A percentage of our work study funds goes know all of the details of the current verto students who work in community service sion of the economic stimulus plan, but he jobs," stated Frantz, "It could potentially credid know some aspects of it. He explained ate more work study positions." Though this that it plans to increase Pell grants, which change was in the Senate bill, the compromise will have a direct impact on some college bill does not have any increase in Perkins loans students. These federal grants will have a or subsidized Stafford loans. larger impact on lower income students, "Bottom line, there is more money going but overall, the federal government is towards student financial assistance. Anytime Billion (Q[ ,,,,,jll ' arid F,am· Education and Job Training for States .. t t The Beacon/Andrew Seaman much less involved in education than the states are. "I would predict that what would happen is that Wilkes and other institutions will look at that [the Pell grant increase] and students' needs from us are less than before, so reduce financial aid that is given from the institution," stated Seeley. It is understandable that institutions would not give the same amount of money if the money comes from somewhere else. "The economic stimulus package is a combination of extra spending and tax cuts, which is going to create a much larger budget deficit than anything we've ever experience," Seeley said. This means that the government spends more than it takes in from taxes leading to borrowing money and adding to the national debt. Critics of the recovery plan's details argue that it places greater burden on future generations for paying back the debt and borrowing. Along with debt, the budget deficit will cause interest rates to rise higher than they otherwise would be which means less private sector investments because it would be more expensive due to the high interest rates. With the reduction in private investments, including less spending on machinery, which makes workers more productive, there could be less economic growth. "Budget deficits can be very useful in stimulating the economy in the short run, which is what we' re looking for," Seeley commented, although it is positive in the short run, there are some long term effects. He believes it slows down the nation's economic growth in _,._...,.,,_..-,_,_,~■ the long term even if the standard ofliving rises right away. Seeley explained that it is a battle of what is more important; fighting the recession and helping people right now versus the legitimate concerns about what this will do long-teID1. He acknowledged that both sides of the argument have merit. "If you 're 20 years old, this could really contribute to you having a distinctly lower standard of living at the age of 50 than what you could have had if we didn't have this big deficit," said Seeley. Furthermore, he added, "The question is once the stimulus package presumably helps get out of this recession, will we have the courage then to go back and cut the spending and raise the taxes and get rid of the deficit when there's no longer a recession?" He does not think the voters grasp the damages that these deficits do long term. John Brady, junior pre-med major, believes the plan was a step in the right direction because the government has acknowledged the problems in the financial system and that there is a recession going on. "[Students] have to realize that the job market is shrinking out there and people with more experience have been laid off and they will be competing with them for jobs," Brady explained. "The plan is trying to reboot the economy so that when we graduate, they'll have jobs waiting for us," he added. " In the short term, his plan will work because [Congress is] spending money on infrastructure and stuff like that, but the question is, is it going to work in the long run?" stated Brady. "The goal is to have the economy working without the government paying for everything." �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 NEWS SG Notes: February 11, 2009 WINTER WEEKEND 2009 GODS & GOD ESSES I ,,_;~ BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor Treasurer's Report - General: $11,324.74 - Special Projects: $3,864.06 - Spirit: $4,000.00 - Leadership: $8,652.56 - Start-Up: $2,100.00 ~~ tl r-) Friday February 20 Team 1 A.dephagia I / l..____ Photo Scavenger Hunt (First Floor Lounge SUB) 5 p.m.-8 p.m. J/ ------ Saturday February 21 Field Games (Grassy area beside Fortinsky) 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Volleyball/ Dodgeball Tournaments (UCOM) 5 p.m.-? ~1] r \ 1 fo-j 'featn ~--- 7 5 ToamZeus tion to allocate $550 was not passed. - Student Concerns Old Business - Acceptance of Positions - Matthew Zukoski Scholarship Fund - St. Patrick's Day Parade Update - Winter Weekend Update - High Ropes Training Course Club Reports The following clubs presented updates on their events. - Programming Board -MSC - Pre-Professional - Education Club - History Club - Choral Club Events -Winter Weekend,~ebruary 20 & 21 - VIP Day, March 21 , 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. -Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick's Day, March 15, -VIP Day March 21 , 12:30pm New Business - Choral Club Fund Request- $2,073.00 for a concert on March 22 at St. Matthew's Church in Scranton (Week One of two) - BA 343 Fund Request- request for $2,000.00 for 3-day seminar in Dayton, Ohio for five students (Week 1 of 1); mo- * At 7:30 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the SG meeting. 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The great thing about the opinion pages is that the other memThe French philosopher Voltaire bers of the community do not was quoted in a letter, "I disap- have to sit back and swallow an prove of what you say, but I will idea with which they do not agree. defend to the death your right to Over the past three weeks we have say it." seen the beginnings of a real disIn the January 27 issue of The cussion take place on our pages Beacon, we ran what has become, about the transgender community. a rather controversial opinion ar- And the discussion made us think ticle, "The about the issue more than we have Angry Rant: before. CelebratWe agree that the media does ing cultural need to change in the ways absurdities." In it, Beacon columnist Tim Seigfried focused briefly on Thomas Beatie, also known by the wider media as "the Pregnant Man," and offered his trademark satiric take on American culture, this time focused on the . transgender community. that While the staff it repof The Beacon does not share in Mr. resents Seigfried's opinion, the transgender community to be we do not apolomore sympathetic gize for running his column. to the process of transition that reThrough our classes at Wilkes we have quires great courage of those who go learned that we need to prothrough it. tect all thoughts, popular and unpopular. They are all a The fact is that transgender part of the robust marketplace of issues are widely misunderstood, ideas that will propel this nation and not just by the media. In every forward. day conversation, we have a hard The Beacon s opinion pages are time discerning fact from fallacy meant to provide a podium to the when it comes to many issues permembers of the Wilkes commu- taining to gender and identity. So, nity in that robust marketplace. yes journalists do struggle with As an alum of the university and how to report accurately, fairly, long-time member of the staff, Mr. and appropriately. There are a lot Seigfried is a valued member of of challenges we face as members BY THE BEACON Editorial Board ? • of the press when we try to take on issues we don't fully understand. For example, when do we stop using the pronoun "he" and start using "she," or vice versa? The Associated Press Stylebook, the ultimate guide for journalists, briefly touches on the subject of "transgender" noting, "Use the pronoun preferred by the individuals who have acquired the physical characteristics of 34 - year old Thomas Beattie (center) the op- was the first man to successfuly have a posite sex baby. or present is human gender expression and themselves in a way sexuality. We don't all fit into a that does not corre- neat little binary." spond with their sex At The Beacon we have disat birth." cussed the fact that sexuality is Then, when you look another aspect of diversity that up the term "Transsexual" the the world, and Wilkes, seems to book just refers the reader back to overlook. We should address that "Transgender." in our classrooms and through "The Angry Rant" is all about the student media. satirizing cultural phenomena. It As a society, how do we overis the only column of its kind at come the hurdles that remain? The Beacon, and we value the By starting conversation and acfreedom it affords us to laugh at knowledging that we all come at ourselves. But when is it socially such conversation from different and politically OK for satirists to vantage points. use humor and lampoon real isThe Beacon aims to serve its sues we all face? There is really community by encouraging conno agreed upon timeline we can versation and ensuring a free apply. Steven Colbert, because society where all ideas, popular of who he is, might be able to get and unpopular, are heard. Honaway with it faster than college estly, we did not know that we journalists, but how do we encour- were starting this particular conage the next generation of Steven versation when we printed "The Colberts if we say that certain is- Rant," but we think that The sues are simply off limits because Beacon and the Wilkes commuthey are too sensitive? We don't nity is better for it and the conyet have an answer for that. versation it started. Yes, overall, the media needs to reevaluate how it treats sexuality, because as one reader put it, "Gender is socially constructed, and refusal to see it for what it is undermines the vast spectrum that 6 AJ Opinion pages area podium for members of the Wilkes communitv to eqress opinions. The media needs to re-evaluate how it treats sexualitv as it is not completelv understood. The issue of sexualitv as another aspect of diversitv is a topic that should be addressed in the-classrooms and media. ter 1 colo the B arel' for; roa, Ym son: ice mi gr No Bl B p p b �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Ice Holes BY TIM SEIGFRIED Wilkes Alumnus It's the middle of February, but the snow is melting and people are wearing shorts and t-shirts, the sort of outfits usually reserved for June and July. But even as the piles of snow slowly morph into puddles of water, it is still winter for the next month and a half which means only one thing: we live in NEPA, and we are going to have to deal with it again ... and again. And when that final, inevitable, late winter storm arrives, it's going to be another colossal mess on the highways that turns the asphalt into ice. But the poor winter driving conditions aren't the only thing to be on the lookout for; there are countless other hazards on the roads that could very easily ruin your day. This is, by far, my biggest pet peeve. You've all seen these people, and I'm sure some of you are among the nirnrods that I'm talking about. After a heavy snowfall, these geniuses only bother to barely clean off the windshield, which is fine, except that there is a hardened shell of snow atop the roof of the car. And guess what? Once the car starts to get warm, that heat is going to travel upwards, and after about 20 minutes, that snow and ice is going to melt. And once ice starts to melt, it doesn't blow off into a million crystals that fall harmlessly to the ground like so much confetti at a parade. No, it breaks off into huge chunks, and when it catches the wind, it jettisons from the car tell you a secret-that ice is actually gunlike a parachute made of ice and pain. At ning for you. Every night, that ice hangs that point, the snow, which 12 hours earlier out with its other ice buddies, exchanging was beautiful and majestic, is now a projec- stories about the cars sent careening into tile that is very capable of launching itself the ditches earlier that day. You and your SUV are like the white whale - the ones through the windshield of my freaking car. Do you want to know something? My for which they want to cause an accident. morning commute is bad enough; I don't You're like the hot girl at the party to whom enjoy making peace with God because some every single frat guy is going to give his stu-tard didn't take five minutes to clean off best line with the hope that he can brag to his car. And I mean literally, it would have his friends the next morning. And you don't taken five minutes, not like five minutes normally fall prey to the drunken advances when your friend says, "I'll be there in five of some guy named "Jake," but eventually, minutes," and it's actually closer to 25 min- you cave. And the next morning, the ice utes. No, this will actually take five minutes, tells all his buddies that he sent the guy provided that you have an ice scraper. And in the SUV into an embankment. His if you don't have an ice scraper and you live trophy? Your hubris. in Pennsylvania, then you're an idiot, and Finally, there are the guys who are acyou probably shouldn't be issued a driver's tually dispatched to help us in our time license, because that would be like giving a of knee-deep snow and blocked drivegun to a six-year-old, and telling them that ways: the snowplow drivers. it dispenses candy and bubblegum. They do a lot of good in the winter You only hinder yourself and you put oth- months. After all, who else is going to ers at risk. I'm not kidding when I say that get up at 3AM to clear the roads? Not people have died because of this. While me. But that isn't the issue here. The those people are by far the worst on the problem is that while they are busy road, these next guys aren't much better. clearing the roads of snow and ice, they You know the ones: jerks driving SUVs are also distributing salt and gravel on with four-wheel drive, so they think they every square inch of asphalt. are able to do whatever it is that they want, That may sound like a good idea, but that salt is going to cause a bigger pain regardless of the road conditions. "Listen," they say, "I've got 50 pounds than it's worth, because that stuff sticks of sand in the back of my car, and I'm not around forever, and you'll be cleaning going anywhere. I can pass going 60. That it off until May. And does anyone know ice isn't going to stop me!" Wrong. Let me what salt does to a paint job? You may as well just dump acid on your car. Listen, snow plow drivers: why don't you use a little common sense and take it easy with the salt and the gravel? Think of the roads like a delicious hamburger and the gravel and salt as ketchup. You only need to put down as much as you need to add flavor, and that's it. Or would the gravel be pepper, and the salt be salt? This is a confusing food metaphor. Whatever I mean, stop making things harder than they need to be, idiots. Driving is a privilege, not a right. The Beacon/Pat Zeigler Michael Phelps need not wear a scarlet letter forever BYANTHONYDORUNDA Beacon Asst. Opinion Editor d I The drama surrounding swimming's golden boy Michael Phelps and the bong photo that surfaced in a British tabloid is overblown. First, let's get one fact straight: I'm not an advocate of marijuana. In all honesty, I hate the stuff. I think it ruins lives, leads to worse drugs down the line, and I don't feel it does any good for society whatsoever. Nevertheless, I don't pretend that it's not all around (especially in Wilkes-Barre, which I swear resembles the streets of Los Angeles with the recent drug busts). But honestly, this kid (and I say kid because he is only 23, the age of many college students) has been ripped apart by the media for one silly little photo that surfaced three months after the event took place. In spite of the fact that Phelps never disputed the photo's accuracy, and issued a public apology, acknowledging "regrettable behavior" and "bad judgment," USA Swimming suspended Phelps for three months and the Kellogg Co. has cut ties with him. Yes, it is clear he did inhale, but unlike other professional athletes who have engaged in questionable behavior, Phelps took responsibility and handled the situation maturely. He never flaunted his actions. Prolonged press attention will only lead to further public vilification, and for what purpose? To bring the once-heralded athlete back down to our level? A case in point: The Milwaukee Admirals, an AHL hockey team, will host a "Don't Be Like Mike" night on February 19. In short, all DARE graduates, people with the name Mike, Phelps, Mary Jane, Cheech, Chong, Weed, or anyone who has won an Olympic gold medal gets into the game for $2. On top of that, if the Admirals score in any period at the 4:20 minute mark, some lucky fan gets season tickets to all games next season. That's a joke, right? I wish I could say it was. It's an uncalled for low blow and an immature move by that organization. If it weren't bad enough, now a South Carolina sheriff is arresting kids who were at the party, looking to construct a case against Phelps. It's not like the guy went Chris Brown on his girlfriend or something. He was at a college party, a place we've all been, and decided to have a little fun, which most of us can say we have done at some point in our lives. Did he go too far? Absolutely. But the public scrutiny that has resulted from this single incident has been excessive, given the offense. The Phelps case suggests that is stems from a officer looking for fifteen minutes of fame, much like the Duke Lacrosse case. Phelps was acting like a kid. Yes, he should wise up and realize he is a colossal figure in the sports world, an icon that children and adults alike look up to. But Phelps is still human, and for this mistake he's definitely paid the price and then some. Phelps didn't lie about the situation, he didn't try and defend himself, and he didn't go after the person who took the picture. He took it like a man, even saying that he deserved the punishment. A-Rod, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens should take note. This kid is manning up to his mistakes. He's isn't hiding behind it like a coward and taking shots elsewhere. He could have easily said that it was not weed and even that it wasn't him, and he would have been believed. He told the truth, which in this day in age is like trying to nail jello to a tree. Police have defended themselves notning that they are treating Phelps just as they would anyone else in this situation. Really? If police pursued everyone with the same sort of enthusiasm for suspicion of pot use, when would they have time to catch murderers and rapists? As for the media, if I were to go on Facebook and print out all the pictures I have seen of people doing the exact same thing, and send them to any local newspaper or television station would they run them? No. Michael Phelps doesn't deserve the abuse he is taking for this photo. He made a mistake. Let him learn from it and move on. Given the offense and his response, he does not deserve to wear a scarlet letter on his chest for the rest of his career. �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 OPINION Aillericans should be outraged at KBR BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Opinion Editor Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) is the nation's top Iraq war contractor, providing duties such as water treatment, construction, food services, laundry and much more for troops stationed in the Middle East. KBR currently employs roughly 50,000 people worldwide, with more than 21,000 working in Iraq alone. The company's history dates back over 100 years, originally established in 190 I by Morris W. Kellogg. Formally a pipe fabrication business, the company made major strides during the World War II era, obtaining governmental contracts to build war ships, and the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station near Corpus Christi Texas. In 1962, Halliburton, a massive oilfield services company bought KBR, and in April 2007, more than four decades later, Halliburton formally separated from KBR, restoring it as a stand alone company. As the war in Iraq began, KBR became the United States's largest war contractor, landing multi-billion dollar agreements, and expanding its empire. Despite record profits, KBR has failed to execute agreements in a professional manner and has risked the lives of thousands in the process. The following examines the last nine years of KBR's history and lri°'{hlights some key events that should enrage Americans. 2000 Former vice president Richard Bruce Cheney resigns as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for Halliburton after a five year commitment. 2003 The Association of Military Surgeons reported that 9.1 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq/Afghanistan in 2003 suffered from digestive system problems. Another 6.4 percent had nervous systern disorders. 6.1 % suffered urological problems; and another 8.3 percent suffered from unknown illnesses. 2004 The New York Times reported on June 17, 2008, that Charles M. Smith, former senior civilian overseeing the multibillion-dolJar contract with KBR was forced from his job in 2004 after blocking $1 billion in questionable charges that "lacked credible data" from KBR, and warning the company that the military would find out. After his removal, the contract was pursued. 2005 Ben Carter, a KBR water expert at Camp Ar Ramadi in Ramadi, Iraq, reported contaminated, nonchlorinated water in March 2005. He said that KBR failed to use its own water purification equipment, allowing contaminated water directly from the Euphrates River, which contained contaminates such as human waste and garbage to be used for general purposes. Shortly after, Carter resigned after KBR apparently kept him from notifying the military. 2006 At Camp Q-West, KBR again delivered chlorinated wastewater for showers and latrines, failing to notify military medical officials. A report released in 2006 by the inspector general said, "KBR did not monitor or record the quality of water at point-of-use containers before April 2006, even though the ... contract required the company to do so." Ben Carter and Ken May (former employees), testified at a Congressional hearing in January 2006 that KBR used contaminated water from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Carter testified that he found the water polluted with sewage and that KBR did not chlorinate it. 2008 Joshua Eller, who worked as a civilian computer-aided drafting technician with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, filed a lawsuit against KBR and Halliburton for providing everyone at Iraq's Joint Base Balad with unsafe food, water and exposing them to hazardous fumes. Eller claimed that KBR shipped ice in mortuary trucks that " ...still had traces of body fluids and putrefied remains in them when they were loaded with ice," and later served the ice to U.S. troops. The lawsuit also claimed that KBR disposed of medical wastes by disposing them in open air burn pits. Military Times has received more than 100 letters from troops KBR usues massive burn pits to dispose of waste. saying they were sickened by fumes from the McCain (R-Ariz) sent a letter to burn pits, which burned plastics, the Department ofDefense Inspecpetroleum products, rubber, din- tor General on Dec. 12 requesting an investigation based on claims ing-facility waste and batteries. On March 10, 2008, the Asso- by former Army civilian Charles ciated Press reported that dozens M. Smith who worked out of Rock of U.S. soldiers in Iraq fell sick Island Arsenal in Illinois. Smith said that in August 2004, because of unmonitored and potentially unsafe water supplies. KBR charged the government The individuals exposed report- approximately $200 million in edly experienced side effects such unjustifiable costs pertaining to as, skin abscesses and infections, dining facilities. Smith was later cellulitis, diarrhea and a variety of removed from his position. In an interview with the New illnesses after using questionable water for personal hygiene and York Times, the executive direclaundry at five U.S. military sites tor of the Army Contracting Command said the military was not in Iraq. Later in September, Albert willing to withhold money from "Jack" Stanley, a former chairman KBR because it feared the compaof KBR, admitted to participating ny would reduce its level of supin a decade long scheme to pay port for the troops in Iraq The reports are endless, and $182 million worth of bribes to land contracts to build a $6 billion continue to accumulate as the gas liquefaction plant on Nigeria's war in the Middle East continues. When will it stop? At what point Bonny Island. Stanley served as KBR's se- will the military put its foot down nior representative on Madeira, a and prosecute KBR for the unjust Portugal-based consortium called and despicable service it has proTSKJ, which was awarded four vided? KBR has been single handedly contracts for work on that comrobbing money from taxpayers' plex. for years, and for what? Even if 2009 Army Times reported on Feb 5, the organization executed its conthat Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D- tracts the right way, it would still Ore), Bill Delahunt (D-Mass), Tim be earning a more than generous Bishop (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey profit. I am ashamed to learn that (D-NY), Keith Ellison (D-Minn), the government has continued to Sander Levin (D-Mich), and Ally- conduct business with this comson Schwartz (D-Pa), joined a list pany, and has no intentions of oflegislators concerned about ser- stopping, despite the information vice members who say burn pits in that has been widely reported by Iraq and Afghanistan have made different sources. The American people should them sick. A report showed that military personal were exposed to challenge their representatives to burning petroleum products, plas- carefully examine KBR's contracts and services. Those of us tics, and batteries. On January 9, CBS reported that who proudly claim to support our Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich) military should do just that and deand ranking Republican Sen. John mand accountability from KBR. 8 Beacon Poll Results The following are results of a poll that The Beacon coducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overal attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon asked: Do you feel that Wilkes should implement home rule? •Yes -75% • No -20% • Undecided - 5% Next Week's question: Has the media been insensetive towards issues dealing with sexuality? •Yes •No • Undecided Visit www. wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Contact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �Week in the life of an AFROTC cadet PAGE 11 . li ostyllos FEBRUARY 17, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com 9 Phar01acy student learns life lessons after brain surgery BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon Managing Editor While skiing in early January with Wilkes students in Killington, Vt., p I pharmacy student Erica Hoot lost control of her snowboard and hit her head when she fell on one of the courses. "It was kind of powdery so I was getting stuck, and I just fell and hit my head ... My heels got caught too far in and I just wiped out. . . It was a stupid fall. . . I was fine after that and I went boarding two days after that," said Hoot. An athlete in high school, Hoot felt that she knew what it was like to have a concussion and figured that was why she was experiencing headaches after the fall. Over the next week and a half, Hoot's headache returned and progressively grew worse. "I could not stay awake ... I normally stay up pretty late, I was going to bed around ten," said Hoot. "I looked, like, sick." Jessica Lopatto, a p 1 pharmacy student and one of Hoot's closest friends, noticed the difference in Hoot. "[She] was going to class less and less as time went on ... We were all really worried ... She just wasn't herself at all, miserable. She just didn't look right. .. All she wanted was pain medication," said Lopatto. Even Hoot's professors noticed a difference in her behavior. "I can remember seeing her increasingly more distressed and I knew some things were going on," said Dr. Mary McManus, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences. When Hoot told the nurse at Wilkes's Health Services that she had hit her head on the ski trip, she was told to go to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for a CAT scan. They also made her an appointment with a local neurologist. "I was really afraid at first. My first trip to the hospital, I was hysterical because I've never been to the hospital before for anything serious ... " said Hoot. "I was freakin' out. I was just hoping everything would be okay and the doctor came in and was like 'You have a blood clot in your head.' And I just started bawling." According to the medical assessment, Hoot's head injury in the skiing accident hole's only like the size caused a blood vessel to break, and a col- of a pencil. And... by lection of blood had formed on the surface pushing in water, they of her brain. The CT scan revealed that the pretty much let [the subdural hematoma, or blood clot, was lo- clot] drain out of my cated on the left side of her head, over the head," said Hoot. She added, "If I part of her brain that is responsible for conwould've just let it trolling many key functions. Her headaches grew worse as the clot break up on its own, it grew, taking in more fluid and creating would've gotten bigger and I could've started pressure over the area. "I was really lucky, actually. Because of to have problems." Approximately three how big it was and where it was, I had the potential of having function problems. Be- hours later, the procecause I'm right handed and it was on the left dure was over and Hoot side of my brain, I could have lost function- woke up in the intening of writing and · motor skills and stuff. sive care unit. "I was fine after surI could've had problems with speech and gery, eating normally stuff, too," explained Hoot. A neurologist then told Hoot that she and stuff. . . They were would need surgery to remove the clot, but amazed at how fast I he wanted to wait to see if the clot would was recovering, after break up on its own. He told her to stop tak- three hours I was sitting ing pain killers, like Ibuprofen, to monitor up in bed eating graham crackers," said Hoot. the intensity of the pain. Photo courtesy of Erica Hoot Within 24 hours, she That night, Hoot went home to HughesErica Hoot, who underwent brain surgery on January 26, ville, hoping that she would not have to was released. returned to classes after just two weeks of recovery time. According to Hoot, have the surgery. On Saturday, she worked Following a skiing accident, Hoot experienced excruciating an eight hour shift at CVS Pharmacy and recovery from her surheadaches before a CAT scan revealed a blood clot located gery should have taken felt little pain. "[But] Sunday morning, I couldn't even up to three weeks, but over the part of her brain responsible for key functions. see straight. I just came downstairs and she was ready to go back to Wilkes by the pated. And she came back and started getcurled up on the couch and my parents end of the first week. At a post-operation ting perfect scores." Catching up with school work will be took me to the emergency room because appointment, her doctor told her she could I couldn't even open my eyes because my return to school the next week and though challenging, but Hoot feels that she has she had previously been instructed not to enough time left in the semester to make up head hurt so bad," said Hoot. After two hours in the emergency room at drive for up to three months, he gave her anything she has missed. "I think one of her strengths was her abilGeneral, another CAT scan was performed permission to get behind the wheel again. Though Hoot received the green light for ity to communicate as well as she did with and surgery was scheduled for the following morning. Hoot texted her closest friends to many of her activities at this point, contact everybody, which is why [doctors] picked let them know what was happening while sports in addition to snowboarding remain it up," said McManus. "I think for someoff-limits for up to six months. one [her] age, the thought of something like her parents updated relatives frequently. On Saturday, February 7, Hoot made her that is just so far from your radar screen and "When I found out that [she] was going to be out for weeks, I was like, bawling. I was official return at the Pharmacy Ball and I think she was just exceptional with hanlike 'Erica's not going to be able to catch on Monday, she began classes again. She dling it and communicating with people, up and she's going to fall behind!' Our ma- jumped right in and took an anatomy quiz letting people know things were wrong ... I think it saved her life." jor is ... intense and if you're not going to that same day. "She didn't want to miss anything... Hoot recognizes this and claims that it is school, it's hard," said Lopatto. At 6:45 a.m. on January 26, surgery to When she came back, I was shocked. She one of the lessons learned through the exevacuate the subdural hematoma clot be- came back and she walked into my office perience. - you know when you see someone and you "If you feel like there's something wrong, gan. "Basically what they did - they didn't don't expect to see them? I was like 'Wait go to the doctor," said Hoot. " ... And now have to shave any hair or anything - they a minute, you're not supposed to be here!"' I'm going to wear a helmet, [but] I'll never cut a one-inch slit in my scalp, pulled back said McManus. "I think she recuperated give up snowboarding." the skin and drilled a hole in my skull. The significantly faster than anyone had antici- �10 LIFESTYLES FEBRUARY 17, 2009 Enthusiasts light up for International Pipe Smoking Day BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor There are designated days for everything you can imagine. April 25 marks World Pengiun Day, and Clean Air Day in Canada comes around every June 6. However, one day in the calendar has been recently reserved for pipe smokers around the world. On February 20, pipe smokers around the globe will "raise their pipes together to foster friendship, benevolence, and tranquility across all borders," according to the United Pipe Clubs of America. This February, International Pipe Smoking Day will be celebrated for the second time. The Comite International des Pipe Clubs or CIPC, which is the umbrella club for many of the national pipe smoking clubs such as the United Pipe Clubs of America, is very excited to celebrate the day. According to CIPC's official website pipeclubs.com, "We envision a worldwide communion of pipe-smokers that is bound together by a shared love for pipe-smoking, mutual respect, and goodwill" on February 20, 2009. One Wilkes professor who shares these sentiments is Dr. Michael Garr, professor of sociology and anthropology. In addition to his day job, Garr is a pipe/cigar enthusiast. Garr's love for pipe smoking began over 12 years ago on a whim. Now he owns over 80 pipes and holds the role of President of the Pocono Inner Mountain Pipe Enclave. In that role, Garr tries to tum people onto pipe smoking whenever he gets the opportunity. On Tuesday nights at El Humidor, located 525 Scott Street in Wilkes-Barre, meetings for the Pocono Inner Mountain Pipe Enclave are held. There are currently 13 members of the club. "For most, the major topic of conversation are guns and Family Guy ... there's a few people who are very serious about their pipes and the rest are just there for really good camaraderie," Garr said. Smoking a pipe can take anywhere from an hour to three hours. And time is of the essence in pipe smoking competitions. The competitor gets five minutes to rub out three grams of tobacco and load it into the pipe. Then one minute is allotted to light the pipe with two matches. After it is lit, the competitor kicks back and sees how long he or she can smoke it. Garr took first place in the 2008 Northeast Regional Slow Smoke competition. He also competed in the CIPC's smoking contest in Germany. Adam Zwolinski, a senior environmental science major, works at El Humidor and is also a member of the Pocono Inner Mountain Pipe The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick Enclave. The Pocono Inner Mountain Pipe Enclave meets Tuesday nights "It's very relax- at El Humidor. There are 13 members of the club who come ing because it's together to enjoy the camaraderie and smoke pipes, which can such a long pro- take from one to three hours. cess," said Zwolinski. draw to it is still the same. Relaxation and This long process dates back to the 17th camaraderie are what come out of pipe century when tobacco plants were used by smoking for many. At 9 p.m. on Friday, February 20, pipe Native Americans and then brought over to Europe to be sold. Since then, pipe smok- smokers are being asked to share in a worlding has been refined and renewed, but the wide bowl. B a 1-i.1es & N o ble W ilkes-KiI1g's B ooksto1·e 7South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 = 570.208.4700 ~wilkes.bncollege.com Live "Free" l\lltisic Eve1•y ,i\7ed11esday Niglit a11d 111ost Friday's 2 5% discoU11t 011 a11ytlri1ig yot1 ptu·cl1ase fi·on1 tl1e cafe during tl1e perfor111a11ce! F1·iday Night Art Walk with A11n S1nith at 5:00pm Al.111 is tl1e c1~eator of HLife Stories Ren1e1nber''. Sl1e \'\7 ill be doil1g a presentatio11 of"preservu1g perso11al l1istories: yo11rs a11d tl1ose of yot1r loved 011es'' . Come andjoin us for a special visitfrom 'Tacky the Penguin:,:, during story time. We will be readi11g Tacky' s stories dt.u'i11g our \'\7eekly sto1y til11e, a11djoi11 t1s afterwards for a special visit fi·o1n Tacky lli.rnself. Satt1rday 111oi-11il1g at 11: oom11 • New Age Book Clt1b , 111eets every last JVI011day of eacl1111011tl1 at 6 : 3op111 tl1is Mo11day' s book of tl1e 111011tl1 vvill be "Tl1e Moses Code" �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 LIFESTYLES 11 AFRO TC students balance college life, lllilitary training BY LEEANN SEARFOSS Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor A college student's schedule can be hectic: get up, go to class (sometimes), eat, study, socialize, go to sleep, and wake to repeat the cycle each weekday. Now imagine adding mandatory physical exercise, extra classes, and artillery training. Wilkes University participates in . the ROTC program run through King's College, but Wilkes has its own Air Force ROTC (AFROTC), Detachment 752, on campus. According to its official website, Detachment 752 "recruits, educates, and commissions officer candidates from any of our 13 colleges and universities in Northeast Pennsylvania." There are approximately 46 cadets in the Wilkes chapter of the AFROTC program. In addition to the 30 students from Wilkes, cadets in Detachment 752 come from 13 regional colleges, universities, and community colleges, including Bloomsburg University, East Stroudsburg University, King's College, Misericordia University, Marywood University, and Luzerne County Community College. Cadets of the AFROTC gram are required to have one hour of class (three hours for juniors and seniors), two hours of lab, and two hours of physical training per week at minimum. "That's a common misconception. Yes, that is what we' re required to do and is the baseline. However, that doesn't take into account all of the Honor Guard, recruiting and community service events we do. Plus, we still have to take time to prepare our uniform every week and take part in other flight activities and any specific jobs we may be assigned," said Jared Dewire, a senior engineering major and AFR OTC cadet. Junior history major Michael Gargano has classes almost every day of the week. He bounces from class to class, trying to earn the 120 credits necessary to fulfill his history degree. Along with the classes for his history major, however, Gargano also spends his "free" time bouncing back and forth from meetings with officers, physical training sessions, and ROTC training labs. "If there is one thing I am learning, it's time management. It [AFROTC] takes up a lot of time, but the officers are really good about making sure no one has too much on their plate," said Gargano. As a junior, Gargano, alongside his AFROTC classmates, is a POC (Professional Officer Course) cadet. POCs are responsible for training the freshmen and sophomores, or GMC (General Military Course) cadets, according to the official site for Detachment 752. A typical Monday for Gargono, and many of the other 46 cadets apart of Detachment 752, sees him going to the detachment building to speak with one of the officers about a project he is _currently working on. "We are creating a mock-deployment exercise. We will be working in Indiantown Gap, an Army National Guard training center. We will be spending a few days down there learning some deployment skills, small unit tactics, self-aid, and buddy care, obstacle course, and leadership challenges, to name a few," said Gargano. Tuesdays, while filled with classes for many AFROTC students, are when Gargano usually attends his one of the two physical training sessions of the week each AFROTC cadet must attend. "While physical training times depends on the school you are at, we usually start out with stretching, then running for thirty minutes or so ... basic calesthetics," said Gargano. Wednesdays are Gargano's "slower" days, in which he focuses on school work and AFROTC work to prepare for Thursdays, which are his most hectic days. Thursdays for AFR OTC cadets consists of hours upon hours of leadership lab. Leadership lab is the AFROTC training, consisting of everything from team-building to artillery training. On top of leadership lab, ca- dets then must do another hour to hour and a half of physical training. AFROTC Thursdays typically begin around 1:30 p.m. and last until 9:30 p.m .. "Fridays are usually for me, and for most people, a recovery day from Thursdays. We need time to come back down from all the training," said Gargano. While most college students have the ability to put their work off over a day or two of the wi.ekend, AFROTC students are not that fortunate. Weekends for AFROTC students consist of even more training, approximately three hours any given day, as well as community service events and ROTC fairs for local colleges that hold college fairs and open houses. Students in the Wilkes' chapter of the Air Force ROTC, Detachment 752, balance physical training, at left, with community involvement, like taking part in the parade above. �Al & E ~~ PAGE 14 ~ FEBRUARY CONTACTINFORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu matthew.goags@wilkes.edu I \ ~ 17, 2009 wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com 12 Teen's vision for arts expansion leads to Vintage Theater BYYOHANNADE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Seventeen-year old Connor O'Brien stands in the doorway of the Vintage Theater in Scranton, looking more like a teenager hoping to while away a couple of hours to avoid homework, rather than what he really is: the theater's owner and the mastermind behind its development. The Vintage Theater's goal is to resurrect theater's classics for new audiences. O'Brien is its co-founder and executive director and belies the stereotype of teens who are only attracted to the very newest, edgiest movies and videogames. But when O'Brien speaks about his pet project, he seems far older than his 17 years. "Last spring the concept came to me. It's based off the revival theaters which are very popular in bigger metropolitan areas, and these were more directly the influence of the Boston revival theaters. My mother lived in Boston for several years," said O'Brien. O'Brien's mother, Barbara, is Vintage Theater's co-founder and its current artistic director. The O'Briens' first vision for the theater was as a place where they could simply show vintage films at affordable rates. "Then it [Vintage Theater] grew into where we would do other related cultural arts and events like bands, improvs, and live theater. It wasn't until about June [2008] that it took solid ground," said O'Brien. At that time, O'Brien and his mother chose a name, had organized fundraisers, and began planning for a schedule. And all of the planning paid off, when the Vintage Theater's grand opening took place January 16-18. O'Brien describes his family as very creative, and arts-oriented. "My sister Maggie, who is also our board director, is a professional actress. She has done work in the local area," said O'Brien. His brother has also been a public speaker for speech and debate. Mother and Artistic Director, Barbara O'Brien said, "What I truly feel is unique about the theater is its blend of profession- alism, with personal comfort. It combines the best of both worlds." Vintage Theater is a non-profit organization. "We have had about four classic films, which included last weekend's The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) ... We have had about almost a dozen bands already. We have a lot of other stuff coming up; we've [even] had improv shows," said O'Brien. Dylan Loughney, member of the band "Satellite" which has performed at the vintage, said, "Me and my band think though that the theater was awesome! We can't wait to perform again." Abby Kem from Steamtown Improv said, "I've performed in a lot of places before, but the relaxed atmosphere of the Vintage definitely makes it one of the best!" However, the Vintage Theater is not only about films and bands. Organizers are about everything related to the arts. " ... We've had a photographer come in and hang his work which is still hanging currently," said O'Brien. "Next weekend we have the Carey Grant, Audrey Hepburn thriller Charade. Very classic and a very nice movie," said O'Brien. The small, intimate theater seats about 50, so it offers patrons a unique, personal experience. "What's really important is having a good team with you ... the biggest part is that you have to absolutely plan ahead," he said. Prices are set just right for college students. "Evening shows are $5, matinees are $3 ... $7 dollars if it's a really special event," said O'Brien. The Vintage Theater is located in downtown Scranton at 222 Wyoming Ave. CD Review: N.A.S.A. 'Spirit of Apollo' out of this world BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor Sure, compilation CDs are a great way to make money. Throw a bunch of people on a record that appeal to the masses and what do you have? Instant cash. We are currently on NOW 1,000, I believe, and still going strong. However, what do you get when you mix Kool Keith and Tom Waits? There is no punch line. You get brilliance. Or how about Karen-O doing her thing with ODB? Again, nothing short of genius. The difference between the never-ending NOWs and N.A.S.A, "The Spirit of Apollo," an album out on ANTI-records, is the two creative masterminds behind the album, Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon and their urge to bring people together via good beats and meaningful lyrics. Backed by Brazilian funk beats, N.A.S.A., which is an acronym for North America/ South America, has succeeded in creating a mix/compilation that doesn't sound forced. It's as if everyone just happened to stumble into each other at the supermarket and promptly decided to cut a record. I mentioned that the album is a compilation of artists, but N.A.S.A. is the shining star of all compilations. The Cool Kids, Santogold, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Lykke Li, Ghostface Killah and M.I.A. amongst others make an appearance on the album. Everyone contributes in their perfect niche, working independently to create a whole sound that transcends categories. Track twelve, "There's A Party", features the one-and-only George Clinton and Chali 2na. i:ne CD liner notes Clinton as, ''vocals, conscious altering, and prune juice." With an opening that resembles See N.A.S.A page 14 �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13 The Dark Knight and his Dark Horses at the Oscars BY KENNY BROWN Beacon Staff Writer • The time has come once again for the big wigs at the Academy to make their choices on who they believe deserves the top honors in film. This Sunday, February 22, we will watch the red carpet roll out, the flashy dresses light up the stage, and maybe, if we're lucky Sean Penn, will beat someone up. But I do know one thing that will not be happening. Neither The Dark Knight, the highest grossing film of the year, nor Defiance, one of Daniel Craig's best movies, will win the Academy for Best Motion Picture of the Year. Yes, Oscar night provides yet another opportunity for the Academy's judges to snub some of the best work out there. This year topping the list of the snubbed are none other than The Dark Knight, Defiance, and Seven Pounds. First let us begin with the obvious, The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. summer extravaganza. After becoming the highest grossing movie of the year, many Academy followers believed there would be a few more nominations than just Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor. The buzz was that Christopher Nolan would get a nod for Best Director, Christian Bale for Best Male Actor, and possibly even a bid for Best Film. But alas, January came and went, and took the Oscar nominations with it. Left crying in the comer was Batman and Christopher Nolan with the Joker cackling and grinning his way to the Red Carpet. Some were shocked. Some were happy. And some were left all alone to think about what they had done in Gotham City. the Academy went on a binge to rid itself of those pesky extra Seven Pounds. These were not the only snubs this year. There were a few more such as Bill Maher's documentary Religulous, which should have been up for Documentary Feature. Then there was the nice snub thrown Kate Winslet's way for her role in Revolutionary Road, for which she won a Golden Globe. And then came the musical punch in the mouth when Bruce Springsteen's title song for The Wrestler was body slammed. And last we have the short-sighted pass on the ever-popular Swedish horror flick Let the Right One In. Even if it's a great horror movie, the Academy is too go~ for screams and scares. Well the time has passed for tears and tissues. The nominees are in and have been for some time. The winners will be announced this weekend. I guess the Dark Knight will be riding his Dark Horse far, far away into the sunlight, while the Joker wins posthumously, God bless him. Not only was it shocking when Academy judges left The Dark Knight in the dark, but also when they abandoned Daniel Craig's newest movie, Defiance. The story is about two men and a boy who fought against the Nazi forces in World War II and tried to help as many Jewish victims as they could to safety. In spite of the great storyline, it received not one single nod. And this was when many believed Craig to be a contender for Best Actor, and the film itself to be in the running for Best Film. It seems after Valkyrie the Academy decided to steer clear of any Nazi flicks this season. Finally, comes the slightly surprising snub of Seven Pounds, a thinker drama starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson. I watched it online (legally of course) and even went to see it in theaters again. Both times I was surprised at how well done it really was. It seemed to me that Rosario Dawson was worthy of a Best Supporting Actr(l.ss nomination and maybe even a far shot nod for Best Film, or even Best Screenplay. But when push came to shove FUTURISTIC INNOVATIVE GRAPHICS ~ofJ:Sh coat: ,:. .N SCr-•• , pRz,rrSR. SCRIIN PR1Nr1NG IMBROZfJIRY pROM(lflONM zt; lOClTECI IR WILKES-BARBE A.CROSS FBCJM HDL r BKJJEENEB MIAS DOMINO'S I.ND CURIA IEY!BA.G!! Greg Heindel, freshman Pharmacy major, takes pride in hanging the newest addition of the Dark Knight movie to his varying poster collection. S70 . Ba3.9272 IWWW . 4 -SHIBTS . CDM •voue HOME FOB WINTER WEEKEND! �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 N.A.S.A from PAGE 12 light-hearted doo-wop with sporadic claps that make me feel like I'm hanging out with friends, the goal of"There's A Party" is obviously to have everyone up and shaking. And it does just that. I couldn't imagine attempting to sit still with any of the tracks blasting on the stereo (my roommates reinforced my thoughts). The album artwork is also splendidly thought out. I am in love with picking apart an album, looking at the lyrics, the thank-you's, and most importantly the designs. I was not disappointed in N.A.S.A.'s artwork and neither was Vice magazine. Listeners who take time to examine the four leaflets wouldn't believe they are for the same album. It's nice to see a CD that caters to all aspects of art-the visual and musical. I encourage anyone who likes Brazilian beats or any of the artists featured on the album to go out and buy it to support this type of collaborative effort. We are all one world/each and everyone ofus.- "There's A Party" Friends and organizers of the concert for Art Redmond, which took place Sunday Feb. 15, was held at the River Street Jazz Cafe. The concert featured the bands Cabinet, The Woody Brown Project, Mike Miz and JMMD. All proceeds from the concert benefitted the Miguel Leon orphanage in Ecuador where Redmond volunteered in his spring semester of 2007. Redmond was very well-loved within the Wilkes community. For more information on the concert go to www.wilkesbeacon.com F EBR �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 15 Crossword BY DEVIN J. KING Beacon Staff 1 3 10 4 11 11 13 14 li' 20 i:i4 67 Across February 3 Crossword Answers , D t• E 7 2 I s p C E L 0 E G 17 L 8 A 12 A D L 13 L E 1 5 9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 32 35 36 37 39 42 43 44 es D A 68 A X E A D R A T T N A E S E Y E S 45 50 51 54 Uttered by mouth Kibbles 'n Often becomes broken Bubbly beverage Object of worship Sleep disorder Country north of Thailand Steak Sauce Elector Annie was one Save for later Rear part of a ship the Terrible" of Russia Two couples eating dinner Time period Roman god of war Thought City in western New York Keep from sight Reveal secret matters Female horse Hot tub Identification digits Like some signs Optimal Where boats are built and repaired 58 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Powerful businessper son First five books of the HebrewScriptures Supernatural force Therefore Friend Second stage of psycho sexual development Cease Stitch again Ambulatory appendages Logical Down 1 Capital of Norway 2 Lion sounds Take into one's family 3 4 Struck with a whip 5 Twice a year Bachelor's last words 6 7 Organs at the back of the throat 8 Arm covering 9 Cuba Capital 10 Literary genre 11 Opposed 12 Mouthpiece of a wind in strument 13 21 23 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 38 39 40 43 41 46 47 48 49 52 53 54 55 56 57 59 62 Weight of a vehicle without cargo Agreeable odor Small amount Male friend, Slangly Convulsive twitch March 15th Spring Tide Festive occasion Recedes Regulation governing conduct From a distance Mulder's employer Web device Where electrons may be found Ordinary and dull Impoverished In a careless way Tract of open ground Common type Break for school kids Main artery Enter a computer Heavenly body Residence of a person or family Colored portion of the eye Boy servant Slangy rejection Annoy by persistent complaints �Fl CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu FEBRUARY 17, 2009 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Wilkes Colonels defeat Manhattan ville, Alvernia BYANTHONYDORUNDA Beacon Asst. Op-Ed Editor One game after Wilkes had its second player in as many games topple the 1,000 point mark, the Colonels needed every single point from each to get past the feisty Valiants from Manahttanville. The Colonels came out on top 54-49, after a furious 8-0 run in the final 2:4 7 of the game to take home the victory and stay in the thick of the Freedom Conference race. Fourteen of the Colonels 54 points came from the free throw line, despite shooting a Shaq-like 58% from the line. Numbers did not matter this game however, as Manhattanville shot a mere four times from the charity stripe. The Colonels' leading scorers, Steve Kline and Tom Kresge, led the team in scoring with 13 points apiece. Kresge also pulled down a team leading eight rebounds while Kline went 6-9 from the free throw line. Both Kline and Kresge recently reached the 1,000 point plateau for their careers at Wilkes. The Colonels played from behind with 9:23 to go in the first half until Kline hit a pair of free throws with 1:04 to play. "Against Manhattanville in the second half nothing was going well for us at all and we couldn't really get closer than ten points," said sophomore guard Kyle Ruby. "Everything changed when [Kline] dove on the floor after the ball and we ended up getting a layup out of the play. Everyone started playing harder from that point on just because Steve made a very good hustle pla.;' The Colonels then laced it up for the final installment of "Marts Madness" this past Saturday versus Alvemia. Wilkes rolled to a 77-63 victory over the Crusaders, behind the sweet stroke of sophomore Chris DeRojas. DeRojas led the team and set a brand new career high with 37 points on 11 of 18 shooting from the field, including a scorching 7-11 shooting from three-point range. Twenty of DeRojas's 37 came in the last five minutes of the first half, with the Colonels amidst a 37-6 run which took them from being down six with nearly ten minutes to play, to a very comfortable 46-26 lead at the break. Tom Kresge chipped in with 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting. Steve Kline, who suited up for his final home game in the blue and gold, finished with 11 points, a team-high six rebounds and dished out five assists. The 14 point victory avenged a nine point loss to Alvernia suffered earlier in the season. The Colonels have rolled off three in a row and now sit at 13-9 overall, including a respectable 9-6 record in the Freedom Conference. They take the court again on Tuesday, when Wilkes makes the quick trip to Dallas to face Misericordia, whom the Colonels upended 59-53 in mid January. "The team is finally feeling confident as a whole and everyone is playing for each other," said Ruby. "If we are peaking, like we all believe we are, we are peaking at the right time going into the postseason." On rua1 Col, tea1 ver· for gall Thi nel to sta ga1 Kl Ct bo Se b~ Si b~ 01 L tll u 01 p tl h 11 I I (Above) Number 24 Steve Kline watches the ball bounce around the rim as Tom Kresage (33) stands poised for a possible rebound. (At left) Chris Gulla (3) dribbles past a defender en route to Wilkes' 54-49 win over Manhattanville. �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 17 · SPORTS On Saturday February 14 the Lady Colonels basketball team took on Alvernia University for their final home game of the season. The Lady Colonels were unable to overcome a slow start and lost the game 71-54. Seniors Khadija Bates and Chelsea Gosse were both recognized for Senior Night. Number 25 Samantha Simcox shoots the ball during the game on Saturday. The Lady Colonels will take on Misericordia University in Dallas on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. before finishing the regular season at home against Lebanon Valley on Friday February 20 at 7:00 p.m. Steve Kline and John DeFeo were recognized as seniors of the Colonels' basketball team on Saturday, February 14, as the team took on Alvernia College in the Marts. Sophomore Chris DeRojas had a career day posting 37 total points in a game Wilkes won 77-63. Number 4 freshman Michael Donatoni looks for a pass during the game. The Colonels will close out the regular season this week when they visit Misericordia on Tuesday, February 17, and then Lebanon Valley on Saturday February 21. 6 f!¢1f a!/ ~(UJ [NJ [Q) ~v WWW.CHANGEABLE SKIES.COM Student Housing for the 21st Century CONTACT: william.henryOO@comcast.net CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT One Stop Cleans It All ~00 ul]fii\~ [1(1] rn. [}XD tr0rn~ 08l!Jm~ 00)~ l1Drng Only $1 .29 /lb does it all: Wash, dry, fluff, and fold. em Henry ,_ 215-768-4619 AVAILABLE APARTMENTS READY TO LEASE JUNE 2009: PEARCE MANOR 84 WEST ROSS STREET Pick-up and delivery services available • • • • Professional Dry Cleaning Modern Coin Operated Laundromat New Large Capacity Washers Clean, Bright and Safe Facility 25 West Side Mall, Edwardsville, PA 1 8704 (Same shopping center as Price Chopper) 714-1740 Credit Cords Accepted 200 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET JOAN HENRY HALL �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 18 SPORTS s RINKSIDE REPORT Penguins trying to avoid hairy situation BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer When the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins practice on the day before a game, the team usually concludes with a game of Juice Boy. The rules are fairly simple. Every player at practice, as well as head coach Dan Bylsma and assistant coach Todd Reirden, take turns taking breakaways. If the shooter scores, they're eliminated. The last player without a goal is the Juice Boy, who makes sure his teammates are properly hydrated by delivering beverages around the locker room after practice. Ordinarily, Juice Boy is a fun way for the team to practice one-on-one attempts and showcase some stick handling abilities that they might not get an opportunity to try during an actual game. "It's a good way to show the goalie something new and maybe try to get a good laugh out of the teammates," said Penguins defenseman Danny Richmond. But once a month, the Penguins raise the stakes. Juice Boy becomes Mustache Boy, and the loser of that game has to grow a mustache for a month. "It's adds a little tension, adds a little fun. You get the jeers from the crowd," Bylsma said. "Guys are picking horses at the end ... They're making horse sounds and jockey sounds and whipping the horse. Inevitably it ends up being one person. There's lots of good hearted fun that's going on." Sure, players can joke around with their teammates once they're off the hook. But nobody wants to be the last man standing in the game. Especially if it means they have to go without shaving for a month. "You don't want to lose Juice Boy," said defenseman Ben Lovejoy. "But the consequences of losing Juice Boy are nowhere near that of losing Mustache Boy." "It's a pretty funny game once you're out of the game," said Richmond. "Guys get pretty stressed out, but it's pretty funny to see the reaction of the guys when they're in the last three." The incumbent Mustache Boy is winger Tim Wallace, who hasn't shaved his upper lip in about three weeks. According to Bylsma, players have the option to shave their mustache if they are willing to pay a $500 fine. That money goes into the players' fine fund, which is used to organize events like Super Bowl parties. "Every time I look in the mirror, it's a little different," Wallace said. "But we're winning, so it's fun." With _the Penguins _now 54 con/Michael Ci noli games mto the season, Just about everyone on the team has had an Penguins winger Tim Wallace has been growing his opportunity to be Juice Boy, in- facial hair since he lost a game of Mustache Boy in eluding goaltenders John Curry late January. and Adam Berkhoel. The goalAfter looking at Wallace's recent facial ies lose the game if they are beaten on four hair growth, however, gathering refreshconsecutive shots in the opening round. ments for the entire locker room is a task "It's not a goalie tailored game, because that members of the Penguins are perfectly the better you do, the longer you have to content with doing from time to time. go," said Curry. "Whereas the better the "Getting juice is pretty easy, compared players do, they get out early, and the game to walking around with that thing on your gets over." face," Love·o said. Sc•'-'«: I - Li'-'< :.s Ec11r, ■■ =• ■■ p IVle> ■■ Interstate Blood & Plasma Inc_ 665 Carey Ave Wilkes-Barre .. Pa Call (570) 823-4119 Fe II - BY Bet Vi to bi ketb ruar vict, to 1 whi ove TI lea< slw goa Wi1 thr1 �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 SPORTS 19 Sloppy play dooIDs Lady Colonels' basketball BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor . Visiting Manhattanville College proved to be too much for the Lady Colonels' basketball team to handle last Wednesday, February 11 , handing Wilkes a 71-57 loss. The victory helped improve the Valiants' record to 13-9 (9-4 in the Freedom Conference), while dropping Wilkes' record to 10-12 overall (5-9 in conference). The Lady Colonels jumped out to a quick lead thanks to a Manhattanville shooting slump that saw them make their first field goal with 15:07 remaining in the first half. Wilkes and Manhattanville traded baskets throughout the first half before the Colonels took a six point lead with eight minutes remaining in the half on a layup by Chelsey Gosse. The lead, which would prove to be their largest of the game, would not last long unfortunately. The two teams tied at 25 points apiece on a basket from freshman guard Samantha Simcox before the Valiants scored the last three points of the half, taking a 28-25 lead into halftime. The story of the game could be found in the second half, when Manhattanville scored 21 points off of Wilkes' turnovers. The Valiants came out of the break using a very aggressive full-court press style of defense that forced Wilkes' women's basketball team into 16 turnovers. The Valiants also scored eight fast-break points in the second half. "We learned that we have to do a better job transitioning back on defense since they're a team that loves to run," said sophomore forward Mari Gabriel. "The loss really came down to them beating us up and down the court; in the future we just need to play better defense in general, especially in transition." Manhattanville took a 47-38 lead with I 0:38 left, and never looked back. They would score 43 second-half points in the game, and score 32 points off Wilkes' turnovers. The loss was the second Wilkes suffered at the hands of Manhattanville this season, although the first was a very competitive game that saw the Valiants win 78- 76 in overtime. "Manhattanville is a very fast, fundamentally sound, athletic team," said Gabriel. "They're tough because they use those three things to their advantage and are constantly running on defense and offense." Chelsey Gosse led Wilkes' in scoring with ten points, while Simcox and freshman center Lindsey Gosse contributed nine apiece. Lauren Grenier led Manhattanville with 15 points. The women's basketball team's next game is tonight at 6 P.M. at Misericordia. Khadija Bates (34) tries to get a pass to Brittany Ely (22) near Manhattanville's baseline. The Lady Colonels' gave up 32 points off of turnovers in the game. 'W' 11 0 ◄lR iff)S <O<C>JC..<C>~ •HJ n◄s Women's Basketball L Manhattan ville 57 -71 L Alvernia 54-71 Wrestling W @ King's 29-9 Men's Basketball W Manhattanville 59-54 W Alvernia 77-63 �FEBRUARY 17, 2009 20 SPORTS Wilkes defeats King's in final match of season, 29-9 BY RYAN HOLMES Beacon Correspondent Senior Erik Smith received his 100th win on Friday night in impressive fashion by pinning King's junior Frankie Davis with 1:01 left in the second period. The rest of the Colonels followed his lead in a 29-9 victory over the King's College Monarchs. Smith said that coming into the season he was unsure of his record, but once he figured out that he could accomplish this, feat he set his sites on the milestone win. "Getting the 100th win was definitely in the back of my mind as I stepped onto the mat, but I didn't expect to pin. Just a win that's all I wanted", Smith said. Seniors Shaun Farnham and Josh Pauling got the ball rolling with 6-2 and 6-3 victories at 125 and 133 over King's freshman Mike Tabasco and Anthony Dietrick. The three seniors finished their dual meet season with all wins, but the realization of it being their last dual meet in a Wilkes singlet has yet to set in. "I haven't really thought about it", Farnham commented. "I still feel like I have so much to prove with the Metropolitan Championships coming up that's what is on my mind now; getting ready for the Metros." Pauling confirmed the fact that it hasn't really hit him yet either that he had just wrestled his last dual meet. However, he is proud of what he and his other teammates have accomplished. "I'm definitely going to miss everything though. After four years I'm proud of what I've accomplished", Pauling remarked. The rest of the Wilkes wrestling team followed the examples of their senior captains and stacked up some impressive wins in their route to victory. Sophomore James Histed added to the victory collection with a 0:49 second pin of Chris Poleto at 157. After putting the Colonels up with an 18-3 lead, Richard Sparks came threw with a nail biting 4-3 victory over Jerry Robbins. King's would then record two victories at 174 and 184 which made the score 219 with two more matches left in the dual meet. Without hesitation Matt Pizarro walked in the center circle and only needed 3:17 to record an 18-2 technical fall over Lewis Snover. With the heavyweight match left, Coach Laudenslager opted to put sophomore Chris Smith up against the 20-6 junior heavyweight Chris Rash. Coming out of the first period Smith trailed the very talented Rash 1-0. However, Smith would then put on an impressive second and third period by scor- ing six unanswered points to obtain a 6-1 victory to finish off the Monarchs. After the match Coach Laudenslager commented on his memorable seniors by saying that he is proud of what they have accomplished in the years he has coached them. "They are all very hard to replace that's just shy of 300 wins that are leaving the line-up, but they have 10 more days to get focused and accomplish their goals of being champions", Laudenslager said. "But they will all be missed." The Wilkes Colonels finished their regular season with an overall record of 17-6-2. They now look forward to the Metropolitan Championships on Sunday, February 22 at York where they all feel as if they have much more to prove. FEBRUAll Eco BY ANDR: Beacon Edi The econ pact Wilke University expect a $ fiscal year, the 2009Petra Ca said that tt including number of "Weha" not essent it's not es period of_ vice pres1 their depa is not ab "We also expenses hold thos are hopin much as been ask1 up to 11~ Re Wilkes performed impressively in their match against the King's Monarchs, which will serve as a good tune up before the Metropolitan Championships. Senior Erik Smith works for points in route to his 100th win for the Colonels. Please attend the memorial service for Dr. Matthew Zukoski at 11:45 a.m. in the ballroom of the Henry Student Center Visit the Painting the Beautiful art exhibition at the Sordoni Art Gallery at 12:00 p.m. Go see "Eat, Drink and Be Larry" at Wachovia Arena at 7:30 p.m. Visit the website for prices. Wilkes' 2009 Winter Weekend begins! This year's theme Gods and Goddesses! The Wilkes University Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents Le Revue Fairytale, a musical of fairytails for grown ups at 8:00 p.m. BYGIN Beacon, Goven a plan tc ally to l pay for revenue poker m vate clu Ifapp below~ the 14 i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 February 17th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 February 17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b9446417beb87c2be6bd7c748776814a.pdf cac08ca944e3aec5c1a1e721ed91e070 PDF Text Text SUPERBOWL . ADS SKI CLUB PAGE 17 PAGE9 WUPB CONCERT PAGE 17 FEBRUARY 10, 2009 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Volume 61 Issue 13 SIM program loses some funds in state budget Recyclemanta BY AMY FUSCO . hits Wilkes Beacon News Editor On February 4, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell delivered a speech that proposed a $29 billion Pennsylvania state budget plan for year 2009-10. Rendell acknowledged that, given the current national and state economic forecasts, his plan required cuts in programs, budgets, tax increases and jobs would be lost. With the decrease in state funding, programs such as Wilkes Science in Motion (SIM), among others, will be immediately impacted. According to the SIM website, the program is a "science partnership between area secondary schools and Wilkes University,which began in 2000. It is "funded by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Mobile educators, including Pete Stchur, chemistry educator,, and Len Ruotolo, biology educator,, travel across ten area counties to either assist high school teachers with labs or supply them with equipment the high schools could not otherwise afford." Dr. Teresa Wignot, associate professor and chemistry chair, is the SIM program BY MELANIE THOMAS Beacon Correspondent Courtesy of Marketing Communications Science in Motion conducts lab experiments for young students across ten area counties, which allows schools to utilize equipment they otherwise could not afford. director. She explained that Dr. Don Mitchell, chemistry professor at Juniata College, started the program more than 15 years ago. SIM initially had National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for the program. It was through Mitchell, who brought it to state legislation, that the SIM program became a statewide initiative. See SIM PROGRAM page 3 Courthouse upheaval won't alter law school plans BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor The recent discovery of corruption in Luzerne County involving two judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, has left many citizens with feelings of distrust concering our local legal system. Following a "guilty" plea by both former judges, and charges pending for others connected with the kickback scheme, residents and community leaders alike have questioned how deep the corruption may run in the Luzerne County Courthouse as well as the future of law education and practice in the area. Despite current events, Wilkes continues its exploration into the viability of a new law school. "I would like to think ... that the presence of a law school in Northeast Pennsylvania could contribute to the ongoing commitment of the legal profession to uphold its high standards of ethics and professionalism in an effort to minimize misconduct," said Loren D. Prescott, dean of the Wilkes Law School Planning Initiative. The judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes.edu INDEX News.; ............ J-5 Conahan, allegedly accepted more than $2.6 million in kickbacks for rulings that sent juveniles to a detention center. Ciavarella and Conahan's federal court date is scheduled for February 12, which could result in 87 months in prison for each of the judges. "When we see cases of corruption, it's just a small minority of individuals that are involved with that kind of thing. The fact that we are policing the situation is a good thing," said Dr. Anthony L. Liuzzo, profes- See LAW SCHOOL page 3 In conjunction with a nationwide competition, Wilkes University is participating in Recyclemania, an environmentally friendly competition that promotes lowering waste generated on campuses across the country by reducing, reusing and recycling. According to Recyclemania 's website, the goals of the program are "to increase recycling on campuses, to bring awareness to our schools waste management and recycling programs, to expand economic opportunities, to address environmental issues in a positive way, and to influence other campuses to join recyclemania." Organizers hope is to instill lifelong recycling habits in students. In February 2001, Fred Newman of Ohio University and Stacy Edmonds Wheeler of Miami University decided something needed to be done to increase recycling on their respective campuses. So the two challenged each other to a competition in recycling and Miami University won. Since then, participation has doubled every year and now there over 201 schools participate in the annual event. The competition runs for ten weeks and is judged by the cumulative recycled weight that is submitted weekly, with the most weight accumulated as the winner. According to Bob Swetts, manager of capital assets, "We have been trying to get Recyclemania up and running for three years now, but this year we're making a real w· See RECYCLE page 5 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member · . -__ - �NEWS FEBRUARY 10, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu cathryn.frear@wilkes.edu jacqueline.lukas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com Rememberi~J,L~~!t~!~,u?~H.,½!>ski and movin 2 1 BYANDREW SEAMAN Beacon Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ronald Pryor, visiting assistant professor for math and computer science, has reached for his phone numerous times to call his friend , only to realize that he is not there to answer. "I used to call him on the phone about five to six times a day," says Pryor. "I find myself reaching for the phone and there's just not going to be anyone there." On Saturday, January 31 , Dr. Matthew J. Zukoski, associate professor of math and computer science, passed away unexpectedly. His death left the Wilkes community with memories of the past and questions about the future . Pryor first met his friend Zukoski not as a colleague, but as a student at Hanover High School. "He was always the kind of guy who didn't care if he got an 86 ... but he always made sure, and I noticed this as his seventh grade teacher, that he never let anything go by unless he knew what he did wrong - he didn't like anything unanswered," said Pryor. In the wake of Zukoski's death, there remain many unanswered questions for Wilkes. His death halieft a hole in the faculty and on the committees he served. Dr. Reynold Verret, Wilkes University provost, said, "To their credit, the faculty as effective as they are, especially in math and computer science, are grappling with what they need. In fact, some of them have taken his courses over, so there has been an immediate response to make sure that the teaching needs are met both in tion." Pryor added that a lot of Zukoski 's friends have stepped in as the teachers for his courses. Dr. John Koch, a professor in the math and computer science department, will be taking over one of his classes. He explained that there are some challenges in picking up a course mid-semester, especially when the students have just been dealt an emotional blow. "It was good that most of the students that are in the class I am taking over I' ve had before. So they know how I teach, and they know who I am. Basically, it is kind of a different perspective. So, I know it was a jolt and shock to them just to change a teacher," said Koch. Like Pryor, Koch first met Zukoski as a student. Koch recalled that Zukoski came to Wilkes in the summer of 1982 to take a programming course. Over the years, the two formed a close bond and eventually were placed in offices adjacent to one another. Koch offered a eulogy at last week's faculty meeting. He focused on Zukoski 's quirky qualities, or as he called it, "the dark side of Matt." Koch told his colleagues about Zukoski's journey to his Ph.D. "If it ever ' took a village' to get something accomplished, this was it. For about a decade, Barbara Belluci held the prize in the pool to guess when he would get his degree. Her guess was 'the 12th of never.' But in the end, he got it in September of 2007, narrowly making the cutoff for consideration for tenure, which he received in 2008." All joking aside, Zukoski 's delays in finishing the dissertation were widelv acknowledized as the direct BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wilkes.edu of, and complete focus on, teaching at Wilkes. Countless stories have been shared in the days after his death. Jason Wagner, a senior math and computer science double major, said many students have been sharing their memories of their teacher and mentor. "They really didn't know what to do. Some of them skipped his The Beacon/ Heather Chulick ~lass on Tuesday, Members of the Wilkes community look on during a memorial service held on JUS t because th ey Tuesday, February 3, for Matthew Zukoski, who passed away last Saturday. didn't feel nght going there, and didn't know how they would be Tim Gilmour, said, "Matt Zukoski takes place in an old folks home able to handle it. Others went and was one of those wonderful , bril- where ... this one guy remembers. talked about him a little bit and liant, unassuming people whose and asks everyone if they rememkind of went early," said Wagner. purpose in life is to serve others, ber playing kick the can ... and he Pryor added that one of the have some fun along the way, and said, 'I think if we play kick the trademarks of Zukoski was how make the world a better place. And can that would really reinvigorate he would schedule four differ- he did- for his students, his col- us and make us young.' And there ent things at once, but he said his leagues, his friends, and his fam- was one scoffer. .. well one night he took all the other people outstudents would almost always get ily." priority. One sentiment shared by his side and started playing kick the "When the announcements of students, colleagues, and friend is can .. . the other guy sees them out his arrangements first went up, I the fact that Zukoski was always there and he runs to get the adthought, 'Oh, that's odd -It is at young at heart. Pryor said that he ministrator, and they both run out a church for the viewing, not a would always talk to Zukoski on to the porch and all they see is a funeral home.' But when I got to the phone at night while watch- bunch oflittle kids running around the church that night, the line was ing television - usually during playing kick the can," said Pryor. out the door. Once you got inside, The Twilight Zone. And for him, He added, "Well, [Zukoski]. .. it went all the way around the Zukoski will always be the person came up here and got all of us church," said Wagner. who kept him and the rest of the playing kick the can, and that is Verret said the school will offer math and computer science de- basically what I thought was the unusual thing about Matt - he kept some sort of formal memorial ser- partment young. vice, but it is still being planned. "What reminded me of him was you young." Wilkes University President, Dr. the episode 'Kick the Can.' It Editorial Staff 2008-09 Meet the staff... Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Jacqueline Lukas Asst. News Editor �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 SIM PROGRAM from FRONT PAGE The 2009-10 budget cut $13,000 from the SIM funding, leaving the program with less money for repairing equipment that has been utilized throughout the year. When the program began in 2000~ the initial funding was $200,000. During the past seven years, it has diminished to approximately $162,000 for each annual IO-month cycle. Given the state budget plan, Wignot understood the inevitable cuts in funding due to the economic condition. "I obviously hope we maintain our current funding. I have a feeling we will get reduced. I just pray that we keep some funding," Wignot said. "I would hate to see the elimination of the program. A complete cut would be devastating to our local schools that use us." Jeanette Papiercavich, the SIM program coordinator, explained that in 2003, Rendell cut the whole program until SIM received the Innovation Award from the National Council of State Governments. The program was also not operating from September 2002 to January 2003 because the university would not bridge the salaries for staff of the program. "We rely on our vehicles and gas to get around and that's a major cost for us," said NEWS Papiercavich. Faculty and participants travel across counties including Wayne, Bradford and Schuylkill County, among other surrounding counties. "Typically, we will have a little bit at the end of the year and that's used to purchase equipment and replace stuff that is on its way out," she added. The state funding allows the SIM program to purchase necessities, such as hightech science equipment, vehicles for travel, laptops, consumable supplies, bugs, animal cadavers for dissection, chemicals and maintenance and repair of the equipment. Wignot explained that when the program has more money, they hire student workers to help prepare the labs for the workshops at the schools. Although there are not student workers this semester, there is one student volunteer working on her senior project with the chemistry mobile educator. Amanda Karaffa, chemistry major with a secondary education minor, is currently student teaching and has byen working with SIM since August 2008, assisting in research and preparation. She believes the program is important because it provides schools with instruments and chemicals they cannot afford. "I think it is a shame that the funding is being cut," said Karaffa. "It gives students an opportunity to use instruments and perform experiments that they otherwise would not be able to," she added. She noted that edu- 3 Courtesy of Marketing Communications Governor Rendell's state budget plan cut $13,000 from the SIM program's annual funding of approximately $162,000 leaving less spending on repairs of equipment. cation is so important and taking away some of the funding and opportunity from students is not fair to them. She explained that the program helps many different schools and school districts around the area. "Schools receive a lot of funding from the state to provide for their students and without that money, schools may not be able to provide [students with] what they have now or even to pay their teachers," stated Karaffa. "That will then cause larger class sizes and less individual help for struggling students. Education is not something that should be sacrificed, but it may have to be." Along with cuts in program funding in the LAW SCHOOL from FRONT PAGE thing," said Dr. Anthony L. Liuzzo, professor of business and economics and director of the MBA program at Wilkes. The public perception is that the whole legal profession is corrupt, but it's really just a small percentage, according to Liuzzo. "Ciavarella and Conahan are the exception to the rule. I think there are hundreds, if not thousands, of good, ethical lawyers in the area that would be very happy to help in the Wilkes law school initiative and be good mentors to our students," said Dr. Kyle Kreider, assistant professor of political science and the pre-law advisor. People have told Prescott that they believe the presence of a law school in Northeast Pennsylvania can help the legal profession follow its ethical and professional guidelines. "Now is probably as important a time as ever for the new law school .... The legal community is probably cleaned up more now than it's ever been in the past. So this is actually a good time to enter the field," said Liuzzo. The law school initiative began in 2004 and its goal is to serve not only the WilkesBarre community, but also the entire Northeast Pennsylvania Region. The law school The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick The Luzerne County Courthouse has been a hot bed of controversy as of late. The presence of a NEPA law school may remind these professionals of their roots and keep them grounded and ethically sound, according to Dean Prescott and Dr. Liuzzo. initiative is currently in the final stages of the process. The next step would be to produce a written report to the Board of Trustees and the full-time faculty at Wilkes. It must be approved by the Board and the faculty. The decision-making process should occur in the spring or summer of 2009 ac- cording to Prescott. "My vision of the law school's mission is to serve all of Northeast Pennsylvania, not just the major population areas," said Prescott. Prescott has traveled to many different counties in Northeast Pennsylvania, talking proposed state budget, Rendell discussed other important plans for Pennsylvania. "I heard that he was proposing to close the Scranton School of the Deaf and I heard that he wants to try to eliminate 400 of thj. 500 and some school districts," said Papiercavich, "I just think that's insane." "We've taken our 8% cut for this year and we are surviving it without much pain," Wignot said. "Due to the economic situation of the country, I understand the state has to be fiscally responsible and as long as we have some money from the state to function, we will try to provide the best service that we can to the teachers," she added. to other judges and lawyers about the law school. Many practicing lawyers and federal and state judges from the multiple counties in Northeast Pennsylvania are on the Advisory Board for the law school initiative. The counties are well represented on the board and are enthusiastic about the possibility of having a law school in our area. The curriculum for the school would follow the American Bar Association (ABA) standards. Courses in ethics will also be taught at the law school to point students in the right direction. There will be an advanced ethics course dealing with moral dilemmas encountered by lawyers. These dilemmas would be issues that lawyers may struggle with during their careers. When students graduate, they should be well versed in all of the different fields of law, according to Prescott. In addition to the students studying law, the Wilkes law school initiative would also offer courses for lawyers and judges, allowing them to enter into a law school environment that may remind them of their initial training. "Those are things I think, naturally, people might lose sight of in the day to day of practicing law. Lawyers and judges are really busy doing their work and they don't have a lot of time to sit back and reflect on their role in a great profession," said Prescott. �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 NEWS 4 Student nurses COillillute for best pediatric experience BY CATHRYN FREAR Beacon Asst. News Editor According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the Wyoming Valley has Pennsylvania's most concentrated elderly population. Tln fact, the residents are not only the oldest in PA, but the area boasts the second oldest population in the entire country. So, considering the area's demographics it's no wonder that nursing students who need to study pediatrics must travel outside the Wyoming Valley to get the experience. The Wilkes nursing department recently made the decision to look outside the Valley for sophomores to do their pediatric clinical training. Though they now have to make the drive to Danville to the Janet Weiss Children's Hospital, the students get a broader training there. Dr. Bernard Graham, Dean of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy and Nursing, said that "There just are more cases there. Instead of seeing maybe two cases [in a semester], they get to see a lot more with a lot more variety. There are a lot more special cases." Dr. Mary Ann Men-igan, chair of the nursing department, explained, "When there are really bi cases the 're sent to Weiss so it made sense to send our students there to follow the big cases." According to Graham, nursing majors at Wilkes have pediatrics and OB, each for a half semester period, during the spring semester of their sophomore year. However, last summer, students in the accelerated nursing program were the first to make the move to Danville. "Our pediatrics clinical is in the spring .. . but we have an accelerated program for students who already have their bachelor's in something else and they had their pediatrics experience is in the summer and they reported back having had an excellent experience," stated Men-igan. Sophomore nursing major Lindsey Baldwin said, "I definitely think it is worth the drive because we are getting a really good experience. We are there for 12 hours [on Fridays], so the hour drive there and back isn't too bad. We get to see kids with a va1iety of illnesses with things ranging from uncontrolled diabetes to cancer." The fact that Janet Weiss Children's Hospital is specific to kids provides for a wide an-ay of prediatric experiences no matter where the student is in the buildin . WWW.CHANGEABLE SKIES.COM Student Housing for the 21st Century CONTACT: Bill Henry william.henryOO@comcast.net 215-768-4619 AVAILABLE APARTMENTS READY TO LEASE JUNE 2009: PEARCE MANOR 84 WEST ROSS STREET 200 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET JOAN HENRY HALL --- The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick Alyssa Sieden and Mareella Naguib, are two of the many nursing students who travel to Danville for their clinical experience. Men-igan said, "They're rotating through an intensive care unit there ... There's an oncology floor, a medical floor, a surgical floor. .. they're seeing and caring for children from infants to adolescents with some very interesting medical and surgical problems." The value and variety is also already being felt by students. According to Baldwin, "We are assigned a patient, but are allowed to help our fellow clinical students with their patients or even go play with other patients. Last week I got to play with the cutest little 8-year-old boy who had Down Syndrome. If we stayed in Wilkes-Ban-e to do this clinical rotation, we would probably only see common things, like the flu or things of that nature. Since PEDS is the area I want to go into when I graduate, I think this is an amazing experience for me." SG Notes: February 4, 2009 BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor Treasurer's Report All College: $2,711.69 General: $11,324.74 Special Projects: $3,864.06 Spirit: $1,000.00 Leadership: $8,652.59 Conferences: $19,530.09 Start-Up: $2,100.00 Spring Fling theme: "Dinner at Tiffany's" Member of the month: Megan Dickinson Old Business Lacrosse Club Paintball Club SG Major Initiative Events First Farewell, February 5, 7 p.m. SUB Ballroom Vagina Monologues, February 6 and 7, 7:00 p.m. SUB Ballroom PA Student Government, February 7 Winter Weekend, February 20 and 21 VIP Day, March 21, 1-2:30 Club Reports The following clubs presented updates on their events. - Programming Board -MSC -Equestrian Club -Fencing Club p.m New Business Acceptance ofpositions D,: Matthew Zukoski scholarship donation: motion passed to allocate $500 Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick s Day Parade (Sunday, March 15, 2009 2 p.m.) Winter Weekend update High Ropes training list . * At 7:30 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the SG meeting. The motion was approved. SG meetings are open to all students. They are held every Wednesday in the Miller Conference room on the second floor of the HSC. �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 5 RECYCLE from FRONT PAGE push." Swetts 's office recorded that a total of 621 tons of waste was produced here on campus last year with 30.73% of that waste being recycled. Swetts noted, "I'm hc,ping to see an increase in recycling awareness ... More things can be recycled than most are aware of." Students will also be able to access progress by logging onto the Wilkes website. They will be able to track goals, the do's and don'ts ofrecycling, campus results, and much more. Elizabeth Roveda, assistant director of residence life, said, "There is a green push and it is growing each year... We are trying to motivate faculty, staff and students by publicizing [through] the website, Wilkes Today, and posters." "We are a few weeks into Recyclemania so we cannot say for sure how well students are getting involved. The office of residence life has received many program planners from the RAs focusing on sustainability," she added. "Right now, dorms are participating in 'Flyer Free February.' This is being done to decrease the amount of paper that is being produced. Instead of using a flyer to advertise a pizza party, they are recycling pizza boxes," said Roveda. The competition will be judged by one bag per student. Each week waste management will collect recycling from dorms and will tally them to collect the data that will be registered on • · The Beacon/Bethany Yam rick recyclemania's website. .. _ . Eric Swetts uses the double-sided printer in Stark Learning Center. Students can save money on GreenPrint by At the end of the ten week competition, a winner will be utilizing these printers that can be found in computer labs the library and classrooms. declared and that dorm will win an ice cream or pizza party. 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Home rule shifts local responsibility from the state legislature to the local community with a charter similar to a local constitution. Currently, seven counties in Pennsylvania operate with home rule. They are Allegheny, Clinton, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lehigh, and Northampton. If the referendum is passed, a study commission composed of eleven elected members will analyze the form of government of the municipality to compare it with other available forms under the laws of the Commonwealth. They would then determine whether or not, in its judgment, the government could be strengthened. Currently, Luzerne County is headed by three County Commissioners, Stephen A. Urban (R), Maryanne C. Petrilla (D), and Gregory A. Skrepenak (D). Thus far, Urban is offering full support for home rule, although he did not favor the last propsed charter. On the opposite end of th(Wspectrum is Screpenak, who believes that home rule would split the county and place mass amounts of power into the hands of one county executive. Screpenak also oppsed the last charterin 2003. According to Dr. Thomas Baldino, Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, "A commission form fuses legislative and executive function .... the commissioners make the ordinances, pass ordinances, and they carry them out." This is not the first time that home rule has been considered in Home rulewill be voted on in the municipal primarv onMav 19. The Beacon/Gino Troiani Luzerne County residents will vote to decide if a home rule study commission will form in the May 19 election. Luzerne County. Most recently, in 200 l , a study commission was formed, but voters shot the idea down in 2003 with a 54 to 46 percent margin. Baldino served on the previous commission. "It's hard to get people to vote for change," he said. When the previous study commission wrote its recommendations in 200 l , members decided on a nine member council, which had six individuals representing districts, and three members at-large. The three at-large seats would be handed to the former county commissioners until their terms expired. At that point, anyone could run for those seats. Each council member would have an equal say, and the nine members would elect a president of council. With the help of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) soft- ware, the charter was also able to put population, municipality, and school district data into a program which divided the county into various districts. Although a study commission has yet to be formed, The Beacon supports the idea of implementing a home rule system of local government. The current system gives no semblance of a representative government in which authority lies within the hands of the people. In addition, under the current system, the minority commissioner is not accorded enough power to influence decisions. The current corruption charges erupting from the Luzerne County Courthouse, as well as the suspicion that those problems are merely the tip of an iceberg big enough to sink another Titanic (except that our modem ship is called "Luzerne County"), indicate that power is dangerous when so closely concentrated in the hands of a few. "If a new study commission is formed, and it makes any kind of changes that make sense to me, I probably will support it ...Almost anything would be superior to what we have now," said Baldino. A home rule system will not only add more voices to the decision making process, but will strategically spread the power amongst more people. Vote yes for home rule in Luzerne County on May 19 in the municipal primary. Thecurrent svstem places to much power in the hands of the Commissioners. · The Beacon supports astudV commission for home rule. . 6 �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 OPINION - .,,. - - 7 - The Angry Rant: For the Love of Huinanity BY TIM SEIGFRIED Wilkes Alumnus . Just when it seemed that our culture couldn't go any further into the intellectual gutter, VH-1 throws us a curveball and produces yet another "celebrity" dating show. This time around, the lucky (if you call being hounded by 14 crazies, lucky) man is Ray J. Who? Exactly. For the uninformed (and I assume that is everyone), Ray J is a rapper *cue laughter* who is best known for being in a sex tape with socialite and celebrity imposter extraordinaire Kim Kardashian, and for being the brother of former mediocre pop star, Brandy. That's right, the guy who is most famous for having sex with someone who is only famous for having a gigantic a** . The show, which is aptly named "For the Love of Ray J," documents the journey of one man and his attempt to find love in a world where love appears to elude all of us. But seriously, he just tries to nail every one of these broads because they want to be on television. Is that the best title they could think of? "For the Love of Ray J?" That's all you got? I can do better than that, so I will proceed to suggest more appropriate names based on Academy Award winning movies: The Skank:father, Citizen Skank, Casa-Skanka, the Skank-Parted, No Country For Old Skanks, Lord of the Skanks: The Return of the Clap, Skankheart, Nailing Miss Skanky, The Skank Hunter, From Skank to Skankternity, and finally, My Fair Skank. Wow, that was fun. But how awesome would "Skankheart" be? Effing awesome, that's how much. Let's get serious and ask ourselves, "Why are we giving this guy his own show?" Is it not enough that we had to suffer through Flava Flav and Bret Michaels? The talent is getting worse and worse as these musicians get their own shows. Whose next, William Hung? (Oh dear God, the suits at VH-1 didn't hear that, did they?) But more importantly, who are these girls that want to be on the show? Do any of them even know who he is? Do any of them care? No. They want to be on television, because they want their 15 minutes of sexually transmitted disease riddled fame; that's why. If we were to send Ray-J (actually, I'm going to call him by his real name, William) to the moon tomorrow, and he was never seen again, would anyone say "Hey, what happened to Ray J?" Of course not! Why? Because nobody cares about someone who isn't best known for their chosen profession. William is best known for his gallivanting with the caboose of Kim Kardashain, and NOT his music. If you are not known for your actual profession (in this case, talent-less musician), then you 're not deserving of a reality show. Alex Rodriguez is known for being one of the greatest baseball players of all time, not for dating Madonna. See the difference? Anyhow, if the show wasn't bad enough (trust me, it is), the website is even worse. It describes William as an " ... acclaimed singer. .. " Josh Groban is an acclaimed singer. Beyonce is an acclaimed singer. He is not. ... songwriter... The lyrics for "Sexy Can I" aren't exactly sion show where fame whores throw themsetting the world on fire. selves at him. Sexy, can I hit it from the front? Can I Me = Arguably more famous than Wilhit it from the back? Know you like it like liam. tha,Then we take it to the bed, then we take So where is my television show? it to the floor/Then we chill for a second, I'm serious about this. Nicole Richie, then we're back for some more Paris Hilton and Brody Jenner get their own Wow, I was misinformed. He is ac- shows, why can't I? What have they done claimed. to deserve it? Except being born into favorBut just for kicks, let me take a stab at able circumstances, they've done nothing. this. I deserve my own show, tool Come on, Let's hit up the club, sipping on the bub, it can be called "Rant of Love!" Or better moving all night, feeling so right. Lookin ' yet, why not just call it "Hey Fame Whores: fly in my ride, girl by my side, make them Embarrass Yourself!" other ladies cry, do it to you all night. The reality is that there are people who Those lyrics took me 50 seconds to write, would want to be in that show, that is LITERALLY. And they are just as good, sad. and if I didn't tell you that I wrote them, But really, we totally need to make you wouldn't know the difference. "Skankheart." ... actor. .. His biggest claim to fame was starring alongside Shaquille Sometimes I wish O'Neal in Steel. In 1997. I had an evil twin. ... ultimate ladies man ... George Clooney is the ultimate The kind where ladies man; that's not even an w;;,p~j( "!e(l,,l,'6. the only differargument. His track record isn't even that spectacular. Besides ence is an Kardashian, (who doesn't even awesome curly count) who has he dated? Whitney Houston? Is anyone impressed by mustache. that? Congratulations, you allegnothing else it'd edly dated Whitney Houston in 2007, which is more than a decade just be cool for past her prime. Let's face it, that's someone in my like bragging about getting a pair of Reebok Pumps last Christmas. family to have Ok, let's recap: William = Not facial hair. Famous. For the Love of Ray J = Televi'%.i-ljS' arw If YOIJre"\aE5 Re: Rant confusing sex with gender Dear Beacon Editorial Board, I'm writing in response to "The Angry Rant" by Tim Seigfried in the January 27 issue of The Beacon. Usually I enjoy the opinion pieces and find them very funny. However, I was disappointed and offended at Siegfried's treatment of transgendered people in this editorial. I am not necessarily defending Thomas Beatie, since I think he should have been publicized more accurately as a transgendered pregnant male. However, Seigfried's rant went beyond criticism of Beatie and turned to an attack against all transgendered and transsexual people. He basically argued that transgendered people are frauds who are fooling themselves and others, and that Beatie was a woman no matter how much surgery he had. Here Seigfried is confusing sex, the bio- logical nature of a person's anatomy, with gender, the cultural attitudes and meanings that define what it means to be a man or woman. Transgendered people are those whose gender does not match with their biological sex. Studies have shown that the brain structure of transgendered people look more like the opposite sex than their own sex. He likely began to feel that way when he was very young, and they are intense feelings of something not being right with one's body. Most psychologists agree that transgenderism is not something that needs to be "cured," but that surgery and hormones are the best way to help them feel more comfortable with their own bodies. Seigfried may just be uninformed on this matter, and probably doesn't know any transgendered people personally. I certainly hope he was not intentionally being preju- diced and close-minded. After all, someone who isn't transgendered couldn't possibly understand what it is like to feel that one's one body is wrong. Another aspect of the rant that offends me was that Seigfried argued that we don't have the right to name our own identity. No one knows ourselves better than we do, and our subjective reality cannot be understood by anyone else better than it can by us. Beatie believes that he is a man, no matter what he was biologically born as. No one else has the right to say that he is not "really" a man. Gender is socially constructed, and refusal to see it for what it is undermines the vast spectrum that is human gender expression and sexuality. We don't all fit into a neat little binary. I usually enjoy The Beacon's articles very much, but I was extremely disappointed in its alienation of a whole group of people. Transgenderism is still extremely misunderstood in mainstream culture, and J would hope that The Beacon would be more progressive in the future. Perpetuating hurtful and discriminatory attitudes will only cause further social problems. Transgendered people face enough challenges: they don't need to be attacked by their school paper in an environment that is supposed to be welcoming and accepting of diversity. Wilkes has an LGBT Alliance club on campus that can provide a place for transgendered students to feel accepted and understood. Thank you, Bethany Guarilia Pre-pharmacy major Class of 2014 �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 OPINION 8 W-B Twp.: pay up or face a dry spring for more than six months, or more than $100, will face water shutoff by the Pennsylvania American A unanimous decision by the Water Company. The annual sewWilkes-Barre council on February er fee stands at $84. 2 declared that township residents I would like to pose the queswho do not pay their sewer fees tion: how did the council let this will have their water turned off. get so far out of hand? One hunDespite threats, over the last ten dred thirty thousand dollars over years, approximately 100 resi- a ten year period is a significant dents and businesses have racked amount of money and time. up over $130,000 in delinquent The new ordinance states resibills and fines , the highest total- dents have 30 days to pay their ing around $4,000, according to sewer bills or the township will the Township's business admin- simply tum off their water. istrator. The apparent reasons for When asked if there are any non payment are varied and there health codes that deal with the terseems to be no formal or orga- mination of water service, Susan nized protest behind the lack of Turcmanovich, a spokesperson for payments. Pennsylvania American Water Co. The passage of the shutoff ordi- said, " If we have an agreement nance means that anyone owing with the municipality... we can BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Opinion Editor shut their water off." This is true, but there are some rules that can intervene. