March 19, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
The US education system is failing and this issue must be resolved. To some, this statement may be a source of discomfort as a result of America’s patriotic spirit.
However, the truth must be received in its purest state...
February 19, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
The Alliance of American Football (AAF) debuted the week after the conclusion of the NFL season and it proved one thing, that Americans love and want more football.
The debut broadcast of the AAF on CBS went head-to-head with...
February 12, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
Everyone enjoys feeling loved, receiving gifts, and getting attention and affection from those they surround themselves with. These are some of the core elements of Valentine’s Day, but do these elements need to be grouped in...
February 5, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
With current president Dr. Patrick Leahy departing Wilkes at the end of July to take on the president role at Monmouth University, it brings up several questions.
The obvious first is: Who will be Wilkes University’s seven...
January 29, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
As academics, professors and people who are influenced by pedagogy in one way or another, we all have some degree of understanding in terms of world cultures.
As children we were instructed to cut out the shapes of the seven...
November 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
We are calling you out.
The “you” in this case would apply to folks who are registered to vote, but fail to follow through on actually voting, particularly those between the ages of 18-29.
“Those who are youngest are less lik...
October 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
Since the dawn of time, society has been obsessed with beauty. Our desire to stay forever young or turn back the clock to the days of our youth to be “young and beautiful” is ubiquitous in society.
Upon turning on the television...
October 23, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
Many people with majors particularly in the STEM realm, or those associated with higher predicted salaries, tend to shame others who are not in those majors.
Major shaming can exist on any college or university campus, no matter...
October 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice
For the past 81 years, the United States has celebrated an explorer who is responsible for the enslavement and genocide of America’s indigenous peoples.
As we observe Columbus Day on Oct. 8, it is important to recognize the hist...
October 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Our Voice, Top Stories
Last Thursday, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Both of their testimonies surrounded the recent allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaul...
April 30, 2018
Filed under Our Voice
Picture yourself taking a walk along the Susquehanna on a nice, warm day. You take a seat on a bench, see the sun reflect off the water and hear the birds chirping. Without anyone in sight but cars driving over the Market Street...
April 13, 2018
Filed under Our Voice
The NCAA has been surrounded in many scandals lately with their “amateur” athletes receiving payments from boosters, fans and alumni with ties to their programs. This issue stems from the NCAA’s rules that athletes are ...
