In an attempt to stand out from other candidates, one Wilkes University Colonel has garnered national attention with her creative application for a resident assistant position. Christine Walsh is a freshman honors student studying under the dual concentrations of business management and integrative media. After a few months of life as a Colonel, she made […]

On a small Japanese island on Feb. 23, 1945, a group of five United States marines and one Navy corpsman raised a flag, and in doing so, motivated their comrades to fight on in an iconic battle that would forever be marked in history. During World War II, American forces sought to further their advances […]

Controversy arose during the Feb. 10 student government meeting, as representatives were called upon to allocate funding for the university’s production of The Vagina Monologues, held Feb. 12 and 13. During the initial proposal presented by Jennifer Magnotta, senior communication studies student and director of the production, concern was raised due to the recipients of […]

On Feb. 18, 1970, the defendants known as the Chicago Seven were able to breathe a sigh of relief after being found innocent of charges that they conspired to incite a riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The month of August 1968 brought two very separate groups of people from across the […]

Now home to a number of Italian restaurants, an antique store and several apartment complexes, North Clark Street in Chicago’s Lincoln Park section is presumably very much the same quiet, residential neighborhood as it was during the Prohibition era. But on February 14, 1929, this street would be encapsulated into history books as the site […]

Feb. 1, 1960, started out much like any other day in Greensboro, North Carolina. Around 4:30 p.m., the temperature had just risen above 53 degrees when four freshmen students from North Carolina A&T sat down at a lunch counter within the local Woolworth’s department store and effectively sparked a revolution.  Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, […]

More than 120 Wilkes University students have begun internships for the duration of the spring semester in order to gain the experience necessary to succeed in their respective fields. At an inauguration ceremony on Jan. 28, students spanning across nearly every discipline of study met with Sharon Castano, director of internship and cooperative education. The […]

In most ways, junior Elliot DeMesa is similar to the majority of students at Wilkes University. DeMesa enjoys listening to their music a bit on the loud side, losing track of time hanging out with friends and finding the perfect courses within their major, psychology. DeMesa, who many met as Danica, chose psychology based on […]

Wilkes University is surrounded by history and the mansions of millionaires that have passed long ago. Those who are new to Wilkes-Barre may be surprised by the number of mansions and the 18th, 19th and 20th century architecture surrounding Wilkes University. Many of the more than 60 buildings integral to the everyday life of a […]