Parking costs affect Scranton residents
Victoria Garafola, Correspondent
February 21, 2012
Parking seems to be a hot topic both on and off campus. Whether the complaints stem from price or availability, many of us can agree parking is a problem that needs to be addressed. Currently, parking in downtown Scranton has been on the minds and in the wallets of residents moving into many of the restored... Read more »
Fueled by News: Corbett budget has multiple layers
Joe Petro, Opinion Co-Editor
February 21, 2012
Gov. Tom Corbett on Feb. 8 released his budget proposal that will put unnecessary financial stress on hundreds of thousands of students. The $27.1 billion budget proposal will require the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency to decrease the financial help students deserve by 6 percent. Corbett’s... Read more »
Do selection criteria close door to high profile commencement speakers?
The Wood Word Editorial Board
February 21, 2012
Oprah Winfrey. Barack Obama. J.K. Rowling. What do these three all have in common? They’ve all served as commencement speakers at various schools across the country. Okay. We get it. We aren’t Harvard or Yale, so obviously acquiring a person with a name quite that big would be extremely difficult... Read more »
Proposed laws encourage online censorship
The Wood Word Editorial Board
January 31, 2012
The fight for intellectual freedom has begun and its battleground is the Internet. On January 19, the United States government shut down the popular file storage site, Megaupload. According to a graphic that appears when users access megaupload.com, “This domain name associated with the website Megaupload.com... Read more »
Fueled by News: Asset test will hurt food stamp recipients
Joe Petro, Opinion Co-Editor
January 31, 2012
Pennsylvania State Department of Public Welfare confirmed January 10 that food stamp recipients will now undertake an asset test to evaluate their eligibility. The 31,101 people in Lackawanna County receiving food stamps will undergo a tedious asset test that will determine if their family will continue... Read more »
Gadget Guru: Help! My phone’s battery is dead!
Vincent Mecca, Opinion Co-Editor
January 31, 2012
In this day and age, more and more students are purchasing smart phones. Some say they couldn’t live without them; however, they could live without the horribly short battery life they contain. According to Apple, the new iPhone 4S has up to eight hours (on 3G) of life for talking on the phone, while... Read more »
Campus press plays vital role in Penn State scandal
The Wood Word Editorial Board
December 6, 2011
On November 4, Penn State’s independent student newspaper, The Daily Collegian, reported that Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach, had been indicted on several sexual abuse charges. This knowledge not only shocked the school but also the nation. As a prominent university, Penn State... Read more »
Fueled by News: Commercialization outshines holiday season
Joe Petro, Opinion Co-Editor
December 6, 2011
The holiday season has long been over-commercialized and centered around materialistic items, and this year, things only got worse. The true value of giving to those who are less fortunate has taken a backseat to the newest and trendiest gifts that appear on our Christmas list. The tradition of volunteering... Read more »
Gadget Guru: Lower Kindle prices make consumers rethink book reading options
Vincent Mecca, Opinion Co-Editor
December 6, 2011
This holiday season, put those books away, as three new Amazon Kindles make their way onto your affordable wish list. The Kindle has been revolutionary in the way we read books, but, due to the prices, many of us have turned up our noses at them. Now, with the Kindle starting at $79, it’s hard to overlook.... Read more »
Ready to write a new beginning
Lisa Piccolo, Community Editor
December 6, 2011
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” — Dr Seuss. It wasn’t until the second semester of my freshman year that those words truly started to mean something in my life, and now, as I prepare to finish my college career,... Read more »
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