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Act 201 of 2004 states that water service cannot be shut off if someone living in the home is ce1iified as seriously ill by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner. Also, heat-related water service cannot be terminated during the winter months without PUC approval. If individuals possess the ability to maintain their households, they can surely afford an annual sewer fee of $84, which broken down adds up to $7 a month. Surprisingly, many residents have been resisting the ordinance. For residents who cannot pay their debt in full, the council has passed a "hardship exception," which opens the option to a payment plan. The money collected will be put towards a more than $4 million loan that was taken out about fifteen years ago, on which the Township has been unable to maintain steady payments. Many have fallen on hard times. The unemployment rate has jumped over seven percent this year, and continues to grow; however, many of these bills are long overdue. I am dumbfounded at how stubborn a large majority of these people have been when it comes to paying their bills. The council has taken a step in the right direction, and needs to continue to press these individuals for the money that is owed. Add a national holiday: Super Bowl Monday BY ANTHONY DORUNDA Beacon Asst. Opinion Editor The Pittsburgh public school sys- · tern put all area schools on a two hour delay schedule for the Monday following the Super Bowl, similar to what many schools in Indianapolis did after the Colts' Super Bowl victoryin 2007. What an absolutely brilliant idea. So it got me thinking, the Monday following the Super Bowl should really gain holiday status. Thttruth is,Americans spend the day recovering from Super Bowl Sunday, whether it be because our tummies are over nourished, our kidneys are filled with liquids of all kinds (to put "hangover" lightly) or our hearts are overcome with grief and misery because our hallowed Cardinals lost, and probably will have to wait another 61 years to get there. But I digress. What I am saying is that the Monday after the Super Bowl is already a cultural holiday--why not make it official? I can guarantee that we could all count on one hand the number of people we knew who did not watch the Super Bowl, and it would really take some monumental brain power. Heck, as I was writing this, Microsoft Word capitalized the "Super Bowl." Doesn't that say anything about what a cultural phenomenon the game has become? Let's look at the statistics, though, because they really do tell all. To begin: 151.6 million. That's how many people watched the Super Bowl. To put it into perspective, according to the most recent census in 2000, the United States is inhabited by 305,763 ,782 people. In other words, about half of the entire countty was tuned into the spectacle also known as "The Big Game." Here 's another good number: Two. That two represents the nation 's second largest day of food consumption, behind only Thanksgiving, according to consumemews.com. Now how can Americans digest after consuming mega amounts of saucy wings, greasy meat-lovers pizza, and double meat subs chowed down like they were going out of style? One more quick number: 1.5 million. That's how many adults called into work sick this past Monday. And allow me to speculate: 2,200. That's the number of Wilkes students who want to have this day off. Ok, so that last one is just my own survey that I conducted in my head, but I'm sure it's pretty damed accurate. Seriously though, I cannot think of any currently recognized holiday that brings together people of different races, creeds, orientations or genders as universally as the Super Bowl. We set our differences aside to relish in the pure joy we get from watching oversized behemoths squash each other to a pulp, and forget about everything else in the world for at least those four hours (or 12 if you count all the pregame buildup). It's a festival , a gala that everyone gets excited for, even if they don't understand. How much are students worth to professors if they aren't paying attention or don't show up anyway? I know college kids don't usually go to bed early, but it would save everyone some time and struggle if this day were granted holiday status. Don't think I am the only one advocating this, though. Bob Cook, contributor for NBC sports, underscores my feelings. "It's not very different from Thanksgiving as a football-centric holiday, except that you can eat chicken wings instead of turkey, and you're assured you will never have to sit through a Detroit Lions game," said Cook. "And most people get a four-day weekend for Thanksgiving." So some say students, faculty and staff alike already have enough days off. And I would concur if not for one little day that most get off (although Wilkes does not, a lot of schools do): Columbus Day. Most city, county, state and federal government offices are closed around the country on Columbus Day. That is ridiculous. I won't go into detail, but to learn more about the true hero Columbus was, I suggest the book Lies My Teacher Told Me. See the side of Columbus we never knew about when we painted pictures of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria in our first grade art class; then get back to me. "So many people do not make it to class because they are too tired and don't want to do much of anything," offered sophomore history major Tony Ferrese. "I would much rather stay home and get some extra sleep and relax a little." We should follow in the Pittsburgh public school system's footsteps, except take it a bit further. We should just ax the day right off the school calendar. I assure you there won't be any complaining coming out of student's mouths. Carpe Diem. Viva la chicken wings! Beacon Poll Results The following are results of a poll that The Beacon coducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overal attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon asked: Do you feel that Wilkes should offer more foreign language courses? • Yes -100% • No - 0% • Undecided - 0% Next Week's question: Should Luzerne County implement home rule? • Yes •No • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Concact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �Short-term studyl abroad tours PAGE 11 ,1 ostyllos CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com g Super Bowl ads Inore costly, less Ineinorable than usual of economics. Despite the current recession, companies put time and a large amount of money into getting their ads to viewers--all 94 million Last Thursday, a sports writer for The of them. Philadelphia Inquirer asked, "Is it just me With such a large viewing audience or, as the years go on, are the Super Bowl comes a large budget for production. Comads getting worse as the game gets better?" mercials push the envelope in terms of comFor some, the Super Bowl game itself edy and satire, as well as try to keep Super may take a back seat to barrage of new Bowl advertising traditions alive, like the advertisements released during the com- infamous Budweiser Clydesdales and Dalmercial breaks. In fact, many people can matian dogs. However, several questions be heard chatting days in advance about the arise about the amount of money advertisads themselves rather than the game. ers spend on Super Bowl commercials evThis year's Super Bowl ads were at their e1y year. For example, what is the budget? most expensive of all time, according to adAs broken down by adage.com, several age.com. companies, including Anheuser-Busch, Advertisers from Anheuser-Busch to Walt Coca-Cola Co., and Toyota Motor Sales Disney Pictures/Pixar bought up the 30- USA, bought up more than one 30-second second and 60-second commercial spots for time slot to secure advertising space. How$3 million per 30 seconds. The $3 million ever, one company, PepsiCo., secured five mark has never been the starting price for a to six minutes of airtime, a minute of which commercial at the Super Bowl, though indi- will go to its Frito-Lay division. The large vidual slots have sold for that much before, block of airtime is part of the company's a Wall Street Journal report said. And NBC "largest reinvention of its brands ever unsold all of them. dertaken," according to company execu"Companies are still profitable despite the tives. recession. However, this recession seems With such challenging economic times, to be the most severe since 1982," stated Dr. some question why advertisers are still Robert Seeley, Wilkes University professor willing to pay $3 million for 30-seconds of airtime. Seeley noted that there is one simple reason why companies undertake any expense. "They want to sell a product. They believe the ads will generate a greater amount of revenue," said Seeley. Companies are spending millions of dollars to advertise to millions of viewers, but experts question whether the ads actually lead to largSeniors gathered in the Henry Student Center Ballroom oo Feb- er sales. Dr. Jane ruary 5 for their First Farewell, which celebrated 100 days until Elmes-Crahall , graduation. Students enjoyed corupUmentary hors d'oeu:vres Wilkes University professor of comand drinks with classmates and specfal guests. BY LEEANN SEARFOSS Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor Senior First Farewell 2009 Photo courtesy of ABCNEWS.com CareerBuilder.com released one of the most popular ads this Super Bowl. Its 60-second ad, which ranked number three on YouTube's most popular list, featured a repetitive list of reasons for when it is time to find a new job. One reason, pictured above, is when "you daydream about punching small animals." munications, points out that while some ads may be memorable, they often lack product recognition. Elmes-Crahall, who teaches courses on practical aspects of everyday communication, assigns her students the task ofreviewing Super Bowl ads for content and memory longevity. "When I asked my class which were their favorites, they could rattle them off no problem, but many had trouble remembering the product being advertised, which is the main point of buying such an expensive slot," said Elmes-Crahall. According to Elmes-Crahall, effective ads included the General Electric advertisement, which portrayed a metallic scarecrow in a metallic Land of Oz dancing around and singing "If I Only Had a Brain", as well as the remake of the "Mean Joe Green" CocaCola advertisement from the 1970s. Despite being more effective, Elmes-Crahall points out that "most of [her] students could not connect the song the scarecrow was singing with the purpose of the advertisement, which was to find more efficient ways to buy electricity." "Also, if you didn't know Coke was trying to remake the 'Mean Joe Green' ad from the ' 70s, you were not going to get it. And that ad was considered to be one of the best ads ever run. And this year's was still very funny," stated Elmes-Crahall. According to MSNBC.com, the Super Bowl Measuring Social Report outlined the top 10 and bottom 10 most effective advs. Teleflora "tops the list of winners due to the brand's association with Valentine 's Day" and Audi and Toyota came in last, because "in a down economy, buying automobiles is not a high priority for most Americans", according to the report. Related to Elmes-Crahall's theory, some Wilkes students were asked at random what Super Bowl ads were their favorites and why. Of those polled, only fwo could remember the actual product and said they would purchase it because of the commercial. "I loved that one with the crystal ball. I can't remember the product, but it was really funny!" said Michael McAloon, junior engineering major. �10 LIFESTYLES FEBRUARY 10, 2009 Marijuana debate focus of group vying for club status BY MELANIE THOMAS Beacon Correspondent The debate regarding the legalization of marijuana has always been heated, and now that controversy is coming to Wilkes University. On Wedne.sday, Student Government (SG) will meet to discuss whether or not it will approve the Cannabis Defense Movement, an organization whose intention is to promote the fair representation and knowledge of the cannabis plant and its benefits on campus. "To put it simply, it is to inform and to oppose what we find to be an unjust legislation," said Kenneth Brown, a freshman individualized studies major and the Cannabis Defense Movement's representative at Wilkes University. "But in more words, we are an awareness group on the other side of the story. We want the Wilkes community to know the truths about the Cannabis plant, its uses, and its beneficial social, medical, economical, and recreational factors ." In order to obtain club status, all organizations need to follow a procedure established by SG. According to Jeffrey Bauman, stu- dent government treasurer, the first step in the process of obtaining recognized club status is to make a notice of intent around campus and hold an organizational meeting. Next, an advisor or professional staff needs to be selected. The third guideline is to establish a club constitution. Lastly, the club's representative must contact SG for the voting process to begin. While the Cannabis Defense Movement has already gained campus-wide attention, it is still entitled to all the advantages other clubs enjoy, if approved. These advantages include participation in Club Day, the right to request funds from SG, guidance and support from student development advisors, and the ability to use Henry Student Center facilities upon the approval of the student development office. "There is an initial $300 one-time recognition fund that is given to any club that is approved," said Bauman. Brown said several participants already have ideas about what to do with the startup funds . "It is still up to decision. There are ideas, but that will be something left up to club vote," said Brown. According to Brown, the movement is looking for members who are devoted, interested, creative and not afraid to stand up for what they believe in. "[The club goals are to] reverse the current legislation on marijuana and its illegality," said Brown. "We believe the current legislation is The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick unconstitutional, hurtful, and a large Wilkes students Sasha McDonald and Ashley Ford study the infringement of Cannabis Defense Movement's club poster in the SUB. On rights." Wednesday, Student Government will decide its status. Dr. Michael Garr, If the Cannabis Defense Movement is professor of sociology and anthropology, was selected by organizers to serve as fac- not granted club status on Wednesday, Brown warns that organizers will be back ulty advisor. "I feel any student who wants to start a next week. 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However, many students have found their most important learning experiences come not from their campus classes, but instead by making the whole world their classroom. In a world that has opened dramatically thanks to free trade, the Internet, and improved travel options, study abroad experiences for college students have continued to grow in popularity. A report published in November 2008 by the Institute of International Education (IIE) found that nearly 250,000 American students chose to study in a foreign country during the 2006-2007 school year. The percent of students who earned academic credit for courses completed abroad rose 150 percent from 1996-1997, when under 100,000 students chose such an option. "With study abroad, you are really, totally emerged," said Dr. Paola Bianco, a Spanish professor who previously served as the study abroad coordinator at Wilkes. "You learn about everyday life, things in other countries which are different than ours. And you can mingle with other students, students from Japan, Latin America, all over. It's a small world, and the benefits are endless." Over the years, the face of study abroad programs for American students has also changed. Once confined primarily to Europe, study abroad options have popped up throughout the globe. According to the IIE report, the number of American students studying in China, Argentina, South Africa, Ecuador and India has each increased by more than 20 percent from the previous year. Along with the destination, the duration for study abroad has shifted as well. Now, less than five percent of all students who study abroad do so for a full academic year. The majority of students, 55 percent, choose short-term options, like summer or intercession programs spanning from two to eight weeks. At Wilkes, short-term study abroad programs, or study tours, are gaining favor with students. Dr. James Merryman, an anthropology professor, has led ten study tours during his time at Wilkes. Most of his trips feature places outside of standard tourist destinations in Europe, and have included Mexico, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and China. Over spring break, he will lead a tour that explores Mayan ruins in Mexico. In the summer, he will host a two-week excursion to China and Tibet via the Sky Train. Merryman believes short-term options like those allow students the opportunity to see different places and cultures, which they may not have otherwise. In particular, students in engineering, pharmacy or professional studies may have difficulty going away for a semester or year because of their strict course sequences and practicum. "For a lot of our students, studying abroad for that long is just out of the question because of their academic program," he said. "For me, the short term does not replace the long term, but it gives the students a taste and an exposure." Kristen O'Brien, a junior nursing major, chose the week-long Mexican study tour during spring break because it would not disrupt her nursing sequence. "I have a very busy schedule for school and work, which means I would not have time to study abroad for longer than one she said. the practical Photo courtesy of Jim Merryman• Dr. Jim Merryman took students to visit a gorilla family in Rwanda on a previous study tour. This summer, he will host a two-week trip to China and Tibet. choice for me." For other students, a week or two-week study tour gives them a quick, intense, immersion into another culture. Adam Rifkin, a senior psychology major, has traveled on four of Merryman's study tours. He says the short-term excursions mesh well with his desire to continually try different experiences. "The idea of staying in one place for a full semester is tough for me. Even when I'm home, I'm constantly traveling," he said. "I can't stay in one place too long, so these trips are perfect for me. I get to immerse myself in a new place for a week or two and then go back to my life and do whatever other traveling I would like to do." In addition to Merryman's cultural study tours, other courses at Wilkes also offer travel components abroad. Dr. Wagiha Taylor hosts the International Business business students insight into business practices in Germany, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. Over spring break, history and communications students will travel to Istanbul, Turkey, with the East Meets West class. However, despite the benefits of a shortterm program, they still cannot totally encompass the experience of living abroad for an extended time. "The drawback of a short program is that it is not a long program," said Merryman. "It's perhaps a little superficial, but the idea is to give students as much exposure in a brief amount of time, with the intent that they will catch the bug and want to come back and do it on their own." �Coraline 3-D Review A&E~ FEBRUARY 10, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa .benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu matthew.goags@wilkes.edu - - - - - - - 12 wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com • • Sordoni's new exhibition: Ainerican iin ress1on1slll BY YOHANNA DE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Painting the Beautiful: American Impressionist Paintings from the Michener Art Museum Collection is the new exhibition at the Sordoni Art Gallery. The current show offers a wide range of impressionist paintings from local artists, and oil and canvas is the primary medium for the works. The new exhibition at the Sordoni Art Gallery will run through March and will be open to the public from 12:00 to 4:30 p.m. every day. "ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, is touring this exhibition, a selection from the world's most extensive collection of Pennsylvania Impressionism," Brittany Kramer De Balko, assistant director of the Sordoni Art Gallery said. De Balko is responsible for bringing the exhibit to Wilkes. Most of the paintings feature Pennsylvania landscape from Bucks County. Junior English major, Megan Wenzel, who has worked for several years as a gallery attendant said, "It's basically impression- ism and pretty much is set in Bucks County and is all landscape from the area. It's very beautiful." "It [the gallery] gives students the opportunity to see the history and the way the area is. They might not have the opportunity to see what the area is about and to see it in that form is just pretty neat," Wenzel added. The opening reception for the show was held at the gallery last Friday as was open to the public. Trucksville resident, Alison Kole, who attended the opening reception noted that the show was, "Very tastefully done. Wilkes-Barre is fortunate to have this exhibition." The local draw of impressionist art is a factor in the Sordoni art gallery. "I think it's a great opportunity for students at Wilkes to come and see art like this, especially since there is an actual art gallery on campus. Not many people get to have that opportunity and it's something to be appreciated," said Wenzel. Wilkes University President Tim Gilmour attends the opening of the Painting the Beautiful: American Impressionism. Members of the Wilkes University community came to enjoy the paintings as well as local residents. Got Art? other local options BY YO HANNA DE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Local residents examine artwork created by impressionist artists mainly from Bucks County in the Sordoni Art Gallery. There are also other galleries in the area that offer high quality art work. Main Street Galleries is a fine art gallery that sells limited edition work, lithographs, engravings, original work, paintings in canvas, and mix media collages. Sally Casey gallery director at Main Street Galleries said, "We are 40 years old this year. We did start out on South Main Street before the flood in 1972 and then when they reopened they had two locations one in South Main and one in Kingston comers. About 25 years the previous owners consolidated those two locations to this much larger area. We have about 4000 sq feet now. We are a fine art gallery and expert custom framing." Main Street Galleries offers a relaxed casual atmosphere. "Everybody is welcome, you don't need to think that you have to come in and buy something. I would encourage people to come and see what we actually have because people are usually surprised at what we have here in Kingston, Pennsylvania. There is a lot of work here," said Casey. The paintings that are displayed in the gallery come from artists from around the globe. Local artists Vyacheslav Shevchenko, Diana Beckerman, and David Green are also featured in the gallery. �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Lennon to pen Mailer's life 13 W.U.P.B. brings Hinder BY MATTHEW GOG AS Beacon Asst A&E Editor the the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent work was On God: An Uncommon Conversation, which How could anyone ever truly know another he co-authored with Lennon. person so in-depth to tell their life story? Is it Lennon was formally appointed to write the possible to articulate the subject's hopes and biography months before Mailer died of acute dreams to a level that readers will believe and kidney failure in November of 2007. The two appreciate? For the biog~apher, these are the were good friends and had worked closely totough questions, but also the ones that drive the gether several times over the past 30 years. writer. Dr. Michael "I wrote to him in 1971 Lennon, Emeritus when I was writing my Ph.D. thesis on him at the Vice President for Academic Affairs Univ. of Rhode Island. Then in 1972, during the and Professor of English, hopes that presidential election, he he can answer those came to speak in Illinois where I was teaching and other questions about Ameria course on him at the can writer Norman University of Illinois at Springfield. My class Mailer in roughly and I went to see him 300,000 words. speak and then I went to Lennon is widely known as the couna bar with him and talked until 1 a.m.," said Lentry's foremost aunon of the beginnings of thority on Mailer, the decades-long friendand was enlisted to ship. write the first authorized biography The most imof the distinguished portant thing Lennon Pulitzer Prize winremembers about Mailer was that he was "a loyal ning author in Photo Courtesy/ Michael Lennon December 2006 Norman Mailer (Right) and Michael Lennon friend, who was impetuby Mailer himself (Left) take a quick photo break while on a re- ous, brilliant and funny. He liked to debate and got after the original laxing vacation. angry if you missed." author of the biLennon served as the ography, Robert F. Lucid, suddenly died. At the time, Lennon Acting President, Acting Dean of Graduate Studwas Lucid's understudy and was editing Mail- ies, Vice President for Academic Affairs and er's letters for publication. Lennon has also ed- Dean of the Faculty, Chair of the Humanities ited several of Mailer's books. Division and English He began writing the biography in the sum- Professor, Acting Dimer of 2008 after collecting interviews that he rector of the Creative Program, conducted with Mailer's family and friends as Writing and is the current well as literary associates. Under Lennon's contract with publishing Emeritus Vice Presicompany Simon and Schuster, he expects the dent for Academic biography to be published in mid-2012, and in Affairs and Dean of it hopes to "tell the full, unvarnished truth about the Faculty. In addithe personal and literary life--and the inner life- tion to his impressive career at Wilkes, -of one of the 20th century's great writers." Lennon said, "[Mailer] confronted complex Lennon served as a and difficult issues with great style and energy United States Naval and was able to shift forms and rhetoric for ev- Officer, was a docuery new occasion. He was a connoisseur of nar- mentary filmmaker, rative forms, from the short story to the essay and literary critic. He and sports report to the novel and the biogra- is married with three phy. There is a great urgency to his style; it is a sons, and has two forcing style, full of brio and bristles and more grandsons. He currently lives in Westhumor than people expect." In his professional life, Mailer wrote over 40 port, Massachusetts books, made four films, and won several major where he spends the literary awards. His most famous works were majority of his day Armies of the Night (1968) and The Execu- there writing Norman tioner's Song(l979), both of which won him Mailer's biography. BY ANDREW SEAMAN Beacon Editor-In-Chief Wilkes University's Programming Board will present the rock group Hinder at the Kingston Arm01y on March 20 at 8 p.m. Hinder is probably best known for the song "Lips on an Angel," which was released on their album Extreme Behavior. Hinder joins the ranks of other musical group that Wilkes has brought in the past, such as: Breaking Benjamin and Jack's Mannequin. Students will be able to start purchasing tickets during the presale at the Henry Student Center on February 16 with their student identification card for $15 a ticket. There is a limit of two tickets per student. General ticket sales will begin on February 23 for $18. Starting February 23, tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.wilkesuniversity.tickets.musictoday.com. Friday March 20th: Kingston Armory Doors Open 7pm, Show Starts 8pm Wilkes Students: $15 (l.lmlt 2 per IDJ Available Feb 17th at HSC Desk eneral Public:: $18 Available Feb 23 a .wllk•$•nlv•rslty,.tlckets.muslt:today.c:c,m �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 - ARTS ·& ENTERTAINMENT 14 Movie Review: Coraline in 3-D Director Henry Selick brings his trademark style over from The Nightmare Before Christmas to make this dark fairytale come to life. The BY ANDREW SEAMEN Beacon Editor-In-Chief Every few years there is a movie that helps define a generation. For my generation, The Nightmare Before Christmas is one that lives on inside us. For the upcoming generation the recently released Coraline, by the same director, has the potential to become just as important. Coraline is based on the book of the same name by Neil Gaiman. The story centers on the classic plot of a child yearning for a much happier and carefree life. Coraline Jones (voice by Dakota Fanning), a young girl from Michigan, moves away from her friends to a pew apartment with her family. There she finds quirky neighbors and a world of wonder. Coraline 's mother and father (voices by Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman), are busy working on a gardening catalogue and never seem to have time for Coraline. As she explores her new home and area, she meets a young boy by the name of Wybie (voice of Robert Bailey,Jr.). Wybie gives Coraline a doll that looks amazingly like her. Upon the discovery of a door, Coraline finds a new world with her "other mother," and "other father." They seem loving, caring and attentive - but as Coraline soon discovers, things are not always as they appear. While the narrative of Coraline's adventure is compelling, the movie is an artistic masterpiece. sty! e allows for some of the darker parts of the story to scare the audience without taking them too far. Shot in stop-motion animation, everything seen on screen was made by hand. And considering the amazing scenes, everyone must appreciate the work that was put into this movie. Over 250 people worked on the Coraline character alone. The movie is currently the longest stopmotion film ever created. Another winning aspect of this movie is the fact that it is shot in REAL3D. I am typically hesi· tant to be a part of the 3-D experience, since it usually leaves me with a headache and a queasy stomach; however, this movie is a winner. Coraline is the first movie to be shot in 3-D, but if others can replicate the quality of this movie, it won't be the last. Unfortunately, the marketing for this movie was not what I would call big budget. I think Coraline s success will rely heavily upon word of mouth and viral marketing campaigns. Even with the lackluster promotions, Coraline seems like one of those movies that will resonate for years to come. I don't think that it will become a cult movie, like The Nightmare Before Christmas, but it has potential. For this critic, Coraline has found the perfect mixture of elements to create a classic tale. Even though the movie is rated PG, adults should not miss this experience. Out of ten stars, I would give Coraline an eight. ,.....,..----------------------------------------------~ Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King's Bookstore 7South 1\1:ain Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA18701 ~ 570.208.4700 ~ \Vilkes.bncollege.con1 Live "Free" Music Eve1·yWednesday Night a11d most Friday's 25% discount on anything you purchase from the cafe during the performance! This Wednesday we have Paul Martin live at 6:30pm Friday Night live music with Cathy Donnelly at 7:30pm • Conte andjoin usfor a ''Valentines Day'' story time. We v\rill be reading Valentines stories during our weekly story time, and join us afterwards for a special craft. 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Neighbor of Iraq Norwegian capital Used for cooking Over 8% of Earth's surface Baby's bottom Fencing sword TV company with dog mascots �--- - - n's Basketball pg. 17 men 's Basketball pg . 19 ~ ~----=-----=--- . -- - - - -- - - - - - - CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu FEBRUARY 10, 2009 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Wilkes ski club looks to increase student involventent BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor For five years Wilkes University has offered a little known Ski and Snowboard Club on campus. Although not many activities have taken place over the course of the five years, recently the club has become more organized and begun to organize ski trips for tinterested community members. Assistant professor of chemistry, Amy Bradley is the faculty coordinator for the club, and believes the recent success of the ski and snowboard club is due to a shift in leadership. The current president is Clinton Fought. The ski and snowboard club takes one major trip a season. For the major trips, Wilkes combines with King's College's Ski Club because approximately 40 students are needed to make the trip financially viable. Last season, the group went to Sugar Loaf Mountain in Maine. The major trip for this season took place in Killington, Vermont in early January. Freshman Jenna Sarget went on the ski trip to Killington this year. "Everyone was there [Killington] for the same thing. We all went to ski and have a d time with a large group of people," said. ley explained, although she did not the trip this season, the group at- tended college week at Killington, which featured various activities and bands for a discounted week for college students at the mountain. Sargent said the activities for the college students made the experience more enjoyable than just going to a local mountain and skiing for the day. The ski and snowboard club met on Tuesday, February 3, to organize events for the remainder of the season. The club will begin posting sign-up sheets on the website for Friday night skiing at the local Sno Mountain. The group is also planning day trips over spring break to a few mountains which are a little furthet from campus• .Among the possible Mountain, Blue Mountain and Camelback Mountain. One thing Bradley would like to see become more organized is having the more experienced skiers and snowboarders in the group help the beginners. Even if the experts only offer an hour of their time, the free lesson for the new skiers and boarders would be beneficial According to Bradley, one of the problems the club has encountered is students not following through when signing up for events. In many cases, for group deals, at least 15 people are needed and if not everyone signing up attends, the group could lose their discount. "' Photos Courtesy of Clinton Fought Ski and Snowboard Club President Clinton Fought defies gravity as he heads down the mountain on the January ski trip to Killington, Vermont. Fought again in the air, practicing tricks while skiing with Wilkes Ski and Snowboard Club over winter break. �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 17 SPORTS Colonels get Inuch needed win at FDU-Florhain CRAIG MERRIMAN Sports Information Director Tom Kresge became the"'second player in as many games to reach the 1000-point milestone with his 16-point performance, helping lead the Colonels to a 63-61 muchneeded win over FDU-Florham. Kresge finished with 12 rebounds on the day, one away from his career high and has now scored I 002 points in a Colonel uniform during his three-plus years with the team. The Colonels survived a late 5-0 run in the final I :02 of the game to secure the victory, improving to U-9 overall and 7-6 in Freedom Conference play. Chris DeRojas, who put in 16 points as well, hit a jumper with just over a minute to play to give the Colonels a 63-56 advantage, but Ryan McPherson, who finished with 28 points, hit one of his five three-point baskets on the day with 53 seconds to go to bring the Devils within four. He would make the game even more interesting after making a layup with six seconds to go, but steal by Steve Kline at the buzzer sealed the win for Wilkes. FDU-Florham was a two-man wrecking crew as McPherson and Ricky Fetske combined for 43 of the team's 61 points. The Colonels countered with 17 offensive rebounds that contributed to 18 second chance points. Wilkes dominated the glass with 43 total rebounds, while FDU had just 31. The Devils led for most of the first half, including a 12-point advantage with 8:43 to go before the half when McPherson drained a three-pointer, giving FDU a 30-18 edge. A 17-4 run to end the half gave the Colonels a 35-34 lead at the break, surviving six three's by FDU in the opening stanza. The two teams exchanged buckets in the second half, with the Colonels losing the lead just once in the second half. A pair of free throws by Fetske gave the Devils a 36-35 lead 18:22 to go, but Steve Kline gave the Colonels the lead for good with a layup at the 17:50 mark. A 9-0 run with 6:31 to play gave the Colonels a nine point advantage, their largest of the game, when Kendall Hinze hit the front end of a pair of free throws. Wilkes hit just four field goals in the final six minutes of action, but hit four free throws to help seal the victory. The Colonels will be back in action Wednesday when they take on Manhattanville in the Marts Center at 8 p.m. Wilkes Tom Kresge: 16 points 12 rebounds Remaining Men's Basketball Schedule Steve Kline: 12 points 11 rebounds F'eb. 11 Manhattanville p.m. Feb. 14 Alvernia p.m. Chris DeRojas: 16 points 2 rebounds p.m. FDU Ryan McPherson: 28 points 6rebounds Ricky Fetske: 15 points 7 rebounds lsai Reyes: 3 points 10 rebounds fled c. t,dlf ~(UJ [NJ [Q)~V CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT One Stop Cleans It All ~00 uUlillC3o [1[Ir (ill [Q) @(!Jlli 08(!J~Efilv OO)lli @(!Jg Only $1 .29 /lb does it all: Wash, dry, fluff, and fold. 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Seven of those 14, including rookie center Dustin Jeffrey, got their first NHL experience during the 20082009 campaign. "By giving so many players down here an opportunity to show what they can do and have a shot there, it gives us all a little bit bigger fire to play a little bit better, to work a little bit harder over the summer," Jeffrey said. "It shows us what we need to (do to) stick up there full time." During Jeffrey's 14-game stint in the NHL earlier this season, he got a pretty good look at what players had to do in order to secure a permanent roster spot in the majors. "You have to make your decisions a lot quicker," Jeffrey added. "When to put pucks in, when to shoot pucks on net, when to get pucks out of the zone." While he was in the NHL, Jeffrey averaged 10:47 of ice time per game. Pittsburgh assigned him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during the NHL's All-Star break. In the AHL, Jeffrey and his Penguins team mates will have the opportunity to play more minutes and work on their game in the hopes of ultimately getting back to the NHL. "It's part of the maturation process, it's part of growing as a player," said WilkesBarre/Scranton he'.ld coach Dan Bylsma. "You need to sense what that level is, you need to see what that level is ... and you need to make those adjustments. It's tough to do it in the NHL all the time." "A lot of these guys that get called up would admit that it's a great experience, but they're not ready yet," said Penguins goaltender John Curry, who was called up to Pittsburgh in November after Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury suffered an injury. "To have the knowledge of what you need to do to step your game up, for me at least, that was priceless." Although Curry only played in three games during the three weeks Dustin Jeffrey is one of seven Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penhe spent with Pittsburgh, guins players to make their NHL debut this season. his NHL experience has clearly impacted his performance in the GAA to 2.49 in the process. AHL. "I feel a lot more comfortable," Curry Before joining Pittsburgh, the second-year said. "The game's slowing down a bit. I'm pro was 3-4 with a 3.44 goals against aver- trying to do less in the net, to stay more effiage in the AHL. Since being re-assigned cient, stay square to the puck, and not waste to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in December, he energy and take myself out of position." holds a 15-3 record, lowering his season B B ,,,,c,111 a C F 5 C L e s s s De>ric:1tE! Ea:■ r ■■ s 5 II ■ p IVl•» ■ wth Interstate Blood 8.. Plasma Inc_ 665 Carey .A ve Wilkes-Barre .. Pa Call (570) 823-4119 . ! �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 19 SPORTS Athlete Spotlight: Salllantha Silllcox BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Opinion Editor Meet Samantha Simcox, the 5'7 freshman guard from Reading, PA, and a large part of the Lady Colonels' success this season. Simcox has posted 34 steals, 40 assists, leads the team with 167 total rebounds, and has been averaging 9 points per game. Currently the Lady Colonels are ( 10-11 ), and (5-8) in conference play, a huge improvement from their (2-23) performance last season. "I think that this year we have good leadership ... Everyone on the team wants to be there and wants to win .... We just want to be able to show up and show them what we can do," said Simcox ln high school, Simcox was a dual sport athlete, playing both field hockey and basketball, but made the decision to stick with basketball so that she could focus on school. "I miss field hockey, but I think it was a good choice just playing one sport," . she acknowledged. According to Simcox, the trans1t10n from high school to college basketball was definitely a big change. In addition to a higher level of competition, Simcox said, "College basketball is definitely a lot faster...With the shot clock you only have thirty seconds to get your shot off." To prepare for the season, Simcox regularly hit the gym, and played basketball in a local women's summer league. She also said that her teammates are firing on all cylinders. "At practice everyone goes hard ... we're just really committed to the team this season." Despite her status as a relative newcomer as a first year student, Simcox had no problem fitting in, "Our team is very close. We all get along, and all of us are friends." "She's a good role model because she always works hard, gives 100 percent, and puts forth a good attitude," said teammate Mari Gabriel. When asked her goals for the season, Simcox said that she would like to make the playoffs, and finish the season at least 500. "I think we should win a couple of games in the playoffs, but I think it's a major step for our program to be in playoffs this year." "I think next year well be even stronger," said Simcox. The freshman said that she will continue to play Wilkes basketball until she graduates, and plans to retire to an adult league. The Beacon/Courtesy of Marketing Communications Trio lifts FDU-Florhalll over Lady Colonels Courtesy of Craig Merriman Sports Information Director Emily Cerankowski, Shealyn Taggart and Courtney Young combined for 40 of FDUFlorham 's 50 points to lead the Devils to a 50-42 win over Wilkes University. The two teams are now tied in Freedom Conference action with 5-8 marks as the Lady Colonels defeated the Devils 67-52 earlier this year. Cenankowski led the way with 15 points, while Taggart and Young contributed with 14 and 11 respectively. Only five players scored for FDU, while Wilkes had a more balanced attack with seven players putting in points with Lindsey Gosse leading the way for the secondstraight game with 11. FDU-Florham used a 12-3 run late in the second half to lead by as many as 14 with 5:32 to go then exchanged buckets with Wilkes the rest of the way. The Devils' late run was similar to their scoring surge late in the first half as a 10-0 run gave FDU a 25-15 lead with 2:49 to go in the break. The Lady Colonels were able to recover with five-straight points to pull within five (2520) at the half. The Devils shot 41 percent for the game, including 44 percent in the second half. While Gosse was the only player to score in double-figures for Wilkes, Samantha Simcox and Khadija Bates both added eight. The Lady Colonels will be back in action Wednesday when they host Manhattanville at 6 p.m. in the Marts Center. Remaining Women's Basketball Schedule Feb. 11 Manhattanville 6:00 p.m. Feb. 14 Alvernia 1:00 p.m. Feb. 17 @ Misericordia 6:00 p.m. Feb. 21 Lebanon Valley 7:00 p.m. W' U II iH 18)8 <O<C>L<C>N 18) 11 ◄s Men's Basketball L@ DeSales 50-65 W @ FDU-Florham 63-61 Wrestling W Elizabethtown 31-9 L@ Ithaca 10-29 Women's Basketball L @ DeSales 3 9-86 L@ FDU-Florham 42-50 �FEBRUARY 10, 2009 20 SPORTS Wilkes wrestling teaID rolls Elizabethtown, 31-9 Eight wrestlers win bouts at team s last home match BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The No. 20 Wilkes University wrestling team put on a display during what was their final home match of the season, defeating Elizabethtown 31-9. The Metropolitan Conference victory improved the Colonels' record to 16-5-2 on the season. Senior Josh Pauling (133) kicked off the match for the Colonels with a 12-3 major decision win over sophomore Martin Harnish, winning the final home bout of his career in convincing fashion. Erik Smith (149) won his 99th career bout by major de- cision (11-3), in what would also be his final home match. Freshman Anthony Dattalo (141 ), winner of six straight bouts entering the Colonels ' match against Elizabethtown, helped extend Wilkes ' lead after winning his bout via pin. The Colonels led 14-6 after their first four bouts, establishing a lead that they would never relinquish. Sophomore James Histed defeated Brian Frantz 11-2 soon after to earn a major decision victory at the 157 pound level. Freshman Richard Sparks and junior Frank Heffernan followed his bout with decision wins of their own to help give Wilkes a commanding 24-6 lead. Freshman William "Buddy" Gouger and junior Zach Pizarro helped finish off the Blue Jays by winning their last two matches 4-3 and 10-1, respectively. Their wins would give Wilkes the 31-9 victory. "This match was important [for us to win] because it was a lot of guy's last time wrestling at home," said sophomore Jake Weinrich (285). "To get the conference win at the same time was just an added bonus," he concluded. "I really didn't treat it differently than any other match, to be honest," said Pauling. "For those of us who knew it'd be our last time wrestling at Marts, it was a little excit- ing, a little nostalgic, but overall we tried to just maintain our normal attitudes before going in." The loss dropped the Elizabethtown Blue J_a ys' record to 5-11 overall, with a 2-5 mark in the Metropolitan Conference. The Colonels were unable to carry over the momentum of their big win to the next night, when they lost their next match to No. 7 Ithaca 29-10 at Ithaca, New York. Their final home match of the season will be against rival King's College on February 13, at 7 P.M. E B h tc 0 s 0 ii b 0 0 l Wilkes senior Josh Pauling (right) recorded a major decision victory over Martin Harnish of Elizabethtown, earning the Colonels four points. Come watch Sexual Jeopardy tonight at the SUB Ballroom at 8 P.M. Check out "Arise and Ruin" and "This or the Apocalypse" at the Energy Night Club @ 5:30 P.M. $10,00 Enjoy a cup of coffee with University President Gilmour at Weckesser Hall at 8:30 A.M. Attend Wilkes vs. King's Wrestling @ 7 P.M. Have a happy Valentine's Day! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 February 10th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 February 10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/cf96830b5be278be51a0d844738c7d90.pdf 81a490aa833d47457baebe32e8b81361 PDF Text Text BIOFUELS NEW SPORTS WE;BSITE! PAGE 19 PAGES . FEBRUARY 3, 2009 SZILI'S ART PAGE 13 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW "Great citizen of Wilkes community" passes away BY ANDREW SEAMAN Beacon Editor-in-Chief NICOLE FRAIL Beacon Managing Editor On Saturday, January 31, members of the Wilkes community were shocked to learn that Dr. Matthew J. Zukoski, associate professor of math and computer science, had passed away unexpectedly. At press time, no cause of death was known. According to Dr. Paul Adams, Vice President for Student Affairs, "In the more than 20 years that I've known Matt, he always treated his students, his colleagues, his friends and Wilkes with the utmost respect. We were blessed to have his positive spirit and generous nature among us. His contributions to Wilkes are something to be emulated. We will miss him deeply." The news of Zukoski 's passing took the community by surprise. Jason Wagner, a Wilkes University student majoring in mathematics and computer science, worked closely with Zukoski. "The general feeling myself and everybody I've talked to today is just shock. I last See ZUKOSKI page 3 Since the Center for Global Education and Diversity opened its doors last fall, a full-time staff member has left the institution, budgets have been squeezed and several programs have begun to take shape. According to Wilkes University's undergraduate bulletin, the Center, located in the Max Roth Center, was created to "better prepare students for success in a multicultural world." Services the Center provides are geared toward not only American stu- Issue 12 Bed bugs continue to plague residents BY ANDREW SEAMAN Beacon Editor-in-Chief Editors note: Because this story focuses on a health issue, The Beacon has opted not to identify the student residents who faced the recent bed bug infestation and its resulting problems out of respect for their privacy. Photo Courtesy of John Mishanski Dr. Matt Zukoski talks to former advisee John Mishanski in Mountain View, Calif. while attending the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco in 2007. Zukoski died unexpectedly this weekend. Center's first eight months marked with ups and downs BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon Managing Editor Volume 61 dents wanting to study abroad, but also international students who want to study, or have already begun their courses, at Wilkes. In addition, the Center is designed to be the social center and geographic home for programs related to domestic diversity issues. Budget constraints and staff changes have limited immediate, comprehensive programmatic changes, however. In an effort to bring more international students to Wilkes, Dr. Godlove Fonjweng, director of the Center and Study Abroad advisor, traveled to Asia last fall and spoke with students ON THE WEB www.wilk:esbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilk:es.edu INDEX News ............... 1-5 Opinion...........6-8 in China, Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan and Indonesia. Unfortunately, due to a tight budget for the Center and financial hardships across the nation, Fonjweng may not be able to revisit students who may have been interested in studying at Wilkes in the near future. "People want this to work, but you can't expect positive results the first time. You need to go three consecutive times in the same area ... " said Fonjweng. See CENTER page 4 Lifestyles ....... 9-11 A&E ............ 12-15 Sports.......... 16~20 Wilkes University residents living in University Towers have reported a case of bed bugs. The report makes this the third bed bug outbreak at Wilkes University this academic year. The Wilkes University residents impacted by the infestation said that they had been dealing with the problem since last semester. Brenda Stanley, director of residence life at Wilkes University, confirmed the case of bed bugs and said the university was first made aware of the problem toward the end oflast semester. "It was presented to us at the tail end of the fall semester. .. we were first alerted that individuals in an apartment had concern. It wasn't an issue that bed bugs were running rampant, but just that there was something suspicious about what they found in their space and had asked that we address it," she said. One resident in the affected apartment experienced an allergic reaction to the insect venom that caused large, welt-like bite marks. Stanley said Terminex was brought in to w See BED BUGS page 3 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member .· . �N E WS FEBRUARY 3, 2009 CONTACTINFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu cathryn.frear@wilkes.edu jacqueline.lukas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com 2 Catholic schools' struggles Inay iinpact local teacher prep BY AMY FUSCO Beacon News Editor sylvania has eight dioceses, six of A recent protest outside of St. which had unions, now down to Peter's Cathedral on Wyoming five. They functioned with little or Avenue recognized the one year no problems. anniversary of Bishop Joseph Pashinski explained that the Martino's refusal to recognize the Pennsylvania State Labor RelaScranton Diocese Association of tions Law of 193 7 recognizes Catholic Teachers' call for a teach- that Americans have the right to ers' union. With this weekend's unionize and to challenge unjust announcements of plans to close treatment legally. In the past, peohalf of the area's Catholic parishes ple teaching in Catholic schools and talk of more cuts in local Cath- were nuns and priests, who did olic schools, there are questions as not wish for higher salaries. Pashto how the Diocesan money woes inski noted that today 95-98% of and resistance to unionization may Catholic school teachers are now impact local colleges preparing lay teachers. new teachers. Theresa Monaco, Wilkes InterAccording to The Times-Tribune, faith Director, has been employed a Scranton publication, Michael by the Diocese of Scranton since Milz, the union president and a March 2008 . She explained that former teacher at Holy Redeemer the Catholic schools in the area High School, is heading the fight want to unionize and the Bishop for unionization. Those who advo- feels that such a move would close cate for unionization are primar- the schools for lack of resources. ily lay teachers, those who are not Because of this refusal to recogof religious background. nize a teachers' union, Monaco Lay teachers formed the Scran- acknowledged, many Catholics ton Diocese Association of Catho- in the area see his action as being lic Teachers (SDACT), which has against the church's teaching of been in existence since 1981. On social justice. the SDACT website, the ScranMonaco has seen both sides of ton Diocesan School Policy #417 the story. When she worked in a notes that "Catholic social teach- Catholic school in New York, she i~ strongly supports the rights was in administration so was not of lay teachers to organize and part of the teachers union. During to bargain collectively ... " The her tenure there, Monaco said she policy guarantees the right to form saw never-ending battles between unions. the union and the Archdiocese. State Representative Eddie D. The contract they worked on in Pashinski, (D-Luzerne County), New York included stipulations explained that the Diocese of on classroom size and the number Scranton had a union for 30 years. of student teachers allowed. That It became a problem when the new contract limited the number of Bishop, Rev. Joseph Martino, opt- student teachers to one every two ed not to recognize the union after years per classroom. Monaco does the Diocese reorganization. Penn- not know if it would be the same BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wilkes.edu if the Scranton Diocese unionized, Pashinski combut the tensions that currently ex- mented in reist suggest a possible impact on ferring to what local education majors observing will happen for student teachin the Catholic schools. "I think it's a shame that an issue ing and observsuch as this would possibly cause ing at Catholic problems for student teachers," schools. said Erin Wimer, junior educa"One of the tion major. "As future educators, things that peowe simply want to be in front of ple don't seem a classroom, and a situation where to get when it the amount of available class- comes to Cathrooms dwindles makes that goal olic education is that you can't difficult," she added. Robert Gardner, assistant pro- raise the teachfessor of education at Wilkes, ers ' salaries believes that the church has the without raising tuition," right to make decisions on how the it is organized and how it decides stated Monaco. to use its assets. However, he ex- "They go handplained that historically the church in-hand." Catholic has been very supportive of the rights of workers. It is part of the schools are church's ethos and mission to im- already strug- ' prove the conditions for working gling financially so increases person. "It seems to me [that] to disal- in tuition could The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick low unionization in their schools decrease enroll- Members of St. Nicholas's parish in W-B leave is kind of contradictory to the ment. church Sunday morning. St. Nick's Catholic Church positions they seem to hold in "I'm not say- was not on the list of closures the Diocese released. the universal themes that they es- ing that the pouse," said Gardner. teachers shouldn't make more; Wyoming Valley when one of the Although Wilkes places most they should make more than base- previous Fathers fought for the student teachers in public schools, ball players do," Monaco com- coal miners union. Pashinski beGardner thinks a teachers' union mented. "Nobody goes into teach- lieves the Diocese is hypocritical would have an impact and that it ing to make money ... The thing is because it will not fight for its own is a positive thing to maintain re- [the teachers] are not looking at teachers. "Right now, as individuals, [the lationships with both public and the larger picture; they are looking teachers] have no power and right private schools. It will give the at their salary." "The Catholic church has always now they are scared to death," Pastudents the option of choosing taught fairness and justice to the shinski stated. where they want to teach. He added, if the teachers are to "Frankly, if they unionize, it common man and always fought would organize them [the Dio- for equal rights for the common unionize, they will have a vehicle for and organization to speak up to cese] better and provide a better man," said Pashinski. mechanism of communication," Pashinski recalled a time in the the Diocese of Scranton. Editorial Staff 2008-09 Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Anthony Dorunda Asst. Opinion Editor �FEBRUARY 3, 2009 BEDBUGS from FRONT PAGE investigate the report. "We brought in our pest control contractor. .. who we have used for a previous bed bug incident. . . and they came in and were inconclusive in their findings in terms of what the occupants presented and based upon what they actually found," she said. To alleviate any concerns school officials asked the pest control person to spray the area with the pesticide, which according to Stanley is eco-friendly. Stanley also said that the school continued to treat the area over winter break and into the beginning to the spring semester. However, the residents continued to report bites and visual confirmation of the insects. After repeated treatments by the pest control company failed, the residents contacted the City of Wilkes-Barre. An official from the city toured the apartment and told the residents to contact the school again and he would type a report for their records. One of the residents said, "I'm okay with the outcome. The school did what it can, and ZUKOSKI from FRONT PAGE saw him as he was leaving late Thursday afternoon to go home, and then just hours later, he's gone. He always seemed so healthy and active, as we all hear the news, we think of him being the last person this could happen to," said Wagner. He added, "Over the past three and a half years at Wilkes, Matt has played many roles to me as a student. He has been my instructor, I've worked with him on several projects, we've hosted several contests together, and he was to be my internship coordinator this semester. It's probably not going to sink in fully until Monday when he's not there." Zukoski first came to Wilkes as an undergraduate majoring in electrical engineering. He graduated in 1986 and went on to complete his masters in computer science from Virginia Tech in 1990 and his doctorate in computer engineering from Lehigh University in 2007. Dr. Reynold Verret, Provost for Wilkes University, said that Zukoski 's passing leaves a big hole at the University, and he was "one of the great citizens of the Wilkes community." John Mishanski, a 2007 Wilkes graduate and one of Zukoski 's advisees, reflected on his many memories of his advisor. "Dr. Zukoski was one of the happiest, kindest, and most thoughtful people I have ever known. He brought a smile everywhere he went, in any situation, and under 3 now my roommates and I have to compromise with the option we have chosen, which means four of us in a three bedroom apt. It was either that, or we split up." The resident added that the school provided money for laundry and will provide new furniture for their new apartment. Stanley added that the school and the pest control contractor was able to isolate the infestation to the single apartment. She said, "We actually tested the four rooms adjacent to the apartment space, above and below, to ensure there wasn't a deeper issue. That was both reassuring for the residents and for us to know that we had truly isolated it to its one location." One of the residents acknowledged who fear a Th e Beacon /A nd rew seaman . that . students . possible mfestat10n to act on the suspicion immediately. Although bed bugs are small, they can still be seen with the human eye without the use of a mi"I would say that they need to croscope. These bed bugs were discovered recently in an apartment in the Towers. take care of it right away. Search the bed, save any bug they find and brainstorm the possibilities of where and how they could have possibly gotten bed bugs," the student said. Stanley reiterated the advice and recom- mended that students who suspect they may have bed bugs should contact residence life immediately. any amount of stress. There's no short way to summarize what a great man he was," said Mishanski. Wagner added, "Above all he's done for me academically, he was a friend - a sentiment I'm sure the entire Wilkes community shares. I think he'll best be remembered for his outlook on life, and how he spread it to everybody he was around. He was always just fun to be around, and there hasn't been a single moment where I saw him without a giant grin on his face." Mishanski also notes that no matter how busy Zukoski was, he always put others ahead of himself. "Mr. Zukoski had an unwavering ability to put others ahead of himself no matter how busy he was. Go to his office on a random weeknight, and you'd find him helping a student with a math class that he didn't teach, or helping a local non-profit setup a website .. .I'm not sure he experienced real spare time for years," said Mishanski. For those in the Wilkes community who did not know Zukoski personally, he was the man zipping by on his bicycle. "Drive into Wilkes on a random weekday morning and you'd have likely seen Dr. Zukoski riding his bicycle along River Street toward the Stark Leaming Center - peddling feverishly of course, stylishly late for class," said Mishanski. According to his website, Zukoski had many interests: image processing, computer vision, robotics, web development, and gaming. Mishanski also noted that he re- membered spending many hours watching episodes of Seinfeld with Zukoski. At the time of publication the time and dates for funeral arrangements were unknown. Verret said that the school will also be doing something to remember Zukoski; however, nothing has been finalized. For updated information on the passing of Dr. Zukoski check back at www.wilkesbeacon.com The Beacon/Andrew Seaman On Sunday, February 1, a photocopied article from a local paper was posted on Dr. Zukoski's door notifying people of his passing. The article said Zukoski passed away unexpectedly and arrangements were yet to be announced. �f EBRUARY 3, 2009 CENTER from FRONT PAGE But proposals for funding future recruiting trips for the university can still be presented, said Dr. Maria Suarez, executive director of the Center and special assistant to the president for diversity and community affairs. "We're really trying to work with our budget and it's not easy ... There are some expenses that come with a big trip like that and our budget is tight," Suarez added. According to Suarez, a number of planned events were cut to make up for the unexpected expenses the Center has faced. "We were very ambitious with the calendar and had added lots of little things. We're revising, [figuring out] how to put things back together," she added. While additional recruitment trips may be put on hold as the Center manages its budget issues and the country continues to deal with its own financial woes, Fonjweng is making efforts to spread the word about Wilkes's study abroad programs to locals. For example, he has spoken at Coughlin High School about the opportunities that Wilkes provides for students who may want to spend extended periods of time learning in other countries. "Study abroad has not been a main focus NEWS for the university. Very few people know about study abroad. The economic situation of the students who attend Wilkes does not allow them to have a lot of disposable cash that they can just add to their academic budget and pay for study abroad," said Fonjweng. "It's a very challenging thing to talk to people who have not really thought about it and convince them it's a good idea. After that, they need to figure out where to get the cash. It's a major challenge, but we are moving in the right direction." But the other side and purpose to the Center is its dedication to the advancement of domestic diversity issues. Last summer, Brandon Ice was hired as the first point of contact in the domestic diversity area as well as advisor to the Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC). His title was assistant director of diversity initiatives at the Center. He abruptly left the university in December, and officials have chosen not to comment on the specific reasons for his separation. "His departure had nothing to do with his work here," said Suarez. "I was shocked when I was notified about [Ice's departure]. I feel the university made a huge mistake when they decided to let Brandon go. The Center will not be the same without him, but I don't think the WWW.CHANGEABLE SKIES.COM Student Housing for the 21st Century CONTACT: Bill Henry wilHam.henryOO@comcast.net 215-768-4619 AVAILABLE APARTMENTS READY TO LEASE JUNE 2009: PEARCE MANOR 84 WEST ROSS STREET 200 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET JOAN HENRY HALL "' 4 Center will be greatly affected by it," said Joshua Pellew, freshman work study for the Center. A national search is underway to fill Ice's vacant position. According to Suarez, the price of advertising in journals, such as The Chronicle for Higher Education, will be paid by the Center. The Center has also compiled a list of accomplishments since its opening last fall. For example, participation and attendance at events sponsored by the Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC) has been high. "We've had really great events, but what is really wonderful about those events is that there has been great The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick participation not only Joshua Pellew, work study for the Center, may help in by the populations that the organization of upcoming events, such as the Chinese we target, which are the New Year Celebration and Poetry for the People. international and minority students, but the The results of the accreditation review community at large. That coming together conducted by the Commission of Engof different people has been wonderful and lish Language Program will be released something different from the previous year," in April. said Suarez. She cited the MSC talent show "Assessment is what's going to guide last semester as one of the most successful future initiatives that we take on," said events the MSC has held. Suarez. "We are monitoring academic In addition, the results of a faculty and progress on a regular basis with individstaff survey were recently released. One of uals ... We are looking at each of them the questions asked if the respondents agree and if they are doing okay. If we feel with the emphasis the university has placed that there is a need for support, we offer on multicultural issues. it by direct contact." "Over 90 percent of the faculty and staff In addition to upcoming events, the answered that they agree or strongly agree enter's staff members are also working with the emphasis the university is putting on two new initiatives to aid underrepon diversity issues. When you talk about resented students with their college edulabor of love, I think that's something that cations. demonstrates that this is something that the According to Suarez, "A pre-proposal campus itself sees as a need," said Georgia aimed at providing resources for transCostalas, assistant director of the Center. fer students in biology was submitted to "One of these goals is making the Intensive the National Science Foundation by Dr. English Program (IEP) one of the best in the Will Terzaghi." country ... In order to do this, I wanted us to Suarez and other members of the Cengo through accreditation. We just recently ter's staff have suggested strategies that went through that process and received their will increase the number of transfer stureport back from them. We met 50 of the 52 dents at Wilkes. The Center is currently standards they require for accreditation," waiting for word on the proposal's fundsaid Kimberly Niezgoda, assistant director mg. for the IEP. A memoranCU,1111 of understanding is The IEP was formally known as the Eng- also in progress. The Center has teamed lish as a Second Language Program. This up with the Commonwealth Medical semester, 31 students are enrolled in the pro- School in Scranton and LCCC to form gram from countries including Poland, Saudi a Pipeline Program for underprivileged Arabia, China, Turkey and Korea. students in the area. �FEBRUARY 3, 2009 5 NEWS SG seeks input for how to spend $100K of surplus funds BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor :k n ,,_ :d le 1d ic i- Student Government (~G) has accumulated funds over the years from student activity fees. This year, there is approximately $105,000 in the Buffer Fund set aside to better the campus for all students, not just one particular club or group. How the money will be used will be decided by a committee of students involved in SG. Discussions have included ideas for new flat screen televisions in the SUB, a new gym on campus or new communication boards, similar to the flat screen television that the Sidhu Business School has in Breiseth Hall, but SG is open to all suggestions. "Student Government wants to donate something tangible, something that can be utilized throughout the years," said Elizabeth Roveda, assistant director of Resident Life and an advisor to SG. The student activity fund, a fund paid by all students, goes to SG. Every year, certain clubs and organizations that have events going on are allowed to request additional funding; however, the money that SG has to spend on clubs is not always completely used. At the end of the year the money is put into a fund that is allowed to build up for couple of years. "At the end of the year, if all the money is not used up, it gets transferred back into what we call the 'Buffer Fund.' So ultimately, we want to make sure that all student activities fees are going back to students in some way," said Philip Ruthkosky, associate dean of Student Development and an advisor to SG. In past years, SG has donated "large-scale items that you really don't purchase on a whim," said Roveda. "In the 2005-2006 school year, we used our resources to bring the rock wall and ropes course to Wilkes, which was an opportunity to develop personal and professional leadership experience. We have expanded that program to invite local high schools in the area. There are teachers that have utilized that course for classes," said David Sborz, senior class president. Roveda says it is the organization's goal to put the money to good use. "They want to utilize the money for the students instead of having it just sit there. Especially because it is student activity fees," said Roveda. The next step in the process is to form a comittee to come up with different ideas for how the money will be spent, and the people who will ultimatley decide which purchase they make. "We're at that stage right now just coming up with ideas," said Carl Santana, President of Student Government. The committee meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, February 3, at 6 p.m. in the Student Development Office in the Student Center, Thursday, February 5, at 5:45 p.m. in the Student Development Office and Monday, February 9, at 3 p.m. in the Student Government Office. David Sborz and Carl Santana-..................................___.......,.......,....._......._.-._......_......,.........__ ____. encourage students to come forth The Beacon Archives/ Nick Zmijewski with any ideas they have that could A student climbs on the rock wall SG donated in make the school better for all stu- the 2005-2006 school year using the Buffer Fund. dents, not just specific clubs or organizations. Students with ideas can go They can also call SG or go to SG meetings to the SG website or stop by the SG office. every Wednesday night. 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BY THE BEACON Editorial Board Throughout its history, Wilkes has offered classes in a slew of foreign languages such as Russian, German, Spanish, French, and the occasional Japanese and Chinese courses, but in the past few years, that number has drastically declined. According to the Wilkes 07'-08' Fact Book, in 2007, the University posted an enrollment of 5,114 graduate and undergraduate students. At the same time, the only foreign language offerings included French and Spanish. The elimination of other foreign courses has left us scratching our heads wondering what exactly happened. Dr. Paola Bianco, Associate Professor of Spanish in the Humanities Division, explained that when she graduated from Wilkes, the university had a " ... department of Foreign languages," which included, "Spanish, French, Russian and German. There were several professors tenured full-time, plus adjuncts. As soon as the language requirement dropped from two semesters to one semester and students were able to choose between either Spanish or philosophy, [to meet general education requiremefts] the language enrollment dropped significantly. The fact that students must choose between one semester of either philosophy or Spanish is hurting both disciplines." According to Dr. C. Reynold Verret, Wilkes University Provost, in order to compensate for the declining language offerings on campus, "A foreign language institute at Wilkes existed as a collaboration with our sister institutions, King's and Misericordia." However, that institute ended last year, mainly due to low enrollment. The Beacon/Jacqueline Lukas currentlv, Wilkes onlvoners Spanish and French. Dr. Paola Bianco, Associate Professor of Spanish teaches one of the few foreign language classes offered at Wilkes. The coalition program was a step in the right direction, but still far from perfect. The reality is that the process of studying a foreign language at another institution can be problematic for many students, especially for those without vehicles. Despite recent enrollment numbers, The Beacon Editorial Board maintains that there is a need to reintroduce more foreign language class offerings as part of the curriculum. "With the importance that we place in the growing globalization in every country ... and the growing number of people in our multicultural society, it is a pity that instead of reinforcing the languages program, it has been reduced to only one language, Spanish," said Bianco. When asked if there were any plans to re-introduce a variety of foreign languages, Verret confirmed that Wilkes is currently re-evaluating its general curriculum, but any drastic changes are unlikely. Andrew Sobiesiak, sophomore computer information systems major offered, "I could see a lot of people signing up for classes ... it would be good for the school." Dr. Thomas Baldino, Interim Dean of College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences confirmed that if Wilkes were to expand its foreign languages offerings there would be a rigorous hiring process that would be both time consuming and costly. We should all be concerned about the dearth of foreign language opportunities at Wilkes. In spite of widespread recognition of the importance of global education and an awareness of cultures beyond our own, Wilkes students are deprived of their chance to explore diverse cultures through formal language instruction. While Spanish is indeed important, it makes sense to consciously pursue additional opportunities that will aid 21st century professionals in internationalizing their fields such as Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, German and Russian. Is it possible that the apparent lack of interest is a direct result of the lack of opportunity? If the university made a strong statement about the importance of foreign language as part of its commitment to preparing students to meet the needs of a multicultural world by increasing the value of such courses in its general education requirements, might we see a natural increase in enthusiasm as well? We propose that students be required at least one year of a foreign language of their choice. The knowledge of another language can be extremely beneficial not in only the workplace, but also in everyday life, and may also lead to even greater employment opportunities. Wilkes dropped its "collaboration" with King's and Misericordia last vear. There is aneed to introduce a broader foreign language offering. . 6 �FEBRUARY 3, 2009 OPINION 7 The An.gry Rant: A nation of ''babies'' BY TIM SEIGFRIED Wilkes Alumnus "No one gives it to you. You have to take it." -The Departed On January 13, a high school basketball game took place between The Covenant School and Dallas Academy, a game that The Covenant School would end up winning by a score of 100-0. There is far more to this story than just the score, as the Dallas Academy is a school that specializes in educating children with "diagnosed learning differences," such as attention deficit disorder or dyslexia. In the days following the game, the national media got wind of the story, resulting in a firestorm of controversy regarding the ethics of high school sports and the rules of fair play. The Covenant School has since fired its basketball coach who was accused of running up the score to reach the 100 point mark, as well as allegedly using a full court press defense throughout the game, despite having a 59-0 lead after the first half. While I agree in principal that The Covenant School was wrong, I also feel that the controversy is doing more harm than good for the psyche of all involved. In professional sports, there is such a thing as sportsmanship. A team will (most likely) avoid running up a score out of respect for the game and the opponent. In baseball, if a team has a 13-0 lead in the 8th inning, batters aren't going to be swinging away on a 3-0 count, nor will runners be stealing bases. However, they aren't going to purposefully make errors or take bad swings, either. They will play the game, but not at a level to embarrass their opponents any further. The same thing happens in pro football and basketball, when a team won't continue to score at will, but they also won't hand the ball to their opponent and say, "Here, go ahead and make yourselves feel better." If they would continue to score, or if they gave the opposing team mercy points, it shows a lack of gamesmanship, and no one looks good. There was definitely a need for that in the aforementioned high school basketball game. The Covenant School had the game won after the first half. They could have (and should have) taken their foot off the gas. Play defense, but don't steal and don't press. Take shots, but don't score right away, and don't shoot threes. In other words, give a good effort, but don't go all out. Of course, that didn't happen, and now The Covenant School is apologizing for winning the game, and the school is now seeking to forfeit the game, even though the Dallas Academy hasn't won a game in over three years. And here we are, yet again, getting beaten into submission about how children need to be nurtured and cared for and how we need to tell them that they can be whatever they want and that life is nothing but roses and clouds and chocolate fountains! Pfft. The idea of "You can be whatever you want" is fine for a seven-yr-ar-old who wants to be a pirate. But when that same kid is 16years-old and failing high school, a dose of reality needs to set in, and fast. Because at that point, mommy and daddy can't coddle them anymore and they need to get off their tails and start to earn their life. Of course, it's not like the kid will fail, because teachers can't give out bad grades without being threatened with a lawsuit from the parents, even though the kid knew there was a test and knew what to study. But perhaps more importantly, the kid knew his parents would come to his aid and bail him out, even though they've never taught him the value of a hard days work, instead taking the BS psychology route and just handing him everything. No wonder Clint Eastwood called it "The Pussy Generation." And guess what? When Dirty Harry talks, field for the Philadelphia Phillies, I would. you listen. But the truth is that I'm not good enough. But seriously, everyone, can we please (Also, I'm a natural second baseman, so I'd put a stop to this? The younger generations be out of position anyway.) need to learn that they can't (and won't) alThe end result is that America is beways win, and that the only way that they coming a land for people who want to be can grow is to learn from that. spoon fed everything, and we continue to Back to the basketball game: if the los- let it happen. It is occurring in our schools ing team played the entire game and never already; where is it going to end? People gave up, then it learned something. Despite are being punished because they are good the bleak outcome, the players were going at something because it is at the expense of to keep trying because that is the only way someone else. they will get better, which builds character. There are two types of people i• this You can't always win, but the effort is as im- world: those who can, and those who can't. portant. However, if that team were handed If you are one of the few who can, then go points by the opposition, or perhaps they ahead and do it. But if you can't, you need throw the game, then they don't learn from to try harder until you can. Bottom line: it because it wasn't earned. It was out of pity There has to be a loser so there can be a that they won the game, and nothing else. winner. And one day, that pity is going to manifest And if you're not a winner, the only thing itself in every kid in this country whose par- holding you back is yourself. ents didn't force them to work for their rewards, and that will only lead to a very dangerous sense of entitlement. And that's the issue, folks. We are raising a nation of babies, a nation of whiners and quitters, instead of the next generation of leaders. Kids lt/6.. want everything, and more often than not, their equally stupid parents give it to them. There is a sweeping notion among the bleeding heart PC'ers in this country that evP14it eryone is the same, and that everyone should be given an equal chance. That sounds ~tt good in principal, but at a certain point, everyone is not €.11!i11~ equal, which is why everyone can't go to college, why everyone can't be a millionaire, and why everyone can't be presiCartoon by: Pat Zeigler dent. Look, if I could play left +\i"'j'f~1: No o.tt ~." ll ~ .J..bt ~vtl by t~~ H" 1 ju~f evt, torc,l_ lJo.,'t ~.+- wtl). y~\,(J: f5 Sensitivity to diversity lacking in 'Rant' This letter to the editor is written in response to Tim Seigfried 'Angry Rant' column of 1/24/09 and therefore addresses the columnist directly. Dear Mr. Seigfried: To answer the first question you posed in your article referring to the "pregnant man" story, "Why did the major news organizations in the country decide to call a femalewho had some "refinements"-a man? Answer: Because Thomas Beatie is a male, period. Yes, he has the reproductive organs ofa female and is able to bear a child but he is one of the many people who identify as transgender. Do you need a minute s to look it up? The media is doing what the media does best, making a spectacle out of something that is different instead of properly educating the public. And your rant is not helping. Research. That is what's missing here. I understand it's an opinion piece and it's your spot to rant and rave about what ticks you off, but this topic is something I argue you know very little about. Do me a favor and read "Becoming A Visible Man" by Jamison Green or "Both Sides Now" by Dhillon Khosla, or pick up a Sociology 101 book and tum to the chapter about gender and sex. Your article offended me almost immediately. As a member of the trans gender community who has yet to completely transition, your language is very discriminating especially your constant use of the pronoun "she" when referring to Thomas. Your relations to video games and fantansy characters is insulting. You're trying to be funny, I get it, but it doesn't work here. However, a few minutes after reading this I realized something that helped me understand. You do not know what you are talking about. You have no idea the amount of strength and courage it takes someone to do something so brave, like changing their sex in order to live a fulfilled life. Transitioning is something that is met with discrimination, confusion and the possibility of losing friends, family, and adequate health care. What you failed to mention in your rant is that Thomas Beatie always wanted to have a child and his wife could not, which is why he decided to go through with the pregnancy. And for you to ridicule this man and argue whether or not he is legally male is completely out of ignorance. Your article should have been titled "IgnoRANT" that week. Best, Meg Krisanda, Wilkes 2008 alum. �FEBRUARY 3, 2009 OPINION 8 Biofuels pose threat to world food supply BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Opled Editor Recently biofuels have elbowed their way onto the energy scene, and for many, have posed as a strong alternative to fossil fuels ; however, there is a dark shadow lurking behind the ideology of a strong biofuel economy. According to Dr. Gregory Peters, assistant professor of chemistry, biofuels include anything that can be used to create energy which comes from biological systems such as crops. Some of these materials include com, soybeans, switch grass and sugar cane. Due to rising energy costs, the United States, European Union and Brazil have been active leaders in exploring alternative energy sources such as biofuels. As a result, instead of harvesting crops for food production, many farmers are taking the higher bids and selling products to biofuel producers, which creates an unbalanced system of supply and demand. Although this may seem harmless, experts say that the growth ofbiofuels has created a ripple effect on other food crop markets. The International Grain Council reported that the demand for cereal in the U.S. has risen 32% in the last year. According to The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), many countries are experiencing difficulty in providing food for their people. One of the hardest hit regions includes Sub-Saharan Africa, where 21 of 36 countries are in a food security crisis. That region imports 45% of its wheat and 84% of its rice. In recent months, the World Bank Group, which provides finance and advice to countries for the purposes of economic development and eliminating poverty, has distributed approximately $497 million to over 30 countries to help ease the food crisis. Some of which include, Afghanistan ($8 million), Bangladesh ($ 130 million), Benin ($9 million), Burundi ($10 million), Central African Republic ($7 million), Djibouti ($5 million), Ethiopia ($275 million) Increasing fuel prices, droughts, floods, and changing diets can also contribute to the problem; however, experts argue that the production of biofuels has exacerbated an already devastating situation. Why the U.S. has con- In recent years, Biofuels have driven tinued to promote biofu- food prices sky high. els as an alternative fuel According to an article pubsource? Peters said, "It sends a positive message to people that lished on November 16, 2007 by we have the potential for reduc- Time magazine, one-quarter of the ing or eliminating our reliance on U.S.'s corn harvest was diverted foreign oil," but in truth, biofuels to biofuel production in 2007. as a whole are not significantly efShould we continue to experifective. ment with biofuels? Yes. If scienRecently, the U.S. made claims tists can enhance the performance that plant derived fuels have con- ofbiofuels, or balance the system, tributed to less than 3% to rising there is a possibility that they may food prices; however, a report re- serve as an alternative fuel source leased by the World Bank in April in the future. But until then, there claimed that biofuels have forced is no reason for the U.S. and othglobal food costs up by 75%. "I er countries to be diverting mass would imagine that the truth is amounts of their grain production somewhere in between," said Pe- to serve as biofuels. ters. Beacon Poll Results The following are results of a poll that The Beacon conducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific and does not claim to reflect the attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon asked: Do you feel President Obama will implement change to the current higher education process in a effective and timely mannor? • Yes - 50% • No - 50% • Undecided - 0% Next Week's question: Do you feel that Wilkes should offer more foreign language courses? •Yes •No • Undecided Go,,ern01ent lies declassified: Gulf of Tonkin BYANTHONYDORUNDA Beacon Asst. Opled Editor For many reasons ranging from economic instability to security challenges, U.S. citizens need to lo~ to their government with confidence perhaps more than ever before. Truth goes a long way toward building confidence. In 1964, a major bond of trust was broken by the US government, and did not surface again until decades later in late 2005. On August 2, 1964, naval forces of the United States and North Vietnam skirmished in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. Just two days later, the USS Maddox reported yet further engagement with North Vietnamese torpedo boats. Upon the news of the second clash, it took a mere three days for Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which stated that President Lyndon B. Johnson, could give aid to any Asian country whose government was in harms way of a communist in- vas10n. Recently, the National Security Agency, declassified over 140 formerly top secret documents on the August 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident. Included in these documents were histories, chronologies, signals intelligence reports, and oral history interviews that drove home the point that has long been suspected, but never proven that there was no second attack on US ships. Dr. Diane Wenger, associate professor of history at Wilkes acknowledged that this resolution gave President Johnson " ... a free hand to escalate the war." In essence, it gave him the justification he needed to convince skeptical Americans that more involvement was needed in Vietnam. Why, though, did the truth take more than 40 years to surface? Wenger offers a simple answer: The U.S. did not want its image to be blemished. "The National Security Agency naturally wanted to portray the United States in the best light; to continue the justification for the nation defending itself against the attacks," said Wenger. "As a reporter for The New York Times has suggested, releasing the news might have caused unwelcome comparisons with the war in Iraq and the misleading information about weapons of mass destruction that led Americans to support that war." The declassification of the documents has left many Americans with the nagging question, "What else are we not being told?" In 2004, a poll conducted by both The New York Times and CBS reported that 28% of Americans felt the government was lying or covering up specific details regarding September 11. An untruthful and misleading government creates an uneasy feeling for citizens. With the power to decide what truths to release and what to cover up, it is hard not to ask how often the people do not get all the necessary information. Wenger said, "This was not the first time that U.S. government officials made a decision that later proved questionable. I was skeptical of attempts to link the invasion oflraq to 9/11 attacks and the war on terrorism." Wenger is also skeptical about the government's policies of detaining suspects without due process as well as the use of torture and notes that aspects of the Patriot Act wrongly deprived citizens of their guaranteed rights. Any lies, distortions or withholding of important information diminishes any credibility government officials hope to have among citizens. President Obama's new administration would be wise to avoid hiding behind the curtain of half-truths, given public outrage over the Gulf of Tonkin realities. The U.S. is a democracy, a government "For the people, by the people, and of the people." If what our founding fathers wrote centuries ago is true, then there should be no secrets, no misleading ideas, and no distortion of fact from reality. Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Contact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �Free clinic opens in Wilkes-Barre PAGE 11 . CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu FEBRUARY , 2009 wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com 9 Wilkes alu01na pursues passion for rescuing ani01als BY MELANIE THOMAS Beacon Correspondent According to The Animal Network, seven puppies and kittens are born for each human life that comes into this world. That totals an estimated 52 million dogs and 57 million cats living with United States' families . However, as many as 12 million dogs and cats are euthanized each year, and millions more abandoned in rural and urban areas. But thanks to people like Marge Bart, co-founder, owner and animal caretaker of Blue Chip Farm (BCF) Animal Refuge Facility in the Back Mountain, some of these animals have discovered a second chance at life. Bart, who received her master's in business administration from Wilkes in 1979, is a native of Wilkes-Barre. Despite her urban upbringing, she grew up fond of nature. "I was a city girl with a dream of owning my own farm one day," said Bart. For a number of years, she worked as a production superintendent at Certainteed in Mountaintop, before she became disabled with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease of the nervous system that affects the brain and spinal cord. Ten years ago, she started work to create Blue Chip Farm. BCF is nestled on 35 acres of rolling farmland at 974 Lockville Road in Dallas. It began to take shape when Bart and Tanya Stankus, who are neighbors and close friends, combined their passion and love of animals. "Marge really makes a difference for the animals. She understands animals well, and this intrigued me to join her in her efforts to rescue animals," said Stankus. "Marge is close to Ceasar, the pet whisperer. She bonds to an animal within five minutes of knowing them." While Bart's own health neither defines her nor seems to slow her down as she works to achieve her vision for BCF, it is possible that in Bart the animals see someone who understands their plights uniquely. "I've always had animals and noticed that there was a need for someone to take care of special needs pets," Bart acknowledged. "The unconditional love given to me by these animals is enough to keep this animal shelter up and running." Because of Bart's MS, she has to take care of the animals in the early part of her day. "I become tired as the day goes on, so I need to get all the physical work done earlier," Bart explained. "A safe haven in what could be a cruel world," is BCF's mission statement, which communicates the organization's commitment to treating animals humanely despite their backgrounds or circumstances. "The Blue Chip Farms seek to provide a sanctuary where older, stray, abandoned, sick and abused animals can wait to be adopted or simply live out their lives in safety and peace," said Bart. BCF offers a home to animals that can no longer be People who ride their horses at Blue Chip Farm help Marg Bart with the chores that need to be done on a daily basis. The Beacon/Melanie Thomas Marge Bart emphasizes responsible pet care and searches for adoption options for the 15 dogs, 20 cats, and two potbelly pigs currently residing at Blue Chip Farm. cared for by their owners and also a second chance at adoption. Bart tells a story about an abandoned chocolate lab to illustrate the circumstances that could bring an animal to the farm. "A little over [a month ago] around 8:30 p.m. a man in a pickup truck pulled up on the side of the road in front of the farm. He then pushed a dog out and left the dog standing there all alone. We have no information about this animal. There is no name, no tags, we don't know if it had all of its shots," she said. "The only thing we do know as of now is that she just had puppies." So, Bart's rescue mission steps in once more, and with luck, the dog may find a loving, permanent home. Bart stressed that a kitten is only a kitten for a short while, and adult animals can be a great solution for a pet companion. The farm is run strictly through fundraisers and donations given by pet owners and people who drop off their animals. Right now, the animal refuge facility is taking care of 15 dogs, 20 cats, and two potbelly pigs. The farm is also run with the help of vol- unteers. For example, people who do their horseback riding on the farm contribute to the work that needs to be done on a daily basis. "We need volunteers all the time to help us with various things, like sitting in the cat house and just being with them," said Stankus. "They don't get a lot of human contact and need to be socialized with." BCF is a multifaceted nonprofit organization. Since Bart doesn't believe in euthanasia, BCF provides the public with education on ways to fight the overpopulation issue. Workers have spoken at schools and other public venues on an array of topics including responsible pet care and the need to spay and neuter pets. Another goal of BCF is to get these animals adopted. Lastly and most importantly, Bart and Stankus provide a safe place for these victims of circumstance. In the future, Bart hopes to expand Blue Chip Farms. She has planned a staffed animal hospital which will provide low-cost spay and neutering services, an animal boarding facility, a dog park and a horse exercise facility. �10 LIFESTYLES FEBRUARY 3, 2009 ~L!E~~A~!! ts s nan!!, fe!!l?il are~?n,f ,!!~~~IDQJ~,~~o!r~~!!!!!1Jt, .,I ro Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor Wilkes has been invaded by 'space people.' They wear distinctive white hooded, air-tight suits, and can be seen only on the early mornings right before winter break is over, and two Saturdays after the spring semester has commenced. They cluster together for five days total, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the Stark Leaming Center and Breiseth Hall. The 'space people' are actually students in the environmental engineering course ENV 298: HAZWOPER. HAZWOPER stands for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Regulations, and is a technical elective but required of all environmental engineering majors who want to work with hazardous waste materials. The course, while spanning less than a week and spread out over the course of four weeks, helps students understand hazardous materials and spills, how to clean up the spills, and the proper PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) to wear, according to John Luff, a student in the ENV 298 class. The class contains 25 students, 24 males the sessions from I have the proper 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to training to work on begin certification a hazardous site. to handle hazardous We also got a cool waste. The course is certificate with our populatedbystudents name on it," said from several differJoe Falko, a junior ent majors, including environmental enenvironmental, elecgineering major. trical, and mechaniThe course is sucal engineering. pervised by RichHAZWOPER was ,,,, ard Hofman, the created by the OccuSenior Safety and pational Safety and Health ConsulHealth Administratant, as well as an tion (OSHA) and authorized OSHA requires that each ininstructor for High dividual have at least Safety Consulting 40 hours of training Services. He has prior to certification. been handling the "The reason I chose safety for the ENV to take it is it gets me 298 class for sevone step closer to eral years. Hofman working at a hazardStudents sift through hazardous also oversees safety ous waste site. After materials for the ENV 298 HAZoperations for stuI completed this class WOPER course. dents at Penn State UniI need to get 24 hrs of versity. ardous waste materials since 1990, and believes, "having the certification makes individual more marketable." While the course is said to be a valuable training tool for the job market, there is one aspect of the training sessions that is bit more amusing. All students enrolled in ENV 298 use the last day of their course to apply what they have learned by wearing a Level B suit. According to Hofman, that means the students are "fully encapsulated in an airtight suit and use an oxygen tank and mask to set up breathing." Some students are given controlled breathing apparatuses. The apparatuses use oxygen cylinders as the air source and can be compared to scuba gear for divers. "You can get very warm in these suits which is why a lot ofus wore shorts and t-shirts underneath them even when we went outside," said Falko. 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A few years ago, the property on 190 North Pennsylvania Avenue was just another old, abandoned warehouse. Now, it is filled with all the makings of a doctor's office--exam rooms, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and even a waiting room filled with toys to keep young children amused. In just over two years, that building has tranformed into a fully functioning medical clinic that serves the poor of Luzerne County. During the summer of 2008, the Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) clinic opened its doors to provide primary and preventive care to the uninsured in the area, especially to the working poor. "Before we opened, there were feasibility studies that showed 35,000 people in Luzerne County do not have medical insurance," said Kelly Ranieli, the executive director of VIM. "They have nowhere to go for basic care, let alone for serious situations." There are over 70 free clinics in the United States affiliated with VIM, a non-profit organization that utilizes retired and volunteer health care professionals to serve the medical needs of the uninsured. According to volunteersinmedicine,org, over 89 million Americans had no health insurance for 2006 to 2007. Nearly 80 percent of those uninsured were from working families. The only criterion for treatment at VIM in Wilkes-Barre is that the patient must not be eligible for any kind of insurance. Usually, this rules out children under 18, who can be covered under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and people over the age of 65, who can be covered by Medicare. This leaves a gap of uninsured between the ages of 18 and 65 who are not offered insurance by their employment. "Sometimes there are people who work two part-time jobs and don't have insurance, or there are people who work fulltime jobs," said Dr. Marie Roke-Thomas, Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences and member of the board of VIM. "A lot of people who work full-time jobs for minimum wage do not always have an insurance option." VIM in Wilkes-Barre is staffed by a rotation of around 10 physicians from the area who etch out time from their own private practices to volunteer at the clinic. It also includes a registered nurse practitioner, 10 nurses, and nearly 20 reception and clerical workers. Student volunteers are also an important part of VIM's mission. Nursing students from College Misericordia rotate through the clinic, where they learn how to room patients and observe the actual examinations. Pharmacy students from Wilkes University spend one day a week at VIM, filling and distributing medications. Dr. Kimberly Ference, the faculty advisor of the pharmacy students while they work at VIM, believes the clinic offers them experience that only augments their studies. "It provides them with some patient interaction and allows them to see a different aspect of pharmacy practice in a physician's office," she said. "Seeing patients gives them a hands-on experience while reinforcing what is taught in the classroom." Andrew Garofoli, a P2 pharmacy student, spent four days at VIM last fall and will now spend one day a week there this semester. He says his time there gave better understanding of prescribing medication, as well as giving him experience interacting with patients and other healthcare professionals. "My favorite part of working there so far has been gaining hands-on knowledge of different patient illnesses and understanding how those illnesses are treated," he said. VIM offers primary health care services, Christa Baker, a student in the nurse practitioner program at Misericordia University, examines a patient at Volunteers in Medicine. Pharmacy students from Wilkes also rotate through the clinic, and nursing students will start later this semester. as well as obstetric and gynecological care, and a full pharmacy. Patients also receive free services from institutions like Vision Imaging, where they can receive mammograms, x-rays, CAT scans, and MRis. Through Geisinger Health System, all of the patients at VIM have been covered for lab work. The clinic also has relationships with specialists from the area who donate their surgical skills or areas of expertise if further treatment is necessary. "Our ultimate goal is to try to detect those severe cases when they are treatable," said Ranieli. "We have a network of specialty physicians in the area who have been extremely kind to the clinic, and have covered most of the expenses, so our patients can see specialists at no cost." The goal of VIM is preventive care, but sometimes doctors will notice a condition that has already progressed to the point where immediate treatment is needed. RokeThomas points to lack of medical insurance as one of the reasons for late diagnoses. "We've seen here somebody will come in with a problem they have had for two or three years that will turn out to be a cancer that needs to be treated immediately," she said. "If they had insurance, they might have gone before, but they just don't want to go because they can't afford paying for it. They're very proud." Without this free access to healthcare, Roke-Thomas believes the whole community would suffer. "They just wouldn't get health care. A lot of common things like colds and infections, if left untreated, could become pneumonias or something more serious," she said. "The mission of this facility is that health care is something everyone should be entitled to, and we provide that." �Get a first hand account of Luna-The new bar/lounge on Main Street PAGE 14 A&£ f EBRUARY 3, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa. benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@willces.edu matthew.goags@wilkes.edu -wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com - - - - - - - 12 New Works course pushes at creative boundaries BY MATTHEW GOG AS Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Imagine the unconventional for a moment. Imagine a class in which you singlehandedly decide your grade by doing whatever you want. Imagine that you could take this class at Wilkes University. Imagine this class is a reality because it actually is. For the first time at Wilkes the theater department is offering a course that involves improvisation, acting and movement, but the students get to choose how they want to contribute and through what mediums they wish to express themselves. Taught by Naomi Baker, assistant professor of the Visual and Performing Arts, New Works is based upon a theater improvisation technique called Viewpoints. Viewpoints incorporates both acting and dance movement. It was originally <level- oped by two American theater directors named Anne Bogart and Tina Landau. Bogart currently teaches the course New Works at Columbia University. There are also a small group of theater and performing arts departments around the United States that teach the course. "I took a New Works class in graduate school and the professor made us do a play that was pretty much her own work. That isn't what I wanted for this class. I want to explode the students' imaginations by doing self designed projects," said Baker. Baker decided that she wanted to teach New Works this semester so she went to the department chair and asked to teach the course. "Naomi is a good fit for the course because she is an acting and movement teacher, it just comes naturally," said Joseph Dawson, department chair for the Vi- The Beacon/ Lauren Biernacki LEFT: Students and instructor Naomi Baker, far right, express themselves through an acting excercise called Viewpoints in the New Works course. RIGHT: Naomi Baker, top of stairs, prepares her New Works class for their end of the semester play by peforming an out of class exercise. sual and Performing Arts at Wilkes. Baker decided she wanted to put her own spin on the course by incorporating a unique theme. Each of the students gets to participate in their own way, but they have to work with the theme of power. The most recent activities they completed were to make visual representations of how they define power and they have also conducted interviews around campus in which they asked others to define power in their own words. "I want the students to think globally within the city of Wilkes-Barre. I want them to have a global perspective of what power is, so I made up questions before the course began for the students to redefine and ask in their own way," said Baker. "I really love the class because it is something different. It is experimental and it is up to us, the class, to decide the direction and outcome. It is very exciting to me because I want people to experience all types of theater and get a true great appreciation for it," said Junior Theater major, Jessica Lech. The students in the class consists of both theater and performing arts majors and non-theater majors, which is what Baker aimed for with the course. "I wanted to attract students from other disciplines to show them that you do not have to be a theatre major to have fun with the course," said Baker. At the end of the semester, the New Works class will put on an unconventional play to bring to life all of the work they The Beacon/ Lauren Biernacki have done with the course. Senior Communications Studies major Anthony DeMarco, is looking forward to the end product and is excited to show people what he has gained from the course. "The class is creative to say the least. We do some pretty far out things. I hope people show up and see what we did," said DeMarco. �FEBRUARY 3, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13 Student's art career sparked through coIDinunity effort BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor Scott Szili, senior entrepreneurship major, is putting his creative energy into the hands of the Wilkes-Barre arts the community. Inspired by music as well as his need to create art, Szili creates acrylic portraits and is especially fond of painting eccentric icons such as Albert Einstein, Lil Wayne, and Jim Morrison. "Those are the type of personalities that attract me," Szili said. His professional painting career began 14 months ago, and since that time he has been featured in three local exhibits. An exhibit at Barnes and Noble July 18, 2008, marked his debut in the public art arena. Another exhibit at Arts YOUniverse followed from September to October of2008 and currently Szili has an exhibit at the Kirby Center. "Wilkes-Barre is a very artistic community," Szili said. His current exhibit at the Kirby Center was booked with the help of Kimberly Hughes, the Wyoming Valley Art League Gallery Director. According to WVAL.org: The League is an organization that promotes fellowship among all artists, art leagues, and galleries; provides an artistic outlet for local talent; sponsors programs of both local and out-of-town artists and fosters an interest in art within the local and surrounding communities. "I think Wilkes-Barre has great potential where the arts are concerned. There are so many organizations, venues and educational outlets the support can only grow from here," Hughes said. Although for some the art world may not seem tangible others believe it is a driving force in the WilkesBarre community and is becoming more available through community organizations. "I would have to say Scott Szili is the first one who has contacted me. If there are other Wilkes University students interested I would be more than happy to assist them as well," Hughes said. Jahrnitza Perez, Integrated Media major and art minor said, "It's comforting to know that if someone wants to pursue an art career and make it their life that there are people you can meet and places you can go to get your name out there." As the warm weather peaks its head around the bend Szili might be found painting and gaining perspective out on the campus greenway. "There is good exposure on the greenway," Szili said. �FEBRUARY 3, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 Hot Spot Review: Luna BY YO HANNA DE LOS SANTOS MARIA Beacon Asst A&E Editor In downtown Wilkes-Barre, Luna, at 41 S. Main Street next to Boscov's, is the new hot spot to go - a place to be with friends within walking distance to campus, while also creating feeling of a far away, exotic destination. Luna is inspired by different places from all over the world. New York City, Miami, and parts of Europe contribute to the eclectic decor. As customers open the door to the Chill or Terrace, as the owners call it, they will feel a sense of relaxation that is just not typical of a local bar/lounge. The aesthetic interior design offers a clean, chic feel with contrasting white and black sofas to the right and left respectively. The furnishings say, "Go ahead. Relax. Sit down and enjoy yourself." Candlelight decor adds a romantic, Mediterranean touch to Luna's terrace. The rest of the space is completed with a piano and a bar along with portraits of Audrey Hepburn and mirrors in the wall. As I was sitting there enjoying my tapas and drinks I wondered, "Why Audrey Hepburn?" The answer came almost immediately. Hepburn epitomized class and a time when elegance was celebrated, which is the feel that Luna aims to cultivate. Artists like Frank Sinatra playing on th sound system, only add to that ambience--finally, good music to enjoy dinner and drinks to! Lighting is the other important characteristic of the bar and lounge to which I give two thumbs up. Blue and purple lights create a cool, night-lit sort of visual experience which sets the tone of the place. Now, let's talk about food and service. After choosing our place to sit, (we chose to sit on the modem white sofas to the right) the waitress approached us and asked if we already knew what we wanted to order. To which we responded that we needed to have a look at the menu. After she handed the menu to us, we realized that there wa& really uoi:llwg iu the rnenu so we had to wait for her to come back and tell her. With that little problem out of the way, as we looked into the menu we discovered that the prices were not cheap; however, they weren't ridiculously high, either. I was impressed by an introduction to the Tapas, the drinks, and the philosophy of the lO's on the menu. What most impressed me was the philosophy of the 10, and on every section of the menu there were either 10 tapas or 10 drinks. Tapas means 'small dishes' and is traditionally associated with Spanish cuisine. At Luna, they were well priced. The highest price was $10 for drinks or tapas. Vinos (Wines) and Sparkling were of course of a higher price. Luna offers a great variety of quality drinks not offered by other places in downtown or in the area. As the night went on, I ordered hummus chips and Cuban wedges as tapas which were simply delicious and at the same time I felt transported to another place. However, service was not so good. For eleven patrons in Luna there was only one person taking care of everyone. The staff should be better trained if perfection is their motto. I could not leave the place without a chocolate gelato in order to live the real Mediterranean experience so I ordered it. To my surprise I got a strawberry gelato which did not make me very happy. 