e Beacon - October 9, 2018 wEst. 1936 Pa. Newspaper Association Member ~ ~IHIIE ~ B5IEACC(O)N FREE Volume 72, Issue 06 THE BEACON Take one Wilkes University - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania The news of today reported by the journalists of tomorrow. Sordoni holds nal art in context lecture By Sean Schmoyer New club on News Writer As the current exhibit in the Sordoni Art campus strives Gallery comes to a close, the nal lunchtime lecture on the topic was presented on Tuesday, Oct 2. to raise mental Titled “Antislavery Actions in the Wyoming Valley” the lecture presented by Aimee Newell, adjunct professor at Wilkes health awareness University and executive director at the Luzerne County Historical Society. By Anna Culver Newell began the lecture by recounting Staff Writer the story of a black man who managed to escape an attempt by several men who tried Oct. 7 through 13 is Mental Health to capture and enslave him. Awareness Week and Wilkes University e point of the story was to highlight is offering resources to students to help that runaway slaves faced potential capture with their mental health as well as rase throughout the whole nation, not just in the mental health awareness on campus. south. In fact Newell later revealed that the The Mental Health Society is a new event took place in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. club on campus for students that are Next, Newell focused on the history having issues with mental illness or are of slavery both in Pennsylvania and the advocates those that are struggling with Wyoming Valley. The Beacon/ Steffen Horwath their mental health. Newell gave credit to numerous historians The Mental Health Society is working Aimee Newell gave the nal lecture of the “A Stirring Song Heroic“ exhibition at the Sordoni Art towards educating students about such as Emerson Moss, who wrote the Gallery. The newest exhibition, “Loud Silence Expressions of Activism “ will open later on Oct. 23. story, “African-Americans in the Wyoming advocating for themselves and others Valley,” in assisting in compiling of the history as a country. here, they were slaves for life. about mental health. The society is knowledge about slavery in Pennsylvania Newell accounts the history of slavery “By 1700 there were 27,817 slaves in the looking to raising awareness about mental and the Wyoming Valley. from the arrival of indentured servants English colonies, and by 1715, there were 58, health and its importance throughout the Newell stressed the importance of exhibits in the New England colonies to the 540 slaves in the region. campus community by inviting students like “A Stirring Song Sung Heroic: African full enslavement of African-Americans “At that time in 1715, the population in to their meetings. Americans from Slavery to Freedom” by throughout all of America. Pennsylvania was 45,800 people with 2,500 William Earle Williams, as they allow for “By the mid-1600s, the switch had blacks,” Newell said. MENTAL HEALTH a look at a history that while not well, or been made for the black men, women and SOCIETY, page 10 clearly represented is still important to our children who were brought here and born SORDONI, see page 4 The Beacon/Jordan Fritz Beacon/Jordan The Graphic by Madi Hummer Graphic by The Beacon/Savannah Pinnock The Beacon/Savannah The Beacon/Kirsten Peters The Beacon/Kirsten Students, faculty react to FB: Steeber’s touchdown DIY Stress Ball, DoesLargest your rst-yearpast de classne you?, in Largest rst-year class in Kavanaugh con rmation, catch propels Colonels in page 11 history,page page18 5 history, page 5 page 5 Homecoming victory, page 12 e Beacon - October 9, 2018 News 2 News Have a breaking story or a press release to send? Contact either news editor: [email protected] or [email protected] Student Government notes: Oct. 3 weekly meeting By Sean Schmoyer NSO $3,024 for their upcoming event at the a motion to allocate the full $5,824.47 for the the week of Oct. 8 due to Fall Break. Staff Writer NCLEX Bowl. committee’s event in November. A er the fund requests, Student Next up on the docket was the Spirit New this week were the pharmacy and Government then voted on Club of the is week’s Student Government meeting Committee who also returned for the vote on nursing majors who are hosting the Late Month and Student Government Member of consisted of three votes on the fund requests their fund request of $680.60 for their Marts Night Li this year. the Month. from the previous week’s meeting and two Madness event. ey talked about the event which will be SOL, Student Organization of Latinos, was new proposals for fund requests for upcoming A er deliberation, Student Government held in the YMCA from 9-11 p.m. on Nov. voted Club of the month and Alanah Guerrero events on