Last Monday, a wave of confusion, shock and grief overwhelmed the campus when word of the death of a fellow student spread throughout the halls. The reactions of several students show how this tragedy has affected the campus’s tight-knit community. On the evening of Nov. 10 at about 6:30, sophomore Jonathan Ratchko, of Hazleton, was […]

Wilkes University launched its new website on Tues. Oct. 21. It has a new, cleaner, more organized, appearance, which is definitely an improvement. There is also an updated content management system to help make items much easier to locate. Although the website is easier to use and has an improved look, students and instructors alike […]

After 48 days of searching the Pocono mountain region for one of the FBI’s most wanted men, Eric Frein was captured. 31-year-old Frein, who is accused of killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson and seriously injuring Trooper Alex Douglass on Sept. 12, was found in abandoned Birchwood-Pocono Airpark near an airplane hangar. On Thursday evening, Frein was […]

  Wilkes University hosted Family Day on Saturday, allowing students and their families a chance to bond while experience numerous aspects of campus life. According to Melissa Howells, student development coordinator, roughly 422 people were registered for the event with 149 families in total. At the start of the event, Howells felt the event was […]

Free Group Fitness Classes at the WB YMCA Reminder- free  group fitness classes and membership to all Wilkes University Full time staff and students. 22nd Annual Taste of Wilkes The 22nd annual Taste of Wilkes- “Tastes from Around the World” will be held on  Nov. 20 from 12:30-1:30 in the Ballroom of the Henry Student […]

On Nov. 6, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Hoopla! will host a special College VIP Party for all students, faculty and staff of Wilkes University and Kings College before their grand opening. “The first 50 through the door for this event will receive free Moe’s burritos for a year and the first 400 will receive free […]

In a meeting with a refreshingly light agenda, Wilkes University Student Government entertained a guest report of the food service manager and went over a club’s constitution.   The psychology club began week one of two for its constitution revisions for Student Government.   Student Government was pleased with the revisions and said the psychology […]

In the time from Feb. 11, 2013 to Mar. 13, 2013, members of the Roman Catholic Church all around the world waited for white smoke to rise out of the Vatican in Rome, which would mean that a new pope had been elected. After a month long process Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the 266th […]

On Nov. 3, the Wilkes University Women’s and Gender Studies Department will be hosting a screening of the film, Girl Rising. The film, directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins and narrated by Hollywood elite, will be viewed at 4:00 p.m. in the Henry Student Ballroom. The film features nine girls from under developed countries, […]

Many young adults consider themselves passionate and motivated. However, after interviewing Wilkes University students about voting, these two adjectives may not be suitable pertaining to the upcoming November election. In conversations with roughly one dozen students, two-thirds admitted that they registered to vote because of parents or educators. For instance, similar to three other registered […]