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Sports Editor & LEEANN SEARFOSS Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor The Colonels may have lost three straight entering last Thursday's game against King's, but those who were worried about Wilkes's chances had their fears put to rest quickly. The Colonels turned in one of their best performances of the season in a crowded Marts Gymnasium, defeating the Monarchs for the second time this season. The win helped Wilkes improve to 6-4 in the Freedom Conference, keeping them in the upper half of the crowded standings. The Colonels shot a mere 39 percent from the floor in the first half, but still managed to enter halftime with a 33-31 lead. Sophomore guard Chris DeRojas hit five three pointers in the opening 11 minutes of the game, hitting three in a row at one point to send the crowd into a frenzy. He would end the game with 19 total points. "Chris Derojas started off hot and they [had to reposition their defensive alignments to stop him], so we needed other guys to step up for us later to stay competitive," said Head Coach Jerry Rickrode. Wilkes began to pull away with 6:37 remaining before the half, taking a 24-15 lead off junior guard/forward Tom Kresge's layup. King's then went on a run to tie the game at 26, receiving six points from both Kevin Conroy and Mike Wagner to keep the Monarchs in the game. Wilkes came out with a renewed intensity in the second half, shooting 60 percent and establishing a stranglehold on the game. Kresge and senior forward Steve Kline game's only double-double. Kevin Conroy of King's scored a game high 27 points on 10-17 shooting and also grabbed six boards, while Kyle Stackhouse added 20 points and four rebounds. "I don't even want to really evaluate [this m wi A an te he Sophomore Chris DeRojas was a great boon for the Colonels in the first half, hitting five three-pointers in the game's first 11 minutes. Junior Tom Kresge pulls up for a three-point shot over King's Nick Reisig. Kresge would finish with 20 points, helping the Colonels along to their win. combined for 28 of the Colonels' 47 points, helping them pull ahead by ten or more points five different times. Wilkes led 7158 with roughly three minutes remaining, but allowed King's to close to within 78-72 with 30 seconds remaining. The Monarchs were unable to complete their comeback, however, as Wilkes made 9-11 free throws down the stretch to ice the game. DeRojas and freshman Michael Donatoni were integral in stopping King's from being in any type of position where they could have tied, as each player hit four free throws each after being fouled. Kresge finished the game with 20 points on 8-12 shooting and also added seven rebounds, while Kline contributed 16 points and ten rebounds for the game], I just want to move on to the next one," said Rickrode afterwards. "It's nice to get the win against your rival down the street, but we know that you've got to move on now and stay focused on winning consistently down the stretch." The win gave Wilkes a 10-7 record on the season, while King's dropped to 8-10 (1-9 in Freedom Conference play). The men's basketball team's next home game is against Manhattanville at 8 P.M. on February 8. �FEBRUARY 3, 2009 17 SPORTS Late co01eback, penalty allows Wilkes tie vs. TCNJ No. 19 TCNJ's coach costs team a point for arguing BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor Those who attended the home match between No. 19 Wilkes University and No. 18 TCNJ on Tuesday, January 27, witnessed an intense, back and forth match that ultimately came down to the fi.pal bout and a controversial call made by the referee. Wilkes got out of the gate quickly, receiving a 4-0 lead behind senior Shaun Famham's (125) 15-2 major decision win over Dan Franke. Wilkes eventually saw its lead increase to 10-0 thanks to decision wins from fellow senior Josh Pauling (133 , 6-0) and freshman Anthony Dattolo (141 , 8-1). Despite their strong start, the Colonels were unable to keep up the momentum. The Lions stormed back with five straight wins, including a pin by No. 6 Justin Bonatitis at the 165 pound level. The wins helped TCNJ take an 18-10 lead with just Wilkes ' juniors Zach Pizarro (197) and Andrew Feldman (285) left to wrestle. Pizarro recorded a 94 decision win over TCNJ's Ed Broderick in his bout, helping to pull the Colonels to within five points. Feldman and TCNJ's Adam Koziol walked onto the mat next, and what followed was certainly out of the ordinary. Following the first round of their bout, Koziol received a warning from the referee for stalling. He received another call of stalling moments later, earning Feldman a point and incensing TCNJ's coach, David Icenhower. Icenhower received a warning from the referee for leaving his team's bench area during the middle of the bout after another call of stalling. Moments later he had his team penalized one point for ap- parently stepping onto the mat to protest the referee's calls toward Koziol. The penalty dropped the score to 17-13, meaning Feldman had a chance to give Wilkes a victory with a pin. Although he was unable to do so, his major decision win over Koziol (157) earned Wilkes an additional four points, tying the match at 17-17 in the end. "To be honest, I didn't even notice [the penalty on Icenhower] right away," said Head Coach Jon Laudenslager after the match. "I was more focused on trying to get [Andrew] information and some suggestions on how to get a possible pin for the win at that point. [Icenhower] did approach the scorer 's table and received a warning and then I was told he later came onto the mat, but I was more focused on the bout," he added. "Certainly the score says we tied, but in reality we really lost 18-17," said Laudenslager. "We missed a couple of bonus points that could have swung the match our way, but it was a great dual meet overall." "I thought the guys who wrestled today showed a lot of heart," said sophomore Jake Weinrich (285). "Even when TCNJ made their run, you could see the guys cheering on their teammates from the bench and really getting into it." The tie helped to ease the sting ofTCNJ's 36-7 win over Wilkes earlier in the season at the Budd Whitehill Duals tournament, although in fairness it was a match in which the Colonels used only two starters. Wilkes' next match is at home against Elizabethtown at 7 P.M. on Friday, February 6. Freshman Anthony Dattolo won his match for the Colonels at 141; Wilkes needed every point it could get against No. 19 TCNJ, but it took a gift point from TCNJ's coach to get them the tie. FUTURISTIC INNOVATIVE GRAPHICS i '[QUR• · 'COU#fN 5 CR. .£.:nr p R'l"' ,,,,". SCRIIN PRINTING IMBROIOll<Y pROM(JflONAL trli UlCATED IN WD..KES--B!RBE ACROSS FBIJM HDL Y RmEEMEB MEIJI DOMDlO"S AND CORDA BEVEBAG 57 . 923 . 9272 IWWW . 4T SHI TS COM Coach Jon Laudenslager (kneeling) and the team look on during the match . • Y UH HOME FOR WINTER WEEKEND! �FEBRUARY 3, 2009 -y~ 18 SPORTS RINKSIDE REPORT Fighting raises questions in AHL BY MIKE CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer The untimely death of a Canadian ice hockey player last month has raised questions as to whether or not fighting has a place in the game. Don Sanderson, a 21-year-old defenseman, lost his helmet during an altercation and his unprotected head struck the ice surface during a December senior league game in Ontario. Sanderson was in a coma for nearly three weeks before finally succumbing to his injuries on January 2. Sanderson's death has already prompted the creation of a new rule in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the top junior leagues in the world. "If a player should remove his helmet or undo his chinstrap prior to or during an altercation, such player shall receive a game misconduct in addition to any other penalties assessed and an automatic one-game suspension," the new OHL rule states. If a player's helmet becomes accidentally dislodged during the altercation, officials are required to intervene immediately. Any potential change to American Hockey League rules regarding fighting will come after National Hockey League general managers discuss the issue at a meeting in March. "We're going to see what they do and follow their lead," AHL President David Andrews told the media during his annual State of the League during All-Star festivities on January 26. Many are calling for an outright ban on fighting in the sport, which has many players up in arms over the potential removal of what has become an established tradition. "I think it's stupid," said WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins enforcer Aaron Boogaard, who has 15 fighting majors this season. "Fighting's been a part of hockey since it started... People die from boxing, they're not going to cancel boxing. They're not going to stop that." Boogaard is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's resident policeman. He takes it upon himself to make sure that other players don't take liberties with the skilled players on the team who might not be able to hold their own in a fight. "It's the hardest job out there but someone has to do it, and if they don't then other teams are going to take liberties and just run around," Boogaard said. "It's just com,mon sense to keep it in, or else hockey is going to turn into something that a lot of people aren't going to enjoy anymore." Andrews doesn't think that removing fighting from the sport with have such an adverse affect. "Can you play without it? Obviously. There is no way you can say fighting has to be part of hockey," ./ Photo Courtes of Chris R-utsch Andrews said during his address to the media. "There are all sorts The recent death of a player has raised quesof great hockey games that don't tions as to whether fights, like this one between have fights in them." Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Paul Bissonnette and Brandon Sugden of the Hartford Wolf Pack, belong in the game of hockey. BAL 90.0 RUTTER AVE. 2ND FLOOR, FORTY-FORT, PA 18708 570-332-5705 -·-----~-__............______ $100 SEMESTER CLASS PASS UNLIMITED CLASSES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTY MUST PRESENT STUDENT OR FACULTY ID OFFER EXPIRES 2/15/09 . 0 w ww. balanceyogastudio.net Ema il : info@balanceyogastudi o. net �FEBRUARY SPORTS 3, 2009 19 Lacrosse club optiIDistic about '09 season BYANTHONYDORU~DA Beacon Asst. Op-Ed Editor After struggling last spring, the 2009 version of the club lacrosse team just wants to take the field, and this team could have the makings of something special. The Colonels return a bevy of talent, especially in the midfield where all four of their seniors play, including John Edler and Justin Friedel whom McCaffrey says are "two of the best face-off midfielders in the Eastern PA division." The team returns six starters to a unit that went 2-5 last year. Their record, however, can be misleading. The Colonels play schools that triple or quadruple its size, but remain more than just competitive. "We play in one of the toughest divisions of the National College Lacrosse League, the country's largest club lacrosse league," says McCaffrey. "Three teams from our division made the national playoffs last year and we played a fourth qualifier out of our division. Millersville lost by one goal in the final four to the University of Cincinnati." Included in those returnees are seniors Friedel, Edler, and Phil Cimilluca. Sean O'Neill and captain/president Nick Dipaolo round out the juniors while Pete Vecchione and Will Botterman enter their sophomore seasons after making a big splash during their freshman seasons. Some players who saw significant playing time and made major contributions include sophomores Tyler Howe Ryan and Austin Stearns. Between them is nearly 15 years of starting experience, which should help ease the growing pains of such a young team. "Our four seniors are all leaders in their own way and we will look to them to step up in every aspect this spring," said McCaffrey. "Our young players have shown incredible maturity in their development and we expect them to also lead throughout the season." In the past few years, one lingering problem has been the Colonels inability to find the back of the net. This year, McCaffrey doesn't see this as a dilemma. "Our senior midfielders as well as juniors in the same position combined with quality returnees and freshman at the attack position should alleviate this issue." Instead of trying to be on the offensive this year, the Colonels need someone to man their own goal as graduation took the biggest hit on the Colonels net minder. McCaffrey liked what he saw last fall, and sees a team bonding better than in the past. "It will be a tough road to make the playoffs this season but it remains one of our team goals," offered McCaffrey. This particular group of players has meshed better than any we've had previously here; they are a tight knit group." The team is excited to get on the field and show how much they have improved over the course of the season. Botterman, a sophomore pharmacy major, has big expectations for the team this season. "We have improved a lot from last year," says Botterman. "I think we can at least reverse our record from last year and make a run in the playoffs." #We'll see how much the team has progressed on February 8 when they open up against Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York. Athletic departIDent introduces new website BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor This year, the Wilkes sports page has received a complete face lift which has made it competitive with other schools for the first time in years. The need for an updated sports page was a lurking problem within the athletics department and the creation process began in July oflast year. Teaming up with Internet Consultant Services (ICS), Phil Wingert (associate director of Athletics), Sara Myers (head coach of field hockey), Adelene Malatesta (athletic director), Craig Thomas (assistant director of Marketing Communications), and Andrew Sekula (graduate assistant of Athletics), began drawing the blue prints for what would be the new and improved page, www.GoWilkesU.com. The page offers information for the University's, 16 varsity sports and combines interactive technology with traditional sports coverage. According to Jack Chielli, executive director of Marketing Communications, production took roughly 2 months and totaled $5,400. In addition, there will be an annual maintenance cost of $4,300. The design for the new page was derived from a template which was originally used by William Patterson University. Once the groundwork was finished, the group of directors began the decision process as to what applications the site would host. Craig Merriman, Sports Information Director, said some of those features include live stats (which are required by the conference), player bios and links for both the fitness center and University. The site has also drastically updated its graphics and staff directory. Wilkes is in the process of including an individual login where student athletes would possess the ability to view their workouts and schedules posted by coaches. Mer- The new Wilkes University Athletics website was launched over the Holiday break and riman hopes to introduce this feature be- can be accessed by visiting gowilkesu.com. fore the end of the spring semester. Chielli explained, "It gives a lot more out of date ... Other schools almost laughed Merriman explained that the effort to information to student athletes and their switch to ICS was somewhat of a "trickle at how bad it was." Sekula also spent a sigparents ... it's a very large step in the right down effect" and that around eighty percent nificant amount of time transferring large direction." of the schools in our division are ICS cus- amounts of data to the new site. tomers. "Were pleased with it, it's a great recruitSekula added, "Our old site was just so ing tool for us," said Malatesta. 'W' 11 ii ◄JI:< •B)S <O<C>JC...<C>N 18) 11 Men's Basketball Wrestling W King's 80-72 L Del Val 81-75 TTCNJ 17-17 ◄s Women's Basketball W King's 65-61 (2 OT) L Del Val 75-60 �c - - - , ~ - -- FEBRUARY -- 3, 2009 - ----. -- 20 SPORTS Lady Colonels defeat rival King's in double OT Breaks long losing streak to in cross town rival BY LEEANN SEARFOSS said head coach Rachel Hartung Emmerthal. While King's took an The crowd at the Marts Gymearly lead, and led most nasium on Thursday, January 29 of the first half, the Lady went from sparse to jam-packed Colonels made sure to as the Wilkes Lady Colonels took gap was not too big. on the King's Lady Monarchs in a With only a few minutes face-paced, aggressive match up. left in the first half, the Postponed from January 28 due Lady Colonels turned on to inclement weather, the Lady the gas and came back with intense runs to tie up the score right before halftime. Sophomore guard Allison Horn sank a three pointer Number 25 Samantha Simcox prepares for a foul shot in last Thursday right before night's match up again King's College. the buzzer to give the tonight. She is one of those play- 60. The Monarchs began panickLady Colonels a ers that is under-sized, but she will ing and fouling, giving the Lady three-point edge be ripping down rebounds." Colonels foul shot opportunities. over the Monarchs Senior Chelsey Gosse made a Both Ely and Simcox took advanlay-up between two King's de- tage of the foul opportunities and going into the half. The extremely fenders with 26 seconds left in went 1-1 and 2-0 respectively. physical second regulation to tie the game at 52. The made foul shots pushed the half had periods Wilkes then battled back from a Lady Colonel's lead to 65-61. As of aggression, seven-point deficit with 2:45 to the seconds counted down on the evidenced by the play, using a 9-2 run the rest of clock, the crowd rose to its feet double foul called the way to force overtime. Gosse and cheered furiously. The Wilon both Wilkes and finished with seven points and a kes win would snap a multi-year King's at the same game-high 12 rebounds. losing streak against King's. time. Sophomore guard Brittany Ely "We are a very young team, but Freshman Sahelped the Lady Colonels push these girls put so much heart into mantha Simcox through the first overtime with her it and never gave up," stated Harkept the team neckthree pointer with 1:21 to go. The tung Emmerthal. and-neck with the first overtime finished in a tie at The win evens the Lady Colonels Freedom Conference record Monarchs with 59-59. her career-high 28 As the second overtime com- at 5-5 and are now 10-8 overpoints and nine remenced, the crowd began to grow all. They will be back in action bounds. and grow, and the intensity height- Wednesday, February 4, when Hartung Emmer- ened as Wilkes took the lead 60- they visit DeSales at 6:00p.m. thal reflected on 59 with three minutes left in the and again on Saturday, February Number 25 Brittany Ely dribbles past a King's defender on Thursday January Simcox's play after second overtime. 7, at FDU-Florham at 1:00p.m. 29 en route to the Lady Colonels 65-62 double overtime win over their cross- the game, "Simcox With 38 seconds left, Wilkes town rival. did a very nice job kept its lead with a score of 61Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor Monarchs traveled all of five blocks to uphold the tradition of the rivalry between Wilkes and King's. "It's always a rivalry. It's always a big game, no matter what sport it is, and to have us be able to work so hard to come back from losing down there, and now being able to beat them at our gym [is a thrill]," s BY Bet:. 0 Ed a$'. for thal eco ini: WOI fun in r me, A pro twt: kes "fu sen syl· edt edt tor, ass ply COl I anc ( B'\: Be( 1 zer Ci~ ma cer a " Attend the Ski Club meeting at 11:30 a.m. Contact AmY, Bradley for location (x 4624). Enjoy a cu~ of coffee at 3:00 p.m.the Multicultural Coffee Hour at the Savitz Multicultural Lounge Always waiting til the last minute? Go to the Procrastination WorkshoP. from 12:00 _p.m. to 1:00 PJ'.11. at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Go watch the Vagina Monologues in the Ballroom on the second floor of the Student Union Building at 7:00 p.m. Painting the Beauliful: American ~mpre~sionist. Paintings ,s oP,enmg on Monday, Feb. 2 at 12 PM at the Sordoni Art Gallery. chi the mu de! Co � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 February 3rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 February 3 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/e1c68b287d5eeb080c5c284586cd9449.pdf 3fbb81ca7a3b979c3d4e4e07effd7756 PDF Text Text WILKES VS. DEL. & HUNTER UNIVERSITY CORNERS PAGE 12 PAGE 20 JANUARY 27, 2009 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Tondrick, Malkemes contribute to holes in staff BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon Managing Editor Between late December and early January two members of the Wilkes University staff announced plans for departure. Mike Malkemes, director of Campus Support Services and 19-year Wilkes employee, finished his tenure at the university January 16 and left for an unspecified position in industry. And on February 6, Christine Tondrick will leave her position as associate director of Marketing Communications at Wilkes University for the position of communications director for the Pennsylvania Homecare Association (PHA) in Camp Hill. A 1998 alumna of Wilkes, Tondrick has been employed by the university since May 2001. With a wedding date set for September, Tondrick had been actively looking for employment opportunities in and around Harrisburg, where her fiancee lives. "The [new] job will be very focused on one particular industry. At Wilkes, we have multiple audiences of prospective students, current students, parents, internal, employees, the board, alumni ... We have multiple audiences that we serve and service. At PHA, our audience is focused on members and our homecare providers and health professionals," she said. See STAFF page 4 Volume 61 Issue 11 New permits, weather leads to parking lot woes BY AMY FUSCO Beacon News Editor As the second semester began, so too did the struggles with parking permits and spaces. Last Thursday, public safety officers began ticketing students who are parking illegally--either without parking passes or in areas not designated for student parking. According to students and school officials, it is typical to encounter confusion and frustration during the first weeks of each semester. Gerald Rebo, manager of Public Safety, explained The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick that Wilkes wants students The ticket on the car above signals the start of the season of which public saftey officials remind comto have time to pick up their muters of the rules of the parking lot. Parking enforcement began last Thursday. permits. They do not start "It's courtesy-wise that we do that [wait are three rounds to go through, it does take ticketing because they have not had time to pick their permits up, which is a process to ticket]; that way students have a chance time. The first round involves students apto get their permits," said Rebo. Since there that consists of three rounds. See PARKINGpage 3 Nursing program improves scores, avoids probation BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor For almost a year, anxious nursing faculty and students awaited National Counsel Licensing Examination (NCLEX) test results to see if the nursing program's accreditation would avoid the worst-case scenario of probation. According to the National Council of State Board of Nursing, the national pass rate for all students who took the NCLEX was 85.5 percent for the 2006-07 testing period. In ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes.edu INDEX News ............... 1-5 Opinion...........6-8 that same period, Wilkes recorded an average pass rate of 59. 7 percent, just under the minimum requirement. If a university or college does not achieve the national minimum pass rate, its program runs the risk of probationary status. With below average exam results, members of the Wilkes University nursing community discussed what would happen if Wilkes's accreditation was suspended. However, the Wilkes nursing program made significant gains and avoided any problems this year. For the 2007-08 testing Lifestyles....... 9-11 A&E ............ 12-15 Sports .......... 16-20 period, Wilkes posted a 73 percent pass rate on the NCLEX exams. "It's still lower than our previous years," Mary Ann Merrigan, chair of the nursing department acknowledged, but she noted that the university is still working hard to maintain a healthy and prosperous program. According to Merrigan, the NCLEX exam is a " ... national examination administered by the state board." The computerized test is limited to five hours and can range anywhere between 75 and 265 questions. w See NURSING page 5 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member . �NEWS JANUARY 27, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: amy.fusco@wilkes.edu cathryn. frear@wilkes.edu jacqueline.lukas@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com 2 SUB kitchen receives facelift, expansion and updates BY JACQUELINE LUKAS Beacon Asst. News Editor Changes to the way students unload their trays in the cafeteria of the Henry's Student Center has left some students feeling shortchanged. The changes are part of a renovation to the cafeteria's dish room, says Paul Kaspriskie Jr., director of capital projects for Wilkes Uni- Due to the increasing number of students who are purchasing meal plans and utilizing the cafeteria, the dish room is being expanded, said Kaspriskie. He added that tile was replaced on the walls, a new dishwasher was installed and a new conveyer system is being put in within the next few months. He explained that currently, there is only one smaller cut out in the wall for the cafeteria's patrons the amount of the people that we serve there during the day," said Kaspriskie. Although the renovation is only a temporary inconvenience to the patrons, some students have trouble reaching over the space to place the trays on the conveyer. Maggie Wesolowski, a sophomore business administration major, has had trouble placing her tray on the conveyer system. She said, "It's hard for me to reach over to put my tray on the rack." · Mah amed Jalloh, undeclared freshmant, does not believe the renovations were necessary. "I feel we could have spent the money on something else. You know, _ _ _...., if it's not The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick b r o k e , Students line up to place their trays on the conveyer. Students need to lean over to reeach don't fix it. Other updates of the kitchen include new stoves, ovens and tiles on the wall. it," he said. Mike versity. to place their trays, but there will Molnar, general manager of CamAccording to Kaspriskie, the be an additional cut out once the pus Dining, says the renovations school has been thinking about new conveyer system is installed. and upgrades to the space are necrenovating the dish room and re"We expanded the dishroom essary. placing machines for the past year because there just wasn't enough "We outgrew it a little bit. So the and a half. room in there for the help and new system will handle the addi- * BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkes.beacon@wilkes.edu The Beacon/Jacqueline Lukas A student reaches across the platform to put his tray in the rack. The new conveyer system will be flat unlike the current system. tional volume," he said. Molnar added that the equipment in the dish room has not been updated since the Henry Student Center opened in 1999. John Pesta, currently interim manager of support services , said the dish room is being completed in phases due to the fact that the conveyer system had to be custom made. The first phase is to replace the dated equipment, re-tile the area, and expand the room. The second phase will include installing the new conveyer system. The new installation will be more of a flat system as opposed to the current system we have now which is a referred to as a carousel system. Molnar said the total cost of the project is about $250,000. The price includes replacements in the kitchen, stoves, ovens, dishwasher, tiling and the new conveyer system. Pesta said the money for the project comes from the University Capital Projects funds. He added that all of the projects were bid on by different companies and Wilkes took the lowest prices on the projects. Editorial Staff 2008-09 Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Nicole Frail A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner News Editor: Amy Fusco Photo Editor: Lauren Biernacki Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Bethany Yamrick Asst. Photo Editor �NEWS 27, 2009 PARKING JANUARY from FRONT PAGE plying for a parking peIIOit and being selected by Commuter Council and Residence Life in order to go to the next round. Kevin Hettrich, Wilkes junior and president of Commuter Council, further explained the application process. He said that on the parking application, there are a few questions with regard to how far away the student lives from campus. "If you are in walking distance to campus, which is one of the questions of the application, you don't get a parking spot," Hettrich said. "We usually favor the people who are further away. It goes on a poii1t system." After the first round, students on the waiting list will move up if people do not pick up their permits. Hettrich also admitted that some people, including himself, thought that public safety officials started parking enforcement the week before, which was part of the mixup. He sympathizes with the students who are not able to park in the parking lots, but Hettrich said that the process has worked similarly in the past. Lastly, he explained that students' accounts are not charged for parking until they pick up their passes. Amanda Woodle, P3 student, has been applying for a parking pass similarly in previous years since she was a first year student, close to five consecutive years. "I always seem to have problems when trying to apply for the commuter parking pass," Woodle commented. "I live right near campus, within walking distance, so I never seem to qualify for the first round of parking passes." An issue she consistently deals with is living so close to campus, meaning she did not meet the qualifications of the first round of parking passes. Woodie's main concern is obtaining a pass because she needs to be able to drive to pharmacy sites off campus up to three times a week for class. "I am told that I can't have a parking pass because I live so close. They don't seem to understand that it is a requirement for my classes that I have a car available to drive to sites off campus," said Woodle. "I was eventually able to get a parking pass during second round selections, but by that time I had already received a parking ticket." Along with parking issues due to people parking in the wrong lots, some parking lot conditions have reduced the amount of spaces. In the past few weeks, temperatures have been extremely low causing snow and 3 ice to remain around the parking lot. Rebo explained that people are not ticketed for parking over the line unless it is an extreme issue. According to Rebo, Public Safety will not accept the excuse that a student could not find anywhere else to park, in reference to parking on campus without a parking pass or lack of space due to weather conditions. He suggested the use of the parking garage because there are always parking spaces open. Before the semester began, there was an email sent out to students describing the parking enforcement policy. "A $25 ticket will be given if you don't have the proper permit for the proper lot," stated Rebo. Additionally, if anyone is parked in the fire lane or in a handicapped spot, the car will be ticketed and towed. Furthermore, people cannot park alongside Passan Hall in the alley in case of emergencies requiring fire trucks and, specifically, ambulances, as Health Services is now located on the first floor of Passan Hall. "The first two weeks, we give them [students, faculty and stafl] the benefit of parking on campus," Rebo said. Parking enforcement will be consistent with ticketing from now on. Finally, he stated that not everyone can be satisfied within the first two BAL 900 RUTTER AVE. nt 2ND )FLOOR, fO"'l'Y-FOR1"', PA 1~708 570-332-5705 . $100 SEMESTER CLASS PASS UNLIMITED CLASSES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTY on il- MUST PRESENT STUDENT OR FACULTY ID OFFER EXPIRES 2/15/09 e www.balanceyogastudio.net ba la n ceJ!ogastu d io. net �~~ JANUARY - --- 27, 2009 -- -- - -- . - 4 NEWS "I'm happy for Christine. This is a really wonderful opportunity and in today's job from FRONT PAGE market, it says a lot about the quality of the individual to find and get this kind ofjob. It "Also, one of the more challenging things allows her to get on with a major portion of about my job will be learning and working for her life," said Jack Chielli, executive directhe state government, working in legislative af- tor of Marketing Communications. "Over fairs and working very closely with PHA's lob- the years she has done a fantastic job .. . She byists to advocate for homecare providers ... to has earned the compliments and respect of - ................,......,.""""'""""""""=....,.........,..,....._.,.,,,.,,,..,..__________, the entire campus community." "I met Christine when I tried out to be the mascot. She was the one who really spring boarded the entire mascot program, and she has been sort of the rnklascot advisor for Dave [Lewis], Jason [Woloski] and me," said Emilee Strobeck, junior elementary education major. "It was obvious how passionate she was toward making it a successful program, and her leadership skills and professionalism she displayed with us were surely among the best. --.,,,,,,..,~. ~~r"""', ,,--.,..._-J It will be hard to replace her," Strobeck added MickelBoth STAFF make campus events, such as the Outstanding Leaders' Forum and the Kirby Lecture, successful. "I' 11 miss the people [at Wilkes] ... People have been so overwhelming supportive and I'm just so touched by everybody's kind words and well wishes," said Tondrick. On December 23, Tom Messinger, executive director of Campus Support Services, announced Malkemes's choice to leave the university. According to Messinger's release, Malkemes was leaving Wilkes for "a new opportunity in a private industry" on January 16. As manager of CSS, Malkemes was responsible for campus safety, mail room, insurances, vehicle fleet, access control and support services, said Messinger. Prior to his departure, Malkemes had been an employee of the university for 19 years. "He has done a wonderful job here at Wilkes. He was well-respected and liked and really did a good job," said Petra Carver, vice president for finance operations. Having only begun his career at Wilkes in late September, Messinger did not work with Malkemes long before he informed him of his resignation on December 15. "He appeared to be a very capable and well organized individual," said Messinger. FUTURISTIC INNOVATIVE GRAPHICS son and Chielli ~ - - - - - - - stressed that Tondrick's personality and commitment to Wilkes can not be The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki replaced, though Christine Tondrick, associate director of marketing communica- her position will tions will be leaving for a career opportunity PHA in Camp Hill. be filled. • Chielli does not help draft legislation that will help benefit our expect to hire outside of the university audience," she added. to fill Tondrick's position. Instead, other Throughout her years at Wilkes, Tondrick members of the Marketing Communicahas worked closely with many members of the tions team will take on her responsibilities. President's Cabinet, faculty, staff and students. "Do I think there are other individuals Melanie Mickelson, director of Admissions, out in our community that can learn to grow described Tondrick as "class, with a capital on the job like Christine has? Yeah, I do," C." said Chielli. "I hope that we get a good ap"1 have always admired her class. I don't plicant pool; this is a critical position." think that that's something everybody naturally According to Chielli, Tondrick acted as has, and if you don't have it, it isn't something the chief spokesperson for Wilkes Univeryou can learn," said Mickelson. Mickelson sity. Her responsibilities as associate direccredits Tondrick with aiding the develop- tor of the department included, but are not ment of the relationship between Wilkes and limited to, writing press releases, writing 160over90, a branding agency based in Phila- for the president and administration offidelphia. The campaign has earned the univer- cials and working closely with the graphic sity national recognition recently. design and advancement departments to Neither Carver nor Messinger could comment on Malkemes 's future employment opportunities. "[H]e indicated this new position provided some future potential that he could not pass up," said Messinger. "He was not willing to share that information with me ... " said Carver. "The way he communicated with me was that after 19 years he had a career advancement opportunity .. . that was very exciting to him, and I would never hinder that kind of initiative." According to Carver, John Pesta will act as interim manager ofCSS until they decide how they will permanently fill Malkemes 's position. Paul Kapriskie will fill Pesta's empty position in capital projects as Pesta takes on new responsibilities. "[Malkemes] leaves a big hole for us. Fortunately, in the past, John Pesta has handled these areas. He has a similar background here and he should be able to seamlessly fill in. Though it is very painful, we should not experience a lack or loss in service," said Carver. Malkemes was contacted but chose not to comment on the details of his departure. SCRIIN p,1,.1,rrlNfJ IMBROZDIRY PRDMOflONAL ffi l.DCATED lH WUXES-BARBE ACJIOSS PROM BDLY RDIEEMEB DAI DOMINO'S; ARD CDUA DVDAG!! ~~-, s. !-i.I, CR.. .PR1r1• ""' �27, 2009 NURSING NEWS JANUARY from FRONT PAGE ll y 11 ie ;al n1s. 1as .lar ble ery ack LOSe de- Students don't receive a score, but rather a "pass" or "fail". It is taken yearly and to maintain accreditation, Pennsylvania requires each college/university to achieve a minimum pass rate of 60 percent. Merrigan explained that state board monitors the university's program to ensure improvement. She also added that even if the accreditation were suspended, Wilkes would still be fully approved by the State Board of Nursing. In other words, accreditation is an option rather than a requirement. The state board of Pennsylvania allows nursing students to practice with a permit for up to one year after graduation. Merrigan said, "If students don't take the examination within the first few months of graduation," they are less likely to pass. "We had five students who waited over eleven months ... and they were all not successful." But the pressure of the test does weigh heavily on nursing students as they work toward that culminating event in their education. Jeanne Wood, a sophomore nursing major said, "I was worried that Wilkes was going to lose its accrediation because many employers look for that. Even though it's more than two years away, I'm still pretty :::~~sbecauseeveryoneseemstosayit's Records show that from 2003-2005 Wilkes posed pass scores of 77.80%, 84.00%, and 70.00% respectively. Merrigan explained that the nursing program " ... grew rapidly" in 2006 and that resources could not keep up. "We more than doubled our enrollment in the past five years, and our faculty did not." According to Wilkes's 2007-08 Fact Book, the number of full-time undergraduate nursing students has jumped from 89 in fall 2003 to 282 in fall 2007, a trend that is consistent with national growth in the nursing education area. According to Merrigan, in order to compensate, Wilkes hired five new full-time instructors and has also introduced a slew of review programs. In addition, the nursing program has raised admission requirements. Applicants must now stand within the top 50 percent of their class, achieve a minimum math score of 450 on the SATs, present two letters of recommendation, write an entrance essay and conduct an interview. This March the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education will conduct a full overview of Wilkes's nursing program to decide if it will be approved for another ten year accreditation. SG Notes: January 21, 2009 BYAMYFUSCO Beacon News Editor 16,. 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The global economy is in terrible shape, we are fighting two wars, and most of the world distrusts us. You obviously have a rather lengthy to-do list. But we want to make sure that you don't forget about some of the other important issues facing the nation like the cost of higher education. In November of 2007, you said, "We need to put a college education within reach of every American." Over the past five years the average cost of a college education has grown nearly 40 percent Because of the rising costs, two million people will have been denied college education during the first decade of the new millennium. Throughout your campaign you discussed what you would do to address the cost of higher education. Your tax credit plan, which will insure that the first $4,000 of an individual's education is paid for, is a good start. We especially like the idea that students must complete community service to be eligible for the credit. The plan reminds us of a similar one proposed by President Clinton during his administration. However, given the cost of a college education at private and public four-year institutions, this $4,000 puts only a small dent in the challenge young people and parents must meet to « earn a bachelor's degree. And most would agree that today's bachelor's degree is the equivalent of a high school diploma of the 1950s and 1960s-a must for sustainable employment. Thus, we urge you to assemble the most creative minds out there to design yet more opportunties to defray--or even eliminate altogether--the overall cost of tuititon with national or international servi~:u have also Trends in rising education costs 1rtB]~ ~ $42,323 The average cost of acollege education has gorown nearlv 40% in the past 5 vears. $44),275 $38-,227 $36,179 $J4,IJl mentioned that you will eliminate the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FASFA. Michael Frantz, our Vice President for Enrollment Services, explained that your plan is not eliminating the process for analyzing student need, just simplifying the it. This is definitely a good change, because for some, the process is aboput as clear as the Tax Code (which means as clear as mud). In addition, special consideration must be made for those families who have been hardest hit by the current economic crisis. If the federal government could subsidize special programs for free or low-cost retraining for those who have lost their jobs, colleges can partner in that effort. Locally, we applaud Luzerne County Community College for taking the lead in offering free classes to community members and see it as the sort of model colleges across the nation should consider. But colleges 2008 2009 20l0 2011 2012 This chart shows a national increase in tuition at 6% annually according to College Board projections. can't afford to take such measures indefinitely. We ask that your administration harness the creativity we think is there and devise a means by which such solutions can be found. On that note, please try to ensure the survival of community colleges. Community colleges play a key role in providing affordable and adequate education to individuals who may not have been able to pursue higher education if the institutions were not available. The most important thing that you could do for us is to ensure that student loans will be available when we need them. Headlines are popping up all across the country about the uncertain future of student loans. Frankly, we are scared. Many of us cannot afford college on our own and depend on banks and financiers to fund the remaining cost. While we hate the idea of debt, not attending college because we can't get the loans does not seem like a viable alternative. We know that these issues may seem trivial right now, but we are depending on you. The future of this country rests in the hands of our schools and the future leaders they are shaping. But because of this financial crisis, that future feels at best murky, and at worst non-existent. We ask you once again to give us hope and the change we need in the area of higher education. Sincerely, The Beacon Editorial Staff President Obama intends to simPlifV the application processfor financial aid. If legislation is properlvwritten, student loans will become more accessible -10 individuals pursuing higher education. 6 �JANUARY 27, 2009 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Celebrating cultural absurdities BY TIM SEIGFRIED.. Beacon Wilkes Alumus It's a new year, and that means it's also awards season, and 'The Angry Rant' is no exception. Over the last year, I've compiled some of the most rage-inducing cultural...uh, events ... and compressed them into an easy-to-read collection of fury and acerbity. Let's get to it. The Most Absurd News Story of the Year ... The "pregnant man." Okay, let's get a few things straight: men can't have babies. Can we all agree on that? So why did the major news organizations in the country decide to call a female - who had some "refinements" - a man? In reality, she possessed no organs or genes that would label her as such. Unless scientists have successfully found out how to manipulate the human genome (which means my Metal Gear Solid fantasy could be a reality - awesome), she still is a female. Just because you call yourself a male, cut off your cans, and pump yourself full of enough testosterone to look like Mick Foley, guess what - you're still a chick. Oh, and also, you are able to bear a child. That's one thing that men haven't figured out, at least without having hilarious results (see also: Junior). You're not a pregnant man, you're a female who is doing something that many other females in the history of the world has done: bear a child. You're not special. Also, did anyone else catch his her interview with Oprah? At one point, she said that she was concerned that their neighbor would find out that she was pregnant, and you know, they wanted to have privacy in this moment of joy with her and her wife. I'll give you all a moment to bang your head on the table. Really? You go on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and you're worried that your neighbor might find out? This fetus has had more exposure than Madonna's skeletor-arms. So there is a pretty good chance that your neighbor has already caught wind of your story. And if he hasn't, then I'm sure that the ten news vans parked in your front yard may have him just a tad suspicious. Listen, I don't see how this woman is legally a male. It doesn't make any sense, because she retains the genetic structure of a female, and unless she was born with both sets of equipment (she wasn't), she is still a woman. But ifwe are allowed to call ourselves whatever we want, then I wish to be called Odin - I'll ride around on Sleipnir, my eight-legged horse, welcoming the proud dead into Valhalla until I am slain during Ragnarok. (My props to the three people who got my Norse mythology joke. Which is the best kind of mythology, by the way. That's right, Greeks, you and your "gods" that look like rejects from the Abercombie and Fitch catalog can take a hike. Seriously, have you seen what Zeus looks like? Nice wax job on your chest, Nancy.) Back to the rant. Best movie series that was given an unecessary sequel that was the cinematic equivalent to an abortion ... Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! First off, the lndi- Jones s er i e s has produced some of the best adventure movies of all-time. The first three ranged from "good" to "perhaps the greatest film about a fedora-clad archaeologist and his octogenarian father." But the latest installment was an abomination. It was like a mother giving birth to three children who turned out to be Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr., and George Washington, and then giving birth to a fourth child nearly two decades later, only that kid turns out to be Dane Cook. Anyhow, the gift that Miley received from Tyra Banks, model-turned-actress-turnedtalkshow host-turned-windbag? A picture of a 16-year-old Tyra Banks. That's right, because nothing says "your special day isn't about you" more than a picture of an aging model who is more bat-ESS crazy than the old man who keeps jars of his own feces in his basement so the aliens can clone him when the mothership returns. Remember when Tyra Banks was considered to be a talented actress who had one of the most critically acclaimed talk shows on television? Me either. All I can remember is the time that she was photographed in her bathing suit and the media frenzy that followed. For those who aren't aware, Tyra was photographed on vacation on in a bathing suit that was less than flattering. Perhaps it was a bad angle, but whatever it was, Tyra, who is at the vanguard of promoting a healthy self-esteem among the females, decided that the only way to combat this was to wear the suit on her show to prove that she is a healthy woman who was victimized by the paparazzi. The result: Tyra was right, it was a bad angle. She would go on to say that women are hurt by comments like that, and that self-esteem is a fragile and frail creature, like a kitten made of glass. Except that, during her explanation, she basically said: "As you can see, I'm not fat. But if I was, that would be okay because I'm happy with myself. But I'm not that, just to let you all know. Me, Tyra Banks, international supermodel, isn't fat. But guess what, it would be okay if I was. But I'm not. Just to be clear." Nothing like promoting a healthy image and self-esteem for women who aren't supermodels, so as long as it's not you, right Tyra? Hey! Remember me, I'm somehow still popular ... Paris Hilton! Really? She has her television show? What? It's about people who want to be her friend? Well, are they dudes who just want to nail her? WHAT? They're girls who actually crave her friendship? Oh, I see, so those girls are pulling an elaborate prank on MTV and the rest of society, right? No? They're serious? Wait, did any of those girls vote? Oh, they didn't even know who Obama was? Well, thank God for that, I guess. Which leads me to this: This country needs to establish a license for people to vote. Ifwe can't consistently meet 60% for turnout, then we do the next best thing and eliminate all those who are too uneducated to vote. Of course, that rules out a good portion of the American population, but is anyone else with me when I say that it's a problem that the voting system for the NFL Probowl is more organized than the current system we have in place for electing the leader of the free world? The unecessary sampling of two good songs by an artist who is less talented than the guy who is pumping your gas ... Kid Rock! Kid, seriously? Did you really need to sample "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Werewolves of London" for your song "All Summer Long?" You single-handedly ruined two songs, .md the ears of anyone who has good taste in music, when you could have done the same by just remixing "Bawitdaba." But really, how bad is music getting? Katy Perry is somehow popular, Britney Spears is on her third comeback and for whatever reason, Rob Thomas is still producing hits. Nothing makes sense anymore! This is some of the worst music to be released, ever, including the "stone rock" era. (That's where cavemen would pound out tunes with rocks and sticks. Oops, cromagnon puns not doing it for you? Fair enough.) The truth is that the youth of today (including many who are reading this) have no idea about classic music. I don't mean Beethoven or Mozart. I mean classic music like Led Zeppelin or the Beatles. Because I'm going to scream ifl have this conversation again: "Man, this song by Sean Kingston is great! I love the composition!" "You know that he just sampled Led Zeppelin, right?" "Who?" But seriously, children, can you switch off the bad music, if only for a moment, and embrace the beautiful composition that is known as "Stairway to Heaven." Or "Hey Jude." Get to know names like Plant, Paige, Hendrix, Morrison, Lennon and McCartney. Forget Britney and Fergie. It's going to hurt at first, because your ears have been conditioned to such poor music that it won't fully recognize brilliance. But I promise you, you will not regret it. This is your job, readers. Go out and pick up a copy of Led Zeppelin IV, and just listen to it. You will not be disappointed. In fact, I guarantee that it will change your life. If everyone could listen to Led Zeppelin, then there would be no war, there would be no recession, there would be no hatred. There would only be love ... and the sweet sounds of Robert Plant. Welcome back, Wilkes. �JANUARY 27, 2009 OPINION 8 Charges dropped on 9/11 conspirator BY GINO TROIANI Beacon OP-ED EDITOR Imagine a prison where prisoners are subjected to prolonged isolation, sleep deprivation, forced nudity, physical threats, degrading treatment, prolonged exposure to cold, and 18 to 20 hour interrogations that span over 48 days. Prisoners are completely cut off from the outside world and all basic civil liberties are non-existent. No, this is not a story cooked up by Stephen Glass. Nor is it a rehash of Abu Ghraib. This is a cruel reality for many detainees being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp located in Cuba. The existence of Guantanamo has severely blemished the United States' image within the international community, and has sent a message that completely contradicts its own laws protecting civil liberties. On August 4 2001, Mohammed al Qahtani, a Saudi national, was denied access to the United States by a suspicious immigration inspector at an Orlando airport. According to U.S. officials, Qahtani planned to become the "20th hijacker" in the attacks on September 11 , 2001. In 2002, Qahtani was captured in Afghanistan and transported to the Guantanamo detention facility where he began interrogation. Qahtani had been facing counts of conspiracy, terrorism and murder in violation of the laws of war. His interrogation began in November 2002 and ranged over a fifty day span. Qahtani was then held in isolation until April 2003. Currently, there are approximately 245 prisoners being held in the Gitmo detention camps alongside Qahtani. That is 245 to many. According to Susan Crawford, a retired judge that runs the military tribunals at Guantanamo, the interrogation methods used on Qahtani were life threatening and qualified as torture. In an interview published by The Washington Post on January 14, Crawford said, "The techniques they used were all authorized, but the manner in which they applied them was overly aggressive and too persistent. ... You think of torture, you think of some horrendous physical act done to an individual. This was not any one particular act; this was just a combination of things that had a medical impact on him, that hurt his health. It was abusive and uncalled for." The Washington Post also reported that because the interroga- tion process used on Qahtani was so intense, he was hospitalized twice because of a condition called bradycardia, which happens when the heart falls below 60 beats per minute. Bradycardia can lead to heart failure and death. According to a report by Amnesty International, a human rights organization, Qahtani was also forced to wear women's clothes, tied by a leash and ordered to perform animal tricks. Because Crawford defined the treatment Qahtani sustained as "torture," she found herself unable to prosecute and has dropped all charges. However, Qahtani still remains a prisoner at Guantanamo. Despite outrage from critics, former president Bush and vice president Cheney have continued to deny any allegations of torture being used for interrogation purposes at Guantanamo. In a recent interview with Larry King, Bush proudly commented, "We don't torture ... I am very comfortable with what we did, and know it was necessary to protect the country." President Barack Obama signed an executive order last week to shut down the detention camps and has promised, "Guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now." In addition, he has also ordered the closure of all secret CIA prisons overseas. This is where it gets sticky. If Guantanimo is shut down, what is to become of its remaining 245 prisoners? On January 24, the New York Times reported that 50 to 100 detainees may face federal trial. There have been talks of moving dozens of detainees into federal maximum security prisons; however, it seems as if lawmakers are shying away from the possibility of accepting them into their own states. Some lawmakers have argued that If these individuals are placed into the U.S. prisons, the risk of possible terroristic attacks on U.S. soil greatly increases. Obama administration officials are currently reviewing inmate files to determine where they should go. Although some detainees have been deemed not dangerous, no countries will take them. If these individuals disliked the U.S. before imprisonment, just imagine how they feel now. All possibilities are imperfect, however, GITMO needs to be shut down immediately. On the morning of November 25, 2008, Rice township resident Susan Kaminski suffered for nearly an hour before receiving medic~ attention after she had slipped on a pile of wet leaves and shattered her leg. Between the time it took for someone to find her and an emergency unit to respond, she developed hypothermia from the harsh conditions. The Mountain Top Area Community Ambulance Association, which is made up entirely of volunteers, was the crew originally called to the scene of Kaminski's fall. The association is made up of approximately 30 volunteers covering four towns, which, according to the 2000 census, is a total of 12,218 residents. The problem is that the Mountaintop Area Community Ambulance Association has only a limited number of volunteers who are expected to respond to every emergency in a 54 mile radius. This makes it difficult to provide adequate and timely service. Hanover's crew already covers the area for calls requiring advanced life support, but with a new deal in place, the crew will be dispatched for basic life support calls as well - something a first responder crew with enough volunteers should be capable of. Thus the nagging problem: vol- unteers. It is becoming more difficult for emergency medical services to recruit and retain unpaid volunteers because of the amount of training and time commitment. This problem is prevalent throughout the field of emergency medical services in general. According to firehouse. com, during the span of 1974 to 2005, the number of volunteer firefighters in Pennsylvania plummeted nearly 230,000 people, from 300,000 to 72,000 volunteers. The drastic decline can be chalked up to many different possibilities, but probably the most pressing issue is that many peo- Next Week's question: Do you feel President Obama will implement change to the current higher education process in a effective and timely mannor? • Yes •No • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published. online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! Local EMS units face problein: Volunteers BY ANTHONY DORUNDA Beacon ast. Op-Ed Editor Beacon Poll Results The following are results of a poll that The Beacon conducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific and does not claim to reflect the attitudes of students on campus. pie do not have time and feel as though there is little incentive. In previous generations, it was not only considered an honor, but a duty to volunteer for the EMS. Today, that is not the case. The EMS certification process takes approximately 180 hours and is usually offered through local hospitals or emergency response units. Graduates of approved EMT-Basic training programs must pass a written and practical examination administered by the State certifying agency or the NREMT. Local ambulance companies like the ones in the small towns surrounding Wilkes-Barre need our help. Young and old alike have a responsibility to make a stand and give back to both their communities and fellow man. Make a difference, volunteer. It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Concact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �Inauguration 2009 PAGES 10-11 CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com After stepping onto the stage of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center at the age of 17, Corinna SowersAdler didn't yet realize the influence it would have on her life. Now, nearly 15 years later, Sowers-Adler is gearing up to say her final goodbyes to the theater where she started as an undergraduate and left as performer, director and professor. A 1999 graduate of Wilkes University with a theater major and musical theater emphasis, Sowers-Adler, 31, will leave the university this semester after 10 years teaching theater in the Wilkes Conservatory, a division of the department of visual and performing arts. Along with running a vocal studio each semester, SowersAdler also served as an adjunct professor through the department of visual and performing arts. "Corinna bonded with many students over the years, and has left a unique, indelible mark on the community," said Shelley Pearce, director of the Conservatory. "In many ways, she is truly irreplaceable." Starting in February, Sowers-Adler will take on the role of Director of the Foundation Series at the Young Actor's Training Center (YATC), a professionally-focused acting studio for children and teenagers in New York City. She will also work with the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts. As Director of the Foun- dation Series for YATC, Sowers-Adler will it was going to be my life. It changed and be in charge of developing, marketing, and evolved as I got older and different opportuteaching a program for 10 to 13-year-olds nities presented themselves, but that initial that will include acting, theatre, perfor- knowing has always been there." Over the years, theater has taken Sowmance art vocabulary and vocal lessons. The goal of the Foundations Series at YATC ers-Adler all over the country, where she is to prepare students for the Masters Series, performed in regional, dinner and touring a program tailored to professionally-work- companies. While teaching at Wilkes and performing, she also served for five years ing students. According to J.P. Matthews, the Founding as the children's theater director for the Artistic Director of YATC, Pocono and Bucks County playhouses. Sowers-Adler seemed an ideal candidate for the poJuggling roles as performer, direcsition because of her work tor and teacher can mentoring young actors be difficult. While here at Wilkes. Sowers-Adler loves "Most importantly, she brings a real passion to the mentoring children and teens, she has development of kids," he learned it is necessaid. "She is about instilling sary to devote time the belief in kids that they to perfecting her are unique. It's more about own skills as well. support and their own de"It's tough. I work velopment, and that's what hard to carve outtime . turned us on to her." for my own instruAdditionally, Matthews points to Sowers-Adler's ment and my own role in the development of creative growth," the Conservatory program Corinna Sowers-Adler directed she said. "It's not alat Wilkes as evidence of her nearly 100 individual perfor- ways easy because I talents working with young mances while at Wilkes. love mentoring and directing, and it's people. As director of theater for the Conserva- easytoforgetthatlneedtohonemyownskills." However, Sowers-Adler believes a strong tory, Sowers-Adler was responsible for expanding the theater program from one class mentoring relationship is vital to breaking with five children to six courses each semes- into the world of theater. She describes the ter, ranging from children to adults. Pearce industry as "very competitive," and imparts credits Sowers-Adler with the expansion of to her students the same advice she received the program in less than a decade from a when studying theater. "Until you come to terms with the fact handful of students to over a hundred each that any rejection you may receive is not year. Like the children she taught at the Con- personal, it can be a tough road," she said. servatory, Sowers-Adler joined the field of "You need to realize there is no other person theater at an early age. After performing like you in the world. Therefore, there is no in a talent show at the age of nine, Sow- competition. There is only you making your ers-Adler was bitten by the acting bug. She instrument better." Sal Infantino, a junior telecommunicaperformed with professional theater and opera companies during her high school and tions major with a theater minor, says Sowers-Adler helped him grow as a performer college years. "I just always loved to sing," she said. "I by teaching him to step outside his comfort can't remember a time when I didn't think zone. Infantino, who worked with Sowers- £.iwii"••• Adler since he was a middle-school student in the Conservatory program, often had to learn lines and stage directions on the spot. "She was always so concerned with making classes fun that I often forgot how embarrassed or nervous I felt," he said. "By the time I actually hit the stage and nerves set in, T was so practiced with such a close-knit group of people that I overcame a lot of fears." Infantino believes that Sowers-Adler's departure will leave a hole for the Conservatory kids, and that "the Darte Center will never be the same." Leaving the Darte Center was indeed an emotional experience for Sowers-Adler, who walked off the Darte stage for the last time on January 11, after directing the final show of the Conservatory's production of "Children of Eden." She described the final days leading up to the show as filled with "lots of tears and hugs." After spending much of her professional career at Wilkes, leaving it will be a trying experience. "There was a moment about two days before our final show together when I was alone in the theater and I just sat down and cried like a baby," she said. "It kind of just hit me at that moment how much that place has meant to me. You just don't forget something that has made you grow as much as this place has helped me grow." �10 LIFESTYLES JANUARY 27, 2009 Wilkes students react to Presidential Inauguration 2009 BY CHRISTA SGOBBA Beacon Lifestyles Editor Almost two million people packed into the National Mall and along the presidential parade route in Washington, D.C., to see Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. But for those who couldn't make the trip, Wilkes University offered other alternatives. On January 20, Student Development hosted coverage of the inauguration in the Henry Student Center by providing a place for students, faculty and staff to gather and watch the ceremony on television. Student Development provided free hot chocolate and food for students to snack on while they watched the coverage. But televisions all over campus were trained to the coverage. Next door to the first floor lounge in the Henry Student Center, community members crowded around the flat screen television on the wall, and just one floor up in the Grand Ballroom, those attending the internship meeting watched the coverage projected onto the big screen. And the scene was repeated all across campus. Rae Ellen Zekas, a graduate assistant of Student Development, estimates around 150 students turned out to watch the coverage over the course of the day in the student center's first floor lounge. According to Zekas, the idea for the event stemmed from a desire to provide students with a venue where they could get together and witness a historical event. "This was part of history, and it was nice to offer students a festive community environment in a group setting," she said. Zekas described the atmosphere as generally calm while the students listened attentively to the speeches. However, during the swearing-in, they became more emotional. "It was pretty quiet for the most part, but right after Obama took the oath, the students started cheering because they were excited," she said. Joshua Siejak, a junior political science major, watched the inauguration in the Rifkin Cafe, and observed the same burst of excitement during the oath. "In Rifkin, everyone just started clapping," he said. "It was teachers, students, and faculty alike." However, students watching the swearing-in noticed it did not go as smoothly as planned. During the oath of office, there was a verbal flub, when Chief Justice John Roberts recited the oath out of sequence. For freshman accounting major Matthew Ruch, who describes himself as "not having much political interest," the garbled oath provided an even more memorable addition to an already-historical event. "I thought it was funny how the Chief Justice messed up the oath," he said. Freshman nursing major Christina Kuriakose also counts the verbal faux pas as a memorable moment; however, she paid close attention to the speeches as well. Kuriakose, who keeps up-to-date on political happenings, thought Obama's speech was slightly lacking. "It was good, but it was a little bland," she said. "He could have spiced it up a bit." As a political science major, Siejak looked to the inauguration as a crucial point in bringing in a new face to deal with old problems. He is especially interested in seeing how Obama will act during his first 100 days. However, while Siejak speculated on the future, some parts of what he witnessed during the inauguration will stick with him as pieces of history. "For me, it was seeing the scope of the people, all the ex-presidents and people of government there," he said. "Everyone seemed to get along for an hour." BY Th~ neare tre Students gather in the SUB to watch coverage of the residential niauguration. Martin Luther King Day _ _ Januar,y 19 2009 • of The Beacon/Jacki Lukas Just one day before the inauguration of America's first black president, Wilkes University hosted several events to commemorate Martin Luther Day on January 19. Students, faculty, and staff turned out to march from the Student Center to Public Square. Later, community leaders and presidents of local colleges spoke at the Kirby Center in remembrance of Dr. King's legacy. Martin Luther King Day concluded with a multimedia event which included songs and a slideshow. w m �JANUARY 27, 2009 LIFESTYLES 11 Presidential Inauguration: A Personal Account In below-freezing temperatures and an eight mile walk in the middle of the night, I was determinded to join hisory. BY LEEANN SEARFOSS Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor The world turned its ey~ and ears to the nearest televisions, radios, and computers, to watch the 44th President of the United States take the oath of office last week. People crowded around whatever medium they had access to with their friends, fa~; ily, and co-workers to listen to the solemn oath that marked a pivotal turning point in-ideally to a time of optimism and change. While many watched from televisions and computers, several million got to experience firsthand the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. I was one of the lucky millions in attendance. After months of annoying my local Congressman for a ticket, and a few weeks of preparatory planning for food, transportation, hand warmers, etc., I was ready to trek to Washington to see what I believed would be deemed one of the most historic moments of our time. I logged my experiences from Monday, January 19, 2009 through Tuesday, Januazy The U.S. Capitol became the focal point for millions of people who crowded the National Mall. 20, 2009. The following excerpts provide snapshots of my journey. Monday, January 19, 2009 After a four hour car ride, I arrived in Arlington, VA at my sister's house. I immediately put my things down and headed for the metro to ride the 14 stops to Capitol South, where lplanned to get off the metro in front of my Congressman's office to pick up rQY ticket. Monday was the only day ticket holders could pick up their tickets, and stepping off the metro, I realized we all had the same idea at the same time. I did not anticipate standing in line for hours just to get the ticket to Inauguration, but that's what happened. Taking a cue from the girl behind me, I phoned my Congressman's office and asked them if they were too busy to run the ticket out to me. Lines of people wrapped around House Office buildings, three and four times over. Tuesday, January 20, 2009 3 a.m. Wake up call! 4 a.m. After eating some breakfast and putting on four layers on the bottom and six layers on the top, we hobbled out of the house to begin the seven mile walk to Washington, D.C. My sister, Laura, her friend, Allison, and 1 walked through Arlington to .Georgetown and wandered our way into the District. Laura and Allison had planned a route for us to walk. The city had advised anyone who lived within eight miles of the District to walk because of the number of streets that were shut down or would otherwise be packed with traffic. 5:30 a.m. As we entered Georgetown, we began seeing more and more people leaving their homes (and some bars) to walk toward the Inauguration. Bars that applied for specific licensing were able to open at 4 a.m. on Tuesday and stay open until 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning. 7:30 a.m. We arrived at the security checkpoint for the parade grandstands (this is where Laura and Allison would be sitting for the remainder of the day). At this point in the morning, as the sun just started to creep over the horizon of the Capitol, people already filled the streets, many chanting and yelling. Clumped together in groups, swarms of patriotic people filed through toward the National Mall. The security checkpoint for the parade grandstands is where I had to part with Laura and Allison. I had to find my own security checkpoint for my particular ticketed area. 8:30 a.m. After almost an hour of being apart of human traffic jams on the streets of Washington, I :6nally found the line for my security checkpoint. Unfortunately, the end Members of Congress, as well as former Presidents and members of State, crowd the steps of the U.S. Capitol to witness Barack Obama and Joseph Bi den be sworn in.• of the line was a bit harder to track down. Thousands upon thousand$ of people filed one after the other in the line. Making my way to the back of security checkpoint line took several minutes--and almost two miles. The line wrapped around several blocks, around several street comers. This began my two hour wait to get through security to get to the section in which I was ticketed to stand (because everyone had to stand, unless you were a former President. .. or Oprah). 10:30 a.m. The line eventually did move and I hustled to the security checkpoint. After being patted down by a well-intentioned policewoman, I wandered around the Mall towards a spot where I thought I could see the Capitol clearly. 11:00 a.m. I sandwiched myself between a middle-aged couple and two collegeaged girls. Talking was minimal, probably to keep the warm air inside themselves. Most people in my vantage point huddled together to stay warm and snapped pictures. Listening to the sounds of the choir that offered the prelude, eyes were intent and kept forward. 11:15 a.m. The chanting started. Invoked somewhere in the middle of the crowd and waving towards the outside, chants of"Yes we can!'' echoed throughout the masses of people. 11:30 a.m. Aretha Franklin. Her voice was loud, but not as loud as her bow head dress . 11 :45 a.m. After the procession of members of Congress and former Presidents, Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in. The crowd cheered and clapped for our new Vice President. 11:50 a.m. Yo-Yo Ma performed with an ensemble of other classical artists. 12:00 p.m. Chief Justice John Roberts was introduced to administer the oath of office to Barack Obama. At the mention of Obama's name or a glimpse of him on one of the many jumbo-trans that surrounded the Mall, the crowds erupted with cheers. As he stepped forward to take his oath, the crowd fell silent. When Chief Justice Roberts said "Congratulations," the crowd applauded, screamed, yelled, cheered and many cried. 1\vo women in front of me hugged. 12:05 p.m. Newly-sworn in President Obama stood to give bis address to the millions in front of him and the billions watching around the world. The crowd of people, despite its size, fell oddly silent as he began to speak. I turned around at one point to take a picture and noticed that not one person was yelling or screaming. Each per~ son I could see from where I stood looked straight ahead and watched in awe at our new president. 12:40 p.m. People began funneling towards either the parade route down Pennsylvania Avenue or toward the opposite side of the Mall to find their routes home. I shuffled with thousands of others who were just as tired, cold, and sore as I was up miles of avenues and streets. As I manuevered my way toward the meeting spot Laura and I had agreed upon, I passed stands of food, tables of souvenirs and people dancing and singing in the street. The celebration has definitely begun. 5 p.m. I head back toward Arlington, with thousands of others trying to leave the city. The feeling of happiness and change has stayed with those present at Inauguration 2009 as their aching feet and tired eyes work towards their respective homes. Even though the crowds stretched into the millions and temperatures stayed well below freezing, the frustration of traveling through all those people subsided as those in attendance claimed their spots on the National Mall. Having the opportunity to witness such an event will always be with me. �J page 13 A&K JANUARY 27, 2009 CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa. benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com 12 Theater complex changes hands and adds Blue Chip Gourmet BY YO HANNA DE LOS SANTOS M. Asst. A&E Editor To ensure better chances of success m the revitalization of downtown, the WilkesBarre Chamber of Commerce announced in December that they would transfer 75 % of its stake of the former project "University Comers" to Carlsberg Management Company, a Los Angeles based real estate firm. Carlsberg Management Company is responsible for bringing new businesses into the complex where Movies 14 is located. "University Comers is the new name for the Chamber of Commerce development that has been in existence for several years," said Bill Geary Jr., President of Carlsberg Management Company. "University Comers is a new name for the movie theater, the movie theater includes the 14 screen movie theater plus 13 stores that are surrounding the movie theater. Blue Chips cookies is one of the stores," said Bill Fraser, Treasurer. Blue Chip Gourmet was the first tenant to be announced after Dennis Bonvie, exhockey player for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, signed a lease agreement. The location of Northampton and Main Complex creates a very central place for this new project that consists of shops and restaurants. Considering that Wilkes University and King's College surround the complex, it represents a great opportunity to market and to advertise aiming at students. "There are several levels that University Comers is going after. Of course, Wilkes University and King's College absolutely we are going to market. But keep in mind we have over 14,000 office workers downtown that we are going to market; the local residents are also going to be marketed. There are just so many individuals that we are going to make aware not only in WilkesBarre but outside of WilkesBarre," said Fraser. Fraser added, "This is the place to be - University Comers, and of course the revitalization of the entire downtown." This new project will not only bring life and lights to downtown but it will also be a new opportunity for those students who are searching for jobs off-campus. When asked if students will be able to apply for jobs, Pamela The Beacon/ Alyssa Benner Rudd, Marketing Director said, Pedestrians unknowingly pass by the future site of Blue Chip Gourmet. Blue Chip Gourmet is "Absolutely! If the retailers and tentatively expected to open in March of this year. restaurants open, there will be multitude of jobs available [on many] See BLUEpage 14 Movie Review: Notorious earns yawns, fails expectations BY KENNY BROWN Beacon Staff Member Who knew what to expect when Hollywood decided it was time to produce a biographical film about one of the most famous rappers of all time? Some worried that it would be a shoddy B-list flick that did nothing more than mock the artist's life and history. And then there were the hopefuls--the ones who waited and believed Hollywood could get it right and catch the true persona of the musical prodigy so many knew and loved. Notorious, is the long-awaited biographical film by George Tillman, Jr. about the life and death of rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G. Sadly, despite hopes for a complex story that shed light on a cultural phenomenon, all that came of some excitement was an average Joe gangster movie with nothing more than some mediocre acting and a slightly interesting story. We mostly all know the story. It was the early nineties and a rap war was waging between the East and West coast. A handful of popular artists stood on one side, and more on the other. Stuck in the middle of this was the Notorious B.I.G. along with others like Tupac and Lil Kirn. They led lives of extravagence--performing, spending money, and participating, at least according to rumor, on the fringe of gang wars. In the end, the worst happened and B.I.G. was shot and killed one night by rival rappers. When transformed to film and put on the big screen the story is pretty much the same. However this big screen gangster street movie lacks excitement, thrill, or true intere,st in the plot unless you're an avid fan of B.I.G. It's not a film for the masses. Playing the main role as Christopher Wallace aka B.I.G is newcomer Jamal Woolard. His acting is okay, his resemblance to the artist is striking, but his performance is well, to be completely honest, forgetful. There does not seem to be anything special or superb. Do not get me wrong, his performance was not terrible. It is just that given the hype and the hope, an average, common performance is disappointing. Woolard 's performance felt like anything we could catch on Friday night TV. When we look to the storyline and script there do not seem to be any striking moments of nostalgia. The writing was elementary - lacking depth. You really only have to get in up to your knees to follow the story. The writers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker do not seem to know how to really throw you into the middle of it all. They just seem to coast along with the wrfting style of high school seniors. Now, to the camera work. I usually tend not to point these things out, but there were some very seedy cuts and angles See NOTORIOUS page 14 t] e �JANUARY 27, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SES Club to show short docuIDentary BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor The current buzz word is "change." The new administration has pli!Jmised copious amounts of change in America but how do these supposed changes affect Wilkes students? For those involved in Students for Environmental Sustainability, the changes in the nation's energy plan are being closely watched. Sarah Decesaris, president of SES said, "I think there have been a lot of promises made about the direction of environmental policies by the new administration, and we will eagerly evaluate those moves. Our main objective for Wilkes is to change our values toward the environment and I would like to see more support in our environmental and sustainability clubs." In efforts to create discussion within the Wilkes community about environmental sustainability, SES is showing a film entitled, "The Story of Stuff." The film, sponsored by the Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption, is twenty minutes in length. It will be shown on January 29 in Stark Learning Center Room 435 at 12:00 noon. The movie goes through the stages of how "stuff' is made. The film depicts the extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal processes of making "stuff' and then relates it to the social impact. "Hopefully others will offer their opinions in the discussion afterward and maybe even learn something new. The point is not to agree or disagree with the film, but to just think about it, "said Decesaris. Dr. Marleen Troy, associate professor of Environmental Engineering and Chair of the Department of Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences also serves as advisor to the SES Club. Troy, along with Decesaris, worked with the Environmental Working Group consisting of Wilkes faculty, students and staff. The group composed a report of the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions for fiscal years 2006-2008. The report states that, "This inventory serves as a benchmark for future reduction strategies as Wilkes University moves towards its long-term sustainability goals." Further plans for SES involve showing films once every month during club hours and holding a sustainability salvage in April. According to Decesaris, "It is a collection and redistribution of items often tossed away at the end of the academic year which could be reused by other students. Binders, box fans, storage bins, lamps, toasters- you know the kind of think your new apartment might have so you discard your old one." Decesaris said, "Our main objective for Wilkes is to change our values toward the environment and I would like to see more support in our environmental and sustainability clubs." On a more national level, Troy said, "I am optimistic about the new administration and feel that the timing is right for the implementation for several environmental initiatives - particularly in regards to energy efficiency and sustainability. I hope to see many of these programs become routine and accepted." According to the Barack Obama official website their goal is to, "Build more liveable and sustainable communities." The comprehensive energy plan captures the essence of what the SES club is trying to accomplish at Wilkes. However, none of the objectives can be met without student and staff cooperation. Troy states, "Increased awareness of their actions (day-to-day activities); participating in the programs we have on campus; requesting and having a voice to ensure that these programs become implemented and are part of any future planning that is done will be helpful." * Cll!fE TRI/ II Pll/t/ER 1/11~ Ctllcfcf IIT !f/JLLI/IJ~II LOCATED INSIDE DANKO'S GYM 3 NORTH RIVER STREET, PLAINS CLASS SCHEDULE: Fridays 8:30-9:45 am Monday evenings 6:00-7:15 pm Student rate $8/class Tiu /"1,~t JleKI 1/ 1111611.t ul 3/''~;t.,,./it,... /t/ut llN ,,.. "'"'"tt°KJ P"'? Sophomore Harry Reese practices environmental awareness in the Stark Lobby by recycling. A short film will be shown by the SES club to raise awareness about where "stuff' comes from on January 29 in Stark 435 at 12:00. For more info call Molly at 239-0022. ou do not need to be a member of the gym to attend. �JANUARY 27, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 UNIVERSITY from PAGE 12 NOTORIOUS from PAGE 13 different levels." Johnny Espinoza, freshman and business major, said, "I'm more used to the city so it will make me feel more at home and I'm pretty sure people around here wouldn't mind walking through a few more stores around here instead of just heading to the bookstore." "Right now we are talking to national, regionals, and local prospects ... Carlsberg Management and Colliers work together in Bill Geary's entertainment complexes in the Florida Area. We have a lot of contacts, we are contacting those individuals because we know there is enough synergy and enough opportunity to attract quality tenants that will do very well down there," explained Fraser. At the moment, they cannot disclose the identities of said contacts, but assured restaurants and retailers are qualified. "They will have the opportunity to enjoy their redevelopment district with additional festivals and activities from the redevelopment of University Comers," said Rudd. "The stores as they open will create college programs at the complex and customer programs for locals," she added. "The Chamber started the redevelopment," added Rudd. The Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce shares the other 25% of the project. When more businesses join the complex there will be more places to choose from which could attract even more students to the area. University Comers represents one of the first steps for a better year in the area because it will serve as incentive to come to the downtown area. being used. It wasn't prevalent but every once in a while simple 5, for being so terribly average it's annoying. if you looked closely viewers could catch a glimpse of how quickly some shots tended to cut out, as if the • • film editors were not really paying • • • •, . attention. _,,;J!_ The list of shortcomings goes on and on. Some were hop- ; ing for great- • ness. Then • there were some who were worried about garbage. But in the end neither was correct. You will not be seeing any Oscar nods for Notorious. And it isn't low enough to earn itself a Razzie. MovMovies 14 ies come and go, and one of them Downtown is is Notorious. It will be forgotten in a few showing Notorious and months and no one will be saying in ten years, "Hey, will soon be showcasing many of the movremember that movie." So in short here is my rating. On ies coming out in time for the Oscar's. a one to ten scale this time around Notorious is earning a . • Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King's Bookstore 7 South l\tlain Street, "\Vilkes-Btu•1-e, PA 18701 ~ 570.2.08.4700 ~ '\\1 ilkes. bneollege.eo111 Live "Free" Music Every Wednesday Night and most Friday's 2.5% discount on anything you purchase from the cafe during the performances! • Open Mic Night for Poetry & Aco11stic Music Tuesday, January 27th from 7:00pm - 8:30pm • Live music w ith Kei th Z. 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Opposite of beginning �CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu JANUARY 27, 2009 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 1 I 16 Men's basketball uses second half surge in win Colonels overcome rough first half to defeat Misericordia_5_9_-5_3_ _ __ BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Wilkes University men's basketball team needed a strong performance to defeat visiting Freedom Conference opponent Misericordia University on January 14. The Colonels trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half behind poor shooting (928, 32.1 % FG) and looked to be in trouble entering the half, despite having closed the gap to five. They would not disappoint their fans in attendance, however, as they eventually pulled ahead for the 59-53 victory, improving their record to 9-4 (5-1 in league play) in the process. Misericordia (8-8, 2-5) hit seven of its first thirteen shots, jumping out to a quick 14-5 lead in the opening 12 minutes of play. The lead would extend itself to 21-9, largely as a result of the Cougars' ability to score points off of turnovers (seven to Wilkes' three) and penetrate (14 points scored in the paint against Wilkes' eight). Despite their troubles, The Colonels were able to heat up and close to within 31-26 going into the half behind a couple of big defensive stands. "I felt that our offense was somewhat stagnant in the first half our game with Misericordia," said head coach Jerry Rickrode. "We seemed to have little north to south movement, with few punctures to the basket." The Colonels came out gunning in the second half, shooting 57% from the floor as Misericordia suddenly went cold (24% FG). ~e Cougars' missed their first eight shots of the second half, allowing Wilkes to pull back within a point; they would eventually take their first lead of the game after junior guard/forward Tom Kresge made a layup to make the score 35-33. Misericordia would tie the score four more times, but was finally put away by a 10-4 Colonel run in the game's last four minutes. Senior forward Steven Kline led Wilkes by scoring 15 points and pulling down nine rebounds, while Kresge contributed with 13 points and eight rebounds. "We moved the ball much more insideout in the second half and were able to get high percentage shots," said Rickrode in his assessment of what allowed the Colonels to make their second-half comeback. "We really pulled it together as a team," added sophomore guard Kyle Ruby. "Coach cord to 9-7, 5-4. The short losing skid is part of what has been an up and down season for the men's basketball team, a trend Rickrode is looking to stop. "I would assess our performance as somewhat inconsistent at this point," said Rickrode. "We have ridden a bit of an emotional rollercoaster with some big road wins and bad home losses. I hope to have us more on an even keel mentally down the stretch with Basketball Recap from over Winter Break: F 33 po ils th( blc a1 FI OU 12/20/2008- W 97-73 @ PSU-Hazleton Five different players scored in double figures, helping Wilkes rout PSU-Hazleton. Tom Kresge scored 20 points for the Colonels, who hit 13 three-pointers in the game in one of their best offensive performances of the season. w 1/3/2009- L 71-69 Elizabethtown so Sophomore guard Chris Derojas hit six three-pointers and led the Colonels with 27 points, but it wasn't enough to stop visiting Elizabethtown from eking out a close win. Kline was the only other Wilkes player to score in double figures, contributing 19 points and eight boards. 1/4/2009- W 89-86 Ramapo Ramapo jumped to a quick 14-5 lead in the first half of the game, but the Colonels recovered to take the lead for good entering halftime. Derojas scored 27 points for the second straight game, earning himself a spot on the Wilkes-Barre Challenge alltournament team. Freshman guard Michael Donatoni drives towards the arc against Misericordia on his way to scoring two of his six points. The Colonels defeated the Cougars 59-53. let us know that we didn't play well in the first half, and so we came out prepared to play harder in the second. Our intensity on defense really allowed us to come back and take the win," he concluded. After their win against Misericordia, the Colonels lost three straight games against Alvernia (75-66), DeSales (65-30), and Eastern (60-58), dropping their current re- more consistent overall effort. If our intensity is there night in and night out, that's all you can really ask for." The Colonels will need to bring their intensity tomorrow night when they play rival King's College at the Marts Center at 8P.M. 1/7/2009- W 58-49 @Manhattanville Kresge scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help the Colonels defeat Manhattanville in Purchase, New York. Wilkes shot 42.5% for the game and outrebounded Manhattanville 38-26 for the conference win. See Basketball on Page 17 a C �JANUARY 27, 2009 17 SPORTS BASKETBALL from PAGE 16 1/10/2009- L 86-80 FDU-Florham FDU-Florham's Ryan McPherson scored 33 points behind the strength of five threepointers and 8-12 shooting to lead the Devils past Wilkes. Kline scored 27 points for the Colonels, with seven rebounds, three blocks, and three steals. The Colonels held a lead until the very end of the game, when FDU-Florham went on an 8-0 run to close out the game and seal the win. 1/12/2009- W 91-81 (OT)@ Delaware Valley Delaware Valley scored 30 points off of Wilkes University turnovers, but was unable to beat the hot-shooting Colonels. The men's basketball team shot 60.4% for the game and out-rebounded Delaware Valley 47-24. Kresge and Kline both had doubledoubles for the Colonels, and James Jones scored 35 points for the Aggies. Senior forward John Defeo and the Colonels took on visiting DeSales University on January 19. The Colonels were defeated 65-30 in what has been their worst defeat of the season to date. Lady Colonel's basketball winter break recap BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor 12/13/08 Wilkes 80, Keystone College 57 Wilkes' defense was a force in the win against Keystone. Sam Lynam lit up the Giants, going 8-13 with 22 points. The lady colonels improved their record to 5-3 with the win. 1/3/09 DeSales 69, Wilkes 39 DeSales downed the Lady Colonels, confining them to just 39 points. LeighAnn Burke ofDeSales was a force with 17 points and 4 rebounds. 1/5/09 Wilkes 65, Immaculata 46 Sam Lynam once again led the Colonels with 17 points and 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Mackensey O'Hara and Allison Hom also helped, scoring 9 points each. 1/7/09 Manhattanville 78, Wilkes 76 In a close match between Wilkes and Manhattanville, Wilkes suffered their third freedom conference loss. Five of Manhattanville's players scored ten or more points, and racked up a total of nine steals. WWW.CHANGEABLE SKIES.COM Student Housing for the 21st Century CONTACT: Bill Henry william.henryOO@comcast.net 215-768--4619 AVAILABLE APARTMENTS READY TO LEASE JUNE 2009: 1/10/09 Wilkes 67, FDU-Florham 52 Wilkes exhausted the Devils in the second half, scoring 36 points, 16 of which were on free throws. Allison Hom performed at a high level, dropping 20 points with 6 assists, and 3 steals. 1/12/09 Wilkes 74, Delaware Valley College 57 With a 44.1 % field goal average on the game, Wilkes rolled over Delaware Valley with ease. Erin Schneider lit up the court with a total of 23 points and shooting 5-5 on three pointers. PEARCE MANOR 84 WEST ROSS STREET 200 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET JOAN HENRY HALL �JANUARY 27, 2009 18 SPORTS St RINKSIDE REPORT Lovejoy Illakes illlpact after going undrafted BY MIKE CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer In the 2003 National Hockey League entry draft, there wasn't a single team interested in selecting Ben Lovejoy, a young defenseman who had just wrapped up his freshman season at Boston College. Six years later, it's hard to believe that there wouldn't be a club interested in having him in their organization. Lovejoy, who leads all Penguins defensemen with 7 goals and 24 points in 44 games this season, is midway through his second year of professional hockey and was one of three Penguins selected to play in the 2009 American Hockey League All-Star Game. Veteran forwards Jeff Taffe and Chris Minard also represented Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the annual affair, held in Worcester, Mass. on Monday. But Lovejoy's story reads a little different than those of his all-star colleagues. Minard and Taffe are established offensive threats at the AHL level, whereas Lovejoy is developing into one of the premier two-way defensemen in the league. After a disappointing freshman season at Boston College, Lovejoy transferred to Dartmouth, an Ivy League institution located in his home state of New Hampshire. It was there that Lovejoy started to develop into the rock-solid defenseman that he is today. "I went to a place where I was more comfortable, close to home," Lovejoy said. "I sat out a year, really remembered how much I loved hockey and how much I missed it while I wasn't playing. That was a big thing. You know, you kind of take hockey for granted sometimes. Sitting out really re-ener- See HOCKEY on PAGE 19 • After going undrafted, Ben Lovejoy has been able to make an impact on the Penguin's defense and has been tapped for the 2009 AHL All-Star game. De>r1c1t~ Plc:1srr,-c:1 Tc:,d-c:1y_ Ea ~■ !r ■■ a■ 11 ■ p t. » IVl«• ■ wth Interstate· Blood Be. Plasma Inc_ 665 Carey Ave Wilkes-Barre .. Pa Call (570) 823-411 9 ! . • �JANUARY 27, 2009 SPORTS 19 Athlete Spotlight: Shaun Farnhain BYANTHONYDORUNDA . Shaun Farnham, senior criminology ma- Beacon Asst. Op-Ed Editor jor, and co-captain of the Wilkes University wrestling team from Baldwinsville, New York is this week's Beacon Athlete of the Week.. On the season, Farnham has led the Colonels to a 12-5-1 overall record while recording a 23-2 record of his own in the 125 weight class. As oflast week, Farnham was ranked second in the conference at 125, the highest ranking of any Wilkes wrestler. It's apparent that Farnham is no stranger to success. He won the state title match as a junior in high school and then came back and earned a second place finish as a senior. At the end of his senior campaign, he was ranked 15th in the country at the 112 weight class. As much success as he's experienced individually, it would be easy to soak up the limelight and take all the credit, but Farnham dedicates all of his success on the mat to his teammates, contending they are the reason he has been so successful over his career. "I credit all my success to the team and for them pushing me, especially Josh Pauling," said Farnham. "He pushes me everyday and makes me a much better wrestler." But his teammates do not think it's them. They see the work and preparation Farnham p u t s into ev- The Beacon/Steve Felter said sophomore Jake Weinrich. "In practice, he will pick people up that are falling behind, a n d h e al- ery s 1 nways g 1 e is the practice Senior Shaun Farnhaiµ prepares for the whistle while on hardest and match, top against No.4 Chris Sheetz of Delaware Valley. worker. Just and recognize watching him the determination give it his all mohe has to win every sintivates us to want to do gle match. better and work harder. He is not "Shaun's greatest attribute is his leader- only a vocal leader, but one that leads by ship; he pushes everyone to work harder, example. He motivates his teammates on whether it be at practice or during a match," and off the mat and is always pushing each wrestler to push harder." Coming into his senior season, Farnham kept his goals simple: "Win the metros and qualify for nationals." Obviously, he wanted to be an all-American and a national champion, but nationals were the important goal. Last season, after winning an astounding 35 matches throughout the course of the season, Farnham lost the most important one: a 3-2 decision to York's Kyle Flickinger to earn the alternate spot in nationals. That match set the tone for what Farnham set out to accomplish this year. "Just missing the tournament made me push so much harder this year," said Farnham. " I had my work cut out for me f nd it gave me even more motivation to get to the national tournament." Farnham can add another goal to shoot for, the prestigious I 00 win plateau. As of this writing, Farnham is only 13 wins away and counting. At this pace, he would have to get into the national tournament to have a shot at that remarkable feat. "I have got to get to the national tournament before I can even think about I 00 wins," said Farnham. "It would be pretty nice though." RINKSIDE REPORT From HOCKEY on PAGE 18 Lovejoy's second wind translated into a significant increase in point production. After recording just six assists in 22 games at Boston College, he tallied 11 goals and 43 assists in 96 career games for the Big Green. During his junior year of eligibility, Lovejoy led all Big Green defensemen in scoring and helped Dartmouth win its first ever Eastern College Athletic Conference regular-season title. According to Lovejoy, that led to a lucrative contract offer from the Montreal Canadiens. Just three years removed from not being drafted by any NHL team, he had an opportunity to join what is arguably the most storied organization in the NHL as a 22-year-old. He said no. "I was offered a pretty good deal and decided that hockey hadn' t worked out quite so well earlier, why rush it? If I'm good enough to make it, I will after my senior year," Lovejoy said. "I wanted to graduate." Lovejoy signed an AHL contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after his senior year at Dartmouth and registered 20 points in 72 regular season games as a rookie. That led to an NHL contract offer from Pittsburgh, which Lovejoy inked prior to the 20082009 campaign. woo i1K ons Wrestling L 38-3 Delaware Valley W 30-15@ Hunter Midway through his second year of professional hockey, he already surpassed his offensive totals from his rookie season, but there is one statistic that is truly remarkable - his plus-25 rating is the highest total in the AHL. In hockey, a player is given a plus-one rating for each time they are on the ice when their team scores an even strength goal. Likewise, they are given a minus-one rating when the opponents score an even strength goal against them. Lovejoy, along with defensive partrler Joey Mormina, have been assigned the daunting task of neutralizing the opponent's most potent offensive lines. "They've been our match-up pair all year long," said Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma. "Ben Lovejoy's plus-minus is outstanding, considering the job that he gets assigned every night." If Lovejoy keeps it up, he'll not only shatter the previous Penguins record for plusminus in a single season - Alain Nasreddine's plus-24 rating during the 2005-2006 season, but he'll also be competing against some of the NHL's most dangerous lines on a full-time basis. "Everyone's goal is to get (to the NHL)," Lovejoy said. "But right now I still have some things to learn and still have goals to get to down here." <0<0>x:..<0>~ 1HJ 1r,,& Men's Basketball L 65-30 DeSales L 60-58 @ Eastern Women's Basketball L 64-54@ Lycoming W 54-49 @ Eastern �JANUARY 27, 2009 20 SPORTS Colonel wrestlers bounce back after tough loss E Fall to No. 3 Delaware Valley, defeat Hunter BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor After suffering a home loss Friday, January 23 to No. 3 Delaware Valley College, the No. 19 Colonel wrestling team came back to defeat Hunter College just a day later. On Friday evening in the Marts Gymnasium the Colonel wrestlers were only able to defeat one Delaware Valley wrestler, as sophomore James Histed won a 2-0 decision over Robert Hickerman at 157 pounds. Several other Wilkes wrestlers came close to winning their bouts; however, the Aggies would take the convincing 38-3 win. "I think we may actually gain a little confidence from [Friday]. We certainly could have won at 125, 133, 149, 197 and 285 last night, and add in the match Histed won at 157 and we win 6 out of the 10 matches contested against the third ranked team in the country. I think we just need to take the next big step and we are right there. I think the guys know we are close," Head Coach Jon Laudenslager said. The Colonels traveled to Hunter College in New York for a dual meet the next day. Despite a loss at home the night before, the Wilkes wrestlers won six out of nine matches to take the 30-15 win over the Hawks. The Colonels opened the match with four straight wins. Senior Shaun Farnham started the winning for the Colonels. Farnham, who has only lost two matches on the season, won a 9-2 decision over Hunter's Eric Velez at 125 pounds. Senior Josh Pauling, freshman Anthony Dattolo, and senior Erik Smith would post the next three wins before Histed, the only winner Friday evening, lost by pin with 30 seconds left in the 157 pound weight class. The Hawks would also take the next bout as Billy Calvacca defeated freshman Richard Sparks by an 8-4 decision. Junior Frank Heffernan received a forfeit at 174 pounds before junior Chris Smith was pinned by Joey Scott in the second period. Junior Andrew Feldman would finish the match strong for the Colonels, earning his first pin of the season a minute into the bout at heavyweight. The Colonel wrestling team has performed steadily this season, currently ranked No.19 in the country with a 12-5-1 record. Of the season thus far, Laudenslager explained, "Well, we have really wrestled well throughout the season, so I think just being consistent each week has provided many highlights. I think the thing that really vaulted us up the National Rankings was the tournament win at Messiah son, the Colonels have six more dual meets before the Metropolitan Conference Championship on March 22. Laudenslager explained the need to continue working hard in hopes of making it to the national tournament. F1 '' tha fe pa no The Beacon/Steve Felter Senior Josh Pauling tries to gain control against the Aggie's Brandon Clemmer on Friday. Pauling lost the match by a close 3-0 decision. The Beacon/Steve Felter In the 141 pound weight class, junior Donny Clark battles Delaware Valley's Eric McCann on Friday January 23 at the Martz Gym. McCann went on to defeat Clark 14-4 and the No. 3 Aggies went on to win the match 38-3. Go to the House of Nutrition in Luzerne for an informational session called DetoxifY.ing your Body and Weight Loss at 6:00 .m. Call 570-714436 for more info. g Attend the Wilkes vs. King's basketball games at the Martz Gym. The women tip off at 6:00p.m. and the men at 8 :00 p.m. Attend the Reducing Stress, Managi~g Ener.9y and Improving Perrormance Seminar at 9:00 a.m. in UCOM 231. back in December." The Colonel roster features 13 freshmen wrestlers including Sparks, Dattolo, and Daniel Brown, who all wrestled over the past weekend for the team. Laudenslager explained the importance on the new talent in the room. "Freshman are always going to be a big part of the team in one way or another. It just so happens that we have three freshmen in the line-up every week. We also have many other freshmen that are getting better and also pushing some of the upperclassmen to reach their goals this year, so the all are making an impact," he said. As for the remainder of the sea- Listen to Jason Anderson, Strand of Oaks and These Elks Forever at Cafe Metropolis at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $7. "The rest of this season we need to maintain our focus and make a big push to get as many guys to the NCAA tournament. J think we need to get in a little better shape and also clean up our technique in some areas, so we can bring home a conference title. We certainly need to continue to improve each day for that to happen though," Laudenslager said. The Colonel wrestling team will take on The College ofNew Jersey on Tuesday January 27 at the Marts Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m. before traveling to Gettysburg College to take on Gettysburg and Kutztown on Saturday, January 31. Head to Barnes and Noble for milk and cookies at 11 :00 a.m. for storytelling hour. de 20 la C d s b � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2009 January 29th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 January 29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4932c7ed0edc39d6266bfdf0e40963a6.pdf 8aa6138a7d2b8e9ed3697809e4bb8276 PDF Text Text 20 Duals lNIVEE CORN PAGE Ohio. Farnham and both won their bouts J fall in a match that in question, as the me away with a 35-9 mping to a 20-0 lead. (149 lbs.) also conh a pin against Bald! 's Eric Schubert, 1ore Chris Smith (197 :d a major decision in t ran the score up to -0 start in the Duals, s turned their attenUniversity of Scran,ponent for the third :es would record five against the Royals, 1 Farnham, C. Smith, omas Andresen (149 ,homores Jake Wein,.) and Donny Clark Histed and junior one-McHugh (184 eir two matches by ,n and technical fall. the Colonels won of 39-9, improving ;ord to 3-0. els' final match of e against Mt. Saint ege; another school Ohio. he end of the day ;aint Joseph's Calve realized we had o 4-0] our team reallying behind one ch bout," Weinrich ESTLING 19 Twilight BATTLE: BOOK VS. MOVIE . PAGES 13-14 Lady Colo3tball team :iptist Bible at Jt the Marts PAGES FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS MED AU-CO FERENCE PAGE 17 Volume 61 Former Sec. of State Albright offers insights to WB BY ORE SEAMA Beacon Monagmg Editor On Tuesday, ovember I 8, Dr. Madeleine K . Albright, fonner US cretary of tate, addressed the Wilk University community at the F.M. Kirby Center on Public Square. Her lecture was part of Wilkes University·s annual Outstanding Leaders Forum Before her lecture, Albright attended several function at the Westmoreland Club on South Franklin treet. he took Lime to meet \\ith area high school tudents during a question and answer session, talked "rth invited guests at an event later that nighl and held a press conference for several members of the local media The Beacon/Nicole Frail Albnght"s experience as part of W ' lk , • p •d 1i President Bill Clinton •s cabinet of1 tS 01vers1ty re 1 ~ot 1m . dmour attended a private pre conference ,.ilb former fered the backdrop 10 her analysis of cretary of ra~e Madehn~ lbngbt on Tuesday. ovem~r 18 at the Westmoreland Club the current political climate between on South Frankhn treet prior to her speech at the F.M. Kirby center later on ;0 the evening. c· the current Bush administration and the incoming Obama admini tration. " (President•elect Barack Obama) is somebody that i very knowledgeable, Md obviou ly did an av. ful lot of v.ork on host ofi uesduringa very long campaign. What IS happening is the transition is in full mo- See ALBRIGHT page 5 Lund and Fields announce departures from Wilkes 8 A IY F SCO Beacon Asst. News Editor & ICOLE FRAIL Beacon ·ews Ed11or Last v.eek tv.o Wilkes admmiscrators-o member of the President ·s cabinet and an academic Dean nnounced that they will depan EPA for new positions at other inst1tut1ons. Maggie Lund, vice pr idem of human resources and organizational development for Wilk s University, announced th t she will lini h her tenure on December 19 and will as ume responsibilities as enior vice pre i• dent for the Catholic Healthcare Partners (CHP) headquarters in Cineinnah, Ohm on January 5. Lund 's depanure "ill create the fifth Wilkes cabinet vacancy in three years. Dr. Darin Fields. Dean of the ollege of Arts. Humanities and Social ciences, has accepted the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty position at Bethany College in Bethany, 'W t Virgin111, and "'ill leave Wilkes after 15 )ears on January 9. ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives.wilkes.edu ~ BISHOP MARTINO' POLITI INDEX s . .. . 1-5 Opmion. ...•......6-s Lund's new employer, HP. is the hugest health y tem in Ohio and the seventh largest Catholic health sy tern in the nation, \\hich includes care hospitals. senior living communities, social service agencies, ambulatory health centers, health and fitnes faci lilles, and other enlili . Lund will su• pcrvi one of the four CHP districts. Lund began her Wilkes post in June 2007. he explained that she was never actually seeking 10 leave Wilkes, but the opportunity See DEPARTURES page 4 Lifestyles.......9-11 A&E .. ........ 12-15 Sports.......... 