campus. voted on, and passed, a motion to allocate 19. e YMCA will only be open to Wilkes was voted SG Member of the Month. Returning from last week was the NSO, the full $680.60 requested to fund the event Students that day and all majors are welcome. Finally, committee and class reports were Nursing Student Organization, who reduced which will be held on ursday, Nov. 1 at 9 eir request was for $1,500 to help fund given. their previous fund request from $5,000 to p.m. items and prizes for the event, which will be Commuter Council’s Niagara Falls trip $4,334 to cover the costs of their trip to the e nal returning group was the Fall given out to those who attend the event in has been lled, and Wilkes’ Residence Hall NCLEX Bowl and the events being held along Event Committee for a vote on their fund November. Council will hold a voting poll for their dorm with it. request. eir request from last week was for Finally, the Indian Cultural Association room contest on Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 1 to 3 A er discussing potential deals the NSO $5,824.47 to fund the Colonels and Beyond made a fund request of $950 for their yearly p.m. in the SUB to decide the winner. could receive on food, Student Government event. is event will be held on Oct. 19 from event, Diwali, which will be held on Nov 3. voted on, and passed a motion to allocate a @wilkesbeacon 3 to 7 p.m. Both fund requests will be voted on in two [email protected] partial amount of their request, giving the Student Government voted on, and passed, weeks, on Oct. 17, as there will be no meeting Beacon Briefs: e happenings on campus -- Oct. 9 to Oct. 22 Compiled by Maddie Davis Volunteer at the Sordoni Art Gallery to 36), hoddies, long sleeve shirts and fall Lunch and Learn with Students, faculty and staff are welcome quotes. The donation boxes will be placed Pharmaceutical Sciences and Alcohol Awareness Walk to share their appreciation of art and in the library and on the first floor of the Chemistry On Tuesday, Oct. 23 at noon the volunteer at the Sordoni Art Gallery. In SUB. There will be a lunch and learn held annual 2018 Alcohol Awareness Walk order to apply, follow the link on Wilkes Campus Halloween Party seeks from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, will be held. The walk raises awareness Today for the application. Please contact Participants Oct. 18 in Stark Learning Center 275 of the dangers of not only excessive Nicole Lewis at Nicole.Lewis1@wilkes. Campus clubs and organizations are invited titled “LC/MS Fundamentals” by the drinking, but underage drinking as edu for further details. to host a table at the Annual Community pharmacy and chemistry department. well. The walk includes a one mile Halloween Event. Space is rst come, rst The lunch and learn will focus on loop from the Fenner Quad, to Kirby Christian Fellowship and Interfaith serve. Each table is expected to bring their mass spectrometry, MS ionization and Park and back. Those who sign up Office Clothing Drive own food and/or activity. e party will take different MS experiments. will get a free long sleeve T-shirt and Wilkes Christian Fellowship and the place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct 28, in lunch. Please register for the walk by Interfaith Office are partnering togather the SUB. Anyone interested should contact @wilkesbeacon following the link on Wilkes Today. to hold a clothing drive until Oct. 31. Kristin Osipower at Kristin.Osipower@ They are looking for mens jeans (sizes 30 wilkes.edu or ext. 5904. [email protected] Upcoming Events: 2018 Fall Semester Table of Contents October November 11 to 14 - Fall Break 1 - Cupcake Wars (WUPB) 16 - UN Lecture: Dr. Patience Stephens 6 - Casino Week: Texas Hold ‘Em (SG) News.................2 17 - Catherine H. Bone Lecture 7 - Casino Week: Bingo (SG) WUPB denotes Wilkes University 18 - Fall Fest (WUPB) 8 - UN Lecture: Mr. Niall McCann Programming Board 19 - SG Fall Event 9 - Casino Night (SG) SG denotes Student Government 22 to 26 - Freak Week (WUPB) 15 - Wing Wars (WUPB) Life, A&E............7 22 - Monster Social Monday (WUPB) 21 to 25 - anksgiving Recess 23 - Zombie Bar (WUPB) and the 2018 29 - Bingo (WUPB) Want your event featured in the Alcohol Awareness Walk calendar? 24 - Mobile Escape Room (WUPB) December Opinion............14 25 - Bingo (WUPB) 6 - Holiday Party: PJs and Pancakes Email [email protected] 26 - Scary Place (WUPB) (WUPB) 10 - Final Exams Begin Sports..............19 e Beacon - October 9, 2018 News 3 Passan School of Nursing holds induction ceremony for Class of 2019 By Cabrini Rudnicki empathy, intelligence, emotional process that will without doubt, After every name was called, nurses of Co-News Editor stability, detail oriented, capable, hard transform the perform you are today.