Smart Ride program ends shuttle service
February 6, 2011
Elysabethe Brown News Editor The Smart Ride shuttle will make its final loop on January 31. The Smart Ride Program, which provided shuttle services between Marywood University and the University of Scranton for students at both schools, will be discontinued because of rising operating costs. According... Read more »
ROTC Blood Drive: Campus support saves lives
February 6, 2011
Members of the Marywood community lent an arm in support of the recent ROTC blood drive on campus. To find a donation site near you, go to www.redcrossblood.org. Red cross nurse, Kimberly Jones draws blood from Marywood junior, Beth Schneider. Photo credit Morgan Strasser.
Campus safety warns of “possible threat”
February 6, 2011
Ryan Beardsley Staff Writer Students and teachers are urged to call Campus Safety immediately if a man who has been connected with a series of unsolicited written correspondence in the Media Center and Radio/TV Studio since Jan. 10 is spotted on campus. According to an e-mail sent out to students, John... Read more »
Marywood changes severe weather policy
February 6, 2011
Severe weather that delays classes until 10 a.m. causes Marywood to operate on a compressed schedule. Photo credit Morgan Strasser. Alison Trautmann Editor-in-Chief Marywood recently announced a change to its severe weather policy. This change involves the implementation of a compressed schedule when... Read more »
Changes in transportation options present new challenges for students
February 6, 2011
Smart Ride shuttle during hours of operation infron of Marywood’s LAC. Photo credit: Morgan Strasser. Editorial Board Transportation options for Marywood students have changed significantly since the beginning of the 2011 spring semester. Marywood students have seen substantial changes in transportation... Read more »
Marywood sets good example with “going green” efforts
February 4, 2011
Joseph Petro Outlook Editor Marywood University conveniently has recycling bins spread across campus. Photo credit Joe Petro Let’s face it. In these hard economic times we are all trying to save a little green and so is Marywood University, but they’re saving a different kind of green—the... Read more »
Zumba classes now offered at Marywood University
February 4, 2011
Kelly Rickert Assistant Layout Editor Zumba is the latest fitness craze sweeping the nation, the world, and now, Marywood University. Zumba is a Latin fitness cardio dance program. Marywood began offering this program as a fitness class at the Mellow Center last year. It is an excellent workout,... Read more »
Athletic Hall of Fame: Marywood inducts 15th class
February 4, 2011
Debby (Popper) Paciotti and Charles S. Ackley, Jr. were recently inducted into Marywood’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Paciotti class of 2000, and Ackley, class of 2001, are the first cross country runners honored in Marywood’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Photo courtesy of Athletic Department.
The Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)
December 20, 2010
The cast calls Sr. Margaret Gannon, IHM to the stage to play the part of Ophelia in “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged.” Photo credit Robert Hannon. Lisa Piccolo Peace& Justice Editor “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged” came to Marywood University November... Read more »
Fulbright scholar comes from Iraq to study at Marywood
December 20, 2010
Dr. Amir Alakaam takes care of a small patient. Dr. Alakaam, a current nutrition major, is changing his field of expertise by studying at Marywood. Photo courtesy of Dr. Amir Alaakam. Alison Trautmann Editor-in-Chief Dr. Amir Alakaam, a doctor from Iraq, gained a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Marywood.... Read more »