16-20 Struggling economy makes it difficult for grads to find work r~ lot l BY CARLTO, IIOLM Beacon Eduor-m-Chief These days, the main reason people purue a college degree i to find a career tudents spend four or more ) ears stud)'· ing and searching for inlemsh1ps for the relevant cxpcri nee they need just so they can build a strong resume that \\ill d1stingu1 h them from the rest of the competition onnall . those tactic "'ork but in 10day's economy, most student,, are certaml) nervous "'hen it comes to finding a job. With various companies cutting hundreds of job sat an abnormal rate. the immediate future doesn ·1 look bright for thi year's graduating class. The percentage of people unemplo)ed in the Uniled tat hll5 significantly increased this year alone. Right no", the unemploy ment rate has climbed 10 a taggermg 6.5 percent, bringing the total unemployment number in the first 10 month of this )ear to 1.2 million according to 1h Bureau ol Labor tatistics of the U. Department ot Labor. In Augu I, unemployment m re:bed by 127,000 \\ith 284,000 Jobs losl m the following month. In October. 240,000 Job \\Cre cut. " I can tell you that in times Ille tins, o~ viously, when th unemployment rate I going up and it's tougher to get a JOb. >our prospects in May ('09) or December ( ·osi are not as good as they "'ould 'vc been al a different time,~ said Dr. ecley, professor of economics. ..This is not a great time to be entering the job market. That doe n ·1 mean you· re w See GRADUATES page 2 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member 1e Beacon/Bet~ aftey officials 1 tursday. s to go through round involves PARKIN<; proba oosted a 73 perc exams. er than our pre, igan, chair of th wledged, but sl , still working b tJ.d prosperous p Merrigan, the N 1 examination , oard." The c ;o five hours an ·een 75 and 26 NURSIN( �OVEMBER 18, ~ ·o. 25 Wi ?lonels staJ NovEME ANIELKAUTZ ·on Asst. Sports Editor No. 25 Wilkes Universi ing team saw great succe fourth annual John Ree on Saturday, November 1 tg all four of their match acked Marts Center. T !ceived major contributio umerous wrestlers in th1 sive home debut which ii NEWS --GRADUATES from FRO T PAGE been laid off, who have 15 to 20 years of job experience," said senior bio-chemi try tudent Kyle Ungvar ky from Horseheads, Y. ~who's to say employers will hire a college tudent with no expenence over someone who has 15 to 25, 2008 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wdkes University Vw'ilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ---~ a job. Bosack-Kosel.. encourages students to ign up for CAR 198 A, a one-credit career development cl for student who are ready to enter the job market or graduate school. The objective or the course is to help students im- not going to find a job; ou may very \\ell find a Job. II' ju I that on average, it's going to be 1ough to gel a Job.~ said Dr. eley. Wilkes niversity ·s Director or Career Services Carol BosackKosek taled Iha!, compared to previous years, there has been a noticeable decline in jobs seeking to recruit tudents at the un ivers,ty, marking the -..orst decrease he"s seen during her time director. Bo;.ack also staled that "hile non-govern ment funded positions are pulling back from posting jobs. government jobs such as the nited tates SeThe Beacon/Bethany Yamnck cret Service and urh a resume writhealth care posi- Career ervke employees ucb as u an Frank offer scrvic 1ion contm ue to ing a i lance and guidance thro ugh mock interviews. be consistent. prove their resume ·writing and inTherefore, the idea or delay- 20 years in the industry?" ing the job search in exchange Ungvar ky is currentl) applying terviewing kills to increase their for a master ·s or doctorate de- to medical schools to attend on e chances or gelling a job. Seeley believes the current regree mighl be a good idea for se- he graduates in May ·09_ sually students arc concerned cession can be attributed 10 the 6niors looking to duck the present tale of the economy. Once the with poli hing their resumes to nancial eris, "'ithm the "real sececonomy rebounds, students with appear more attractive and mar- tor" of the econom)'. Home values higher level degrees will have ketable than the next college can- have decreased therefore people a helter chance at landing a job. didaJc. But in today's economy. are cautious about their pendmg. •· ot only are "e competing with that ' not th case and the com- The more people pull back from each other but \\e·re going 10 be petition for job is stiffer To im- spending, U,e less money is being compclmg with people who have prove students' chances oflanding pumped in10 the economy \<'h1ch ACON s' Tom Andresen hold 1sen would go on to pi NOVEMBER n. 8\ CATIIR\ 2 mail.com All§llSl2008 nemployment incre d by 127,0 0 Beacon Asst I For 1udent from horn , 61 tep m the coll than halrorthc campu. and 1 been 25 and 3( One i uc fac cot. eniorbM tuna lives off• ~It \\'85 just C isn ' t bad ... e p, mg for it." Accordmg IC University 01 about hal r..."' don ' t know ho, \\C do based or At Wilkes, ro per )'ear With bill for on-can not including c ®cttJber 2008 rrickle down to seniors and the lack or funds available 10 pay them. "This recession is going 10 be a lot worse than the last two ( I982 and 1991 recessions), said Dr. Seeley. ··we hove had almost a free ride for 26 years. ™-0 littl bitty recessions. o for graduating seniors thi is going to be worst than anything you ' ,e experienced " ~That doesn '1 mean if you go out in10 the labor markeL )ou·re not going to be able to find a job. There's lots or people "ho "ill find jobs. It's gomg to be tougher: prospects are going to be \\Orst till most people will find JQb,. but JUSI a mal ler percentage 1han what normally finds job . Meet the staff... .• ;, :n lf:li'!!'r •• ~., ~~-: 7 Opinion Editor. Gino Troiani L.lfntyles Editor: Christa Sgobba A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Spotts Editor: Alissa Lindner Photo Editor: Jenna Stephens PHO E: (570 ► 408-5903 Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz E:\tAIL: wilkesbeaconi>gmail.rom - ~ - - - - - - - - - - itch Madeliene 'ight lecture as f the Outstandaders Series at wilkesbeacon.new Editorial Staff 2008-09 Editor-in-Chief: Carlton HOimes Managing Editor: Andrew Seaman Design Chief: Alison Woody Advertising Manager: Chnsbne Zavaskas N.ws Editor: NICOie Fra~ Stu, CO:\TACT INFORMATIO:\: n1cole.frail'a'wllkes.edu amy.fu a wilkes.edu calhryn frear(!t\\ ilkes.edu ,; ~ti', ~ .. :\:.?t : · : '$ ' & l.aurcn Biernacki J ordon rbrcffit apartment. Livi , Photo Edi1or and A I Pbolo Editor 1ppartmea1 ..io JHH Stephen �INIVERSITY CORNERS PAGE 12 NOVEMBER 25, 2008 NEWS 3 Students weigh on and off campus housing benefits 8\ CATHRY, FREAR according to the Wilkes website. A cording to Wink, it"s about SS,000 a year for For srudents who choose not to commute rent, including utiliti . at the University from home, finding proper hou ing is a big Common . Living on outh Franklin tree! step m th college process. At Wilkes. more in a two-bedroom appanment with utihti than half of the tudent body opts to live off included, it' about SS,300 per year. To live campu and a 1)-pical freshman class has in a two-bedroom on Ross treet also with been 25 and 30"/o who commute. utilities included, it' s about $4,000 per year. One i ue lacing college students today is This brings the total of off-campus housco t cnior biology major Mario Della For- ing and tuition to approximately 25, 170tuna lives off-campus and acknowledged, SJ0,470 annually. While the differences m cost are mdi put"It "'as just cheaper and this (apartment) 1sn·1 bad ... especially with what we·re pay- able, Brenda Stanley, director of residence ing for it:· life, believes living on campus in WilkesAccording to ancy Win~. head of the owned aparunents and dorms can be a good University Commons I ing office, ~1cs way to tran itioo off-campus and into real about half... we·re a private compan , so I life. " We give you the tool to solve I ues don ·1 know how Wilke figures its coSL but like roommate problems before living on \IC do based on what we need." your own." At Will.es, room and board co ts S l 0.680 She added that on campu apartments and per year With tuition thi brings the total dorm provide a tep between living "ith bill for on-campus students to SJ5,850 your parents and living alone. " Parents drop not including course, lab, and music fees, off their ldds with the comfon that they' ll be taken care of," tanley said . In contrast, according to Wink, ·'[Living off campus] teaches the kids a lot of responsibility. They're getting ready for the real world. They have bill that they have to take care of." During the freshman year, studen generally make friends through their livmg ituation On-campus sophomore political cience major Tara Kennedy noted, " I don ·1 even know how I would have met anybod} otherwise. You meet a lot of your friends initially through hving with them." But according to off-campus sophomore nursing major Lindsey Baldwin, " It' like a rran irioo. You live with your parThe Beacon/Lauren Biernacki ents as a kid, your Jordon rbrtffler walk5 into his utb River trtct off-umpu 1p1rtmcnL Living on South Fra nklin tred in a hH>-~droom first year of college you Iivc on-campu , ■ ppartment ,.itb utilitirs included, it' about 5,300 per year. then you move off- Beacon A.isl Ne,u Editor Volume 61 Issue 11 . ' lot woes r Courtney Graham utilize the common room in Evans Hall fo r studying. On-campus location ucb as thi one art good placts to bang out and meet ~ople for those -.ho choo to dorm at Wilkes. campus, then you graduate and live wherever you \\ant" Baldwin added, " [Unlike in dorms] you can escape from your roommates [when you hve off-campus).'' According to tanley, university officials arc working "ith an new automated program to improve hou ing placement It will take ten characteristics that tudents are looking for in a living-partner and match them with someone ,vho shares a good majority of those same chara teristics. In the current system many students still get their roommates through Iott ry or major matching " I got a single because I didn ' 1 want to deal with roommates.~ said Kennedy. "I know so many people who have to move or their roommates have to move because ofprobl ms." Off-campus sophomore nursing major Tiffany Flores lived on-campus last year and had to switch rooms because of roommate issues he explained, he would have all these people over and I even found out she let people sleep in my bed when I w115n 't there." tanley believes that the proximity of the residence halls is helpful to academic progres and an ndance. "Students can literally roll out of bed and attend an event or class," said tanlcy. However, on-campus ophomore nursing major Brittney I lodnik lives in the niversity Towers, just a block from most of her classc , acknowledged, •· ext year I'm moving aero the treet from the library I will be able to be to clas in lik 5 minutes ... The Towers are far enough that if for any reason I don ·t wan! to go to class. rm not going." tanley noted that the facilities dcpanmcn1 i one great advantage to living in univcrsit)-owned property. Off campu landlords can occasionally be unavialable 10 student renters on basic maintenance need~ " ot the contractors, but the ma mtenan c people. because they work for the uni, ersity, they have aece to Iroom i:· according 10 Stanley. The system at Wilkes requires tha1 residents or others mut submit "'ork orders to formally addrcs facilties problem . but becau e of this process, they are usuall y erviced relatively quickly Living off-campu can be a different stol) at times. Della Fonuna says, " We· ve ne, er had any huge issues, but once there was water leaking into my closet and they didn' t come to fix it for like two weeks because they id that they would have to shut the water off in the whole building ... and the damage still isn't fi ed (even though the water was stopped from leakingr Even if a tudent were to choo e to live m a box throughout his or her college experience, probably the biggest issue is comfon in safety. But, in thi matter, at Wilkes. ,rs nol effected by ,,hether )OU h,e on-or olfcampus. According 10 Wink. "Student, h, ing in off-campu apanmcnts can 1111 call Publi afety becau:,e [th re:.idence, ] are 1ill a pan of the Wilke communit) ·· he Beacon/Bethany Yamrick ,aftey officials remind commrsday. ls to go through, it does take round involves students ap- PARKING page 3 probation posted a 73 percent pass rate exams. er than our previous years," rigan, chair of the nursing de>wledged, but she noted that s still working hard to main.nd prosperous program. Merrigan, the NCLEX exam ti examination administered >oard." The computerized to five hours and can range reen 75 and 265 questions. NURSING page 5 �-----.!l;,·• .. 18, 2 EMBER . 25Wi 1nels staJ TEL KAUTZ sst. Sports Editor 25, 2008 DEPARTURES from FRO T PAGE 25 Wilkes Universi !am saw great succe th annual John Ree aturday, November I four of their match i Marts Center. T ed major contributio ·ous wrestlers in the 1ome debut which ii NEWS NOVEMBER ofa new Job came lo her. .. I recei,ed a phone call from the CEO of Cl IP. a fonner bo ," said Lund. u1 was not unhappy. I was not looking fora job. and I wasn·t eckong anything. I liked th continued challenges and positive opportunitie at Wilkes," she added. c enhel Lund believed CHP offered her a uonce-in-a-lifetimc opportunity"' and she felt that if she did not do it. he would regret it. Petra Carver. vice president for finance and suppon, will play a major leadership role for the Human Resources Depanment, "hile Wilkes ad mini trators decide how to best move forward Along with Caner guiding the Human Resources direct repons, Joe Housenick, d1rector of human resources, will work directly with Carver managing day-to-day operations. In addition, Lund has numerous committee assignments, all of which will be evaluated as to how best to move forward . "I \\ill take on operations management for human resources on a da to day basis," Carver lated. ~It's bittersweet. We are all excited and happy for her [Lund]. On the other hand. it is a huge loss for us because she was a great colleague. a good friend of min and "e will miss r I her dearly She was really good at what he w doing." Carver has worked in human resource at prior positions, so i familiar with key i ues associated with the field Lund 's depanure will t least temporarily change Carver· workload. ·•we are presently discussing our options and no final decision has been made;· said Dr. T im Gilmour, president of Wilkes Universit . One of the options might be to have a national search for a future vice president of human resource . But a national earch can co t approximately $35.000, Gilmour explained. ~we review all enior po 1tions when an incumbent leaves to determine if they are the wi est investment of resources for the achievement of university goals," Gilmour aid in re ponse to whether selecting a new vp of human resources is effected by economic or financial issues. "As with all departures of senior people here at Wilkes, Maggie will leave a huge gap in our leadership. She is the consummate profes ional and someone "ho cares deeply about people. Out when you hire talented people, }OU have to expect that other organization will seek them out and the opportunity be has before her significantly advances her career. We all wish her well, and know we will mi sher," said Gilmour. Martz Trailways Student Discount Program 7 Save 25% on Martz Full-Fare Bus Tickets Brt.ag thi coupon to Martz Traihnys 46 Public Squan Wilkes-Barre along With ·our College ID I to receive a I I- Rl'I I , t·a1 \lt•111ht·1 ,hip is tt ('.!O, al11r1 Lund 's parents live m the area. so it was tough for h r to choose to "-Ork far away. During No \\eekends of the month, Lund plans to fly back to Pennsylvania to see her fan1ily and "ork from home. CHP's support of th is arrangement reflect how some organizations arc becoming more flexible w11h work ethics. "There really is a great sense of accomplishing through cooperation and collaboration [at Wilkes], whether it JS ben,cen faculty and administration. faculty and students. etc. I've seen it in various forms. \\/hen I met with Dr. Gilmour to tell him about the opportunity. I saw the thread of consi tency ... he was veiy happy for me;· Lund commented. Because word of Field 's departure from the university was not released until late Friday afternoon, The Beacon did not have time to contact him for comment before publication. Howe\-er, in an email to the community Field "Tote: " In my 15 years at Wilkes, it has been an honor to work with so many dedicated and talented faculty and taff, and it has been a pnvilege to teach and be pan of the lives of our students. I cherish deepl all of the friendships I have developed over th e yeass, and 1 am proud of all of the ,-ork we have accomplished together. I have 'grown up· at this institution, and the lesson and skills I have learned here will unqu - G Notes: November 19, 2008 • PHILADELPHIA PARTY-OF-2 SPECIAL • NYC PARTY Of 2, 3, 4, S, 6, 7 or 8 the bpr your party, the mo~ you saw! • NYC SHOPPERS SPECIAL sd I • ATLANTIC CllY 7 DAYS A WEEK - Amulng Casfno Andresen hold rould go on to pi tl • Ge11eraf- :!.684.74 • Special Pro;ec1s. S1.570.74 -Spm1· S:!.000.00 -uadersh1p 3.744. ·9 Club Rrports Thefol/ow,mg clubs pres.tnted upda1es 011 their event - Programming Madeliene lecture as 1 Outstandrs Series at ously did an awfu issues during a very happening i the traJ and ,arious team tu the agencies to pull t the tran it ion,•· said, The fonner diplom top advisor for Ohan ance at Wilkes niv foreign dignitaries a on Obama· behalf At the lecture All university for its re and leadership traini the chool for its Uf "orld of academia. Albright. a profcSSI vers1ty. said diat he high hool student -.ill won. to make tl voice in an Obama ad - 1 do spend a lot people ... and think th mg about thJS campai1 that the youth "ere on \\ay and also using al technology and I thilll lbri t said he add • SUl'\'ey Sys/em EvtniS - Council of Club, November 20, 11 am. to I p.m. • Wing Eating Cont 1 No\ember20, 7 pm tud·nt Center Lounge -Commuter Council Bus Trip YC No\ember 22 -Wil~ Barre City Christmas Parade ovember 22 Live Board -MC FLYING OUT OF NYC OIi PHILLY'/ LET MARTZ DO TM£ DRIVING FOR YOUI New Busio • Student Concerns - law Ropes Cour: e: SG mcmb.:is panici- off !Ally 1eMCt to nd Pflilly. Mid the aitpOrts a jtJSt a shoit hop patcd during meeting time for a bonding experience. Old Bu int L from FRO T - Set:rel Snmojla!.e Tru urrr' Repori - All College: S3,396.69 ii SIC ABOUT OUR OTHER NOVEMBER ALBRIGH' locauon eacon Correspondent a.on 100th Bi fUE TICKET Oil YOUR lltTHDAY TLANTlC OTY oa NEW YOik am s 4 uonably serve me "ell in m} fu ture endeavors." According to Bethan} Collcg ·, "el>1te. Fields "ill begin his nc\\ role of vice president of tudent Affiurs and dean o f Faculty on Febni31) 16. Fields "'as selected from 80 applicants ma national search run by the college. Bethany College is West Virginia 's oldest private college and has an enrollment of a.ppro..:imately 850 Ludents. " Our loss i Bethany College·s gain:· said C. Reynold Verret, provost. m an announcement to the Wilkes community Friday. •·we deepl} appreciate the leadership and imagination that he has exercised during his tenure among us We wish him the be:.t on hi, ne\\ position." Fields began at Wilkes as an assi tant professor of Engli h in 1993 and b,:came assoeiate professor and Chair of the Div1 ion of Humanities in 1999. He was appointed to Dean of the College of Ans, Humanitie and Social Sciences in 2003. According to Verret, an interim dean of the College of Ans, Humanities and Social Sciences will be announced shortly. • Bookstore /..jxlate • W1/kes-8a1Te C11y Chr1S1mas Parade.◄ /- • Al 7:30 p.m ., a motion "as made to adjourn dte SG meeting. TI1e mollon \\as approved. SG mtttings an: open to all studnts. TIit) are held e>'el') Wedn e day in the Miller Conference room on the s«ood floor of the H I • �INIVERSITY CORNERS 25, 2008 ALBRIGHT NOVEMBER t In cnpllDD. " I I ie au OCII) 10 hope that you will find this boo!.. u tul ·· Albright was s"om in as the 64th ~e rctary of tale on January 23. 1997. he \\ a, the first "'oman to hold that position and at the time "as the highest-ranking \\Olllan in history of the United States government he handed o,er the office in 200 I to Gen Colin Powell, her successor. Ho1\ever. politicians, like President-elect Baracl.. Obama. continue to seek her advice with foreign policy and economic matters W1 from FRO T PAGE ou ly did an awful lot of work on host of issues dunng a very long campaign. What is happening is the transition is u\i(ull motion and various team have been di patched to lhe agencies to pull together the material for lhe transitiont said Albright. The fom1erdiplomat bas been serving as a lop advisor for Obama. Prior to her appearance at Wilkes University Albright met with foreign dignitaries at an economic summit on Obama's behalf At the lecture Albright praised Wilkes University for its reputation in mentoring and leadership training while also praising the school for its upport of women in the 11orld of academia. Albright. a professor at Georgetown Uni1ersity. said that she enjoyed talking to the high school students earlier and that she -.ill work to make the youth a prominent voice in an Obama administration. -1 do spend a lot of time with young people ... and think that what was so exciting about this campaign "-85 the whole way that the youth were tn\'olved in very active 1\8)> and also using all kinds ofmformat1on technology and I think that will continue," Albri ht said. he added. ~1 think there will PAGE 12 5 NEWS Volume 61 The Beacon/Andrew Seaman Madeline Albright spoke at the F.M. Kirby Centrr on , ovember 18 as part of the Outstanding Leaders Forum pn,sentr.d by Wilkes niversity. be many activities 1vhere many people will Albright recently published her third be involved and are able to do feedback book. Memo to the President Elect: How on a w,hole host of issues, because I think We Can Restore America· Reputation and that President Obama i going to be some- Leadership. In a recent interview on '·Late body that wants to hear from a vanety of ight with Conan O'Brien," Albright said le.'· that she ave a co of the book to Obama Watch the press conference online at: Issue 11 : lot woes ilkesBeacon.com Barn s & Noble Wilkes-Kh1g's Bookstore 7South Main Stre t, Wilkes-Barre, PA1S701 ~ 570.208.4700 ~ wilkes.bncollege .com '1Vhat's happening at. our bookstot·e thi week! nsic Every ednesda igbt di ount on anything ou pur hase from the Live "Free" d mo Friday's witl 25% fe during the musi act. • Open Mic Night for Poeh & coustic l\lusic Tuesday No ember 25 th from :oo m - 8 :3op111 • Frida ) No ember 28th Live Music with Scott& Tom' t :3op1n • , ednesda 1 De ember 3 rd we ha e EamonJt Ga-raghty li e at6 .3opm • Frida , December 5th Li e Music with · Th-reeimagina-ry Boys' at :3opn1 • 'IfYou Give a at a Cupcake" this w ek dtu·iug our weekly Saturda morning story time t 11: ooam • 'New in Bioga·aph Book Club Monda 'Mystery Book lub ThuTsd from 6: o- : m he Beacon/Bethany Yamrick iaftey officials remind com~ursday. ls to go through, it does take round involves students ap- PARKING page 3 probation posted a 73 percent pass rate . exams. 'er than our previous years," rigan, chair of the nursing de)wledged, but she noted that s still working hard to mainmd prosperous program. Merrigan, the NCLEX exam 11 examination administered )Oard." The computerized to five hours and can range veen 75 and 265 questions. NURSING page 5 ,6 nber ~Ali' ~ �fEMBER 18, ~ ~. 25 Wi ~onels sta, Promise ous text messa es NIELKAUTZ Asst. Sports Editor ). 25 Wilkes Univers team saw great succ( urth annual John Re~ Saturday, November l all four of their matd ked Marts Center. T :ived major contributio nerous wrestlers in th re home debut which i: _ ,a,-ea N ovEMBE ~Opinion Pay attention, world: DRC genocide threatens humanity EDITORIAL BOARD 1' Tom Andresen holcl sen would go on to pi Jtch Madeliene right lecture as f the Outstandaders Series a1 Th Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fom1ally known as Zaire, gained its independence from Belgium in 1960. It is the thud largest counby located in central A Inca. Since the late 1990s. after the Rwandan civil war and genocide, there has been an ongoing strug• gle for both power and Iiberty \\1thin the DRC" borders which has led to the death of million . And yet the current genocide in the Congo has largely gone unreported. Accordi ng to Jeanyves Ngabonziza senior environmental engineering major, and Rwandan civil war and genocide urvivor, Mobutu ese Sekothe fernier president of Zaire, had strong ties , ith former Rwandan president Juvenal I lab:,,arimana who life ended after his plane was- hot do,m in l 994. When the Tutsi rebellion defeated the Hutu regime and won the,,.arin Rwanda in 1994, man I lutus were exiled to the Congo. and became refugees. gabonz.iza eAplained that Mobutu' government began to train the I lutu refug s so that they •· ... could come ba.ck and attack the new establi hed Rwandan government." As the Hutu regime began to gain strength. ekothe upported the social cleansing of the Congo, which targeted the ban:,,annulenge, who are Congolese Tutsis As a resull, many Tutsis fled to the newly formed no panisan Rwandan government. In respon . enraged Tutsi fore-es led by Laurent-Desire Kabila fough t and won the war against ekothe and the Congolese government. Sekothe then fled the counby, and Kabila was named president in 1997. He then changed the name of the country from Zaire to the Democratic Republic of Congo ARer his rise to po"er, Kabila turned hi back on the Tutsi forces, and sided with the Hutu militia. Ngabonziza explained that Kabila began to act exactly as Sekothe did, ordering attacks on the banyannulenge, while using force in an effort to drive them from the Congo. The conflict led to Kabila's assassination in January of 2001 by one of hi bodyguards. hortly after. hi son. Joseph Kabila Kabange took his position, and follO\,ed the same agenda. supporting segregation, and "social cleansing." The DRC is categorized as a democracy; however, it is not. It clos ly resembles a dictatorship. Ngabonziza e plained that there is still strong suppon for segregation bemeen Hutus and Tut is wit11in the country. They have even gone as far as setting up roadblocks, and ordering the people to seperate. " If people didn ' t want to separate ... they would kill everybod ... The main problem is that the genocide has now gone over there If th Congo lese goverrunent stoppe supporting it. it "'ould solve a lot of the problems." Laurent kunda, current leader of the rebel faction operating in the outhcast providence of NordKivu is fighting BYTI\I EIGF a" wi lke beacon.oped = gmaiLcom BY THE BEACON Thel CONT CT I. FOR.\1ATlO1': gino rroianitg;" ilkes edu lauren.salem ilkes.edu Beacon Stoff Wr11 6 ~ died from "ar-related causes in Congo since 1998. ··1t is unjust that people in their own counby are not treated fairly by their own government." id gabonziza. When asked about the press coverage. gabonziza said that it has been adequate in recent :,,ears; ho"ever, many till do not know of the mayhem that is happening in the DRC. The Beacon feels that the fighting within the DRC needs to be addressed. If 5,400.000 people have died from war-related cause , the American people, as well as governments across the world need to pay attention. One death \\Ould be ~ Dver5MIIII lives have bee lost In the c ng d•towar related causes SI ce199 . Media covera e has been lackln since the stan of gov- aconn ct ~ er n • mcnt , and the tions. According to a recent Associated Pre s article, this warfare ha uprooted some 200,000 citizens from their homes. The United aLions has described this as " ... a humanitarian cri is of catastrophic dimen ions," causing civil unrest, and large food hortages. De pile bill ions in aid, and the deployment of the ,,orld's large t peacekeeping force, a January 2008 International Rescue Committee s urvey found that 5,400,000 people have t 00 many. O\,er 5 million i catatrophic to all of human it . The bloodshed needs to top. Thi fighting will not cease until democracy and equality is established with in the DRC borders. just like neighbonng Rwanda did in 1994. war will c nunue to rage until apeacetul emocracvls stablished in the Con Congress sha/ an establ, hmen, tllt free exercist freedom of spet!i right of the pe<>J and 10 pell/Ion dress ofgneva,. Those45 won Bill of Rights. • the Constnut1on Amen ca, "'h ich ofth1 rant For those who of December i Wilke!>. which ll for the Con titu more importantl University to pu First Arnendme1 pnsed to be w1 reading. a work ~offensive·· (I c asked to Iisten t may not contain ethnic groups. That's what ti about, though. r all things peec and a sembly. So in the pirit I sur,e)'ed I 00 see exactly how knew a bout the {C11e gloomy hock )-OU. aturally. I fir familiar tudent are protected by Hence. Qut Ii does the First YOl Dear Editor: The Wilkes I member Mondi mond "as kille, mg home from Mt Washington of us "ho kne1 that he was tak from climbing a us of -.hat mad, us pnuse. amid lntle over the so Art ' many fn smile, his gent! hfe A11·s profe �INIVERSITY CORNERS NOVEMBER 25, 2008 7 OPINION PAGE 12 The Educational Rant: The First Amendment ., BY TI\I EIGflllED Btucon Stoff Wmer Congress shall make no law respecting an establ,shment ofrehgwn. or prol11b1ting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech. or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to pe1111on the Government for a redress ofgr,evances. Those 45 words arc the beginning of the Bill of Rights. which is the beginning of the Const11ut1on of the United States of Amenca. 1>hich brings us to the beginning of this rant. For those who are unaware, the first ~eek of December i Fn'St Amendment Week at Wilkes. 1>hich is essentially Christmastime for the Constitutional nerds out there. But more importantly, it is a time for Wilkes University to put on public di plays of the First Amendment in action. Don ·1 be urpnsed to be 1>itnesscs to a banned book reading. a work of art that some might find •offensl\e.. (I call them i sics), or to be asked to listen to some music that may or may not contain slurs against one or more ethnic groups. That's what the First Amendment is all about, though, right'! A free expression of all things peech. religion, press, petition and assembly. So in the pirit ofFirst Amendment Weck, I surve}ed I00 local coll ge students to see e,;actly how much the average student knew about the First Amendment. {Cue gloomy m1,sic} The results ... may shock you. aturally. I first wanted to find 0111 how familiar students arc with the rights that are protected by the First Amendment . Hence. Quution I: How many rigbt(s) doa tht First mtodmtnt protect? (5) Of 100 students, only 23 of them an v.ered correctly. 16 students an wered wilh " IO." I don 't know what' more surprising: That fe1>er than 20% of students knew there are five , or U1at 16 thought there were ten. Que tioo 2: or the following lw ord baakl, which right does the First Amudment guaraattt? ( peech, Pre Religion, A mbly, Petition) 15 students correctly selected all five. 92 students selected free spettb, 69 students selected pre and embly, S4 students selected religion, and only 23 students selected petition . It's not urpri ing that th maJonl} of tudents picked free peech. bul ii i unusual that religion was selected less frequently than assembly, pecially amid one of the most polarizing religious climates in our nation ·s history. At least most (not all) students know they hav the right 10 free peech. Question J: oder the first Amendmtol, can }OU ltgally burn a flag? (Ves, if it i dari11g a protest) Fifty-four tudents got this one correct. If you did your math, that means that 46 got it wrong. Que lion 4: When did you first learn about the first Amendment and the rights it guannttts? Sc enty-threc students said they learned about it betl>een 6th and th grad . Que tion 5: \! ould you be protected under the First Amendment if you wrote a tory about a celebrity that yo■ knew to be untrue? ( o, that's called libel) Sixty-nine students got this one correct. It's also worth noting that the First Amendment does protect you if you are writing something satirical . (Like Saturday 1ght live and other sketch comedy shows) The ultimate defense against libel is the truth. If something is true, regardless of its defamatory quality, then the First Amendment protects the writer. And if some of you remember. I once wrote about how Rosie O ' Donnell was fed a live animal in bel\,een commercial breaks during her time on '"The iew'". Truth or satire? I' m just ssyin ' Que lion 6: Under the first mendment, have experimental drugs ever been used ltgally in accordance with religio us rigbts? (Ye see the American I ndian Religious Freedom ct or 1978) ixty-nine rudents al o got this one correct. No 1>onder. tupid hippie . Que tion 7: A. Doe the First Amendment apply to a public chool new paper? (Ye ) inety-two tudents said yes. 8. Doe the First Amendment apply to a private school newspaper? ( o) ixty-one tudents said no. A quick le son: The First Amendment protects a public school 's newspaper because 11 is a governmentally funded school, such as state schools. Ho1>ever, the first amendment does not protect the nev.spaper of a private hool, such as Wilk University. What thi means, in a nutshell, is that a public school cannot have its paper hut down because the college's administration does not like its content or wan to stop a potentially problematic story from making the newstand . lnat would be prior restraint (look it up, people) and a violation of the First Amendment. However, the brass at Wilkes University could hut down the paper if they didn ·1 like the content because it's a private institution. ( ot that Pre ident Gilmour would hut us down though, becau e he gets it about student pre freedom. By the "'ay. 1r, how is that "tuition problem" 1>e talked about CQming along'! Que tion 8: The first mendmtnt goe too rar in the righ ts it guarantets. Forty-s ix students disagreed, 15 strongly disagreed, 24 agreed, and 15 trongl) agreed. Um, pretty concerned about !hose last 39 folks . Too far? This question nurrored the 2008 tale of the First Amendment (SOFA) survey conducted nationally. The national results are slightly more hopeful in that I0% of respondents agreed and 10% strongly agreed. Obvio us!) , the filct that local college students came out 19% beyond those figures in their desire to see the First Amendment scaled bacl sa) a great deal about the need for educatio n here. So what have we learned today' It appears that students don "t I.no\\ too much about the First Amendment, as evidenced by the less than 30% succes rate of questions one and r-,o Maybe it's just me, but i it too much to ask of college tudents lo kno1> what their rights arc? It' interesting to see the mass of college students who \\ere involved m the election this year, but I \\Onder ho \\ many of those students knew which nghts they were guaranteed? If I were to stump for a political candidate, I' d like to kno\\ what my rights were and what that candidate was going to do to them. Volume 61 Issue 11 : lot woes •Author's note: This is the last rant ofthe year 2008, and my apologies for II being tducational - Who wants that in college. right' It was a good year. and /he Rant shall return m Jan11ary 2009 with the first annual ..Angry Rant Awards. .. And JUSt so you know. Dane Cook and J11110 11'111 be made fun of MANY ttmes. Merry Christmas and Happy 11olida; s. a/f. •wink• ) he Beacon/Bethany Yamrick ,aftey officials remind commrsday. Dear Editor: The Wilkes fanuly lost an important member Monday night when Art Redmond was killed in a car accident returnmg home from climbing the summit of Mt Washington, ew Hampshire. For all of u,, \\ho knew and loved Art, the fact that he was taken from us coming home from climbing a mountain helps to remind us of \\hat made An special. It also gives us pa=. amidst our grief. to smile just a hnle over the sort of person Ari was. An ' many friends will ne,er forget his ;mrle, his gentle demeanor and his love of hfo Arf professors will also remember an cKlmordinarily bright }Oung man who was ajo to have m class . I consider myself truly fortunate to have been both his professor and his friend What I will remember the most about Ari was his constant pursuit of living life to the fullest. Art loved Latin America and was set to serve in the Peace Corps taning in the summer of2009 and later to anend graduate school. Ari loved to travel and relished the opportunity to study abroad. While many students go to Spam. England, or Australia, An 1>enl to Peru and Ecuador. The proudest moment of my teaching career was receiving an email from him describing his \\Ork with children in an Ecuadorian orphanage. In difficult moment such as these it can be hard to find comfort in tragedy. Ho1>ever. those of us who knew and loved Ari can take solace in Art's friendship and the kno\\ ledge that he was able to touch so many in a life that was too hort. In times like these, it is also imponant to examine our own lives. our pnorities, our friends, our family and the way we want the world to be. We can all honor Art by trying to succeed m the way that he did. Live life to the fullest, be a friend, tudy abroad. take a chance! I wanted to leave you with the 1>ords of Ralph Waldo Emerson,"To laugh often and much: to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of fa! e friends . To apprec1a1e beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a health) child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one hfe has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." Art clearly succeeded. Dr. Andrew P. Miller Political Science Is to go through, it does take round involves students ap- PARKING page 3 probation posted a 73 percent pass rate exams. er than our previous years," igan, chair of the nursing de,wledged, but she noted that s still working hard to mainnd prosperous program. Merrigan, the NCLEX exam 11 examination administered ,oard." The computerized to five hours and can range reen 75 and 265 questions. NURSING page 5 �_ __ _... !lio·""'- V'. NOVEMBER 18, i No. 25 Wi Colonels staJ BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The No. 25 Wilkes Univers wrestling team saw great succf at the fourth annual John Ree Duals on Saturday, November l winning all four of their match in a packed Marts Center. T team received major contributio from numerous wrestlers in th1 impressive home debut which ii NOVEMBER 25, 2008 OPINION 8 In response to Bishop Martino BY GI 'OTROI Beacon Op-Ed Editor Thi October a lener was sem 10 Catholic followers by cranlon Bishop Jo eph F. Martino urging volers to strong! consider the Catholic stance on abortion when they went to the polls on November 4 The subtext, of course, was that a vote for Barack Obama and all candida1es to upport a woman 's nghl lo choose "ould be con 1dered a vote against 1he Catholic faith . Excerpts of 1he leller, widely read al Ca1holic church aero s lhe Diocese, included : " Being right on l~e , education, healthcare, immigrat10n, and the economy fai ls 10 make up for the error of disregard ing the value of human lifc ... (Abortion) ... is the single mo t important i sue ... He does nol ask us to take up his cross only to have us leave it at the voting booth doort Martino ,note. lnstantaneou ly, these remarks generated controversy both in and 0111 ide the Catholic cornmunily. The Firs1Amendment guarantees that all Americans may choose wha1 religious denomination (if any) lo practice. Once that choice is made, the religious faithful ubject themselves to the practice and beliefs of that denomination . Bishop Martino has every right to promote pro-life candidates because uch a political stance is con i tent with the beliefs of the Catholic church. Freedom of speech is also protected under the First Amendment. and Martino. as the local head of the Diocese, has an obligation lo lead by e ample, So members of the Catholic church should not have been urpriscd by Martino· message. evertheless, many "ere certainly urprised and chagrined by 1he overt push prior to and after election day. Wh -.ould an individual subject themselves to the teachings and rules of a pecific group if 1hey do not fully agree with them? Do I agree with Manino' tanoe? Absolutely not. My view is that there is no room for politics -.ithin the walls of a religious institution. Any time the t"o are associated, there is a great danger of promoting bias and ignorance. Guih and fear arc far 100 po\\erfu l tools. Bui I do respecl hi right to ·tate 11. 1 also respect the rights of Catholics to d,sagree and vote their conscience. Recently, Martino claimed that the Obama administration 's aggressively pro-abortion policie are vie\\ed "as an attack on the church." Th, i \\Tong; a similar issue was resolved over 200 years ago. The "establishmen1 clau :· of the First Amendment state ~congress hall make no law re peeling an establishment of religion." The founding fathers made ii crystal clear in the Coosti1ution that the Uniled S1a1es government shall not favor or discriminate again t a ny one religion. Bi hop Martino, there i no " anack''. The rules regarding choice come directly from the me documen1 that grants you the nghl to practice your religion freely. On Oc1obcr 7, 1801, the Dan- Beaco11 Poll Results bury Bapt1s1s, a religious minorily in C0Mec1icut. -..rote a letter to then-President Thomas Jefferson complaining that the religious liberties they practiced were not viewed as immutable rights by the state. Jefferson responded on January I, 1802 tating, ··t contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared 1hat their legislature hould ' make no law respecting an establishment of re ligion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation bct\\ecn Church & Sta I am not Catholic, and have no religious ti . I am simply responding as an American who operates under the same Constitution. America I a truly great and unique nalion because its people possess the ability to practice and speak freely. Although some. may not alwa s agree with others views, we must remember that it 1s their right, no matter their ideology. Students improve upon conventional flirting BY CHRI TA OBBA Beacon ltfest:y/es £d11or Wilkes' Tom Andresen hold Andresen would go on to pi Passing folded-up notebook paper etched wi1h sweet nothings "a,, once the wa that brave high school s1udents could express 1he1r attraction to the opposite sex. ow, love notes ha~e gone passe. in favor of a more revealing medium. And this new crop of high school students is reveal ing much more than !heir inncrmo I emouons. Tunkhannock Area High chool recently garnered tatewide attent10n, when reports surfaced that five cell phones that had been confiscated from tudent contained picture of nude o r cnunude female classmates . In a lelter senl home to parents on Oc1obcr 31. school admmistrahon said the phones contained pictures "of a highl sexually explicit nalure" of female students. The males "ho had the pictures on their phones were behveen the ages of II and 17, "bile the femal m 1he pictures appeared to be between the ages of 14 and 16. According to District Allorney George Skumamck Jr., some of the girls pictured had actually lakeo the photos. One girl in1ervicwed described the pictures as "1he new ffutrng. ~ Perhaps most disturbing is tha1 the core issue is nowhere near an isolated occurrence. In 2008 alone. Pennsylvania, ew York, Connecticut, Ohio, cw Hamphire, Michigan. Texas, and other states reported such cases. The Tunkhannock Area students whose confiscaled cell phones contained explicit picture of minors could face felony charges of sexual abuse of c hildren and criminal use of a communicat10n device. However, sticking a sex offender label on an I I-year-old for trading e ual images ignores the root of the problem: a sociely that ms to promole sexual izing a younger and younger demographic. Teenagers ca1ch their cue abou1 how to dress and how to talk from celebn11 , so it's not a stretch to assume they look to them for wa)S to "flirt.~ And they got a crashcourse in the new genre of flirting a yea r ago, when nude pi ture of Vanessa Hudgens, from ~High chool Musical'· fame. circulated over the Intemet. Like the girls from Tunkhannock Area, Hudgens took the provocative photos of herself with the inten1ion of sending them 10 someone she was dating. But unlike lh p nt case, there were no legal repercussions involving the pictures, "hich surfaced when Hudgen was 18 years old. So what do the teenagers see? They se bcau11ful. wildly-popular Hudgen choosing to po e for sexy pictures. then to send them on to a guy she likes. Any kind o f public falloul " quick!) squelched by the support of Di oey, who owns the " I ligh chool Musi al" franchise. and the signing of Hugdens-,.ith a raise-for the 1hird in tallment of the serie . The movie took in more than $42 million during its opening weekend a few weeks ago. leaving Hudgens firmly planted as the new American wcclheart. Teenagers may be looking to this case for flirting inspiration, but 1hey·re not lookmg at it for legal realily ending nude pictures via lcxt message or e-mail may not have been a crime for H udgens. but average Joes have found themselves in trouble for it . A few weeks ago, ten studenis in Michigan were suspended after passing around a female classmate' nude picture on their cell phones. In October, a 15-year old Ohio girl was charged "ith the felony of " illegal use of a minor in nudily oriented material" for sending nude pictur ofherselfon her cell phone. Baiting your eyes or covering a nolc with gel-penned hearts may be an outdated form offlirt ing, but al least it won 't get you a felony ex-offender conviction. Toe following are rel.ults ofa poll that 771e Beacon conducted onlinc this past "c.:k The poll was unscienufic and doe; not claim 10 reflect lhe a1t1tuJe of s1udcnts on camptb The Beacon asked: Should Propos11lon 8 be o,er turned? • Ycs-69% • o-31¾ • Undecided - 0% Next Week's que lion: Do ) OU foe( that U IS doing enough to keep peace in the Congo·> •Ye •No • Undecided Vi ii WWW,\\il~esbcacon com 10 cast )our ,ote. Re ull will be publ ished onhnc at w1lkcsbeacon com Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Concact us at Wilke Beacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your \ame. Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon re,,ervei. lhe nght 10 cdi1 submitted pi · for space and conlenl . Go watch Madeliene K. Albright lecture as part of rhe Outstanding Leaders Series at 8:00p.m. �INIVERSITY CORNERS PAGE 12 bridal busme Mo!her-~a~ghter PAGE 10 l1'iastreos NOVEMBER 5, 2008 CONTACT I FOR\1ATI0'1: christa.sgobba•'.g" il~es edu leeann.searfoss a ·1lkes.edu wilkesbeacon.lifestyles gmail.com g Technological changes on the horizon for Farley Library Dickinson o cge in Caran · where he headed a 12 Volume 61 g renovalion •A cjust a place to hit the book , the farIC) Library is now pre to launch itself headlong into the technological advances of lhe 21 st century and hit back wtth high tech acce,.; for students an faculty. Wilkes officials confirm plans for structural and programmati<: changes co the E.S. Farley Library o\cr the ne\.1 few academic tcnns. While chang have n forthcoming on the Iibrnry sta s agenda, the new Dean of the Library. John 18Ch z. has ,pearhcadiug inquiry into»ew projects and new "'ays of thiru.ing about the buildmg that should seM' as the informatJon hub on thc umvenny. "John i,, Just labulous as oor !IC\' dean. He s a super advocate ilr bonging the i ues the nt,- said Brian Sacobc, Heal of ·leamina-' umla the servic,. : lot woes c of a traditional lill!nr), IT scni=. and a writing center. 1udents can get h hip.IT f Poin or Staci lm·e IICffllel) p 11nn1 a Issue 11 ttlOIIS to both available nsel or ei,.amp lcadmg an effort t common imilar to l · · FarleyL "W is to get putelS. here sruden bas bad ~ry ofcxpcric:n reworkiog the 5lruclUn:S ,r past His most reccnt pructi being 11111111d Dim:lorofL1 · llniversit),-JCokomo Ii•-c ·• -stop "lcaming to the Farlc~ Lib ill.es with 86 ollege tc• wll pc udcat.s beou. podclas for ing to CUlbeus.:d" som.: stud . what lhC} are lookm tor.• to both the materials and th<l c libral} are in d1e taff"s protural changes to die Ii , h • part of the propowd, ill ' and study than the co Ice- and we art" dlisAldea least, 11 on the to the h -.1 rhrouglt and easi« uu«-lilnry lolll. tlchlll:z. Books and journal an: not the only malerial getting face Ii in the coming seniesters. Sacolic has created. and is p.,rfecting, warerhadrisen to-6,ot•. . . . lacir. Asaresult,rl residual smdfia..,..6111}' dtsSipeted "'1t• hip liml;lllll9'llllellls desene a nic Ii ," said Saeolic. he Beacon/Bethany Yamrick 1aftey officials remind comilUrsday. ls to go through, it does take round involves students ap- PARKING page 3 probation posted a 73 percent pass rate :exams. ·er than our previous years," rigan, chair of the nursing de>wledged, but she noted that s still working hard to main.nd prosperous program. Merrigan, the NCLEX exam 11 examination administered >oard." The computerized to five hours and can range ,een 75 and 265 questions. NURSING page 5 �1VEMBER 18, ~ l. 25 Wi lonels sta, \NIEL KAUTZ ~ Asst. Sports Editor [o. 25 Wilkes Univers g team saw great succ( )urth annual John Rec 1 Saturday, November l all four of their matd :ked Marts Center. T eived major contributio :nerous wrestlers in th ve home debut which ii 10 LIFESTYLES NOVEMBER 18, 2008 Mother-daughter team breaks into bridal business 8\"AMA DA GU T HER Beacon Asst A&£ Editor For some }Oung \\Omen. the song " I lere Comes the Bnde.. inspires panic, for others, dreams of the mo I irnponant day in their young live Bui for one Wilkes freshman. the song--and the \\edding finery thal accompanies it--mspires entrepreneurship. Busmcss major Breanne lfolby is getting a head l3r1 10 the busmess y,orld by opening her own nc, bu iness "ith her business panner and mother, Gail Holby. The pair plan to open a bridal shop nexl }ear thal specializes in mother' dresses, after five dresses, communion and flower girl dresses Ga Bree· Bou1ique will be located be- 1he Gatewa} Gardens o n lhe 01her ide of the Market treet Bndge. on truction on Ga Bree's will begin around December 20. The Holby hope to open 1heir doors some1ime in January, jus1 in time for the big busy bridal season to stan. The ne" store will be connected with Kathy's Bridal and Prom Excitement." here Breanne got staned in the bridal world after \\Orking for O\,ner Kathy Nardeone. " My mom and I are actually taking pan 10 one of her stores because he [Kathy] is expanding so much with prom." said Breanne Breann and Gail have a close relationship with ardeone, who has been in the busin s for over 25 years. Nardeonc i helping the I lolby duo in 1he basics and to cstabli ha solid bu incs ··since I have somebody that' s done thi before, she's totally set me up with eve,ything that I need d," said Gail. Breanne llolby, lrft, and htr mothrr Gail, plan on opening The mother and tbrir bridal bop busin in January. daughter team hav been considenng this partnership for o~er r,.o years, but it wasn ·1 until aboul a month ago that the plans really took off. --we ·ve alway talked about me going nut door [to Kathy 's] and expanding the tores together." said Gail, but he needed her daughter's incenlive to actually get the ball rolling. •·1 told her that if this is what we want to do, Y.e have 10 sl3r1 it now," said Breann . Soon after Breanne and Gail began looking through books and mag)!Zines, rounding up idea from all the different vendors. During winter break, th Holbys will venture 10 cw York City to check out dresses the design rs present through fashion hows and vendors. " We bnng a bunch of stuff back and just tart trying to sell," said Breanne. Although the busine will be launching dunng the school year. Breanne is not concerned with Ga Bree's mterfering with her studies. Doing both at once i bcnefitting both her tudies and the business. "The business aspect of helping my mom open the busin s right now is the same stuff I am doing in my cla es," said Breanne. Breanne chose to become involved in the busines Y.orld because she love,, Y.orl.ing with people. After ,,or~ing for ardeone. she realized she wanted 10 be mvolved in the bndal \\Orld. because she loves fash ion and its customers. '·When you work wi1h a bnde or you y,ork with a mother, 1hey are so thankful ; you see o much joy;· said Breanne. While studying business a1 Wilkes, she plans 10 intern at other larger businesses in order 10 gain more experience and knowledge. After gradua1ion, Breanne hopes to expand Ga Bree's, making it a big- fr an chise. NovEMBI Wilk Gilmo1 BYCIIRI T l Beacon L,festyli A t} p1cal day I dent of WIii.es I fore 6 00 a.m. , and a quick brcal h1 first batch of Then Gilmour day chock-full o1 conference , rnaJ oubide lhe area. ncr. but usually I another three hol u,ual 12-hour y,c A schedule Iik one. but it IS p our · case that I body In April . G with early-stage common cancer I rng men ,n the U1 " I wa pretty su tend y,11h it, becl history. My fath. cancer.- he sa,d "They say thal 1fyou have an au1op y of ty, as bi trong, 1'ith prostate ra1 Tom Andresen hold m would go on to pi ch Madeliene Jht lecture as the Outstandders Series a1 �NOVEMBER 25, 2008 11 LIFESTYLES INIVERSITY CORNERS PAGE 12 Wilkes President urges proactive stance on health Gilmour joins growing ranks of men diagnosed with prostate cancer BY CIIRI TA SGOBBA Beacon life.styles £d1tar A l}p1cal day for Dr. Tim Gilmour, Presidenl of Wilkes niversity, begin JU t before 6:00 a.m. After some brisk exercise and a quick breakfast, he its down to check his first batch of e-mails for the day. Then Gilmour heads to his office for a day chock-full of meetings, fundraisers, and conference , many which require traveling oubide the area. lie makes it home for dinner, but usually pops back lo the office for another three hours of"ork to round out his u ual 12-hour workday. A schedule like that can be tiring for anyone, but it is especially important in Gilmour·s case that he does not o~erexert hi body. In April, Gilmour, 64, -.as diagnosed "ith early-stage pro tale cancer, the mo t common cancer besides skin cancer afflictmg men in lhe United tales. "I was preny sure that I would have to contend -.11h ii, because il's part of my family h1s1ory. My father had prostate cancer.- he said. "They say lhal 1fyou have an autopsy of every male over 80, -.ell over 90 percent have some sort of pro talc cancer " Accordmg to the American Cancer Society, one out of evel) six men will be diagnosed -.1th pro tale cancer. Ho-.ever, while the frequency of developing such a cancer i rather high, the incidence of mortality from it is not. Only one man out of 35 who is diagnosed with prostate cancer will die from it, and when the cancer is dctec1ed early, the progno is becomes even better. Knowing his famil y history, Gilmour made it a point lo receive regular testing lo check for any indications of cancer. He was tested by the pro late- pecific antigen (PSA) test -.hich hows the level of cancer agents m the blood. After his P A level jumped, Gilmour undernent three biopsies over a year and a half to test for cancer. In April. following his third biopsy, Gilmour's pathologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital was able 10 identify cancer. Then, Gilmour had 10 make a decision about his treatment. According 10 Susan Bi ~up, a counselor at Wilkes University Counseling Service , taking an aclive role in treatment can be a helpful coping mechanism to a frightening diagnosis. " Being proactive about >our diagnosis and treatmenl can be empowering for everyone involved," she said. "Take the lime lo ge1 lhe fac1s, do the research. and ask your doctor questions in regard to your specific plan of treatment." Gilmour researched his diagnosis and po ible treatment 1hrough many channel . He 1udied his options online al the National In titute of Health and the National Cancer lnslitutc "ebsiles. He dJSCusscd lh opuon "ith hi phys 1- ty, 15 hi strongest upporter during his fight ,.ith prostate uncer. ciaos, each of "1tom had a lightly ciJf. ferenl philosophy regarding his treat- ment. " Each one of1hose perspecrives -.as really informative. but ii \\&Sonly a piece of the puzzle,~ he said. " But -.hen you pul them all 1ogether, you could see a clearer, more entire, picture." Becau· of the early stage of the cancer, Gilmour and his doctors decided on brachytherapy, a treatment thal involves the implantalion of radioaclive seeds to klll cancer cells. After ix months. G ilmour·s PSA levels will be retested to sec if they returned to the pre-cancer point. While Gilmour descnbe~ the oulp t1en1 procedure as " not a fol of fun. - he was urprised by how energecic he felt after his recovery period. " for me, 11 hasn ·1 really affected my energy levels," he said. ~People I have known "ho had radiation in lhe past described ii as just Ihis tremendous sense of being fatigued all the time." Gilmour recalls feeling 1ired for "only a \\eek al mosl," and "orked ha! f days for only three days before returning to his normal schedule. Al this point in his 1rea1ment, he can'I di tinguish any lo s of energy. According to Biskup, main1ai111ng an ac1ive, healthy lifestyle is key 10 coping with treatment " Anticipate physical changes and maintain a healthy lifestyle a much as possible,'' she said. " Develop a personal trategy that -..orks for you. lhat include work, as tolerated, and rela,calion lhrough lei ure, music. art, socialization, and journaling." Gilmour plans to keep healthy by increasing hi exercise regimen, adding vitamin supplemenis to his diel, and making smart food choices. He counts the unwavering upport of his wife, Patty. as something thal gave him strength throughout his diagnosis and treatment Volume 61 1 ~ " Pany was just a great rock and a questioner all the way through." be said. " he gol herself very well informed on lhe lopic.'' Gilmour ·s struggle has helped him recognize the importance of laking care o f hi body, a lesson he thinks is vital for the younger genera1ion to leant before it is 100 late. " Everybody \~ho 's younger assumes the body will continu to work perfectly throughoul your life:· he said. " You real!) need 10 take care of it, because ii thrives on some things, and really is damaged b) others, most clearly smoking and e ~cess ,ve alcohol consumption." Over the years. Gilmour says thal struggles like his current situation have helped him reevaluate the priorilies in his life. wThings involving work and so on are not -.ha1 real! give you lhe greatest feelings of belonging and self\,onh,., he said. " I began to realiu ho" importanl family is. 1ha1 ii really is the key lo a Iifc that is "ell lived " Issue 11 lot woes 'he Beacon/Bethany Yamrick saftey officials remind comlmrsday. ils to go through, it does take round involves students ap- PARKING page 3 probation posted a 73 percent pass rate [ exams. rer than our previous years," rigan, chair of the nursing deowledged, but she noted that is still working hard to mainmd prosperous program. 1 Merrigan, the NCLEX exam al examination administered board." The computerized to five hours and can range ween 75 and 265 questions. NURSING page 5 16 "'Ali' nber ~ �NOVEMBER 18, ~ No. 25 Wi Colonels staJ BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The No. 25 Wilkes Univers wrestling team saw great succf at the fourth annual John Ree Duals on Saturday, November 1 winning all four of their match in a packed Marts Center. T team received major contributio from numerous wrestlers in th, impressive home debut which ii Wilkes' Tom Andresen hol~ Andresen would go on to pl A&£\ NOVEMBER 25, 2008 COi'TACT I FORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossanto mana@:wilk .edu amanda.gunther'.?fwilkes.edu ....__wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com___, ______ Economic downturn affects local theaters, Broadway B YOHA DEW ANTO M. Beacon Asst. A&£ Editor In ew Yori< City, Broadway shows offer audiences the opportunity to escape from reality. Unfortunately, economic realities are \\orking their way back into theaters as investors and producers have to think twice before producing new shows. And 1he economic i sues are not only impacting Broadway. The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts is also facing economic chal lenges as belts continue to tighten across the country. Marilyn antarelli Executive Director of lhe F.M. Kirby Center for the Pcrfomung Arts said, ' ome of the analy i that \\ 've done on the sales 10 date and advanced sales looks as if we are down about 20"/o." Analy Is note that in hard economic times. people tend to default to the familiar. People are more attracted to shows with huge popularity such as the popular musical show "Cats~ or " Phantom of the Opera,~ which is one reason why investing in new shows is something to think twice about. " I think that anything that is not hot, like really in the mainstream, has a great following from all different age groups, or ju ;t a great following for a certain age group ... will sutler first or suffer most.~ said Carolan Cohan, Director of Marketing & al of the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts. " .. I think the reaon why people are not money on tickets is because there is a sense of fear among the population that things are going to get \\Orse and they are con<:emed about allocating any not essential dollars," said Santarelli. I lowever, even if the ticket sales are gcnerall down. Broadway show tickets C\·entually tend to sell. Co- said , -we had ' Chicago · the mu ical here in October and ticket sale were down with that great how. It was performed extremely well and our audience The holiday season iJ underway. The tity of\~1l kes-Barre ha made prepenitioas by decorating Public quare with light and will have a large e.-ergreen tree a Chri tmas grows closu; The rttent cold weather and flurries have made the sea on all that more festive. tudenu go on Thanksgiving Break on nvcmber 25 to the 30. The annual Cbristam Parade was held November 22. On aturday there were musical performances, free movies. and am and cnifts to all tho who attended to cclehnitc the beginning of the holiday had a great umc and we sold [the) 11cke1, We are about to h8\ e another Broad"a) ho" called - Moving Out'' in May and '" expect that to be a uccess as \\ell ., In a time of economic do" ntum. hO\,e,er most consumers are he itanl to pend mone) on luxUJ)' items lik ou ide en1ertammen1 But entertainment venue are careful lo 1101 base all re enu treams on ticket sale; ~So much of our operating re~enue come< from philanthropy, so it's nol jus1 about th, number of people who are bu} mg 11ckeb It 's also about their willingness to continue to make gifis to the organization: said Santarelli. This includes donor.. individual , and corporate ponsors. Despite this, an ailing econom) doc< not tend to change people ·s perceptior of the importance of the arts. Viger Kadysewski, freshman bus me s administration major said, " Art is important because it mak you rela.~ and II mak~ you understand the people around )OU in e more artistic way." antarelli believes thal 1f the econom} continues the way it is there migh1 be ar upside to thi , " Performing arts center car make their product affordable [and] peoplt will look at it as maybe a nee ity bccaus. it's fun and ii is an escape," he said. The F.M. Kirby Center \\BS built 1n 1936 three years after the great depression start· ed, and " People fled to movie theal rs IC escape the great depre ion because 11 \\I! affordable," said Santarelli. enior mu ical theater maJor. Chri,tine Borchick id, " I think 11 i extremel) unfortunate. Tickets for a lot of the huge Broadway shows arc selling at place, likt tickets for half off their normal selling prnx because theatres are de perate to sell then. seats. I think it' a hame because wher people it down to decide ho\\ the) car make ends meet it's often al the expense ol the arts, much as it "ould be for any othei form of entertainment, like sporting e,ent1 or concerts.n ari< Thomas, Program Director of tilt F.M. Kirby Center said, " We are Just coming from a difficult contentious clectior and now the economic [downturn] on tor ofit, so people are proc mg 1ha1 informa• tjon dealing with it and evemually \\ill sian looking for that cape: · bovt: The Beacon/ Bethany Yamnck . Go watch Madeliene K. Albright lecture a~ part of the Outstanding Leaders Series a1 8:00p.m. 12 �NOVEMBER 25, 2008 ART S & ENTE RTAINMENT . Mo-vie Review t BY A IILEY FILIPEK Beacon Sta.ff Wruer I mad fun of my mom v.hen I caught her reading the novel Tw1hght (gean:d toward that "tween,. group) but she insisted I 1ake the time to sit down and read at least the first of the four novel series. I finished, si>. hours later, eager to get my hands on Twilight's successor, New Moon. Before I knew it, I ran out of words to read, and the four books of Stephenie Meyer's series \\ere over. All I had to look forward to happened this past Thursday at midnight rn all u's "'tweeny" glory. I walked into the midnight showing, filled with screaming 13 year-old girl , with high expectations for not only the cast of characters but that the moview \\Ould make an attempt to stay true to Meyer's plot. I was not disappointed. The casting was very true to the charactenzation and descriptions m the book. For the movie, Bella's Forks friends were "updated" and hilanous. Her mom, Renee (Sarah Clarke), was that crazy, unrestricted mother that everyone can relate to. Billy Burke, v.ho plays Bella 's father Chart ic (Billy Burke), somehow manages to be simultaneously someone v.ho does not hover and yet IS still overly protective of hi newly acquired daughter. Also true to his charact r in the book, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) is both a caring friend and VCI) interested in Bella And then \\e come to the intriguing Cullen 13 LINIVERSITY CORNERS PAGE 12 - 1 1 family. The youthful and ethical Dr. Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli), heads the clan and is unlike anything associated with vampiri m; his wife Esme (Elizabeth Reaser), beautiful and warmly inviting. The "siblings" are physically preci ly what Meyer described in her series: beautiful and synergistic. Emmett (Kellan Lutz) serves as the perfect '-meathead" counter to his wife Rosalie·s ( ikki Reed), cold complexity; Alice (Ashley Greene), \\ho eventually becomes Bella ·s slosest .friend, is precisely the adorable, intense and athletic sister, and her partner, Jasper(Jackson Rathbone), th most recently inductee lo the vampire clan, is appropriately tricken with the pam of human scent. The leads were equally well cast. Robert Pattinson took on the role of Edward with a cool aloofness, seemingly a remcarnated James Dean. Kristin te"art assumed th role of clutzy, drunk with love Bella, and turned her into a more down-to-earth and likeable character. I I B KE BROW Beacon Sta.ff Writer I J I I This Friday million of screaming girls (and more boys than will admit it) across the nation were finally be able to see what they have been waiting for for months: Edward Cullen and Bella Swan on the big screen, in Catherine Hardwick's directorial adaptation of Stephenie Meyer·s Twiflght. To understand the excitement, though. it's important to realize that this cult crush did not start with a movie. It was, in fact, created through the v.ords of tephenie Meyer, the acclaimed author if the 1\yi/ighl series. Some have called her the JK Rowling for over-estrogemzed teenage girls. 7'wdight, the first book in a four part fantasy series was released in 2005, slowl> sucking its way into the veins of fans "ith its romantic a peels and its fantasy charm. The story begins in Forks, Washington, the rainiest city in the nation. Bella wan, a 17-year old girl from Phoeni hcsitanlly moves in with a father he·s seen le,, and less frequently over the years as her mother and stepfather chase his dream of professional baseball. To add to th av.~wardness, Bella is in her sen 1or }Car of high school. Although she v1s1ted For~ every summer until she v.as 14, she was not looking forward to the mon: permanent change of scenery. When Bella begin, at her new school he does not automat1call; make friends, but as the daughter of the local police chieC discovers he is the center of attention . It is not until he meets the unusual Edward Cullen, a son of the local doctor that she truly finds any interest in the 1O\\n. But that meeting will pro,e to the mo t important of her oung life. Before I began 'fa'i/1ght. I was admittedly keptical. I had n avoiding reading the book for quite ome lime. I had h ard that is was a romantic vampire novel and honestly nothing sounded chee icr than Dracula and a candlelit dinner. But after much begging and pleading on the part of my girlfriend. I finally gave in. And hone ti} , for n e I will sa} she wa, right and I v.a, wrong ( but do not let her know that). 7\i•il,gltt is an amazing read . ot only does Meyers creative! catch your mind·s e_),e with beautiful dcscripllons of the Pacific orthwest setting, but she aptly develops a slOI) line and relat10nships between characters even more so. See BOOK page 1-1 Volume 61 y ~ Issue 11 lot woes ·he Beacon/Bethany Yamrick saftey officials remind comhursday. is to go through, it does take round involves students ap- PARKING page 3 probation posted a 73 percent pass rate l exams. rer than our previous years," rigan, chair of the nursing deowledged, but she noted that is still working hard to mainmd prosperous program. Merrigan, the NCLEX exam al examination administered board." The computerized to five hours and can range veen 75 and 265 questions. NURSING page 5 :6 nber ~AH ~ �NOVEMBER 18v;~ ~o. 25 Wi ~olonels sfa j iY DANIEL KAUTZ 'eacon Asst. Sports Editor "he No. 25 Wilkes Univers ;stling team saw great succt the fourth annual John Ref als on Saturday, November : ming all four of their mater i packed Marts Center. T n received maj or contributio n numerous wrestlers in th ressive home debut which i: NOVEMBER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 25, 2008 MOVIE BOOK from PAGE 13 from PAGE 13 o f cl utz}, drunk " ith love Bella, and turned her in10 a more down-lo-earth and likeable character. Although 1he plol progressed ra pidly, whose of us who had read the series were enthral led with the scenes in which we saw lhe novel come to life. When Bella joms lhe C ullen fam ily for her fi rst game of vampire baseball, lhe entire !healer focused in to wa1ch just how director, Ca1herine I lardwic ke, \\ 0uld make lh 1s work. Unbelievable! The scene, backed by an awesome score, left me a"'estruck. Of course. the throw down be1ween " good" vampire Edward and ··bad·· vam pire James. le ft viewers in complete ilence as Edward raced 10 save Bella·s life. A nd now we know va mpire have refl ection . Wi1h lhe exception of a few mo men ts of melodramatic acti ng, overdone "Anne Rice-y" va mpire momems , and Edward 's g litte ring skin (come o n guy ... I have shimmering make-up loo!) I came out o f the fi lm feeling a sense o f sa1isfaction. I had seen it, and it came close to be everything I wanted to be. Good enough for me. ow I' ll play E~ ert a nd Roeper ... 3 stars . Excellent job, Catherine Hardwicke. From the complex, largely un poken relationship bemeen Bella and her father Charlie, to 1he all-<:on ummg, instanl fire belY.een Bella and Edward not once do readers question the believability of their re lationships. Although a common lo,e-stands-again t-semingly insurmountable-obstacles theme. Meyers delivers a slory with substance. From the mmule Bella steps off the plane 14 NOVEi 10 the lasl page you will not wanl to close 1he book m fear that it is all just a dream. Overall Tw,bght 1s a great fir;t boo~ in "hat seems to be an cxciling series. Bui with every great lhing there is always something to complain about. and 7i,·,t,ght 1s no different. My only issue wilh the book is a c haracter named, Edward. ow do not gel me wrong, 1f I \\ e re a girl I would wanr lo jump hi bones J ust much as the next one, but let's gel serious here. EdY.ard Cu llen gi, es all guy a bad name. I remember \\.hen ni. girlfriend told me she had been upset her ex for weeks because, he was no1 hke Edward. I Icy, no man is perfect. No man is Edward C ullen . J ust like no ,~oman is really like Rachel McAdams. I know 11 is sad. bur it is true. cvertheless, Twilight it is a wonderful novel- for both men and \\Omen. al1hough most men may develop a complex about Fdward. And please uy and read II before ) OU see the movie; the book i ah,ay bener. "1th Kathy Dalton and Iii on S bla t in ky wa ll in li ne for the midnight showing of r,.,_ light. 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The computer to five hours and can n veen 75 and 265 questi NURSING pagt 16 nber '"AO ~ • �No. 25 Wi Colonels sfaj Novi BY DANIEL KAUTZ "fJeacon Asst. Sports Editor The No. 25 Wilkes Univers restling team saw great succc the fourth annual John Ret tials on Saturday, November · inning all four of their matcl a packed Marts Center. 1 1m received major contributic lill numerous wrestlers in th 1pressive home debut which i Rinlsl e Repon pg. 18 __;::SPORTS NOVEMBER 25, 2008 AtJ ONTACT l:,,/FOR.\.1ATIO, : RY LI alissa.lindnerg ilkes edu daniel.kau U\.a lkes.edu wilkesbeacon.sports ginail.com Beacon~ 16 Wilkes wrestling defeats No. 27 NYU and McDaniel BY DA 'IEL KAUTZ Beacon AssL ports Editor The o. 24 Wilkes University wrestling team looled to improve its record against visiting New Yori< Uni,ersity and McDaniel College last Saturday in the Marts Cenler following an impressive performance at the John Reese Duals last weekend. "Our boys were definitely on a high [following their 4-0 result at the John Reese Duals]:' said A i tant Coach Mitch Marcks . "We ·ve been wondng on our consi tency and getting stronger each week. and ir shown in our results." The team's opening match came against o. 27 NY , who last year edged the Colonels for second place in the Metropolitan Wrestling Conrerence Championship. Wilkes jumped out to an early 8,-0 lead behind major decision wins from sen iors Shaun Farnham and Josh Pauling, but U chipped away and was able to close to within 11-10 thanks to contributions from Greg Martino, Matt Magill and Pat Knight. With the Violets threatening to take the lead, • nior captain Frank Heffernan stepped up and defeated aum Shuminov 3-1 , earning the decision in the waning seconds of the bout to keep Wilkes ahead. The bout ,rnuld pro,·e to be NYU' last chance to take the lead, as freshman William Gouger, junior Zach Pizzaro, and sophomore Jake Weinrich each put a\\ay their matches (7-4, 12-2, 9-3) to give Wilkes a 24-10 victory. Their next match came against McDaniel College. Farnham and Pauling led the Colonels to a 7-0 lead after their first two bouts, much as they did in the first match. Fresh- men Anthony Danollo. Tom Anderson, and Richard Sparks won their next three bouts (13--0, 19-1 8, I0-2)togive theteaman 18--0 lead, and the olonels never looked back. Anderson 's bout drew a loud response from the spectators in Marts, as he and McDaniel ophomore Brent Lowe \>Cnt back and forth in a tense and exerting match-up. Wilkes led 30-3 \\hen sophomore Chris Smith took on junior Wall Yeo; despite the match being well being decided by that point in time, the two wrestlers went all out and wound up in overtime, where mith \\OD 12-10. The Colonels \\Ould go on to defeat McDaniel 30-9, giving them a 2--0 record on the day and running their season record to 6--0, ~we were ready to go today;· said Head Coach Jon Lauden lager. "Our young guys have been getting more e,pen~nce lately, and the team overall has been ge1ting hcalthier.r He continued, saying '"I \185 very pleased with our perfoml311ce overall. A couple of matches slipped away from us today, but ifwe got all ofrhe breaks ifd be too easy; I mean. ,,..c· re talking about a vel} good team (New York University) that bear us last year in the Conference Championship," he concluded. "Everyone did their part for us 1oda).'. added Marcks. ..It was very exciting to watch.r The Colonels' next match will be held on Friday, December 5, when they head to Grantham to panicipate in the Messiah Petrofes Tournament. Winning Frank lief he placed vidual Pe I hs high sc \\On 1he s took secon peel anyth HclTema e"Ver since Wilkes du1 eason he senting the He fimshc 22-13 reco Mctropolit lleffemru for his soi: primarily a with an ovc ropohuan ( fcman Y.OL pol on the Heffema1 mate Enk I m Cedar~ there, h1 rr ceded opp tional com1 nated from the ixth se da} Being abl Foll BY LI Beacon Sf)(. Vilkes' Tom Andresen hole ,ndresen would go on to p , watch MadelienE Albright lecture ai rt of rhe Outstand Leaders Series a· Op.m. At the cor season m fi olonels, or First team team also Cl and oach o enior fon ished the sea goals, six of 4 assist Ko games thi SC --Alyssa·ss and her abili the circle. goals thi se nd tick k. e~plained. Jumor midi named to the games she pl goal and se, �. NOVEMBER 25, 2008 17 SPORTS UNIVERSITY CORNERS PAGE 12 Athlete Spotlight: Frank Heffernan 8Y ALI A LI 'D1 ER 8taca11 Sports Edttar Winning I something junior wrestler Frank lleffeman 1s used to. In high school, he placed seventh and eighth in the individual Penns}lvania state champion hip. lhs high school learn from Nor1hern Lehigh v.on the state championship in 2005 and took second in 2006. So why would he expect anything lcs in college? Heffernan has been a standout wrestler c,er since he tepped foot on the mats for Willes during the 2006-2007 eason. That season he tarted for the Colonels. representing the team m the 1571b. weight cla . lie fimshed his freshman campaign with a 22-IJ record and a third place finish in the Mctropolitian Conference Championship. lleffernan's skill would only improve for his sophomore season. He competed primarily at I651bs. and ended the season with an oeerall record of32-12. In the Metropohhan onference Champion hip, Heffernan Y.ould take second while earning a spot on the NCAA tournament list Heffernan traveled with fellow teammate Enk Smith 10 the CAA tournament ,n Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As soon as he got there, h1 mo,es were tested, wrestling two seeded opponents on the first day of the national competition. Heffernan was eliminated from the tournament after falling to the sixth seed and the third seed on the first day Being able to taste All-American tatu only motivated Heffernan for this season. ~It [the CAA tournament] helped me real ize how much harder I have to work and it gave me a good feel of what the competition is like," Heffernan said. After three weekends of competition in the 2008-2009 season, Heffernan has seen much early success. He has already won an individual tournament at King's College where he defeated Mike Reilly, who -.as ranked o. 7 in the pre-season poll in the championship match. In the following weeks, Heffernan has helped the Colonels to a 6-0 start. Of the six matches. Heffernan has competed in five and remain undefeated. He has also earned the o 10 posttion in the National Wrestling Coaches Association poll . ot only is Heffernan successful on the mat, but he i also seen as a leader to his teammates. He is co-captain of this year's squad; how-e,,er head coach Jon Laudenslager explained Heffernan ·s leadership started before his junior season. ··About halfway through last season I had Frank start taking over some of the leadership duties as a sophomore. He comes from a state champion hip team in high school and understands ""hat it wm take for our team to have the success at the college level. What makes Frank a good leader for us is he is al-.ays looking to improve and get better and expects others to challenge themselves as be does." Laudenslager said During practice, Heffernan practices with Volume 61 Issue 11 g lot woes fellow teanunates including James Histed, Buddy Gougar and Rich parks, all of whom he says are great workout partners and challenge his kill because of the variation in their wrestling tyles. Of Heffernan m the wre tltng room during practice., Laudenslager explained. "He certainly could not be ranked 10th in the country if he didn't challenge himself and be self motivated to be the besl. I can't recall a practice in Frank's years at Wil~es when he hasn't given his best at practice " Heffernan ·s early uccess will be challenged again when the Colonels travel to ess1ah for a tournament on December 5. Four Lady Colonels named to All-conference team 8V ALI A LI DNER Beacon Sports Editor At the conclusion of completing the best ,eason m field hocley history, four Lady Colonel • one from each position, received I 1r t team All-Conference honors. The team also captured the Rooki of the Year and Coach of the Year awards. Senior forward Alyssa Koncelik. who finished the season with 32 points including 14 go b, s1, of which were game-winning and 4 assists . Koncehk played and tnrted in 19 games this season. "Al) sa ·s strength i her cl imination skills and her ability to make mart decisions in the cm:le. he was able to score man goals this season because of her patience and ttck kills,~ head coach ara M) ers e\plamed. Jumor midfielder Brittney Sines \\BS also named to the First Team. Sines star1ed all 21 games she played and contributed for three goals and seven assists. In addition to her contribution offensively, Sines also contributed defensively and was the mo t consistent player Myers explained. " Britmey's trength t her consistency and versatility. She has been our play maker all year, every goal that was scored this year started with her. he ts the one player that we can never take off the field, because she is how we transition from defense to attack," Myers said. Kerry Battersby \\as the only defender to be named to the All Confernce team Battersby, a senior, also started all 21 games she played in often serving as th anchor for the Lady Colonel defense which allowed just 28 goals all season. Myers explained. "Kerry's strength is her aggressive style of play and intensity. he was a force in the center of the field and really held our defense together in pre urc situations." Rookie goaltender Lindsey Davenpon received First Team All Conference honors as \\CII as the Rookie of the Year award. Davenpor1 started as goalkeeper for 20 of the Lady Colonel's games and finished the season with a l.56 goals again t average. Myers knew Davenport' ability even before h became the starling goalkeeper for the Lad Colonels. "When recruiting Lindsey I knew that her kill level far urpassed most keepers, but it was her composure m pres ure ituation that made her a tandout She made som amazing saves this season and has a very bright future ahead of her," Myers said. Myers has been at the university for all four seasons of Koncelik and Banersby's career and has seen her pla flourish . - KB [Kerry Battersby] and Aly sa have both grown and developed into amazing players. Every year their skill level has grown, they always work hard in the off season to improve for the next year. Every year they have consi tently gotten better and belier. They are both totally different players than they \\ere when they came here as freshmen," Myers said. be added, '"But what makes them both stand out 1s their work ethic and de ire; they showed the tean1 how hard you need to work to accomplt h your goals. They have proven that if you \\Ork hard enough for something, you will get iL .. Myers received the Coach of the Year award for the Freedom Conference M}ers finished up her fourth season as head coach and led the team 10 a record of 183, etting the school record for most wins. The Lady Colonels also received national recognition. ranked o. 20 at the finish of the sea on. "Coach ""as a huge part of our su ces, this season. I have "orked with her for four years and thi season he really got us working together as a team. Coach helped us but Lisa [Wasser, grad as istant coach] and Lunda [Comi ley. assistant coachj were also a huge part of our uc:cess this season," senior midfielder and c<>-<:aptain Diana Wright explained. fhe Beacon/Bethany Yamrick saftey officials remind com'hursday. ds to go through, it does take t round involves students ap- PARKING page 3 probation ; posted a 73 percent pass rate I( exams. ver than our previous years," rrigan, chair of the nursing de.owl edged, but she noted that is still working hard to mainand prosperous program. > Merrigan, the NCLEX exam 1al examination administered board." The computerized to five hours and can range ween 75 and 265 questions. · NURSING page 5 i6 mber "i\Ali' ~ �NOVEMBER 18, ~ No. 25 Wi Colonels sta; BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The No. 25 Wilkes Univers wrestling team saw great succ< at the fourth annual John Re( Duals on Saturday, November winning all four of their matd in a packed Marts Center. T team received major contributio from numerous wrestlers in th impressive home debut which i1 NOVEMBER 18, 2008 18 SPORTS RINKSIDE REPORT ai· Cote adjusting to life in Wilkes-Barre B\' Ml H EL CIG, OLI Beacon Sta.ff Writer When defi nseman Jean-Philippe Cote signed with the Wilkes•Barre/Scranton J.P. Cote has made a nice transition Penguins at the tart of the season, he knew he would have to make some adjustments. Cot -.as coming olT hi fifth season with the Hamilton Bulldogs, the American Hockey League(AHL)affiliatcofth Montreal Canadiens. He had spent hi entire pro career with the Montreal organization, as>pearing in eight ational Hockey L ague games during the 2005-2006 season and winnmg a Calder Cup in 2007. After spend mg five years in the organiza• lion. Cote got lo know Hamilton ' passive S) tem of defense quite well. He ,s the Bulldogs all-lime leader in games played by a defenseman "'ith 334 under his belt, and "on the club' mo t ,aluable defenseman award last year. After being the go-to guy in I lamilton last eason, Cot joined a Wilkes-Barre/Scran• Ion defensive corps that run eight deep. Generally, teams dre ix defensemen per game, which means that not every blueliner has an opportunity to play every night. " I have coached in the past where I have had ix defenseman and six defensemen on! and that does not give the urgency necessary for people to get bener and find their •A" game," said Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma ·'Ha ing eight defen men mean that there arc a couple of guy who want to get in th Iinc-up that arc unhappy, but ,t does provide competition and motivation to find a better game." After appearing in all but one of Hamilton 's 80 games last season, Cote has already sat out 5 of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's first 16 games Part of that is because Cote i still adapting to the Penguins· aggressive brand of hockey; completely different from the system he had been playing in for so long. " I'm s1111 working on it, for ure. 1 want to get bener at it, prove myself to be very, very efficient," Cole said. "Of course. I'll never be ti lied. That's me, I want to improve all the lime: · The adju tments that Cote had lo make "eren 't limited to the ice surface. Before this year, he had only seen the roads in Wilkes-Barre between the Bulldogs· hotel and the Wa hovia Arena at Casey Plaza. Aside from that, Cote knew next 10 nothing about the greater Wilk •llarre area lie enlisted the help of teammate Jean-Michel Dame.I to show him around. ~, got lo 1 the first time." Cote sa,d ..1, is a small town. but I got lost in th do"11• tOWll." " We were going to Scranton:· Daou,1 plained. ~ After going to the mall. "c "er trying to find another pla e. and then 11e just got lost there:· As the duo cruised the street of d0\111• tOWTI Scranton, they eventually en ounter d a ign for Interstate 81 . "We ju t follo"'ed that sign after that:· Daoust said. Luckily for Cote, the Penguins d1dn "t sign him to drive the team bus. "J .P's a guy who bas pla}ed in th, league. won in this league, battled in thi lcagu~ and so that's whal we 're looking for him 10 bring,•· Bylsma said. " llc·s a defens"e dcfenseman who penalty kills and add, some grit to his team." c,- Save L-v-es Dona a C) ... p te> IVle>ll'llth! Wilkes' Tom Andresen hol< Andresen would go on to p Go watch MadelienE K. Albright lecture ai part of the Outstanding Leaders Series a· 8:00p.m. ~ Interstate B ood & P l asma Inc . 665 Ca r ey Ave i lkes-Bar.-e, Pa Ca ll (57 0 ) 823- 41 1 9 . - �UNIVERSITY CORNERS NOVEMBER 25, 2008 PAGE 12 19 SPORTS Poor shooting haunts Colonels basketball in OT loss DeRojas drops 20-p-0ints for third straight game Co1u tesy of Craig Merriman .Spons lnformallon D1rec1or Wilke Uni,e~it) madejust 15fieldgoals and shot 31.9 percent from the field which prm cd 10 be !he difference in a 69-68 overlune loss 10 Kean. The loss marks the fi~t se1back of the season for the Colonels. who n101 e 10 2-1 on the )eat. The Cougar, mad 24-of-55 field goals, shooung 43.6 percent from the field and pulled down one more rebound, but only made 17-of- 0 free throw , which kepi the Colonch in the game. In stark contrast, Wilkes made 35-of-47 from the charity stripe for 74.5 percent. The Colonels were fortunat 10 send the game lo o,crtime as Steve Kline, who was fouled after n Kean missed free throw with .02 seconds to play, knocked down both freebies 10 tic the game at 63 before the horn sounded m regulation. Prior 10 Kline' free-throw,, Kean 's Vinme Darpino drained a three-pointer with 14 seconds to go to g1>e the Couga~ a 62-61 lead before hitting the front end of a pair of free throw with 11\0 seconds to play, giving them a 63-61 advantage. Chris DeRoJas, who scored a game-high 26 poin1>, drained eight of the team's 15 field goals and scored over 20 point for the thtrd time in as many games. Th Colonels opened the game with a 7--0 run after Tom Kresge converted a layup and the free throw aflerwards with 17: 12 to go 10 the half Wilkes "ould only score four points o,er the next four minutes and by that tmie, the Couga~ took their fi~t lead \\hen Jonathan Jones made a 15--footjumpCl\\ith ll 12 to go in the half. DeRojas quickly gave the Colonel the lead back with one of his three three-pointm on the day, giving Wilke a 14-1 2 lead "'th 12:47 to go. His bucl.el would Jumpstart a 13-2 run, giving the Colonels a 27-14 advantage. their largest of the game. with 10: 16 to go in the first. They would hold a double-digit lead until Michael Oglesby hit a three-pointer with 5:47 to go in the first to pull the Couga~ within eight (32-24). Despite not scoring a point in the last 2:55, Wilkes went into the locker room with a 37-33 advantage. The worst was yet to come for the Colonels as they made just four field goals in the second half, but managed to keep the lead nearly the entire way by draining l 7-of-24 free throws. Even though the Colonel were not able to hit from the in tde or the outside, they held the lead until Oshodi Akinwandc hit a pair of free throw with I :28 10 go to tie the game at 59. Like the majority of regulation. Wilkes led for most of the overtime period as OeRojas opened the extra fram "ith a pair of free thro\\ S "ith 4:36 to go It would be more than two minutes later before either team would score, but Brian Lytle broke the drought "ilh a jumper just outside the paint to tie the game once again al 65. OeRojas would come up big once again with a steal and a fast break layup with I :37 to go to give the Colonels a 67-65 lead. He would score four of the team's five points in the overtime period. With 41 seconds to play. Kresge hit the back end ofa pair of free throws to put Wilkes up by one (68-67), but Lytle drained l\\o frcebi with 25 seconds to play to give the Cougars a one-point lead, which proved to be enough . Volume 61 g lot woes rhe Beacon/Bethany Yamrick W H11,1&c]HJ8 00:JL.oN 11011 .S 1 Men's Basketba II W 100-84 Baptisit Bible W 98-78 Penn College L 69-68 Kean Issue 11 Wrestling W 24-10 New York University W 30-9 McDaniel Women's Basketball W 74-62 PSU Hazleton L 62-50 @ Susquehanna W 57-47 Baptisit Bible saftey officials remind com'hursday. ds to go through, it does take t round involves students ap- PARKING page 3 probation ; posted a 73 percent pass rate IC exams. wer than our previous years," rrigan, chair of the nursing delowledged, but she noted that is still working hard to mainand prosperous program. ) Merrigan, the NCLEX exam ml examination administered board." The computerized to five hours and can range ween 75 and 265 questions. · NURSING page 5 36 "Ali' mber \':!,J\!,j �)VEMBER 18, : o. 25 Wi >lonels sta; ►ANIEL KAUTZ m Asst. Sports Editor No. 25 Wilkes Univers ng team saw great succ, fourth annual John Re, m Saturday, November g all four of their matcl 1cked Marts Center. 1 1ceived major contributic umerous wrestlers in th ;ive home debut which i NOVEMBER atch MadelienE )right lecture a: )f rhe Outstand ~aders Series a .m. SPORTS 20 Colonels match best four-game start under Emmerthal B\' CA RLTON HOLM Beacon £d11or-in-Ch1ef The Lady Colonels escaped a late second half comeback by Baptist Bible on Saturday evening for a 57-47 win in the teams' fourth Pack es' Tom Andresen bolt 'esen would go on to p 25, 2008 your bags and head home for Thanksgiving break before tne final two weeks of the semester. game of the season Not only does the teams' solid start match the best fouriJ3flle start under head coach Rachel Emmerthal, who is noN in her fourth season, but the Lady Colonels have already passed their win total from a sea- Catch Cabinet at the River Street Jazz Cafe at 10:00p.m. son ago. The team finished 2-23, 1-11 In the conference The Lady Colonels posted a 3-1 record last week with game five coming l.Wlderway this evening at 6 OOpm against Marywood (PA). There was a time dunng the second half or Saturday's game when the Lady Defenders went on a 10-2 run that left the Colonels and their fans quietly restless as they watched from the bleachers of the Marts GynaS1um. "II was a point where we weren't scoring very much and we just need to get ourselves back on track." said Emmerthal "\We didn't get any fast breaks and we got complacent but when our defense starting getllng stops and we started scoring, we bounced back.· SenJOf" Chelsey Gosse led the team with a game high 15 po,nts and sophmore guard Alison Horn added 12 With half of her po,nts COl'Tilng at the free throw line to seal the game. The Lady Colonels shut the Defenders down in the first half holding them to 25 percent from the ffoor on 8-32 shooting. On the other hand, The Lady Colonels shot 46.3 percent and led 36-23 at the half. Freshman guard Samantha Simcox from Sinking Spnngs. Pa snatched down a career-high 11 rebounds and sophomore guard Sam Lynam provided a presence off the bench With eight po,nts. lady Defenders Naomi Sweeney was the only player to finish wrth a double-double, grabbing 1o boards and neltlng 13 po,nts. The Lady Colonels have certainly looked composed as a team thus far. Of the teams· three wins, two were by dooble digits. ·We have a lot or team chemistry this year,- said senior forward Khadija Bates. ' And I think that we are all working for one common goal and that's to win • Pnor to the their win on Saturday, the Lady Colonels traveled to Selinsgrove (Pa) to face former head coach Jim Reed and h,s Lady Crusaders Despite finishing the game strong in the second half, the Lady Colonels lost their only game <:I the season 62-50. But ,t was the teams' poor first half perfomance that plagued them for the rest of the contest. The Lady Colonels seemed to struggle offensively, finishing the game on 17-56 shooting and traded 23-13 at the half scoririg only six field goal attempts during the first half Lynam led the team With 11 points and Sincox chipped in with eight Gosse finished with a game-high 14 rebounds Reserve player Jennifer Buttsled the Lady Crusaders with 16 points and starter Rachel Hugghes helped out with 10 Enka Barron caused trouble for the Lady. Colonels, coming away with soc steals to help force 20 lady Colonel turnovers. The Lady Crusaders shOt 40 percent from the ffoor en route to a Happy Thanksgiving! EnJoy a homecookei:t turkey dinner and say thanks for all we have! Take advantage of the Black Friday sales at your local stores and shopping malls. 3-0 start ' It was a tough game and I think that we Just couldn t get over that hump to wm the game," sa,d Emmerthal. · 1think we ended up betrig satisfied with being close to them But we will learn how to dose those games and take the lead • Reed was a long-bme coach of the Lady Colonels and oped for a p051tion with Susquehanne four years ago The Lady Crusaders are apart of the Landmarll Conference where Scranton University won the conference champ10nshIp a season ago Before the lady Colonels dropped that game the team won their first two games The Lady Colonels went on the road for their season-opener to face cross-conference opponent Arcadia University, a team from the Commonwealth Side of the Middle-Atlantic Conference Lynam led the team With a careerhigh 33 points, shoobrig 11-23from the fi,eld and knocking dOWll three three-pointers m the process. Lynam might have had the highhght day but it's the team effort that deserves an applause. As a team, the Lady Colonels shot 31-46 from the free throw hne, knocking dOWll more free throws than the Knight's attempted. Erin Schneider was the secondleading scorer on the team for the Lady Colonels with 14 off the bench. Eight of her po,nts were cashed in on free throws. Forward Chanel Murphy led the Knights With 17 points. The Lady Colonels knocked off Penn State Hazleton in their homeopener 7 4-62- Gosse led the team ,n scoring for the third bme this season With 20 points wile Lynam netted 14 po,nts and went 2-5 fr001 downtown. Local ski mountains such as Jack Frost Big Boulder and Sno Mountain are open for the season. Enjoy a Saturday afternoon in the wilderness. JANUARY 27 Tond Malk contr holes BY NICOLE Beacon Managi Between late I two members o announced pla MikeMalke port Services an finished his ten ary 16 and left in industry. Tondrick will 1 ate director of l at Wilkes Uni1 communication nia Homecare Hill. A 1998 a has been emplo May 2001. With a wedd1 Tondrick had b ployment opp01 risburg, where l "The [new] j one particular ii multiple audien current studenti ees, the board, audiences that PHA, our audie and our homec fessionals," she � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2008 November 25th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 November 25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/cc288a9fca2256806b170dcf3ff80d58.pdf c1235b24e9d6ff05f59d9c58c396d9fe PDF Text Text NOTO PROP 8 PAGE6 FINAL FOOTBALL WIN PAGE 16 DIET & AUTISM LECTURE PAGE9 nd 1ed 1dam hip tra,ork \11yNOVEMBER :d to 1 but plete have ~very and I 1azing to the y Colout if 1 to the ,itation owever 1eir sea>Uder of L ierstood 1en you am has ;lassmen edicated, ut of evune. The r talented 1nd desire twas the ,ether that :cess. You ~ers in the 't work toYet accom~rn worked ery practi 18, 2008 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW State Albright to deliver lecture GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed. Editor If walls could talk. .. Rifkin Hall is located at 80 South River Street. It was built in 1875, and acquired from Arnold and Sandy Rifkin in 1989. In its 133 year history, the massive, gothic style mansion has endured floods, survived community health epidemics, and urban blight. Currentlly, Rifkin Hall houses 34 Wilkes students, one resident assistant. But right now, Rifkin's walls are talking, and some residence want no part of the conversation. On November 3, sophomore business administration major, Kevin Taylor, and his roommate placed a work order for what they described as mold "growing out" from underneath the paint on their wall. After waiting two days, Taylor and his roommate decided to take matters into their own hands. Equipped with bleach and paper towels, they "wiped down" the surface mold that had appeared on the wall. Because of the mold, Taylor's roommate was forced to move his bed to the middle of the room as a health precaution. Mold has been known to cause allergic reactions such as wheezing, itchy or watery eyes, and nasal tuffiness. In extreme circumstances, mold can also exacerbate infections, cause asth- YAMYFUSCO eacon Asst. News Editor On Wednesday, November 12, construe- on on Wilkes-Barre's long-planned inter- >.M. Issue 9 Students find unwanted mold in Rifkin Hall Former Sec. of BY ANDREW SEAMAN Beacon Managing Editor The Beacon/Gino Troiani Kevin Taylor's bedroom in Rifkin Hall was the site of mold growth discovered beneath the paint in early November. Mold releases spores into the air, which can endanger students' health. (INSERT) Mold growth on the wall of Taylor's room. matic reactions, or deplete the immune system. Mold is common and often spurred by dampness and heat; however, can be found on most surfaces. But when growth goes unchecked it can cause damage to materials and health problems in residents. "I feel cheated ... we pay so much money to go here. We should at least have safe dorms," said Taylor. According to Wilkes University's Residence Life office, students pay $7,180 a year to live in an apartment style complex such as Rifkin. See MOLD page 3 Intermodal transportation facility construction begins 1iversity's of Visual ,ing Arts Rodg~r',s nerstem ;ical "Carhe Darte Volume 61 odal transportation facility began in the 1ty's downtown. The $25 million economic development endeavor will consist of 752 parking spaces, an interior lobby and pick-up/drop-off areas, and it will be home to the Luzerne County Transportation Authority and Martz Trailway buses. But as construction gets underway, new traffic patterns and parking restrictions are set to impact the downtown as ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes. edu INDEX News ............... 1-5 Opinion...........6-8 well as the Wilkes University community. Last Wednesday, the first step of the construction timeline began with the delivery of steel, concrete and the crane. Marie McCormick, deputy city administrator for the See INTERMODALpage 2 Lifestyles.......9-11 A&E. ........... 12-15 Sports..........16-20 On Tuesday, November 18, Dr. Madeleine K. Albright will address the public at Wilkes University's annual Outstanding Leaders Forum. Albright was sworn in as the 64th Secretary of State on January 23, 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position and at the time was the highest ranking woman in history of the United State government. She handed over the office in 2001 to Gen. Colin Powell, her successor. However, politicians, like President-elect Barack Obama, continue to seek her advice with foreign policy and economic matters. Albright recently published her third and most recent book, Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America 's Reputation and Leadership. In a recent interview on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Albright said that she gave a copy of the book to Obama with the inscription, "With the audacity to hope that you will find this book useful." Albright served as an advisor for Obama and spent the weekend visiting foreign delegations on his behalf at President Bush's economic summit. "What has been so terrific is the interest of young people in this election campaign, and I consider it kind of my personal goal.. .to keep young people energized on issues of importance to the country. So I really welcome being able to come and talk to you ·w· . See ALBRIGHT page 3 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member .. · �NEWS NOVEMBER INTERMODAL from FRONT PAGE City of Wilkes-Barre, explained there will actually be a crane to build a crane, with 11 tractor loads of its various parts coming from different areas of the East coast. " We anticipate that [construction delays] will occur until the end of March .. .If we have a bad winter, it will go beyond March. The estimated completion date is June 2009," McCormick stated. Changes in traffic patterns will occur on South Washington Ave. and Market Street due to delivery trucks bringing in necessary materials, both of which are corridor streets for downtown and for commuters to reach campus. But McCormick explained that a little inconvenience for some will pay off in long-term benefits for the community. "There are great advantages to having all the transportation modes in one location. It will certainly simplify the ability for riders to find the correct bus," said McCormick. She also explained that having a lobby facility right where the buses are pulling in, will give people the comfort of air conditioning, heatifg, and seating instead of being outside in inclement weather. Along with a comfortable atmosphere, the lobby will be designed with security cameras throughout the facility to ensure greater safety for passengers. "It makes it easier for students to go to one location and not have to be wandering around wondering where their bus is . It's also going to be a lot easier for students to park downtown to get to shopping, restaurants, banks, traveling, and such," McCormick commented. She believes in order to keep the momentum of the downtown revitalization efforts going, Wilkes-Barre does need the additional parking spaces. The plans for an inetermodal transportation facility for the downtown have been in the works for years; however, delays in funding and steel availability put the 18, 2008 explained that the facility will draw transportation services away from an already congested Public Square. "I'm really surprised how rapidly Fridays and Saturdays during the school year have become times when I have trouble finding a parking spot. .. I think the intermodal concept works well and I'm really glad to see they are moving the project forward," Gilmour CONTACT INFORMATION: nicole.frail@wilkes.edu amy.fusco@wilkes.edu cathryn.frear@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com going around the comers [of the Square]," Hannon commented. "Wilkes-Barre definitely needs more parking, too," she added. "It's a pain to find parking on Public Square now, so it will be better with the new parking garage," said GeoffHoffmann, senior mechanical engineering major. He also explained that offering a better, centralized location for public Courtesy of City of Wilkes-Barre The architectual design of the new Intermodal Transportation Center displays the outside view of it and it will provide a safer, more comfortable atmosphere for travelers in the city of Wilkes-Barre. project on hold while community leaders and engineers made appropriate adjustments. "I think the idea of the center is to bring a better array of transportation services to the community," said Dr. Tim Gilmour, Wilkes University president. He BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkesbeacon@gmail.com added. Sabrina Hannon, junior English major, feels that Public Square has become quite congested through the months, too. "I know when I'm walking, I always feel like I'm going to get hit by one of the buses because they look so unstable transportation will enable people to want to utilize it more. "Public transportation is always good, because it lowers fuel consumption; it decreases harm to the environment and leaves a smaller carbon footprint," Hoffman concluded. · Paul Adams, vice president of Editorial Staff 2008-09 2 student affairs, said the new center will "create a contemporary and much more sophisticated hub for the city, which has to be good for downtown." He also explained that it will make the downtown "a more vital and dynamic destination [which] will be beneficial for Wilkes students. It gives them a more attractive, more appealing place to go." "It really goes hand-in-hand. If there's somewhere to park, people will take the chance and come down here," said John Chaump, store manager of Barnes & Noble College store located downtown on Main Street. He explained there are a lot of great things going on downtown and the new parking lot will be very beneficial. "It will make the Square seem more of a public park area than the middle of a bus depot," added Chaump. Gabrielle Lamb, the student development coordinator at Wilkes, believes the centralized location of the new facility gives advantage to the "walk-ability factor". The Intermodal Transportation Center "provides more parking right in the downtown so students can park their cars and visit the downtown merchants. " Lamb believes that students have always had issues with parking downtown, so the new spaces will make it more attractive for them to visit it. Kelly Hughes, kitchen manager at Rodano 's Pizza on Public Square note that although most businesses bring in customers who are walking, she explained that the traffic detours may even help some businesses. "The construction is going to be inconvenient and hopefully the detours will bring people past here," Hughes commented. . Meet the staff... Editor-in-Chief: Carlton Holmes Managing Editor: Andrew Seaman Design Chief: Alison Woody Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas News Editor: Nicole Frail Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner Photo Editor: Jenna Stephens Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Alissa Lindner & Dan Kautz Sports Editor & Asst. Sports Editor �NOVEMBER 18, 2008 MOLD from FRONT PAGE g a e n e e 11 n- s 0 e en e e- r But Taylor was not the only resident who noticed mold growing in Rifkin Hall. Sophomore Matt Duffy lives in room 12 adjacent to Taylor's. According to Duffy, he noticed a "brownish" type of mold growing up the wall next to his bathtub. "It looked like a little mushroom," he explained. He also said that he believes that both the wall and floorboards underneath his bath tub are "rotted out." Nonetheless, Duffy's mold problem has not yet been addressed by facilities because he neglected to call it in. Nine days after their original complaint, Taylor's roommate, sophomore communications major James Rosato, received an e-mail from Elizabeth Roveda, Wilkes University's assistant director of residence life. In it, Roveda wrote, "I was at an operations meeting this morning and they mentioned that you placed a work order about your wall. They have looked at it and repaired what they could. Facilities will be doing extensive work over the winter break. Please let me know if you have any further questions about the wall and the water. " But Rosato noted, " I have no idea what NEWS repairs they are talking about because everything looks the same." According to Brenda Stanley, Director of Residence Life, on November 3, the tenants reported not mold, but a "leak" in their room. The following day, workers examined both the interior and exterior of the wall, and located the problem. On November 5, workers then sealed the passage into which water was seeping, and checked it a few days later to make sure the problem was fixed. Both residence life and facilities have denied the presence of any mold. According to Dr. Marleen Troy, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at Wilkes University, all types of mold release "spores." Often, people will react to the spores in a negative way, and cause allergic reactions." She also explained, "Once it gets in there and grows ... it is very prolific and hard to get out. It is just not a good thing." Stanley commented that a professional air quality test was conducted, and everything seemed to check out. Also, residence life has been in contact with the tenants, and will re-examine the room and address any problems at the convenience of the students. ALBRIGHT from FRONT PAGE 3 ment in a transition office getting briefed up .. . " Albright's lecture will be held at the F.M. Kirby Center at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Tickets are $20 and $IO for college students with I.D. Corporate sponsorship packages are also available. all," Albright said in a recent conference call interview that included The Beacon. Albright's experience as Secretary of State during the Clinton/Bush transition will provide important expertise for the Obama transition team. "It is a very interesting time. I have written a lot about the transition and in many ways it's too short because there is so much to do. Especially when it's changing from one party to another ... And in many ways it is too long, because the world is, and the American public is, often ready for a new president. So it is kind of an en C: 0 awkward time - frankly," she said. ~ t) Albright added, "This you will hear re- ·c :::, peated over and over again-and President- E elect Obama has said it- there is only one E 0 president at a time. Also, there is only one 0 Cl Secretary of State at a time. And the im- C: :-'2 L. portant thing is that the current Secretary C\l ~ of State has to work up to the last minute. I know in my own case I actually worked 0>, until noon of January 20, 2001, and so you en ~ have the responsibility of carrying on the :::, 0 active diplomacy of the United States and 0 0 at the same time the designated Secretary of 0 .c State .. . is already sitting in the State Depart- 0... �NOVEMBER 18, 2008 NEWS 4 Beacon survey indicates studen~ BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon News Editor BY ANDREW SEAMAN Beacon Managing Editor On Sunday, November 9 at 6:45 p.m., freshman Matthew Manganiello was walking from Sul Iivan Hall to the Marts Center for wrestling practice. Listening to his MP3 player, he cut through the block by taking Diver Lane next to Passan Hall. Looking up, he saw two males looking his direction. One of them spoke to the other and pulled a ski mask over his face. The other pulled his hat over his eyes. The two males then approached Manganiello and searched him for valuables. One of the men reached into the pocket of his jacket and took his wallet while the other grabbed the MP3 player from his hand. According to Manganiello, the two men then turned quickly and continued walking down Franklin Street. "As long as I was on campus ... ~ thought I was pretty safe," said Manganiello. Last week, The Beacon conducted a survey among the student body at Wilkes University to determine the degree to which students perceived they are safe in and around campus. One hundred surveys, evenly split across gender among respondents, offered some insights into a cross-section of student attitudes about personal safety. Overall, the survey found that students perceive themselves to be "pretty safe" with some exceptions. Sixty-six students out of 100 surveyed said that they feel safe when walking on campus at night. Ninety-six also said that they feel safe when walking on campus during the day. However, even with the students' perceived safety on campus, 53 percent believe that crime in Wilkes-Barre is on the rise. Gerald Dessoye, Wilkes-Barre Police Chief, said that one of the reasons students believe crime is on the rise is because bf what they perceive to be a crirue."What someone might view as a crime, unless you are an actual crime victim, is subjective. There is a lot of things that may look like a crime when it actually is not a crime," he said. According to Dr. Paul Adams, Vtce President for Student Affairs, "There have been some high-profile incidents in the city of late that recejved a lot of media attention and I think that can certainly influence students' perceptions of the environment." According to the yearly repo1t of crime statistics compiled by the Wilkes University Offl,ce of Public Safety, the number of total violent crimes including rapes/sex ual assaults, robberies, assaults, burglaries and vehicle thefts have increased slightly over the past three years from one vehcile theft in 2005 to 10 reported crimes in 2007. In 2007, there were four reported rapes/sexual assaults, one robbery, one assault, three burglaries, and one vehicle theft. However, Dessoye cautions community members not look at crime rates from year to year. "You need to look at half a decade or a decade. You need to look at large groups, and then you need to look at what the specific types of crimes are. A Jot of safe," he said. crime is police generated. Ninety-nine perHowever, Adams, Rebo and Dessoye cent of your drug reported crimes are based all hailed the relationship Wilkes has on an arrest by a police officer. If we don't do with the city. our job, we, in theory, can have a very low "We have a very open relationship rate. If I don't want to show . