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SUB parking lot held custom cars over weekend

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:42:17 -0400

Wilkes University hosted the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) car show in the parking lot of the Henry Student Center on Saturday, April 24. This car show is an opportunity for owners of custom or classic cars to show them off and enter ...

Movie Review: Kick-Ass gets the job done

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:40:28 -0400

By: Brie Friedman

Editor's note: Review may contain spoilers. If I were to pick one word to describe this movie, it would indeed be its very own title: kickass. For the past few years, Hollywood has been feeding America the super hero fads. This movie, however, doe...

What's Happening Around Wilkes

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:31:35 -0400

By: Kristen Karpinski

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Adult CPR Class sponsored by Health Services @ Marts Center, Room 214 and ndash; 12 p.m. and ndash; FREE (Space is limited!) Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Sophia's Drawings: Multimedia Theater Performance of the life of an adolesc...

Review: Dracula features strong male cast

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:56:16 -0400

Thriving from the lifeblood of the current vampire fad, the Wilkes theater production of Dracula was presented this past weekend. Bram Stoker's Dracula is a classic novel. The novel opens with Count Dracula venturing off to England and calling on the hel...

Seven local college radio stations come together for a "Cause"

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:37:40 -0400

By: Brie Friedman

In what is to be believed as the first time in college radio history, seven local radio stations will come together to support one cause on Wednesday, April 21 from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. The special is a preview of 'Concert for a Cause 8, and rdquo; organi...

What's Happening Around Wilkes

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:40:00 -0400

By: Kristen Karpinski

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Red Cross Blood Drive @ Henry Student Center Ballroom and ndash; 10 a.m. and ndash; 4:30 p.m. Family Feud: Wilkes Edition @ 1st floor of Henry Student Center - $10 team registration (5 members at $2 each) and ndash; 6 p.m. an...

Survey says: Family Feud, Wilkes University Edition

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:46:42 -0400

By: Kirstin Cook

Students at Wilkes University may soon feel as though they are on the classic show Family Feud when Psi Chi, the psychology honor society, hosts a Wilkes version of the gameshow on Tuesday, April 20. and nbsp; The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in...

Block Party gives students a reason to enjoy Spring weather

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:17:33 -0400

By: Kirstin Cook

and nbsp; and nbsp;Wilkes students basked in the cool spring sunshine as they flocked to the greenway for the University's annual Block Party. The event, which took place on Saturday, April 10 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., provided many reasons to set the te...

Band Spotlight: Saloon's Jam Band a.k.a. The Clarence Spady Band

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:08:56 -0400

By: Brie Friedman

Every Wednesday, people come out of the woodwork of the Wyoming Valley to see the best kept secret in Wilkes-Barre and mdash;the Saloon's Jam Band, also known as The Clarence Spady Band. The Saloon, a bar which is easy to miss on the quiet side of Main...

What's Happening Around Wilkes

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 17:15:31 -0400

By: Kristen Karpinski

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 An Evening with Jonathan Mooney (Overcoming Learning Disabilities) @ Stark Learning Center, Room 101 and ndash; 7 p.m. Sordoni Art Gallery Exhibition: Sister Corita and ndash; The Joyous Revolutionary @ Sordoni Art Gallery and...

What's Happening Around Wilkes

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:29:10 -0400

By: Kristen Karpinski

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Wilkes Alumnus, Daniel J. Cardell, keynote speaker at induction ceremony of Delta Mu Delta honor society in business: 'What Can We Learn from the Recent Financial Crisis? and rdquo; @ Henry Student Center Ballroom and ndash; 4:30...

Q & A with Rory Albanese, executive producer of "The Daily Show"

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:59:21 -0400

Comedian to debut first stand-up special April 2 on Comedy Central

Rory Albanese, one of the masterminds behind 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and rdquo; (TDS) is debuting his first stand-up special, 'Comedy Central Presents: Rory Albanese, and rdquo; on Friday, April 2 at 11 p.m. Because of this event, College Media ...

Movie Review: Don’t expect "Remember Me" to be a corny romance

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:20:16 -0400

By: Kirstin Cook

Editor's Note - This review may contain spoilers. If you approach the new release Remember Me expecting a typical, cheesy chick flick, then you will be disappointed. The previews for this movie are slightly misleading, as they allude to a plot similar ...

Third Eye Blind visits campus Friday

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:59:58 -0400

Third Eye Blind, a band that has been a popular staple in the music industry for 17 years, will be performing this Friday, March 26, at the Kingston Armory. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. and nbsp; Earlier in the year, the student...

What's Happening Around Wilkes

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:17:49 -0400

By: Kristen Karpinski

Thursday, March 25, 2010 Release of POWzine: Wilkes' First Magazine @ 1st Floor of Henry Student Center and ndash; 11 a.m. and ndash; 1 p.m. Motionless in White, Bring the Heat, Dear Dallas, Treason @ Caf and eacute; Metro - $10 and ndash; 7 p.m. ...

Movie Review: Green Zone reveals government secrets

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:52:22 -0400

By: Gillyan Gowarty

When asked to see Green Zone, I was not enthused. To me, it was going to be just another military movie with people shooting at each other and one particular soldier saving the world. Usually, military movies are not of interest to me at all, but attendin...

New magazine to be released with a "POW"

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:54:21 -0400

By: Kirstin Cook

Jahmitza Perez, integrative media senior who developed the idea for the magazine, is hoping the release generates interest among students and the community. POWzine is a collection of artwork created...

Putnam Spelling Bee was not a real spelling bee, but a fabulous show

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:50:01 -0500

Wilkes Theatre Dept.'s musical production of spring semester: a review

The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee musical production was put on by the Wilkes University theatre department the past two weekends under the direction of Joseph Dawson. Some members of the theatre department actually had to clarify to some students that ...

What's Happening Around Wilkes

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:57:00 -0500

By: Kristen Karpinski

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 The Allan P. Kirby Center Lecture Series in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship presents: Dinesh DSouza and ndash; Free to Students and ndash; 7:30 @ Dorothy Dickson Darte Center Thursday, March 4, 2010 Mozart's The Marriage...