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Black History Month begins with Pan African flag raising, events to be held throughout month

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Our Voice: Texas Roadhouse is the best restaurant chain

In a world where fast food restaurants and mainstream restaurants chains reign over our society and diets, only one restaurant stands out when it comes to quality in dining experience and delectable taste: Texas Roadhouse.  Ever since its inception in 1993, Texas Roadhouse has been aiming to satisfy customers through both their Southern-inspired aesthetic and…

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President Cant welcomes Wilkes students to campus

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Our Voice: The last month before finals is dreadful

With both spring and holiday break being long gone, all most students can think about is the end of the semester drawing near. And with the end of the semester, comes finals week. Since we are now currently in the final weeks of the spring semester, it seems like everyone is out to get us,…

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Our Voice: Why it is important to respect quiet hours

For students who live on campus, it is common knowledge that all resident halls have designated quiet hours. Quiet hours are in effect Sunday night through Thursday night from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. As there are no classes the following day, quiet hours change on Friday and Saturday nights and become midnight to 10…

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Our Voice: Snowy conditions call for school cancellations

Sun, snow, ice, rain, sleet, earthquake, zombie apocalypse, Wilkes University will keep its doors open. To top it all off, students will have to fight off the zombies while slipping on the ice, without the courtesy of a condensed schedule. Dramatics aside, the first two weeks of the spring semester in good old northeastern Pennsylvania…

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Our Voice: Daylight savings time needs to be eliminated

Twice a year, residents of nearly the entire nation and many parts of the globe all must endure the disorienting feeling that something is off. More specifically, the time is off. The clocks are wrong, the sun is in the wrong place at the wrong time, everyone’s routine is thrown through a loop and the…

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Our Voice: The TicketMaster monopoly needs to end

The dreaded “10,000+ people ahead of you” in a TicketMaster queue is practically a death sentence for fans trying to acquire tickets to see their favorite band. TicketMaster is a greedy monopoly that consumers want burned and demolished as soon as possible. However, it is often disguised as an American ticket sales distribution company in…

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Our Voice: Is homecoming court still a valued tradition?

Homecoming is a big tradition, not just here at Wilkes University, but at many colleges and high schools in the United States. While the football game is a big part of it, so is the homecoming dance and homecoming court. This year, Wilkes moved from having a homecoming king, queen, prince and princess to homecoming…

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Our Voice: The career and internship fair should include all majors

In a world that thrives on interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, it’s essential that educational institutions, like ours, foster an environment of inclusivity and opportunity for students from all academic backgrounds. The annual college of business and engineering career and internship fair, while undoubtedly beneficial to business and engineering students, has the potential to be so…

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