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , 60 = = ~ ~ - ~ ~ = ~ , - . . ~ =,,..,,,.....,...- - --i drug crimes, we don't arrest ey druggies," said Dessoye. 1 - Strongly Agree Adams says the results of so - ~ ~ - - gree The Beacon's safety percep3 - Indifferent tion survey were not surpris- 40 _,___..,.,_.~--ing and that the school works 5 • StfonglyDisagree to make its students feel safe. "Part of the reason we es- 3o tablished the greenway was to make people feel that they 20 - - - - - - - - had a safe pathway th.rough the middle of the campus. I mean, that is part of what [the 10 greenway] is all about, to create a pathway that's pro- 0 tected. It's well traveled, it's lighted, and it's off the city Statement 1: streets. They are all things I feel safe while walking on campus at night. that enter into creating that feeling of secu- with Wilkes security, and not the slightrity;' said Adams. est of the reasons .is that Jerry Rebo is Jerry Rebo, Manager ofPublic Safety, said a former Wilkes-Barre police officer. one of events held to increase safety around So there is quite a bit of exchange of campus is a "light walk." Members of Pub- information between the departments, lie Safety, Residence Life, Student Govern- and certainly I think that enhances our ment and other student leaders accompany ability to do that," saidDessoye. Rebo on these walks once a school year. According to Rebo, "We have [public "What we do is look for not just issues in safetyJ officers on the weekends that public safety, which is one of the factors, but work Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. we look for safety issues.. . ....--------Jlll.....?.....lli..w.....i.w.i......n.1.....ulU!.lt....ll....L!i:.w.ul,!.l,,l.i.1.1.L4 hazards, bushes over- so ,,__ _,,,,_,,,,__...,,,.,,,,.,.,,,,__~=""""'--""""'-----i grown, lights out, doors that are not secure ... We 70 +-----------~~-------'.-g_r_e_e_.....i look at the campus as a 2whole to be safe as its own 60 3 - Indifferent entity," he said. 4-Disa ree 50 Rebo also added that all 5 - Strongly Disagree Public Safety officers go 40 through a two-day school at Lackawanna Comruu- 30 nity College and in-house trainings on how officers 20 should conduct themselves in specific, critical 1o situations. Adams admitted that the o 2 3 4 5 job of making students -S-ta-t-em_e_~-t2-:- -- - - -- - - -- - - -__. feel safe is not made any easier by Wilkes's loca- I feel safe when walking on campus during the day. tion in the city. give us all the support we need ... like "We're located in a on Ross Street. . . they rused to] come neighborhood adjacent to the downtown, so down there, send some cruisers down the campus is a through-fare for the comthere." Ross Street is the location for munity. I. think that becomes a particular many off campus apartments. challenge for us when it comes to helping Though the numbers show that the people feel safe and assuring that they are crime rate in Wilkes-Barre is not on +--------- Ke �NOVEMBER 18, 2008 NEWS 5 perceptions of campus safety varied Plus on Academy Street. Even though individuals may have specific experiences on occasion, Adams, Dessoye and Rebo are peased with the progress the city has made over the years. Thomas Leighton, Mayor of Wilkes-Barre, said that he was pleased with the results of The Beacon's survey. "Overall, I am pleased with the results of the survey; however, we will certainly continue work to make improvements in these areas. The city's number one priority has always been to increase public safety and I believe that we have been successful in this effort. For example, additional police officers now patrol the area surrounding Wilkes University as a result of the Business Improvement Key District (BID). We 1 - Stron I ree 35 will continue to work with Wilkes' Office of Public Safety and 30 university administration to ensure that the 25 - t - - - - - - - campus and downtown as a whole is a 20 +------safe environment for those who work, live and learn in Wilkes15 Barre," said Leighton. Rebo was not as 10 pleased. He expressed concern over the num5 ber of students who marked "indifferent" for their answers. He 0 said, "Being indiffer2 3 4 5 ent to crime is not the Statement 10: answer." I feel that crime in Wilkes-Barre is on the rise. Responding to the statement, "I feel that Wilkes UniverKey sity is proactive in 1-Stron I A ree 35 its approach to crime 2-Agree around campus," 27 3 - Indifferent percent responded 30 - 1sagree 'indifferent.' To the 5 - Strongly Disagree question of whether 25 they think crime in Wilkes-Barre is on 20 the rise, 38 percent marked 'indifferent.' 15 Dessoye said the numbers do not shock him. 10 "That's the way it was, it's the way I was 5 in college ... I went to King's, which has the 0 same challenges, and 2 3 4 5 you know, I never even gave Statement 5: a thought IfI am in trouble I can rely on Wilkes's Public Safety to help me. the rise, students at Wilkes do occasionally witness or experience various crimes or illegal activities as they walk the city streets and often opt not to report. "I know people who ha'-"'e been propositioned and solicited in the area near University Towers and South Washington Street," said Kristen Klimchak, p2 phannacy student. ''I have been solicited for drugs on multiple occasions on and off campus," agreed Frank Kopyta, junior computer science and intergrated media double major. Tim Sullivan, senior business major, even claimed to have had a gun pulled on him at A- +-------- -t-------- to my safety. I was a young college kid. Some of the situations that I put myself in by intention were more dangerous than any- Q: I feel safe walking on campus at night. thing that I would ever imagine - Males: Strongly Agree/Agree= 41 that could happen at college and - Females: Strongly Agree/Agree= 25 I think most kids are that way," said Dessoye. : I feel safe walking off campus at night. - Males: Strongly Disagree/Disagree = 13 However, Rebo said that Public - Females: Strongly Disagree/Disagree = 35 Safety is willing to offer programs to students to educate them about Q: Ifl am in trouble, I can rely on many different aspects of safety ilkes's Public Safety to help me. on and around campus. - Males: Indifferent= 8 "I know we had the identity - Females: Indifferent= 19 theft program... sexual assault, alcohol and drugs, the safety pro: Ifl am in trouble, I can rely on the gram that shows a little bit of hand ilkes-Barre Police to help me. to hand [combat] so to speak, and - Males: Indifferent= 13 talks about crime prevention," Females: Indifferent= 24 said Rebo. "I wish I could just pick them up and say you know, : I feel that crime in Wilkes-Barre is on even though academics are so im- he rise. portant, so is your safety." - Males: Strongly Agree/Agree= 26 Thomas Messinger, Executive Indifferent = 19 Director of Campus Support SerStrongly Disagree/Disagree = 6 vices, and Rebo agreed that there - Females: Strongly Agree/Agree= 27 are several things students can Indifferent= 19 do to try and keep safe: walk in Strongly Disagree/Disagree = 3 groups, stay in well lit areas, use Wilkes's safe ride service, don't be distracted by music players, don't display valuables, and do not walk while intoxicated. Dessoye added, "I do think both schools [Wilkes and King's] have good security departments and I think they're doing what I would expect if I sent my children to either of those schools ... but I do think that students could use a little more common sense." Manganiello said he has learned from his experience, " ... always walk in groups no matter how short the distance seems to be." Editor's Note: After hearing complaints from Wilkes University students regarding crime in the area, The Beacon initiated an investigation into the student body's perception of safety on and off campus. Onehundred surveys based on a five answer Likert scale were distributed to students passing through the Henry Student Center on Tuesday, November 11. The Beacon analyzed the results of the surveys and spoke to school and city officials. Gender Comparison �Novet The facts on Obama Page& 0 12t!!i.~!l CONTACT INFORMATION: gino.troiani@wilkes.edu lauren.salem@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com Repeal Proposition 8: Anti-gay legislation has no place in progressive Ainerican society BY THE BEACON EDITORIAL BOARD Since November 4, pundits have hailed Barack Obama 's election as an "historic step forward" for race relations in America. But while some barriers began to crumble this month, others inexplicably were fortified. The passage of Proposition 8 in California, along with similar efforts in Arizona, Florida and Arkansas, saw civil rights for gay and lesbian couples evaporate like smoke. But same-sex marriage supporters in California are not giving up. In San Diego, as many as 10,000 people protested the passage of Proposition 8, a law that repeals a state Supreme Court ruling in May that recognized the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry. About 1,000 gay marriage supporters protested outside a Mormon temple on November 6, bringing the afternoon traffic on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles to a halt. According to Associated Press reports, hundreds of p~ple also gathered on the steps of San Francisco 's City Hall, holding candles and signs that read, "We all deserve the freedom to marry." "Barack Obama is our new president. Here we just had a giant step toward equality and then on the very next day, we took a giant step away. I was saddened beyond belief," wrote talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, n a blog on November 6 titled, "My thoughts on this historic election." DeGeneres recently married actress, Portia de Rossi. Californians passed the measure 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent while Arizona and Florida also passed similar measures banning samesex marriage or even civil unions, according to a November 7 article by CNN. Just as shocking, Arkansas passed a measure prohibiting same sex couples from adopting or serving as foster parents. So, to the Arkansans who passed this measure, it is better to leave children in state institutions than to be placed in safe and loving homes? Where is the logic? To the voters in these states, we ask a two-part question: How is it possible to legislate love, and why would we want to? The Beacon advocates overturning any law that prohibits samesex marriage for the simple reason that everyone should have the right to happiness by being able to marry whomever they want regardless of gender, race, or sexual orientation. According to CNN, in May 2008, the California Supreme Court eliminated the ban on same-sex marriage because these factors do "not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights." The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, and the Na- tional Center for Lesbian Rights legally recognized because said in a written statement filed they were considered property. with the high court that the ballot "Their marriage vows were difinitiative process "was improperly ferent: not until death do you used in an attempt to undo the part, but until death or distance Constitution's core commitment do you part," said Olbermann. History apparently teaches to equality for everyone by eliminating a fundamental right from us little. With the recent votes, just one group: lesbians and gay countless men and women face Californians." what ancestors throughout hisDirecting an emotion- tory have faced, a denial of al appeal to those a relationship sanctioned by who voted for the state, all thanks to bigotry. Proposition 8 Cardinal Roger Mahony, archin California, bishop of the Diocese of Los MSNBC Angeles, said to CNN, "Propocommenta- sition 8 is not against any group tor Keith in our society. Its sole focus is Olber- on preserving God's plan for mann ar- people living upon this earth gued that throughout time." Not against commit - any group? Excuse us? ment to We contend that Mahony's marriage position is morally wrong, and can never be should be illegal. Legislating a bad thing. love is not possible. Gay and "These people lesbian couples pay taxes, serve over here want the their communities, own propersame chance at perma- ty, and offer themselves as hard nence and happiness that working contributors to society. is your option...They don 't want To deny their right to marriage to deny you yours. They don't is no different from the bigotry want to take anything away from African Americans in our counyou. They want what you want, try faced when the same sorts a chance to be a little less alone of limitations on freedom were in the world. Only now you are exacted against them. Most saying, 'No, you can 't have it on Americans look back on the laws that prohibited interracial these terms .'" Efforts to legislate marriage as marriage as barbaric and back"a union between a man and a wards. How can we not think woman" purposefully limits such the same of Proposition 8 and unions to heterosexual . couples. its ilk? But the meaning of marriage has All people no matter race, changed several times throughout creed, or sexual preference, history. Olbermann pointed out should be allowed to exchange that just over 40 years ago, it was marriage vows . We support all illegal for blacks to marry whites efforts to overturn Proposition in 16 states. The Supreme Court 8 and the anti-gay legislation overturned that ruling on June 12, passed in Arizona, Florida and 1967. During the time of slavery, Arkansas. marriage between slaves was not Wesuppon all efforts toovenurn Proposition 8. Mariagehas constantlv been re-defined throughout historv. BYTIMSl Staff Writer 6 There are the quality , ers. Oh w ait,: ful, repulsi1 Allow mf Recently, ing movie, in a string , specific sul movie is a dull) trend , Up, You C Dance. So, what' made movi, The Busl were lookir Madonna gross, but n King 's Cc Get a real n All fine ai than a bun movie that parody. Oh, did I rected by ti is. That's rig who broug as White Cl Now the: genre, whic good spooJ handful ofJ Center, I ho YC AH people deserve the freedom to wed. Dear Bea As the ho parent that You look a that have b pus for vari Zebra Co Public Reh fundraisers Army in th( iday season may be un2 are receivir with two" be a large n ceive aid ar, �NOVEMBER 18, 2008 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Why Illodern parodies are a waste BY TIM SEIGFRIED Staff Writer There are no words that can aptly describe the quality of the work of the Wayans brothers. Oh wait, yeah there are: mrocious, dreadful, repulsive, abhorrent, heinous, terrible. Allow me to back up a bit. Recently, I saw the trailer for the upcoming movie, Dance Flick, which is the latest in a string of movies designed to parody a specific sub-genre of film. Obviously, this movie is a spoof on the recent (admittedly dull) trend of dance movies, including Step Up, You Got Served, and Save the Last Dance. So, what's worse than a bunch of poorly made movies about dancing? The Bush Administration? Not what we were looking for. Madonna's forearms? They're plenty gross, but not the answer here. King's College? HA! Close, but incorrect. Get a real mascot. All fine answers, but the only thing worse than a bunch of bad dance movies is one movie that combines them for the sake of parody. Oh, did I mention it was written and directed by the Wayans brothers? Because it IS. That's right, the Wayans. The same guys who brought us such recent abominations as White Chicks and Little Man. Now they are tackling the dance subgenre, which, let's face facts, is ripe for a good spoofing. At the risk of upsetting a handful of people that hang out in the Darte Center, I honestly thought that Step Up (and its riveting sequel, Step Up 2 The Streets) tively on RottenTomatoes.com, which is were comedies. I didn't think for a moment about as good as a barometer as any. For that they were actual attempts to make a se- a point of reference, M. Night Shyamalan's rious movie. Really, think about it: Two peo- Lady in the Water received a 24%. I would ple from opposite sides of the tracks form a have used The Happening, but unfortunatebond through the majesty of dance. Really? ly, there wasn't a number low enough. That's the best you can come up with? Oh, I But the Wayans and their movies aren't forgot, one 's a ballet dancer and the other is the only example of bad comedies, just look a street dancer or something. Which means at the recent "[Insert Genre Here] Movie", they are going to clash at first, but in the including Epic Movie, Superhero Movie, end, they use their collective dancing skills Date Movie, and etc. to fall in love and win the big dance contest The problem with these movies (besides at the end of the movie. the writer, director and actors) is that every In other words, those movies are a joke, one of their jokes was derived from a setup and not in a good way. I mean they are a or a character that occurred in another movjoke in the same way that income taxes are ie. That concept does not fare well over 90 a joke. minutes, and furthermore, those jokes A good writer and director could probably make a decent f l S C R comedy out of dance movies, but the problem is, the Wayans are not that good. They have a worse batting average with comedies than Henry the \ VIII had with wives. But really, if the Wayans are behind this, then I surmise that it cannot possibly be funny. But Tim, shouldn't you give it a chance? No, I shouldn't, because the past is a good indicator of the future as any, and recent history has told us that the Wayans must have done someone a favor, because they still get the chance to make movies. do not hold up well over time. I need to look no further than the aforeA perfect example is the 300-spoof Meet mentioned White Chicks and Little Man, the Spartans. There is one scene when a which scored a solid 15% and 13%, respec- bald-headed Britney Spears is kicked down i---'--=- a deep well ala-300. That was mildly amusing at the time, but in ten years, is anyone going to get that joke? Sure, you remember that Britney went crazy and shaved her head, but the fleeting nature of the joke is gone almost immediately after you see it. If you want a good example for how to make a goof parody, look no further than The Naked Gun or Airplane. They managed to spoof other movies, but they refrained from using specific jokes from other movies. Hence, Airplane and The Naked Gun are still funny in 2008. Listen, filmmakers, there are a thousand ideas out there that will put your crappy movies to shame, so why don't you do us all a favor and try a little harder? You are single-handedly making the American people stupid by cranking out these thi~s that you call "comedies." Honestly, there should be some sort of rule that prevents these movies from being released every year unless the previous movie was of half-decent quality. For every good comedy out, there are 100 bad comedies like Good Luck Chuck. Hey, American public: Stop throwing your money at these movies. It only encourages them to make more of the same, and in about 20 years, movies are going to be nothing more than 90 minutes of Napolean Dynamite impressions and jokes about poop. YOURI\CllS Dear Beacon Editor, As the holidays are approaching, it is apparent that Wilkes is in the giving spirit. You look around and you see all the boxes that have been distributed throughout campus for various drives. Zebra Communications and the Com 302 Public Relations class are holding various fundraisers and events to help the Salvation Army in their efforts to provide a happy holiday season to local families in need. Many may be unaware but the truth is, those who are receiving aid are whole families, many with two working parents. There seems to be a large misconception that those who receive aid are indolent, unreliable people who do not make an effort. But that is a fallacy. Most of the people receiving aid from the Salvation Army are diligent people who have simply had a case of bad luck. Personally, I feel compelled to help the Salvation Army in their efforts to aid the Wilkes-Barre community and I know many of my classmates feel the same way. Therefore, I am inviting you to help our cause as well. From November 17-25, we will be hosting a variety of fundraisers. This year aside from the Kettle Drive, which I'm sure you are all familiar with as you hear the ringing of the bell, we will be challenging the campus to join in our Red Cup Campaign. The Red Cup Campaign is a way for everyone to gather their loose change from their pockets and/or purses and put it in a red cup to later drop off at the kettle in the lobby of the Sub. You can also help with the Angel Tree Campaign. The Angel Tree Donation is a wonderful opportunity to give a gift to the children of Wilkes-Barre. Instead of decorating a tree with traditional ornaments, we will be adorning our tree with names, ages and desired gifts for 40 children of the local area. It is a great opportunity to help make a child's holiday special. We understand this is a rough time financially for most students. However, we are inviting you to help make a child's holiday season a great one. All it takes is some change. Thank you and have a wonderful holiday season, Valerie J. Martinez Senior communications and political science maJor �NOVEMBER 18, 2008 OPINION Beacon Poll Results Barack Oba01a: Discerning fact fro01 fiction com found his driver 's license and ham Clinton (D-NY) stood with property records to support this in- their hands over their hearts while Beacon Correspondent formation. Obama 's hands were clasped beNow that Barack Obama has Myth 3. When Obama was low his waist. Obviously the picwon the presidency, I think it's sworn into office, he did not use ture was just taken at the wrong time that we clear the air about the Holy Bible, but instead the time. Even the caption actually some myths circulated during Koran. reads Obama and others, "stand the 22-month race to the White Fact: This anonymous e-mail during the national anthem." House. The television, radio and circulated in December 2007 afMyth 6. Accused domestic terinternet ads have been absolutely ter Obama took the oath of office rorist Bill Ayers and Obama ran overwhelming in this year 's presi- for the U.S. Senate. It reads that a radical education foundation dential election and it's often dif- Obama used the "Kuran" [sic] for together. ficult to differentiate what is true his oath of office instead of the Fact: John McCain made this and what is a "pants-on-fire" lie. Holy Bible. Obama is a Christian. statement in a web advertisement PolitiFact.com, run and operated This e-mail is pants-on-fire wrong. in October 2008. Obama did serve by the St. Petersburg Times and Dick Cheney administered the on the volunteer board of Congressional Quarterly, offers swearing in of office. Cheney an education reform orAmerican citizens exactly what confirmed in two press reports ganization on which they want: the truth. Journalists with the Obama campaign Ayers was a founding and researchers analyze debates, that it was Obama's own Bimember. Obama was campaign ads, speeches, and pretty ble that was used. the chair on the board much anything else that comes out for the first four years Myth 4. Obama is responof the candidates' mouths. Their sible for rising gas prices. but an execuratings go from true to pants-ontive director Fact: A television ad fire, which I'm sure we can agree by Senator John Mcdealt with is a bald-faced lie. day-to-day Cain's campaign acPresident-elect Barack Obama cused Obama solely .,. functions . was a huge target not just for the for the rising prices T h e McCain campaign, but the media, at the pump. The ad foundation bloggers and chain e-mails as well. claimed that Obama was actualSince Obama has prevailed in the opposes new drillly founded polls, we should clear up some of ing off the coasts, by a Rethe most egregious myths . Here 's not drilling in the publican a list of a few things that were said U.S. and emphabusiness about his campaign: leader, Ansized, "Gas prices: The Beacon/Jenna Stephens Myth 1. Barack Obama "re- Four dollars, five nenberg. ;ects eve,yone white, including his dollars, no end in sight. .. There have mot~r and grandparents. " because some in Washington are been many prominent figures servFact:Jerome R. Corsi started still saying no to drilling in Amer- ing on the board just like Obama. this myth in August of '08, in his ica." The ad continued, "Who can And Ayer's involvement in the book The Obama Nation. Actually you thank for rising prices at the group does not make it radical. He Corsi 's statement is a misreading pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!" This is currently a University of Illinois from Obama's memoir, Dreams ad implied that since Obama sup- professor. {,-om my Father. Obama said that ports the ban on new offshore Myth 7. Obama "has no exhe felt disconnected from his black drilling, he has actually raised the perience or background at all in friends when they would bring gas prices himself. This bill dates national security affairs. " up the issue of race. In Obama 's back to 1982 and although it has Fact: In response to Obama's book, he talks about how close he been voted in favor of every year proposal to leave a "strike force" is with his grandparents and moth- since, Obama has only served in of U .S. in the Middle East after er and also how he has maintained the Senate for two years. troops withdraw from Iraq, Mc"positive relations" with his white Myth 5. Obama refused to re- Cain said he had no experience relatives. His relatives visited him cite and put his hand on his heart dealing with national security. in college and were present when during the Pledge ofAllegiance. Obama helped write an exemption he wed Michelle Robinson. to the 1954 Atomic Energy Act. Fact: A chain e-mail circulatMyth 2. His true name is Barak ing in November 2008 stated that This allowed the United States to Hussein Muhammed Obama. Obama is unpatriotic in a photo- export civilian nuclear power techFact: After Politifact.com did graph taken by Time magazine nology to India. He also toured some research, reporters were because he did not have his hand a weapons destruction facility in able to find Obama's marriage over his heart. The picture was Ukraine with then-Senate Foreign certificate and birth certificate. On taken during the "Star-Spangled Relations Chairman Richard G. both of the official documents, his Banner," not the Pledge of Alle- Lugar. They worked together to name is listed as Barack Hussein giance. Governor Bill Richardson triple spending for programs to Obama, Jr. Journalists at Politifact. (D-N.Mex) and Sen. Hillary Rod- oppose the spread of conventional BY JACKI LUKAS weapons . He also participated in a national security debated, which argued against the decision to move operations at Rock Island Arsenal to Texas. Myth 8. Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan. " Fact: McCain made this comment in February 2008 about Obama saying that he suggests bombing Pakistan. McCain told this to the media, "My statement that I made at my speech was that he suggested bombing Pakistan without their permission." Obama actually said, "If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharrafwon't act, we will." Myth 9. Barack Obama has "pledged to reduce the size of the military. " Fact: Jerome R. Corsi attacked Obama for being a political extremist in August 2008. Obama actually wants to expand the size of the military. Obama supports plans to increase the size of the Army by 65,000 soldiers and the Marines by 27,000 troops. Myth 10. "Obama 's Ten Point Plan to Change The Second Amendment .. . Ban the manufacture, sale and possession of hand guns. Fact: The National Rifle Association (NRA) sent a direct-mail piece to its members stating that Obama wants to reform gunownership rules in August 2008. "I have never favored an all-out ban on handguns," said Obama in April 2008. Obama also had many opportunities to present a ban on handguns as a U.S. Senator and has never done it. The NRA's claim is false. I strongly encourage everyone to look beyond the surface when they receive chain e-mails regarding Obama's background and core beliefs. Uncover the truth. We have witnessed what is categorized as of the dirtiest campaigns in history, and it is time that we clear up any false statements that could be potentially damaging to our new president. The following are results of a poll that The Beacon coducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overal attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon asked: Do you support drilling for natural gas in NEPA? • Yes-67% • No - 33% • Undecided - 0% Next Week~· question: Should proposition 8 be overturned? • Yes •No • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published. online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Concact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. J ] �Energy alternatives PAGE 11 d is li ostylJos NOVEMBER 18, 2008 CONTACT INFORMATION: christa. sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com g Renowned author links diet to child autisnt treat01ent BY CHRISTA SGOBBA Beacon Lifestyles Editor : ' • Dr. Lisa Lewis pointed to the slide behind her on the wall. It listed a variety of symptoms, including communication deficiencies, self-absorption, bizarre preoccupations, rocking or repetitive movements, and laughing or giggling at inappropriate times. "Does anyone know what these are symptoms of?" she asked her audience. "Autism!" the audience shouted out. Comprised mainly of relatives and parents ofautistic children, the audience was all-too familiar with the behavioral signs of autism spectrum disorder. "Actually, I got these symptoms from a book on drug addiction," said Lewis. According to the opioid excess theory, behaviors manifested in autistic children are not unlike those exhibited by drug addicts, and some researchers like Lewis are interested in finding out why. Lewis, who received her doctorate in biological anthropology, came to Wilkes on November 11 to offer a lecture cosponsored by the NeuroSensory Center of Eastern Pennsylvania on the effects of diet on autism. She spoke about how the breakdown of certain foods in autistic children can lead to drug-like reactions. Following her lecture, Lewis remained for a question and answer session during which parents with autistic children asked for advice in implementing a changed diet. "Parents could take from Dr. Lewis' lecture a sense of hope and a sense of control," said fusing them," she Dr. Robert Bohlander, Wilkes professor of said. "There was a psychology, who is also affiliated with the noticeable language NeuroSensory Center. "So many times, par- increase." ents with children on the autism spectrum Lewis says that are told there is no way to recover their adopting a glutenchildren, and certainly no 'cure.' Dietary free, casein-free diet changes, such as switching to a gluten-free, can reduce many of casein-free diet offer a way to improve the the typical effects of autism, which inquality of life for some autistic children." A noted author and lecturer, Lewis has clude language difwritten numerous books on the effects of ficulties, ability to diet on autism, most recently "Special Diets focus, eye contact for Special Kids." avoidance, aggresLewis questions the relationship between sion, and sleep isfood proteins gluten and casein and the sues. Additionally, ~ typical manifestations of autism in chil- this type of diet ' The Beacon/Jenna ns dren. In her work and lectures, she explains can relieve gastro- Dr. Lisa Lewis, center, took time to sign copies of her book and the opioid excess theory, which holds that intestinal problems, chat with audience members following her lecture. gluten, which is found in wheat, oats, and which afflict a high rye products, and casein, which is found in percentage of autistic children. will eat foods of only one type, color, or dairy products, can cause or magnify auKerry Sorber, of Shickshinny, attended consistency, and are fussy about the smells, tistic behaviors when they are not digested the lecture with the intention of learning temperatures, and textures. properly. what foods would help her six-year-old son, "Many times, it's a short list, sometimes "If we remove the sources of the opiates, Mason, with his digestive problems. As a only three to five foods," Lewis said. "And the gluten and the casein proteins, we can toddler, Mason was diagnosed with atten- usually, the list is appalling." reduce or eliminate autistic behaviors," she tion deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) According to Lewis, poor food choices said. and high-functioning Asperger's syndrome, include highly processed food , those which In the early 1990s, Lewis implemented an autism spectrum disorder. are high in sugars and starches, and fried a gluten-free, casein-free diet for her son "I knew there was something just not right and fatty choices. Sam, who was diagnosed with autism. She with him, and I kept telling my pediatrician Sorber's son Mason eats these kinds of was stunned by the noticeable changes in that," she said. "I just kept pushing and food on a regular basis. He eats only a small five-year-old Sam after fine-tuning his diet. pushing, and finally he sent Mason to a gas- variety of food, including fried fish, chicken "When I took gluten trointestinal specialist." nuggets, rice soup, and broccoli. He smothMason was given medication to aid his ers almost all his food in either ketchup or out of his diet, his pronouns got better, digestive disorders, which Sorber says are barbeque sauce. he stopped con"still a big problem." Eager to take her son However, Sorber calls Lewis' lecture off the medication, Sorber is now looking to "very insightful ," and intends to adopt the try to offer her son treatment in the form of gluten-free, casein-free diet in her own a gluten-free, casein-free diet. However, home. she knows the transition won't be easy. "I'm going to try to use more fresh stuff, "He's very picky about the food he like chicken and vegetables," she said. "Maeats," she said. "It's hard to get him to son's picky about the texture of his food, so try different foods. " I'm going to take a look through the cookOne of the diffi- book and see what I can make for him. " culties of adopting While Lewis strongly believes in the bensuch a strict diet for efits of a gluten-free, casein-free diet, she autistic children is warns that it is not a cookie-cutter approach. their insistence upon No therapy will help every child with an auroutine. Accord- tism spectrum disorder in the same way. ing to Lewis, many "I think this is for everyone," she said. "If autistic children are you don't do it, you still have to improve "self-limiters" re- the quality of your family's diet, cut out all garding the food the junk and sugar." thev will eat. Manv -. ·UIIII �.. • • • f"-#,, .. _,.,,. • ~ J -~ • ... • ..... ..~ .... .... •r. ..., • t, ,._.r, • • ... 10 NOVEMBER 18, 2008 LIFESTYLES Center for Continued Learning opens eyes to schizophrenia deficit in normal brain function. Soprano also spoke about the common myths associated with schizophrenia. "Most people think that people with schizophrenia have split personalities. While the word itself means of having two minds. This is not the case at all. People with schizophrenia suffer from brain deficiencies that cause their thought patterns to be unusual," said Soprano. "Many people also believe that schizophrenics are dangerous and violent, which is not accurate either." After Soprano discussed the symptoms of schizophrenia, Dr. Krina Patel from the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy lectured the pharmacists and nurses about the pharmacological medications that are used to treat the disease. There are two forms of treatment for schizophrenics, first and second generation antipsychotics The most common medications for the disease are Clozapine, Olanzapine, Ziprasidone, Risperidone, and Quetiapine. "It was interesting and informative," said Elaine Blondek, a pharmacist at Moses BY MATTHEW GOGAS Beacon Staff Writer The National Institute of Mental Health defines schizophrenia as a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that affects about 1.1 percent of the U.S. population ages 18 and older in a given year. Most people suffering from the schizophrenia are diagnosed in their early teens to late 20s. According to statistics, only 25 percent of those diagnosed with schizophrenia will recover from the disease. As part of a lecture series for continued learning credits for practicing nurses and pharmacists, the Center for Continued Leaming at Wilkes University sponsored a seminar on Wednesday, November 12, in the Henry Student Center Grand Ballroom. Cherie Ann Soprano, assistant professor of nursing, began the lecture by discussing the various forms of schizophrenia and the positive and negative symptoms associated with the disease. Positive symptoms are the treatable symptoms, while negative symptoms describe absence of thought or a Taylor Hospital in Scranton. Blondek attended the seminar to receive continued learning credits towards accreditation for license renewal. "Being a pharmacist, I was most interested in learning about the new treatments of schizophrenia, which Dr. Patel talked about in detail." Assistant DiThe Beacon/Lauren Biernacki rector of the Center for Con- Roundtable discussions about medications and treatments began tinued Leaming, during the lecture on schizophrenia in the Henry Student Center Margaret Petty, Ballroom. supports Wilkes for sponsoring a lecture gram on it. In fact, some of the people indion schizophrenia. "Because so many peocated when they registered that they work ple requested schizophrenia as a topic, I directly with these patients," said Petty. think there was a real need to have a pro- CHAN·G EABLE SKIES LLC. 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Today, nations worldwide are striving to harness renewable energy sources to both cut costs, and improve environmental conditions Wilkes University's Money Matters club, led by four students, gathered at the Wilkes/ King's Barnes & Noble to offer a presentation on the economics of alternative energy. The presenters included: freshmen pharmacy majors Andrew Trout, Willie Eggleston;, and freshman environmental engineering majors, Ben Lockwood and Wayne Cocciola. Trout kicked off the presentation by categorizing fuel sources as either renewable-like solar, wind, biofuel, and hydropower- or nonrenewable- like coal, oil, and natural gas. Each of the four hosts took turns explaining how the different sources worked, and why further development should be pursued in the future. Eggleston explained that the "problem" with fossil fuels is that prices often fluctuate, they are vulnerable to politics, and they are running out quicker than most realize. If precautions are not taken in the near future, many nations will find themselves in a scramble to cultivate renewable energy sources. Solar energy is a viable resource that holds enormous potential for the future, explained Lockwood. Solar energy is practical because it is highly reliable, requires little maintenance, and has virtually no impact on the environment. In addition, it is relatively inexpensive. The next resource the team tackled was wind energy, which combines giant turbines and ,----- - ~+.. ...:pn wind curto generate electricity. It is also one of the fastest iS Great Food. Great Friends. Great Fun. bar~ restaurant Conveniently located in N. Wilkes-Barre Take N Main to Elm, Turn Right at the Saloon growing energies in the country. According to the team's research, wind electricity is currently generated in 35 different states. The American Wind Energy association predicts that, "American wind farms will generate an estimated 49 billion kilowatthours (kWh) of wind energy in 2008, just over 1.5% of U .S. electricity supply." Hydropower, which was used over 2,000 years ago, was started by the ancient Egyptians . Hydropower gained popularity, and by the 1940s, nearly half of the United States energy came from hydroelectricity. However, after World War II, coal power plants quickly gained popularity. The problem with hydropower is that it is limited to certain geographic lo- Wayne Cocciola presents his energy research last week. cations. As time progresses, biofuel continues to gain more popularity. According to Lockwood, biofuel possesses the ability to produce more energy than wind, solar, and geothermal energies combined. "It can also be converted to liquid fuels ," explained Lockwood. It is also relatively cheap, costing only five to ten cents kilowatts per hour. The presentation ended by providing a slew of simple tips for the average Joe to follow to conserve energy and protect the environment. Always look for the "green" environmental friendly . stickers, stressed Eggleston. "Energy smart appliances can reduce your costs by forty percent," he said. #A significant amount of energy may also be saved if people remember to properly shut off lights and appliances when not being used. As more nations continue to develop, the need for fuel sources to power their economies continues to skyrocket. The transition from nonrenewable to renewable sources may not be an easy one, but it is already on �CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu amanda.gunther@wilkes.edu NOVEMBER 18, 2008 ---------- 12 wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com Farmers' Market bids fare well for the Winter season BY AMANDA GUNTHER Beacon Asst. A&E Editor "We've been losing customers steadily as weather has been getAs the weather gets colder, Public Square ting colder since probbegins to look pretty bare on Thursday af- ably early October," ternoons as the final weeks of the Wilkes- said Golomb. According to Linda Barre Farmers' Market come to a close. Mancinelli of Brace's The 35th season kicked off Thursday, Orchard, this happens June 26, and will be packing up for the year every year. this Thursday, November 20. "People just stop At the start of the season market-goers coming in November, find the square packed with local vendors even if it's nice," said and shoppers, but as winter beings to set Mancinelli. in, the number of people who show up for Some customers stop home grown produce and homemade baked coming because of or canned goods begins to dwindle. the cold, while others Throughout the summer there are usually come to purchase pro12 to 15 regular vendors set up every week, duce that is only availbut only five were set up for the second to able during particular last week of the season. times of the year. "These would be the 'diehards'. These Golomb sees this would be here no matter what," said Harold often with his reguGolomb of Golomb Farms & Greenhouse lar customers. The in Plains Township. Golomb produce shifts The Golomb family has set up at the mar. throughout the season, ket every year since it began in the 1970s. The Farmers' Market on the quare 1s a gathering place from June 26 to November 20 for local people depending on what shopping for fresh, reasonably priced food and other merchandise. crops are ripe and ready Rain has a big impact on each of the venfor sale. Herbs tend to be popluar selling item for their farm over the summer. "As dors' sales, year-round. According to Manthose items stop being available for us to cinelli, "It doesn't matter whether it is Auharvest, they tend to stop coming and sup- gust of November, if its raining like this in porting us for that item, there's no reason to August it would be really slow, too." Although the last few weeks have been come out," said Golomb. Farmers Rose Jagodzinski and Liz Gef- slow for the Farmers' Market, the vendors fert of Yogi's Potato Pancakes sell the same agree that the 2008 season has been busier product all year; however, their clientele is than usual, partially due to the current instagreatly affected by the shift in customers at bility in the economics world. Both Mancinelli and Golomb have seen the end of the season. "I think we could count on two hands a slight increase in the overall number ot how many people came today," said a dis- people attending the market throughout the year."People are trying to save money. appointed Geffert. Things are definitely cheaper, and of a betWith the Thanksgiving holiday approachter quality anq_price," said Mancinelli. ing next week, vendors hope to see more customers coming out to stock up on fruits Vegetable sales for the Golomb Farm have and vegetables for their family feasts . increased as families are choosing to stay in "There are people that look forward to for a home cooked meal as opposed to gogetting the seasonal vegetables that are ing out. According to Golomb, "Overall available for their Thanksgiving dinner," our business was probably up slightly." said Golomb. After a successful season, the local-vendBrace's Orchard usually sees a slight iners will pack up their tables for the cold crease in its business with the approaching Wilkes-Barre winter, resting up for June of holiday, but due to the poor weather for the The Beacon/Jenna Stephens 2009. Last minute shoppers bargain for the best deal on fall fruits before the farmers' mar- last set up not very many customers ventured to the square. ket ends on Thursday, Nov. 20. . . �NOVEMBER 18, 2008 13 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Internationals look forward to Thanksgiving for cultural exchange BYYOHANNADE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Celebrating Thanksgiving is one of the few uniquely American trac;1itions. The day set aside to give thanks for abundance holds special interest for international students who usually have little to compare it with in their own cultures. This year, thanks to the Wilkes University Center for Global Education and Diversity, international students will now be able to enjoy the very traditional dinner with an American family from the local community. Georgia Costalas, Associate Director of the Center for Global Education and Diversity, said, "There is a cycle of culture shock [for international students] beginning to assimilate into the culture ... Then, there is the normal culture shock cycle that comes after three months of being in the new culture, which in our calendar, is right when Thanksgiving starts." Costalas noted that the timing of Thanksgiving, as well as the unique tradition itself, offers an important opportunity to connect international stu- dents with American culture. day in the United States when more people Costalas has organized connection be- go home than any other holiday.. .is also the tween_ Wilkes.,.,fterna_tional students an_d time when international students are in the Amencan fatnih ~llfog to open their worst part of culture shock," added Costahomes and set ex atih'e traditional las. Students are encouraged to get involved Thanksgivin 1 not only with the community around them, be done abo but are also encouraged to learn about the being a po differences that separates the American culinternationa ture from their own. International students very positive will also have the opportunity to share their learn about a own culture with host families. and get them A international student Zhengwei said Costalas. m China is one of the international Currently s tljat will be part of this activity, she international · o my conversation partner's tries like Ch. with them. It is very nice distant to trav iving dinner], because it go back home d I can have the real day. Thus, fin, eri<,an culture." ' tet, science . . students to · ,, maJor, 1 American d part of ~hiiyas~ decided that he the Center's mis will ,pe ipg auring the Costalas no~ea th d of last br~ak~ " . in(_on D.C. !o week, apprmq:m,ate1Yt,4,,O h,omes bad offered el}IOY my bteak and see the• s1ghts," said places for students. "The students ate com- ' Gulati. ' ing and signing up and are being placed A Thanksgiving exchange is not only a with families," said Costalas. Wilkes University experience since a Jong "Thanksgiving, the most important holi- time ago Dr. Godlove Fonjweng, Direc- tor for the Center of Global Education and Diversity, was also an international student from Cameroon, Africa. Thanks to this experience he was able to learn more about this unique day and is a strong supporter of this new activity, "We talked through this and ... you don't know how important this is for international students," said Fonjweng. When talking about his experience as a student he said, "It was a very rewarding experience I was able to talk about where I'm from [Cameroon, Africa] and they [host family] were happy to listen," said FonJweng. The goal to place international students in homes at Thanksgiving is also "to help them feel comfortable and confident when they see someone and want to start a conversation," said Marcie Herman Riebe, • sistant Director/Immigration Specialist at the Center. 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Diskin, Warner, and Kaucher all write poetry and have performed together on the local poetry scene. Cover to Cover to Cover was conceptually based on a reading Kaucher, Diskin, and Warner did in New York. The reading focused on records, musically inspired poetry. Diskin chose the Otis Redding album "Blue" after considering other bands such as Sonic Youth and Velvet Revolver. "We [Kaucher and Warner] sent out a call to local artists, musicians and poets to listen to the music on that album and create something inspired by the album," Kaucher said. Because the local poetry scene is relatively small, Cover to Cover to Cover aimed to include all types of artists. War- ner said, "We wanted to extend the idea beyond just the small art world and try to involve musicians and visual artists, as well as the Wilkes community on top of that." Saturday's event was held from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The performances were split into ten minute intervals to keep the cadence of the day flowing. Jen Diskin was the first to perform at noon. As the day proceeded, artists of all kind took the stage including puppeteers and belly dancers. An art auction took place at 6 p.m. Chad Stanley, assistant professor of English, donated a painting for the event. "It's a gorgeous painting of Otis Redding," Diskin said. Poetry was also collected and made into a chapbook that was sold at the event with all the proceeds going to Diskin. "People donated their time and money...it's been phenomenal," Warner said. Cover to Cover to Cover was a big success raising over $1 ,700 for Diskin's medical bills. Phillips said, "I was really impressed with the turnout. There was a good variety of stuff. .. there was a good group of people from students to some professors to the poetry lovers in the area." 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Zi 23 Across I November 11 Answers , 0 2 14 0 17 p 3& A 8 3 B A A s R E C 11 s N A H D B 0 0 D 13 s R s at 43 12 C E R N T R 4 9 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 25 26 33 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 46 64 L u A D E 67 p A T s E A T 0 L A R H 0 0 T s 47 50 51 56 Baglike structure Fragrance Bombastic declamation Group of three Russian revolutionary leader Liveliness Roughly Get rid of Blank slate philosopher Fictional "LOST" re search initiative (TV) Mistake eliminator Antiquated Classic windows game Boring routines Toothpaste flavor Unrefined Urgent letters Food and Drug adminis tration, for short Fencing blade Genders Pulls vigorously Like a dark clammy dun geon Common desert sight Three to Cesar To give without return Religious song book 59 60 61 65 66 67 68 69 70 Hedonistic person 6.02xl0" 23 Lost in solitary thought Prayer ending Smallest amount Engineer, for short Precious stones Student assignment Childs plaything Down I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 Like uncovered bread Tree planting ay Approximate date Heavyweight cham pion boxer NASCAR engine sound Undivided Moderate in force In other words Purchase online again Wilkes graduate, for short American space agency Wiley coyote weapon Hardwood trees Appear to be 22 24 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 com 36 43 45 48 49 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 60 62 63 64 Baldwin of"30 Rock" Outer edge Attractively stylish Final destination Actors environment Insect stage The garden of God Reason for a shower? Abrasive tool Ajunkie Andy Kaufinan sit Laboratory items Epidermis Melancholy Legally responsible Sailors need Given at birth Government worker Ballroom dance Diary passage Place of residence Initial substance of the uni verse Robert E. or Spike A periodic publication, for short More in Spanish America letters Swine enclosure �Lady Colonel Basketball CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu pg.17 NOVEMBER 18, 2008 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Football ends challenging season with a win QB Johnson throws for three touchdowns in win Courtesy of Craig Merriman, Sports Information Director The Wilkes University football team concluded the 2008 season on a bright note, taking a 30-27 come-from-behind win over Widener University. The game saw five different lead changes and two ties before the Colonels won their fourth game of the season. Rob Johnson found Jason Prushinski from 23-yards out with 2:46 to play to give the Colonels a 29-27 advantage before Chris Hom put the icing on the cake with a PAT. Johnson finished the day with 198 yards passing, completing l 5-of-28 passes and three touchdowns. The Pride were able to move the ball at will on the Colonel defense, racking up 409 yards of total offense, including 266 in the air. Although the Colonels were unable to stop Widener, defensive back Darnell Corbin came up big at the end of the third quarter with a 4 7-yard interception return for a touchdown, giving Wilkes a 23-21 advantage with 3:43 to go in the third. The Colonels opened the game with a bang, as Sean Madden returned the opening kickoff 79 yards to the Widener 18yard line. Johnson and the rest of the Wilkes offense took advantage, taking just six plays before Jonathon Kocher caught a 2yard touchdown pass from Johnson to give the Colonels an early 7-0 lead. Widener quickly tied the game on its next possession as the Pride travelled 72 yards in 14 plays on a drive that took over six minutes. Quarterback Al Humes was 7of-7 on the drive for 71 yards while Salah Hawkins carried the ball seven times for just 11 yards, but scored from two yards out. Hume finished the day with 266 yards passing, completing 24-of-39 passes with two scores. Despite his slow start, Hawkins would finish with a game-high 96 yards on 25 carries with one touchdown. The Pride would make it 14-7 with 7:19 to go in the second when Humes found Marc Bandola from five yards out that capped off an eight-play, 46-yard drive. Hume was nearly perfect once again, completing four-of-five passes, including a 19yarder to Justin Homing. On its next possession, Wilkes drove eight plays that covered 76 yards when Johnson found Madden from six yards out for his second touchdown reception in as many weeks. On a second-and-20 play, Johnson connected with Prushinski for a 73-yard completion that put the Colonels on the Widener 13-yard line. Widener would take the lead once again with two minutes remaining in the first half when Humes found Cedrick Clayton from eight yards out to give the Pride a 21-14 lead. The scoring drive covered 76 yards in just eight plays that took just over three minutes. Back-to-back run plays covered a combined 60 yards, including 32-yard run by Hawkins followed by a 28-yarder by Ian Decker to put the Pride on the Wilkes nineyard line. Not to be outdone, freshman kicker Chris Hom finished his first collegiate season a perfect 7-of-7 in field goals, this one a career-long 47-yarder that pulled the Colonels within four (21-17) with 5:08 to go in the third. The score would remain that way until Corbin's pick-off gave the Colonels a 23-21 lead with 3:43 to go in the third. The lead would not last long as the Pride took advantage of a Wilkes fumble at the Colonel 24-yard line. Four plays later, Widener would have a 27-23 lead after the two-point conversion failed. Wilkes would go three-and-out on its next possession before the Colonel defense forced Widener to punt. Aireil Adams returned Kevin Huelster's punt 28 yards to the Wilkes 35-yard line. Johnson came up big in Wilkes next possession, completing passes of 13, 11 and a 23-yard scoring strike to Prushinksi for the game-winner. Prushinski would finish with five catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. Five different receivers caught passes in the win, while six different Colonel players ran the ball for a total of 145 yards. Punter Mario Della Fortuna had another solid performance with five punts for an average of 42.4 yards including a 50-yarder. Both Della Fortuna and Hom lead the MAC in punting and field goal average respectively. Fifteen seniors completed their eligibility for the Colonels which means head coach Frank Sheptock will have lots to work with next season as he returns players in key positions. Farewell Football Seniors # 19 Jason Prushinski WR .# #4 Justin Friedel DB # 17 Jordan Schreffler QB #1 Corey Tucker LB # 82 BJ Fusco WR # 78 Josh George OL # 95 Mario Della Fortuna KIP # 4 7 Matt Archey DE # 79 Angelo Marocco OL # 50 Kyle Kutney OL # 80 Ryan Pepper TE # 30 Philip Cimilluca DB # 41 Tim Yeagley DE # 26 Ryan Holmes DB �NOVEMBER 18, 2008 SPORTS 17 Lyna01's career-day propells Lady Colonels to victory Courtesy of Craig Merriman, Sports Information Director Sam Lynam poured in a career-high 33 points to lead Wilkes to an 80-72 win over Arcadia in the 2008-09 season-opener. Lynam was l 1-of-23 from the field, including 3-of-7 from beyond the three-point line. The Lady Colonels shot an impressive 45.1 percent from the field, including 48.4 percent in the first half. Wilkes also took advantage from the free throw line, hitting 3l -of-46 attempts from the charity stripe. Ironically, Arcadia had less attempts (26) than Wilkes converted. Chelsey Gosse made a layup with 12:48 to go in the first half to give Wilkes the lead for good. Arcadia's Liz Plum converted a layup at the 16-minute mark to give it an 8-4 advantage, but a six-minute scoring drought by Arcadia propelled Wilkes to an 18-0 run and eventually led 22-8 after a jumper by Erin Schneider. The Lady Colonels led by as many as 19 in the first half when Lynam hit a layup with 3:33 to go in the first half. They would eventually go into the locker room with a 41-25 advantage at the half. Despite its scoring drought, Arcadia hit 40 percent from the field in the first half, but was 0-of5 from beyond the three-point line. Wilkes hung on to its double-digit lead, but Arcadia threatened with a 9-0 run that brought it within eight with 10:46 to go when Caitlin Sparks hit the front end of a pair of free throws. Both teams would exchange buckets before Arcadia used a 6-0 run to pull within five (59-54) with 6:31 to play. The Knights would pull within five with under a minute to play when Murphy hit another jumper, but they would not score again the rest of the way. The Lady Colonels will open their home season Monday when they host PSU-Hazleton at 6 p.m. in the Marts Center. Lady Colonel Starters for Arcadia #22 Brittany Ely 5'7" F #30 Chelsey Gosse 5'11" F #3 Allison Horn S'S" G #12 Sam Lynam 5'7" G #25 Samantha Simcox 5'7" G Colonel basketball season gets underway this week BY CARLTON HOLMES Beacon Editor-in-Chief Last week, coaching staffs around the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) picked the Wilkes University men's basketball team to win the Freedom championship for the 2008-09 season. Nearly sweeping the poll, the Colonels garnered seven first-place votes and DeSales University (Pa) received the remaining two votes from the nine teams around the Freedom conference. "We are more focused now that we know we have a target on our back because we know teams are going to be coming after us," said senior power forward Steve Kline. "We used to be the ones chasing teams. But now we have to be ready for everyone." The Colonels reached the first round of the conference playoffs last year based on the team's 7-5 MAC record which secured Wilkes a spot as the fourth and final seed. Even though the team suffered an unpleasant 69-53 defeat at the hands of top-seeded DeSales, the young Colonels team only lost one senior last season (Matt Gould), and gained postseason experience that may come in handy this season. "This season will be our best chance to win the conference since I've been here," Kline said. "Team chemistry is looking good and this is the deepest team of all my four years." The Colonels roster depth has inspired head coach Jerry Rickrode to enforce a more up tempo style of play than in recent years. According to Rickrode, the Colonels will throw multiple ball-handlers on the floor at the same time which means that at least two players have the ability to start the offense. Not only will that result in a quicker pace, but teams will have difficulty defending against the Colonels because it will be difficult to identify the where the Colonels want to go with the ball. "The guards we have are guards that have the ability to bring the ball up if we need to do so," said 17-year head coach Jerry Rickrode. "It may allow us to get into our early offense and get up the floor a little bit faster because we don't have to rely on one guy to flow from transition and early offense." Both junior Tom Kresge and sophomore Chris DeRojas were named second team All Conference last season and will play major roles in the Colonels offense. The first game of the season was yesterday in the Marts Gymnasium at Wilkes University against Baptist Bible. The Colonels will return to action tonight at home against Penn College. Tip-off is scheduled for 7pm. Field hocke ends record season in ECACs The Lady Colonels field hockey team plays Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday November 12 in their ECAC tournament game. The team defeated Washington & Jefferson 2-1 before losing to Kean on Saturday, November, 15 4-3. �-- NOVEMBER 18, 2008 18 SPORTS RINKSIDE REPORT . A Long road trip takes so01e Penguins ho01e BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer It might be the most grueling bus ride of their young lives, but many of the WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins are looking forward to their upcoming road trip. The Penguins play Friday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Saturday afternoon in Toronto, Ontario, and Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, Ohio. When they finally return to Wilkes-Barre, the team will have spent 27 hours on the bus and traveled over 1,500 miles. It's all part of a job that requires commitment and sacrifice. While players chase their dreams of one day playing in the National Hockey League (NHL), they'll spend months away from home. Weekend after weekend, many go without seeing friends and family. But not this weekend. Head coach Dan Bylsma grew up in the port city of Grand Haven, Michigan, located about 20 miles west of Grand Rapids. When the bus pulls into Grand Rapids on Thurs- day, Bylsma plans to have lunch with his friends from home. Later, he'll have dinner with his family. "You don't get back very often, maybe once every other year," Bylsma said. "This is a chance to do that, for sure." Bylsma's friends and family will be in attendance Friday night, when the Penguins take on the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena. The Griffins play a very disciplined style of hockey; their 171 penalty minutes are the fewest in the American Hockey League (AHL). It's a system that goaltender Adam Berkhoel knows well. He spent the 2007-2008 season with the Griffins and still keeps in touch with many of his former teammates. Though Berkhoel spoke highly of the Griffins organization, he explained that when the puck drops on Friday, they're the enemy. "Obviously we're going there to win," Berkhoel said. "It'd be great to beat them." While Bylsma and Berkhoel have ties to Grand Rapids, other Penguins will unques- tionably be looking forward to Saturday's game against the Toronto Marlies. Rookie winger Luca Caputi grew up in suburban Toronto and has a group of 30 people coming to see him play. "It's going to be fun, for sure," Caputi said. "I've been away from home for a couple months now. Just to see a couple of my old buddies and family, it's going to be neat. I'm definitely looking forward to it." A 51-goal and I I I-point scorer in juniors one year ago, Caputi has struggled to find the back of the net in his first full season of professional hockey. He has been limited to just one goal and three points through the Penguins first 14 games. Saturday night's tilt provides a little extra incentive for the rookie. "It'd be awesome to score a goal there," Caputi said. "That would definitely be something special, something I always remember." While Caputi will try to make some memories at the Ricoh Coliseum on Saturday night, defenseman T.J. Kemp has some pleasant ones that will be brought back. Kemp represented the Manchester Monarchs in the 2007 AHL All Star Game, which was held in Toronto. "Just to hear that I got picked for the game, I was pretty excited," Kemp said. "When I realized it was in Toronto, it just made it that much more special." Special because Kemp grew up in Pickering, Ontario, which is about 25 minutes northeast of Toronto. It was Kemp's first opportunity to play professional hockey so close to his hometown. "I haven't played there in a couple years," Kemp said. "It'll be nice to see family and friends." Visit www.wilkesbeacon.com for Penguins updates throughout the week. COI Sc3'-l"E3 ~~ BY ) Beac Mee of the Forth domiI spike: ties, , the v,, Con£ Al 1 into with Af nior year. athlt C two F: p con: Lad was hon Hig l led um en< - s ID) "V,, Wl ' f th bi W, a p c.:1sm p " I Inter-state B ·ood & P asma Inc_ 6 65 570 ) ~1~~~ ,~~re, Pa ccg:.y '( - �NOVEMBER 18, 2008 SPORTS 19 Athlete Spotlight: Kathy Harrington •n1e, he id. 1st kes rst so ,,' " the right attitude. We worked hard to be prepared and came in with a lot of intensity. They're a great team, but beating them again in playoffs was the icing on the cake; it really erased any doubt about our first win." Speaking of the Freedom Conference Tournament, Harrington's second goal helped the team advance to the playoffs, a feat that has evaded the lady Colonels since 2004. With the help of Harrington's un-teachable poise and leadership, the lady Colonels broke through that barrier, cruising right on through to the semi-finals before falling at the hands ofNationally ranked Eastern University. "I'm happy with the way the season went, stated Harrington. "We had a great group of girls and we worked hard together to reach our goals. We played a tough non-conference schedule and we managed to exceed everyone's expectations by finishing 4th in the MAC." The stats, sure they're easy on the eyes. There's the 44 blocks, 24 more than the second leader on the team and the 226 kills, good for second on the team. But it's the intangibles that make Harrington a role model and a valuable asset to this young team. Junior Julie Page couldn't express enough praise for the outgoing senior. "Kathy has brought leadership, enthusiasm, and a love for the game to our team," said Page. "She will be greatly missed next year not only because she is an awesome teammate but she brought everything she had to our team and played to the best of her ability every game." Now that her playing career is over, Harrington will be dedicating most of her time to the pharmacy department. But as for the future goes, Harrington would "love to become a coach." And of course continue playing volleyball until she can't anymore. "Katherine has taught me so much on and off the court that I will carry with me throughout my life," Page said. "Most imp011antly, she taught me that believing in yourself and your abilities will help you come out on top." Looks as though coaching might be right down Harrington's alley. for the majority of the contest before taking a late lead (15-13) on freshman William Gouger's 9-7 decision against Chad Craft. Mt. Saint Joseph's recovered quickly, however, winning their next bout and leaving Wilkes in a tight spot. Trailing 15-16 going into the final bout, C. Smith stepped up for the Colonels and pinned Mt. Saint Joseph's Nate Rychlikm in six minutes to secure the win. "I felt really happy [after winning the match for the team]," said C. Smith. "It was just a great feeling to contribute to the win." "Chris Smith stepped up for us at the end in a big way," said Weinrich. The Colonels finished the day 4-0 and in high spirits. "We were confident going into the matches that we would win," said Heffernan, who is one of the team's captains. "We were happy at the end of the fo~ matches but we didn' t expect anything less of ourselves." The wrestling team will host New York University and McDaniel College this Saturday, November 22, at 11 A.M in a trimatch. BY ANTHONY DORUNDA Beacon Correspondent Meet Katherine Harrington, senior captain of the Wilkes University Volleyball team. For the past four years, Harrington has been dominating opponents with her thunderous spikes and her phenomenal blocking abilities, while spearheading the resurgence of the Wilkes volleyball team on the Freedom Conference Map. All this on top of putting countless hours into the rigorous work that comes along with being a Phannacy major. A four-year letter winner and the only senior on the women's volleyball team this year, Harrington is this week's spotlighted athlete. Coming into the season, Harrington had two goals stored in the back of her mind. First and foremost: beat Kings. Perennially in the upper echelon of the conference, the Monarchs have had the Lady Colonels number since Harrington was dominating the high school circuit and honing her exceptional skills at Lafayette High School in upstate New York. Fast forward to 2008 where Harrington led the Colonels to not one, but two triumphs over the pesky Monarchs; the latter coming in the opening round of the conference tournament. "Beating Kings was the highlight of my college career, explained Harrington. "We've faced them every year hoping to win, but this year the whole team just had WRESTLING from PAGE 20 The Colonels would wind up needing that support, as the match would prove to be their most difficult. The team ended up winning by the slim margin of21-16 behind major decisions from Farnham, E. Smith, and Heffernan. Wilkes trailed the Lions Football W 30-27 @ Widener Field Hockey W 2-1 Washington & Jefferson L 4-3 Kean Photo Courtesy of Kath~Harrington Wrestling W 23-12 Centenary W 35-9 Baldwin Wallace W 39-9 Scranton W 21-16 Mt. Saint Joseph's Women's Basketball W 80-72 @ Arcadia Men's Soccer W 2-1 @ PSU-Behrend L 4-0 @ King's �_-""' _18,. 2008 _, ... _, NOVEMBER SPORTS 20 No. 25 Wilkes wrestling undefeated at John Reese Duals Colonels start season with a perfect 4-0 BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The No. 25 Wilkes University wrestling team saw great success at the fourth annual John Reese Duals on Saturday, November 15, winning all four of their matches in a packed Marts Center. The team received major contributions from numerous wrestlers in their impressive home debut which is a good sign for the upcoming season. The Colonel's first match was against Centenary College at 11 A.M. Senior Shaun Farnham (125 lbs.) won his first match against Centenary's Anthony Bachmann by a major decision (12-0), giving Wilkes an early 4-0 lead. Senior Josh Pauling (133 lbs.) lost his first match by a single point before freshman Anthony Dattalo (141 lbs.) and senior Erik Smith (149 lbs.) won their matches, giving Wilkes a total of 11 points. The most critical bout of the match belonged to sophomore James Histed (165 lbs.), whose dramatic reversal with seconds remaining capped a 6-4 win over Centenary's Derek Schisler. The win gave Wilkes a 14-6 lead and prevented Centenary from closing to 11-9. Freshman Daniel Brown (184 lbs.) and juniors Frank Heffernan (165 lbs.) and Zach Pizzaro (197 lbs.) won the following three matches for Wilkes, giving the team a 23-6 lead before forfeiting the final bout. The Colonels would win the match 23-12. Their second match came against Baldwin-Wallace College The Beacon I Gino Troiani of Berea, Ohio. Farnham and Heffernan both won their bouts by technical fall in a match that was never in question, as the Colonels came away with a 35-9 win after jumping to a 20-0 lead. Erik Smith (149 lbs.) also contributed with a pin against Baldwin-Wallace's Eric Schubert, and sophomore Chris Smith (197 lbs.) recorded a major decision in his bout that ran the score up to 29-9. Off to a 2-0 start in the Duals, the Colonels turned their attention to the University of Scranton, their opponent for the third match. Wilkes would record five wins by fall against the Royals, coming from Farnham, C. Smith, freshman Thomas Andresen (149 lbs.), and sophomores Jake Weinrich (285 lbs.) and Donny Clark (141 lbs.). Histed and junior Devin Sassone-McHugh (184 lbs.) won their two matches by major decision and technical fall. Collectively, the Colonels won by the score of 39-9, improving the team's record to 3-0. The Colonels' final match of the day came against Mt. Saint Joseph's College; another school visiting from Ohio. "Towards the end of the day against Mt. Saint Joseph's College [when we realized we had a chance to go 4-0) our team really started rallying behind one another for each bout," Weinrich said. See WRESTLING on PAGE 19 Wilkes' Tom Andresen holds down Jeff Kapica of the University of Scranton in the Colonels' third match, which they won 39-9. Andresen would go on to pin Kapica for the win in 4:07. Go watch Madeliene K. Albright lecture as part of lhe Outstanding Leaders Series at 8:00p.m. Attend the "Successful Coaching and Mentoring" seminar at 9:00a.m. in UCOM 231. Listen to the music of ErthaN, Grateful Dead and more at the River Street Jazz Cafe at 8:00p.m. Twlight opens at 12:CJ0a.m. Visit Movies 14 to catch the opening of the much anticipated movie. . Watch the Lady Colonel basketball team take on Baptist Bible at 7:00p.m. at the Marts Center. F BY Be~ Q M e Will the Squ kes L Bl ten ~ . tre area qu \\rtli that en calt Al Pr fenll the the the .. II L Bea me aca dcpa ,1,1ul M � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2008 November 18th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 November 18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/57f6c530c3a290b0340228dc2f763b4c.pdf 7e206b3eb80b802a370539f7fca16ed7 PDF Text Text STEP TEAM SHOWS TALENT . PAGE 13 The NOVEMBER 11, 2008 WILKES GETS A TASTE PAGE9 VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF HOPES THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Volume 61 Issue 8 Wilkes reacts to historic election night Flint promotid to Director BYAMYFUSCO Beacon Asst. News Editor "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream ofour Founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer," so began Senator Barack Obama's historic speech in Chicago's Grant Park immediately following his win after an arduous 22-month bid for the American presidency. Obama will become the 44th president of the United States after having won 365 electoral votes Tuesday night, including 21 from Pennsylvania, while Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain fell short with 173. As tens of thousands Obama supporters listened to his acceptance speech in Chicago, Wilkes University community members listened on their television sets in the state that many hail as the final battleground through the hard-fought campaign. And like much of the rest of the country, the reactions in Wilkes-Barre were varied and emotional. CATHRYN FREAR Beacon Asst. News Editor Formerly the coordinator of undergraduate education, Dr. Ellen Flint has recently been promoted to the position of director of undergraduate education. Though the two titles sound rather similar, the roles are quite different. The distinction is, as Flint put it, "A directorship has the opportunity to provide vision, guide and of course [work] closely with faculty. As coordinator, one acts as a liaison." Think in terms of someone who helps the director coordinate a movie moving into the director's chair. Provost, Dr. Reynold Verret, said that the promotion was " ... basically a redefinition The Beacon/ Bethany Yamrick of her already existing position as coordinaOn November 4, students gathered to watch election coverage in SLC 101. Informator of undergraduate education." tion about the presidential candidates was offered and faculty gave presentations. Flint joined Wilkes in 1990 as an assistant Dr. Tim Gilmour, Wilkes University knowledged that this election is likely to professor of music and was eventually tenpresident, believed that the election was a have a significant influence in history and ured and promoted to the associate profes"transformative moment and probably one sor rank. As a faculty member interested in See ELECTIONpage 3 overall student development, Flint taught a that everyone will look back on." He acfirst year foundations course. According to Flint, she loved it and wanted to continue in the role. She eventually became direc2000. In the past, students were able to reg- tor of the first year foundations program, for the first time. "Everyone had everyone's phone num- ister online by themselves at their specified along with Dr. Doug Lynch, former associbers to call in the middle of the night in time or to go to the SSC desk with hard ate professor of education. In addition, in case [congestion or failure on the system] copy registration forms where the service the past two years Flint has spearheaded the happened. Sue [Hritzak, Wilkes University clerks would assist them. Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Registrar] was going to get the first phone "They don't have to come down here to spring. The event celebrates original stucall from IT," said Janine Becker, director stand in line. They don't have to adhere dent research as well as creative endeavors, of SSC. "On Monday, we all came in and to our regular office hours. There were a in particular those projects that have been [asked ifwe had a problem] and there were couple of minor issues going on, but we've funded by mentoring grants. no problems, so that was good." learned what the problem was and are on Verret, who was responsible for Flint's Registering online should not be an unfamiliar process for Wilkes students, who See REGISTRATION page 4 See FLINT page 2 have had the option available to them since Spring registration is learning experience for SSC, students BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon News Editor As Student Service Center (SSC) employees departed for the weekend on Friday, October 24, they left campus with not only fingers crossed and some trepidation, ~ut also the personal phone numbers of fellow SSC and Information Technology workers. The following Monday, October 27, marked the beginning of spring semester registration, a process that would be done completely online for all Wilkes undergraduate students ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes.edu :INDEX Newso............... 1-5 ()_p~on......... 6.-& , Llfestyles..,..,..9-1 ~, ,.....\.J2..}'5 ..~. •'- ,;. l 6~20 Established 1936 PANewspaper Association Member w ·. · ·· · . �NEWS NOVEMBER 11, 2008 CONTACT INFORMATION: nicole.frail@wilkes.edu amy.fusco@wilkes.edu cathryn.frear@wilkes.edu wilkes beacon.news@gmail.com Spanish club donates to local clinics BY MATTHEW GOGAS Beacon Staff Writer In an effort to help break the language barrier for members of the Hispanic community, the Wilkes University Spanish club is donating specialized medical translation boards to local free clinics throughout the Wilkes-Barre area. The medical translation boards consist of universally identifiable pictures and Spanish words along with their English meanings. The goal of the boards is to help make it easier for doctors and nurses to communicate with Spanish speaking patients. The first series of translation boards will be presented to the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic in Wilkes-Barre by several members of the Spanish club on Friday, November 14. The free medical clinic was chosen because the club feels that this is one of many health care facilities in the community with a large number of Spanish-speaking patients. The Spanish club will also donate to the Wilkes-Barre Free Clinic on South Franklin St., the free clinic on Jackson Ave. in Wilkes-Barre, and the Care and Concern Free Health Clinic on Williams St. in Pittston. These clinics were also chosen because of the large number of Hispanic patients that they treat. As a whole, the club felt that donating the boards would be a great community service. Lili Dibai, the Spanish club president and Wilkes University junior, feels positively about the project. "The Spanish club thought it would be a great idea to donate medical translation boards to local clinics because a lot of times they have Hispanic patients coming in who speak lit- Photo courtesy of Paola Bianco Members of Spanish club in NYC. This semester they are donating boards to translate medical issues within the Hispanic community. BEACON 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkesbeacon@gmail.com tie or no English. So, we thought it would be good to help out the local communities," said Dibai. The idea for donating the medical translation boards first took shape last year as a community service project during which members discovered a newspaper ad for a private business that makes these specialized translation boards. Along with this community service project, the Spanish club has also contributed to the community by donating bilingual and Spanish Bibles to the Holy Rosary Church, on Park Ave., which offers masses in Spanish. The students also volunteered at Clothes Closet, an institution for low income individuals. The students helped by interpreting for Latino families and translating into English. The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki Associate Professor of Foreign Flint, former coordinator of undergraduate education, has been Languages and faculty advisor to given more responsibilities as directer of undergraduate education. the Spanish club, Dr. Paola Bianed curriculum does that instead of co, sees a need for more involve- FLINT being separate," said Flint. Also, ment in the community because of when the provost requires it, she the growing number of Hispanic from FRONT PAGE promotion, said, "I increased her will be engaged in student grade families in the area. She also encourages her students to become responsibilities ... She retained re- appeals and have input on transfer more involved where ever they sponsibility as FYF director, but credit agreements. also brought the core faculty toFlint believes that her history at can. the university will help to inform "Students who are studying gether." As director of undergraduate ed- her new role as director of underSpanish are able to learn and use the language in the real environ- ucation, one of Flint's most impor- graduate education. "My knowlment and at the same time they are tant roles will be to improve upon edge of the history of the univerhelping the Hispanic community the general education curriculum. sity allows me to look to the future in a very much needed area. They Flint said, "As I move through and see how our program can grow learn to be tolerant, appreciative [improving the curriculum], I will and enhance while still preserving and respectful of other cultures," also work with faculty to imple- what the university is about," she said Bianco. "While they improve ment [the new requirements] ... explained. She also believes that their Spanish bilingual skills they Following the assessments, I will being a musician has taught her to develop cultural sensitivity, multi- work with chairs to ensure gen eds keep the larger picture in mind, cultural competence, and cultural support and are complementing a develop self-discipline, and perhaps most importantly, develop knowledge which will make them student's degree program. "I'mlookingtoworkwith Wilkes the tenacity to " ... work and work fit in the multicultural society we University to be sure that the gen until the job is done." are living in today." Editorial Staff 2008-09 Editor-in-Chief: Carlton Holmes Managing Editor: Andrew Seaman Design Chief: Alison Woody Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas News Editor: Nicole Frail Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner Photo Editor: Jenna Stephens Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Yohanna De Los Santos Maria, Amanda Gunther & Alyssa Benner �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 NEWS 3 ELECTION from FRONT PAGE that countries across the globe were watching the votes pour in and anticipating the outcomes. "[Obama's election] reflects the long journey of improving the past," said Gilmour. In addition, Gilmour appreciated the fact that Obama and McCain both respected each o"'ther in their acceptance and concession speeches. McCain's concession speech spoke of "deep admiration" for Obama's ability to inspire the hope of millions of Americans and acknowledged the historic significance of electing the first African American president. He referred to dbama as a "good man" and pledged his support to The Beacon/ Bethany Yamrick help Obama lead the country to ad- Students watch the election coverage and results on a large screen in SLC 101, with discussion throughout the evening about the polls, dress its many challanges. Obama, President-Elect Obama and their reactions to the election in general. looking forward to see if he will be able to similarly, recogized McCain who "has en- His policies relevant to college and higher day following Obama's election. dured sacrifices for America that most ofus education show support, demand and the "Obama has characteristics of a leader change things for the better," said Caitlin cannot begin to imagine. We are better off need of accountability that is constructive," and a uniter, which will benefit domesti- Kelley, Pl pharmacy major. "As Obama had said in his campaign, he for the service rendered by this brave and Gilmour said. Obama wants to increase fed- cally," said Frantz. "He made promises, selfless leader." eral aid for college students, which reduces but also brought people back to reality by plans on making college cheaper and makAmong the many issues on the minds of the burden of loans. explaining the challenges the country is ing loans more accessible. Hopefully, if he those at Wilkes and other colleges and uni"There is a need for well-educated people facing. The legislation has not been written follows through with his plans, attending versities across the nation is the question in the current information age, with ad- yet, but the chances are positive," he added. college will be less expensive and the colof how an Obama presidency will impact vancements in technology everyday and Along with President Gilmour, Frantz ex- lege population will increase. I believe that higher education and rising costs in that available information at people's finger- plained that one ofObama's top priorities is good education in this country is what we arena. "Obama is very supportive of high- tips," Gilmour added. education. Plans to increase Pell Grants and need to progress," Kelley added. "I am excited for new change in the White er education, which is part of his overall Despite a lack of sleep on election night, fund students for community service are a House and to see what changes will be platform that includes education being the Michael Frantz, vice president for emoll- few examples. made first," stated Jessica McMahon, junior part of the answer to America's challenges. ment services, was still energized the next "Obama is the greatest orator of my genEnglish education and history major. She is eration," said Frantz. While he was watchDr. Baldino discusses the election coverage with students and members of the Wilkes also looking at what changes Obama will ing the election speech, he was moved by community in the audience. The event was sponsored by DividedWeFail.org. make that will affect her future, such as in Obama's words and the reaction of people education reforms to the current No Child in the crowd. Frantz believes it is an hisLeft Behind Act. "I most anticipate the new toric election which captured international change for the next four years and to the attention. re-evaluation of the government we are in When the promises Obama made are under George Bush," she added. implemented, there will be positive change Mark Simmons, sophomore electrical enand reflects the "Yes We Can" theme of Obama's presidential campaign, comment- gineer, who voted for presidential candidate John McCain, thought differently about the ed Frantz. This election also marked one of the -most Democratic state of Pennsylvania. "In his plan or package, he wants to give significant for young voters with a substantially higher tum out than in years past. more money, but that money has to come Neverthelss, some believe that the prom- from somewhere. Historically, Democrats ised change will take time to come about. raise taxes significantly higher than Repub"I don't think [Obama's election] will have licans. If they decide to not raise taxes, they effects immediately [for Wilkes students], will have to pull money from somewhere because after the fact...we kind of just go on else and that could have some really nasty with our lives," said Casim Gomez, fresh- repercussions," said Simmons. "I didn't man English major. Despite this, Gomez really follow Obama that much, but from believes there is hope in that, "Students can what I heard him saying, he was going to do community service as part of a scholar- . give more money and more opportunities ship program through Obama 's plans" if [for people] to go to college. In this countiy they are successful, and he was enthusiastic you don't necessarily need a college education to succeed," he added. with Obama's win. "Change is fearful and hard, but people "I was surprised Obama won the election shouldn't fear it and come together as a over John McCain. I am a little anxious country," Frantz said. about the some changes he is planning to make to our government. However, I am * �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 REGISTRATION from FRONT PAGE our way to correcting most of them at this point," said Hritzak. Another change in the course of registration this semester is that students are no longer registering in rotations. The process still takes place in order of class, but no matter what letter students' last names start with, all members of the class can register the second the clock strikes midnight. "This way, students can kind of do it at their own pace. Sue's suggestion to put it at midnight was good because we know a lot of students are still up at midnight so they can do it on their hours, not our [office] hours ... So even though it looks like the As could've gone first and then the Zs, there were actually more hours available for registration so they could do it 24/7," said Becker. "There was some trepidation before it even started from students about that issue, but it seems to have worked out fine," added Hritzak. "I personally had no problem registering. It was the idea that they started the [fall] semester with the rotation then switched it over to all at once that infuriated me and the students I represent ... " said Benjamin Beidel, sophomore · NEWS pre-pharmacy major. "If they want to try it all at once, just do it for the freshmen. They hadn't had the rotation and weren't already used to it. Experiment with them ... " Another difference students saw this semester was that SSC clerks could no longer h-:lp them when they were not granted access to a class. If a course required department approval or a prerequisite, students were sent to the chairs of their departments to receive override codes. The goal for this change was to empower faculty and department chairs to make such decisions. "I think because Wilkes is so focused on making sure that we're providing mentoring to each of our students individually about their program and their courses, we really want to reinforce that by allowing those types of decisions by faculty," said Becker. "We really want that student to have to talk to their department to decide ... We really want them to work with their advisor and their department to create the best scheduling course load that works for their program. That's not something we [the SSC] want to do on the administrative side." Department chairpersons have received instructions on how to approve courses for students. 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Registration did not pass without a few sophomore pre-pharmacy major. "Many glitches, however. Specifically, pharmacy people got on and just did their whole students had difficulty registering for class- schedule ... But by four o'clock that day, es. no one was able to get in." "This has been the fourth semester I have Becker said they know the names of not been able to register online due to be- students who were able to register for coming or being in my professional years of classes during the block of time that had pharmacy school. It's always one problem been set aside to fix complications for after another. The program either doesn't pharmacy majors. Once registration is recognize our prerequisites, some code is en- complete, Becker and Hritzak will extered in the computer wrong, or our profes- amine the courses to see if any seniors sional credits aren't recognized so we can't were not able to register for classes they register at the appropriate time," said Sherri needed to graduate. If seniors are not Homanko, P2 pharmacy major. Homanko is waitlisted, then sophomores who regissupposed to register as a senior, but was not tered early will not be removed from the granted access to the registration page of the courses. MyWilkes portal until the days specified for "Again, it was a learning process and juniors. we realized what we did and we'll know Homanko added, "This really interferes for next time," said Hritzak. with a lot of our scheduling, especially when Another technical complication that it comes to the students who are trying to get has been a problem for the past few seminors outside of the major." mesters has dealt with transferred cred"This is the whole issue we were trying to its from other institutions. fix ... " acknowledged Hritzak. "We have dif"This is an error in the system and ferent levels of pharmacy students register- we have our IT staff checking into why ing for different levels of classes and in or- that's not recognized. That is an issue der to accommodate for that mix from the Pl that is being taken care of, but in the [and] P2 years, these were the time controls meantime that can easily be overridden we were trying to adjust to make it work for at the department level. We hope to have them. That's why they were having all those that fixed for next semester. That will issues for all those years prior to this." take care of a good number of them," "It should be better going forward. With said Hritzak. what we learned the system can do for us As registration comes to an end, Hritand what we learned the hard way this time, zak and Becker will examine the results we think going forward it should solve some and the information they have gathered of those problems that the pharmacy stu- over the past two weeks to see where dents have had for a couple of years now. any problems lie and what aspects need We should be able to have smooth sailing for to be altered for next semester. them now ... " said Becker. "You can always communicate more. While Student Services was attempting to We probably could've communicated fix the problems facing pharmacy majors, a more both with students and faculty with window of opportunity opened for students some of the even more 'frequently asked randomly checking to see if they could reg- questions' or recommendations. We reister early. wrote the instructions, but we probably "We weren't allowed to register until Sun- could have done that with even more day night, but I registered [for one class] precise instructions, and that's why it's on October 28 ... I heard from a friend [that important to get that feedback now," they had gotten in early]," said Steve Gruver, said Becker. �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 NEWS 5 SG Notes: November 5, 2008 BY DAVE LEWIS Beacon Correspondent Treasurer's Report - All College: $3,396.69 - General: $2,684.74 - Special Projects: $1,595.56 - Spirit: $2,000.00 - Leadership: $3,744.59 - Conferences: $7,030.00 - Start-Up: $900.00 Club Reports The following clubs presented updates on their events. - Programming Board -MSC The Beacon/Jenna Stephens On Saturday, November 9th, Wilkes-Barre celebrated Veterans' Day with a parade across the Market Street Bridge and around Public Square in recognition of the ·· ed our coun resent. New Business - Wilkes-Barre City Christmas Parade, Saturday Nov 22- SG budget for parade will be created. - Policy Discussion--General Board voiced concerns and had a discussion with the Executive Board on how to make Student Government better and more efficient between members. - Member o the Month-SG member David Sborz for his hard work with senior class socials. - Student Concerns Old Business - Appointment of Freshman Class Representative - USA Today - McGlynn Halloween Party - Zebra Communications Donation Request - Casino Night Allocation Events - IRHC Halloween Party Oct 29, 7:30 p.m. - CC & Renaissance Club Haunted House Oct 30 & 31, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. • * At 7:30 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the SG meeting. The motion was approved. SG meetings are open to all students. They are held every Wednesday in the Miller Conference room on the second Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King's Bookstore 7South Main Street, Wilkes-Bar.-e, PA 18701 ~ 570.2.08.4700 ~ wilkes.b11eollege.cou1 What's happening at your bookstore this week! Live "Free" Music Eve1~-Wednesday Night and 111ost Friday's with a 25% discount on anything you purchase from the cafe during the music act! This Wednesday Night Live Music we have Aaron McCurdy at 6:30pm .;. ,J • Friday Night Live Music with ''High Point'' a local Christian Rock band at 7:30pm • Faculty StaffAppreciation Day! Thursday & Friday during our regular business hours. Get 20% off and an additional 5% off ,,vhe11 y·ou bring in a ne1'v "To:r for Tots" • "Thanksgiving " tl1eme this Saturday· st orjr t ime at 11:00am • "Improv Hou1·" ey·ery· tl1ird Su11daj· ,vith the Young Actors of Will(es Co11ser,·atory from 4:00-5:00 1n �John Wilkes Pagel DR{!!iq.!!_- CONTACT INFORMATION: gino.troiani@wilkes.edu lauren.salem@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com 6 Natural gas offers potential ''gold 01ine'' BY THE BEACON EDITORIAL BOARD Last week The Beacon ran an article entitled "Wilkes project analyzes Marcellus Shale in NEPA," by Amy Fusco examining the potential economic gains from the giant Marcellus shale belt found running throughout Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is now classified as one of the largest natural-gas producing states. Governor Ed Rendell (D) has described the drilling for Marcellus shale in the northeast as a potential "gold rush." What are the benefits? "The value of this science could increment the net worth of U.S. energy resources by a trillion dollars, plus or minus billions," says Terry Engelder, professor of geosciences, at Penn State University. Currently, the United States produces roughly 30 trillion cubic feet of gas each year. According to Engelder, if done correctly, the U.S. should be able to increase those numbers and increase gas production by twenty trillion cubic feet a year. Natural gas drilling could possess a huge economic boom for roads from heavy trucks, traffic and equipment. Gas wells possess the ability to disrupt or pollute the water tables which hold drinking water, and school districts could be strained by families of gas company employees moving into town. Due to state policies, drilling companies are required to test the water on a regular basis. Drilling for Marcellus requires an abundance of fresh water. Through investigation DEP has discovered violations that threaten the state's water resources and its environment. Some of which include, inadequate erosion and Image Created by: Gino Troiani Researchers have discovered an abundance of Marcellus shale that runs directly through Pennsylvania and surrounding states, making it a prime area for natural gas. It is one of the cleanest burning fuels and produces very little greenhouse gases. What is Marcellus Shale? Marcellus Shale, is a Middle Devonian-age black, low density, carbonaceous (organic rich) shale. It is amongst the deepest shale's found below the earth's surface. the states citizens and its industries. Over the last eight years, Pennsylvania has experienced a steady growth in oil and natural gas exploration. According to the State Department of Environmental Protection, (DEP) the number of drilling permits issued in 2007 hit 7,241. In addition, A Pennsylvania State University study estimates that nearly 24,000 jobs will be created over the next three years. What are the risks? There has been much voiced concern for damages to local sediment controls, improper waste and fluid disposal, dangerous water impoundments, and improper and unregistered withdrawals of water from streams. DEP Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty stated that DEP is currently addressing those issues. Where is it being done? D EP has reported that at least 18 counties primarily located in the northern and southwest tiers of the state are being drilled for Marcellus shale. Some of which include, Bradford, Lycoming, Susquehanna, and Wayne County. Land owners are currently being approached by drilling companies with offers that have exceeded $2000 per acre to lease their land. If accepted, there is usually a signing bonus of guaranteed revenue. That amount is determined by the possibility of striking gas, and the number of other buyers competing to make the purchase. If gas is found, the land owner will receive additional profit through royalties. A royalty is a share of a well 's income. Currently, the customary royalty rate is around 12.5 percent. If a well produces around one million cubic feet of natural gas per day, the royalties may add up to be hundreds of thousands of dollars. In contrast, the Rail-Trail Council of Northeastern PA; the Wayne County Oil and Gas Group; the Elk Gas Group; and the Thompson Area Oil and Gas Group have joined forces to form the Susquehanna Wayne Oil and Gas Group, (SWOGG) to help negotiate gas leases. Our verdict Further drilling for natural gas in and around the Pennsylvania area is necessary because it offers the possibility for strong economic growth and a much needed increase in the workforce. But drilling should only take place in accordance with DEP standards and with careful monitoring of the health and safety of the humans who live near or on the land in question. Safe drinking water cannot be sacrificed for cheaper energy sources; thus, it is imperative that the DEP work hand in hand with those who would conduct the drilling.a safe and environmentally friendly manor. r.==========:::;,. The Beacon supports hlrther drilling for Marcellus shale onlV if ii is done in an environme•IIV friendlV fashion. PennsVIVania and its residents possess Ille abililV to earn generous sums of monev from drilling. Regular testing of water sources is a must if used in or around Ille drilli• process. . �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Beyonce's desire to be a boy BY TIM SEIGFRIED Beacon Staff Writer Ah, Beyonce. Is there anything she can't do? She's gone from soulful, sultry musical talent to mediocre, so-so actress (she made Austin Powers 3 only slightly watchable) to media mogul (vis-a-vis Jay-Z) in less than a decade. So it should come as no surprise that this child of destiny (get it?!) is finally taking the next logi@al step in becoming a full fledged parody of the music industry: she created an alter ego. That alter ego is known as Sasha Fierce, which conveniently coincides with her newest album "Who Is ... Sasha Fierce?" It seems that Fierce was created so that Beyonce could explore her more sexual side. Right, because no w o u 1d have ever believed Beyonce Knowles, who is a perennial member in lists such as "The 100 Sexiest Females Ever To Exist Of All If I were Time" could be sexy, right? All joking aside, I've got a couple things to say: Sasha Fierce? Really? That's the best name you could p ick? Quite frankly, that sounds like a bad comic book character. (Which, undoubtedly would be played by Ms. Oscar herself, Jessica Alba). That's actually awesome news for fanboys everywhere, who get to see one of their favorite characters brought to life by an actress who has about as much depth as the paper that the comic book is printed on. That, in turn, is great news for me, because I get to make fun of it to no end. When a singer (I now refuse to call her an artist or a musician), creates an alter ego, that means that their original ego has become so inf'lated that one name isn't enough. See also: Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Sean John, P Poppa Doddy Did, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Garth Brooks. That can't be good news for Beyonce. That's like wanting to open up a theme park in Europe, but the only example you have is Euro-Disney. Not only is the alter ego annoying, but has anyone else noticed that Beyonce has very easily transitioned to being a one-name singer? She went from being regular Beyonce Knowles to just Beyonce, and no one seemed to notice. As it is, she has joined the ranks of such luminaries as Rihanna, Fergie, Charo, Brandy, Monica ... uh ... Selena ... .Judy? My point is, Beyonce is dangerously close to becoming the musical version of How- ard Hughes. (I don't know if that last line makes any sense. Wait .. .it does.) But let's not dilly-dally any further and get to the heart of the matter, and that is Beyonce's new song, "If I Were A Boy," which, without any bias from myself, is the worst song ever made. But I'll let you decide: IfI were a boy Even just for a day I'd roll outta bed in the morning And throw on what I wanted then go Hey Beyonce, have you ever been to a college campus? Guess what, girls don't glitz themselves up for an 8AM class. Girls can wear whatever they want! If I went to class wearing nothing but a pair of boy shorts and a mesh shirt, I would be promptly asked to leave, and then deservedly, I would be punched in the a boy I could turn off my phone balls. If a woman wore the same outfit, no one would think twice about it. In fact, she would be likely receive compliments and be encouraged to wear that · more often. Women can wear whatever they want, because they look effortlessly attractive. Guys do not have that luxury. We are disgusting creatures, and our bodies are built like ATVs-for utility purposes only. The female form is beautiful. Also, Beyonce, have you once looked in the mirror? For God's sakes, you're Beyonce! You could walk outside in a snowsuit and still be better looking than most women (Not any girls at Wilkes University, mind you, *wink*.) Here's a secret: men do not care about how women dress. Really, it's true. You could wear a garbage bag filled with week-old diapers to a club, and we could really care less. The only people who care about what women wear are other women. (Also, Perez Hilton. But he's kind of a girl anyway, right?) The truth is, the real reason that you feel that you can't wear whatever you like is because other women are going to criticize you. Guys don't care. Really, we don't. (Also, is there a more ironically named piece of clothing than the boy short? Dudes don't wear that, and if any self respecting man, regardless of sexual orientation, did admit to wearing that, he would be prompt- ly doused in kerosene and lit on fire.) Drink beer with the guys I understand that you're worth a small fortune, and since you've been rolling with Jay-Z, you probably don't have any use for this piece of advice, but nothing is stopping you from tossing back a cold one with any of your male friends. In fact, they'd probably like you more for drinking a beer, as opposed to the drinks you're used to drinking, which, I can only imagine have been made from water that came from melted icebergs that haven't been in liquid form in 2000years. And chase after girls Once again, feel free to do that. No one (including this writer) is stopping you. I'd kick it with who I wanted I could turn off my phone Tell everyone it's broken So they'd think that I was sleepin 'alone I'd put myselffirst And make the rules as I go So you're telling me that no girl has ever said to her significant other: "If you don't know what's wrong, then I'm not going to tell you." Let's face it, women are just as (if not more) deceptive than men. They're duplicitious double-speakers who confound men with their medusa like abilities (also referred to as breasts). Cause I know that she'd be faithful Waitin' for me to come home (to come home) Of course there is nothing wrong with that statement, because no woman in the his- I'm sorry, is there Tell everyone it's broken So they'd think I was sleepin' alone * some rule that girls can't have their own friends? I'm confused. And I'd never get confronted for it Really? Because guys never get into fights. Cause they'd stick up for me. That's actually true, because I've never been accosted by a group of girls after I allegedly left one of their friends at a gas station in New Jersey because I wanted to break up with her. Sure, that never happened. If I were a boy I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl Well, naturally, since you're actually a girl. I swear I'd be a better man. I'd listen to her Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted Cause he's taken you for granted And everything you had got destroyed So here we have an inference that men don't listen to women. Also, according to you, no man has ever been hurt by a woman. That's just blatant misandry (look it up). Let me drop some truth right now: There are a lot of vindictive women out there who have broken many a young man's heart. Trust me. Don't think for a moment that men are any different than women in that department. If I were a boy tory of women has ever cheated on her husband. Right, Madonna? It's a little too late for you to come back Say its just a mistake Think I'd forgive you like that Ifyou thought I would wait for you You thought wrong Blah, blah, blah men have it so easy ... But you 're just a boy You don't understand Yeah you don 't understand How it feels to love a girl someday You wish you were a better man You don't listen to her You don't care how it hurts Until you lose the one you wanted Cause you 've taken her for granted And everything you have got destroyed But you 're just a boy Honestly, I tuned out about 11 lines ago. This song is pure drivel, and quite frankly, I'm angered by it. How convenient for the purposes of this article. But really, can someone please tell Beyonce that it's not exactly a walk in the park for men? Sure, we make more money than women, but we also die earlier. And something else? Our bathrooms don' t come equipped with sofas and potpourri. We have stalls and urinals, and more often than not, we are lucky to have soap and running water. So please, do all of us a favor and stop complaining about how hard you have it. �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 OPINION 8 A look into the past: John Wilkes BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor John Wilkes, 1727-1797. "Early defender of political liberty, free speech, and the rights of the people to elect their leaders." Though a statue of the man stands prominently on campus between the Eugene Farley Library and Chase Hall, and he serves as the namesake for the university, few students could actually articulate why. First, some background: Wilkes, born on October 17, 1727, in London, England, was the second son of Israel Wilkes, a successful malt distiller. As a young man, John Wilkes furthered his education at the University of Leiden located in the Netherlands, where he studied civil liberty. On May 23, 1747, Wilkes married Mary Meade, heiress to the manor of Aylesbury, and daughter of a Buckinghamshire squire. This connection was a helpful in furthering John Wilkes's political career. As a young man, Wilkes became genial society of the Medrnenham Monks, also known as the "Hell Fire Club," who met occasionally in the ruins of St. Mary's Abbey at Medrnenham, Buckinghamshire. The exclusive club has been described as a cross between the dead poets society, and a risque Playboy club rolled into one. Dr. Harold Cox, Wilkes University's archivist explained that Wilkes was elected to parliament from the town of Middlesex in 1757 through what was known as a " ... rotten burrow." Meaning that he spent generous amounts of money to buy his votes. According to most bioographers, Wilkes was a very outspoken and witty man, never hesitant to speak his mind while strongly advocating freedom of speech, religion, and freedom of the press. "He was a ruthless politician," explained Cox, and often found himself in heated debates amongst the various members of parliament. In 1762, Wilkes founded a radical weekly periodical called the North Briton. In his publication, he regularly launched pro- This replica statue of John Wilkes stands outside of the Farley Library at Wilkes University. vocative attacks on the Scottish John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, who came to power as the head of the government in 1776. Wilkes strongly disagreed with Stuart on various issues, and he demonstrated this through the press. The paper carried an anti-Scott tone, and was sarcastically yet cleverly named the North Britton, referring to Scotland. Wilkes also used his publication to harshly criticize and mock King George III and his ministers. Because the King, along with high government officials, did not approve of its tone or content, Wilkes was continuously threatened and sometimes jailed. On April 23, 1763, Wilkes released what is known as his most infamous issue no. 45. In it, an article harshly criticized a speech made by the King, and shortly after, Wilkes was arrested and imprisoned under a general warrant where he was thrown into the Tower of London. A week later, Lord Chief Justice Pratt ordered his release on the grounds that his arrest was a breach of parliamentary privilege. When asked how far liberty of the press went in England, Wilkes replied, "I cannot tell, but I am trying to find out." This angered the government, so it secured Wilkes's expulsion from Parliament on the grounds of seditious libel and obscenity. When Wilkes's trial was scheduled, he fled to Paris in 1764, and in his absence was convicted of seditious libel. He returned after four years, but was not convicted of his charges right away. Instead, he ran for office, and was repeatedly elected to Parliament, but was subsequently denied his seat by the King's party. Wilkes stated that this was in direct violation of the people's right to elect their officials. He was then jailed for 22 months for his original libel conviction. After he was released, Wilkes was elected Sheriff of London in 1771 and then Lord Mayor in 1774. When his term was· up, he was once again elected to parliament representing Middlesex, where he was finally allowed to take his seat. According to Cox, Wilkes was regarded as somewhat of a hero in the eyes of the American colonists Beacon Poll Resµlts because he strongly opposed the Revolutionary War. "Wilkes used this as a very useful tool in attacking the King and Parliament" similar to how people use the Iraqi war today to ciriticize President George w. Bush, explained Cox. Despite continuous scrutiny, and authoritative crackdowns, Wilkes always made it his first priority to stand up for what was right and protect his beliefs, no matter the risk. Wilkes is best known for his successes in defending freedom of the press and religion, removing the power of general warrants, and fighting to protect the individual rights of the people. As Wilkes grew older, he began to lose popularity among the people because he was perceived as less radical. When the Gordon riots broke out in England, Wilkes was directly in charge of the soldiers protecting the bank of England from the rioters. When mobhers charged the building, Wilkes ordered his soldiers to open fire. From there, the once, "Man of the people," was now perceived in a different light. Wilkes died on December 26, 1797 at the age of 70. On June 4, 1947, Bucknell University Junior College was renamed Wilkes College, and finally in 1990, Wilkes University. The University's namesake spent much of his adult life defending freedoms that today's Americans widely take for granted or even dismiss. Even in a good year, roughly 40% of eligible voters in America choose not to exercise the right or responsibility to vote. In the most recent State of the First Amendment nationwide survey conducted by the First Amendment Center, a shocking 39% of respondents believe that the American press has too much freedom and 55% agree or strongly agree that the U.S. Constitution was meant to establish a Christian nation. The John Wilkes statue on this campus needs to serve as a constant reminder to all that higher education is about embracing sometimes agaisnt-the-grain ideals, challenging authority, and fighting for individual freedoms. The following are results of a poll that The Beacon coducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overal attitudes of students on campus. The Beacon asked: What are your views on stem cell research? • For it- 88% • Against it - 13% • Undecided - 0% Next Week's question: Do you support drilling for natu ral gas in NEPA? •Yes •No • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published Speak Up! It's Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Concact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �li ostrllos Holiday cards PAGE 10 NOVEMBER 11, 2008 CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com g Taste of Wilkes serves up specialties for United Way BY LEEANN SEARFOSS Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor When the holiday season begins, organizations around the country rally their troops to begin the season of collecting. Whether it is the Salvation Army, the United Way, or any number of other organizations, community outreach organizations tap into their local resources to communicate the need for help. When community organizations talk, Wilkes University listens. Last week, the 16th annual Taste of Wilkes potluck lunch in the Henry Student Center Ballroom offered the warm and tantalizing aromas of homemade creations from all around the world all in an effort to meet community needs. All proceeds from ticket sales are donated to the United Way Fund. This year's Taste of Wilkes was organized by Margy Sromovski, office assistant for Student Development; Danielle Kem, assistant to the Community Service office; and Megan Boone, coordinator of Community Service. "This is our kickoff. Our season typically goes up until right before Christmas, and this year our season will be over on December 17," said Andrea Cowles, a United Way representative who attended Taste of Wilkes. Organizers opened up the opportunity to become a chef for a day to all Wilkes students, staff, and faculty. Each chef prepared his or her best dish and served it for approximately two hours. "Margy asked me to get involved, so I • • • • • • • _.