Wilkes University will hold Casino Night for alumni attending Homecoming from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 5 in the Student Center Ballroom. Alumni can play blackjack, roulette, wheel of chance and poker. There will also be a DJ to provide entertainment, as well as a photo booth so alumni can capture memories from the night. “People […]

Student Development will be hosting a “de-stress” day between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, on the first floor of the Henry Student Center. Kayla Cauthon, Student Development activities assistant, explained that with midterms approaching, many students are often stressed about their workload. The event, she said, is Student Development’s way of […]

With this year’s Homecoming theme of “City of Lights,” school spirit is going to shine bright on the campus at the 2013 Homecoming pep rally. The Homecoming pep rally is going to be from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, on the Wilkes University Greenway between the Stark Learning Center and Breiseth Hall and adjacent to […]

Many local runners will head to Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pa., Oct. 5 with one goal in mind: to leave covered in color. The Color Mania 5k benefits Marley’s Mission: Horses Healing Children. It will start at 10 a.m. and waves will go off every 10 minutes. The event will last until approximately 2 p.m. […]

Wilkes University bridges the age gap in its upcoming production, “The Curious Savage” written by John Patrick. After receiving a large inheritance from her late husband, Mrs. Ethel Savage is committed to a sanitarium by her greedy stepchildren who hope she will come to her senses and relinquish the considerable sum to them. Meanwhile Mrs. […]

Students learned how to salsa, meringue and bachata during Latin dancing instruction Sept. 19 in the Henry Student Center. Carmen Vasquez taught the Latin dances. The Coughlin High School Multicultural Dance Team also performed at the event sponsored by Office of Diversity Initiatives. Erica Acosta, the associate director for Diversity Initiatives, was the head of […]

Zack Wirth, better known by his stage name “Jay,” has never been one to follow the crowd. Between little-league and cartoon time, a young Jay Wirth was often found scribbling journal entries and honing his writing skills. While his classmates spent their summer working part-time jobs and dreading senior year, Wirth was living his dream […]

You’ve heard its name before. You might even know someone who has been affected by it. Its legend lives in infamy, filling young men and women alike with the same kind of pale-faced terror, sending shivers down the spine of students across the country, and if you aren’t careful, it could sneak up on you […]

Do you know how old the Colonel is? Sept. 4 marked five years to the date that the new, life-size mascot was introduced at Wilkes, and you better believe he had a birthday celebration of his own. The mascot was unveiled on club day of 2008. Considering Wilkes never had an official, life-size mascot, this […]

Welcome to Wilkes, freshman, and welcome back, upperclassmen. Whether this is your first year of college or your last, we all need a good beauty refresher to take us back to school in style. Here are some of the must-haves for returning to class looking your absolute best. Most importantly is getting a good night’s […]