Halloween is approaching and the candy season is beginning. Student Development is hosting Departmental Trick or Treating 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Henry Student Center Lounge. Students will be given a treasure map and will go around to the departments on campus and receive candy. Each department will stamp the treasure […]

Student Development is sponsoring a trip to Field of Screams, which recently opened a new attraction. Buses will depart at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, from the back of the Henry Student Center and head to the Field of Screams, a year-round haunted attraction in Lancaster. The 20-acre plot of land has been in business […]

Rap artist B.o.B will be making a visit to Wilkes-Barre Nov. 1 to perform at the Kirby Center Downtown. Ben Eaton, Wilkes University Programming Board Big Events chairman, has been dedicating his time to making this fall concert happen. “We started the process back in June,” he said. “This year is the first year for […]

Young at Heart are here to stay after breaking a near three-year silence. The Scranton pop punk outfit, originally known as Terror on the Screen, formed in October 2008 when vocalist George Yurchak and guitarist/vocalist Chris Ventura came together with several other local musicians. The band, after gathering a strong local following, released an EP […]

Hanging on the wall in the Student Union Building is a painting that would capture anyone’s attention. No matter what angle it’s seen from, whether it be through the front doors of the SUB, the back doors or simply sitting at a table at Rifkin, it’s hard to miss. What people may not know is […]

Yummy goods were being sold to help a cause in the Wilkes Barre area. Sigma Tau Delta, also known as the English Society, held a bake from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 1-3 at the Henry Student Center. Sigma Tau Delta sold baked goods like cookies, cupcakes and brownies for 50 cents each to […]

Make a Difference Day, the largest national day of community service, sponsored by USA Today, will be concentrating on the area along South River Street near the Wilkes University campus. Wilkes University is partnering with In the Gap, a nonprofit agency affiliated with the River Street First Baptist Church. The goal is to get students […]

In 2010, there were approximately 189,000 emergency rooms visits by persons under age 21 for injuries and other conditions linked to alcohol, according to the Center for Disease Control in the United States. To bring awareness to the problems of underage drinking and binge drinking as well as the effects of drinking alcohol and driving […]

Sleeves will be rolled and arms held out straight for a blood drive on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Henry Student Center Ballroom. Wilkes University will hold its first Geisinger Blood Drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All the past blood drives have been through the means of the American Red Cross. “Many rules […]

With all this talk of dieting and worrying about the freshman fifteen, college students need a way to enjoy sweets without feeling the guilt afterward. This recipe for light peanut butter pie isn’t heavy on fat and calories, but tastes like it is. As always, this recipe is easy on the wallet, especially considering it […]