Letter: Speak up to stop campus bullying
April 28, 2013
To the Editor: Does bullying occur in the Wilkes cafeteria? We hope the information we have received is mistaken, but we have been told that cafeteria workers are sometimes subjected to mean and hurtful comments. We are appalled. The ethical standards and the ideas of all decent people consider the saying... Read more »
Senior Farewells
April 21, 2013
Kirstin Cook – Editor-in-Chief I’ll never forget the time my guidance counselor in high school told me not to go to Wilkes University. She told me the school was too expensive for a poor aspiring journalist to go to, especially because I was fully responsible for paying for my own tuition.... Read more »
The next major weather event: 2013?
Lyndsie Yamrus, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 19, 2013
With hurricane season quickly approaching, I am very apprehensive about what might be in store for us all. According to recent predictions, hurricane season is expected to be alive and well for the 2013 season. Hurricane season is officially from June 1 to November 30, according to the Hurricane... Read more »
Positive attitude the secret to success
Carly Yamrus, Opinion Editor
April 19, 2013
As the seniors prepare for their final weeks of higher education, they are eager to finish up the last of the group projects, final presentations, chapter tests and so on. For some of us, we still have a few years left of these wonderful academic tools to adhere to. I say this with sarcasm, yet... Read more »
Quick to judge, slow to understand
April 16, 2013
Learn to think twice before passing judgment on others for differences Have you ever heard the saying “treat others the way you want to be treated?” or “don’t judge a book by its cover?” They have probably been pounded in our heads for years along with a million other things, and still continue... Read more »
Community service opportunities abundant at Wilkes University
April 16, 2013
Community service is an activity that involves giving your free time to voluntarily help another group or local area or business. These activities can range from cleaning highways, beaches, and local parks to helping businesses and others in a variety of ways. Community service activities are meant to... Read more »
Double-take: Bilingual students to excel in ever-changing culture
Carly Yamrus, Opinion Editor
April 16, 2013
For as long as I can remember, quite a few efforts have been made in my educational career to force me to understand the Spanish language. In elementary school we had the puppet videos. Middle school we had some arts and crafts here and there … by high school we had started really getting into... Read more »
Addressing the negative criticism in Wilkes-Barre
April 14, 2013
Wilkes-Barre has an inferiority complex.Northeastern Pennsylvania in general is like that, really. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like every time I turn around, someone has something disparaging to say about this area. The comments seem to come from both lifelong residents and out-of-state transplants,... Read more »
Trash, littering problem at River Common an easy fix
Lyndsie Yamrus, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 12, 2013
Two weeks ago, Wilkes University hosted The Big Event, a universitywide community service opportunity where students, staff, alumni and faculty were welcomed to assist in projects around the community and on campus. I was assigned to Team B and set out with about 50 or so other students toward the river... Read more »
Op Ed, R Kelly national anthem
Anne Yoskoski
April 9, 2013
Due to the use of social media, whenever people see something they like or dislike, it is put on their Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, or Tumblr accounts. It is understandable that, wanting to capture the ever-fleeting attention span of the American public, the government has to have an online presence... Read more »
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