e Beacon - February 18, 2020 1 wEst. 1936 Pa. Newspaper Association Member ~ ~IHIIE ~ B5IEACC(O)N Volume 73, Issue 15 THE BEACON Wilkes University - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania The news of today reported by the journalists of tomorrow. Alice Sola Kim kicks o Spring Writers Series in Kirby Hall Opinion: Be By Sean Schmoyer from the Elizabeth Asst. News Editor George Foundation, your own the MacDowell Science ction author Alice Sola Kim Colony, and the kicked o the Allan Hamilton Dickson Bread Loaf Writers’ valentine, every Spring Writers Series as the rst author to Conference. She visit campus. was also the winner Dr. Mischelle Anthony, associate professor of a 2016 Whiting day of the year and chair of the English department, oversaw Award, which is By Taylor Dillon contact and reservations with students for given annually to 10 the events throughout the day. emerging writers in Staff Writer “I was happy to have Alice Kim visit our ction, non ction, Valentine’s Day just passed, and as some department as a person of color writing poetry and drama. speculative ction, a genre so many of our of us are eating our le over candy and e rst event watching the owers die, others are happy English majors and creative writing minors students were able are interested in trying out. With our more the holiday is nally over. to attend was an It is the holiday that is advertised on diverse student population, Alice’s position a ernoon workshop as an award-winning short ction writer, as every store window, is seen on all television in which Kim screens and plastered on thousands of someone young in her career and working expressed that she on her rst novel, as someone who did not go store shelves across the nation. was interested in “the Valentine’s Day is the day where we ‘straight through school’ or did not ‘always surprise in writing,” want to be a writer,’ are important pieces take loved ones out for a day of romance and worked with displayed through gi s and greetings. But of her identity for our students to witness,” students on writing Anthony said. what about the people who are not in a against cliches in The Beacon/Sean Schmoyer relationship or do not have someone to call Kim has a bachelor’s degree from Stanford prose. University in sciences and technology, Alice Sola Kim spoke about her experience as a science a loved one? Daniel Stish, a is day can make singles feel and she produced content writing for a rst-year English ction author writing short stories. chatbot with a start-up in San Francisco unappreciated or like there is something major, was one wrong with them. is, however, is not the before studying at the M.F.A program at of the students in the audience’s expectations through the use Washington University in St. Louis. Kim case. attendance during the workshop. of descriptive language that keeps the reader As old as it is and as corny as it sounds, also taught a class in the M.F.A program at “I think my favorite part was being able surprised and engaged. Columbia University earlier this year. you cannot truly love another until you to see how di erent people responded to “Ms. Kim is a wonderfully talented writer,” learn to love yourself. You can start by Kim is known for her short stories and has the same questions. It was neat seeing the said Stish. “As someone new to being an been in publications such as e Cut, Tin practicing self-care and understand di erent directions everyone was able to take English major, it is great that I have someone that love is not something to fear, but House, McSweeney’s, Lightspeed, and e their pieces, and the creative processes at I can look at and say, ‘I’d love to be able to Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy something that drives your actions and is play,” said Stish. write like she does.” permeated into every action. 2017. Stish felt that the major skill he took away She has also received grants and fellowships from the workshop was how to challenge KIM, page 4 LOVE, page 7 The Beacon/Madi Hummer The Submitted by Gracie Franko Gracie by Submitted The Beacon/Sean Schmoyer The SHINE hosts resource night Creative Colonel Gracie Largest rst-year class in ColonelsLargest set rst-year records class at MAC in NHL20 Review, page 15 for local families, page 3 Franko, page 11 history, page 5 Championship,history, page page 5 20 e Beacon - February 18, 2020 News 2 News Have a breaking story or a press release to send? Contact the news editor: [email protected] Student Government notes: Feb. 12 weekly meeting By Sara Ross appearance as well because they would and the Sex Tra cking Awareness event. cover expenses for car rentals, hotel rooms, Staff Writer like to go to the 2020 State Leadership e Student National Pharmaceutical a National Park pass and Grand Canyon Conference in Harrisburg on Feb. 21. Association (SNPhA) gave a second permits. ey were allocated this amount. On Feb. 12, Student Government went PBL is a business-oriented branch of a presentation for a fund request to attend e Wilkes University eatre Department over rst and second-week presentations nationwide professional organization the SNPhA Regions I and II Conference. is planning to attend the Southeastern along with a club report from BACCHUS. that participates in annual events. At the is organization’s mission is to allow eatre Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. To start, Adventures in Sciences came in conference, students will be able to engage students to plan, organize, coordinate It will provide actors, teachers, directors for a fund request. Adventures in Science in open general sessions, award ceremonies, and execute programs geared toward the and designers to participate in the art of is a campus-wide event that is meant to business workshops and networking improvement for the health, educational theatre workshops, interviews for jobs, encourage high school students to get opportunities. ey will need $1,500 for and social environment of the community. auditions and performance festivals. ere interested in learning about science. is hotel and registration fees. ey required a total of $404.26, which they will even be specialized classes that aren’t year the theme is “Blasting O Into Space.” BACCHUS presented their club report at received in a passing motion. available in a regular college curriculum. ey are expecting over 250 students from the meeting. ey went over the activities Wilkes Adventure Education (WAE) was e theatre department is asking for $200 local high schools, such as in Hazleton they had during the fall, including the looking for a fund request to go on its 2020 for their trip, and they received the total and Wilkes-Barre, to attend. To fund their Alcohol Awareness Walk, Talk on Vaping WAE Spring Break trip. Students will get to amount. event, they are looking for $2,730 to cover and Sexual Jeopardy. In the spring, they plan go hiking and meet a Wilkes alumna who the costs of T-shirts, drawstring bags and on volunteering and participating at the Big works as a park ranger at the Grand Canyon. @wilkesbeacon safety glasses. Event, the Random Acts of Kindness Week To go on their trip, they needed $3,000 to Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) made an [email protected] BeaconCompiled by Sara Ross Briefs: Upcoming happenings on campus questions or require information. information. Casino Week PharmD/MBA Dual Degree Program Wilkes to Host It’s On Us Training Tour Events for Casino Week are starting with At Wilkes, they are now o ering a PharmD Summer Orientation Coordinator Team On Feb. 24, the Spring 2020 National Tie Dye Day on Feb. 17. Students can bring and MBA Dual Degree Program. If you are e O ce of Student Development is Training Tour is taking place. is is the in shirts to dye. On Feb. 18, there will be a pharmacy student and would like to learn now hiring students for Wilkes’ First Year rst time Wilkes University will be a part Texas Hold’em, and on Wednesday, there more about it, there will be an information Summer Orientation. Candidates that are of the event. will be bingo in the Henry Student Center’s session on Feb. 25 at UCOM in room 231 selected will be responsible for assisting It’s for It’s On Us, which is a non-pro t lounge. at 11 a.m. in the planning and coordination of that combats sexual assaults on college Finally, on Feb. 21, Casino Night will be e PharmD/MBA program will help orientation. ey will work directly with campuses around the country. It will feature held in the ballroom. e theme will be students to save time and money by Student A airs Sta to execute all aspects workshops on bystander intervention, glow-in-the-dark, and there will be many allowing them to complete both programs of the event. consent, survivor support and more. prizes available for students to win. Students in a total of six years. During this session, e position will be providing support Registration for the event will be free, and will receive extra tickets at the entrance if students will be able to learn more about in theme development, student leader there will be refreshments. they bring in donations for LEAP or the the program, scheduling, admissions training and event scheduling. If you are alternative spring break on campus.