The Beacon - March 17,2021 1 Est. 1936 Pa. Newspaper Association Member Volume 73, Issue 13 The beacon Wilkes University- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsytejfite_________________________________ The news of today reported by the journalists of tomorrow. Opinion: Sayonara, WBB: Colonels honor three on Senior Night By Jason Eberhart f------- ------—. ..——. _ ■B——-»——. —■ I S^ff Writer______ student lounge; WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — In what was one of its last games at the Marts Center this here comes the season, the Wilkes women’s basketball team ~ fell to the visiting Misericordia Cougars, 69- — 60, during Wilkes’ Senior Night on March IS campus bookstore 12. By William Billingsley The Colonels had split the previous two I Asst. Opinion Editor games with the Cougars, winning the first • - WH.KES \ non-conference matchup and dropping the 5= ■ — ■. 1 1 couldn’t quite believe the email when I opener of the home-and-home on March 11 first read it: The university was really going at Misericordia. 100 . J to move the Barnes & Noble bookstore into This year’s seniors - Maddie Kelley, Gabby the student lounge at the Student Union Smicherko and Carolee Pierce - have been Building? 1 had so many questions. Like why influential to the program, demonstrating would they do this? Is the administration key leadership the first few years in head truly blind to what the student body needs coach Tara Macciocco’s tenure at Wilkes. or wants? “The three of them, over the last three Who was on this “committee of students, years, have done an outstanding job of faculty and staff” that they unironically trying to build a culture within the program — concluded that the best location for a and trying to establish some expectations Courtesy of Wilkes Athletics campus bookstore, or any bookstore, was in and goals,” said Macciocco. “It may not Head coach Tara Macclocco (left) poses with Carolee Pierce, Gabby Smicherko the middle of campus? Was this announced show up in the win column, but it shows up and Maddie Kelley (from left to right) with their framed Jerseys on Senior Night in a ‘Today at Wilkes’ email? Or did I have in so many different areas.” to know someone in order to say my piece? In the game against Misericordia, effort and tried our best to have a good end.” Misericordia went into the third quarter Truthfully, I do not know. Smicherko and the other seniors made then- The Colonels grabbed the games first with a headstrong mentality, scoring 22 But what I do know is that if this decision last stand. Smicherko fell slightly short of points, but Misericordia responded with a of their total game points in this quarter, is allowed to go forward in the SUB, it will a double-double, scoi(ring eight points and 14-0 run and would carry a 20-9 lead after including three straight three-pointersto do far more long-term damage to the student grabbing a team-high nine rebounds. the first quarter. The Cougars started to get open the quarter. The Cougars also held body than any Ulusionary gains for students. “I think, for the seniors, we jjust,,e* '*wanted hot from behind the arc, drilling four three- their largest lead of the game in the third Sure, Dr. Greg Cant might claim that this to come out and try to finish as hard as we pointers. The Colonels started to battle back quarter when they went up by 21 points, will result in “cost savings on academic could,” said Smicherko. “Even though we heading into the second quarter, with the didn’t get the win, I think we gave a great score at 30-23 heading into the break. WBB, page 19 BOOKSTORE, page 18 Q <5 E G00. C i 3 1 & to WORDS 1 1 earn and plav with game Raising moiR'v for chat in Womens History Month: Its Ml.AX. 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She identified that muc In the most recent Art in Context Lecture created by men with Student Government: March 10 weekly meeting notes titled, “From Silence to a Scream: The Violence and rape agai Visual Representation of Women’s Trauma,” displayed in art allowe By Maddy Kinard along with the possibility of adding classes will be two dinners, 100 people at each of all skill levels. t,....—r.t with one at 6 p.m. and one at 8 p.m. qjjj Director of the Sordoni Art Gallery Heather societies to relegate wor News Staff Writer on diversity and African studies into the With the $300 that Student Government delegate dance will also meet COVID-19 guidelines Sincavage discussed how art history has positions, while also shoi general education requirements, could grant, the club plans to ~ ; by possibly requiring double masking and normalized violence against women and control they believed per Student Government held its sixth To encourage participation, each group funding to two separate areas: to lower One example Sincava; round of distancing tables. how women’s trauma has been depicted virtual meeting, in which the council voted wouldrnilcl beRo entered ------------------ thetl-lO cost per t«».— — into — —J f-r The total budget request come. over time. myth of “Leda and the on the Race and the Curriculum Small a raffle and so would golf for members and for to Currently, $20,000 and will be voted on next week A central focus of the lecture was the fact mythology. Group Session fund request, reviewed a each individual within advertising. Cc“"’ 7 . The myth tells of Zei In ‘he way of internal business, the that for much of history women have been, club request, went over the 2021 Spring the„ group.„ r. Groupr prizesr. there is no other Golf Club “subjects to be depicted, seldom the ones to of a Swan to rape Led: university outside council voted on member and club of the Fling budget proposal and oversaw other include paint by numbers, at the university outside — speak and be heard,” as the SAG stated in that this image ihas . i__be internal business. Wilkes swag and gift cards. of Wilkes Athletics’ golf month for February. First-Year Class Via repeatedly. team President Sarah Erickson and the Society the preview for the lecture. To start the meeting, Morgan Burton The individual prize is an Sincavage first presented statistics from Dr. Helen Davis, as; of Student Nurses won with no opposition. returned to re-present the fund request iPad and an Apple pencil, Student Government the National Sexual Violence Research English, discussed the r for Race and the Curriculum Small Group In total, the fund request will vote on the approval The hours on academic buildings have -------- Sincavage’s lecture an< c---•----- r-n ■ comes to $1,080. been changed from their normal times. Center. Sessions, a follow-up event to the virtual of the club next week. “One in four college undergraduate study. open forum on race and curriculum. The A motion was made to I NOTES Executive Buildings will open as usual; however, they women in the United States are sexually Davis~ ‘ explained' th’’ goal for this event is to have students allocate the full amount, Corresponding Secretary will now close at midnight. Weekend hours ----------------------- -------- „ used in literature as a t in groups of three or five attend mini assaulted as of 2019,” said Sincavage. and the vote passed ___ Nataliya Scarantino have been extended and will open at 10 She included statistics to explain that the and control, such as discussion sessions with either Dr. Chris unanimously. presented the 2021 Spring a.m. and close at 6 p.m. topic of women’s trauma relates to people male British writers; w Zarpentine or Dr. Mia Briceno. Next, a Wilkes University Golf Club was Fling Budget Proposal. and should be important to everyone. colonizedj ilands.—i. u..The raj Students would then have the proposed. The main goal is to make the @wilkesbeacon The general plan, which is subject to “The topic of women’s trauma in art is reinforces ideas of cc opportunity to give their thoughts on their sport of golf more accessible and to create change in case anything should happen, is [email protected] o... , tr. control, while also she experiences with race and the curriculum, a friendly and safe environment for golfers not talked about enough, (though it seems to hold the event in a banquet hall. There to be normalized in historical art),” said jess used as a plot device to 1 Morandi, senior digital design and media occurs under colonizati Table of Contents art major. “Every artist is a person first, “Professor Sincava Beacon Briefs: Upcoming campus events and dissecting how trauma, especially in representation of the ( Compiled by Sara Ross English Department isis hosting a Zoom stay close together while their child is women, affects their work is so important, and the Swan in visua Heather has a beautiful wealth of knowledge teach the W.B.