Brown v. Board of Education, Roe v. Wade, Obergefell v. Hodges. Social issues. Presidential elections. Human rights. Whether it is ruling segregation in schools unconstitutional, declaring that women have a constitutional right to an abortion during the first two trimesters or legalizing same-sex marriage across all 50 states, each one of these cases has been […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, Laurie A. Rofini visited Wilkes University on March 21 to share the history of the Justice Bell. The Justice Bell was the main symbol of the high point of the 1915 referendum, which is remembered as the highpoint of Pennsylvania woman suffrage activity. It was meant to be a […]

Between 2014 and 2015, Luzerne County had a 500 percent increase in opioid-related deaths, which is a larger increase than any other county in Pennsylvania, according to the 2015 DEA Intelligence Report’s Analysis of Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania. To combat this epidemic, Wilkes University pharmacy students trained Public Safety officers on Feb. 3 as […]

John Lewis once said, “our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.” This is one of the quotes that will frame […]

The policy for cheating is laid out in the student handbook. However, confusion can still arise. According to the student handbook, instructors are expected to report violations to both the Dean of Students and the Provost. However, many faculty members choose to initially deal with incidents of cheating within their department. Penalties for violations may […]

A student stays up all night studying for an exam and walks into a test exhausted and anxious. Halfway through the exam, they look up to see another student has carved out a calculator and put an iPhone inside. The device is used to look up the answers online. This is not a fictitious example […]

It’s like winning the lottery. That is the analogy that two veterans made to exemplify what it means to be an American, born in the land of the free and home of the brave. “I’ve been in countries where people had to dig in the ground for a root to eat,” said Veteran’s Council co-advisor […]

Over the course of the past few weeks, Wilkes Public Safety has been joined by other local law enforcement in participating in active shooter level II training. The Department of Public Safety identified the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center’s to provide active shooter training to our Public Safety Officers.  The decision to […]

Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy rededicated its CVS Pharmacy Care Lab at a special event on Oct. 22. The event also marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of the pharmacy school at Wilkes. The event was held at the Stark Learning Center and included a ribbon cutting and rededication. The first class of […]

More than 500 students gathered in the campus Greenway last Tuesday to walk a mile in unison. The students were walking for alcohol awareness as part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, which takes place the third week of October every year. National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week is a week during which colleges around the […]