Even if you’re always up to date on the latest health and beauty trends, oil pulling might still be under your radar. I was surprised to learn that ladies everywhere have found a new way to use this year’s must-have fix for everything: coconut oil. From being used in baked goods and hair conditioner to […]

Annie Yoskoski is a double major double minor at Wilkes University. Pursuing degrees in English literature and communication studies with concentrations in rhetoric and public relations along with a minor in history, Yoskoski will graduate in May 2014 and then head to law school and possibly gain a masters. Yoskoski loves to read, spend time […]

I am a John Green fan. I cried at “The Fault in Our Stars”, felt despair in “Looking for Alaska,” and laughed hysterically at “An Abundance of Kathrines.” When I picked up Will Grayson, Will Grayson, I figured I was in for another emotional ride of some sort. What I didn’t count on was confusion. […]

Piper Kerman is not the person that comes to mind when drug trafficking charges are brought up. In fact, Piper Kerman was just a girl with a loving family, a great boyfriend, and active friends until her past caught up with her in 2003. Now this vivacious, seemingly well-to-do young woman had to come clean […]

I absolutely love historical fiction. To me, nothing is better than being transported back in time to a place inaccessible to modern travel and culture. In “The Rossetti Letter,” Christi Phillips latches onto a piece of history that not much is known about, making her story even more gripping due to the fact that there […]

It is not too often that I call a book “thrilling”. When one reads so much, the bar for a book that really shocks and awes is raised. With Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl”, however, I was drawn  in and spit back out, dazed and wanting to crawl back into the pages for more information. Flynn […]

Supplies: 1. Crayons (crayola) 2. Hairdryer 3. Glue 4. Board Step 1: Glue Crayons to board Step 2: Hit crayons with hairdryer on high heat until they begin to melt down the board. Seems simple enough, right? I was wrong. First of all, the heat from the hair dryer made the glue holding the crayons […]

Final exam time is quickly approaching.   As we prepare our “minds” for upcoming tests, papers and presentations it is equally important that we think about how to best prepare ourselves for the stress that accompanies such a busy time of the semester. Managing our stress during final exam time is critical to ensuring that we […]

Now that April is here and the snow has finally melted, everyone is anxious to get out and enjoy some classic spring activities. While everyone was cooped up in their rooms, some flowers have bloomed, the ice has thawed, and Wilkes-Barre no longer seems like a snow covered wasteland. For those wondering what to do […]

Admit it, everyone is on Pinterest. It’s chock-full of amazing ideas and simple crafts that cause everyone to take one look at the picture with the “it’s so easy!” description and declare, “I could do that.” After some severe craft fails (and successes), I , Anne Yoskoski, decided it was time to share these experiences […]