It’s a question that leads to heated debates, tears apart friendships and puzzles even the greatest thinkers: “Which are better pets, cats or dogs?” To me, the answer seems obvious. Cats are better, ...

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

The Tampa Bay death metal scene is much like the San Francisco Bay thrash metal scene: there are simply too many good bands that came from there. We have death metal pioneers in Death, Morbid Angel ...

As academics, professors and people who are influenced by pedagogy in one way or another, we all have some degree of understanding in terms of world cultures. As children we were instructed to cut out ...

There are very few bands that are as notorious and have done as much for the metal scene as Slayer. Not only were they infamous for their edgy Satanic/occult imagery but drummer Dave Lombardo also ...

The concept of an age is by no means a new development. In fact, it is a definitively antiquated means of describing a time period. In light of the technological advancements that began to gradually ...

“The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.” With this famous quote, we understand the policies and legacy that defined one ...

There will be nighttime baseball at Bruggeworth Field this upcoming season. Earlier this summer, construction crews were actively working at Bruggeworth Field to install a new light system, ...

Haley Katona, a junior political science major, is this week’s pick for creative colonel. Katona’s high school experiences and the urge to reinvent how she sees language and emotion are what fuels her ...

On Jan. 29, the International Student Ambassadors, Multicultural Student Coalition and the Office of Student Engagement hosted a Lunar New Year celebration. Lunar New Year celebrates the beginning of ...

So far in this column, we’ve covered Mega Councils dedicated to programming for every student and diversity, but this week, we’re featuring a club that focuses on the students that go back home every ...

Despite freezing temperatures, hundreds came out in support of the SEIU Geisinger nurses’ strike that occurred from Feb. 17-21 across multiple locations. A new contract was not reached during that ...