by Ann Siock | Staff Writer SCRANTON – With fall in full swing and pandemic concerns overshadowing many of the festivities, The Aquinas has you covered with 5 destinations that will help you ring in the season like a valley native. Roba Family Farms 230 Decker Road, N. Abington Twp. The NEPA staple for fall […]
by James Leonard | Staff Writer SCRANTON – Coronavirus concerns may have reduced or eliminated fans from the stands at National Football League (NFL) games this fall, but students at the University of Scranton say it hasn’t gotten in the way of fantasy football. Fantasy football is a game where participants draft teams of actual […]
by Kelsey Wynn | Editor in Chief SCRANTON – Lackawanna County has set up six secure ballot box locations throughout the county for residents to drop off completed ballots. The boxes are located within municipal buildings, which are monitored via video surveillance constantly and are open Monday to Friday. Open Locations: Carbondale City Hall: 1 […]
by Kelsey Wynn | Editor in Chief SCRANTON – The University of Scranton Center For Health Education & Wellness (CHEW) is offering Flu Shot Fridays throughout October. Campus Flu Shot Clinics will administer discounted flu shots to University students 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 9 and 16. The shots, which regularly cost $28, will […]
by Ann Siock | Staff Writer SCRANTON – Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, 1942: A pioneer staff of around 20 Jesuits arrived at the indebted University of Scranton at a time of dwindling enrollment and uncertainty over seas. Frank Homer, University of Scranton historian, said their arrival came at what was still the beginning of the war. […]
By Phil Rauch | Managing Editor Now that not all voting will be in-person, states across the country have started shipping absentee and mail-in ballots to registered voters. According to New Jersey’s Department of State and Division of Elections, mailing ballots to all registered voters commenced on Mon, Oct. 5. However, some counties began shipping […]
Joshua Rudolph removed this sticker from a post outside Alumni Memorial Hall Sunday. by Kelsey Wynn | Editor in Chief SCRANTON – University President Father Scott Pilarz, S.J., denounced stickers a University of Scranton student noticed defacing campus near Alumni Memorial Hall Sunday. Joshua Rudolph, ’21, said he was going into work at the end […]
by Gabriela Fitzpatrick | Staff Writer SCRANTON – I am in no way a professional chef, but I get by. I have culminated five dinner dishes that I think are delicious. They are low budget and for the most part uses ingredients you can find in your fridge or pantry. Not to mention they are […]
by James Leonard | Staff Writer SCRANTON – The University of Scranton resumed in-person instruction Wednesday following two weeks of remote classes. For students stretching their legs and leaving their dorms for the first time in a long time, Pennsylvania parks may provide some relief. 1. Nay Aug Park The most well-known park in the […]
by Kelsey Wynn | Editor in Chief SCRANTON – The Gail and Francis Slattery Center for Humanities welcomed Mayor Paige Cognetti and New York Times senior writer Eric Schmitt for a virtual lecture in the center’s Humanities in Action series Wednesday. Julie Schumacher Cohen, assistant vice president for community engagement and government affairs at the […]