By Vania Hogben Many people enjoy dancing for recreational purposes, but what if you could dance to help save lives? Penn State’s IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, known widely as THON, dedicates itself to doing just that. The organization, founded in 1977, raises funds yearly to help pediatric cancer research, but its most well-known and popular fundraiser […]
Archives for February 2015
10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was A Freshman
By John Quinn I am a man in my early 30s who has attended far more colleges, worked far more jobs, “re-imagined myself” far more times than I would like to admit. I spent a large portion of my 20s as a perpetually lost man-child. So take these suggestions not as an absolute formula […]
In Transit with Josh Kinney: The Honey Tonk
By Josh Kinney Have you ever heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? Well if you have that’s what I’d tell you about the Honky Tonk Bar and Saloon. As you pull up to the Honky Tonk, you’ll notice that your about to enter what looks to be an old run down […]
Holy Redeemer Lady Royals
The Holy Redeemer Lady Royals had a very controversial win over the Mining and Mechanical Institution. The end result of the one sided game was 125-13. After losing in the division II state semifinals last year, Redeemer was moved to a less competitive division III this year, because of the declining number of students. At […]
Penn State Lady Lions VS. Penn State Hazleton
The Penn State Worthington Scranton Lady Lions suffered another tough loss at home against Penn State Hazleton last night, 68-57. Molly Burke caught fire early scoring the first 10 points for Scranton. The first 10 minutes of the first half were very tight with tied 3 ties and 2 lead changes. The last 10 minutes […]
ISIS to Be Iced?
ISIS to Be Iced? By Bianca Sickler In recent weeks, the world has been in a state of upheaval due to the slaughter of twelve employees of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hedbo, by new and more radical factions of Al-Qaeda; namely the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By Nate MacIntire Martin Luther King, Jr. Day hasn’t always been a free day for students at Penn State but 7 years ago the northeastern campuses started an annual day of recognition and service. Now, on January 19th, student leaders from Penn State’s Hazleton, Worthington, and Wilkes-Barre campuses gathered together in the early hours […]
Lions Power Passed Dubois in Overtime Win
Junior, forward, Hasiin Dixon leads the Penn State Worthington Scranton men’s basketball team to first win of 2015. In the first conference game of the new year, the Penn State Worthington Scranton Lions (6-8 overall, 3-3 conference) came out firing against a very evenly matched Penn State Dubois team (3-11 overall, 2-6 conference). Both […]
Joe Pa Regains Lead in Division I After NCAA Reinstates Vacated Wins
It was surely a happy day in the valley last week as Joe Paterno smiled high in the heavens along with several proud Penn Staters on campus, as the NCAA announced they settled with the university to reinstate Joe Pa’s football wins. In 2012, Penn State University lost 112 wins due to the Jerry Sandusky […]
Get Involved!
“Get involved”, is the main advice to a student from professors and faculty at PSUWS. Students best interesting is to participate in clubs and organizations activities to make the most of his/her college experience. When asked about one advice to students Jill Thoman, the nurse at PSUWS says it all about connection. She says, “When you meet new […]