•.,.,..... •·~• -•=ew._•,,.:h•·-·• made what I knew I was good at making ... haluski, an old Polish tradition. I was up until 1:30 making it, but it's been a hit! It's just another way that Wilkes turns around and helps our community," said JefBauman, se- total surpassed this year. Taste of Wilkes has not always been the large event it has become. Originally, the event management was in the hands of one department to the next. But Student Devel- • • ~ • The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Taste of Wilkes offered homemade cuisine from all over the world cooked by students, faculty, and staff. Last year's event raised about $600 for the United Way. nior biology and chemistry major. Wilkes collected donations at the door of $5 for faculty and staff, $3 for students, and there was free admission for chefs. While neither the United Way nor Wilkes has a particular goal for the proceeds, Wilkes collected approximately $600 at last year's Taste of Wilkes, and many hoped to see that tJ- ..,.,.,_. ___.,,._ • -• .,_.....,. , • • - -- • ._. • • """" • opment took over Taste of Wilkes several years ago. "It's always been a good fundraiser. It's a good chance for everyone to come together," said Carol Bosack-Kosek, director of Career Services. Food dishes are not the only way Wilkes tries to jump-start community efforts to .._.• . .,• .._.. • ~ • • • ._., =t~._,.,_• ♦ ♦-- •=- ♦ ♦ donate to the United Way. Along with the donations of the prepared foods, guests are encouraged to participate in a silent auction that accompanies the dishes. This year's auction offered gifts from an array of businesses and organizations. Patrons auctioned off restaurant gift baskets, handmade pieces, jewelry, and gift certificates from several different locations. "[The event] has a community-based feeling. The intent is to raise money for the United Way, but a second opportunity is to bring students and staff togethe~n a communal setting," said Dean of Student, Mark Allen. Several United Way representatives attended this year's Taste of Wilkes to oversee the proceedings and sample their favorite dishes. "We think it will be a very hard year this year, especially with the economic down turn. Any event like this can help benefit, because people are really in need now. As a staff we appreciate that people have taken the time to put this event together," said Cathy Faatz, United Way representative. Taste of Wilkes is just one of many potluck inspired events that occur on the Wilkes campus to help raise funds for organizations. According to Boone, Alternative Spring Break also holds a spaghetti dinner each year to raise funds for their trips to help others. "It's kind of like a potluck, and we share and talk, just like a big family dinner," said Boone. .,..,~,.,w, ♦~· ·• • . _ .. •=• :"Connecting the Dots'' pai'ts students, at·umni • • BY LEEANN SEAUOSS •• Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor • The question, "What am I going to do • when I graduate?'' is one that weighs •• heavily on many college students' minds. • But Wilkes is providing an option to help • students get right on their chosen career •• track. • An alumni networking opportunity • called "Connecting the Dots'' will be held : on Thursday, November 13 from 6:00 • to 8:00 p.m. in the ,ijemy Student Center • • • •· • - · - piJi14-. .......... Ballroom. The event is coordinated by Carol Bosack-Kosek, direetor of Career Services, Lisa Mulvey, coordinator for Career Ser• vices, and the Wilkes University Alup;µri Association. "This is going to be a chance for students to connect with alumni in various fields and talk to them about how they transitioned from being a student to getting into that position." said Mulvey. "Connecting the Dots11 places students in per table. Students will have the opportuni- ty to ask the professionals questions about their currentjobs and how they got them. ••Students can talk to alumni who may have even had a different majoi; while in school," statedl3osack-I{osek: Whether students are undeclared freshmen or graduating seniors, "Cann.ecth;l.g, tp.e Dots" is an opportunityJor stuoents to take their questions and interests to othe~ \iVho have been through similarsituations. Students will have the chance to chat with roundtal>le diseu~sions with one alumnus , professjpna1$ #om the b-usjn.ess wol"J~ the ·• ·--~--- ·-- -~-~ - -- • •- . •""• l Secret Service, pharmaceutical sciences, bankin~ tlle }<>val prnon, social services,• a local television station and many others .• Each student will be given handouts of• contactJnforn;iation of the alumni professionals. "Lots of students have found mentors that· way. they have found future intern•• ship opportunities also,'' said Mulvey. Along with connecting with profes.$ionals in chosen nelds; students have the chance to eat, talk, and win prizes. r I . ........... . .~--.... ~ ~~ ...... .,... �10 LIFESTYLES NOVEMBER 11, 2008 G·reeting cards invoke holiday and ''Go Green:' spirit BY TIM SEIGFRIED Beacon Staff Writer This holiday season, Wilkes University is doing its part to make the holidays a little greener, while spreading a lot of holiday cheer. Beginning November 3, students could vote on four holiday greeting cards, with the winner to be chosen as the card that will be sent out to Wilkes faculty, staff, alumni and other friends of the University as a gift from WilkesUniversity president Tim Gilmour and his wife Patty. "This is an ongoing trend at Wilkes when we came here seven years ago," said Patty Gilmour, who helped organize the vote. "It's just a way of saying hello." Not only do the cards help to spread cheer around the holidays, but they are also part of an increasingly popular trend to make the University more environmentally sound. The cards are printed on recycled paper, helping Wilkes spread its campaign of going green. "They are made out of recycled material to stress the Univ ersity going green in all aspects," said Kathy Dalton, senior class treasurer who also helped Patty Gilmour with the cards. The cards, which are outside of the student government office on the first floor of the Henry Student Center, feature four unique designs that help capture the holiday features the recycle logo in the form of a spirit. The first two are more traditional in na- Christmas tree with the words "Reduce, Reuse, Rejoice" written ture. The first on the inside. features a pic"There is a lot of pature of holly per wasted during the with the words holidays, and most of it "Seasons isn't recycled or postGreetings" on consumer paper," said the outside. The Gilmour. "If someone other shows wants to throw these the ubiquitous cards away, at least Christmas dove they will have been renext to the word cycled already." "Peace." Students will be able The other two to vote on the cards cards feature a until Friday, Novemblend of both ber 14. The cards are the holiday posted outside of the spirit and the student government green moveoffice in the Henry ment, with one Student Center. card adorned with a Christ(Left) Wilkes students mas tree made have the opportufrom the word nity to vote on one of "Recycle." a DaJi:lml:iii!llll-. ........... :;i four holiday greeting 1111111 The other card All photos The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki cards. S_c:1 "~ 1· l"E3S N s BY Bea KRI Bea Wi Wilk more any areas ently orders sornni phase of the - dents that can It found De>r-.cttet Plc1smc:1 Ea::11r ■ · ■ $2 ii ■ ■■ p tc» IVl«- ■11th lnte.-state Blood 8t. Plasma Inc_ 665 Carey Ave Wilkes-Barre, Pa Call (570) 823-411 9 ! ,. �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 LIFESTYLES Seminar wakes up students to sleep disorder~ BY CHRISTA SGOBBA Beacon Lifestyles Editor .. KRISTEN KARPINKSI Beacon Correspondent With final exams just a few weeks away, Wilkes students will have to put in a little more effort to catch some Zs if they have any hopes of grabbing As and Bs this semester. Sleep issues, including not enough sleep or disrupted sleep, are particularly problematic for college-aged students. On October 31, Health Sciences sponsored a lecture by Dr. John Della Rosa, a neurologist and sleep specialist who practices in Forty-Fort, to offer college students insight into the causes and effects of sleep disorders. Della Rosa's lecture focused on the neurobiology of sleep, and how certain areas of the brain are affected differently while awake or during sleep. Disorders that he emphasized included insomnia, narcolepsy, and delayed sleep phase syndrome, which he says is one of the most common sleep disorders affecting college students. "People want to stay up very late, and this gives them an inability to fall asleep at an appropriate time," he said. "Then the next morning, they will sleep in very late. An example would be going to sleep at 3:00 a.m. and waking up at noon." A Central Michigan University study that was published in ScienceDaily in May looked at the sleep patterns of college students and found that many include issues that can be detrimental to everyday activity. It found that one-third of the students took more than 30 minutes to fall asleep each night, and 43 percent woke up more than once during the night. The study also found that students have a tendency to manipulate their bedtimes and wake-up times depending on the day of the week. Many students stay up late on weekends, only to spend the next day in bed until the afternoon. However, changing sleep cycles during the week can disrupt the circadian rhythm, a 24-hour day-night cycle that influences quantity and quality of sleep. "Problems associated with this would be sleeping in and missing class work, other types of work like part-time jobs, and social dents are not sleeping as long as they should," she said. "And also, the quality of sleep is not the best. And definitely, the academic performance decreases when the student doesn't have the right amount and quality of sleep." Mark Simmons, a sophomore electrical engineering major, averages just less than seven hours of sleep each night. While he knows the importance of getting in a full night's rest, sometimes the distractions of everyday life keep him awake. These include television shows, computer work, homework, and talking with friends. "There's a myriad of things that keep me up," he said. "Sometimes insomnia, because there are times I just can't get to sleep." Juggling all the aspects of college life, including academic work, extracurricular activities, part-time jobs, and social functions, can be The Beacon/Jenna Stephens distracting for students. Worryfunctions," said Della Rosa. "It can also ing about their packed schedules can incause ... fatigue if the student is forced to terfere with sleep, as can the technological wake up, and then they can fall asleep in temptations that exist 24 hours a day in their class." dorm rooms. From his experience as a sleep specialist, Sleep issues are not limited to students who exhibit sleep disorders. According to Della Rosa counts technological amusethe University of Michigan, college stu- ments as something to avoid late at night. If dents on average sleep only six to 6.9 hours students want to get to sleep earlier, he adeach night. But biology professor Dr. Linda vises them to avoid the computer, Internet, Gutierrez says the recommended amount of and video games right before bed. sleep is between 7.5 and 8 hours. Gutierrez believes that the stresses associ"Unfortunately, right now, college stu- ated with the packed schedules of college students play their sleep pa "They are i der stress, us she said. "An won't cope , good sleep to may have dur Tips Gutier: to sleep bette of television foods, and gc day, rather th: Another Wf their sleepint vide Universi issues. Previo sage prograrr: tion programi However, o try have offer with sleep iss1 nia-Los Ange to help studer University of programs to ti time manage1 sity eliminate classes. Gutierrez b to the heart 1 sleep informf well as for fa, "That woul crease perforr but also amor is very import ulty that does would be ape and less mofr sionate with that should b munity, that's •• �No" rornoting Volumes p wareness literacy a A&R PAGE 14 ~-- NOVEMBER 11 2008 CAR CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu amanda.gunther@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com from] 12 small town lov'e and life to the stage The s and qu~ offers i this day awedi tifully pieces a and "m charact fectly in En BYAMA Beacon On San dents will their tale floor. Progra versity Ste to showc sounds) events in o Wilkes stu The nigl planned b Board. Thi place ind Ballroom "It gives off their tj on campus ofMSC. The sho talents fro The lights ca rose. Thete: was music, and the tion. Befo . u qrl< by die qjl.lC~ odgers and Oscar Ham- both ofihem are board atlhe ll . Fowler (dreta Klee See CAROUSEL page 13 �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 CAROUSEL from PAGE 12 12 The story of Carousel is easy to follow, and quite entertaining. But what Carousel offers above many musicals, especially this day age, is great dancing. What truly awed in this production was the very beautifully choreographed dancing for such pieces as "June Is Bustur out All Over," and "'Blow High, Blow Low". The main characters and chorus alike, were all perfectly in step with each other, carrying the ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT rhythm needed to take a good performance to great. Now not only was the choreography wonderful but the singing was just as grand. The voices of such characters as Julie, Billy, Nettie, and Julie's friend Carrie Pipperidge (Casey Regan Lynch) rang beautifully through the theater and was incredibly consistent. But in my book, the most noteworthy voice of them all was Greta Kleckner who played Nettie Fowler. During such pieces as "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" and "A Real Nice Clambake" Kleckner showed the audience her true vocal ability. Two thumbs way up. Of course every play has its weak points. Every performance has its moments that can be worked on to truly give it the feel of perfection. And no review would be complete without these facts. The only issues I found with this particular performance was the inability of the actors to cheat out, meaning turn towards the audience. Yes some moments may call actors to look at someone upstage, but that does not mean I, the audience member, wants to see your 13 back. In the end I was quite satisfied with the overall performance. The acting was excellent, the set was beautiful, the singing and dancing were great, and I was genuinely satisfied. So let this be my announcement of my return to theater. Go see Carousel at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center this Friday and Saturday, the 14 and 15, at 8:00pm, or Sunday, the 16, at 2:00pm. You will leave satisfied and with a catchy tune in your ear. Entertaininent two-fer slated for Noveinber 15 BY AMANDA GUNTHER Beacon Asst. A&E Editor On Saturday, November 15, Wilkes students will have an opportunity to showcase their talents and bust a move on the dance floor. Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC), Programming Board, and the Wilkes University Step Association (WUSA) partnered to showcase just what kind of moves (and sounds) Wilkes students have through two events in one evening. Both are free for the Wilkes student body. The night kicks off with a talent show planned by MSC and Wilkes Programming Board. This portion of the evening will take place in the Henry Student Center Grand Ballroom from 7 to 9. "It gives students the opportunity to show off their talents and it will be a fun night on campus," said Tracey Garcia, president of MSC. The show will consist of a wide array of talents from various students and groups across campus. "It's a good laugh," said a smiling Garcia. Following the talent show, the party will move to the Martz Gym where students from numerous college campuses will get to break it down with their friends on the dance floor. The cross-college mixer was planned for last academic year, but abruptly cancelled after it was discovered that a nationally synidcated DJ had never been scheduled for the event, despite an organizer's claims. The after party, Pumps vs. Sneaks, will take place from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., and will be free for students with Wilkes IDs and $2 for students from other colleges. The theme for this dance is unique and unlike the usual dances at Wilkes. "Ladies wear your heels, guys wear your best sneaks," said Frantzddyn Pamphile, president of Wilkes University Step Association. "A lot of work went into getting every- thing together, from getting the flyers ready to promoting it at other schools and on the radio," said Pamphile. The money raised at the mixer will go fund new uniforms for the step team. The party is sponsored by WUSA and funded by MSC. MSC is a campus group designed to help increase intercultural understanding across campus and the community. WUSA is fairly new to the Wilkes community. The dance group formed in spring of 2008 and combines rhythmic beats with dance moves in complex patterns. "I was trying to form a team for a long time, but I didn't have enough people behind me," said Pamphile. As of last spring, Pamphile had enough supporters to go before Student Government (SG) to pitch her successful idea for a new club on campus. Word spread quickly, and soon there were enough students involved to begin practices. The team currently consists of about 14 dedicated members. "People are pretty dedicated with coming up with new steps and coming to practice," stated Pamphile. Glynda Goldman, a sophomore nursing major has been a member of the step t ~ since it first began. "Being part of WUSA is a good way to maintain good friendships. Everyone on the team is friends with each other," said Goldman, "Even though there is only one sound, it is completed by many different individuals; we work as a team." Below: Members of the Wilkes University Steppers Association (WUSA) practice their step moves in for the Talent Show they will be performing in on November 15. �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 Volu01es goal: pro01ote literacy awareness BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor Most would agree that the reading students do in college is among the heaviest they will do in their lives. The textbook assignments, journal articles, works of great literature, and even newspapers required by so many classes, can sometimes amount to hundreds of pages each week. This doesn't leave a lot of room for leisure reading. But the Wilkes chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society, has initiated Volumes, a book club with a goal to promote literacy awareness within the community and provide incentive to students to stimulate their brains by reading for fun. Volumes meets Tuesday nights from 7:00-8:30 in SLC 260. Volumes coordinator, Lauren Mannion, junior English major, has been in contact with the 15 or so participating members through e-mail encouraging material suggestions. Members will vote on choices for discussion. Because Volumes got started mid-semester members are reading and discussing short stories, beginning with Chuck Palahniuk's "Guts" until spring semester. For now, the group is fairly small. Mannion said, "It hasn't been advertised enough to the point where people know about it, I think." The current number one goal of Volumes is to encourage membership among those outside the English department. "We are putting a link on the MyWilkes site," Mannion said. Mannion approached Dr. Thomas Hamill, faculty advisor of Volumes during spring 2008 with the concept of beginning a new club that would allow people to read and discuss works they may not find in the classroom. Hamill said, "My suggestion [to Lauren] was that Vol- umes could be something that Sigma Tau Delta presents to the community so that people could be members ofVolumes as a group, but not be members of Sigma Tau Delta." "Our ideal goal is to read three or maximum four books next semester," Mannion said, "So we'll probably cover one book in two meetings." Some of the suggestions include: Our Town by Tennessee Williams; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie; Just Listen by Sarah Dessen; and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, all of which came from a list of30 possible choices. Mannion said, "There is really no set in stone what you have to read. Even if we do decide to cover something, you could object and say, 'Hey, I really would like to do this instead."' Volumes members are also thinking of ways to draw in a larger group through a theme party idea. The possible theme is the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. The book has been a hit for young adults and members of the group are hoping it will bring a large-scale discussion that includes diverse voices from across campus. Volumes is the first book club of its kind on Wilkes campus. Hamill said, "As far as I know, I've been here six years and I don't know of any book clubs." Hamill said, "It's very ambitious ... in that it allows stuPhoto Courtesy/Jami Butzcynski dents a chance to meet regularly to talk about a wide range Lauren Mannion, coordinator of Volumes, initially of text and.. .it really is an effort to reach out and promote came up with the idea for Volumes last fall but the literary interest in the community." book club held it's first meeting on October 21 of this semester. �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 15 Kudracross 14 BY CHRIS KUDRAK AND DEVIN KING ,ents to olumes ." "Our 1ext sete book le: Our i Diary sten by wn, all 1 iat you ething, e to do ,fways :a. The Meyer. bers of ussion •• 31 33 Wilkes n here 34 35 vs stu- 38 40 41 (range omote 44 48 49 51 53 November 4 Answer 11 u S E p L E C E H !JI! 12 0 0 0 S 0 N E 0 W E Y E D Across I President-Elect Abrasive tool 6 10 Discontinues 14 Wonderwall singers 15 Flu feeling 16 Female clothing from In dia 17 Media Popular houseplant 18 19 Finals week activity Evaporated ocean water 20 22 Not broken 24 Affirmative vote in Par liament Frog action 25 26 Like the Jolly Green Gi ant 29 Journey by water 32 Durable scented wood Find the sum 36 37 Immigration agency 38 Furiously active Opposite of applause 39 Job of a counselor 40 42 Large vase 43 Like Annie 45 Has largest prison popu lation 46 Peach core Seacrest's failed talk 47 show 48 Glance at "Excellent Adventure" 49 Co-owner 50 Sign of peace Period of time 52 54 Constant muscle twitch 56 68 Different number of neutrons Chocolate sand wich cookie Second hand Where Earhart is lost Hawaiian feast Reference Energy used from the Sun Abbr. for depart ment Sitcom audience 69 response Blows the horn 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 Down 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 Expression after a clumsy act Naked Pirates location Cold War danger Examination of characteristics Castaway need Skilled person Piercing in sound quality Tubular pasta Jail breaker Narcotics detective for short Very mild curse Character of"The Sims" Injury to organ 23 26 27 28 Implied, but not ex pressed Socially unaccept able act Add beauty treatment for Par kinson's 30 Right-wing female 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 commentator Matter of concern A peach, scientifically Bitterly pungent Payments from occupancy Peels away Bi lliards collision Utilize Go underground Iran, formerly Permanent body art Give your word Thanksgiving activity Opposite of false To clear crops Thought Capital of Norway Useful bog material Elepants have large ones Ancient Old English ending �N ovEt Del: PAGE 19 ',,,,, ··~~~~ Footi CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu NOVEMBER 11, 2008 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Voueyball defeats King's 3-1 in thrilling playoff match BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Wilkes Lady Colonels volleyball team defeated visiting King's College 31 (25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 25-21) in the first round of the Freedom Conference Championship on Monday, November 3, in the Marts Gymnasium. The bleachers were filled half-capacity, but the turnout was actually highly indicative of a playoff atmosphere; considering the fact that Bill Clinton and Democratic Congressman Paul Kanjorski were leading a pre-election rally only three blocks away that drew hundreds of spectators. Out of the gate, the Lady Colonels struck quickly, taking advantage of several King's mistakes en route to a 5-0 lead in the first set. The Monarchs would eventually come back to tie the game at 14, before taking a 15-14 lead on a kill from freshman Tanya Rabenold. The teams would play to a 23-23 tie before King's Danielle Belfani erred on a service, giving Wilkes a chance to win on their next possession. Freshman rightside/ outside hitter Kaitlyn McGurk ended things quickly on her serve, acing the Monarchs to give the Lady Colonels a 1-0 game lead. The Monarchs responded in the second game, jumping out to a 5-1 lead before surrending to a Wilkes scoring streak that tied the game at ten. The Monarchs took the lead on the next point that they would never relinquish. However, they controlled the game offensively with eight kills, committing only two errors in the process in order to tie the match 1-1. The third game demonstrated many intense rallies, as the teams played to nine ties and five different lead changes. Wilkes led 6-5 early before King's tied the game at 16. The rivals would tie at 18, 20, and 22 before Wilkes was able to take the lead for good on junior outside hitter Julie Page's kill. \ "We watched film on them all week and we had a good idea of where we wanted to hit the ball," said head coach Alicia Orlowski. "They made some adjustments, but we stuck to our game plan and it worked." The crowd began to rally behind the Lady Colonels after they went up two games to one, leading several cheers and waving foam fingers that had been passed out during a break in the action. The Lady Colonels failed to disappoint, picking up the matchwinning game behind the strength of 19 kills, nine of which were scored by sophomore outside hitter Marissa Harrison. Harrison scored 21 of Wilkes' 55 kills in the match, while also picking up ten digs and nine service aces along the way. Page and senior middle hitter Katherine Har- rington also reached double-figure kills for the Lady Colonels, netting 13 and ten, respectively. "I was really happy with our defensive effort today. We have been working on that all week and it really showed and I am proud of them," said Orlowski. "[Playing King's] just brings out the best in the team because of the fact that they are our rivals and everyone wants to beat them," said Harrison. "It really gets the adrenaline pumping through your veins." The win propelled the Lady Colonels to the second round of the playoffs where they were defeated 3-0 by a very strong Eastern University (32-1) in the Freedom Conference Championship. "We played well this season against some very tough competition," said Harrison. "I credit the competition we played to our success against King's in our playoff game." ,---------------------~~--~---~~~~-- Soccer Playoff Recaps BYANTHONYDORUNDA Beacon Correspondent Women's Soccer v. DeSales and East- Looking to avenge a 3-0 regular season loss, the Lady Colonels took the field on Wednesday, November 5 to face top-seeded Eastern University in the semi-finals of the Freedom Conference soccer tournament. In the teams' first meeting, Eastern brought their "A" game, running one step ahead of the Lady Colonels throughout the match. With the season hanging in balance for both teams, Eastern turned it up a notch and brought their "A+" game this time. The game featured two drastically different performances as Eastern controlled the game from the get-go and dominated throughout the entire 80 minutes. Wilkes goalies Jessica Berkey and Sarah Shetler were attacked from all sides as the Colonels were out shot 17-0 for the game, as well as 8-2 in comer kicks. "It was frustrating for me and the players," said head Coach John Sumoski. "We defended too much. In a game like that you need to get possession of the ball and do productive things to build your confidence. We did not do this, and we struggled to execute our game plan. I could have done a better job preparing my team for a game of that magnitude considering what we were going up against and the fact that we had a young team on the field." For the past couple of years, the team has been teetering right at .500, not getting all the breaks needed to be a major player in the league, but the pieces are in place for the team to explode and become a dominant force in the conference. And although the season might not have ended exactly as See SOCCER on PAGE 1& BY LINDS Beacon Co, As the sun Ralston Fiel play of the I to get hotter. Wilkes (3but soon fm !ling back t handing Wil son in their 1 The Colo1 drive when son connect, Zach Tivald left in the f Harry Reesf end zone to first with a 'i Delaware ter proved Wilkes' soli sophomore I Archey corr fensive bad gie pass to with 5:38 le Wilkes cc second quai ter, a late a penalty aga Colonels in ingthem 15 son founds a complete< gie penalty scoring pos1 The third go in the h the Colonel as a result o quickly regi 79-yard tou pass to stani put the Col< ing in the 1 penalties a~ first missed kicker, Chri Delaware ing the bal no points t< score after last seconds than a minu Aggies con to put their would end penalty-fill The seco mentum be ofthe Aggi �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 SPORTS 17 Delaware Valley co01es alive in second half Football lose"s sixth game of the season BY LINDSAY BEHRENSHAUSEN Beacon Correspondent As the sun broke through the clouds over Ralston Field on Saturday afternoon, the play of the Delaware Valley Aggies seemed to get hotter. Wilkes (3-6) jumped out to an early lead but soon found Delaware Valley (6-3) battling back to eventually capture the win, handing Wilkes their sixth loss of the season in their final home game. The Colonels began their first scoring drive when junior quarterback Rob Johnson connected with freshman running back Zach Tivald for a 33-yard pass. With 10:06 left in the first quarter, freshman fullback Hany Reese rushed for four yards into the end zone to put Wilkes on the scoreboard first with a 7-0 lead. Delaware Valley's first drive of the quarter proved to be fruitless as a result of Wilkes' solid defense. Defensive linemen sophomore Chris Swinarski and senior Matt Archey combined for a sack and junior defensive back Corey Gilroy broke up an Aggie pass to force Delaware Valley to punt with 5:38 left in the first quarter. Wilkes continued to build a lead in the second quarter. Halfway through the quarter, a late and disputable pass interference penalty against Delaware Valley aided the Colonels in their drive downfield, advancing them 15 yards. Shortly afterwards Johnson found sophomore Jordan D'Emilio for a completed 34-yard pass as another Aggie penalty moved Wilkes even closer into scoring position. The third penalty of the drive would not go in the home team's favor, however, as the Colonels were marched back 10 yards as a result of an illegal block. The Colonels quickly regrouped as Johnson completed the 79-yard touchdown drive by completing a pass to standout junior Gennaro Zangardi to put the Colonels up 13-0 with 5:52 remaining in the half. A series of two additional penalties against Wilkes would lead to the first missed point of the season by freshman kicker, Chris Horn. Delaware Valley, who had been moving the ball throughout the half but had no points to show for it, would eventually score after putting together a drive in the last seconds of the second quarter. With less than a minute remaining in the first half, the Aggies completed a 52-yard scoring drive to put their first points on the board. Wilkes would end the first half with a 13-7 lead in a penalty-filled first half. The second half would see a swing in momentum between the two teams. The play of the Aggies started to heat up at the end of the third quarter as they took a 14-13 lead on a 66-yard, 12-play scoring drive with 2:08 left in the third quarter. The Colonels ended the quarter with a soaring 53-yard punt from senior Mario Della Fortuna that traveled to Delaware Valley's own 7yardline. The shift in momentum became costly early in the fourth quarter as a Johnson interception was returned 53 yards by the Aggies to Wilkes' own 19-yard line. Delaware Valley would turn the interception into a bigger lead as the Aggies found the end zone to go ahead 21-13 with 10:26 left in the fourth quarter. Delaware Valley added a cushion to their lead after Johnson overthrew a Wilkes receiver for his second pick of the day with 9:00 left in the game. The Aggies marched downfield for a 79-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown, giving them 28 to go ahead 28-13. The Beacon/Jenna Stephens With 3:35 left in the fourth quarter, the Quarterback Rob Johnson prepares to hand off the ball to a running back during Colonels found themselves with little Saturday's game against Delaware Valley. time for a miraculous comeback. The Colonel's kept hope alive when Johnson connected with junior running back Sean Madden for a 20-yard touchdown pass to make the score 28-20, keeping Wilkes alive with 1:40 remaining in the game. However, the Aggies would complete their momentum swing by recovering an on-side kick from Wilkes and then draining the clock. That would give Wilkes one last scoring opportunity with seven seconds left to play, but a fumble would end the chance as time expired. The Colonels finished the game with a season-high 373 offensive yards and a career-best from Johnson as he completed 27 of 47 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns. Despite the efforts of the Colonels, Delaware Valley proved they were able to shake off their sluggish first half on the road and went on to capture their first win at Ralston Field since 1991. The loss ended Wilkes' hopes of entering postseason play. Senior punter Mario DellaFortuna commented on what the loss means to the team. "It's always disappointing to not make playoffs but right now we are concentratLOCATED lR ing on ending the season with a win. We Wll.KEs-BAHRE want to end on a positive note, hopefully ACROSS FIDM HDLY IIEIEEMEB carrying momentum into the offseason and setting up for the future," DellaForJII.AB DOMmlfS tuna said. AND CIIRM IEVD!G!! The Colonels will close out the 2008 season this Saturday as they take on Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. FUTURISTIC INNOVATIVE GRAPHICS youR• · . ~ coUIG14 )~fJ-1,u .SCRIIN PRINTING IMBROIDIRY pROM(JflOHM ffl 570~823.9272 IWWW .41-SHIB TS~CDM YDUR HOME FDR WINTER WEEKEND! �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 18 SPORTS NovEM SOCCER from PAGE 16 planned, the ladies are excited about the future of the program. Sophomore Brittany Ely, who scored the game-winning goal in the first round of the playoffs versus Desales, was optimistic about where the team is headed. 'The loss left a bitter taste in our mouths. We were a lot better than the score showed and that is hard to end a season on. Getting to the semis makes you want it that much more the following year, so I think getting that hunger and want instilled in the younger players will fuel us to have greater success next year," said Ely. After all, the Lady Colonels lose only four seniors and return a wealth of talent from this year's team that finished the season I 010-1, most of whom saw an ample amount of playing time throughout the course of the season. Sumoski, too, is excited about what the future holds for the team. ''Next year we look forward to more experience. Most importantly, teams grow through adversity, and we have had our share of that this season. If we learned from it, and move forward trying to make improvements, we should be a better team next year." Men's Soccer v. Manhattanville and Misericordia On the men's side of the field, this past week saw the Colonels cruise to victory over number three seed Manhattanville en route to a showdown with Misericordia, a battle of the conferences top two teams. Wilkes opened the game versus Manhatanville strong with junior Greg Miller converting a penalty kick just 1:46 into the game. At the 18 minute mark, sophomore Doug Moore iced the victory with a screamer that scorched the back of the net, adding to a 20 lead that the Colonels would never relinquish. The Colonel defense stymied the Valiant attack, not allowing a single shot the entire game, making T.J Baloga's seventh shutout of the season an easy one. The Colonels didn't waste any time celebrating and put the game into the back of their minds almost immediately. However, the Colonels had their work cut out for them with top seed Misericordia awaiting them on Saturday afternoon. After all, it was only a week before that the Cougars stunned the Colonels, scoring four unanswered goals on their way to a 43, double overtime shocker that secured the Cougars the number one seed for the Freedom Conference tournament. And on Saturday you could have sworn it was a replay. It was junior Sean Vona who struck first, ripping a penalty kick into the back of the net just 35 seconds into the second half, giving the Colonels a 1-0 advantage. Each team exchanged shots on goal for the rest of the match but neither was able to come through with any points. With the victory all but sealed up, Misericordia decided to rain on Wilkes' parade. With Wilkes up 1-0 with all of fifteen seconds left in the game, Misericordia launched a throw from the comer into a sea of white and blue. The ball was deflected off ofMisericordia 's Tim Bullis and into the net, tying the game at one apiece. The game went through a couple of ten minute overtimes but neither team could muster a goal, leading to the most gutwrenching period in soccer: the shoot-out. During the heart stopping period, the teams matched each other goal for goal and save for save until Misericordia's Josh Yoo converted on the team's sixth shot after Wil- kes' could not convert its opportunity. "We had opportunities to finish the game and it just didn't go our way," said sophomore Sean Stitt. "It's hard to say what we did wrong; we worked hard and got an unfortunate result." With the loss, the Colonels end the season with a record of 10-8-2 with the last of the bunch being the toughest to let go. "Losing this opportunity will not be forgotten for a while, but hopefully we stay optimistic and look at the things we did right," said Stitt. "And since we only have two seniors, we know that next year is going to be another great year for us. We played our game today and didn't get the outcome we wanted." As hard as it is to swallow right now, the heart-breaking defeat might be just what the doctor ordered for this very young team. Judging by the way the team played this year, and with nearly everyone returning next year, we may be seeing only the beginning of something very special. CHANGEABLE SKIES LLC. 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Check out our website for more information! www.changeableskies.com CONTACT: Bill Henry william.henryOD@comcast.net 215.;.7&1-4819 L �18 NOVEMBER tunity. h the game ;aid sopho1y what we I got an unnd the seathe last of , let go. rill not be pefully we : things we ce we only tt next year r for us. We dn't get the 1 ~ht now, the e just what very young :earn played {One returnng only the pecial. 11, 2008 SPORTS 19 Wrestlers shine in opening tournament at King's Courtesy of Craig Merriman, Sports Information Director The Wilkes wrestling team opened the 2008-09 season in fine fashion with a second-place finish at the King's College Monarch Invitational. The Colonels had three individual winners as well as three second-place finishers. In the 133 pound division, Josh Pauling cruised through his bracket with a 9-2 win over Mike Knapp of Oneonta before shutting out Erik Johnson 3-0. In the championship match he defeated Kyle Flicklinger, who is ranked fifth in the National Wrestling Coaches of American Preseason Poll, 7-6. In the 174-pound division, Frank Heffernan recorded a fall in 4:56 to defeat Matthew Terry of Scranton before taking down Brian Thomason of York, 7-2. In the championship match, Heffernan took down Mike Rielly, who is ranked No. 7 in the preseason NWCA Poll, 5-3. Andrew Feldman, the No.I seed in the 285-pound division won three matches to win his bracket. He took down Rich Dalmas of King's in a fall, before cruising to a 10-3 win over Shane Cooley ofYork. In the championship bout, Feldman took a 3-1 win over Chris Rash of King's. Second-place finishers include Shaun Farnham in the 125-pound division, who recorded a fall in 1: 18 in his opening-round match over Rich Beningo of Oneonta. In his second-round match, he took a 9-1 win over Davis Mason before falling to Jerrid Hartman ofYork, 3-2. Anthony Dattolo, competing in the 141pound division, won two bouts before falling to Casey Smith of United States Military Academy in the championship. He took down Mike Ebert of Scranton in a technical fall in six minutes. He also defeated Tony Miele of King's 9-5 before beating teammate Derek Brownmiller. He would eventually fall to Casey Smith of the United States Marine Academy. In the 149pound division, Erik Smith fell to Rob Kein of Muhlenberg in a 4-2 overtime bout. He opened with a 7-2 win over Chris Poleto before taking down David Staulters of Oneonta who had to default due to an injury. In the semifinals, Smith took down Devan Whiteman of Oneonta 4-3 in overtime before falling to 149-pound wrestler Erik Smith tries to gain control against his opponent from SUNY Oneonta at the Monarch Kein. Invitational on Saturday November 8. Smith would finish second in the tournament. Also competing in the 141-pound division was Donny 23-7. Andresen came back in the consola- Adam Levine fell to Victor Nicotra, 11-5 in Clark, who won his opening bout over tion bracket to defeat John Rocha with a fall his opening bout before taking down Adam Kevin Williams of Scranton with a fall in in 3:58 before taking down Frankie Davis. Finch in the consolation bracket with a fall 47 seconds, marking the quickest takedown He would eventually fall to Devan White- in 1:02. His day would come to an end with for the Colonels. He also took down Steve man 2-1 in the fourth-place bout. a loss to Matt Heisey. Meditz of Oneonta in a 1: 15 fall before fallCompeting in the 157-pound division, Tyler Ferry fell in his opening-round bout, ing to Casey Smith ofUSMA. Rich Sparks won his opening bout 8-7 over but advanced in the consolation bracket Clark would come back in the consola- Mike Guenther of Scranton before falling to when teammate John Fritzch had to default tion bracket to finish fourth with a 17-0 win Russell Bettancourt of Amly, 8-6. He would because of an injury. over Miele before falling to Taylor Ulm of come back in the consolation bracket to deIn the 197-pound division, No. 1 seeded York in the third-place bout. Brownrniller feat T.J. Brownell 12-1 for a third-place fin- Zach Pizarro took a 9-7 win over Tom Fitzfinished sixth in the same weight class. ish. patrick in his opening bout before dropping Browmiller won his opening bout 9-2 over Wilkes had four members competing in out due to an injury. Pizarro is currently Patrick Gibson of Muhlenberg before beat- the 165-pound division with James Histed ranked No. 8 in the NWCA rankings. ing Justin Davy, 10-5. taking a 17-1 win over Mike Bonomo of The Colonels will return to action next In the 149-pound division, Tom Andresen Scranton before taking down Matt Heisey, Saturday when they host the annual John won his opening-round bout 8-2 over Dylan 3-2. He would eventually take fifth place Reese Invitational that will feature eight Giandalia of York before falling to Kein, with a win over Jerry Robbins of King's. teams. Men's Soccer Football Field Hockey L 28-20 Del Val W 1-0 King's L 2-1 Eastern W 2-0 Manhattanville L Strokes @ Misericordia Women's Soccer W 2-1@ DeSales L 6-0@ Eastern Volleyball W 3-1 King's L 3-0 Eastern �NOVEMBER 11, 2008 SPORTS 20 Greatest season in field hockey history may be over Lady Colonels lose championship; team awaits bid to national tourney BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor One word to describe the end to the 2008 Lady Colonel field hockey season: Heartbreaking. The team won its' first ten games of the season before losing to nationally ranked Elizabethtown. The team posted its' best season in the history of Wilkes field hockey, reaching national recognition as the 18th best team in Division III in the process. The Lady Colonels also defeated two-time defending champion King's College twice in four days last week. Freshman goalkeeper Lindsey Davenport won her first two collegiate starts in penalty strokes. Senior forward Alyssa Koncelik knocked in 14 goals and four assists for a team-high 32 points and six game winning goals. Entering the Freedom Conference Championship game, the Lady Colonels only lost twice in 19 games. The ending to a memorable season: heartbreaking. On Saturday November 8, Wilkes hosted Eastern University (146) for the title every player in the conference hopes to walk away with, a conference championship. The Lady Colonels defeated Eastern earlier in the season 2-1 on the same field; however in the game that mattered most, the scored reversed itself and Wilkes fans were left fighting back tears for a team they had grown to love. East~ forward Olivia Derr scored the lone goal of the first half just under seventeen minutes into the game. The Lady Colonels pressured throughout the first half and despite three penalty comers, Wilkes could not get past Eagle's Check out Pizza Wars in the SUB at 7 P.M.! 'Drop Dead Ken' will be performing. goalkeeper Laura Ressler. The team controlled much of the second half and freshman forward Amanda Peters was finally able to beat Ressler just under five minutes into the second half. Junior midfielder Brittney Sines was credited with an assist on the play. The score would not remain tied for long however as Eastern freshman stand out Yvonne Herbster out the season is clearly visible. When a goal is scored against, the players on the field huddle to regroup. Fans on the sidelines can hear, loud and clear, the team talking to each other whether it be to alert a player to an oncoming opponent or congratulate someone on a job well done. Despite a loss in the conference championship, head coach Sara Myers has no regrets about the to concentrate on the good things about this season," Myers said. And then there is the five seniors. Kerry Battersby, Devon McKay, Kristina Naveira, Diana Wright and Koncelik started their journey at Wilkes on a team that went 9-11 their freshman season; however each player worked hard to improve their play and chase their dream of a conference championship. And in their final season, In route to the championship game the Lady Colonels defeated defending champion King's College 1-0 at Ralston Field. Number 23 Amanda Peters battles her opponent for the ball during the game on Wednesday November 5. chipped in an unassisted goal 30 seconds later. The goal would turn out to be the game winner as the Lady Colonels could not get past Ressler again despite nine second half penalty comers. And the journey ended. Watching this team on the field, the bond that developed through- Check out the "Behavior and Treatment of Schizophrenics" lecture/seminar in the SUB ballroom at 6 P.M. women's play in the game. "We worked extremely hard to get to the championship game and I couldn't be happier with the way we played. We had the momentum at the start of the second half and created some great opportunities. Unfortunately it did not go our way this time, but we need "Connect the Dots" presentation from former alumni on how to make it professionally in the SUB from 6-8 PM. There will be food and prizes, as well as networking opportunities! the women were one win away from slipping on the glorious, 2008 Freedom Conference championship ring but the ending just didn't go their way. Myers could not speak any higher of those five talented and dedicated seniors. "When I started coaching at Come to the W-B township Barnes & Noble for a poetry reading; bring your own too and feel free to share! 7 P.M. Wilkes they were freshmen and all five have grown and developed into impact players and great leaders. They have taken this team and turned it into a championship program. They have started a tradition and proved how hard work and dedication can pay off," Myers said. She added, "It is always hard to say good bye to the seniors, but they were the start of a complete change in the program. I have enjoyed working with them every day for the past four years and I hope they realize how amazing their contribution has been to the team." As of press time, the Lady Colonels were waiting to find out if they receive an at large bid to the NCAA tournament or an invitation to the ECAC tournament; however despite a potential end to their season Myers could not be prouder of a team that worked so hard. "This years team understood how great it can be when you work together. Our team has amazing talent, the upperclassmen are hardworking and dedicated, they demand the best out of every practice and every game. The freshmen are extremely talented and brought intensity and desire into the team," she said. Myers added, "But it was the way they worked together that made our season a success. You can have the best players in the world, but if they don't work together nothing will get accomplished. The 2008 team worked together everyday, every practice and every game." Wilkes .. University's Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present Rodger's and Hammerstein's romantic musical "Carousel" at the Darte Center at 8 P.M. N s GI Be If Ri Stre fro per mo! Be was the r been aswl tion mod city' Th � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2008 November 11th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 November 11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/27cb3f155bbcc94a45a2e0d0705d97c8.pdf 52f51e2900c110aac34c1ff4beb4c2d7 PDF Text Text ELECTION 2008: PAGES 10-11 NOVEMBER 4, 2008 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Volume 61 Issue 7 Gov. Rendell makes homestretch pitch for Obama Wilkes hosts inti. BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor programming •. Last week marked the final political troop surge in battleground states around competition the country as celebrities and politicians worked to get out the vote for their candidates of choice. On Friday, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) visited Wilkes University campaigning for Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) on the "Road to Change" tour. Rendell, who supported Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in the primaries, chose to endorse Obama after he won the Democratic nomination. The short, statewide bus tour kicked off in Erie on October 28, and ended on November I in Norristown, with the goal of securing a Keystone state win for Obama. Rendell explained, "I don't just want to win; I want to crush them." On stage in the Henry Student Center 1st floor lounge, Rendell was accompanied by State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-Luzerne), U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Wilkes-Barre Mayor Thomas BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon News Editor obtaining a minor in geology. Marcellus Shale is abundant in Northeast PA and is a prime area for natural gas, which is the cleanest burning fuel that produces fewer greenhouse gases than others, explained Raisor. In other areas of the nation, such as Texas and Arkansas, this type of shale has already been drilled, making them further along in the process. Land owners are generally happy to lease land for drilling because of the excellent money On Saturday, October 25, Wilkes University hosted and participated in the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC) sponsored by IBM. Twentyone teams from ten schools competed for the top spot in eastern Pennsylvania. The Wilkes Gold team placed fourth and Wilkes Blue took ninth. According to the ACM website, "The contest fosters creativity, teamwork, and innovation in building new software programs, and enables students to test their ability to perform under pressure. Quite simply, it is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the world." The ACM contest, also referred to as Battle of the Brains, was inspired by a small honor society competition in 1970 at Texas A&M designed to challenge students in the field of computer science. As the years progressed, the competition gained popularity and soon spread over seas. IBM has sponsored the competition for 11 years. According to Doug Heintzman, director of Strategy for IBM's Software Group and Sponsorship Executive ofICPC, approximately 22,000 students from 2,000 universities in 83 to 87 countries worldwide participate each year. "... [W]e take our social responsibility pretty seriously and the harsh reality is that this world is facing some pretty specific challenges ... and it's going to take some See SHALE page 2 See CONTEST page 3 The Beacon/Gino Troiani On Friday, October 31, Gov. Ed Rendell spoke on behalf of Barrack Obama. Leighton (D), and Wilkes University President, Dr. Tim Gilmour. "It's great to be back at Wilkes!" Rendell exclaimed to the small but enthusiastic crowd. Rendell's speech mostly focused on clearing up any inaccuracies and rumors that presidential rival Sen. John McCain's (R- AZ) campaign has fueled about Obama's stance on critical issues such as Medicare, Social Security and taxes. "Obama is not going to raise your taxes unless you make See RENDELLpage 2 Wilkes project analyzes Marcellus Shale in NEPA BY AMY FUSCO Beacon Asst. News Editor If there has been a consistent message across political lines through this election season, it is that the country desperately needs to locate and harness alternative energy sources. But in the national energy discussion questions of environmental impact, natural resource availability and sustainability all quickly bubble to the surface like black gold. So, local researchers are now beginning to ask why search for fuel resources else- where, when there are natural gas fuels in several of Northeast Pennsylvania's backyards? Local lands are being leased and may become sites for drilling natural gas from Marcellus Shale. A Wilkes research team is taking a lead in investigating just what sort of possibilities natural gas may hold for the area. Dr. Sid Halsor, professor of environmenta! engineering and earth science, has designed a research project for two senior environmental engineering majors, John Luff and Willaim Garro. Both students are also ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes. edu Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member �NEWS ------ NOVEMBER 4, 2008 (JUSC) in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the potential royalties from natural gas from FRONT PAGE drilling are substantive. A JUSC report, "The Economic Impact of guaranteed. Marcellus Shale in Northeastern According to geology.com, Pennsylvania," documented how "In early 2008, Terry Englander, if a landowner allowed drilling on a geoscience professor at 100 acres in production unit and Pennsylvania State Universireceived a 15 perty, and Gary Lash, a geology cent royalty, this professor at the State Univerlandowner would sity of New York at Fredoreceive $3,000 of royalty per day, nia, surprised everyone with estimates that the Marcellus which leads to might contain more than 500 $1,095,000 a year. trillion cubic feet of natural This estimate is gas ... That volume of natural based on natural gas would be enough to supgas prices and daiply the entire United States ly production rate. for about two years and have JUSC will host a a wellhead value of about one Marcellus Shale trillion dollars." symposium on The Pennsylvania DeNovember 19 to partment of Environmental further educate the Protection recently issued a public about it. report showing where newAlthough the ly drilled wells are located natural gas wells in the region. In Bradford will not lower County, there are two; in Lygas prices in the coming County, eight wells region, the poswere drilled; in Susquehanna sibility of drilling County, there are six wells, could bring ecoand in Wayne County, there nomic and job opare two. There are still more Photo Courtesy of Sid Halsor portunities to the permits issued for wells to be Wilkes students gather information and data about area. Halsor noted, drilled. "There will be job Marcellous Shale along roadsides in the area. At Wilkes, Luff and Garro opportunities in have been conducting field studies son is located within 1,000 yards management, energy supply, infor the past few weeks at various of the drilling site and the water frastructure in drilling structures, sites. They visit roadside areas is contaminated, the company is well site geologists, services and w~ evidence of shale to collect responsible. Due to state poli- more [if the natural gas project is information. They also examine cies, the companies will take all successful]". whether a site is a viable drilling precautions and test the water freIn addition, natural gas drilling location, what sorts of drilling quently. also could buoy environmental could be done, and water usage in Luff and Garro will create a and conservation jobs locally. A the process. Luff and Garro attend- poster to put on display, but have few possible environmental coned a conference at Lake Lehman yet to determine what exactly they cerns include the effects of deep drilling, hydro-fracturing, water High School where a Penn State will do with the results they find. University professor spoke about Based on a research conducted consumption, and heavy equiptesting shale and drilling tactics. by Joint Urban Studies Center ment impact on area roads. The SHALE Their most recent field study was on Friday, October 31, at the Delaware Water Gap site. "It [the natural gas] is a positive thing. The natural gas companies generally take care of you when they're drilling on your land and everything," said Luff. If a per- CONTACT INFORMATION: nicole.frail@wilkes.edu amy.fusco@wilkes.edu cathryn.frear@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com wells will need to be drilled 5,0008,000 feet below ground level, averaging a mile deep. Halsor explained one concern with deep drilling is that rock material will be brought up mixed with drilling material, which consists of chemicals, sand and water. These materials will be piled into pond-like areas to be contained, but the remains left behind could cause an environmental issue. He also described the effects of hydro-fracturing, which is a process involving vertical and horizontal drilling to remove gas from the porous Marcellus Shale, leading to a possibility of affecting the overlying reservoirs by leaking drill components into it. Lastly, natural gas drilling requires several millions of gallons of water to work, which means water consumption could have an environmental impact. A few companies were looking at Har- Obama plan is three times better or working families." Rendell also turned the flame ack on McCain saying that the epublican Senator "sold out'' to e right wing of this party. In ddition, Rendell offered several arcastic comments that quesioned Republican vice presiden·a1 nominee Sarah Palm's inte1igence. A few months ago, Rendell statd that he would have been will·ng to serve a so-called "dream ·cket'' comprised of Obama and linton. When asked his thoughts n Obama's pick for vice presi-t, Rendell acknowledged that Editorial Staff 2008-09 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkesbeacon@gmail.com Editor-in-Chief: Carlton Holmes Managing Editor: Andrew Seaman Design Chief: Alison Woody Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas News Editor: Nicole Frail Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner Photo Editor: Jenna Stephens Advisor: Or. Andrea Breemer Frantz 2 vey's Lake and the possibility of using the water from it. With connection to water, there will be heavy equipment on the roads for water transportation and disposal of materials, which creates further impact on the environment. Halsor brings a unique perspective on the issue of the drilling of natural gas in Northeast PA. At one time, he worked for an oil and gas industry in Colorado and he is now an environmental engineering and earth science professor. He sees both sides of the story, recognizing the importance of economic and energy needs as well as sensitivity to possible negative environmental impact. "Energy, below the economy and war, is a major issue and concern in the U.S. It is a high priority for politicians and communities alike," said Halsor. He also believes it is important to use a diversified source of energy. but be also added, "I think he made a great choice with Joe [Biden],'' and that he is one of the "most respected members in Congress." Rendell also cleared up speculation about leaving his position as governor to serve on the presidential cabinet as a member of the Obama administration. "I can't leave ... I pledged to the people of Pennsylvania that I would be their governor for four years." Many credit Rendell with Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry's (D-MA) success in Pennsylvania during the 2004 Presidential election, and feel that be will have the same effect on Pennsylvanian voters this time around. "If it's a one pointer, I'll take some of the credit," Rendell Meet our lifestyle editors ... �NOVEMBER 4, 2008 NEWS CONTEST from FRONT PAGE lity Tith be for >sal :her ►ec- ~ of At oil and en>rothe nee , as Leg- ,my ,On- iorilll- liSO very bright, creative, innovative people and technologies in order to tackle some of these big problems and we think that by sponsoring this competition and shining a very bright light on these exceptional young people, hopefully we will be helping to bring some of that creativity and innovative potential to help develop these technologies and help solve these problems," said Heintzman. Wilkes has been a host site for the competition since 2000. Though enrollment in computer science has declined in the past few years, Wilkes's role as host aims to increase the excitement and interest in the field in any way possible. Dr. Matt Zukoski, associate professor of computer science, and senior Jason Wagner helped organize the event at Wilkes. "This year, there weren't even any minor issues that came up. It was a welcome change from last year when the contest was held on the day that the underground explosion took place under Main Street, and they were going to have to shut off our power. We ended up being delayed by about an hour and a half..." said Wagner, systems administration for the Wilkes site since the . 2006 competition. Math and computer science students borrowed computers from surrounding classrooms to make a second lab in SLC 403 for the competition. SLC 409 was also used by many of the 21 competing teams. Each team consisted of three members and was allowed one computer. Wilkes Gold consisted of seniors Kyle Hatcher and Simon Elmir and sophomore Brandon Yachna. Freshmen Ed Zulkoski and Dakota Cole and sophomore Corey Del Vecchio made up the Wilkes Blue team. Recently, Wilkes has stopped teaching Java, the traditional computer language used in the competition. The younger team, Wilkes Blue, scrambled over the weekend to learn Java, having been trained in Python, said Zukoski. According to ACM, "Teammates collaborate to rank the difficulty of the problems, deduce the requirements, design test beds, and build software systems that solve the problems under the intense scrutiny of expert judges. For a well-versed computer science student, some of the problems require precision only... Still others are simply too hard to solve - except, of course, for the world's brightest problem-solvers." The teams had five hours to work on 10 problems. The team who submitted the 3 most problems correctly in the shortest amount of time was Lehigh University's C team with four problems completed. "I thought the questions were well chosen. As expected, many problems seemed easy at first glance, but as you read more they became more and more complex. The first problem we worked Photo Courtesy of Matt Zukoski on the three of us Wilkes Gold team works on the one of ten problems at the ACMw~rked on it until ICPC contest hosted at Wilkes on Saturday, October 25. we had a pretty good idea of where to go. Then, one ofus would start reading through another problem to get a little feel for it so we didn't take it on blind," said Yachna. Wilkes Gold placed 32nd overall in the Mid Atlantic Region and Wilkes Blue placed 79th. Lehigh C, who won the part of the competition hosted at Wilkes, placed 12th in the region. The top 100 teams in the country will be invited to the ACM world championships in Sweden. According to Heintzman, aside from the cultural experience and "bragging rights" of making it to the finals, winners in Sweden will receive cash scholarships, laptop computers, IBM hardware and what is equal to a "golden ticket" to place their resumes. Many past winners, including 2006's team from Saratov State University in Russia, are currently working for IBM. "This is a passport for so many students to fulfill their life's ambitions, so that's probably, by far, the biggest payoff," said Heintzman. e a CHANGEABLE SKIES LLC. Student Housing for the 21st Centu,y 200 South Franklin Street DIRECTLY ACROSS. FROM THE LIBRARY? 1 Two Bedroom Apartment still available for January 2009! Totally Restored by Changeable Skies LLC. Time to think about leasing for next yea.r, act early to get the best deals! Check out our website for more information! www.changeableskies.com s CONTACT: Bilr Henry william.henryOO@comcast.net 215-768-4619 ot �CONTACT INFORMATION: gino. troiani@wilkes.edu lauren.salem@wilkes.edu Syrian Border Page 8 wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com Stelll Cells: Prolllising treatlllent for future BY THE BEACON EDITORIAL BOARD stitute of Health (NIH), currently, adult stem cells are the only type of stem cells that are used to treat Stem cell research has been various disorders, and have been a heated ethical issue {or years used for over 40 years in the medacross political, scientific, and ad- ical field, mostly in leukemia revocacy groups. President George search. W. Bush has staunchly resisted In addition, NIH studies and embryonic stem cell research in other significant advancements his tenure, while high profile ad- among individual research teams vocates such as actor Michael J. at universities in the United States, Fox and Health and Human Ser- the United Kingdom and Asia have vices Director Tommy Thompson proven that stem cells possess the have lobbied hard for a loosening ability to benefit patients who sufof federal purse strings for re- fer from numerous cancers, autosearch. immune diseases, cardiovascular Despite passionate arguments problems, many blood conditions, both for and against the use of metabolic disorders, spinal cord stem cells, recent scientific ad- injuries, and various wounds to vances have opened up possible name a few. Most agree that with cures or treatments for diseases further research of stem cells, such as Alzheimer's and Parkin- adult and embryonic, cures for son's. Thus, it has again become a certain types of cancer, ALS, and closely watched political issue in Alzheimer's are possible. the 2008 election. As adult stem cells age, they beWhat are Stem Cells? gin to lose their ability to develStem cells are cells op into specialized found in most, if not cells. all, multi-cellular orThe ethical debate ganisms. They are In 2001, President c~acterized by the George W. Bush anability to renew themnounced that federal selves through mitotic funds for embryonic cell and differentiating stem cell research into a diverse range of would only be awarded, and research may specialized cell types. George W. Bush The two major types of only take place if the human stem cells are embryonic, cells were initiated prior to 9:00 and adult stem cells. p.m. EDT, on August 9, 2001. For In a developing embryo, stem a time, this move virtually brought cells can differentiate into all of a stand still to embryonic stem cell the specialized embryonic tissues. research in the United States. In adults, stem cells act as a repair Human embryonic stem cell system for the body, replenishing research is controversial because specialized cells, but also main- starting a stem cell line with curtain the normal turnover of regen- rent technology requires the deerative organs, such as blood, skin struction of a human embryo and/ or intestinal tissues. or therapeutic cloning. Pro-life The key difference between em- supporters argue that a human embryonic and adult stem cells lies bryo is a human life and is therewithin their ability to develop into fore entitled to protection. distinctive types of cells. In a 2001 Time magazine article, How are they helpful? "The Great Debate Over Stem Cell According to the National In- Research" author Jessica Reaves sums up the tension, "Embryonic stem cells are controversial. They come from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, the term for a fertilized egg four days after conception." Thus, pro-life advocates argue that unborn children are at risk in such research. percent of total health care spending, (about 1.5 trillion/year) is used for disease management. This is why stem cell research has proven to be a key issue in the 2008 election. Where do we need to go on stem cells? Research in this area will continue across the world, whether Americans are allowed to participate or not. The 2007 No' bel Prize for Medicine was awarded to Mario Capecchi, Martin Evans, and Oliver Smithies for their gene research using embryonic stem cells Supportfrom mice. Teams in England have also spearheaded ers of emimportant breakthroughs. bryonic stem However, given Amerresearch An embryonic stem cell. ica's medical institutes, argue that we could choose to lead in such research should be pursued because the this area and possibly see great adresultant treatments could have vances thanks to good federal and significant medical potential. It is private funding. also noted that embryos created for Both Sen. Barack Obama (Din vitro fertilization, which might IL ), and Sen. John McCain (Rotherwise be discarded, could be AZ) have promised that they will donated with consent and used for indeed provide governmental funding for both types of stem the research. According to Standford Univer- cell research regardless of the date sity's Christopher Thomas Scott in which the stem cells were acexecutive director of the Stem quired. Cells in Society Program in his The Beacon staff fully supports book, Stem Cell Now, "Results further research of both embryfrom some adult stem cell research onic and adult stem cells. We do laboratories in late 1999 and early so with the belief that the poten2000 hinted that adult stem cells tial for advancement in the mediwere every bit as powerful as their cal field greatly outweighs any embryonic counter parts." Politi- ethical debate about when life cal and religious groups used this begins. While we may not agree claim to make a case against em- about when it begins, we do know bryonic stem cell use. However, when it ends for loved ones with " ... no other laboratories were able Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and to repeat the experiments." This other such diseases. That reality, preserves the idea that embryonic and the potential for changing it, stem cells have far more potential is enough to spur our push to the new administration to fund stem than adult stem cells. Recently, CNN medical corre- cell research. spondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta stated that each year approximately 75 The Beacon supports funher research of both embrvonic, and adult stem cells. Various stem cells can be harvested without harming human embrvos. Both presidential candidates iDthe2008 election suppon tunher stem cell research. 4 �NOVEMBER 4, 2008 OPINION 5 The Angry Rant: The not so Angry Rant BY TIM SEIGFRIED Beacon Staff Writer As I write this, the Philadelphia Phillies are still on the field celebrating their World Series victory, Bill Conti 's "Gonna Fly Now" is blasting over my speakers, and my hands are shaking, because, for the first time in 26 years, it appears that my life has purpose. That last part might be an exaggeration. But I don't think it is . I've been a Phillies fan for as long as I can remember. In fact, I had my first Phillies experience when I was less than 48 hours old, when my mother had a Phillies game on the television at the hospital. I've been there through the Schmidt years, the lean years (there were many), and I remember that I had my heart broken for the first time on October 23, 1993. I was there when the tide turned in 2006, as Ryan Howard slugged his way to an MVP award and nearly carried the Phillies to a playoff berth. I was there in 2007, when the Phillies made an improbable run over the last weeks of the season to overcome the New York Mets to take the division, only to be swept in the Division Series by the Colorado Rockies. I was there for their first victory in 2008, when a Phillies rally turned a 6-1 deficit into an 8-7 victory. And now one hundred and two wins later, they are Champions of Baseball. But first, I need to get something off my chest. When this article was conceived during the hangover of the first part of Game 5, it was filled with more vitriol than an article about how much I hate Dane Cook. But something happened after one last perfect slider by Brad Lidge: All of that went away. Maybe it was the temporary insanity that takes over a person after their lifelong team wins a championship; Maybe it was the culmination of emotions after eight months of nail-biting baseball, or maybe it was the fact that, amid all of the bad calls, late start times and poor management by MLB brass .. .I just didn't care about that. My team just won, and that's all that matters. But, this wouldn't be an angry rant without some anger. So here it goes, in no particular order. .. Joe Buck has about as much emotion as a dead fish in a bucket of frozen water. Just ask every New York Giants fan about the call he made when David Tyree made one of the greatest catches ever in the SuperBowl. Tim McCarver sounds like he is drunk, high, mentally retarded , or a combination of all three. To quote Family Guy, here is Mccarver in a nutshell: "In my view, as good as the Yankees have been in the first half of this game, that's how bad they've been now." The umpires were so bad in this series, even Tim Donaghy said: "Seriously?" Those painfully annoying commercials that remind us, with bran cereal-to-your-colon-like regularity, that "There's Only One October." Thankfully, no one told Dane Cook that there was a World Series this year, making the commercials slightly less annoying. Which is kind of like saying that Paul Walker is a slightly worse actor than Keanu Reeves. And finally, Bud Selig looks like a used car salesmen with a drinking problem. His verbal acumen makes George W. Bush sound like Maya Angelou. Let's look at some of Bud's best moments that were no doubt conceived to ruin baseball, much like George Lucas and his attempt to ruin both Star Wars and Indiana Jones: He turned the relaxing All Star Game into a contest that determines home-field advantage. That's fine, except for the players are chosen by the fans . So, in reality, it is entirely possible that Coco Crisp would start in centerf i e 1d just because h i s name sounds delicious. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Houston Astros, who were in the midst of the National League Wild Card race, were forced to evacuate their stadium prior to a homestand with the Chicago Cubs. Instead of having the game in nearby Arlington (which, you know, made sense), Selig chose to have the game played in a "neutral" site Milwaukee. Which happens to be the Kramer to Chicago's Seinfeld, essentially taking away any home-field advantage for the Astros. The result: Cubs' starter Carlos Zambrano throws a no-hitter in front of a crowd of mostly Cubs' fans. The Astros would lose 6 of their next 7 games and miss the playoffs. He allowed Game Five of the World Series to begin, despite the fact the weather radar was giving strong indications that it would rain. Prior to the game, Selig was reported to have told several people that there was a good chance that they would not get through all nine innings. That's the equivalent of telling a girl that the condom you have is probably going to break, but you're going to use it anyway. He signed a billiondollar deal with FOX, giving them exclusive rights to the World Series, with the caveat that FOX can start them at l 8:30 PM, even though m o s t games will be lucky to be over by midnight. That's too late for a baseball start, a n d it deprives the younger fans of ~ witnessing 0 .· CJ . 0~ · what might very ~ .· 0~'lf well be the defin0 ing moment in their V'-~~ young fan-life. (How~ ever, a young Tim Seigfried would've defiantly stayed up to watch the affair that was Game Four.) In other words, Bud Selig is a turd who deserves to be fired. But all that is forgotten now. The poor officiating, the deplorable conditions for part one of game five and Bud Selig's verbal diarrhea; I could really care less. What began as a manifesto on what is wrong with baseball has turned into an emotional release that I can only imagine can be topped by . # having a child, except that the child must one day go on to invent a more efficient way for me to watch the television while I'm in the bathroom. And now, for some more uplifting fare, the top ten moments from the post season: 10. Jamie Moyer, 44-years-young, pitching a gem in his first World Series in a 22year-career. 9. Carlos Ruiz's 55-foot-walk-off in Game Four of the World Series. 8. Chase "Eflin" Utley's speech after the parade. Greatest. Speech. Ever. 7. Brett Myers' 10-pitch at-bat against C.C. Sabathia in Game Two of the NLDS. My·~ ers, a career .116 hitter, ~ worked a walk against C.C. , setting the stage for Shane Victorino's grand slam two hitters later. 6. MattStairs4twoout, two-run blast that capped a four-run rally against the Dodgers in Game Four of the NLCS . Stairs, who \ has 254 career homers, will never hit a bigger one. 5. Chase Utley's Jeteresque fake out that cut down the goahead run at home plate with two outs in the 7th inning in Game Five. 4. Pat Burrell 's only hit of the W o r 1d Series, and possibly last as a Phillie, was a leadoff double in the 7th inn ing that would prove to be the difference maker when P edro Feliz drove in pinch-runner Eric Bruntlett two batters later. 3. Every single start by Cole Hamels, who went from "Ace" to "Messiah" over the course of three weeks. How good was Hamels? Well, he was the best pitcher, by far, in a postseason that included Josh Beckett, C.C. Sabathia, Jon Lester, Carlos Zambrano, Scott Kazmir, James Shields, and Derek Lowe. 2. Brad Lidge's slider that pinch-hitter Eric Hinske couldn't hit even if he knew it was commg. 1. Getting to say, for the next year, "The World Champion Philadelphia Phillies." Yes, my beloved Fightin' Phils are the Champions of Baseball. And my hands are still shaking. �NOVEMBER 4, 2008 OPINION U.S. violated international law in Syria BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor Late last month, United States Special Operations Forces targeting an Iraqi militant and his cell carried out a raid across Syrian borders. The timing of the raid has left many questions, because in recent months, the U.S. has commended Syrian officials on their efforts to tighten the boarder between Syria and Iraq. According to the New York Times, "Gen. David H. Petraeus, the former top commander in Iraq, said that the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq had dwindled to less than 20 a month from a peak of more than 120 a month a year ago." The U.S. forces were specifically ordered to hunt down Abu 4(:ihadiya. Ghadiya was in his late 20s and described by a United States official as Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia's "most prominent" smuggler of foreign operatives between Syrian borders into Iraq. The attack on Ghadiya was executed six miles from the Iraqi border, in the village of Sukkariyah just before 5 p.m. by about twodozen American commandos in specially equipped Black Hawk Cartoon by: Jenna Stephens helicopters. Ghadiya and several militants fought the U.S. troops in a short gun battle. Ghadiya was then captured, and died shortly after. Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, also claimed that U.S. soldiers fatally shot four members of one family, a guard and his wife and a man who was fishing nearby. The U.S. continues to deny allegations of civilian deaths. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. has executed attacks on suspected terrorists in countries like Yemen and Somalia. In addition, it has also authorized attacks on Syrian soil to support its military operations in Iraq, but those attacks have mostly been cross-border missile strikes. The U.S. has defended its actions by making the case that cross-border missions inside Pakistan and now in Syria have helped to protect the lives of American troops. President Bush commented in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in September. "As sovereign states, we have an obligation to govern responsibly, and solve problems before they spill across borders," Mr. Bush said. "We have an obligation to prevent our territory from being used as a sanctuary for terrorism and pro- administration: if the situation were reversed, and Syria crossed U.S. borders to demonstrate military force, how would the U.S. respond? " Miller explained that although it may not seem just, the truth is that, "international relations are based on power," and that the U.S. would simply "obliterate" Syria. According to an Oct. 27 CNN report, Moallem also accused the United States of terrorism after the raid. "Killearthtlmes.or~ mg civil. . . liferaians m mtemational t ion and huinan trafficking and orga- law means terrorist aggression," nized crime." Further acts of aggression will According to Dr. Andrew Mill- not be tolerated, Mouallem said. er, Wilkes University assistant "If they do it again, we will deprofessor of political science, by fend our territories." crossing Syrian borders, the U.S. The CNN story also quoted Jiis guilty of violating "internation- had Makdissi, a spokesman for al law," which protects a nation's the Syrian Embassy in London, sovereignty. who said, "They should come And so I ask of Mr. Bush and his to Syrian authorities and share their information instead of applying the law of the jungle," great With power comes great responsibility. If a nation abuses its power just as the United States has continued to do, it is no better than the terrorist organizations it is fighting to defeat. The attack on Syrian soil sends the wrong message to enemies and allies alike. 6 Beacon Poll Results The following are results of a oil that The Beacon coducted nline this past week. The oil was unscientific, and does ot claim to reflect the overal ttitudes of students on ampus. The Beacon asked: ·ch candidate are you oting for in the 2008 Pres·dential Election? • Barack Obama 72 % • John McCain 24% • Other- 4% Next Week's que~·tion: What are your views on stem cell research? • For it • Against it • Undecided Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published. online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It's Your Right! '1'he Beacon wants your opinion. Concact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �Tanzania Trip PAGEli 7 ostyllos NOVEMBER 4, 2008 CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.Iifestyles@gmail.com Record ~olders explore world by 1notorbike BY LAUREN SALEM Beacon Asst. Op-ed Editor World travelers and Guinness Book of World Record holders, Simon and Lisa Thomas, recently rode though Pennsylvania, the 38th state they visited in their attempt to visit every state on their BMW motorbikes. The married couple from the United Kingdom sold almost all of their possessions including their house and personal businesses to embark on a journey to ride the world. In their stop in Pennsylvania, they stayed with friends in Dallas, PA and offered insights into their journey. "All you're really doing is swapping one set of daily problems, whether it's e-mail or traffic, for a different set of issues," Simon said during his visit. "Our issues are a little more firsthand, logistical. We still have the same problems every single day: we have to eat, drink, and navigate our way through life. We're just doing it in a slightly different fashion." The Thomases left the United Kingdom in May 2003, and have traveled 105,000 miles through 58 countries. They plan to cover over 60 more during the next four to five years. Their goal is to ride through all seven continents from the most northern tip to the most southern tip of each continent. They carry only what they can pack on their bikes, mostly bike supplies and a tent. "Rather than flying from home into the country, having a holiday, and flying back out only getting a slight taste of the country, we ride though each country together and we end up wearing and eating the country as we go through it," Lisa said. "It's not so much number counting the countries or the miles; we remember countries by the people." For five weeks, the Thomases lived with a nomadic tribe in the northern Sahara Desert, where they met a nomad they occasionally keep in touch with through e-mail. They also lived in a Massi village for three weeks when they visited Tanzania. "We met people who have nothing and they want to share half of what they haven't got, and you meet people every single day that are generous, hospitable, yet industrious, in- basis with people's generosity and trust, because when we left the UK, we believed that the world was full of scary people who were out to mug me, kill me, hurt me, or take advantage ofme." The Thomases were also taken in by a local family in the Amazon, who nearly saved their lives by providing them with food and their home about four days after Simon suffered a near-fatal accident. On the second day of travel though the Amazon, a rotten, wooden-planked bridge broke and threw Simon to the ground. He was unconscious for about twenty minutes and incapacitated for five hours. It took them three weeks to drive though the Amazon to find a hospital. Simon was diagnosed with a broken neck, his vision was impaired, and he was paralyzed on the left side for three weeks. Never- and the couple continued their journey. Another tough environment to ride though was Bolivia. Simon wrote in a diary entry posted on www.2ridetheworld.com about how difficult it was to ride in though the Bolivian Altiplno, where climbers start using oxygen at 14 thousand feet. "We were freezing and even with our electric kit kicking out all the heat it could we were battling with numb hands and limbs. The altitude was taking its toll. We were both struggling a little for breath and were uneasily aware that our concentration was being affected. We'd reached as hig~s 15,000 feet plus riding the Passe de Jama. Right now we were at 16,000 feet and were still climbing. The bikes were feeling laboured in the thinner air and all the time I was worring [sic] about Lisa. The track was still rising sharply. We rounded the last tight curve as the small compound came into view. A ramshackle collection of old stone buildings painted with now peeling military green. We were at '16,534.8 feet'." "We don' t have the finances to do this, but you might as well be broke on the road than broke back home in England, where being broke really does matter," Lisa said. "We said we'd stop when we run out of money, so we ran out of money. We said we'd stop when we had a very bad accident; Simon had a very bad accident. We can't stop yet; we're not ready. We feel like we only just begun." �NOVEMBER 4, 2008 LIFESTYLES 8 Teaching is no longer just for the professors Graduate student reaches out to English-speaking community BY MATTHEW GOGAS Beacon Staff Writer For those who wish they could have conversed with this summer's Olympic hosts in their native Mandarin language, help may be just around the comer. Nan Xu, a graduate student at Wilkes, has been informally instructing students how to speak Mandarin Chinese in the Savitz Multicultural Lounge in the Henry Student Center. On Wednesday, October 29, Xu held her second lesson teaching American and international students how to say common phrases in her native language of Mandarin. As a teacher in China, instructing students is a familiar experience for her. Xu spent her teaching career helping international students learn both English and Mandarin. She views volunteering her time to teach students as an opportunity to contribute to the university and a chance to see Wilkes become more international. "I give my time to help students here understand the Chinese culture. It is fun and interesting to see them participating and interacting with each other," said Xu . The lessons consist ofXu teaching students friends with Chinese students from learnusing a lesson plan with common words ing Mandarin. and phrases in Mandarin and their English "Every time I run into my Chinese friends, meanings. She guides them by teaching the I practice it. Some of them are very open students minded how to a n d p r o p w i 1l erly propracnounce t i C e the words with and pracyou," tice recits a i d ing them Rodriback to guez. her. Rod riMario g u e z Rodrihas also guez, a formed student a f r o m friendHonduras, s h i p The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki sees the withXu Nan Xu teaches students to speak Mandarin each week in the lessons as Savitz Multicultural Lounge. Xu believes teaching Wilkes stuan oppordents common phrases in the langauge helps them become more tunity to culturally aware. have fun and learn at the same time. As a new student through the lessons and respects her for takat Wilkes, Rodriguez has made many new ing the time to teach students Mandarin. "Nan is a great person because of the work she is doing. She wants people to learn her language and she is doing it in her free time." Xu is currently pursuing a Masters in Education at Wilkes. When she is not doing class work, she actively participates by volunteering in community service activities and all the Center for Global Education and Diversity programs. Georgia Costalas, Associate Director of Global Education, holds Xu in high regard for the work she has done at Wilkes. "The activity that Nan Xu led was her own initiative and naturally grows out of having internationals who are eager to share themselves during their time at Wilkes. It helps people who are monolingual experience the difficulty that non-native English speakers face every day in class and in social situations," said Costalas. The Mandarin lessons are held on Wednesdays in the Savitz Multicultural Lounge in the Henry Student Center at 5:00 P.M. 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Cheese Steak Veggie TmkeyCl:ub Ttma *Cfldi;U,.Glll All Major Credit Card:s Accepted FREE DELIVERY O ALL WILKES DORMS ~~~~!Z ~pedals Mix & Match W:mgs: & Subs 3 fur $15.95 �NOVEMBER 4,- 2008- Tanzania trip sparks life-long African 01ission But for Ciesla, the trip became more than a two-week cultural immersion. It left her so enchanted with the African culture and Traveling to the city of Arusha, Tanzania, moved by the hardships facing its people to prepare for a safari the next day, Alyssa that it inspired her to go back this summer. Ciesla and her group experienced an eye- For one month, Ciesla will volunteer at the opening welcome to the culture that offered Agape Child Center, a non-profit institution a hint of breath-taking spectacles to come. in South Africa that helps children orphaned As the group drove down the dirt road, a by AIDS. "I know that I want to work in Africa. I pride of lions darted right in front of their vehicle, forcing the driver to slam on his want to live the majority of my life there," said Ciesla. "They live such a simple lifebrakes. Later that night, cracking tree branches style, and here, we don't even know the awakened the group to the sight of enor- things we take for granted, like just waking mous elephants brushing against their up and expecting breakfast. Going to Tanwindows. Pulling the windows open, the zania just sealed the deal." travelers reached out to touch the massive In particular, Ciesla was fascinated by backsides of the elephants. the warmth of the people she encountered. Welcome to Africa. When the group stopped at little towns, Ciesla, a junior sociology major, spent Ciesla and others would take the opportutwo weeks in the East African country of nity to wander around and explore. Hordes Tanzania as part of a cultural expansion of children would follow behind them, jabtrip offered by anthropology professor Dr. bering exuberantly to each other as they James Merryman last summer. During the touched the pale skin and light hair of their trip, Ciesla, along with other Wilkes stu- foreign guests. The locals in these towns spoke Swadents and local residents, went on safaris, hiked up waterfalls, and explored the local hili, but those who spoke even a little bit towns. of English offered their help to the travelers . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - . 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L-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~:::::::::::::::::::::irr!Jirl:-:15~"1.J Photo courtesy of Alyssa Ciesla Alyssa Ciesla, far left, spent two weeks in Tanzania as part of a cultural immersion trip. This summer, she will travel to South Africa to volunteer at the Agape Child Center to help over 40 children orphaned by AIDS. when they seemed lost or confused. Ciesla recalled a time when her group members were searching for disposable cameras, and a local led them through the twists and turns of the city to a place that sold them. "Even the families, when we went into the small towns, if we needed something, they'd invite you right over," she said. "They have nothing, but they're still so willing to give to us, people who they know have everything compared to them." Merryman, who worked for 12 years in Kenya and speaks fluent Swahili, counts the people of Tanzania as "warm, hospitable, generous, and welcoming." When the group traveled to Zanzibar (a part of Tanzania which is predominantly Muslim), Merryman said they felt safe in a non-threatening environment. "That's one of the things that you have to understand, that being a Muslim doesn't necessarily mean that you are anti-American or out to harm us in any way," he said. "They're very welcoming and polite, and mild-mannered with sweet dispositions." According to Merryman, many other misperceptions exist about traveling to Africa. "First of all, people are afraid. There are areas of conflict, whether it is Sudan or Somalia, or the problems in Zimbabwe," he said. "But people tend to generalize an entire continent, and people tend to fear what they don't understand." Merryman counts the prevalence of disease as another misperception. Cielsa says that she has heard people express misgiv- ings about her decision to work with AIDS orphans. Three days after Ciesla returned from her Tanzania trip, she began researching volunteer opportunities that would take her back to Africa. She settled on the Be More organization, a non-profit group that runs the Agape Child Center in South Africa. For one month, Ciesla will serve as a positive role model by living, talking, and playing with 40 children orphaned by AIDS. However, she has heard some people question the safety of her decision. "People call me crazy all the time," she said. "They think if I'm around AIDS, I'm going to get AIDS." For Ciesla's parents, the fear of AIDS isn't what worries them the most. Along with the danger of the region, they worry that their daughter may find her home halfway across the world. "That's what my parents are mostly scared of, that I'm going to go there and just love it, and stay there forever," she said. After graduation, Ciesla intends to join the Peace Corps, and then complete a master's degree in either African Studies or International Studies. But her main goal is to eventually open an outreach center in Africa that will give free clinic care, clothing, and food to those living in poverty. "My whole goal is to spread the word," she said. "This is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to affect huge change in the world, positive change. And this summer will be my first step." �---------------------.• :: ---f --icole Cclffie...-o "The wa,; because we've got to get out of ---there. JVe need to worry about here first before we continue anywhere else. " -l)arius tiarrison --"Taxes/social security. I was watching the - freshman, pre-pharmacy sophomore, accounting debates and I saw Obama had a better plan with what he wanted to do with the money." l\evin liettrich junior. elem. education = = ---- "Healt/1 care. Because everyone deserves a good health care plan; everyone is ajfected by it~ " Political can --.=rantzddYn VamPhile : -"Grams and the econ<Jmy. McCain i trying to junior, nursing Wilkes Univ throu - = take away our Pell grants. and thi school already costs enough as .-s. .. not everyone can afford a private school."' _ --1---m Sz m....... junior, political science "There are a lot of issues that influence my dedsion ... probably job security because I'm going to hove a big debt wllen I get out ofcollege. u = : = : - = ~1111111111111111111111111 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIX::::: "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." -Barack Obama ' Two years ago 20 people filed applications that all world. But this week only one person will be chosen The application process for president is arguably the and voters completely immerse themselves in the · By the end of the campaign, anyone casting a ballot it useful in the decision-making process, some of it unturned, and for the latter part of2008 the Wilkes public process of electing an American President. The state of Pennsylvania is considered critical to the Republican Party's belief that there is a chance it "swing state" would be an error since Pennsylvania The counties that the Republicans focus on are in the The ..T" counties tend to be rural areas with a predo · to the residents of these counties is their best chance at On the other side of the political coin, the Democra the state. The population centers tend to be more Ii However, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area is a edge of the Republican "T." This scenario makes the and Wilkes University's location in the area makes presidential candidates every four years. Local students at Wilkes, King's, Misericordia, LCC campuses have over 19,000 undergraduate students voices that can be hefu"d in this election--some of interesting impacts the NEPA vote can have nationally an element of the voter rolls that has little if any i numbers to learn whether the college campus visits by All photos were taken by The Beacon �..... II ---- * * * * - smake pitstop on pursue the most powerful position in the sident of the United States of America. the world. Journalists, political analysts, ns, and everyday lives of the candidates. to an abundance of information, some of tes are vetted completely. No stone is left unity had a front row seat to the heady nnsylvania's mark as crucial is based on e's 21 electoral vot~s. Applying the term on by the Republicans since 1988. estate and along the border of New York. • population. For Republicans, appealing state's electoral votes. on the heavily populated areas to deliver d to be more diverse. e population center but also sits on the tween the Democrats and Republicans, ne of the primary stomping grounds for of Scranton, Marywood and Penn State pective campuses. That's over 19 000 ·ry first time. Perhaps one of the most de by the thousands of college students the l 970s. Watch those voter turnout ical heavyweights will bear fruit. an, The Beacon Managing Editor out the past 9 months. 