Amanda Leonard, News Editor
October 8, 2011
Wilkes’ food services have been hit hard with the depleting economy, just like any other business. Eating establishments on campus, such as Rifkin Café, have seen a price increase on some of its menu options. However, Wilkes...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2011
The budget for the fall semester Casino Week was presented at the Oct. 5 Student Government meeting with many of the same expenses from last year’s event. The event is scheduled for Nov. 1 to Nov. 4 in the Student Union Building,...
Todd Oravic, Assistant News Editor
October 4, 2011
Student Government passed a motion at the Sept. 28 meeting to donate $400 to a Guitar Hero event hosted by a Relay for Life team that aims to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
Aaron Nikles, senior mechanical engineering...
Kat Dodson, Staff Writer
October 4, 2011
This August, 10 faculty members earned a permanent home in the Wilkes family after completing the tenure process which, though long and tedious, provides multiple benefits for both the faculty receiving it and the broader university...
Abbey Haldeman, Staff Writer
October 4, 2011
Not only did the recent flooding cause trauma to homeowners Northeastern Pennsylvania, but it also put a stop to the summer commencement ceremonies scheduled to occur on Sept. 11 at Wilkes University.
The summer commencement...
Alyssa Stencavage, Correspondent
October 4, 2011
Wilkes University has recently encountered several power outages and network challenges on campus. There have been numerous e-mails from the ITS dpeartment stating that there is a power outage in one building and Internet failure...
Bill Thomas, Staff Writer
October 4, 2011
A radio station in Liberia run exclusively by women. A youth parliament in Lebanon giving teenagers a chance to better understand their government. A support network in Somalia for repressed journalists.
These are just a few...
Amanda Leonard, News Editor
September 26, 2011
The new science building, which will be the new home for biology, chemistry, environmental earth science, as well as innovative learning environments, has an anticipated completion time of Spring 2013.
The 70,000 square-foot...
Amanda Leonard, News Editor
September 26, 2011
Wilkes University’s Poconos branch will officially open next semester with three programs. Students in the Pocono branch’s master of business administration program began classes this fall.
The new 2,800 square foot Pocono...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2011
Gilmour expresses his final goals and expectations for his predecessor, who will replace him in June 2012
Joseph (Tim) Gilmour is not planning on having an easy eleventh and final year at Wilkes University. Before he retires...
Todd Oravic, Assistant News Editor
September 26, 2011
Three-time Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Thomas Friedman will deliver a lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.
Friedman, an author and Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York...
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2011
The search to find a replacement for President Joseph (Tim) Gilmour next year has begun with an accumulation of traits important for the next president. Steve Leo, search consultant from Storbeck/Pimental & Associates, is...