1111111111 ,. ~ Arnaud C. Marts Center (Wilkes University) 274 S. Franklin St. FOR ALL RESIDENT STUDENTS The Golden Palace 228 George Ave. Holy Savior Church 56 Hillard St. Riverview Ridge Assisted Living Facility 300 Courtright St. B'nai Brith High Rise Building 61 E. Northampton St. Martin L. Murray Elementary 1 South Sherman St. Marymount Parish Center 152 South Hancock St. -_ .........,,.. W-B Area School District Field House Meade St. & Moyallen St. ---- ...._.._.. South St.. Anthony Maronite Church --Dana St. & Park Ave. Hollenback Municpal Golf Course -- 1050 N. Washington St. South View Manor Community Room 60 Monroe St. David Kistler Elementary 301 Old River Road . - 11111/~ = ---- -------------- ,..,./11111111111111111111111111111 1111111111 II II 1111111 111111 II -f:° "You know, I've been called a maverick; someone who marches to the beat of his own drum. Sometimes it's meant as a compliment, and sometimes it's not. What it really means is I understand who I work for. I don't work for a party. I don 't work for a special interest I don't work for myself. I work for you." -John McCain �No, \\t~' (.0 o~S\ PAGE 14 A&K NOVEMBER 4 2008 o~ CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa. benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu amanda.gunther@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com Sta 12 Election night results event scheduled in SLC BY ALYSSA BENNER Beacon A&E Editor With Democratic and Republican headquarters located downtown and local campaign stops in the past six months by Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton, John and Cindy McCain, Sarah Palin, Ed Rendell and Paul Kanjorski, Wilkes University students have had plenty of opportunities and persuasive voices in their ears to become passionate about their chosen candidates. On Tuesday, November 4, DividedWeFail.org, Wilkes University, and the Political Science Department will host a 2008 Election Returns Event in Stark 101, starting at 7:00 p.m. The group will use the large screen television to broadcast differ- ent stations that will air the voting results. Adam Szumski, junior political science major, involved with publicity and logistics for the event said, "Who we vote in is important to the next four years. A lot of us will be graduating, and this event is a way to celebrate that." The event will allow students, faculty and staff to come together over pizza to view the results of this turbulent election year. DividedWeFail.org, a non-partisan affiliate of AARP, approached Wilkes University with the idea for the event. Some of this election's issues include allegations of voter fraud and the ACORN group's role, early voting in a variety of states and how those results are reported, and lost voter registrations and inaccurate voter roll purging. These bi-partisan is- sues might make watching the returns even more dramatic for some than previous years. Szumski said, "As long as nobody's cheating and everybody's equal from Joe the Plumber to Warren Buffet, everything should tum out fine." "Regardless of political stance, the 2008 Movie Review: Saw V BY KENNY BROWN Beacon Staff Writer As I sat down in the theater, I prepared for what I expected to be a disaster of a movie-the fifth in the Saw series. The last two had been horrendous copycats of the first two. I felt like I had wasted my six dollars, even before the opening credits rolled. But I did have that silver of hope that I may be wrong, and that the writers and directors wouW surprise me with something incredible. ~ith hope in my pocket and my running shoes ready just in case, I sat back and immersed myself in the continuing saga that is Saw. The fifth installment in the Saw series picks up where the fourth left off. After Jigsaw's (Tobin Bell) brutal death, a new character is introduced as the next apprentice to the deceased serial killer, Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor, Picket Fences). While his introduction emerges, on the other side of the city, Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson, Gilmore Girls) is being put to the test. During his own tests and trials Strahm comes to realize that Hoffman is in fact helping Jigsaw, and is his new apprentice. Simultaneously, in yet another part of town, five people are being put through Jigsaw's game. As the movie plays on, it becomes another game of cat and mouse, ending in a bloody, masochistic trap. Even though Saw V did not turn out to be an exact replica of the others, it was just another gore fest. Yes, there were well done shots, and some creepy moments that would turn even the manliest of men's stomach, but in the end it was not memorable. It had the same set up and ridiculous tests, ending in the usual barrage of blood and guts flying every which way. The storyline was weak, and the script was even weaker. And come on; is it really a necessity for every horror movie to have run of the mill acting? I say surprise us one day, and get some actors who can do more than scream, whimper, and lose an arm. Now if you're looking for a couple hours of gore, blood, and simple acting then Saw Vis for you. But I would not recommend it if you want to spend your money wisely, enjoy decent acting, or even be scared. Saw V is not a horror movie my friends, it is what I like to call a "Gorror" movie, one in which many people die, and you are scared in the end because you realized you spent money to see it. Take my advice, do not waste your money on Saw V Wait until it is on HBO. You will only leave the theater sick and depressed. Spend your money on things like Zack and Miri Make A Porno, Pride and Glory, or even The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D, they will be worth the price of admiss10n. Photo Courtesy/Alyssa Benner Election Returns Event is a chance for everyone to come together and really focus on this monumental thing that's taking place," said Jeff Niemie, junior electrical engineering major and Political Science Club member. BYY0 Beacm The South of cam buildir inally : deal oJ updati1 financi ficially Cum being 1 that fol library Street , pointin buildin 1s newt otherp, fine. Bi structUJ said Sa of the C additio1 SAW Osterhou building �NOVEMBER 4, 2008 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13 Osterhout Library undergoes facelift Staff members hope to attract local college students with new offerings 12 ience BYYOHANNADE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor The Osterhout Free Library, located on South Franklin Street just one block north of campus, has been renovating its historic building since summer. Built in 1849 originally as a church, th~ library had a great deal of deferred maintenance and needed updating, so after a public campaign for financing, the physical reconstruction officially took off. Currently, the back of the building is being fully restored while the north side that faces the Westmorland Club and the library's front that faces South Franklin Street are both undergoing a complete repointing process. "The other side of the building toward the Presbyterian Church is newer. That was built...in 1984 and another part was [built] 1908, so that part was fine. But the other additions to the [1849 structure] really needed to be redone," said Sarah D. Hansen, Executive Director of the Osterhout Library. She added that in addition to the face and repointing work, the roof and bricks on the bell tower had to be replaced. "We had a lot of bricks that were falling down and crumbling. The building was built in 1849, so this was something that had not been done ever... [after] 150 years, the building really needed a face lift," said Hansen. However, before the restoration began, the building's structure had to be repaired so that it did not represent a threat to patrons or staff. Through the years, the library's windows-some of them stained and leaded glass-had been damaged by weather and age; thus, many of them had to be removed over the summer. "It's like taking an old painting and restoring it, they are not changing the painting; they are just bringing it back to life what it used to look like," explained Hansen. The restoration of the Osterhout has served as a motivation for the staff and for new ideas in which college students are a possible target market. "We have book discussion groups, The Franklin Street Sleuths- they read a book monthly. [And] this summer we showed a video with popcorn ... " said Eileen Stefanko, Coordinator of Events of the Osterhout Free Library. "We are trying to set up some gaming Programs which I think college students might be interested in," said Stefanko. She explained that the gaming tournaments the staff has in mind would be free of charge. Also, Stefanko said that the Osterhout staff is planning a college night, Wilkes v. King's. The college night will offer pizza and soft drinks so that students can come in and get involved with the library. Wilkes students only need to present their Wilkes University card to become members, but despite the library's close proximity to campus, encouraging students to walk the extra block is not always successful. Junior business administration major, Isha Patel acknowledged, "I could have a library card from the Osterhout, but I'd rather go to the library that is nearest my house of which I am a member." Members can go to any of the free libraries in the Luzerne County system with their card check out their books and return them in the Luzerne library nearest them. The Osterhout Free Library, however, represents an important learning and entertainment center in the area. People of all ages, especially senior citizens take advantage of the diversified book collection, and many also take advantage of its technological facilities. Over the summer, the library held computer classes in which people were taught basic computer skills. Stefanko said that mainly senior citizens took the classes. But perhaps the promise of technology will be the draw for Wilkes students. "The Osterhout can really support your recreational time. We can supply you with reading materials that are not academic. We can supply you with DVDs. I'm sure a lot of students have DVDs in their dorm rooms and on their laptops. We have dof nloadable audio books that can go right to your iPod," said Hansen. Chan____ es Hair ; 70*970*0800 Student Discount 20% off all sevices* •With Valid Student ID Call for an Appointment OK Walk-)ns Welcome 6+6 North Main Street Osterhout Library has had the same face since 1849. Renovations to update the building are underway. W,lkes-5arre, rA 1 s702 �NOVEMBER 4, 2008 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 CD Review: Dig Out Your Soul by Oasis BY MATTHEW GOGAS Beacon Staff Writer After several Destiny's Child-like line up changes, a barrage of bar fights, and more alcohol than any two people should ever drink in a lifetime, one thing has remained constant: the Gallagher brothers are still making music. Oasis ' latest album, Dig Out Your Soul, was released earlier this month on October 6, 2008 after little publicity. Oasis is most known for their popularity amongst the "indie" crowd on college campuses with their success in the mid to late 90 's with songs like "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova." However, the group 's popularity has diminished after a series of low key singles and bro_therly squabbling. Adored by British fans and forgotten by most Americans, Oasis has produced seven studio albums and many more compilations. Dig Out Your Soul is a departure from the excessive use of the acoustic guitar prevalent on their previous three albums. This album can be more accurately described as a late 60's rock and roll project. It is heavy with the electric guitar, drum solos, and the implementation of an organ-all the key ingredients for a Doors type of psychedelic rock production. The album starts off with a "spit in your face" attitudeadjusting anthem. With a gritty melody and heavy drums, "Bag It Up" sets the tone for an obvious rock and roll album. The upside is that it gives the impression that the album is worth listening to and not just going to meet the self-fulfilling prophecy that every Oasis album (since "What's the Story Morning Glory?") will start off with some steam, but eventually end in disappointment. "The Turning" follows the same path as the first track, but with a mellower sound. Catchy and distinct, these first two tracks clearly distinguish Oasis' mature sound from the past few albums they have produced, which were blunders at best. "The Shock of the Lightning" is the band 's first single off the album. This song explodes from beginning to end and is a definite radio favorite. While it has very little substance to it with garbled, nonsense lyrics, the song still provokes head nods. Also worthy of mention is that Liam Gallagher, the band's lead singer, contributes by writing a few songs on this album. The fifth song on the album, "Outta Time," is definitely his greatest contribution to the album. There are few highlights on the album other than three or four songs that contain a message and do not drone on into calculated guitar solos with no purpose. However, the band's lead guitarist and primary song writer, Noel, actually sounds like he is singing with enthusiasm, a response to previous criticism of his work. Although there are many differences between this album and the group's previous failures, Dig Out Your Soul lives up to the reputation of failing to say anything of any real value with little substance and conviction. This album is worth one or two good listens, but will inevitably end up on the shelf with all the other Oasis albums to collect dust. Grade: C Photo Courtesy/Alyssa Benner Oasis' Dig Out Your Soul is a must-hear for British fans but here in the U.S. is not gaining much momentum. Acros: 1 5 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 D c, n .c:t tE3 Plc:1sr 'Ea ■ r ■■ 2 a■ a■ cl p 23 Tc,dc3y_ 24 25 28 29 tc» •• ■ -ath ! 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IO 11 Disgraces or stains Vintage comic book print What Albinos lack To give advice November 4th participant Popular Freudian term Essential for digestive system Crackling of airways in lung Odd bird out Sudden sprint Slang for eating Pirate greeting Number of cats' lives Three-_ _ sloth Excessive degree Answers from 10/28 3 L 1♦ A 50 0 M R V A M ••A L B R ◄ 11 y H A 12 A "G E R N L B A L 0 T E N s u N t-J y E L A T E �--· - - -- - - -- Football pg. 19 CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu NOVEMBER 4, 2008 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 MonuD1ental season results in nuD1ber-one seed Lady Colonels defeat Del Val and Kings, suffer loss to Alvernia BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor The Lady Colonels field hockey team finished the season strong, playing three games in four days. The team took on three Freedom Conference opponents, includin rival Kin 's Colle e in a nerve-rackin battle until the end. After a tough week, the Lady Colonels will enter the Freedom Conference playoffs as the number one seed. Kings The Lady Colonels hosted King's Colle e on Sunda November 2 for a Think Number 22 Diana Wright dribbles the ball down the sideline in Sunday's game against King's College. The team wore pink headbands and money was raised to support breast cancer during the contest. Pink game supporting breast cancer. Both teams sold t-shirts and fans could donate money for either a goal scored or offensive shot taken. Wilkes came out strong, striking first just under four minutes into the game. Freshman forward Amanda Peters scored the Lady Colonels' first goal off an assist from sophomore forward Alyson Paulauskas. Peters also gave Wilkes their second goal, off an assist from junior midfielder Brittney Sines. The Lady Monarchs scored the next three goals of the game, including a goal late in the second half that left the Colonels railing by one. Junior forward Erica Sundberg would tie the game at three with her first goal of the season at just the right time. Sundberg's goal forced overtime between the two Wilkes-Barre rivals. After starting the game .strong and then going down by one goal, the Lady Colonels could have given up; however if this season has proved anything, giving up is not their style. Myers said the team has consistently played hard until the last second and today was no different. In a nail-biting 15 minute sudden death overtime, the Lady Colonels and Monarchs battled back and forth, racing from one end of the field to the other. And with less than a minute left, Peters would strike again ending the game with a goal off a pass from senior forward Devon McKay. Wilkes has not beaten King's since 2005, in which the two teams played twice, each winning once. Head coach Sara Myers said today the team bounced back from Saturday's game and played for five "amazing and well-respected" seniors. According to Myers, one of the major strengths of this year's team is their hardworking attitude. She believes what the team may lack in skill against some opponents, they make up for in effort and heart. Wilkes finishes the season with an overall record of 16-2 and 6-1 in Freedom Conference play. The team will play again on Wednesday November 5 at an undetermined time. The teams' opponent will be decided tomorrow when King's College takes on FDU - Florham. Alvernia The Lady Colonels traveled to Reading, PA for a Freedom Conference game against Alvemia University on Saturday November 1. The Crusaders came out strong in the first half, scoring three goals to Wilkes' zero. The three first period goals scored by Sarah George, Katy Eby, and Janelle Lynch would prove to be all Alvemia needed to secure the win. McKay was first to strike in the second half, scoring an unassisted goal just under four minutes in. Alvemia's George would strike again a little under ten minutes later before freshman Gina Elmy scored her second goal of the season off an assist from senior forward Alyssa Koncelik. Alvemia would hold on for the 4-2 Freedom Conference win and hand Wilkes their second loss of the season. The Lady Colonels have performed well all season long; however Myers believes one of the weaknesses in Saturday's game was the team's mindset. Myers believes the team was looking ahead to the game against King's College instead of "playing in the now." She also commented the game was not their best effort of the season. See FIELD HOCKEY on ?AGE 18 �NOVEMBER 4, 2008 17 SPORTS Men's soccer loses 4-3 despite coIDfortable lead at half BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor Fans of Wilkes ' men's soccer team left Ralston Field stunned on Thursday October 30, after the Colonels lost to visiting Misericordia 4-3 in double-overtime despite leading 3-0 in the sec01td half. "The team was extremely upset that we let the game get away from us," said head coach Philip Wingert. "We discovered more about ourselves individually and as a team because of that result, however." The Colonels took an immediate 1-0 lead after sophomore midfielder Doug Moore scored on a header in the game's fifth minute. Misericordia responded ten minutes later with a wave of attacks from inside Wilkes' box but senior goalkeeper T.J. Baloga was able to make a couple of key saves that prevented them from tying the game. In the 34th minute, sophomore forward Ryan Phillips sent a low shot just wide after working with junior defender Arthur Jankowski, sophomore midfielder Sean Stitt, and Osswald to produce an opportunity in Misericordia's box. Cougar midfielder Alec Parker nearly tied the game at one apiece in the 38th minute after sending a hard, slicing shot that curved just past the top left post. Doug Moore (6) and the Colonels fight for a free kick during Thursday's game. The second half saw Wilkes increase its lead soon after the whistle, as Osswald netted a goal on passes from junior forward Greg Miller and Phillips to make it 2-0. In the 50th minute, the Colonels increased their lead to 3-0 after Miller scored off an assist from freshman midfielder Ed Zulkoski. The Cougars refused to quit, scoring their first goal after Max Campbell made a penalty kick after an illegal slide tackle was called inside the box, cutting the Colonels lead to two. The Cougars made it a one-goal game when Tyler Mensch scored on a long grounder from just outside the box in the 75th minute. Two minutes later Osswald received his second yellow card of the game, resulting in a red card and immediate ejection. Osswald was not the only player to be carded for his actions, as eight yellows were awarded in a game that saw 43 total fouls between the two teams. Holding a one-man advantage, Misericordia renewed its attacks on goal and applied withering pressure on the Colonels defense. Baloga and the defense were able to contain the Cougars until the 87th minute, when Mensch scored his second goal of the game, locking the game at three in the process which sparked massive celebrations on both the Misericordia sideline and in the teams' cheering section. The Colonels had a shot to win in regulation, when Moore sent a header wide of Misericordia's goal following a free kick from Miller. With the score tied at three the teams went into overtime. ' The first overtime passed without incident, although it became apparent that the Colonels would struggle to keep up offensively with the Cougars while down a man. Wilkes came out strong in the second overtime, producing offense from Miller and Phillips. They could not prevent Mensch from scoring his third and final goal of the game, however; a hard shot from pointblank range in the 104th minute. The heart-breaking loss dropped the Colonels to 8-7-2 overall, with a 4-2-1 mark iH conference play. "Everyone was really down after the loss," said sophomore forward Rusty Helwig. "Everyone was looking for a scapegoat, whether it was the officials, each other, etc," added sophomore midfielder Sean S~. Misericordia improved to 14-2-1 overall and nearly perfect in conference play, with a 6-0-1 record. "It was a very impressive second halfperformance by Misericordia," said Wingert. "Many teams would 'fold up the tent' when down by three goals with less then 40:00 minutes to play. We experienced a playoff atmosphere and learned that no lead is too large. I trust that the match vs. Misericordia will help us as we advance and prepare for the start of the Freedom Conference playoffs on Thursday afternoon," he concluded., Athlete Spotlight: Taryn Hallowell BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor Meet Taryn Hallowell, a sophomore forward on Wilkes University's women's soccer team from Belvidere, New Jersey. In just her second year on the team, Hallowell helped take a very young and inexperienced Lady Colonel's team to a 9-9-1 overall record (5-3 in Freedom Conference play). Hallowell is majoring in entrepreneurship and elementary education, with a minor in reading. She has performed exceptionally well this season despite the heavy course load, scoring 13 goals and acquiring three assists on the season. The 13 regular season goals fell just short of the school record of 15, which is held by three different women and was last accomplished in 2003 by Christina Waldele. "Taryn's ability to find the back of the net is a great motivating factor for our team," said sophomore midfielder Alison Weidman. "She is a dangerous threat to any defense and the number of goals she has scored this season speaks to her hard work and dedication." Coming into the season, Hallowell's goal was to play more minutes per game than last year and to meet the fitness standard, both of which she accomplished. She has no designs for her junior year other than to again meet the fitness standard and work with her teammates to improve on their performance this season. Her performance late in the year helped propel the Lady Colonels to a Freedom Conference playoff berth, as she netted seven goals and an assist in the team's last four games. "I think that there have been plenty of games that we could have and should have won, but we do not have as much experience as some of the other teams in our conference [and sometimes it showed]," said Hallowell about the Lady Colonel's 2008 season. "I think that we will get better in the years to come because we will have the upper hand with experience [when the team gets oIder]." Hallowell, Weidman, and the rest of the Lady Colonels entered the first round of Freedom Conference playoffs against DeSales University Monday, after publication deadline. The Beacon/Gino Troiani �•1 NOVEMBER 4, 2008 SPORTS 18 RINKSIDE REPORT Jeffrey adjusting to to pro gaine well BY MICHAEL CIGNOLI Beacon Staff Writer Last Spring, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Dustin Jeffrey found himself in a situation he had never experienced before. The twenty-year old Jeffrey signed an amateur try-out contract with the Penguins after he concluded a successful junior career where he recorded 252 points (I 00 goals, 152 assists) in 246 career Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games with Mis• sissauga and Sault Ste. Marie. Jeffrey, taken in the sixth round by Pittsburgh during the 2007 National Hockey League entry draft, went from being one of the oldest players on his junior team to being the second-youngest player on the Penguins playoff roster. The youngest, by roughly five months, was fellow amateur try-out Luca Caputi. Even though Jeffrey played in the OHL All-Star game and led Sault Ste. Marie in scoring during his final two seasons there, his AHL ice time was not nearly what it was in the OHL. Jeffrey wasn't discouraged. "It's not a time when they're going to start giving young guys the opportunity to earn ice time," he said. "Playoffs is more, I took my five-on-five time, r took any responsibility that they gave me and I ran with it." Jeffrey appeared in 15 games for WilkesBarre/Scranton during the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs, finishing with a pair of goals and one assist. Jeffrey 's summer was a short one, as the Penguins were eliminated from the playoffs in June and training camp started in August. But the dawn of a new season has given the native of Courtright, Ontario a chance to secure a greater role in the American Hockey League. "At the start of this year. .. they try you out in different spots, you have more of an opportunity to earn more ice time. I've been getting a lot of penalty kill time and a lot of big face-offs. I'm trying to earn the team's trust, earn the coach's trust." Head coach Dan Bylsma is taking notice. "Face-offs, penalty kill, defensively, he's been reliable," Bylsma said. "He's done a lot of the little things that we're asking our players to do right, and those are sometimes difficult for our first-year players to get." As a rookie, Jeffrey is still looking to establish a niche at the professional level. While he was a prolific scorer in the OHL, the center is looking to add other dimensions to his game in the hopes of one day reaching the National Hockey League (NHL) . "You look at some of the guys that are playing in the NHL, a couple of the fourth line guys, they take face-offs," Jeffrey said, citing NHL veteran Yannic Perreault as an example. "He's been around for 10, 15 years, and his thing is that he takes face-offs. If I can add that attribute to my game and become really solid at it, it can only do me well in the long run." Bylsma said that Jeffrey, who had a goal and two helpers going into last weekend's games, has found some success early in the season. "He's got a long way to go as a professional," Bylsma said "But he's certainly started with a good foundation right now." Number 21 Dustin Jeffery is fitting in well with the changes to pro hockey. Cross country finishes first year strong BYANTHONYDORUNDA Beacon Staff Writer Coming into this season, the Wilkes Cross Country team had not lost a meet in 13 years. The reality was that the team also hadn't run f meet in 13 years. Head Coach Nick Wadas could only hope that there were enough runners interested in pursuing the sport in its first year back at Wilkes. "We only had three girls in the beginning of the season and just a handful of guys," stated Wadas. "Two more girls came out later as well as a few guys. With them coming out late, they did not have the summer training to prepare them. We're facing programs that are developed and have been around for awhile, and with that said, our teams have done very well with what they are up against." Despite the small numbers, Sophomore Phat Nugyen enjoys the camaraderie of the team. "Our team has become fairly close. We go out to eat after most races and sometimes the night before to prepare. It's always a good time. Runners in general get along fairly easily." The team's first test happened at the NEPA Classic hosted by King's College. On the men's side, the team finished eighth overall. They were led by Nguyen, who crossed the finish line in 43rd place followed by Tom Larrabee in 4 7th and Mike Griesemer in 53rd. Freshman Michelle Wakeley, in her first ever collegiate race, finished fifth out of 64 runners with a time of 15:15 for the women. Ameila Farnham followed Wakeley with an eighth place finish. Despite the strong efforts, the women did not matter on the teams' score card because only four runners competed. Then the Colonels traveled to Collegeville, Pennsylvania, to compete in the Ursinus College Cross Country Invitational. Wakeley and Farnham led the way to a fifth place finish as they both medaled for the women's team finishing eighth and twelfth respectively. For the men, Nguyen again led the way, followed by Larrabee and Griesemer as they locked up the seventh spot in the tournament. Following the race at Ursinus, the team competed in the Cedar Crest College invitational. Wakeley and Farnham continued their impressive freshmen seasons as they led the Lady Colonels to a seventh place finish. Wakeley medaled in the contest, finishing in eighth place. Farnham completed the course just outside of medal contention, coming in 11th place. The men also had an impressive show- ing, finishing ninth out of 13 teams. "The members of the squad have dropped time at every race so far and are working hard," says Wakely. "We have really learned quickly who we can run with and how much we can accomplish." It's safe to say that the resurgent year for the cross country team has been an overwhelming success. The future of the program looks bright because nearly every runner will be returning next year with each person gaining invaluable experience at the collegiate level. "We 're going to be much better next year," said Nguyen. "We will have an offseason and summer to train. We've been actively helping our coach recruit, and could be looking very competitive with the addition of some of next year's incoming freshmen." Wakeley added;"There's nowhere to go but up." From FIELD HOCKEY on PAGE 16 The Lady Colonels were first to strike with just under three minutes into the game. Freshman forward Lindsey Raleigh scored off an assist from Sines. The Aggies tied the score at one when Michelle Cemobyl scored an unassisted goal 23 minutes into the first half Koncelik drew a penalty stroke early in the second half in which senior forward McKay scored to give the Lady Colonels a 2-1 lead. Delaware Valley pressured the Wilkes defense following the stroke, rallying for six shots in the second half; however freshman goalkeeper Lindsey Davenport continued to perform well, snatching two saves to hold off the Aggies. In a quick change of possession, sophomore Paulauskas dribbled down the sideline before connecting with McKay for her second goal of the game. Nearly three minutes later, Koncelik scored a security goal for Wilkes beating the Aggies' Jackie Deschenes on the lower right. Delaware Valley continue to pressure the Lady Colonel defense and eventually scored once more when Danielle Heyne knocked one in off an unassisted goal with just over five minutes left in the game. The Lady Colonels would hold on for a 4-2 conference win. Delaware Valley After two postponed games due to weather and just over a week off, the Lady Colonels field hockey team took on Delaware Valley on Thursday October 30. The game was played on the turf at Wyoming Seminary High School due to poor conilitions at Ralston Field. �NOVEMBER SPORTS 4, 2008 19 Colonels capture fifth consecutive Mayor's Cup BY GINOO TERdOEid~t I B eacon 'Pz or i 11 If ,_ y :h 1e xt On Saturday afternoon, the tension between two bitter football rivals was so thick that spectators couldn't have cut it with a knife. A full house watched as King's (1-6) and Wilkes (2-5) battled-on the gridiron for ownership of the Mayor's Cup. The Colonels got off to a slow start but would not be denied their fifth consecutive win over the Monarchs, 21-3, improving the teams' record to 3-5. The Monarchs dominated the Colonels in the first quarter, racking up 85 yards to only 3 for Wilkes. "I think they really slowed the game down on the opening drive and they really had the momentum," said junior quarterback Rob Johnson. "But once we got into a rhythm, we got going." Wilkes responded with 02:46 left in the second quarter, when Johnson hooked up with his bread and butter man, Gennaro Zangardi, for a 13-yard pass in the comer of the end zone for a 7-3 lead. From there, it was all downhill for the Monarchs. Johnson, bouncing back from a tough 17-10 loss and a three interception performance last week against Albright, put on an impressive show, completing 14 of 20 passes for 160 yards and 3 TDs. "I thought Rob Johnson stepped up and made some plays today. He did a great job of improvising and making things happen," commented Wilkes head coach Frank Sheptock. With less than a minute left in the second quarter, Johnson hit Zangardi with a 20yard bullet for a 14-3 cushion.The touchdown was a key momentum swinger before the half, giving Wilkes the upper hand. King's came out strong in the third quarter, forcing and recovering a fumble on the Monarchs 20-yard line with 6:05 on the clock, but their offense simply could not get it done, going three and out after the recovery. On the next drive, the Monarchs defense flushed Johnson out of the pocket. He hit receiver Jordan D'Emilio on a slant pattern where he stretched out for a diving score into the end zone for a 21-3 lead. It was all clock management from there. Wilkes steadily pounded the Monarchs, running the ball up the middle to milk the clock and solidify a win. "I think we've been fortunate and op- portunistic. I think (King's players) played . very hard and we Just took advantage of the breaks," said Sheptock. Wilkes's fierce all around defensive play was a key component in the victory. Senior linebacker Drew Letcavage played a major role in the Colonel's victory, racking up 16 tackles (seven solo) and earning Most Valuable Player award for Wilkes. At the end of the game, Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton was joined at center field by both teams, and presented M.V.P. awards to members of the Colonels and Monarchs, and then the Mayor's Cup to Wilkes. The Colonels are now fifth in the MAC, and will play their final game of the season this Saturday against Delaware Valley at 1 p.m. at Ralston field in Edwardsville. Jordan D'Emilio (81) dives into the endzone in the fourth quarter to give the Colonels a 21-3 lead against King's in the Mayor's Cup. The Colonels have defeated the Monarchs in the last five Mayor's Cup games. I- W)l l(,Jk()fllS (O(())JL(())N)tn[AS Men's Soccer go e Football Field Hockey W 21-3 King's W 4-2 Delaw.are Valley L 4-2 @ Alvernia W 4-3 King's ly 11e th a L 4-3 Misericordia W 4-2 @ FDU - Florham Women's Soccer W 2-1 Misericordia W 2-1 @ FDU - Florham Volleyball W 3-2 Alvernia �1,NoVEMBER 4, 2008 SPORTS 20 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. 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WHYWE LIKE OBAMA ZACK& MIRI SPORTS PAGE 6 PAGE 12 PAGE 16 RECAP Volume 61 Focus of capital campaign shifts to SHE building Youth voter awareness has many influences BV \ \ DREW SEA 1AN Beacon Managing Eduor Al 1he eptember meeting of the Wilkes Unl\crs1ry Board ofTrustees it was decided 10 1um lhe focus of the capital campaign solely 10 the proposed Science, Health and Lngmeermg (SHE) building. Jay Sidhu, Chair of the Board ofTrustees, f>lld lhe decision came afler heanng from unous people within the Wilkes communary "Aller hearing Imm members of the boanl"s campaign advisory committee, as 11ell as science and pharmacy faculty, adm1nastra1ors, and the university·s architect, 1hc board dctcnnined the SHE building was cnhcal to Wilkes's future and hould be 1he primary focus of !he campaign.," said Sidhu According to the September Board Report. "Make Mahoney. chair of the Capital Campaign Advisory Committee, told the board his committee examined the original cap11al campaign planning materials and the m1,s1011, " ,on and values of the univers,l), and concluded the success of the SHE BY A MY FUSCO Beacon Asst. News Editor the "'ar in Iraq, bo\\Cver, she did speak of her three sons currently serving in the armed forces "ho represent the Army, NaV}, and Marine Corps. " Let"s bnng them home in honor and v1ctory," she added. Mc ain emphasized that she "-11S both enthusiasli and proud of her husband 's selection of Governor Sarah Palin, R-AK, as his running mate " he is a reformer, a maverick .. and a straight talker.- he said. As the ovember election quic~l:r approaches. for many, the quesuon is not for "'hom to vote, but whal. To paraphrase former President Bill Clinton. ··lt"s the is ues. stupid.'. The U.S. Census Bureau ·s 2008 Statistical Ahl.tract reveals voting-age populations and voter participa1ion in recent presidential elections. Of the 11 .9 million 18-20:rcar--0ld people, 28.4% voted in the 2000 elecuon In the 2004 election, 41.0% of 11.6 million people in the same age range ,ored n,c stati tics indicate a clear increase in voting among )'Oung people. In 1he 21-24) ears old age bracket, 42.5% of 16.4 million people voled in the 2004 election. Accordmg lo 1he U.S. Census Bureau 1a1is1ics, as age increases, voter ac11vity also increases Historically, at least in the past rwo presidential elections. 1he youth vo1e has been the least influential demographic m the out onles Dr. Kyle Kreider, assistant professor of political science, has no1iced an increase in studenr concerns about the coumry·s current issues during this clecrion. I le believes the increased awarenes could be caused by U1e troubled econom) , which ha a major impact on sn,dent loan .financial aid. and families ' ability to afford higher duca11on. "I hear more students ialk about this election and more tudents ,..ant to tal~ aboul ii in class,·· explained Kreider. '1"her~ is a heightened sense ofa\,arencss and a he1gh1ened interest in the voting pr~s:· See CINDY page 4 See VOTERS page J The Beacon/ Bethany Yamridl A chem· try tu dent works ia "bat most faculty and sta ff argue i an outda ted ience lab. To meet the academic goal of trategir plan, Vi ion 20 10, all Wilke cam paign proceeds ,..ill now go toward the con tructioo of the HE bu ilding. building was critical " Mike Wood, Vice President for AdvanceThe Board Report also tates that the HE ment at Wilkes. said, -css million dollars) is building is expected to cany a price tag of $58 million See SHE page 3 Cindy McCain stop at Wilkes rallies Republicans GI\OTROIA." I 8e{J('Qn Op-Ed Eduor W,lke;, Uni,ersily opened its doors to Cindy McCain, "ife of presidential hopelul Sen John McCain, R-AZ, ar the Arnaud C \1ans pons and Conference Center lasl "eek State Rcprescntati,es Karen Boback, Mano Sca,ello, and tate Senator Lisa Baker offered endorsement peeclie 10 an eager cro11d of approximately 350 awaiting McCam·, amval The buildin2 erupted in applause while chanting "Fll'Sl Lad ," as McCain made her way to the podium McCam assured voters 1ha1 Pennsylvania 1s ~ .. more than a S\\ ing tale," and a key component in clmch,ng the election. Her emphasis on the importance of Penn ylvania on ovember 4 resonated wuh what many pundits hav argued is McCain's strategy to concentrate on the state in the fi. nal da)'s. In fac1. McCain and bi wife have several vi its scheduled around rhe stale in the next ,..eek. including one in Potts\llle this "eek Cindy McCain did not comment much on ON THE WEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beacon archives.wilkes.edu INDEX Lifeslyla.. ___9-11 ..... ..... ... 1-S Opinion...........6-8 A&E . .... 12-1S Sports.......... 16-.:?0 Established 1936 P Newspaper Association Member w Issue ] ~s hosts inti. • ·amm1ng etition FRAIL Editor v, October 25, Wilkes UniI and participated in the AsComputing Machinery Inter~giate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM. Twenty,m ten schools competed for 11 eastern Pennsylvania. The earn placed fourth and Wilkes :h. J the ACM website, "The con~ativity, teamwork, and innoding new software programs, tudents to test their ability to :r pressure. Quite simply, it largest, and most prestigious contest in the world." ~ntest, also referred to as Bat.ins, was inspired by a small competition in 1970 at Texas :d to challenge students in the 1ter science. As the years pro,ompetition gained popularity a·d over seas. ,onsored the competition for cording to Doug Heintzman, ,trategy for IBM's Software onsorship Executive ofICPC, r 22,000 students from 2,000 183 to 87 countries worldwide :h year. take our social responsibility ly and the harsh reality is that facing some pretty specific and it's going to take some , CONTEST page 3 36 1mber �O CTOBER 7, 2008 Colonels fu BY CARLTON HOLMES Beacon Editor-in-Chief Charlie Parker must have receiv memo from Lebanon Valley that Wilke's homecoming weekend bee, definitely brought his dancing shoe: The 5' 10, 191 lb. running back through seams and did more juke than a kid playing Madden 2009, way to a staggering 278 rushing y1 the Dutchmen (3-1) shocked the Cc (0-4) 28-21 at Ralston Field for thf ing game of Freedom Conference p l'arker finished with two touchdoV1 had five times as many yards as Cc rushers combined. He also finished on LVC's all-time rushing list witl1 yards, while helping his team snap losing streak to the Colonels, that d the way back to 1992. But most imp ly, he did what the Colonels were to do, that's hold onto the football. Of the Colonels six fumbles, fiv coughed up and fell into the hands Dutchmen; fans would've thought kes alum pulled a prank and strolle< from the tents to slip beer into the nels water jug. "It's tough to win football gam way," said 13 year head coach NEWS c o:-. TACT I FORMATIO;\: nicole.fraillawilkes .edu am).fu a, wilkes.edu cathl) n.frea «,wilkes.edu ------- OCTOBER 28, 2008 wilkesbeacon.news gma il.com Pennsylvania man claims to hold cure for cancer BYGI 'O T ROI t I Beacon Op-Ed Editor and a self-made freq uency generato r. He injected 1h piece of meat with tiny metal particles, and then placed it in an energy fie ld of rad io freq uencies. After just a few minutes, the metal began to rise in temperature. Ka nzius felt he had had a s1rong theo ret ica l foundation based on this. but According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), cancer is the nanon 's second leading cause of death behind heart d i ease. In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of approximately 559.6 I 5 Americans. Those numbers are expected to rise by the end of2008. Millions worldw ide have felt the pam and sufferi ng of various types of cancer. Thus, for years cancer researchers have actively sought a c ure, but to no avail. Ironically, a former businessma n with no scientific background or even a college degree claims to be on the verge of solving one of the-"orld's greatest medical mystenes. Six years ago, John Kanzi us, a former radio and televisio11 engineer and one time talion owner target from Erie Pennsylvania, was diag- the cancer nosed " ith a rare form of terminal cells. leukemia. With After 36 ro unds of chemo- hel p of cantherapy throughout 2003 - 2004, cer researcher Kanzius became determined to Stephen Curley find his own cure. In an interview of M.D. Anderwith CBS, Kanzius explai ned that son Cancer Cenhis motivation came from seeing ter in Houston, the the child ren with Iittle or no hope unlikely research in the cancer ward . ~, aw the team has been able smiles of yo uth and saw the ir spir- to successfully target its were broken. And you could the cancer cells wi th see that they were son o f aski11g. metall ic gold and carbon ·Why can"t they do some thi ng for nanopanicles. me?'The meta II ic nanoparlnspirat 1on truck Kanzius at 3 ticles are specifically dea.m. when he a"'oke with the idea signed to seek out and bind that cancer cells could be targeted to the cancer cells with the -.ith a metall 1c inJectlon, a nd heat- help of proteins, and are ed with the help of rad io "aves. injected directly into the His first trials in volved a hot dog. patient's blood stream. Once the BEACON 130 s, River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wdkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (!-70) 408-5903 E MAIL: 1'-ilkesbeacoa'!,grnail.com nanopanicles have attached, a blast from a radio frequency generator heats th metal and de- body. The process is called Radio Frequency Therapy or RF Therapy. Currentl y, an imal trials are ing conducted at the University of Pittsburgh and in Curley's laboratory in Houston, and are reponedly producing ~promising results.ff Researchers believe that RF therapy hould be able to target and elim inate -o all types of cancer without any negalive effects to the ~ body. '; According to Curley. if all goes ,-..ell, hu9, man trials are expected ~ to start in ·c;, r ough~ I two yea.rs. t % i Until then. the team continue to further their research, and is \\ orking hard 10 hare their findings "ith the general public Recently, Senator Arlen Specter addressed concerns about blood cancer clusters in Carbon. Luzerne and Schu} lkill counties It is reported thal at least 33 cases of polycythemta vera blood cancer have been confirmed. As a result, Spector has pul in a bid for $260,000 to study the cause at Drexel U niversity. Alex eeley of Way man .Pcnnsyl van ia, w ho was diagnosed and beat leukemia in 2003 "ith the help of chemotherapy commented, ·'I' m glad to hear that they are developi ng new al ternatives besides chemo, I hope that ii works. because I don ' t wish what l had to go through on anybody.Bryan Najaka. junior b1olog)' major al Wilkes Un1\-ersity added. ~1 think that evel')body know at least one person "ho has had cancer. It is abou t lime tha1 someone is trying someth ing Time i slowly runn ing ou1 for John Kanzi us because he still ,uffers from leukemia. and 1s currently undergoing chemotherap} treatmenls. Hi dream 1s to see his invention succeed in completel) eliminating all I) pes of cancer. ne"':· "I saw the smiles of youth and saw their spirits were broken. And you could see that they were so rt of asking, 'Why can't they do something fo r me?" - John Kanzius Editorial Staff 2008-09 Editor-In-Chief: Canton Holmes Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Managing Editor: Andrew Seaman Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Design Chief: Alison Woody AJE. Editor: Alyssa Benner Advertlalng Manager: Chlistlne Zavaskas Spo,ts Editor: AIJSSa Lindner News Editor: Nicole Frail Photo Editor: Jenna Stephens Advisor: Dr Andree Breemer Frantz Cattnyn Frear, Arny Fusco, & Nicole Frail . < (At Right) Number 40 Rob Piet Saturday's game against the Du 2 �OCTOBER 28, 2008 SHE from FRO T PAGE and estima1es done b) Petra Can,cr on l)'p1cal co t when it comes to lab space, cla.;room space, office space. he applied these formulas to these pre Iimina,y estima1es on ho\\ II would be blocled out..." Wood added, " When \•e began 10 look al \\hal 1hc projections were based on, "ha1 "e needed 10 get done in a new building, a goo<l shift m campaign focus was aimed al the fact 1hat \IC were aiming al a new number. Therefore, it made the campaign advisory committee take another look al what our campaign focus should be." "We believe that in the current environment "e are going to have to focus the campaign on the HE building because of 1t> cost and 1ts absolute centrality to the achievement of our academic goals in the strategic plan, Vision 2010," said Dr. Tim Gilmour. Wilkes University President 'The Board agrees wilh that, so we want to do this building m a way that really advances and supports our Science. Health and Engineermg programs. The feeling was, whatever"'e ,me able to rai e on the capital campaign hould be cle>oted to the ience, Health and Engineering building," he added. RC) nold Verret, Wilkes University Provost, said. " I thinlc what the Board also felt was 1ha1 our infrastructure in the~iences VOTERS from FRO T PAGE he added. Kreider noted that a majority of young ,oter. can articulate why they are a member of their selected political pany For example, if political science studen were asked why they are a Democrat. many would cite the need for government inten,ention in the economy. Kreider expressed some surprise at 1he number of his students who filled out the voter regi tration form he provided. "In general, many stud nt are affiliated with a party, bu1 I thin.k they are affiliated "ith the party because it's the party their parents are affiliated with," said Kreider. Katie Munchel, sophomore busine s admims111111on, was previously one of those 1udcnts "'ho folio" ed her parents· poliucal lead "When I was a kid, I always thought more conservat1vely, bul as r·ve grown up l don·t necessarily think that way anymore;· said Munchel She noted that the area in which she grew up and members of her family are heavily Republican. which he believes influenced her personal views. ~111 college, iou are exposed to more people and differenl ways of thinking. When you ·re in high school, you only see your parents view," NEWS was very important for our going fornard 3 "hen lhe) come on board to campus. they arc kind of put off by wha1 they see .. I haven ·t really heard that from anybody, but that 1s based on \\hat the admission office tells us,- said Klemow. According to Gilmour, the school hopes to stan buildmg by 2011. Jn reference to the three year wait for the start of con !ruction, Dr. Kenn th Klemow, professor of biology at Wilkes, said, •·1 thinlc The Beacon I Bethany Yamnck the sooner the Tbt new HE building, scbedul td to open in 20 11, will have mort allbettcr, but we vanud, updated tools fo r itnct, health aa d engineering students. and remaining vivid as an institution.~ As for securing the funding for the new building the report claims the university can finance SI 0 million whtle securing another S16 million from current funding commitments, leaving approximately 32 million lo be financed . According to Wood, the funding would be a combination of corporation and individual gifts. " We would look at busin es that wanted to partner with us to build portions of the building that could potentially be named in honor of that giller," he said. During these tough economic times Gilmour said that they are not sure if the funding goal "ould be obtainable. "We are going to do our level best to raise as much as we po ibly can. One of the other important elements of the Board·s discussion was a very clear indication from the administration and from the board le dership that the Board " really going to have to step up to malce this happen,- said Gilmour. Dr. Kenneth Klemow, profes or of biology at Wilkes, underscoped 1he need for the SHE building at the September Board meetmg by attributing the decline in enrollment in the sciences to "outdated facilities.~ "There are actually several factors [attributed to the decline in enrollment]. but from what we hear apparen1ly some students, don ·1 want to rush things too much that when \\e get into a building we find that it i a building that was planned and consrructed in haste." she added. Munchel is a registered Republican, but has developed somie liberal vie,,s, which malce voting this year a challenging exercise. While for the 2008 election, she will be voting for John McCain, she thinks "the two candidates aren ' I the best." She cited more confidence in McCain 's plans for the war in Iraq and the economy as her reasons for upporting the Republican ticket. Pat ardone, senior theater major, is a registered Democrat who has gone gainst the views of his Republican family. He grew up listening to his parents ' beliefs and eventually determined he did not really agree with them. In the first election he could vote, Nardone figured out the differences in the parties and decided to vote Democratic because overall, he liked the party's platform. He fell that the Republicans came off as elillsL "Much of the presideniial campaign is really po"'erful, motivational speech, so it sounds like they are ugar-coating everything. The public spealcing i really nice, but it 's hard to decipher what tl1ey are saying because of how po"'erfully they arc saying it," Nardone e~plained. ardone noted that he does no1 listen to every single derail of the campaigns, but tries 10 catch glimpses of it to make ure they arc still on topic. - 1 don·t think people should fvote if they are uninformed]," said ardone. "American politics could change if college students and young American voted at higher rates. The politicians would be spealcing more to the young population. not just focused on the 60 and older range,•· aid Kreider. Prior to voling in this election, his recommendation to students is to read a daily new paper, watch many cable news outlets, review a few of the hundreds of ,,.ebsites. read the candidates' ~ebsites, visit YouTube for speeches, and listen to podcas . He explained, " Information is out there and tudents should inform themselves because it i ,mponant to know what 11 is they are voting for." "I am not completely informed, but I am not completely uninformed eith r,~ Munchel commented. Even if people arc unawa.re of th stances on issues. Munchel believe they should vote because it is their right and respon ibility. She noted that if people complain about what is currently happening in the nation, and do not \Oicc their opinion through voting, then they do not have the right to complain. " I don 't think irs good for democrac~ or for the person to vote if they are completely ignorant of what the differences are Voting for the person for their age. gender. or race ... make me nervous," commented Kreider. Coovenienf\J located n . Wikes Borre ·--The ldHI ...... lo, bare ........_......-. restaurant :~~ Volume 61 Issue 7 ~s hosts inti. • amm1ng etition FRAIL editor r, October 25, Wilkes Uniand participated in the As:::omputing Machinery Inter:giate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM. Twentym ten schools competed for 1 eastern Pennsylvania. The :am placed fourth and Wilkes h. , the ACM website, "The con:ativity, teamwork, and innoling new software programs, udents to test their ability to r pressure. Quite simply, it largest, and most prestigious contest in the world." mtest, also referred to as Batins, was inspired by a small competition in 1970 at Tsras d to challenge students in the .ter science. As the years proompetition gained popularity 1d over seas. onsored the competition for cording to Doug Heintzman, trategy for IBM's Software :msorship Executive oflCPC, , 22,000 students from 2,000 83 to 87 countries worldwide :h year. take our social responsibility y and the harsh reality is that facing some pretty specific .and it's going to take some CONTEST page 3 36 mber �OBER 7, 2008 onel fu RLTON HOLMES Editor-in-Chief ie Parker must have receiv from Lebanon Valley that homecoming weekend bee! ly brought his dancing shoe: '10, 191 lb. running back seams and did more juke cid playing Madden 2009, a staggering 278 rushing y: ;hmen (3-1) shocked the Cl 1-21 at Ralston Field for the 1e of Freedom Conference p finished with two touchdoVI times as many yards as Cl combined. He also finished 's all-time rushing list wit!: rhile helping his team snap ifeak to the Colonels, that d: back to 1992. But most imp d what the Colonels were fit's hold onto the football. ' Colonels six fumbles, fiv up and fell into the hands en; fans would've thought , pulled a prank and strolle< ; tents to slip beer into the er jug. ~ugh to win football gam aid 13 year head coach OCTOBER 28, 2008 4 NEWS Philadelphia service gratifies student volunteers BY KRI TE'I KARPl:--SKI Beacon Carrespondenl On Saturday, October 18, six W1!Les Umveruy students traveled to Philadelphia to help repair playgrounds and a school as part of Ph1ladelph1a Cares Day. The student volunteer group, named Urban Plunge, annually devote a weekend to serve identified need in Ph1ladelph1a. W1IL tudents joined thousands of volunteers from around the state to clean the Philadelphia neighborhoods. Danielle Kem. AmeriCorps• VI TA coordinator at Wilkes and trip leader said, ''The students cleaned up the Dem Playground m ·ortheast Philadelphia with about eight other groups. The playground was really nice. It had new playground equipment, a lined basketball court with four hoops, and a huge field ...,;th a baseball diamond. They picLed up trash. painted, s....ept, and raked.Organizers aimed to encourage greater appreciation for the t=ork that helped make th Urban Plunge and Philadelphia Cares Day successful. ~we \\Cre cleaning the playground by the baseball field . I had to clean up a pile of glass that was in it. My fiiend came over lo put it on the shovel. Once the glass went into the trash, I felt good. II felt like a weight was lifted off of my houlders.'· said Adrienn Dorcent, a fr hman nursing major and volunteer for the "'eekend. Kem reflected on her expectations for the CINDY from FRO T PAGE 0CTOE trip and lated he "just \\ant tudents to take in the culture of Philadelphia. I want th m to e some of our public insmutions up close and personal. granted the students aren ·1 there, but being at Wilkes, "'e ·re very fortunate with our technology and the resources "e have here on campus. I want them to have fun and I realty \\ant them to be able 10 reflect on the experience and know that the \\Ork that they have done i good work and that somebody will appreciate i1." " I would definitely consider going on the trip again next yeart said Jasmine King, sophomore nursing major. " It was a great time and I met a lot of new people. It gave me a good feeling about myself and the "'ork we did "as very fulfilling.·· This is not the first year Wilkes has been involved with Philadelphia Cares Day and it will not be the last. Photo Courtesy Danielle Kem In addition lo the Philadelphia Mtm~rs of Wilkes 'niHrsity's community seneict group Urban Plunge participated in PhilCares Day, Wilkes students have adtlpbia arts Day on Octo~r 18. Ltft to Right: Ja mint IGng. Jennifer Jonu, Adrienne Alternative pring Break (ASB) Doruot, Danielle Kem, Tbtrua Monaco, Cindy tcCoy, Sanb Ehrhard and an Xu. during which they can get their hands dirty and help others.Th trips la1ed \\here ,~ork will be done at a community [that] Wilkes is out there [helping 001• ers].~ for spring break '09 include the Domini- center and animal shelters. can Republic, where tudents ...,;11 worl at " It i good advertisement for (Wilkes] sayan orphanage and another to New Orleans ing that \\e ·re involved,~ said Kem, "and Shirley Zolner of Forty Fort noted - [Mrs. McCain] is a person \\ho can represent the She also addressed concerns regarding Sen. Barack Obama, D-1 L, and his lack of experience. She explained that America need an individual who is ready to hit the ground running, and doesn't need a learner's perm ii." he also added that the nited States need 10 ··... qui1 sending money overseas- for energy resources. Obama. who partially supports offi hore dnlling, has stated that he would be willing to compromise on his po ition if it were pan ofa more overarching strategy to lower energy costs. McCain added that her husband strongly upports alternative energy sources Ci ndy Mc ain, wire of Republican prt ide1111I nomuch as clean coal, wmd, inet tnalor John McCain addrt std umpaign i • solar and hydro-electricity. sues at Wilke last wttktnd. country \\ith a lot of class." With Obama leading McCain in the Keystone state and the election just days away, analysts have argued McCain will have lo \\Ork hard to take the state. However, Obama is puuing up a fight Last aturday kickedoffObama's"' Road to Chang Bus Tour·· with Sen. Robert Casey, D-PA. Casey pent the \\eekend canvassing towns in ortheastem Pennsylvania for Obama. Li d ... :ht) Number 40 Rob Pie 1y's game against the D11 • 1 • Thl " �NEWS 5 SG Notes- October 22, 2008 ment members -.111 participate Tru unr' Report -All College • SS.040.00 •General• $3.241.31 - S~cial ProJWS • 2,095.56 • Spml • 1.000.00 • leadership - $3,749.59 Confere11ces 12,175 00 - tar1-11p • 900.00 Oub Reports -MSC • Programming Board r 1y, do r , 1 'igbt Prizes of the night induded gift baskets, oach puru , a laptop and iPod products. Casino Night is• semester tradition hosted by tu dent GovernmenL ew Bo ine : • USA Todm>- The Coll giate Read rship Program ,,ants to ghe Will.c the opportumty to purchase USA Today and other n w papers at a reduced rate. • Commuter Counc,I & Renausance Club Flllld Requ<!St· Motion passed for up to -100 to host '"Hallo"ecl.end" October 30 and 31 from 8:00 pm 10 10;00 p.m. • IJ 1lke:i-Barre area Christmas parade Satlll'day, No,·eml>t!r 2:J. Student Go~em- Old Busine, : - Center for Global Dn·ers,f), -Appolnlmenl ofParltamentar,an (Joh11 Botch) - Nomma/1011 for Recordmg Secretary (Kaue Munchel) • .Acceptance qf Positions - BACCIIUS Fund Request - REACH CJ,,b Recognillon • .\ursmg Student Orgamza/1011 Fund Request - .\/ember qf the Molllh (Kalle Munchel) Eleots: Texas llold'em October 23 7:30 p.m asioo ight aturd }. Oct r 25 7:00p.m mtetiJlg ue open to all ludtnis. Tbty an held enry Wtdnt day at 6 o'dock in t he Miller onfertnce room on tilt ucond ftoo r of tbe II Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King's Bookstore treet , \Vilkes-Bor1 , P4\ .1870.1 ~ 570.208.470 ~ wilk .bncoll g .com What's happening at your bookstore this week! Live "Free" Music Every Wednesday Night and IIlOst Friday's with a 25% a· count on anything you purchase from the cafe during the music act! • Open Mic Night for Poetry & Acoustic Music Tuesday from 7:00pm - 8:30pm • This Wednesdaywe haveAllenRosenbuam live at 6 :3opm • Halloween Night Live Music with "Jinko Latour" at 7:30pm /. This Saturday author signing with Cecilia Galnnte author o "Patron Saint of a Butterfly,, and "Hershey Herself, from 1:00- :oo m Volume 61 Issue 7 ~s hosts inti. • amm1ng etition FRAIL Editor October 25, Wilkes Uniand participated in the As:omputing Machinery Inter:giate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM. Twentym ten schools competed for 1 eastern Pennsylvania. The !am placed fourth and ~ lkes h. > the ACM website, "The con:ativity, teamwork, and innoiing new software programs, :udents to test their ability to r pressure. Quite simply, it largest, and most prestigious contest in the world." mtest, also referred to as Batins, was inspired by a small competition in 1970 at Texas ,d to challenge students in the 1ter science. As the years proompetition gained popularity ad over seas. ,onsored the competition for cording to Doug Heintzman, trategy for IBM's Software onsorship Executive ofICPC, , 22,000 students from 2,000 . 83 to 87 countries worldwide ;h year. take our social responsibility ly and the harsh reality is that facing some pretty specific .and it's going to take some f, CONTEST page 3 36 mber �~BER 7, 2008 onel ti iU,TON HOLMES editor-in-Chief : Parker must have recei ·om Lebanon Valley that 1omecoming weekend bee r brought his dancing shm 10, 191 lb. running back seams and did more juke d playing Madden 2009, staggering 278 rushing y 1men (3-1) shocked the C 21 at Ralston Field for th of Freedom Conference J inished with two touchdm imes as many yards as C >mbined. He also finished all-time rushing list wit] tile helping his team snap :ak to the Colonels, that cl ~ck to 1992. But most imI what the Colonels were 's hold onto the football. ~olonels six fumbles, th 1p and fell into the hand, ; fans would've thought mlled a prank and strolle .ents to slip beer into thl jug. gh to win football gam 13 year head coach Number 40 Rob Pie game against the D crronics: AcbillV look OIi ... , ... 0 . . 0CTOB '£c!!}JQ!l .~ '_au_ea_ _ _ The r CO, T CT l~FORMATIOI>,: wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com Beacon endorses Presidential/Congressional candidates tax policy. mall busin ses are helped by the c uts be propo while large corporation will have The New York Times recently to ante ui>--something sorely lackreported that between I990 and ing in the past eight years and also 2002. United in McCain's plan. Ohama offers the most compreprem hensive and complete were referenced about pl an for addressing the needs of the Canad ian upreme middle and lo\\er classes and fixing ourt. Ho"ever, since the economic cri2002, the number of sis. while McCain's decisions citing the plan till seem vague. American court have dimim hed by hal[ AusIn pite of McCain's tralia and several chumminess with "Joe lhe 01her countries ha,e followed Plumber," most Ull average Joes Thi can easily will not benefit be attributed to from his plan in waning international the long run. Obanl8 ·s stance on Iraqi also m respccl for America. llie public face of the United Stales abroad. keeping with "here we need to go thanks lo the George W Bush a a country. Obama promises to admini !ration i pock-marked withdraw most of our troops from "ith Iies. an unJust war. lack of Iraq wilhin 16 monlhs of taking respect for o thers, unbridled lust the oath of office. Th, is in the for power and unending greed. best interest of the United Stat On ovember 4, Americans Iraq and the world. It IS lime for have a choice lo make, and with- Iraqi to assume control of their oul a doub1 it is one of the most country and even members of the important in recent hi tory. Mak- Iraqi go cmmcnt have told the ing a choice bet\\een Sen. John "'orld that they are ready. McMcCain, R-AZ, and Sen. Barack ain 's plan "ould keep Americans Obama. D-1 L, is like a trip down entrenched in a directionless war a bumpy dirt road. One candi- begun five years, 4,187 Amencan date "ill ask us to grin and bear lives. and o~er S500 billion ago. the bumpy ride, promsing thal ii Withdrawmg American forces and w,11 smooth e,enlually, while the supporting Iraq 's new go, rnment other cand ,date will try and give politically we will also strengthen u the tools 10 pave that road. inlernalronal relation hips The Beacon stalT believes that Another "BY to improve our n. Barack Obama is the can- relationships abroad is to recondidate "ho will give us the tools sider the way we deal with imto pave lha1 road; therefore, we migration. Walls, like those being endorse his candidacy for Pres i- built around our borders, are not dent. the most effective means to conOne of Obama' mot impor- trol "ho enters th United States. tant ideas i his economic plan Obama has offered a proactive His plan forcrea1ing "green jobs" plan lo help keep cili.zcns from enis forward-thinking and keeps the tering the United States illegally middle class m mind. as does his by creating economic opportuni- BY TH£ BEACON EDITORIAL BOARD the world to give us their " tired, tie in Mexico. As for creating jobs at home, poor and huddled masses yearnObama has argued he will empha- ing to breathe free:· But by maksize renw.eable, sustainable energy ing English the official language sources and also tax those com- we would have 10 engrave a postpanies who move jobs overseas. script, " but only if you speak EngcCain has also championed an Ii h." These reasons are also why we energy plan; howev r his slogan "'drill baby, dnll'" 1s nothing more cannot endorse Hazleton Mayor than a bandage on one of Amer- Lou Barletta. We believe that he ica's deepest wounds. By drilling has created a witch-hunt like atmore America would not only put mosphere in Northeastern Pennthe environmeni at ri k, but also sylvania with his crusade against push off the prionly of energy in- illegal immigrants. His cause bas transcended his original purpose dependence to other areas. The beliefs articulated above and has created incredible stres also guide our choice for the 11th and anxiety for legal immigrants Congre ional race. Rtp. Paul who arc targeted because of their Kaojorksi, D-P . has erved th · race. Kanjorski is our choice in this district me 1984, and ortheast Pennsylvania has experienced election; however, th is is manly due to his senionly in Conmuch gro"'th and de,el pment gre . We would feel belthanks 10 hi leadership. Thus, we believe that he ter about th is endorsewould bring the mos! or heard more from to the I Ith district " ilh him throughout this another 1erm. While we endorse Kanjorelecrion season. ski. the stalT does so Nevet1heless, we with the caveat \\C are have ba ed our choices on who we think disappointed w.ith some of hrs \\ill guide the stances and United States his campaign. through these For exrough patchample. we , es and once oppo e KanRep. Paul Kaojorski, D-P again reclaim jorski 's lance on immigration According to his "ebsile. Kanjorski says that he ''has long been a upporter of making Engli h the official language of the United tales government because the use of Engli h as a common Ianguage remain vital to our nalion·s pr perity.~ This is simply nol 1he case According to the 2000 United tales Cen us almo t 20% of the nation spoke another Janguage. Kanjorski expects the nalion to prosper while cutting out a substanlial part of the conversalion . On the Statue of Liberty we ask B TIM El Beacon Sta.ff gino.troiani'ii;"'ilkes.edu lauren.salem'alwilkes edu our place as a diplomatic and economic beacon. Our decisions ,~ere not made in haste and included all members of the staff. The endorsement arc the result of 1wo months of conversatrons. presentations and discu ions. f..dilor's ote: The v1ewsanJopmions expressed m th,s ed11or1a/ ts solely that u/1 he Beacon j staff. J'he,r op,moTL m 1•• ""Y rr:jlect th " views 01 Wilks Umw,,...,1y Wilk« U11,.·er<1ty doe. 110/ enguge m ac11w11e.s which promo1, or ad,v,na, u pu1111 al cand,date. polmrul party, propo..,llon, or PA( a., a result oj the Federo/ £/ec"""' ( 'umpwgn Ac·t uf /97 / . fflrlThfhlS ~ We feel t ai both Barack Obama and Paul Kan,jorsld are be«er suHed for posHions in office than dleir OIJama•s sta ce o both the nr a d h s economic pla are key factors in our reasonina for endorsement. Althou1b we do not fully aaree 1nc Kan,jorsld on a issues, we feel Chat because of his expenence a d senioriCy, he possesses Che altmey co pruide a beccer semce for the people than Barletta, 6 The elect,, cause 11 rhyn boners, let ·s Th, rsone of our young it from bemf mud linging den1ial candi Biden ) I anythrn1 pre idenual 1 \'Cl) eyes. So I intend First, let' , mane!> The nal of the elc e tsamc fo entire country mix things u1 do they• o' the process is lo\\a is a g~ any reason Iha "hen it come Clllld odates? 0 of John Way111 el'\ie that hon grea1 stme of I a say m who 1 parti becau races are usual Thi }Cr not pnmary takes hands if they I w,hich gives th, m the primary 1 been decided. 13 man on the s more incentive where they cou impact, therefo giving them m to vote rn o,-e, people arc inv, proc dunng I ar more peopl volved in the pn nrn. Makes sen Second, let's problem. Everyc 11 ' up lo us tom thal w can beco pendent Let's get o there and gel ome �OCTOBER 28, 2008 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Election Time BYTIM EIGFRIED Beacon ta.ff Writer The election ts a JOk And not just becau ti rh}mes with "erection ~ ftut enough bone~. let's get serious. Tht 1soneofthe mo I important elections of our young ltfet1mes, but that doesn 't stop rt from being and absolute cluster-screw of mud ltnging, pandering and hot ,ice-presidential candidates (I'm looking at ou. Joe Biden ) If anything, the state of the American prestdenttal race is degrading before our \er} e)CS. So I intend to fix it, Angry Rant style. First, let's change the tern of the primanes There is no reason that the semi-finals of the election houldn 't be held in the e\8CI same format of the election itself. The enurc country votes on one day. TI1ey don '1 mtx things up for the playoffs in football , do they• o1 E\'Cl)thing lays the same, the process is repealed, and it worts. I0\11 1 a great stale, I gues , but is there an) reason that they are first out of the gate \\hen ii comes to picking the pre idential cand1da1es? Other than being the birthplace of John Wayne. what has Iowa done to deser>e that honor' More often than not, the great stale of Pennsylvania hardly ever has a say 1n who w,ins the nominations for the parties because it happen well after the races are usually decided. Thi )Cr notwith landing, the staggered pnmary takes the power out of citizens ' hands tf they li,·e in states that vote later, which gives them zero motivation to vote mthe primary if the race has already been decided. By having all the primaries on the same day, it gives more incentive to vote tn Apnl where they could have a real 1mpac1, therefore potentially giving them more incentive 10 ,ote tn ovember. If more people are involved in the process during part one. odds are more peopl will be in•ol,ed in the process during part !\lo. Makes sense. right' Second, let' solve the energy problem. Everyone wants it, and ti's up lo us to make our 0"11 so that we can become more independenl. Let's get OUI there and get ome nuclear po"er plants butlt The stupid h1pp1 didn ·1want ti in the 70s, o now "e arc stuck Of course, I don ·1 know \\hy anyone bothered to It ten to their protests. as hippt a , by the tr , cry natur uneducated. because institutions of higher education are an extension of The an, and as you know. The Man is the natural enem ofth hippie. Much like cat and dogs. Or a fat gu) and a steak. Of course, I can ·1 blame them for betng scared of nuclear power after the gomgs-on al Chernobyl, which was caused by human error, by the way. Of course, what do you ex-pect from a country whose biggest export i odka? uclear po»er plants would create jobs while making us more and more energy independent, so that other forms of fuel ( uch as coal) can be limited due 10 the environment or clean air or me stupid crap that I hear people talking about. Yes, it's dangerous, but gue »hat, so i traveling by car, but people still do that on a daily basis. uclear power »ill create JObs, create nergy, and more importantly, it could resull in a calamitous accident that would result in the birth of a superhero. And that would be a»esome. Speaking of energy. let"s talk about oil. Some experts say that we don 't have any oil. Other e perts say that "e have enough oil to power thi country for another 1.000 years. You know »hat I say? Dig. We ·,e arrived al the potnt »here \\e can dnll w tthout harming the environment, so let's go for it If there is oil there, aw, om . If not, nho cares. let 's dig somenhere else. on, let's move onto some hghter fare ... Can we put a stop to eel brity endorsements? It· great that they »ant to use their tar po"er to make a difference. but how many people are going to vote a certllin way because their favorite celebrity is voting that same way? ~wait, you mean the star of Go ip Girl supports Barack? Holy crapl I have to g I m on this!*' And really, it's great that Chuck 'orris took time out ofhi bu y chedule of breaking necks and roundhousing aerrorists, but I don·1 care 1f )OU like Mike Huckabee. You don 't see Bill Clinton walking around rumping for Alec Bald\\ in to win another Emm , do you? Of course not! Celebriti , l.eep your mouths hut. Act, dance. ing, date Lindsay Lohan, whatever. Stay out of politics. It's great when a wellinformed person like Man Damon wants to get invol>·ed, but for every Matt Damon. there are a thousand Avril Lavignes. Can the candidates also stop mudshngmg• Isn 't the goal to make yourself look good. and not to make your opponent look bad? I'm not a fan of the mudslinging, either. People act as if though it' a necessary evi~ but I fear that one day it's going to go too far. " When he was 8 years old, Bara k Obama pushed a girl into the mud. And sh ruined her brand nen dres . and she got in trouble and nasn ·1 allo\\ed to have dessert that night. A ,ote for John Mccain is a vote for des erts:· And finally, let 's take a look at the candidates. Barack Obama: Yes. the man can trmg together a sentenc and he can pull a cro,\d. »hich is a nice change from having a president for eight years who looked as comfortable as Paris llilton \\hen she isn't making a se tape, but ttll . The man has been m public office for something like four) ears Come on, there have been cast members on the '"Real World/Road Rules~ challenges with longer tenure. John McCain: I (e's a maverick, a war hero and a mart man . And he -.ould mal.e a great president .. 8 years ago Let 's face it, McCain has been reeled in by the Republican publicity machine. effect l\ CI reducmg his maveri k-ocity and ballsiness And another thing, McCain is 72 ) ears old. I I.now ii seems like I like to tal.e pot shots at the cld rly, but that might be a touch 100 old to be in charge of the free norld Also. the next person in line. arah Palin, is woefully inexperienced, even if he 1s eaS) on the eyes. (And let 's face facts; good-looking girls w,ho arc ucce ful didn't get 10 "here they arc because of their brain . Just look at Kim Bassingcr. She can stop lnlffic, but come on; she bought a to\\11 in Georgia for S20 million shortly before he went bankrupt. I didn 't make that up. For more examples. look at any of the girls on wThe Hill ''.) You kno" what. I have a better idea to fix the election. adden football. At the end of the day, America I till awesom and ii ti ll rests firmly atop the standings of~Grealest Country E,er .. Cven tf this whole election thing do sn ·1 get figured out, I think we' ll be okay. It could be "orsc. Dane Cook could be president. .. of un funny jokes! Happy Voting Volume 61 Issue 7 ~s hosts inti. • amm1ng etition FRAIL Editor ,, October 25, Wilkes Uniand participated in the As:::omputing Machinery Inter:giate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM. Twentym ten schools competed for 1 eastern Pennsylvania. The :am placed fourth and Wilkes h. , the ACM website, "The con:ativity, teamwork, and innoling new software programs, udents to test their ability to r pressure. Quite simply, it largest, and most prestigious contest in the world." mtest, also referred to as Batins, was inspired by a small competition in 1970 at Texas d to challenge students in the 1ter science. As the years proompetition gained popularity 1d over seas. i0nsored the competition for cording to Doug Heintzman, trategy for IBM's Software :msorship Executive ofICPC, ' 22,000 students from 2,000 83 to 87 countries worldwide :h year. take our social responsibility .y and the harsh reality is that facing some pretty specific and it's going to take some CONTEST page 3 36 mber �OCTOBER 7, 2008 Colonels fu BY CARLTON HOLMES Beacon Editor-in-Chief Charlie Parker must have recei, memo from Lebanon Valley that Wilke 's homecoming weekend bee: definitely brought his dancing shoe The 5'10, 191 lb. running back through seams and did more juke than a kid playing Madden 2009, way to a staggering 278 rushing y the Dutchmen (3-1) shocked the C (0-4) 28-21 at Ralston Field for th< ing game of Freedom Conference I Parker finished with two touchdm had five times as many yards as C rushers combined. He also finished on LVC's all-time rushing list wit] yards, while helping his team snap losing streak to the Colonels, that d the way back to 1992. But most imJ ly, he did what the Colonels were to do, that's hold onto the football. Of the Colonels six fumbles, fh coughed up and fell into the hand: Dutchmen; fans would've though1 kes alum pulled a prank and strolle from the tents to slip beer into thi els water jug. "It's tough to win football garr ay," said 13 year head coach OCTOBER 28, 2008 OPINION 8 Cryonics: a chilly look into the future BY GINO TROIA 'I Beacon Op-Ed £di/or In 1940, Dr. Basil Luyet published his work called ~Life and Death al Low Temperatures" on cryobmlogy and bis experimentation on freezing living cell Many of lhe organ ism that Luyet did research on \\ere damaged beyond repair, but in some cases he was able to successfully restore normal functioning afte r re-warming the organi ms. I lis research paved tile way for \\hat "as to come in 1964 when the term "cl)onic "was coined by American phy ics professor, Rol>en Ett inger. Mis book. The Prospect of lmmorlal,ty, promoted the idea that one day a ch illed person "ould be able to be resurrected from a deep freeze induced coma. Mis idea generated buzz amongst both the med ical commun ity and the general publ ic, but many c ientists distanced themselves from his work th roughout the years in fear of lo mg credibility. As a d irect result, very little research in the area of cryonics was funded after that rime. II was not until 1984.when a man by the name o f Michael Darwin "orked alongside UCLA cardiothoracic researcher Jerry Leaf , 1J1at any major breakthroughs occurred. Together they were ab le to chill dogs to a couple degrees above freezing, replace their blood "1th a substitute. a nd monitor them fo r up to three ho urs with no measurable signs oflife. Many of th dogs \\ere success ful! retrieved, and donated to the public as pets. Tirns, Darwin and Leaf's fundamental techniques helped pave the way and are still used in modem Cl)Onics. Because of Darwin and Leaf's research, lhe study of cryonics experienced significant growth in the 1980s and 1990s. By 1993, there were fou r wellestablished groups offering cryonic services: Alcore, in outhem Cal ifornia; Robert Eninger' Cryon ics lnstitule, in Michigan; The American Cryonics Society, and Trans Time Cooperation. both in An Alcor freezing cbam ber i used to u pend and chill the body to sub ztro tern pcra tures to prevent dekay. North Cahfom,a_ Today, there arc a handfu l of cryoni s fac il iues located \\Orid wide. Although they contin ue to grow, ma instream suppon bas yet to catch on. II that The Beacon coducied nline this past ,\eek The II was unscientific. a nd doe 01 claim to reftect the o, era I itudes of students on The Beacon asked: How cryook works The whole purpose of cryonics is to prevent decay of the body by chilling it to ub zero temperatures. This is only po ibl if all chemical processes are halted. which requires a 1empcrature below liquid ni trogen. (Around 63K or - 346F) Because cryonics is currently irreversible, the United States only permus the procedure to be performed on patients who are pronounced ''legally dead_" Once dead, an emergency response team springs into action. First the body is stabi lized, and then packed in ice. The body also receives an injection of heparin (an anticoagulant) to prevent the blood from clotting. Once arrival at the cryonics facility, the freezing proces begin . A cryonic 1eam works to remove all of the water from the patient's cells, a nd replaces it w 1th cryoprotectant. which is basically a human anti-freeze. The reason being is that "'hen water is lo\\ered to the tem perature or liquid nilrogen. it will expand and destroy the body. The cryoprotectant helps the " vertifi cation" (deep cooling without freezing) process. "'hich enables suspended animauon. Once the Beacon Poll Results 1bc following are resul ts of a s the Wilkes Center fo r• lobal Education and Di- Hall of Fame ba eball player Ted Williams wa placed in cryonic u pension after hi death • Yes - 53°/4 • No - 30°/4 • Depends - 16% in 2002. four hour procedure i completed, the body is lhen placed on a block or dry i e until it reaches - 202F. completing the venification process. The final step incl udes placing the body head down into a large metal tank filled w ith liqu id mtrogen. The body i tored upside down because 1f there were ever a leak in the tank, the head would stay ubmerged, protecting the brain. A typical tank can hold up to four bodies, or six heads. Is cryoo ics only for th e rich? Pretty much. First, most faci lities require that you become a member first , and pay ann ual d ues (around 400). If you ' re looking to have your whole body put into uspended animation, Alcor c harges a minimu m of$ 150,000, and an additional an nual cost of $518 10 mainta in lhe body. Alcor will also perform a neuropreservation procedure, (wh ic h means just the bead) for a minimum of $80,000. Currently scientists worldwide arc \\ Orlrng to fi nd a way to reverse the effects of deep cooling, but have had no major successes Doesn't it eem a little s illy to ch ill a person tha1 i already pronounced dead? I understand that such research may one day be valuable 10 mankind, but I've come 10 accept that death is a part o f life. You ' re born, you leave your mark, and }'OU die. In the end it was a good run. Carpe Diem! Next Week's question: Which candidate re }'OU voung for m the 2008 Presiential E lection·> • 13arack Obama • John McCain • Other ViS11 www .w1ll.esbea o n. com to cast }Our vote Re ults "ill be publ i hed Speak Up! C The Beacon wants your opinion. Concact us at tl WilkesBeacon.OpEd ra)GmaiLcom p Cl ~ aI wilh your \ame. Afajor. Yea,; and Opinion! !IQ Beacon re,,er\'eS the righ1 wt m H, J 17,e to ed,t ubmitted piece;, for space and content. C Lio COl the ton piq "I to I tat, ten~ pn» neg, this i al larg . t Right) Number 40 Rob Pi£ turday's game against the D1 ii It's Your Right! �. CO, ACT I FORMATIO:\ : chri ta. gobba ·a "ilkes.edu leeann.searfo sta'wilkes.edu Alcohol Awaren e Week PAGE II wilke beacon.lifesty l gmail.com 9 Political Halloween costumes mask wearers' intentions B\ CIIRI TA SGOBBA Beacon lifestyles Ed11or is a lot of ' he aid, she said' going on in both parties, and of course this news ah,ay makes for good television." Party City. which offers hundred ofHalloY.een co tumes of all different l)'pe dedicated a special section 10 political cos1umes this season. The di play contained masks of current pol i1icians and full costumes of hislorical figures like Ben Franklin and Abraham Lincoln. The tore has sold masks of mos1 of the current players in the election, though officials acknowledged they y,ere unable to receive masks of Democratic vice-pre idential candidate Joe Biden. Masks range from Sl4.99to 19.99. Mead counts masks of candidates in the current Presidential race as some of the top ellers for the store. ·•Right now, we' re out of tock of Obama, Palin, McCain, the Clintons, and George Bush," Mead said. "Tiie sale have been different 1his year, a lot higher. Other years -y,e old out too, but not until later in the month." Additionally, m previous years, the store would be able to reorder the masks, but this year. Mead noted that the Wilkes-Barre store is unable to do so As the election draws closer. Americans ore sticking 1gns in their lawn , lapping bumper tickers on their ears, and pinning buttons on their clothes to show their support for their candidate. For the avid supporter, signs and slogans may not always suffice. Looking for a more peoonal canvas for expres ion, many fans ore pulling on mask of their favorite candidate to take on their persona for Halloween But are these masks solely used for upport. or can they be used to poke fun as 11ell? Halloy,een costumes have always been influenced by the pop culture of the day. Popular children 's co tu mes reflect the top Disney movies or toys of the year, while trendy adult costumes often bank on celebrities in the new . And bccau thi is an election )car. political candidates are taking on the promin nee of celebritie . especially ,n regard to the inspiration of Halloween costumes. Melissa Mead. an assistant manager at Party City ,n Wil l es-Barre, believes that the almost constant media coverage of the candidates contributes to the popularity of pohtically-in pired costumes. "I think that thi being an election year has a lot of influence,~ he said. "The [sale arc] much better than in prior yean., and since Hal lo11cen i only a few da s before Elecuon Day, the oming couldn't be better:· Junior bK>Chemi try major Jason Woloski. 11ho is also president of the Campus Democrats, agrees that the coverage of the elec1100 contributes to the popularity of uch costumes. He believes that the closenes of the primary clccuons between Hilla,y Clinton and Barack Obama earlier in the year pKfued the interest of the people. "In years where the primaries seem 10 be decided after the first few ~an1. tales. the interest of the publi tends to die down until fa ll approaches," he said. ~1 think the negat1v1ty associated with lh1 pr idential campaign is also contributing 10 the larger coverage. Tllere counts the masks of Obama as the quickest seller. he also sees a lot of couples gravitate 10 the political sect10n to try 10 find couple or groups costume idea "Oser the years, a lot of couples would do 1he Hillary and Bill,~ be id. "And now thi year, the.re's a lot of couples going as McCain and Sarah Palin." For tudents who want to dres as their favorite poli1ician, a little creativity is needed to look the full part, since only the mask is sold fo.r the co tuJne. In order to take on the pe.rsona of the politician, Mead suggests buying the mask and fini hing it off with a imple politician sui1 that reflects how that person dresses. " You can go to a departm nt tore and pick up a dre uit like Sarah Palin, or a button-down shm with khakis and a tie fo.r Obama," she suggested. Woloski took that advice a few years ago "'hen he dressed up as Bill Clinton He bought a Clinton mask and wore a imple suit to go y,~th it "It was a lot of fun," he said. " A lot of people -y,ere asking where Mon1CBwas:· With lhe tongue-in-cheek nature of political mas many include maniacal g.rins or caricature-I ike features-th question ari whether people a.re choosing titese costumes solely to support a candidate, or ifa little mockery may be at the accou nting major Kenn) Law- Volume 61 Issue 7 ~s hosts inti. • amm1ng etition FRAIL Editor r, October 25, Wilkes UniThe Beacon/Bethany Yamnck son.. who noticed the populanty of political masks in stores and online this year. sees thi kind of co tume more mocking than upporting " I think they ' re meant to be funny." he said. ~, think it would be supportive 1f it wasn·t some ridiculous costume with the face obscured." In her observation of customers in Part) City, Mead believes that people purchase the masks for a combination of humor and support. " I sec a lot of peopl come m, notice the masks, and ju I buy one. You·11 see customers laughing in th aisl as they try them on," he said ··But at the same time, I don ' 1 think if they "'ere really against a candidate. they' d want to y,ear his mask ." Woloski bclic,es that polit,cal mas~s can be used for humor. but also points out that he -y,ould not dre up for a politician that he didn · 1 upport. ··t think e pecially in pre idcntial election yean., dressing up as on of the candidates is a fun and easy co tume,r he said. ··1 can foresee many •hockey mQnlS' dressing as Palin thi year, walking around saying the} can see Russia from their house.r For students who just need to have that last-minute politician mask for Hallo\, een, online sellers like Politicalmasks.com and Co tumecrazc.com offer expedited hipping so shoppers can receive their orders b} Halloween. and participated in the AsComputing Machinery Inter:giate Program.ming Contest sponsored by IBM. Twenty,m ten schools competed for 11 eastern Pennsylvania. The earn placed fourth and Wilkes h. >the ACM website, "The con!ativity, teamwork, and innoding new software programs, tudents to test their ability to :r pressure. Quite simply, it largest, and most prestigious contest in the world." ;:mtest, also referred to as Bat1ins, was inspired by a small competition in 1970 at Texas :d to challenge students in the 1ter science. As the years pro:ompetition gained popularity ad over seas. ,onsored the competition for :cording to Doug Heintzman, :trategy for IBM's Software ,onsorship Executive of ICPC, y 22,000 students from 2,000 t 83 to 87 countries worldwide ch year. take our social responsibility ly and the harsh reality is that facing some pretty specific and it's going to take some ~ CONTEST page 3 ~mber �BER 7, 2008 onels fi lLTON HOLMES ~ditor-in-Chief Parker must have recei, om Lebanon Valley that lomecoming weekend bec1 brought his dancing shoe 10, 191 lb. running back ,earns and did more juke id playing Madden 2009, staggering 278 rushing y en (3-1) shocked the 0 21 at Ralston Field for th i of Freedom Conference I finished with two touchdo,. times as many yards as 0 ombined. He also finished s all-time rushing list wit) !lile helping his team snap ·eak to the Colonels, that d ,ack to 1992. But most iml l what the Colonels were tt's hold onto the football. Colonels six fumbles, fh p and fell into the hand. n; fans would've though1 pulled a prank and strolle tents to slip beer into th ·r jug. gh to win football ga id 13 year head coacll 10 LIFESTYLES OCTOBER 28, 2008 Student balances questions of life while on unicycle BY LEEANN EARFO Beacon Asst. lifestyles Editor There are a few existential quest ions that have confounded humanity since the dawn of ume. Asking ourselves "'\\chy are we here- and "what"s the meaning of life," can slop even the brightest of us in our tracks. For Kenneth Stucker. a sophomore literature and philosophy major, those questions are just a typical Friday night. And he tnes lo answers them all while riding his unicycle and wearing his trademark bowler. tucl.er has quickly assimilated to the Wilkes culture and added a new visual element to it nding up and down the Market tree! bridge and Ri~er Street on his unic}cle. He may seem just like a kid who likes to ride a one-wheeler, but there is so much more behtnd the student in the OO\\ ler cap. Sarah Walker, a sophomore nursing major, went lo high school with Stucker and describes him a a breath of fresh air. ·'He's really down to earth, and fun to be around." said Wall.er. " I le ·s the kind of guy that brightens your day." Stucker, originally from Western Wayne High School, set out on his college Journey literature was mo t intluen11al in his fonnative years, he also took cues from fiction at Valley Forge Christian College. After some personal philosophical trug- books as well. " I am an avid reader. There gles. Stucker chose to leave Valley Forge are lots of books that have influenced me, Christian College to take up academic resi- even back when I was much younger," said dence al Wilkes University. tucker. ~, wanted to look al the even bigger exStucker changed majors once he came istential questions like ' what's the signifi- to Wilkes University. He is currently a literature major, but will be cance?' or ' why are . - - - - r-,,,.-----=□ adding philosophy next " e here?'" explained Stucker. semester. Being new 10 the serious study of literStucker acknowledges he pent a ature. Stucker believes he large portion of his has a lot to learn. Accordchildhood trying to ing to Stucker, everything find answers 10 cons1cn1S from his love of founding questions. philosophy. "l was always that "I acrually did this kind little annoying kid of baclcwards. I declared who asked ' why?· literature as my major, Stucker said." while my passion for litHe allowed literaernture comes from my ture from a very earpassion for philosophy.~ ly age to influence Stucker said. his thoughts and He spends free time emotions towards looking into what human nalure really is. He belife. While Stucker lieves his love of philo - ophy and drive to figure out life 's burni ng questions has to be propelled on more than " "I want to write a book omeday· ." according to tucker. '"Aside from trying lo stay sane, I am rcally interested in the e>cistential questions," said Stucker. Stuckcr·s po I-undergraduate plans include obtaining hi Doctorate m Philosophy and being able 10 teach . "Teaching others is a worthwhile goal. rrs a good degree to apply and to become proactive," be said. So, he spends his time taking on question, that have stumped individuals like Arilstotie and Plato; but what about the uniC)clc0 " It was a bet of a friend of mine that I couldn 't learn to ride ii in two \\CCks. Lei's just say, he lost," said tucker. And no" it" s become is primary mode of transportation to and from campus. Stucker believes his unicycle brightens peoples' days just by seeing him ride down River Street. Whether he answers life's questions or not, Stucker hopes to lea,e a small mark on others. ~, just ,,ant lo have a part in the conversation," said Stucker. OcTOBE Alco BYC THR, Beacon Asst , BETHA'IY, Beacon Corre sma,hed 1 on the Wilk Hall o ITcrs a h ful consequen campuses. Imparting k the dangers o of the main Wecl., a na1i1 annually ever many other sc kes has been fight for a\\af ··1ne main students, stafi of alcohol co1 education. anl a"'are of the Gail Holby. t Wellnes ... al\\ay an 1 educate the ~ gers [of ex more respons One of the presentation , Leaming Cc aimed toed and conscqu presemerw en forcemenl Ile said I l mversil) ol ally cited an rested 72 for 21 arrests f01 minor, fh permanent re . ght) Number 40 Rob Pi ay's game against the D �28,2008 Je )UI hfe ·s bum mg led on more lhan necta)'·," a cord1Y sane, I am rcnlial questions, ,1-undergradua1e · Doctorate in o teach 1-.hile goal frs ro become pro- 18 on queshons Is like Ari1s10lhe un,C}c /e? of mine 1ha1 I 1 week Lcrs And now. ,rs Iran pona11on : le brightens m ride do\.\n guc hon or rtall mark on 1e conversa- OCTOBER 28, 2008 LIFESTYLES 11 Alcohol Awareness Week sheds light on issues of abuse 8\ C.\TIIR\' FREAR Beacon. lssl Vews Ed11or BETH\ W YA \1RICK .. B,a,on Corrtspondem A mashed car stre,..n like a forgotten toy on lhe Wille,, campus across from Kirby Hall offers a haunting reminder of the harmful con,equences of alohol abuse on college campuse,, hnpartmg kno\\ ledge and awarenes for lhc dangers of underage alcohol use is one of 1hc mam goals of Alcohol Aw11reness Wed. a narionalty recognized event held annually c,ery tlurd week of October. Like many olher schools aero s the nation, Wilk ha been involved in thi w,eek-long fighl for awareness for many years. "The mam [focuses are J to educate lhe tudenlS, staff. and facull)' o n the dangers ofalcohol consumption, provide for alcohol l-ducanon. and make the Wilkes community a11arc of the resources available .. ." said Gail Holby, the coordinat r of Health and l\cllne s. "A5 with all uni versities there is alway an i sue wnh alcohol. We strive to cducal the WIikes community to the danger, [ofexcessi,e alcohol abuse) and to be more responsible for their actions.One of the events on October 22 was a pre,cntnhon, held m room IO I of the Stark Leaming Center. on drugs and alcohol that aimed to educate the audience on the risks and consequences of their abuse. The first pr nterwasM1keRutkow ki, anarcala enforcement officer. lie said that at Wilkes, King's and the l 'mcrs11) of Scranton police have annually cited nn average of 300 students, arrested 72 for underage drinking, and made 21 arrests for specifically giving alcohol to minor, fhese offenses go on the students' permanent record and can ne,er be wi ped clean. Most of the arrests are freshmen and sophomores. 1be first drunken driving offen e includes a S420 fine and a 90-day license suspension. The penalty for a second offense would e ntail lo ing one·s driver's license for 15 months. Furthennore, becau e of the state's :r.ero-tolerance policy, there is no question as to whether the student will have his or her license revoked. This is a pccial crime in which ifa student i arrested and convicted, the borough mu t inform tude nt's school. It i likely that in addition to the penalties tudents suffer from the legal standpoint, he or she will also have to deal with punishments at their school. For students who use a fake ID, the fine is raised to an extra $800 and the tu dents' ID will be kept on file. Rutkowski pas ed around a binder with some examples of laughably-obvious fake IDs. When carryThe Beacon/Bethany Yamrick ing a fake ID. the offense is also put into the rudents top in Brei eth Hall to take• look at memorial honoring tho w.ho lost pennanent record and students arc tined an their lives in 1lcobol-rel1ted cnnts. extraSJOO. However, for the second offen • students about the history of cocaine, and showed duction of the drug. will be fined an $800 on top of everything. some rather disturbing images caused by " I've never seen so many liv affecred b) Additionally, students will be finger-print- the hallucinations of methamphetamine us- a drug.~ he said. "M advice 10 a mother ed, photographed, and may be asked 10 at- ers. During these hallucinations, users can who ask • ' My daughter tarted doing hertend an ARD prog~uch as Alcoholics feel hke they have bugs crawl ing all over oin, what should I do to help her?· 1s forAnonymous. Also, they can no longer get a themselves, and some actually scratched get about her because she ·s already too far gone.~ job which requires you to get a state license more than just kin off. or anything involving state cenification, On Friday, the Interfaith Council held a How,ever, the main drug focused on w,llS such as a teaching licen e. heroin. It is the second most abused drug candlelight v igil. There -was a reading or The next presentation was given by DEA in the United States nly second to mari- Genes is, the first book of the Bible. Also, task force officer Joseph Coffay. Accord- juana. there was a reading of a D. H. La,Hence ing to Colfay, drugs are on the rise in the " lt kind of -went away for a while ... but poem called Healing. Its theme was that Wilkes-Barre area. Any drug offense is au- now it is on the rise again ... with people as though people become emotionally hurt and tomatically a misdemeanor and is put on the young as grade school," said Coffay. Last carred, it cau es them to commit wrongdopermanent record. He said that they are be- week, in fi ct, a major heroin drug ring was ings. Thi does not mean they are hopeless. ing brought in mainly from the New York thwarted at the Sherman Hills Housing "The interfaith Council is committed 10 City area, as well as from ew Jersey and Complex. Two gangs reponedl competed promoting education about various faith Philadelphia. tradition represented at Wilkes· campu : · for the local heroin market. He offered images of massive amounts of Additionally, Coffay talked about the said Teresa Monaco. marijuana that have been brought in, talked many li~es that can be affected b the intro- Volume 61 Issue 7 s hosts inti. • amm1ng ~tition ~RAIL 1ditor , October 25, Wilkes Uniand participated in the As:omputing Machinery Intergiate Programming Contest ,ponsored by IBM. Twentyn ten schools competed for eastern Pennsylvania. The am placed fourth and Wilkes l. the ACM website, "The conativity, teamwork, and innoing new software programs, 1dents to test their ability to · pressure. Quite simply, it argest, and most prestigious :ontest in the world." ntest, also referred to as Batns, was inspired by a small :ompetition in 1970 at Texas l to challenge students in the ter science. As the years pro>mpetition gained popularity dover seas. )nsored the competition for :ording to Doug Heintzman, rategy for IBM's Software 1nsorship Executive ofICPC, 22,000 students from 2,000 83 to 87 countries worldwide h year. ake our social responsibility vand the harsh reality is that facing some pretty specific md it's going to take some CONTEST page 3 16 nber �l 7, 2008 els ti IJHOLMES -in-Chief OCTOBER Despit, ~r must have recei ~banon Valley that )ming weekend bee :ht his dancing sh0t 1 lb. running back and did more juke ·ing Madden 2009, :ring 2 78 rushing ) 3-1) shocked the C talston Field for th 1edom Conference · dwith two touchdo1 ts many yards as C :d. He also finished ne rushing list wit ing his team sna1 the Colonels, that < 1992. But most imJ the Colonels were d onto the football. :ls six fumbles, fii fell into the hand would've though a prank and stroll€ D slip beer into th win football ga year head coad 2 CO, T. CT JNFORMATIO:'\: alyssa.bennertu'w1lkes edu yoh.delossantosmaria a, 'lkes.cdu arnanda.gunthe p; ilkes.edu -wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com - - - - - - - - 12 Our After has busy month ahead BYAMA'IDAG Beacon As L A&E l Although the exh~ smoothly a planoocj Recent Work," by Ro plet . Th, exhibit was th◄ m fonncr Sordoni mer left his position I Institute ofTechnolot The opening recc~ h1bit was Friday. Oct gan izers at ordon i , 900 invitations. the high as they had exp 75 people attended. : gation, gallery staff I been some problems ply pul, " Nobody rec disappeared.- said th< the gallery. Brittney ~ onetheles , sonH Wil~cs-Barre comm up to the event, despi appearance of the mvi The proces of bring Sordoni began about PbotoCourtesy/ Our Afler Show with Panic at the Disco, Plain White T's, and The Cab up next BY ALY A BENNER Beacon A&E Editor Th Scranton-based band, Our After, packs a mean punch, but not your typical straight-forward gut shot. The band uses a little footwork and finesse to leave opponents K.O: d. The fhe-man band of John Phillips, lead vocals; Eli Hludzik., drums; Steve Husled, lead and rhythm guitar and vocals; Mike Dudley, lead and rhythm guitar will open for Plam WJ11te T's, Panic at the Disco', and The Cab this fnday, October 30, at the Scranton Cultural Center. In addition, Our Aftcr's new C D, Tabula Rasa, "ill release November 11 at T ink in Scranton. So it's no \\Onder that the guys are \\anning up like a challenger to a title fight and the anticipation for that first bell is palpable. Their new CD is a slight change o f pace for the band. and the C D release party i way for members to get the public-both fans and soon-to-be fans-excited ·'It's [thealbum]gota lot more of an Incubus vibe; maybe even more rhythmi<: things like 311.. . It's a httle bit of a darker sound but vibe is sttll uplifting and kind of hopeful ,~ says Phillips. l11e release of "Tabula Rasa" at Tinks i coinciding with lhe release of Drama Club·s self-titled E P. Drama Club is based in Wilkes-Barre. "The_ ·,e done all ages sho\\ S with us 111 the past, says Phillip, ~we·reju I looking to help each other out,~ says Phillip . Our After is currently preparing for lhe show at the Scranton Cultural Center 'ovember 11 . Phillips said, ·'This is the biggest venue we' ve pla >ed yet." The band " ill offer an interview and on-air perfonnance at WCU I studios FM 90. 7 in the Dorothy Darte Dickson Center on November 5. Wilkes students are welcome to attend. Zack and Miri Make a Porno: A review NYC premiere offers hilarity for all BY ALY A BEN ER Beacon A&£ Editor previous parenthelical question) and Jason Mewes· , er, not so little scene in the movie. Zaclc and M1ri MaJ.e a Porno i , in true On Thursday, October 23, Ke in Smith 's Kevin Smith fashion, very one dimens ional , ne"'e t film Zack and Miri Make a Pomo but clever. In facl, Smith discu sed the steps debuted in ew York City al Regal Cinema he went through to overturn the NC-17 ratUnion Square. A Q&A with Smith followed ing the film had originally been given in the screening and during the hour and a half order 10 acheivc his ~ .. . ingle-handed misconversation with audience members, he sion to keep the poop scene." The raunch touched on, among other things, why he faclor is very much alive throughout; howchose the movie ·s music ,how he became a ever, Zack and Miri crcat a diversion when sla\e to marijuana for five month , the food their relationship proves itself to be tangible he ate while hooting in Pittsburgh (mariand realistic. juana coincidence?), why he got so fat (see Srruth has made a name for himself with nber 40 Rob Pi e against the D his hilariou characters, down-to-earth humor. and relentless "ball jokes.~ Most of Srnith·s previous movies have been set in or around his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey. However 'ZacJc and Miri changes pace and is set in Pittsburg, PA . Smith said, " I wanted it to be set somewhere where porno probably never takes place. It's cold as balls and nothing ever really happens there." True to the title, the story is about best fhends Zack and Miri, who opt one day to make a porno movie. The pair find themselves in a Pittsburgh winter, their power cut off, and no reliable income in s ight Zack, played by Seth Rogen, uses his chann to convince best friend Miri . pla)ed by Eli7.abeth Bank , and co-"orker Delany (Craig Robinson), to pull together a motley c re" for their homemade porno. Very convincing iconic porn s1ars Katie Morgan and Traci Lords play Stacy and Bubbles respecri,ely. Throughout the movie ,rs apparent Zac~ and Miri, best friends since ix1h grade. arc head over heels for each other. Out ifs See PORNO page I./ Brianna l'iois en look dooi exhibit utitlcd ~ �OcroBER 28, 2008 13 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Despite lost invitations, Sordoni show successful BY AMANO G ;TII ER Beacon A st. A&E Editor Althoug!T 1he exhibit did not evolve as smoothly as planned. ~ A ew Paradigm: Recent Work."' by Ron Ehr Iich is now complete. Thisexl11b1t "as the first to be put together sine fonner Sordoni Director Ronald Bermer left his position for a Job at Wentworth Institute of Technology m August. The opening reception for Ehrlich's exhibit was Friday, October 17. Although organizers al ordoni Gallery senl out over 900 invitations. the tum ou1 was not as high as they had expected. Approximately 75 people attended. So after some investigation. gallery staff learned 1hat there had been ;ome problems with the invites. Simply put, "Nobody received them. They just disappeared.- said the as istant director of the gallery. Brittney Kramer. onetheles , some Wilkes faculty and Wil~es-Barre communiiy members showed up to the even1, despite the mysterious disappearance of the invites. The proces of bringing the exhibit to the Sordoni began about two years ago when Bernier saw Ehrlich ·s work in e" York at 1he Steven Haller gallery. Bern ier "'as mesmerized by the art, 1· talent and later wTote the catalog essay forthe exhibit. ~, knew that our students at Wilkes absolUlely had to have this experience. It is like nothing else they had probably seen before," Bernier said. The uni~ersiiy collected pieces from various collections aero the country for this particular e'C.hibiL The majority of them came from the Steven Haller gallery in New York. which Wilkes has worked Ehrlich's pi es take 1heelcmen1of th reed,mensional pieces and appl; them 10 a n,o dimensional work. Some of his piece;, ma) resemble Jackson Pollock, "But , f ;ou loo~ closely, there are layers and layers of paint from pamt being raped off, things bemg imprinted .. . 11's not Just drips of paml on a canvas;· said Kramer. Wax, shellac. glazes. and some Imies c,en feathers are included in Ehrlich ·s pieces. Although these elements are not commonly found in many paintings, ..the technique never overcome the image; · staled Bernier. Although there \\Cre some rocl.y points in the procc , the exh 1bit fell into place to produce a colorful, c alive displa . B rnicr aid, .. [Brittney] did an amazing job juggling and negotiating all the things 1hat happened and changes thal inev11ably occurred right before the exhibition arrived:· Looking at the exhibil one would ne,er know 1hat it was put together short taffed. •·1 couldn't have done any better my elf," said Bernier. very closely with m the past. According to Kramer, "ll's easy 10 go exhibition with them because they are real! helpful." The rest of the pieces came from the artist's studio in Providence, Rhode Island, along with some pieces from private collec- tion . Pro idence native Ron Ehrlich is a \\Cll-kn0\\ n artist known to work with panel, blowtorch, as well as brush to create unique, eye-<:atching pieces. Born in 1954, Ehrlich has srudied art all over the \\Orld throughout bi career. He pent over five years in Japan a11he Joji Yamasita monastery where he srudied the art of Bizen poltery making. The Beacon/Lauren B1emaclu Changes .,. After Hair5alon with us m looking 10 '70•9 70*0800 ,g for lhe nter othe big·band will forrnance , Dorothy er 5. Wil- Student Discount 20% off all sevices* t •With Valid Student ID ,ht Zack. charm to by Eliza1y (lra1g ,ley ere" ,n,incmg tnd Traci iecti,ely ent 7ad :radc. arc llut ifs ge /.I Call for an Appointment OR Walk-Ins Welcome The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki Briano• Nissen looks for deeper meaning in Ron Ehrlich' paintings at the ne,- Sordoni exhibit e.ntitled ~A , ew Paradigm : Recent Works." 6+6 North Main Street Wilkes-l)arrc, FA I 8 702 Volume 61 ISSUE ~s hosts int • amm1ng etiti9n FRAIL F:ditor r, October 25, Wilkes l and participated in the . ::::omputing Machinery In' :giate Programming Corn sponsored by IBM. Twel'. m ten schools competed 1 eastern Pennsylvania. !am placed fourth and Wil h. >the ACM website, "The c :ativity, teamwork, and in ling new software progra1 udents to test their ability r pressure. Quite simply largest, and most prestigi1 contest in the world." mtest, also referred to as E ins, was inspired by a sn competition in 1970 at Te: d to challenge students in 1ter science. As the years p ompetition gained populai 1d over seas. ,onsored the competition cording to Doug Heintzm trategy for IBM's Softw :msorship Executive ofICI ' 22,000 students from 2,( 83 to 87 countries worldw :h year. take our social responsibi y and the harsh reality is t facing some pretty spec and it's going to take so CONTEST page 36 mber �ER 1 7, 2008 nels ti rONHOLMES tor-in-Chief arker must have recei l Lebanon Valley tha1 1ecoming weekend beo ought his dancing sho1 191 lb. running back tns and did more juke ,laying Madden 2009, ggering 278 rushing ) m (3-1) shocked the C 3t Ralston Field for th Freedom Conference :bed with two touchdo1 :s as many yards as C ,ined. He also finished -time rushing list wi1 helping his team sna1 to the Colonels, that I to 1992. But most im at the Colonels wen told onto the football onels six fumbles, fr ind fell into the han s would've thougll ed a prank and stroll1 s to slip beer into til O CTOBER 28, 2008 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 Ocros PORNO from PAGE 12 four times a day, sometimes right into a gym sock The NYC Premiere of Zack and Miri Make a Pomo Y.-as part of CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival The festi al ran from October 21 to October 25. When asked about any new material mith might be working on. mith said, ~There's thi movie I want to do in March or April called Red late \\hich i I 80 degree tum from this movie. It's this little political horror movi • not to be confused with the political horror W. movie pla}ing across the road.- Wonder if there will be a toilet scene? until they begin the project through various over-the-top name changes and IS, that they are forced to have sex nd of course, despite all promises to the contrary, SCA changes everything. The movie had the audience rolling. Brian witay, junior communication studies major. said, ..The movie was hilarious! couldn·t belie~e some of the scenes could be played in the theatre ·• mith an wer-ed all the question asked by the packed audience in a very personal way, offering anecdot and at one point acknowledging, ·'Thissound homblynamedroppybut it" actually going somewhere.~ But, as mrth himself would likely prefer, the Q&A turned to the toilet and then sat there for an hour. Many things that were discussed cannot be included in this article because Y.ell, on paper there is no bleep button. When asked where he came up with the concept for this movie Smith said, ~1·ve kind of been researching this movie ince I was twelve. Sometimes three, ·os. Photo Courtesy/ Nedgallagher com Kevin mi tb deb uts bis new 61 m 'Zack and .\Im Make a Porno in 1'ew York Cit)· on Thursday ~tober 23 to a packed audience awaiting a post Q&A with the director. CHANGEABLE SKIES 1-."C. 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I Campa1g1 lnvitatio~ Ou1ered Bar scat Bamako i Coke or F Wilkes,fc Mak m1 Petri dish Push arou otice kirmish Ancient FJo,.er ga �OCTOBER 28, 2008 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Kudracross BY HRI KUDRAKA D DEVI 15 Kl 'G Beacon Correspondents Volume 61 Issue 7 hosts inti . • amm1ng etition !S FRAIL Editor r, October 25, Wilkes Uni- Down I Young cattle 2 " Win cost!'" 3 huffleTe'isurel 4 New Hampshire late Ho,, ers 5 Ph lower than 7 6 Bread affi iction 7 Hostile 10 8 Portable computer 9 Encore 10 Toddler wrong-doing II Poetic name for Ireland Across I Internet streaming device 4 Tibetan monk 8 Migh"ay divi ions 13 Ori the roof 15 Computer image 16 __Jhobic, fear of open places 17 Sml<cwith whip 18 ~micbeat 19 Cn 1s action 20 Cani nc pest 21 Dependency 23 Song words 25 Charged panicle 26 Campaign promotions 27 Invitation response 29 Outer edge 32 35 36 37 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 12 14 22 24 27 28 29 30 31 32 N L Bar scat Bamako i its capital Coke or Pepsi Wilkes, for example Makes mistakes Petri dish contents Push around otice kirmi h An ient Flo-.er garland 47 50 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Calm wmd To a place and back umber of Qs in this puzzle Denomination ofl lam Biblical verb Surgeon from '"Scrubs.. Flo..,er pan Range Presumptuous ldoliZ-C Gull kin CIA agent A V T E 33 34 35 36 38 39 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 Animal ~uch Egyptian Rulers lfonda model Dawdle Detection system Decry Irritate Admired person Lots Contraction Become Exhau led Shrek Metric prefix School chi ldren Speedy Capable Feebleminded Parentles Pertaining to the moon Bad dog Moves quickly Final destination Regreted To suspect "Ain't a shame~ ot common ervou ly irratable Hot bath and participated in the AsComputing Machinery Inter:giate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM. Twentym ten schools competed for n. eastern Pennsylvania. The ~am placed fourth and Wilkes h. >the ACM website, "The con!ativity, teamwork, and innojing new software programs, tudents to test their ability to ,r pressure. Quite simply, it largest, and most prestigious contest in the world." )ntest, also referred to as Batins, was inspired by a small competition in 1970 at Texas :d to challenge students in the 1ter science. As the years proompetition gained popularity ad over seas. ,onsored the competition for ,cording to Doug Heintzman, :trategy for IBM's Software onsorship Executive ofICPC, f 22,000 students from 2,000 l 83 to 87 countries worldwide ch year. take our social responsibility ly and the harsh reality is that facing some pretty specific and it's going to take some : CONTEST page 3 36 imber �O CTOBER 7, 2008 Co onel fi BY CARLTON HOLMES Beacon Editor-in-Chief Charlie Parker must have recei memo from Lebanon Valley that Wilke's homecoming weekend bee definitely brought his dancing sho1 The 5'10, 191 lb. running back through seams and did more juke than a kid playing Madden 2009, way to a staggering 278 rushing ) the Dutchmen (3-1) shocked the C (0-4) 28-21 at Ralston Field for th ing game of Freedom Conference I-'arker finished with two touchdo1 had five times as many yards as C rushers combined. He also finished on LVC's all-time rushing list wit yards, while helping his team sna1 losing streak to the Colonels, that 1 the way back to 1992. But most im ly, he did what the Colonels wen to do, that's hold onto the football Of the Colonels six fumbles, fi, coughed up and fell into the hand Dutchmen; fans would've though kes alum pulled a prank and stroll« from the tents to slip beer into t~ nels water jug. "It's tough to win football ga way," said 13 year head coac SPORTS ~~----~ OCTOBER 28 2008_ __ ONTACT 11'FORMATl01': ali a lindnerci\\<ilkes.cdu daniel.J..au~a ilkes edu wilkesbeacon.sports gmail.com Two week sports recaps 8 LI A LI ONER Beacon Sports &11/or FOOTBALL The Colonels foolball team recorded its first t\\o win of the season. but lost thi weekend 10 Albright Borh win were again t MAC conference opponents. The lust win of the season happened on nlurday. October l I. at FDU-florham in Madison. J . Alex Pearson, Corey Gilroy and Jonathon Kocher all recorded touchdow11s for the Colonels. Kicker Chri I lorn added a 31-yard field goal and three extra points as the Colonels defeated FD 2414. Harry Reese posted a career high 95 rushing yard on 16 carries. The Colonels added their second "in of the season when Lycoming vi ired Raslton field on aturday. October 18. Quarterback Rob Johnson threw three touchdoWll pa Player of the Week for completing 14 of his 27 passes for 175 :rard . Johnson is the first Colonel this season selected for the "eekly award. Kevin Gerhart snatched three of Wilkes ' four interception as the Colonels defeated the Warriors 27-13. Gerhart was named to the MAC Honor Roll for his lhree interceptions and 11 tackles against the Warriors. Hom conlinued lo perform well, posting a 35-yard field goal and a 25-yard field goal as well lhrec extra points. The loss to Albright came after a 40-yard field goal by the Lions' John Whelan. The final score was 17-10. FIELD HOCKEY The Lady Colonels field hockey team bounced back after losing their first game to Elizabethtown College at Wilkes' Home- Wide ruiever J ordan D'Emilio squceks into the end.zone for a touchdown on T he fourtb quarter touchdown secured the win over Lycoming. in the nation.. v1 ited Ralston Field on Saturday, October 11. Colonel midfielder Brittney Sines opened the scoring, connecting on a pass from midfielder Diana Wright just under three minutes into the game. Th Red Ha"ks "ould respond with a goal of their own approximately nine minules later; however, midfielder Gina Elmy cored two minutes after to take the lead again. The Lady olonels never looked back. A lyssa Koncelik rounded out the scoring with a goal shortly inlo the second half as the Lady Colonels defeated Montclair 3-1. The team also traveled 10 Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY, on Tuesday, October 14. The Valiants opened the scoring in the freedom Conference game with a goal seven minutes into the second half. Koncelik tied the game at one with a goal eight minut later. With jusl under 12 minutes left in the game, Devon McKay scored the game winning goal off a centering pa from Koncelik. The 2-1 win over the Valiants secured another Freedom Conference win for the Lady Colonels. Easlem College vi ited the Lady Colonels for lheir next game on alurday,October 18. In another freedom Conference match-up, the learn scored 1\1,o goals off penalty comers and goalkeeper Lindsey Davenport slopped four shots in the 2-1 Wilkes "in. The team's record stands strong at 141and 5-0 in the f reedom Conference. Wright opened lhe coring drive for Will.es. Elmy w cred- iled wi th an assi t KonceliJ.. ,,ould score the eventual game ,, mning goal JU I mto the second hall'. Wright and Elmy rccel\ed as ists on Koncel ik 's goal. Eastern "ould score therr lone goal w1rh just o~er 22 minut left in the game; however the l ady Colonels secured the win. Koncelik "as named rrcedom Conference Offen he Player of the Week for the second time this season and the Lady Colonels are now nalionally ranked al 19 in Divi ion Ill by lhe ational field Hocke) Coa hes Association. WOME .. SOCCER The Lady Colonel occer team pla}ed four games in the past 1\1,0 weeks, three of which were freedom Conference games. The Wilkes team "on one game and \\as shut out in three consecutive contests The women took on Kean Colleg at Ralston field on Tuesday, October 7 Kean scored 1\1,0 goals and stopped both of the shots on goal the Lad Colonels had in a 2-0 victory over Wilke . On arurday, October 11 , the Lady Colonels traveled to Eastern College m St. David , PA. In the firsl of three straighl freedom Conference games, lhe Lady Colonel were again shut out. Eastern scored three goals and stopped four shoo. on goal from the Wilkes atta kers for the 3-0 win. DcSales scored the lone goal of the game 65 minutes in and made four .a,es on Wilke ' 14 holS for the 1-0 freedom Conference win on Tuesda}, October 14 ln the Lady Colonels next freedom onference match-up, the team traveled to Reading, PA, to face Alvern1a ollege on Saturday, Oclober 18. After gomg down 10 less than a minute into the game. Tal)n Hallo" II scored three goal for the Lady Colonels en rout lo a 3-1 win over the rusaders. The win o~er Alv mia ended a four game losing streak for lhe Lad)' Colonels See RECAP on PAGE 19 Current Standings (as of October 26. 2008) Football Overall: 2-5 MAC: 2-2 Field Hockey Overall: 14-1 Freedom: 5-0 Men's Soccer Overall: 8-6-2 Freedom: 4-1-1 Women's Soccer Overall: 7-9-1 Freedom: 3-3 Volleyball Overall: 8-16 Freedom: 4-2 . (At Right) Number 40 Rob Pi Saturday's game against the ll 16 �OCTOBER 28, 2008 17 SPORTS Colonels ~hut out in second half; fall to Albright Chris Horn hits eighth-straight field goal Co11rlesy oJCra,g Merriman, Sports biforma1ion D1rec1or Josan Holmes rushed for 212 yards on 32 cames and scored a touchdown to lead the Lions to a 17-10 win over Wilkes University. The Colonels fell behind early, but eventually tool a I0-8 advantage when quanerback Rob John on found Jordan D'Emilio ,n the end wne for a I0-yard scoring trike. It \\OUld be the only offensive score for the Colonels as the Lion defense shut out Willes in the second half. Albright threatened on its first possesion, dnving down to the Wilkes even }3rd hne before quarterback Tanner Kelly completed a pass to Holmes at the one yard line vvhere Drew Letcavage forced a rumble that was eventually recovered in the end zone by John Wojceichow ki for a touchback . The Wilkes offense started slow, going three-and-out before Mario Della Fortuna booted a punt 67 yard pinning Albright on its 17-yard line after a nine yard rerurn Holmes carried the Lion offense on their second possession, gaining 55 yards on five canies before Kelly found Nate Rom ig for a 12-yard scoring trike to give Albright an early 6-0 lead. The Lions traveled 83 yards on 10 plays that took just over four minutes as Chris Kovensky ran the ball in for a 1,,0point conversion to make it 8--0 in favor or Albright. Sean Madden took the ensuing kickoff 18 yards 10 the Colonel 42-yard line, "'here Wilkes eventually marched down to Albright"s 10. Chris Hom converted his eighth-straight field goal without a miss by making a 26-yarder. The Colonels drove 48 yards on nine plays that took just over four minutes highlighted by a pair of passes from Johnson to Gennaro Zangard1 and Alan Frost for 11 and 12 yard re pectively. The score -.ould remain that way until Johnson and D'Emilio hooked up in the second quaner to give Wilkes its only lead of the game. The Colonel staned on their own three yard line after a Kelly 51-yard punt, bufJohnson was 5-of-{i passing on the drive for 53 yard for his 11th touchdown pas of the season. Zach Tivald. picking up hi first tan of the season for Wilkes, ran for 32 of his team-high 71 yard on the drive. Wilkes would hold a 10-8 advantage at the half. but I lolmes found the end zone on a nine-yard scamper, giving the Lions a 14-10 before Darius Harrison blocked John Whelan ·s extra point attempt. In the fourth quaner, Kelly pinned lhc Colonels on their own one-yard hne for the second-straight time after a 33-)'ard punt. but Wilkes managed just seven } ards on its po ion before a 17-yard punt ga,e Albright the ball on the Colonel 25 Four pla) s later, Whelan's 40-yard field goal attempt was good. giving the Lions a 17-10 lead. The Colonels threatened on their n " drive, reac hing the Lion 29-yard line before Roben Harper intercepted a Johnson pas at the seven-yard hoe ,, 1tl1 I0 :35 to go in the game. Wilke ' offense had just five plays the rest of the game and managed just nine yards. The loss snap the Colonels' r,.,o-game winning streak and now stand at 2-5 o,erall and 2-2 in MAC play They will return home next Saturday to host King's "'hen the two teams battle for the Ma}or·s Cup. The swirlmg winds at Betzler Fields on the night of October 21 may have made pecrators miserable. but the weather had no visible impact on the Wilkes Universi1) \\Omen' soccer team in its' 6-1 victory over King ·s College. The Lady Colonels (7-9-1, 3-3) led an unrelenti ng assault throughout the game that sa"' four different women score, with sophomore forward TIIJ)'n Hallowell recording her second hat trick of the season. Wilkes ' offense came out very strong from the opening minutes of the game, launching several uns ucces ful attack on goal. The Lad Colonels punched in rheir firsr score of the game in the 13th minute, as freshman forward Katy Fissel fo und the back of the ner off or an assist from sophomore midfielder Ahson Weidman . •·1 had a one-on-one with the keeper before that and ended up not scoring," said Fissel. ~we called a play our next possession and Ali \\8S able to get me the ball; II fell greal making up for the miss before it." he continued. The Monarchs (2-13-1, 0-5) regrouped and led two mall counterattack , but let up another goal in the 21st minute from freshman forward Kaitlin Vargo off of a comer kick. Leading 2-0, !he Lady Colonels contm• ued 10 pre ure Kings. Junior midfielder Julissa Reed streaked do\\11 the right ide or the field moments after Vargo ·s goal and launched a u-ong shot that was caught by King's goalkeeper, Rachael Donatiello. Wilkes would finally break through for their third goal nght before th end of the half. ho"'ever, as Hallowell scored off an assist from sophomore defender Casandra Valentin. The Lady Colonels entered the half up 3-0, with a 13-1 edge in shots. Freshmen goalkeeper arah heller immediately saved a shot from King's Becky Cbateauneuf to keep the Monarchs off the board afire replacing senior Jessica Berkey. Shortly afterwards, Hallowell scored her second goal of the contest in the 51st minute and. gi ing Wilkes a 4-0 lead. he would score again in the 54th minut on an unassisted goal, giving her her second consecutive hat tri k. "Taryn looked very fust today. She was very explosive and dangerous," said head coach John Sumoski. Hallowell's hat trick leaves her with 12 goals on the season , three hon oftymg the school record of 15 t by Christina Waldele in 2003, along "'ith Meaghan Haddad in 1994 and Holly hiber in 2000. -1 didn ' t know [about the record) until the next day at practice; l haven ·1 thought about it but it would obviously be a great accompl i hment," said Hall owe I. Chateauneuf ended the prospect of a shutout in the 84th minute, when her streaking goal put the Monarchs on the board. She will have a chance to break the record thi week, as the Lady Colonels fini h out their season with matches against conference roes Misericordia and FD -Florham . Issue 7 ~s hosts inti. • ·amm1ng etition FRAIL Editor Lady Colonels soccer enjoys 6-1 rout of King's BYDA KAUTZ Beacon Asst ports &iilor Volume 61 y, October 25, Wilkes Uni- FUTURISTIC INNOVATIVE GRAPHICS )'OUR•} coU#GH iifJf,u SCRIIN PR1 IM8R010 pROM(Jf10NM UJC1TID WDJCES-BARBI A.CJUJSS QM BID.Y BEIEDIIB JIJ AND am.BA S70 .823 .9272 /WWW . ◄ T-SBIBTS .C D YOUR HOME FOR WINTER WEEKE D! I and participated in the As- Computing Machinery Inter~giate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM. Twenty,m ten schools competed for n eastern Pennsylvania. The earn placed fourth and Wilkes th. :i the ACM website, "The coneativity, teamwork, and innoding new software programs, tudents to test their ability to :r pressure. Quite simply, it largest, and most prestigious contest in the world." ontest, also referred to as Bat1ins, was inspired by a small competition in 1970 at Texas ~d to challenge students in the 1ter science. As the years pro:ompetition gained popularity ,ad over seas. ,onsored the competition for :cording to Doug Heintzman, arategy for IBM's Software 1onsorship Executive of ICPC, y 22,000 students from 2,000 1 83 to 87 countries worldwide ch year. take our social responsibility :ly and the harsh reality is that : facing some pretty specific and it's going to take some i CONTEST page 3 imber �OCTOBER 7, 2008 Colonels ti BY CARLTON HOLMES Beacon Editor-in-Chief OCTOBER --~ - Charlie Parker must have recei memo from Lebanon Valley tha1 Wilke's homecoming weekend bee definitely brought his dancing sho1 The 5'10, 191 lb. running bad through seams and did more jukt than a kid playing Madden 2009 way to a staggering 278 rushing) the Dutchmen (3-1) shocked the <l (0-4) 28-21 at Ralston Field for tt ing game of Freedom Conference rarker finished with two touchdo had five times as many yards as C rushers combined. He also finishec on LVC's all-time rushing list wi1 yards, while helping his team sna1 losing streak to the Colonels, that the way back to 1992. But most im ly, he did what the Colonels wen to do, that's hold onto the football Of the Colonels six fumbles, fi coughed up and fell into the hand Dutchmen; fans would've though \kes alum pulled a prank and stroll om the tents to slip beer into t1 els water jug. "It's tough to win football ga1 way," said 13 year head coac 28, 2008- ~ - - - - ~ - - --- - SPORTS - - - - - - - - - - -- -~- --- --- 18 -------· RINKSIDE REPORT Letestu looks to expand role in second AHL season BY !\ti HAEL C IC, ·ou Beacon 'tqff Writer After seeing a mo-goal first-period lead di mtegrate against the archrival Hershey Bears, the Wilk -Bcarr cranton Peng uin found themselves with a golden opportunity to get bacl. on top. Referee Francois St Laurent whistled two Bears players for penalties early in the second penod, leaving the Penguins with a 92 cond five-on-three ad~antage. At such a crucial point tn the game, the Pcngum ent out a poY.er play unit centered by second-year center Mark Letestu. Surpns,ng. considering Lelestu spent the majority of h1 rookie season on WilkesBarr ranton ·s bottom IY,O lines, where it was hlS job to prevent the opponents from scoring goal . Just four games imo the season, Letestu was already being called upon to put some pucks in the net. " It was one of my goals all the "ay through rookie camp and main camp and coming beret said Lete tu . ..To step into more of an offensive role.·· It 's not like playing on the power pla was something completely new to Letestu. As a freshman at Western Michigan University during the 2006-2007 season, the center saw a significant amount of ice time with the man advantage. "That was a big role for me. I played the point on the power play, played down low;· Lctestu explained . ·'J was used quite a bit there ." Letestu scored 24 goals in only 37 games for the Broncos during his rookie season, with seven of them coming with the man advantage. However, h1 offensive capabilities weren ' t limited to the power play. o Division I player had more shorthanded goals than Letcstu's five and no freshman had more points than Letestu's 46. All of these statistics helped Lelestu earn the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's rookie of the year award. The Penguins took notice of Letcstu 's achievements and signed him to an amateur try-out contract al the end of his fre hman season. The native of Elk Point, Alhena. 1.as held coreless in four regular season games and two playoff contest for WilkesBarre cranton in his debut year. Th following season, Letestu started off with th Penguins ECHL affiliate, the V.'hecling ailers . He scored a goal and added l\\o assists in six games for Wheeling before being called up to Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton in ovember. Lete tu finished with six goals and 12 asSI ts in 52 games for the Penguins, with five of those goal coming during a five game stretch in Janwuy. ow, in his second American Hockey League (AHL) season, Letestu finds himself back on the Penguins third line. behind veterans Jeff Taffe and David Gove. " We have great players that I've got to play behind, but I think there' s room for me to improve and take some ice rime," Letestu explained. One opportunity for Letestu to earn some additional time i created by the departure of two of last cason ·s top face-olT\\inners, athan Smith and Tim Brent. " Being the only right-handed center on the team, it's important for that nght faceoff spot," Letestu aid. While head coach Dan Bylsma has kept his top two lines in tact for the majority ot the season, the bottom two Imes have been huffled around quite a btt Let stu say that playmg with new line mates on a nightly bais doesn ·1 require mu h of an adjustment. '•We' ve got a pretty good sy tcm that everybody's going to buy into. Everybod) 's pulling on direction; · Lete tu said. " I get in there with Luca (Caputi) or Boogie (Aaron Boogaard), it's no different then being with Hennie (Adam Henrich)or Wally (Tim Wallace). We all like to play along the "all and grind down teams. Jr not as hard as on Y.Ould think." VIII 'lllll11ti.arm.com for Penguina 14)dalet throughout the week. Save Lives \I U\ th 01 kc Do c::ltE? R c:ISl'T:lc:l p te> Nle>.-.:th_ II.JI Interstate Blood & Plasma Inc_ 665 Carey Ave ilkes-Barrer Pa Call (570) 823-41 1 9 . t Right) Number 40 Rob P turday's game against the I; �18 OCTOBER 28, 2008 19 SPORTS Athlete Spotlight: Rob Johnson BY GINO TROIA I Beacon Op-Ed £d11or M t Robbie Johnson, Wilkes University"s 6'4, 205-pound quarterback from Bridge,.ater. J. Afier h,o years, the crafty passer finally earned his chance to lead the Colonels. and ente..ed the 2008 season as the team's starting quarterbacl.. Johnson, a Junior htSlory major, has pla ed \\ell thi, ea n. throwing for 1,08 yard; and 11 touchdown in seven games. Despite a rocl.y 2-5 tart. (2-2 in conference play), a hopeful Johnson continu to claw a"ay. Mi efforts earned him MAC Offensive Pla}erofthe Week aller his performancc against Lycoming in "eek six v.hen he completed 14-of-27 pa and threw for 175 yard and three touchdown . He also rushed six times for 19 yard . Johnson sealed the deal in the fourth quarter with a 27-yard pass to Jordan D' Emilio. Johnson is th first Wilkes player to be honored by the conference this season. Despite a lo ing record, both Johnson and the rest of the team continue to tay oplimtSttc, and are focused on laking each game as it comes. When asked about the 1eam·s morale, Johnson as ured that, "E\-en though \\e got of to a tough tart . "e have stuck together as a team.·· Based on how his teammates describe his character, 11 is evident that Johnson pla) s a big role in unifying a team that is experiencing a rough tim . enior wide reciever Jason Pru hinski tressed that Johnson has adapted nicely, and has shown a lot of " .. . maturity, while overcoming a lot of adversny, taking on the role and tepping up as a leader on the team." Looking to th future, Johnson confirmed that he plan to continu to play for th res1 of his career at Wilkes. When asked aboul next year's team goals, he replied. " Win the MAC of course, but we still have a chance this year." As for individual goal , he said. " tats area 't my thing; I just wanl to win games." Afier a tough 10-17 loss against Albright last Saturday, and a three interception performance, a modest Johnson responded, "I'll take the loss on my shoulders for my play at quarterback." Currently, the Colonels are sixth in the MAC and are scheduled to play King's (14) in a rivalry game at home for the Mayor's Quartcrb ck Rob Johnson looks to makr I pa on aturday October 18 during tbr MAC Confcrucc match-up again I Lycoming. Cup this aturday, ovembcr 1, at I p.m. Field hockey wins again A Lr D ER B\'ALI Beacon Sports &it/or The Lad)' olonel field hockey team won 11 • fifth Freedom Conference game of the season after posting a 2-1 "in on the road again t Mo ericordia University on Tuesday Oc1ober 21. Sophomore Alyson Paulau kas scored Wllles' lone goal in regulation five minutes onto the match-up. Mo ericordia tied the game when Jen Lozier scored with just over 11 minutes I ft in the game. After lv.o sudden dealh overtimes, Wilkes "as awarded an opportunit end lhe ~ame with a nenall'. comer. Junior defender Amanda Tilley scored lhe game-wonning goal for the Lady Colonels as senior Alyssa Koncelik was awarded an as ist on the play. Fourth-year hcach coach ara Myers belicvcs one of the bigg t strength of her team is the seniors. '"They sho\\ in their never give up attitude that you can accomplish anything if you work for it They are a huge reason for our success this :rear and I couldn't he prouder of them," Myers said. TI1e Lady Colonels will wrap up their season this "eek. fa ing three Freedom Confcrcncc oppon nl , King' Delaware Valley and Alvemia. RECAP from PAGE 16 MF. •s SOCCER Men·s soccer also took oa tbrce Freedom C onfm:occ oppoo.:nts and added a contffl against R0\\1ln, goiag 2-1-1 O\'Cf the break RoWBO VISttod the Colosi$ Ill Ralston F1eld on Wednesday, October 8. The Colonel posted 11 shots and goalkeeper TJ Baloga made twO saws in die 0-0 tte Three days later, the Colonels traveled to Eastern Untvcntty m St Davids. PA. for a Freedom C'onfmnco llllldt-up. Scan Stitt and Rusty Helwig scored goals tor the Colonels and Balop made six saves m a 2-1 wm o-. £aslcm_ Football L 17- IO @ Albright Field Hockey \V s-1 Montclair Stak W @Manhattamillc W 2-1 Eastern W OT 2-1 @ Miserirordia i-1 Men's Soccer T 0-{l Rowan W :l-1 @Ea ·tt-rn W 2-1 DeSale.~ L S-2@ Ahernia the l-2 loss. _ Women's Tennis WfH>@King's W '>-3@ Albright W 9-0 @ DeSales Women's Soccer Men's Tennis L !.!-0 Kean L 3-0@ Ea~rern L 1-0 DeSales \V 3-1 Ahernia W !HJ Misericordia \V 8-1 PS -Harrisburg :es hosts inti. • ramming 1etition EFRAIL s Editor 1 The Colonels returned home 10 ho,t DeSales University OIi Wcdncsda~, Octolicr IS. Doug Moore and James llumenan I. bolh scored for Wilkes and s.:an \ona "as cn:dited wtth an assist oa Moore\ goal Baloga continued to perform well for th Colonels making Ihm: saves in the :!-1 c,>11fc:rencc win. The team then travdod to Alvemia Umverstty in Reading. PA. for Its third s1raigh1 Freedom Conference game After holJ, a 2-1 lead 51 miollleS m the pmc. Y.ilkes loll when dte Cl'UAdcrs 1ICORld two straight goals. Moore and Malt Saucy scored goal for Wilkes and Balop made n.o !18\CS in W J□(,11( nos OOLO>N ]14ll(,8 W 24-14 @ FDU-Florham W 27-IS Lycoming Issue 7 Volleyball \V S-0 {OJ Delaware \'alley L ,,-o Easu•rn W s-o @ Albright L 3-0 (ti; 1uhlenberp: L 3-0 Scranton L .'i-1 @. F l>U-Florham \\' s-o@ Rutgers, ·cwark I lay, October 25,-Wilkes Uni~d and participated in the Asr Computing Machinery Interllegiate Programming Contest :) sponsored by IBM. Twentyi:om ten schools competed for in eastern Pennsylvania. The team placed fourth and Wilkes nth. to the ACM website, "The con:reativity, teamwork, and innoilding new software programs, students to test their ability to !er pressure. Quite simply, it , largest, and most prestigious g contest in the world." contest, also referred to as Bat:ains, was inspired by a small y competition in 1970 at Texas ted to challenge students in the mter science. As the years procompetition gained popularity ead over seas. :ponsored the competition for ccording to Doug Heintzman, Strategy for IBM's Software ponsorship Executive ofICPC, ly 22,000 students from 2,000 n 83 to 87 countries worldwid( tch year. : take our social responsibilit) ,ly and the harsh reality is thai , facing some pretty specifi( and it's going to take some ? CONTEST page 136 ~mber �OCTOBER 7, 2008 Co onels fi BY CARLTON HOLMES Beacon Editor-in-Chief Charlie Parker must have recei memo from Lebanon Valley tha1 Wilke's homecoming weekend bee definitely brought his dancing sho1 The 5'10, 191 lb. running bad through seams and did more juk~ than a kid playing Madden 2009 way to a staggering 278 rushing J the Dutchmen (3-1) shocked the(! (0-4) 28-21 at Ralston Field for th ing game of Freedom Conference Parker finished with two touchdo' had five times as many yards as C rushers combined. He also finishec on LVC's all-time rushing list wi1 yards, while helping his team snaJ losing streak to the Colonels, that the way back to 1992. But most im ly, he did what the Colonels wen to do, that's hold onto the football Of the Colonels six fumbles, fi coughed up and fell into the hand Dutchmen; fans would've though kes alum pulled a prank and stroll/ from the tents to slip beer into ti nels water jug. "It's tough to win football ga1 way," said 13 year head coac OCTOBER 28, 2008 20 Colonels, Monarchs settle for a draw on the soccer field BY DANIEL KA TZ Beacon A st. Spor1 Editor Will.es University and King's College put on a show for their fans on October 23. honoring the rivalry "ith a hard fought 110 minute, double-ovenime 0-0 draw at Betzler Fields. " It's al\\ays a big game [when )OU play King· ], srud sophomore for,~ard Ru,,i) lwig. ''It's a big nvalry; "e definitely uy harder than usual \\hen we play them." "We practiced much harder the \\eek leading up to the game; all of us \\ere trying 10 do our best," added sophomore midfielder Doug Moore. King's (12-1-4. 2-1-3) opened the game with numerous attacks that initially put the Colonels ( 8-62, 4-1-l)on their heels. They were able to respond in the game's 13th minute. \\hen Doug Moore scored a goal that was negated by an offside call. ophomorc forward Ryan Phillip ga,e them another Attend the Lady Colonel field hockey game a~inst King's College at 4 :00p.m. and Think Pink by nelping to support breast cancer. (At Right) Number 40 Rob P Saturday's game against the Il SPORTS chance at the 25 minute rnarlc. of the first. with both sides playing when he led a fast break down fast and aggressively. Timko led a the left ideline before a Kmg·s great scoring chance for the Mondefender kicked the ball out of arch in the game ' 58th minute, bounds. The resulting comer kick as he dribbled down Wilkes' goal was cleared. line before launching a cross past ot to be outdone, King's senior the Colonel's senior goal keeper forward Mark Timko led a similar TJ . Baloga; there was no shot, !Teak down Wilkes' sideline be- however The Co lonel 's offense fore booting a long cross; the ball answered several minute later as was kicked out of bounds, ho"ev- freshmen fol\\'ard Ed Zulko ki, er, and the Colonels succes fully sophomore midfielder James Hucleared King's resulting comer at- menansky. and Phillips worked tempt 10 split up the Monarch 's defense The 0-0 score h dmg mto half- before pas ing 10 sophomore midtime gave no indication of the of- fielder Matt ankcy. who nearly fensive pres ure each side placed scored as his shot deflected off on the other in the first half: both of King' s keeper. Moments later defenses bent repeatedly but never Phillips was pulled down from broke agains11he strain of con tam behind just outside the box, leadattaek.s. Wilkes held a 4-1 hot ing lo a free kick from junior midadvantage going into the second fielder Sean Vona. His kick sailed hall; and both teams took two cor- Just over tl1e goal, however. ner kicks. Wilkes' defense showed In the game's 68th minute Philgreat discipline in drawing tv.o lips and Moore worked together to offside calls against a fast and ag- loose a low hot on goal that was gressive Monarch's offense. scooped up by King's keeper. They Th second half""as reminiscent would hook up again four minutes Listen to the "Buildin~ a Successful Career lecture in room 231 of the UCOM at 9:00a.m. Enjoy "Halloweekend# a l,aunted house at 287 S. River Street from 8:00-10:00p.m. later as Moore ent a cross to a di ing Phillips, who just mi sed the ball as it sailed hannle ly out of bounds. Dan Hom would respond for the Monarchs in the 74th minute with a trong mke past a diving Baloga; the shot went wide right though, keeping the game scorel . Baloga would make a save in mid air in the 76th minute off a hot from Timko. and another at the 80th minute on the ground by the right post The Colonels had one last chance to score m regulation, as Moore beat King's last defender and found himself one on one with the keeper. With the cheering sections of both teams going wild, Moore tried to squeak a low kick past the keeper, only to sec it deflected wid right. '"Time was running down and we were running out of chances; I tried 10 finish but just got unlucky," said Moore of the play. With the threat ended. both teams prepared for overtime. Halloween!!! King· attack inten,ificd in extra time as Wilkes struggled 10 find some kind of offensi\e con ISlency. Baloga punched away a hot in the 92nd minute that wound up trapped in the netting over the top crossbar, exciting the King's cheering section that assumed a goal had been ·scored. He would make yet another save in the second ovemme, as Kmg·s Al ~ Henery launched a ftee kicl. ove1 Wilkes' defenders and IO\\ards the left post folio"' ing a foul call. e1th r side could score before time ex.pired, end mg the cont I in a 00 draw. King's "ound up with an 11-7 shot advantage in the match, and look nine comer kicks to Wilkes· three. Baloga had seven sa, for the Colonel . kT.J. played really well for u . shutting them out like that:• said Seh,ig. He and the rest of our defense all played exceptional!) "ell together and really saved us Attend the Governor's Cup when Wilkes takes on rival King's College in football at 1:00 p.m. at Ralston Field. . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2008 October 28th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 October 28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/5b0b1a98b317c3228b5454abf812aabf.pdf 5cf848d31bd2289967dfad31d9669451 PDF Text Text Field Hockey Suffers First Loss PAGE 16 OCTOBER 7, 2008 The Mines Opens in WB Homecoming Pages 1-11 75th Anniversary: PAGE 10-11 PAGE 12 THE NEWS OF TODAY REPORTED BY THE JOURNALISTS OF TOMORROW Volume 61 Issue 5 Eberhard challenges audience to embrace innovation Economic woes BY CATHRYN FREAR hit close to home Beacon Asst. News Editor Unless you’ve been living in seclusion without electricity or human interaction, you know that as a planet, energy is a problem. While some people just sit back, relax, or fill their H3’s with 30 gallons of gasoline, others, like Martin Eberhard, are dedicating their lives to doing something about it. Eberhard is an entrepreneur who has started three businesses and has plenty of advice for those who wish to do the same. Those he has advised were in attendance for his speech for this semester’s Allan P. Kirby Lecture at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center on October 1. His lecture, entitled “Building a Culture of Innovation: From E-books to Electric Cars to...?” was about his entrepreneurial experience. He offered his story as an inspiration to others to make their life stories just as interesting. One of the bits of advice he gave the crowd was, “A key element to being a successful entrepreneur is a certain amount of naivete, because if you actually know how hard the problem is when you set out, you don’t OMECOMING SPECIAL 2008 Photos: Jenna Stephens, Gino Troiani, Lauren, Biernacki, Heather Chulik, Bethany Yamrick Messinger came to Wilkes from Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio where he served as director of Facilities Management. According to Messinger, people generally see community colleges and private universities as “different creatures,” but Sinclair is one of the largest community BY AMY FUSCO Beacon Asst. News Editor These days, stuffing extra cash under the mattress or burying it in the backyard don’t sound like terribly eccentric ideas. According to a recent article in the New York Times, “Mortgage lending excesses in the early years of this decade ultimately took a toll on the financial sector.” Whether it is credit crisis, market instability, risky loans, or bankruptcy, the economy’s uncertain times are not relegated exclusively to Wall Street, but have begun to impact employees and students at Wilkes. In the past several weeks, a number of major finance companies, such as Bear Sterns, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, American International Group, Lehman Brothers, and Wachovia Bank have faced buy out or collapse. Some have declared bankruptcy and are being taken over by the government. Last Friday, federal government officials renegotiated the details of a major bail out of the financial service industry to the tune of $850 billion. Dr. Robert Seeley, associate professor of economics, described the fallout from economic instability as “a ripple effect” from institution to institution. In essence, people are slowing down their spending, leading to decrease in profits for businesses, which causes unemployment increases among many other issues. “We have a clear, significant financial liquidity problem,” he added. In addition, financial institutions have been lending money out to people who cannot pay it back. See MESSINGER page 3 See ECONOMIC page 3 The Beacon/Jenna Stephens Eberhard presented this semester’s Kirby Lecture on his entrepreneurial endeavors, the latest of which - a new model of electric car - has recently gone into production. do it.” they do, he argued, because it gives them Eberhard is also a fervent believer in start- more drive to go through with it and do it ing something that you find interesting and well. worthwhile, not something that you do just to make money. People should like what See EBERHARD page 4 Messinger appointed facilities exec BY NICOLE FRAIL Beacon News Editor On Monday, September 29, Tom Messinger began his first week as Wilkes University’s new executive director of facilities. The role replaces the previous director of campus support services position, previously held by Chris Bailey until his departure from the university in February. ONTHEWEB www.wilkesbeacon.com beaconarchives. wilkes.edu INDEX News...............1-5 Opinion...........6-8 Lifestyles.......9-11 A&E............12-15 Sports..........16-20 Established 1936 PA Newspaper Association Member �Ul!PANlt UIRITACI MONTU PACl5 NEWS OCTOBER 7, 2008 CONTACT INFORMATION: nicole.frail@wilkes.edu amy.fusco@wilkes.edu cathryn.frear@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.news@gmail.com 2 Rifkin, Einstein adapt menus to fit economic pressures BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor Menu changes this semester at Rifkin Cafe and Einstein Brothers Bagel have some customers expressing surprise and concern, including the question, “Where are my chips and pickle?” Both Rifkin Cafe and Einstein Brothers Bagel have made significant changes not only to their menus, but to prices for the 2008-09 academic year. Michael Raub, retail manager of Wilkes University dining services, confirmed that both establishments have made major alterations to their respective menus. In addition, Rifkin experienced an increase in pricing. According to Raub, at Einstein Brothers, customers have been forced to say goodbye to “less popular items,” such as, “roast beef sandwiches, cheese steaks, and spicy chicken sandwiches.” In return, officials have added a variety of assorted wraps and breakfast items. Raub explained that the changes that have taken place at Einstein are completely out of the hands of the University. The reason is that Einstein Bros. is a franchise corporation, so all changes introduced to the menu come completely from the corporate level. Rifkin’s new menu “...was redesigned to allow for more change throughout the week,” said Raub. “All of the items from last year are still on the menu, but are designed in a way so that they come and go on about a two and a half week rotation.” For example, the cost of Frito Lays products has increased by approximately 20 percent. Flour prices have also increased, nearly tripling in the past five years. Since both establishments are trying to run profitable businesses, while “keeping prices fair for students,” there has been some added pressure on the university’s shoulders to please customers. Despite the pressure, Raub says that Rifkin is responding well to competitors around campus. However, some stu- the same price,” said Mat Haas, a sophomore biology major. Sharing a similar view as Haas, biology major George Sworren said, “The amount of food you get has definitely gone down and prices are ridiculous.” Another complaint amongst customers is that Rifkin eliminated its complimentary bag of chips and pickle from sandwich orders at the start of the semester. Raub said that due to t1 market pricing, customers would C have seen as much h as a a “double digit increase,” on vari11 ous items. “Instead 0 of increasing our 0 prices... we decided to give students the choice,” he said. The university’s infl on the 11 uence marketing strategies n of both Rifkin and 0 Einstein have left I He added that Rifkin has also some customers with s introduced around 20 additional questions about the q specials, which are featured in a future of the smaller f daily rotation, along with a new cafe options on camC line of local, natural and organic pus. The economy p foods. plays a major part p Aside from the items on the in i1 how business is menus, students, faculty and conducted, and food C The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki service officials can staff may have also noticed a change in the prices in Rifkin. Einstein Brothers (left) and Rifkin (right) have changed their menus due to the eco- be just as unsure as Raub confirmed that the Univer- nomic difficulties such as the cost of flour tripling. The increases have boosted the customers. sity does hold complete control cost of Frito Lay products 20 percent. In regards to future over the direct pricing of items. As for Einstein, Raub stated dents have voiced concerns about costs, Raub said, “I’m not an econAccording to Raub, “The sole that there have been no changes both pricing and portioning in re- omist, but we’ll play it by ear.” reasoning for the pricing is based in prices because it is a “slow fa- sponse to the changes. directly upon the market and cility” and they want to draw in “I could go to the fast food wholesale prices.” larger crowds. chains and get twice as much for Editorial Staff 2008-09 130 S. River St, First Floor, Conyngham Hall Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 PHONE: (570) 408-5903 EMAIL: wilkesbeacon@gmail.com Opinion Editor: Gino Troiani Editor-in-Chief: Carlton Holmes Lifestyles Editor: Christa Sgobba Managing Editor: Andrew Seaman A/E Editor: Alyssa Benner Design Chief: Alison Woody Sports Editor: Alissa Lindner Advertising Manager: Christine Zavaskas Photo Editor: Jenna Stephens News Editor: Nicole Frail Advisor: Dr. Andrea Breemer Frantz Meet the staff... Gino Troiani & Lauren Salem �OCTOBER 7, 2008 MESSINGER from FRONT PAGE colleges in the country with an enrollment of over 24,000 students. Before moving to Ohio seven years ago, Messinger worked in facilities at Bloomsburg University for 16 years. “[My wife and I] were very interested in returning to Pennsylvania and we saw this opportunity on a website. We took a look at it, took a look at the institution... We were already familiar with Wilkes since we’ve lived in the area...” said Messinger, who is a central Pennsylvania native, having lived near Williamsport most of his life. Messinger, who has an engineering degree from Penn State, worked in private industries for 15 years prior to the 22 years of experience he’s accumlated in higher education. Many of the positions he’s held in the past 38 years have been leadership positions. He is also a licensed engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to Petra Carver, vice president for finance and support operations, the search for executive director was run by a hiring committee who recommended Messinger and another candidate from their pool of applicants. “[Messinger] has many years of higher education facilities experience. He has a lot of experience with residence halls, campus master planning, repair and maintenance, utilities, which are all under facilities. He also has very good people ECONOMIC from FRONT PAGE All within the Wilkes community have been talking and asking questions about the economy for several weeks now. Since the stock market has seen such volatility--fluctuating from a loss of 449 points one day to a gain of 410 the following--university officials will be closely monitoring investments and the university’s endowment in the stock market. Wilkes University’s endowment naturally rides the waves of the stock market, which sometimes leads to concerns about the security of existing funds. An endowment is made up of gifts and donations that are set aside for university needs such as scholarships and building initiatives. Traditionally, universities do not touch endowment money, but occasionally draw down from the interest the endowed funds draw from market investments. “The [Wilkes] endowment value is approximately $40 million. It is allocated based on a board allocation strategy in fixed income, equities and alternative investments,” said vice president for finance and support operations, Petra Carver. Ann Noon, controller, explained, “An Endowment Committee monitors it on an on- NEWS 3 skills, which is really important in this area because he will have to work with students, faculty and staff.” Though Messinger’s responsibilities will be somewhat similar to what Bailey’s had been, many tasks have been handed out to other departments since Bailey left. Numerous directors are now working under Messinger, some temporarily, to fill many necessary roles on campus. “Bailey was, among other things, responsible for food services, and that has been moved to Justin Kraynack... Insurance and risk management is now with Mike Malkemes, and landscaping and custodial services are under Paul Kaspriskie right now,” said Carver. Messinger will oversee the departments of facilities, public safety, maintenance, grounds and utilities and will address any environmental concerns associated with the university. “Even though I’ve only known him for a short while, I think he has all of the necessary skills to take the university and facilities to the next step in making Wilkes a top university in the region. Being a director at any institution of higher learning has its challenges, and I think he will succeed,” said Kenneth Hanadel, grounds and utility supervisor. “From a student perspective, [facilities is] certainly a service organization and we’re here to support the needs to students and faculty so they could pursue their educational interests in the most friendly environ- Tom Messinger began his role as executive director of facilities on Monday, September 29. His responsbilities will include overseeing public safety, facilities and more. ments possible,” said Messinger. “[Messinger] will take a look at the overall “[He] has a lot of experience working organization and determine exactly which with students...” added Carver. “As you structure we will move forward with. If get to know him, he has a great personality. there are changes, or not, I want to give him He’s very nice, very calm. I think he’ll fit in the opportunity to evaluate and give me his well. If there are any issues or problems, I best thoughts and then we will decide what encourage students to approach him and get the ultimate structure of facilities operato know him.” tions will look like,” said Carver. “I would As the semester continues, Messinger will be surprised if it’s something substantial...” be speaking with facilities workers and ex“It’ll take a little bit of time. It’s not going amining the current structure of the depart- to be this week...” added Messinger. “From ment in an effort to see if any restructuring what I’ve seen so far, the staff seems to be or reorganization of the department is nec- fairly dedicated to the institution and trying essary. to make things happen.” going basis and makes sure it is in line with the university’s needs, so it’s an actively managed portfolio.” Wilkes has also been concerned with American International Group (AIG), which is Wilkes’s insurance carrier for international travel, study abroad and benefit among other entities. “We contacted our insurance broker and have been assured that currently our AIG business has not been negatively affected by any of this, so we will continue to do business with them,” explained Carver. If any negative repercussions come about, Wilkes will shift to another insurance carrier, she acknowledged. In addition, the university is currently engaged in a capital campaign that will be driven by philanthropic donations made by Board of Trustees members, alumni and other outside constituents. The capital campaign is chiefly focused on raising funds for a new science and health education building. If the economy continues in its instability, donors may be hesitant to commit. “We are trying to raise certain amounts for certain initiatives, such as buildings and facilities. If we have difficulties raising those funds, then we will postpone the projects,” stated Carver. “A large piece of our endowment is used to support scholar- ships. If we cannot increase that particular part, then there’s no increase there as well,” she added. Furthermore, “loan granting agencies are having great difficulty, so it’s not as easy to find student loans as it used to be,” said Carver. As an avid follower of the news, David Sborz, senior political science and criminology major said, “I know the economy is in really poor condition right now. Congress is taking steps to save the economy and the government is bailing out certain institutions...In relevance to students, as a resident of Pennsylvania, the state grants from PHEAA are at risk due to economic issues where financial aid is affected.” “We don’t really know how it will affect students in terms of their own federal funding,” explained Maggie Lund, vice president of human resources. “Everyone wants exact answers, but there aren’t any at this point,” she added. Lund believes people’s behavior is changing in general; they are taking cautious steps to assure their financial security. “As we become aware of some of these issues [with the economy], we will try to protect the university and put some steps in place to help any impact that might be caused by this,” Carver said. The Beacon/Kerri Frail “As you get older, and when you have ability to engage in personal investments, you want to be cognizant of risk. Stocks are risky because their value fluctuates. Don’t just invest in one or two companies or industries but diversify your investments,” Seeley explained. Lastly, people who are close to retirement are struggling with their funds. Many have seen retirement portfolios, largely invested in the markets, plummet. “Retirement is on a personal basis. Each employee has an opportunity to invest their retirement contributions in a way they see fit, from very conservative to riskier type of investments,” Carver explained. Wilkes will contribute to employees’ retirement funds, but employees choose where they want to invest. “Our economy is very healthy long-term, but we have some very serious short-term problems here,” said Seeley. He explained that the U.S. in general, has a fantastic productive capacity with educated businesses, efficient factories and machines, high technology, and is rich in natural resources. “Current times are very uncertain and I think it’s the worst crisis we’ve seen in quite some time. Nobody knows as of yet how it will end,” said Carver. �OCTOBER 7, 2008 NEWS Vice Presidential debate at Washington U. BY ANDREW SEAMAN Beacon Managing Editor Sarah Palin, R-AK, met Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-DE, for the first time in St. Louis, MO on October 2 at Washington University. Biden and Palin were there for the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2008 presidential election. At the conclusion of the debate it was obvious that both candidates were well rehearsed and worked on their greatest weaknesses. For Palin, her team was able to turn her into a rather skillful debater. She was able to avoid questions that she didn’t want to answer, and in some cases, was able to redirect the question to a completely different topic. Palin had a clear plan and Biden seemed to fall into it. From the beginning Palin seemed EBERHARD from FRONT PAGE He started his entrepreneurial endeavors making network terminals for his first start-up company, Network Computing Devices, Inc. before quickly moving to an idea for optimizing electronic books, known as Rocket Ebooks, 4 to be running the show. Some of her first words as they greeted one another on stage were, “Hey, can I call you Joe?” Biden responded, “You can call me Joe.” Many analysts are suggesting that the “Joe” question was planned to catch Biden off guard and enabled her to invoke prepared lines, such as, “Say it ain’t so, Joe. There you go again pointing backwards again.” Many of the questions presented by debate moderator Gwen Ifill, of PBS, were redirected to Palin to talk about topics she wanted to discuss. Palin truly made the most of her time on camera. This was clear from the beginning of her closing statement. Palin said, “I like being able to answer these tough questions with- out the filter, even of the mainstream media kind of telling viewers what they’ve just heard. I’d rather be able to just speak to the American people like we just did.” Biden also played a good game during this debate. He was careful not to attack Palin and directed most of his attacks at Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, Palin’s running mate. Biden’s attacks were most likely focused on McCain for two reasons. One would be the fact that the traditional role of a vice presidential candidate is to attack the opposing “top dog.” The second reason would be that Biden could not appear too critical of Palin because of her sex. The issue of gender continues to be a tightrope walk during this race. Both candidates came to the debate with specific points and impressions to make and both seemed to succeed. They also drew about a third larger audience than their ticket superiors. The upshot: there was no clear winner of this debate. The fact that there no major gaffes, but also no slam dunks simply ensured that the real public test remains between the presidential candidates. The next debate will once again be between Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL, and his Republican rival McCain. This will take place this Tuesday, October 7 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The debate will be a town hall format. with his second start-up NuvoMedia. Eberhard said, “The right time to come in as an entrepreneur is right when [the new idea] is barely feasible.” After he became concerned about the country’s dependence on, what he called, “people who don’t like us very much” for our main source of fuel oil, Eberhard began looking into the alternative fuels business. More specifically, he wanted to lower the emissions that cars were releasing at the time. After he decided what his next project would be, Eberhard went to work. The first thing that he did was get a sponsor. The sponsor’s name was Elon Musk and he became the co-founder of his and Eberhard’s newest start-up Tesla Motors in 2003. Musk had the means and the confidence in Eberhard to get the project up and running. Thus, the team started looking into fuel cells--known as hybrids--and ethanol before concluding that actually, the best alternative fuel for vehicles was electricity. Based on emission releases and resources available, ethanol and fuel cells do not live up to the standards that electric cars do. They release zero emissions and--unlike ethanol-- do not take up miles of farm land as a means of getting what the fuel they need to run. Eberhard then concluded that the most important and defining factor that would make a difference in the way that an electric car would run, would be the battery. After much research on the efficiency of different battery types, he decided that lithium batteries would be the best way to go. It takes the equivalent of many thousands of AA lithium batteries to keep a car running, but it’s completely worth it because they get over 400 miles to every charge. Now that he had a full-on idea, Eberhard needed a design for the look of the car. He hired four different designers and hosted a party at which he provided his guests with green and red sticky notes for what they liked and what they didn’t like. He hung the pictures of the models in four different rooms in his house and as the guests walked around, they posted sticky notes to the wall, indicating like or dislike. Once he had a winner, Tesla began building prototypes. However, Eberhard ran into a slight problem. Lithium batteries were starting to catch fire in things like laptops because they were being over-worked due to their efficiency. Luckily for Eberhard this did not cause too much of a setback. He and his team just took a bit of time to work out the kinks of cooling down the power supply. All was still well and the project was a go. In the summer of 2008, the cars started being built. Now that he has one of his own, he acknowledged, “You start thinking about how you’re using every energy source.” “Just think more about what you’re using and ways to save energy,” stated Eberhard. MBA student Annie McAndrew said that she was impressed by the fact that Eberhard’s address last week “...didn’t jump into everything. He broke down the big picture.” Fellow MBA student Tom Smith said he appreciated Eberhard’s experience. “He’s gone through the reality. It’s not like he’s the model of what a perfect experience is. He’s had trials and tribulations,” said Smith. Eberhard has since left Tesla, but as a part of his contract with the company, has the rights to his ideas for one year. For this reason, Eberhard will not say where he’s going next until after November 26 of this year. The Beacon Archives / Nick Zmijewski �NEWS OCTOBER 7, 2008 SG Notes- October 1, 2008 Wilkes celebrates hispanic heritage cate campus about different cultures - Christmas Parade- participation of Student Government members in WilkesBarre parade on November 22 - Rock Wall Training October 9th- Student Concerns BY DAVE LEWIS Beacon Correspondent Treasurer’s Report - All College: $8,240.00 - General: $12,425.00 - Special Projects: $2,192.25.00 - Spirit: $1,000.00 - Leadership: $3,741.54 - Conferences: $12,500.00 - Start-Up: $900.00 Old Business - Multi-Cultural Student Coalition (MSC) - Strategy Gaming Club - Homecoming Allocation - Alumni Donation Club Reports The following clubs presented updates on their events. - Programming Board - MSC Events - Homecoming September 29-October 4 New Business - Acceptance of Position- freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior positions accepted - BACCHUS Fund Request- National Alcohol Awareness Week; October 21, 11-1pm; fund request for t-shirts - REACH- request for club recognition; looking to reach out to students and edu- The Beacon/Lauren Biernacki The Hispanic Heritage Month fiesta was held on Thursday, October 2, in the Savitz Lounge. There was music, dancing, traditional Latin American food and a pinata enjoyed by all who attended. Hispanic Heritage Month is a month dedicated to celebrating the independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. * At 7:30 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the SG meeting. The motion was approved. SG meetings are open to all students. They are held every Wednesday at 6 o’clock in the Miller Conference room on the second floor of the HSC. CHANGEA.B LE SK. ES LLC. Student Housing tor the 21st Century . 410 . . "4Pp}?;/./~J? ", '.. , · . 200 South Franklin Street DIRECTLY ACRO-S S FROM THE LIBRARY! "l:o . ·it .,. Out of' 7 apartments, ,o,n ly 3 are left: 2 Four Bedroom Apartments 1 Two Bedroom Apa.rtm ent 1 Ready for the beginning of the SPRING semester! A.CT N O~ B:E FORE THEY'RE GO.N E! 1 Totally Restored by ,c hangeable Skies LLC. ,CONT.ACT: e-1 Henry will - m. enryOO@comcast.net www.changeab eskies.com 215-768-4619 5 �Deception and Greed: The Federal Reserve, Part II Page 8 Opinion OCTOBER 7, 2008 CONTACT INFORMATION: gino.troiani@wilkes.edu lauren.salem@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.oped@gmail.com Delivering on the challenges of a global education BY THE BEACON EDITORIAL BOARD Point 1 The Beacon/Gino Troiani Wilkes University is home to over 150 international students, who represent more than fifteen countries some of which include, China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, India, Thailand, and Rwanda. Most of these students come to the United States, and Wilkes University, to further their education while broadening their cultural boundaries. After all, it is no easy task to just up and leave your family, language and country for something completely new. The Beacon was interested in taking an in depth look at how Wilkes faculty, staff and programs help to acclimate international students. Our first question was: how do international students hear or find out about Wilkes? According to Michael Frantz, Vice President for Enrollment Services, there are three major ways in which students acquire information about the university. First, many students do individual research either by themselves, or through special agencies. Second, many students hear about Wilkes through word of mouth from previous students who attended the university. Frantz also explained that Wilkes has around six recruiters who visit schools in other nations to alert both students and institutions about the university. The admissions process is similar to one of a domestic student. Frantz stated that, “an international student has to provide proof of proficiency in the English language.” The most common exam for determining English proficiency is known as the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or (TOEFL), from which Wilkes requires a minimum score. SAT and ACT tests are not required of international students; however, they can be provided as supplemental information to prove aptitude, as well as further information for scholarship aid. Before acceptance, students must also provide information confirming that they have the financial backing for at least one academic year. After arrival, one can imagine the possible stresses and frustrations that an international student may face when entering a new foreign country. So, what role does Wilkes play in helping to acclimate these students and making them feel at home. Several officials associated with the Center for Global Education and Diversity including: Marcie Riebe, assistant director/immigration specialist for international student and faculty services; Dr. Maria Suarez, special assistant to the president for multicultural and community affairs; and Dr. Georgia Costalas, associate director for global education all concurred that communication begins as soon as international students apply via email and telephone. After acceptance, students are required to participate in an orientation, much like the ones set up for domestic students. Riebe explained that at the orientation, staff is there to aid with any questions about housing, health care, immigration documents, financial aid, where to purchase clothing and food, cultural differences, and many more important issues. Riebe also explained that, “there is a new group on campus called REACH.” Their goal is to act as a special e-mentor program for international students, so they feel more comfortable about the transition. Sen Lin, a freshman from China said that one of the hardest obstacles to overcome is the language barrier. “Sometimes the professors speak too fast,” said Lin. 6 The Max Roth Center is the new home of the Center for Global Education and Diversity. However, he also explained that, “The professors and advisors always want to help [whenever they run into a problem].” Lin and a few other international students all agreed that they wished more American students would get involved with the special programs Wilkes offers to break ethnic barriers. Some of these programs include the, Global Partners Program and the Global Families Program which are open to both domestic and international students and families. Suarez described them as a types of “partnership programs.” “When you have an international student interacting with a domestic student, both are really mentored,” she said. The programs set up special events, trips, and gatherings in which students and families are able to interact. Students may also volunteer as conversation partners for the students who are currently enrolled in the intensive English program. Suarez emphasized the importance that international students play in the educational process. “The value of having international students here on campus is really immeasurable. The Beacon commends all of the members of the newly formed Center for Global Education and Diversity for their dedication and hard work. Because of their efforts, they have been able to help diversify the Wilkes campus, and directly enrich the learning process for both domestic and international students. In the coming year, addressing the needs of international students will become an even greater challenge as the number of students likely grows and diversifies even further. To that end, we recommend involving as many domestic students as possible in helping them adjust to Wilkes. This means pairing American students with non-native English speaking international students through the new Reach program as well as in other opportunities such as coffee hours, etc. The one wish we heard among the international students we spoke with was for more American students to reach out and serve as conversation partners. The more invested domestic students become in the process, the more integrated and truly diverse this campus becomes. - The Beacon encourages both students and the community to involve themselves with international students. Point 2 -What international students can offer to the educational process is unmatched. Point 3 Wilkes University’s newly formed Center for Global Education and diversity is providing many premium services for international students, but it is up to the entire campus. - �OCTOBER 7, 2008 OPINION 7 The Angry Rant: Stars Without Makeup BY TIM SEIGFRIED Beacon Staff writer amankumar-getfacts.blogspot.com Last week I had the displeasure to watch E! (You know, the network that airs the train wreck known as “The Chelsea Handler Show”), and I came upon something called “Stars Without Makeup,” which is, you guessed it, a show about celebrities that don’t have any makeup on. The idea seems harmless at first, because maybe they are just showing that celebrities look like the rest of us, but instead it was a disgusting display of narcissism and jealousy. First, there was a panel of “comedians” whose job was to make jokes and snide remarks about each celebrity (Yes, the same jokes that you would read in this column-except my jokes are funny.) which ranged from playful to vitriolic. Second, there was a narrator/host (a woman) making the same mean-spirited comments about the celebrities makeup “Cameron Diaz is out shopping…hopefully But seriously, is there a need for a show for some makeup! Not looking too good, like this? I like to make fun of celebrities Cammie!” What’s next, “Celebrity Bowel Move- as much as the next guy, like when Sheryl ments?” Would you follow stars around all Crow said she only uses one piece of toilet day and take a look in the toipaper, but isn’t it slightly cruel to lambaste let after they drop one (or famous people when they two)? “Oh no, it looks like aren’t in full makeup? George Clooney needs to Isn’t this from the mouth eat more fiber!” Honestof the same media that ly, that’s where all this is wants celebrities to start headed. being better role models These facts tell me one of by acting more like comtwo things: moners? 1. The E! channel has hit That said… rock bottom. (Shocking, To the “comedians”: I know. This is the same Why don’t we follow you channel that aired “Taraaround all day and get J-Lo with and without dise”, which no doubt was pictures of you without makeup. designed with Tara Reid’s makeup, because you waning sobriety in mind). all clearly had to do some face paint to sit in 2. Something is very wrong with our front of the camera to do this God-forsaken country. show. That’s what we call irony, idiots. It’s probably the first one. Maybe. Also, I formally apologize for all those celebrities who didn’t have the courtesy to appear perfect in your eyes. I’m sure they are all deeply regretful that they didn’t put on eye shadow before they ran out to get a gallon of milk. The world would be a much better place without such “comedy’ and pithy little comments. You’re just jealous that they are making something out of their lives, and you’re nothing more than a hack who couldn’t make it as an actor. To the narrator: I realize that you’re getting a paycheck to do some crappy voiceover work on a crappy show that is aired on a crappy network, but really, I think you need to take stock of your life. If you have a daughter one day, don’t be surprised if she has an eating disorder because of the impossible standards that you helped to perpetuate. At the end of the day, you’re all just mad because you have low self-esteem, and this cable show is the only outlet for your grief. Jerks. Palin evasiveness raises question: Is she ready? BY LAUREN SALEM Op-Ed Ast. Editor us. Couric: McCain has been in Congress for 26 years, was chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee, and has almost always sided with less regulation, not more. Palin: He’s also known as the maverick, though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he’s been talking about - the need to reform government. Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you’ve said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this? Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today. Couric: I’m just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation. Palin: I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you. If Palin doesn’t know the accomplishments of her running mate, she doesn’t deserve to be on the ticket, nor does she deserve any position in office. During these two interviews, Palin’s inability to articulate basic position statements espoused by her running mate and her party suggest limited insight into national political leadership. Palin fared slightly better in last week’s debate; however, it was clear that her need to rely on talking points that purposefully focused on areas of supposed strength--i.e. energy--indicate an inability to freely expound on a variety of issues. She flat out avoided questions on specific issues. Palin was well-coached, but the fact that she requires such extensive coaching should make voters nervous. In addition, her cute “folksy” appeal may play well with “Joe Six-pack,” but doesn’t feel genuine. Everything about the down-home references felt contrived, as though handlers knew what buttons to push. The fact that Palin avoids interviews, can’t answer questions, and needs to be coached should make voters consider how unprepared she is to be president or vice president. Cartoon by: Gino Troiani If John McCain wins the presidential election, America can only hope that he doesn’t die before the end of his term. It’s important to note that in American history a vice president has stepped into the presidency due to the death or resignation of a president on nine occasions. With a few notable and disastrous exceptions, McCain’s Vice Presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, has been hiding from the press, which ought to give Americans pause as to why. Palin has only had two major interviews-both of which were considered train wrecks for the ticket--since she was chosen as McCain’s running mate on August 29. Palin largely avoided one-on-one interviews as well as questions from reporters for several weeks after her first interview with ABC’s Charles Gibson. According to US News and World Report, during Palin’s interview with Charles Gibson, “The governor of Alaska sounded less like the Palin-ator (an implacable political force sent to save the Republican Party) than a robot struggling to handle inputs for which it was not programmed.” When Gibson asked Palin if she agreed with the Bush Doctrine, Palin first asked Gibson to clarify the question before responding vaguely. Gibson: Do you agree with the Bush Doctrine? Palin: In what respect, Charlie? Gibson: The Bush -- well, what do you -- what do you interpret it to be? Palin: His world view. Gibson: No, the Bush Doctrine, enunciated September 2002, before the Iraq war. Palin: I believe that what President Bush has attempted to do is rid this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell bent on destroying our nation. Gibson: The Bush Doctrine, as I understand it, is that we have the right of anticipatory self-defense, that we have the right to a preemptive strike against any other country that we think is going to attack us. Do you agree with that? Palin agreed to that statement, which seemed to shock Gibson and led him into further interrogation. When Palin was interviewed by Katie Couric, she still couldn’t answer questions even if they were about her own running mate. The following transcript from CBS News shows Palin making statements about John McCain and Barack Obama that she can’t support with any factual evidence. Couric: You’ve said, quote, ‘John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business.’ Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more example of his leading the charge for more oversight? Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie - that, that’s paramount. That’s more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did for �OPINION OCTOBER 7, 2008 Deception and greed: the Federal Reserve The finale of a 2-part series BY GINO TROIANI Beacon Op-Ed Editor This is the second in a two-part series on the Federal Reserve. Louis T. McFadden, former Chairman of the House Banking Committee in the 1930s said in the Congressional Record, House pages 1295 and 1296 on June 10, 1932: “We have in this country one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Banks. The Federal Reserve Board, a Government Board, has cheated the Government of the United States and the people of the United States out of enough money to pay the national debt.” Again, article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution states that Congress shall have power “To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;” However in 2008, a full 76 years after McFadden’s proclamation, that is not the case. Today, Congress has no such powers. It has given its implied power to “coin money” and “regulate the value” over to a private institution. The Federal Reserve is an independent banking system that has been given a monopoly on the creation of money. And today, we see where that has gotten us. How the Federal Reserve influences the money supply. The Fed is a main component to the U.S. economy. It has great influence and power over the market. With that power comes the ability to create booms and recessions within our economy, and financially benefit a select few. The Fed has the power to set the “discount rate” which is the interest rate charged to member banks on money borrowed. When the Fed buys more government bonds, and sets a low discount rate, banks are more likely to borrow greater amounts of money, and in return, will be able to offer lower interest rates to customers. This also increases the amount of money in circulation. If a high discount rate is set, banks are less likely to borrow. Another way the Fed can manipulate the nation’s money supply is by raising or lowering the “reserve requirement,” which according to the Federal Reserve is “the amount of funds that a depository institution must hold in reserve against specified deposit liabilities.” With the power to manipulate the reserve requirement, comes the power to either inflate, or tighten the money supply. This creates a direct correlation between the amount of currency, and it’s value. The only ones who benefit from an initial inflated money supply are the ones who receive the currency before the value of the dollar drops. In a recent New York Times article on economic crisis-spurred bank mergers, coauthors Eric Dash, and Andrew Ross Sorkin point out, “The deal further concentrates Americans’ bank deposits in the hands of three banks: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup will control more than 30 percent of the industry’s deposits...Together, they will have unrivaled power to set prices for their loans and services. The institutions would probably come under greater scrutiny from federal regulators, given their size and reach.” The Fed Problem. The problem with the idea of a singular central bank is that the government, (the Fed’s largest borrower) along with other banks borrows money at a set interest rate. In other words, the Fed has the power to create money out of thin air, and then loan it out with automatic interest attached to it. So, how is the United States government ever supposed to pay back the amount of money that is borrowed from the Federal Reserve, when the Fed is the one who distributes the money to begin with? This results in a chain of debt, which is being generated faster than the United States can ever afford to pay it. The American people are singlehandedly being robbed of their earned wealth because of this independent institution. Because the INFLATION: 88% Decline in Purchasing Power of the Dollar $1 .00 http: /.tnwhod!J=!s .home.att .net/ $0.90 ... $0.70 ... $0 .60 The following are results of a poll that The Beacon conducted online this past week. The poll was unscientific, and does not claim to reflect the overal attitudes of students on campus. Should Alabama have the right to tax state workers for being obese? IJ') O') Beacon Poll Results The Beacon asked: :Ei .!! $0.80 0 "Cl 0 8 ,:a ....0 • Yes - 29% • No - 65% • Depends - 6% $0.50 Q) ::::, 1!I $0.40 > ,5 $0.30 .~(3 Q) "Cl Next Week’s question: $0.20 $0 .10 $0 .00 ..l.+,:++;:~.:.::;:;:::;:::.;:++i=:.::.:::;::~..........+H-..........1-++l..++++H--1-++-<1-++l.............l OM~mN~oo~~~OM~mN~oo~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiBBB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NNN Fed has the power to print money as it pleases, the “real” value of the American dollar has dropped to approximately $0.4. According to Dr. Robert Seeley, associate professor of economics at Wilkes University, the average inflation rate is anywhere between three and five percent. He also added that, “We have seen inflation, because at times the Federal Reserve has let the money supply grow too rapidly.” Seeley made it clear that he strongly opposed the gold standard, which was abolished on June 5, 1933; however, he also clarified that, “When something becomes more scarce…the value goes up.” This is clear evidence that by tightening and backing the money supply by a commodity such as gold, silver, or an even balance of goods and services would both limit governmental spending, and increase the value of the American dollar. Letting the money supply grow faster than the amount of goods and services translates into shortterm gains, and long-term damage, as we have finally begun to see with more clarity in the past few weeks. InflationData.com states that, “4% annual inflation results in a 48% loss of purchasing power in 10 years.” This means that if Americans are not receiving an annual pay increase that directly coorelates with the inflation rate, they are being robbed of their money. Shortly after he was elected, President John F. Kennedy recognized that the Fed held too much power, and acted. According to the National Archives, on June 4 1963, President Kennedy signed “Executive Order 11110,” which further amended “Executive order 10289” of September 19, 1951. This returned the power to issue currency without going through the Federal Reserve, back to the hands of the U.S. government. Kennedy’s plan was to produce an interest free currency, much like Abraham Lincoln’s greenbacks, and back it by silver. However, before this order could fully impact America as a whole, President Kennedy was assassinated just five months later on November 22, 1963. We should all be deeply concerned for the welfare of both the federal government and the American people on fiscal matters. If the United States continues on the path that it has followed since 1913, the only outcome is complete monetary failure. As Alan Greenspan said before he took the reigns at the Fedearl Reserve, “In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.” Is the Wilkes Center for Global Education and Diversity performing at a proficent level? • Yes • No • Depends Visit www.wilkesbeacon. com to cast your vote. Results will be published online at wilkesbeacon.com Speak Up! It’s Your Right! The Beacon wants your opinion. Concact us at WilkesBeacon.OpEd @Gmail.com with your Name, Major, Year, and Opinion! The Beacon reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for space and content. �Homecoming Anniversary PAGE 10-11 li ostyllos OCTOBER 7, 2008 CONTACT INFORMATION: christa.sgobba@wilkes.edu leeann.searfoss@wilkes.edu wilkesbeacon.lifestyles@gmail.com 9 Annual blood drive helps hundreds, keeps memory alive Every two seconds someone in America needs blood, according to the American Red Cross. With such a high demand and a very low supply, the need for collection of blood is crucial. Last Tuesday students, staff, and faculty turned out to the Hennry Student Center Ballroom to offer that crucial gift of life. The blood donated will help save hundreds of life. The first blood drive of the year was held in memory of Martha “Martie” Boone, the mother of Megan Boone, head of community service at Wilkes. Martie passed away several months earlier due to complications from leukemia, a blood-related cancer. “Blood drives are one of the ways hospitals and cancer treatment centers supply blood. My mother’s cancer was a bloodrelated disease,” said Boone. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects blood cells. According to Healthwise, a medical reference to research sites, it can be traced to bone marrow, the soft tissue inside most bones. Three types of blood are affected during leukemia: white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. “The supply and demand is very tricky. There is so much more demand than there is supply,” explained Boone. While Wilkes sponsors several blood drives over the course of the school year, this particular blood drive was a memorable affair. These blood drives offer the opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to donate all types of blood. Maryann Smith, senior account manager and field representative for the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Red Cross, said that Wilkes’s annual blood drives always aim to reach out to the community need for blood products. “Wilkes’s blood drive was very smooth. The secret to a successful blood drive is to set a goal and have a team to help you accomplish that goal,” said Smith. Boone was the leader of that specific team for this fall’s first effort. Boone organized, in conjunction with the Red Cross, the year’s first of four blood drives and recognized the importance of attaching the appeal to a real face and name. “Using a person in the community, especially someone who has used or knows someone who has used blood products, helps donations greatly,” stated Smith. Martie Boone did not know she would be in need of blood products until one day last fall when she began to feel very tired. According to Boone, Martie thought she had the flu, so she went to the hospital and was immediately transported to Hershey Medical Center to begin treatments. Martie’s turn around was short due to her advancement of the cancer. “My mother had a type of leukemia called AML. It is a very aggressive form of leukemia. It usually occurs in people over a certain age, because the cells stop regenerating,” explained Boone. The makeup of a blood drive and the importance of the donors are circumstances that neither Boone nor Smith have overlooked. The Wilkes community The Beacon/Bethany Yamrick joined together Over 70 students signed up to donate blood at Wilkes University’s to have a total first blood drive of the year. Each pint of blood can save three lives. of 74 sign-ups Students and faculty are not the only ones for this fall’s drive. Of those 74, 54 students, staff, and faculty were able to suc- giving of themselves to help others. Socessfully donate blood. Each pint of blood dexho, the main food supplier for Wilkes University, donated the food and beverages given saves three lives. “We have a great turnout. We had a lot of for the canteen at the blood drive. “Sodexho is really great. They supply first time donors, especially freshmen who want to join or have had blood drives in pretty much everything from the cookies to the water bottles,” stated Boone. high school,” said Boone. Through the generous donations of both One of the freshmen in attendance was Melanie Good, a freshman pharmacy major. time and body from the community, Wilkes Good said she signed up to donate blood for was able to save many others. “This is my way of keeping my mother’s several reasons. “My sister got me into doing it. She memory alive. I am trying to do something donates. Also, I like to help people. It’s proactive, and just seeing how many stuactually interesting, because I do not like dents come through the door I know that our students really do care,” said Boone. needles of shots,” stated Good. exam and essay at the end of her term. Although there are American students in the University, Wills has much direct interaction with many other cultures as well. Because of her choice to broaden her educational experiences by thinking globally, The Beacon has chosen Wills as its Student of the Week. BY BETHANY YAMRICK Beacon Correspondent Why study the Globe Theater’s architecture in a book, when you can go see it yourself? Senior pyschology major Stefanie Wills has that and other options as she earns Wilkes credits in London through an organization known as IFSA-Butler. Wills is attending the City University of London, and residing in north London, in residential Islington. Like the other study abroad programs at Wilkes, the university offers courses in English, and Wills is studying with 100 other American students. Wills has classes once a week for two hours at a time, with Mondays and Wednesdays off. Not only is her schedule set up differently, but she is also graded on a pass/fail basis with one BY LEEANN SEARFOSS Beacon Asst. Lifestyles Editor The Beacon: Finish this sentence: My friends would be surprised to know that I… Wills: skydive and am a baseball fan. The Beacon: Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Wills: I see myself having a family and a masters degree in psychology, hopefully having a job in the field. The Beacon: Describe yourself in three words. Wills: Outgoing, caring, and genuine. Photo courtesy of Stefanie Wills �••• •• Students gather together for a schoolspirit parade in 1949 and again in 2008 through the Public Square. • ••••• ••••••• • • • • • • • • •••••••••••• Students dance the night away in 1987, and again during this year’s Homecoming at Genetti’s in Wilkes-Barre. Covering cars with blue and gold decorations remains a Homecoming tradition just as in 1959. • ••••••••• Band members gather at the pep rally in 1964, while alumni come together for refreshments in 2008. President Breiseth crowns Queen Lori Truman and King Mick Dungan in 1992 . Tanya Feiertag and Anthony Carvale won in 2008. The annual Homecoming bonfire at Ralston Field, pictured in 1971 transitioned into the pep rally of today. �ite rah’s Infin o N d n a k of) Nic wed (sort ie v re ts e g Playlist CONTACT INFORMATION: alyssa.benner@wilkes.edu yoh.delossantosmaria@wilkes.edu amanda.gunther@wilkes.edu PAGE 14 OCTOBER 7, 2008 wilkesbeacon.ae@gmail.com New dance club heats up downtown Wilkes-Barre BY AMANDA GUNTHER Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Although cool evening temperatures signal the change of season in the northeast, nights in Wilkes-Barre are about to get hotter. The Mines, located at 105 N. Main Street, is a new dance club directly across from the King’s College campus. The building, owned by Thom Greco, was previously the football offices and weight training facility for King’s. The students called this training facility “The Mines”, painting murals that resemble an underground mine shaft leading to the basement of the building. After the college built an addition onto its gym, King’s moved out of the facility. Now, a year later and following renovations, the new nightclub, restaurant and museum are finally complete. On Saturday September 13, the doors opened for its first 21 and over night, with a happy hour extending from 10 p.m. to midnight. The following Friday, the club admitted 18 year-olds for the first time and wrapped thin paper around the wrists of 21 year-olds so they could grab a drink at the bar; the following Thursday was the club’s first college night. According to Thom Greco, owner of The Mines, “The reason why we do these [college] nights is because we believe that peer pressure generally forces kids to drink when they are under age because they hang out with the upperclassmen who are able to drink.” The club’s goal is to prevent underage drinking while allowing everyone to dance together and have a good time. In order to keep alcohol away from the dance floor, Greco said, “We give an atmosphere where there is proper supervision. Whether you are 18 or you are 21, you are all able to mix mingle dance and have a good time.” The club is made up of two separate sections, the dance floor located at the lower level and the bar area at the top. There is a small VIP section by the DJ that seems to be a hit among college women. “The VIP section and popular music makes for a lively atmosphere,” said sophomore pharmacy major Jen Stahl. The nightclub is open from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. On Thursday nights the cost is $8 for under 21 and or $5 with a college ID. For club-goers who are over 21, the entrance fee is $3. Friday nights under 21 is $8 and over 21 is $3, and Saturday nights it is $5. Greco notes that the club will offer special events like concerts and Halloween costume parties. “In December we have a national recording artist coming that we cannot announce yet,” he said. The restaurant portion will be open seven nights a week from 5 pm to 1 am beginning this Thursday. According to Greco, this too, is a welcoming establishment for college students. “If a family wants to come in, they can eat affordably, or if college students want to come in at midnight and decide they want something to eat, we are there and it’s very affordable.” The Mines has quickly been deemed a success among the Wilkes and King’s students. Yahad Cobb, a freshman business major at Wilkes University said, “I will be there every week. My room- 12 The Beacon/ TheAmanda Beacon/Gunther Amanda Gunther Patrons line up to dance the night away at the new historically themed night club, The Mines. mates and I now will look forward to Thursdays.” The Mines is one of three new night club establishments opening this fall. Club Luna will be opening in late October at the Midtown Village on South Main Street. Luna is a Miami-themed lounge with a New YorkStyle VIP dance club. The Hardware Bar will be adding a dance club section called Eclipse, which will be opening by the end of November. The Beacon/ Jenna Stephens Scaring people takes time, skill, and a little insurance BY YOHANNA DE LOS SANTOS M. Beacon Asst. A&E Editor Haunted “exhibitions” are as much a part of the season as the changing leaves in NEPA. And those who want a small thrill or a big scare are already flocking to the attractions, new and old. Raymond AnnHigh, project coordinator of Gravestone Manor Haunted House said, “Our opening - we had 550 people, which is good for September. As you get towards Halloween it gets a lot bigger. Last year overall we had around 5,000 people [in attendance].” Some people might think that putting together a haunted house is about as difficult as squirting a little fake blood on a corpse or choosing just the right corner from which to pop out and scream, the truth is that haunted house design requires time, effort, commitment, and insurance policies. Gravestone Manor, like many other haunted attractions, changes its theme from year to year. “Every year we completely change the premise of the story. [It] is always an interactive mystery story that involves the audience in surviving the streets of the haunted house,” said AnnHigh. This year Gravestone Manor’s theme is an asylum for carnival workers who have been declared criminally insane. Karen Simon, coordinator of the Haunted Trail said, “It’s going to be a trail going through a corn field and throughout the corn, there will be a few surprises here and there...We are hoping to have it at least 15 minutes long.” According to AnnHigh, the cost of opening a haunted attraction is high, especially if it’s open every year. See SCARE page 13 �ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 7, 2008 13 SCARE from PAGE 12 “This year we invested about $10,000 in upgrading all of our special effects,” said AnnHigh. Senior political science major, James Winterbottom looks forward to new surprises. “I expect it has really creepy people and music.” Because of expectations like this, each haunted house can only work with a wellrehearsed staff that is in charge of giving that special touch to the creepy side of the house everybody is expecting. “They like scaring people,” said Simon. The staffs at these facilities are also trained to help out anyone if they get too scared, which is why many of the haunted houses are insured. “We’ve never had any injuries or problems like that. We have had people wet their pants because we did scare them, but other than that, no, we are insured,” said Simon. For the Haunted Trail, Simon said, “Remember that this is an outdoor event, so we recommend that you wear proper shoes and attire.” Simon also added that the cost is $5 per person. For Gravestone Manor, the cost is $10 per person and all proceeds go to local causes like the Red Cross, the CYC and the Boy and Girls Scouts. The not so chivalrous greeter outside of Gravestone Manor entices patrons into the festivious haunted carnival. The Beacon/Alyssa Benner s c3 "E3 LIV'E!S - D c5I. E! 1E ra ■ P c3.s 1--- r ■ lll =-• -■ p 1 't • ·I 1• - ■-ath nter-state Blood Bl. IP llasma1 ln,c_ 6 16 5 c ,a e · ~ · .•· e ,7 ke,s -lB a 1e., Pa 1C a -570 - 823-,4 119 _, �OCTOBER 7, 2008 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 14 Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist: A review (sort of) those as well as the bad ones. It becomes habit. I was on IMDB (Internet Movie Database.com) the other day and found myself looking at the upcoming movie list, and sadly I experienced no true thrill of anticipation. I could pass up the majority of this season and sleep well at night. It’s plain and simple. If Hollywood were up for review, it would get no stars. All that said, I want to say, go see Nick and Norah. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist is a wonderful movie. It is a film adaptation of Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s award winning book by the same name. Michael Cera (Juno) is Nick, an indie bassist for his band, who is still getting over being dumped by his girlfriend a month prior. One night in NYC, Nick is out playing a gig with his band, the Jerkoffs, when he crosses paths with Norah, Kat Dennings (Charlie Bartlett), a quirky, rich indie girl. At a rough point in both of their love lives, they set off on a journey to find a favorite band, who is playing a secret show. As they both wrestle with past relationships, drunk friends, and a handful of other random, hilarious moments, they build an important connection. Nick and Norah is a great movie with an even more wonderful moral. And even though it sounds like you have seen it before, trust me you have not. I give it 4.5 stars out of 5. It’s one of the rare solid efforts out there right now. a debate on religion. Or the best one, when I found myself making fists because some “mature” high schooler found the silent sentimental moments in the film the best time to start the faker cough. I have lost all hope in my generation. What is it that has changed? Has this generation fried their common sense away with tanning beds and cell phones? Even more likely. Or is it that the movie industry BY KENNY BROWN Beacon Corresspondent I sit here thinking about the movie I just watched, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, and I realize I cannot find it in myself to write the review. It’s not because I didn’t like it or because I read the book first. No, it has nothing to do with the movie at all. Honestly the movie was wonderful. It was well acted, beautifully written, and has that storyline that just grips the viewer. Anyway, that’s what I caught, in between the giggles, comments, and annoying conversations going on around me in the theater. And because of that, I stray from topic a little this week. Do not worry this will not become another angry rant. I will give you the goods on Nick and Norah. But first I want to review something else: movie goer etiquette. As I settled into my seat I looked around and realized I was a minority in this audience. I was a guy, and I was in college, and I was not talking. And through the whole movie it stayed this way. Maybe its my OCD. Maybe it’s the movie buff in me. But when did the movie theater become your living room? And When did it become okay to conversate and text at the movies? More than once I found myself shushing the girls in front of me. I also noticed myself telling the people behind me to shut up because they thought this was a great time to have The Beacon/Jenna Stephens has been making such terrible movies recently that the theater has now turned into a live action text session? Now I am in no way defending those annoying texters and talkers, but I have a good feeling it’s the industry. 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With an annual Oktoberfest, the Lionshead Brewery allows its refined products to be sampled and enjoyed by attendees. 02 66 Across 1 6 10 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 25 26 31 32 33 34 38 39 42 43 45 46 47 49 Tripoli land Brazil neighbor Thick carpet Assortment Divisible by two Shore bird Art of logical discussions Scene of Napoleon’s first exile Rob Camelot knight Affirmative vote Small lounge rooms Extending service as in community work Fido’s foot Leg joint Hereditary initials _____ Yeltsin Fruit part Cut off Disrespectful Away from shore In debt Boat bottom On same side prefix Mammoth 51 55 56 58 62 63 66 67 68 69 70 71 Material girl First Aid _____ Additional, usually subsidiary meaning Upper regions of space Supernatural force Never lost Fine spray Railroad parts Like some noses Sheltered, nautically Transmitted Type of roofing material Down 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 22 24 26 27 28 29 30 35 36 37 40 41 44 48 50 51 52 53 54 57 59 60 61 64 65 09 Boy 1998 Goo Goo Dolls song Ill-behaved child Ivy league school Pirate affirmatives Dog or Cat Blackhearted Summarize Undo a button Factories where girders, rails, etc. are made Greeting Tree planting holiday Annoying insects Remove obstructions Alaska king ____ Adolescent woe Gumbo vegetable Army group High Olympic scores Change furnishings Chaos Is sorry about Mental conception Wall Street order Bear-like species of Endor Pleasing change Isn’t a word Projecting noses Slender marine mammals Childs first utterance perhaps To be of use Closely packed Broadway smash Adam’s home Transport Italy volcano Tenant payment Established, for short Color solution Answers from last week 1 H 11 1 3 U G u s u rn E 11 11 M S R A L N 31 3B E p A R I N L G E T A -13 69 R A T E L L 0 E L Y �Men’s and Women’s Soccer pg. 18 CONTACT INFORMATION: alissa.lindner@wilkes.edu daniel.kautz@wilkes.edu OCTOBER 7, 2008 wilkesbeacon.sports@gmail.com 16 Field hockey’s undefeated streak ends at 10 Lady Colonels fall to E-town for first loss of season BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor All good things must come to an end and on Saturday, October 4, the Lady Colonels field hockey team saw their historic winning streak halt at 10 games. The women won their first game of the week on Thursday, October 2, hosting FDU-Florham before falling to No. 13 Elizabethtown College at Homecoming on Saturday. On Thursday, the Lady Colonels were without two key players, their leading scorer, senior forward Alyssa Koncelik and freshman defender Alyssa Davis. Both missed the game due to injury; however, the team adjusted and was able to gain its second Freedom Conference win of the season with a 2-0 win over the Devils. Davis would return for Saturday’s game while Koncelik remained sidelined. Senior midfielder and captain Diana Wright started the scoring rally for the Lady Colonels by knocking in her second goal of the season, that was the result of a penalty corner just under 30 minutes into the game. Gina Elmy was credited with an assist on the goal. Junior Brittney Sines also scored for the Colonels, connecting on another penalty corner just over 69 minutes into the game. Freshman Chelsea Minix assisted on Sines’ third goal of the season. Freshman goalkeeper Lindsey Davenport continued to perform well for the Lady Colonels. Davenport stopped all three shots she faced from the Devils. The shutout against FDU was Davenport’s third straight and the seventh shutout of the season for the team. The win against the Devils was bittersweet as FDU-Florham ended the Lady Colonels’ season last year. FDU won the game 2-0 and knocked Wilkes out of post season play. Head coach Sara Myers believed the team played as a whole Thursday, which was key to defeating the Devils. “In our game against FDU we played as a unit, which is when we are at our best. The first half we played very strong. I was also very happy to see us score on two corners. It has been a long time since we have beat FDU and it was a great feeling for the team,” Myers said. The win against FDU gave the team their tenth straight win of the season; however the historic undefeated streak would end there. eventual game winner. Megan Angstadt added a security goal for the Blue Jays approximately six minutes into the game. The start to the game proved to be all Elizabethtown would need for the win as they failed to score after. The Beacon/Jenna Stephens Number 17 Jen Keegan battles for the ball during Saturday’s Homecoming game against Elizabethtown College. The Blue Jays handed Wilkes its first loss of the season by a score of 3-1. No. 13 Elizabethtown College visited the Lady Colonels for their Homecoming match-up on Saturday. The Blue Jays came into Saturday’s game with two losses on the season, the first against King’s College and the second against No. 7 Lebanon Valley College. Elizabethtown began the game with three straight goals. Their first goal came just over three minutes into the game as Liz DeMatteis connected on a pass from Alison Duval. Thirty-one seconds later, DeMatteis scored her second goal of the game and the “The first six minutes of the game, we broke down defensively and they capitalized on all of our mistakes. When you play a strong team, every mistake you make they will use to their advantage; that is exactly what Elizabethtown did,” Myers explained. Wright added, “As captain, I try to stay positive on the field. It can be discouraging but that early in the game, there was plenty of time to come back.” The Lady Colonels would score once in the game as freshman midfielder Amanda Peters scored with just over 18 minutes left in the game. Freshman Gina Elmy was credited with an assist. Despite several consecutive penalty corners late in the second half Wilkes was unable to finish and the game ended in favor of the Blue Jays. After Elizabethtown scored three early goals, the Lady Colonels could have played defeated for the entire game; however Myers took a time out after the second goal and tried to calm the team as they found themselves in unfamiliar territory. “I always tell the team that no matter what happens we need to use our communication to get us back on the right track. Once we get down on ourselves, our play starts on mimic our defeated attitude. We need to keep a positive outlook and trust each other. We know from experience that we can come back from any situation,” Myers said. Beyond the start of the game the Lady Colonels were not out played. Wilkes had 11 shots compared to the Blue Jays 12. Davenport stopped six shots while Elizabethtown’s Liz Hannegan stopped five shots from the Colonels. “After the first six minutes we definitely held our own against them. We had numerous scoring opportunities that we did not capitalize on, especially in our corner play; we had 11 corners to their seven,” Myers explained. With a tough opponent next week in No. 11 Monclair State, it will be key for the Lady Colonels to work hard and not get discouraged from their first loss. “We need to work hard in practice and fix where we made mistakes Saturday. We challenged Elizabethtown later in the game, and we need to work on taking advantage of a good team’s mistakes. That will be key in next week’s game against Montclair,” Wright said. The Lady Colonels will be in action again on Saturday, October 11, at 1:00p.m. when they host the Red Hawks at Ralston Field. �OCTOBER 7, 2008 SPORTS Lady Colonels tennis perfect after six matches BY ALISSA LINDNER Beacon Sports Editor The Lady Colonels tennis team started its season off in a powerful fashion, remaining undefeated after six games. The team defeated Manhattanville in Purchase, N.Y. on Tuesday September 30, by a score of 7-2 for its sixth decisive win. The two losses in the Manhattanville match came off of walk-overs as the Lady Colonels were unable to bring enough players due to academic conflicts. In singles play, five women won for Wilkes. Sophomore Victoria Bybel, junior Xiaoqiao Zhang, sophomore Michelle Knight, freshman Rebekah Shanaman and freshman Stephanie Harkins all defeated FOOTBALL from PAGE 20 The Colonels desperately needed to get the ball back because the scoreboard read: 21-14. On third down and two yards to go, Colonels Sean O’Neill and Drew Letcavage pinned Parker to the grass at Lebanon Valley’s 42 yard line, giving the Colonels exactly what they needed, a punt. The 5’11 freshman punter, Colt Zorilla, booted the pigskin 25 yards to the Wilkes 32-yard line to Colonel sophomore Aireil Adams. He tried to catch the ball as two Dutchmen came flying at him for the tackle and what happens? A fumble, picked up by Lebanon Valley. WOMEN’S SOCCER from PAGE 18 The Crusaders had their own scoring opportunity several minutes later, as sophomore forward Alison Chavers found herself in a breakaway with Berkey. She was run down from behind by sophomore defender Casandra Valentin, however, and the ball was cleared. The score remained tied until the 74th minute, when the Lady Colonels led an offensive down the middle of Susquehanna’s field. After dribbling past Susquehanna’s last defender, Hallowell was able to flick a goal past Meredith Tompeck and into the back of the net, giving Wilkes a 1-0 lead. Senior forward Jessica Gannon had an assist on the play. “I saw their sweeper coming across and realized I needed to get to the ball quickly,” said Hallowell. “When I saw the keeper come at me I just tried my best to get the ball past her.” Three minutes later, however, the Crusader’s found themselves with a goal of their own as sophomore forward Julie Briskey kicked a ball over the head of Berkey from right outside Wilkes’ box. The goal came in a surreal manner, as no player aside from their opponents in two sets. In doubles play, Bybel and Zhang defeated their opponents and Knight and Shanaman also won their doubles set. The win against Manhattanville gave the Lady Colonels their fourth Freedom Conference win of the season. Head coach Chris Leicht believes one of the strengths of the team this season is the fact that all their players from last season returned for play this year. “We are very experienced. We won the conference championship the last two years and went to the NCAA National tournament the last two years and I have everybody back from last year, so that is obviously a big factor,” Leicht explained. “I was just trying to make a play but they made the hit,” said Adams, a 5’9 wide receiver from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Adams normally slips through defenders for extra yardage on punt returns. But this time, his heroic efforts were shut down. Afterwards, Lebanon Valley’s Charlie Parker rushed for a 12-yard touchdown with 01:47 remaining, giving the Dutchmen a 28-14 advantage. Even after Parkers touchdown with little time remaining, the Colonels kept fighting. Junior quarterback Rob Johnson drove his team down the field for a touchdown in only four plays, hitting wide receiver Anthony Dorunda on a 29-yard fly route for six. Down by a touchdown, the Colonels tried Briskey reacted to the ball dropping down in front of Wilkes’ goal. Surrounded by several Wilkes’ defenders and Susquehanna forwards, Briskey simply took a few steps forward before kicking the ball as everyone else watched. Indeed, even the crowd made no reaction to what it had just seen, as if none could believe the play. With the score tied 1-1 with ten minutes remaining, the Lady Colonels refused to give up. With everyone up in Susquehanna territory, Valentin directed a header into the back of the Crusader’s net off of a strong corner kick from Fissel. “Casandra is possibly one of our best players in the air,” head coach John Sumoski said. “We normally try to have her in the box on a corner unless we are in the lead. Katy (Fissel) couldn’t have put up a better ball for her on the corner.” Her teammates mobbed her in celebration, and the Lady Colonels fended off Susquehanna’s last few attempts to score before coming away with the 2-1 win. Wilkes outshot Susquehanna 19-5 for the game. “We played really good soccer today all the way around,” Sumoski said. “I am proud of the way we played.” The team has also added two freshmen, Shanaman and Harkins, and the upperclassmen have played an important role in helping them adjust to college play. “The way they [the upperclassmen] go about everything, how hard they work, how serious they take tennis. I think the freshmen see that and it helps them too,” Leicht said. Senior Alison McDonald believes one of the strengths of the team is their depth. “Our biggest strength is our depth. We are very solid throughout our entire lineup. Our top four singles players have each played at the number one spot for a year, which just shows how deep we are,” McDonald explained. an onside kick with 00:36 remaining but the Dutchmen fell on the ball and milked the clock for their first conference win this season. “It was a great win for our football team; I said to (my team) we’re 1-0 in the MAC. How does it feel to be in first place?,” said Lebanon Valley’s head coach Jim Monos. Knowing that the Colonels were out-ofsync offensively, the 16th-year head coach stated, “I felt like we could’ve put that game away a little sooner, about five times sooner. But you know what, I’ve learned a win, is a win, is a win. And we’ll take that win, at their homecoming, at their place, you kidding me?” The Colonels struggled on the ground, 17 The Lady Colonels hosted Misericordia College on Monday October 6 and will travel to King’s College on Wednesday October 8 at 3:00 p.m. Both matches are Freedom Conference play and will challenge the team’s undefeated streak. “We are undefeated, but that doesn’t mean we let our guard down. Now that we have established ourselves as the team to beat in the conference, we all want more and work toward achieving bigger goals,” McDonald said. “We know how good the competition is once we get to playoffs and nationals in the spring season, so we have to prepare ourselves.” finishing with 51 rushing yards as a team. Sophomore starter Jamar Beverly led the team 38 yards but also led the fumbling spree with two of his own. Johnson continued to perform well for the second week in the row, totaling 218 passing yards on 18-29 passing attempts and three touchdowns. Linebacker Drew Letcavage led the Colonels with 16 tackles but the defense as a whole allowed 504 total offensive yards. The Colonels will travel to Madison, New Jersey this Saturday to face Farleigh Dickison University (2-2). Kickoff is scheduled for 1pm. The Beacon / Jenna Stephens Ashley Deemie (10) and the Lady Colonels played well but ultimately lost to visiting Delaware Valley, 3-2, at homecoming on Saturday, October 4. �OCTOBER 7, 2008 SPORTS Women’s soccer edges Susquehanna at home on 10/1 BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor The Wilkes University Lady Colonels (45-1) entered their second of four straight home games at Ralston Field on October 1 against the Susquehanna Crusaders (1-5-2), managing a 2-1 win for their second in as many games. The Lady Colonels started the first half strong, dominating possession of the ball as they launched several attacks on Susquehanna’s goal. Wilkes had its first scoring opportunity at the 40-minute mark, as a looping kick from freshmen defender Megan Clementson fell on the top of the crossbar and bounced over the back of the net. Two minutes later, sophomore forward Taryn Hallowell directed an attack down Susquehanna’s goal line before crossing the ball; the resulting shot again went over the goal, however. Susquehanna tried to counterattack after the resulting goal kick, but was stopped by Wilkes midfielders. What followed was a two minute period in which the Lady Colonels led constant attacks against Susquehanna. Hallowell took both of Wilkes’s two shots on goal during the offensive, but was unable to score. The ball was cleared, and ten minutes passed as both sides struggled to organize any attempt of attack. At the 23 minute mark, junior midfielder Julissa Reed streaked down the right side of the field before launching a kick that bounced off of the top crossbar of Susquehanna’s goal; the resulting rebound was headed by freshmen forward Katy Fissel but went wide right, drawing an excited groan from the Wilkes supporters. Susquehanna responded from the two near goals with its first threat of the game. Using short and accurate passes, the Crusaders were able to effectively move downfield before junior forward Abby Montgomery launched a close range shot that deflected off of the hands of Wilkes’ senior goalkeeper Jessica Berkey. The deflection spiraled out of bounds just inches beyond Wilkes’s left post, keeping the score tied at zero. The remaining time in the first half wore away without incident until the final twenty seconds, when Susquehanna launched an all-out offensive from within the Wilkes box. A shot from fifteen feet out was 18 blocked by Berkey, with the ball rolling out of bounds and setting up a corner kick. With the clock ticking down from seven seconds, the Crusaders crossed the ball and got off a final shot attempt, which was again blocked by Berkey. The deflection off her hands spun slowly in front of the Wilkes’s goal, but did not go in before time expired. Both teams entered the break tied 0-0. Two minutes into the start of the second half, senior defender Lauren Cirilli sent a strong cross to sophomore midfielder Alison Weidman, whose header sailed just over the net. See WOMEN’S SOCCER on PAGE 17 Men’s soccer gives homecoming fans reason to cheer Defeats Delaware Valley 3-0 to improve conference record BY DANIEL KAUTZ Beacon Asst. Sports Editor Behind a strong display of support from homecoming fans, the Wilkes University men’s soccer team defeated Delaware Valley College 3-0 on Saturday, October 4, to remain unbeaten in Freedom Conference play. The win helped elevate the Colonels’ record to 6-5 overall, with a 2-0 mark in the conference. Both sides came out aggressively and physically in the first half, racking up a combined 15 total fouls. The Colonels would take a 1-0 lead ten minutes into the game after sophomore midfielder Doug Moore threaded a pass through the Delaware Valley defense to junior forward Greg Miller, who punched in a goal past keeper Tristan Preece. “I got the ball and heard [Greg] call for it, and he was able to finish with a great shot,” said sophomore midfielder Doug Moore of the play. fense,” he said. “The guys have all been The Colonels would take eight shots to the them coming on the road. Aggie’s one in the first half, but the score Sophomore midfielder Sean Stitt com- working to come together as a team in trouremained 1-0 going into the half. mented on how the Colonels have been pre- ble situations to help one another out when needed.” Wilkes struck again seven minutes after paring for their tough upcoming stretch. the beginning of the second half, as junior “We’ve been practicing very hard on ball defender Arthur Jankowski netted an unas- possession and control, as well as our desisted goal on a shot that deflected off the hands of Delaware Valley’s keeper. Ten minutes later, around the 60 minute mark, sophomore forward Ryan Phillips drove home an insurance goal off an assist from junior forward Bret Osswald, making the score 3-0. Senior keeper TJ Baloga served for the first 55 minutes in goal before being relieved by sophomore Kaleb Smith, who saved a penalty shot with four minutes remaining to help Wilkes earn the shutout victory. 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Bart and Urby's will not serve alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. 119 South Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570-970-9570 www.bartandurbys.com www.mys ace.com/bartandurbys �SPORTS OCTOBER 7, 2008 20 Colonels fumble chance to win conference opener BY CARLTON HOLMES Beacon Editor-in-Chief Number 8 Jamar Beverly juggles a swing pass from Number 9 Rob Johnson during Saturday’s game againts Lebanon Valley. The Colonels lost the game 28-21. The Bea con/ Gno Troi a ni See FOOTBALL on PAGE 17 The Beacon/Jenna Stephens Charlie Parker must have received the memo from Lebanon Valley that it was Wilke’s homecoming weekend because he definitely brought his dancing shoes. The 5’10, 191 lb. running back busted through seams and did more juke moves than a kid playing Madden 2009, all the way to a staggering 278 rushing yards as the Dutchmen (3-1) shocked the Colonels (0-4) 28-21 at Ralston Field for the opening game of Freedom Conference play. Parker finished with two touchdowns and had five times as many yards as Colonels rushers combined. He also finished second on LVC’s all-time rushing list with 2,364 yards, while helping his team snap a long losing streak to the Colonels, that dates all the way back to 1992. But most importantly, he did what the Colonels were unable to do, that’s hold onto the football. Of the Colonels six fumbles, five were coughed up and fell into the hands of the Dutchmen; fans would’ve thought a Wilkes alum pulled a prank and strolled down from the tents to slip beer into the Colonels water jug. “It’s tough to win football games that way,” said 13 year head coach Frank Sheptock. “We had a little bit of momentum there in the fourth quarter and we fumbled a punt. I thought (the punts) were all critical to us. From a coaching standpoint, I’ve got to find a way to eliminate the mistakes.” Despite all the turnovers, the Colonels still had an opportunity to tie the game late in the fourth. It was 04:53 r e maini n g when the offensive drive started for the Dutchmen. roiani /Gno T acon he Be T (At Right) Number 40 Rob Pietrucha catches the ball for the Colonels’ first touchdown of the game during Saturday’s game against the Dutchmen. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 2008 October 7th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 October 7 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes University