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Bargain Hunters Plan Strategy

Shoppers are planning sales strategies as Black Friday draws near – and in some cases, earlier in the season than ever before. Black Friday is an industry trend that occurs the day after Thanksgiving...

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Couture For Campers With Cancer

Two years ago, Senior Gabrielle Giello and her mother, Dawn Giello, were volunteering at Camp Happy Times, a camp for young cancer survivors, helping the girls apply makeup  before a camp prom that...

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Santa Provides Style For New Year

Some stylish students are rocking their Christmas-gift fashions instead of focusing on the latest high-tech gadgets that they found under the tree. “I got my first Gucci purse for Christmas and my...

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Roses are Red; Money is Green

Chocolate, flowers and jewelry are the main ingredients for a Valentine’s Day extravaganza. But those items don’t come cheap. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, a person will spend...

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Wedding Bells Ringing Early

Kaitlyn Faccipionti went on a trip to New York City with her boyfriend Mike Simon during spring break of her sophomore year of college. During their visit to the Big Apple, her boyfriend wanted to take...

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Not so Happily Ever After

It was everything she imagined she would wear when she played dress up as a little girl, except instead of her favorite white, flowing nightgown – the one with little pink stitched flowers and...

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Photography Club Winner

First Place winner of the Photography Club photo contest: Tori Dziedziak.  

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Music Fills Summer Night Air

Grammy Award-winner Boz Scaggs will bring the blend of his blues, rock and jazz music to the Wells Fargo Amphitheater as he headlines the annual Under the Stars Summer Arts Festival on July 13. The...

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Laughter is Medicine

The combination of an inspiration comment and a brilliant smile enabled occupational therapy major Kaitlyn Sledzinski to overcome significant obstacles. “I’d rather laugh about it than cry about it,’’...

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Resident Artist Honored

Artist in Residence Skip Sensbach is one of four area ceramics professors who will have their work on display at the Northeast Pennsylvania Professors of Ceramic Arts exhibit at Moscow Clayworks in...

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Don’t Be A Dud During Interviews

Students who scored internships will need to trade their sweatpants for dress pants sooner rather than later. Bernadette Rushmer, Director of Insalaco Center of Career Development, provides students...

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NEPA Inks Up

Tattoo fans were inked at the first Northeastern Pennsylvania tattoo arts festival Aug 30,31 and Sept. 1. Located within the Genetti Hotel Convention Center and supported by 570 Tattooing Co. and...

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‘Locals Contribute to Year of the Volunteer’

Dallas area residents were drawn to the center of town to celebrate the Dallas Harvest festival on Sept. 15. The central street closes once a year to allow vendors, local organizations, live...

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Insomniac’s Revenge

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of the Boy Scouts will hold its annual Insomniac’s Revenge from Sept. 27-29. The event is run by the council’s Venturing Officers Association, which oversees...

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Deck the Halls on a Collegiate Budget

‘Tis the season for holiday spending tips. Buying gifts for others can become an issue for some college students after tuition, books and other necessities put a damper on the Christmas list. However,...

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Lend an Ear to CALC’s Sounds of the Season

The Choral Arts of Luzerne County will perform its sixth annual holiday concert, “Sounds of the Season,” under the musical direction of John Fitzgerald, who hopes new choral members will join the...

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Student Screenwriters Create Love, Loss, Fairytale

An English graduate and a communications sophomore have penned the screenplay for the newly-released film “Speechless.” Last year, under the direction of New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts...

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Students Bring On New Year Regimens

Sophomore speech language pathology major Rachel Bossler thinks new year’s resolutions are very important to keep, but she said it is more important to set reasonable goals rather than jump head first...

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Feeling Blue, Valentine’s Day Woes

As a holiday that has long been marketed toward couples as a once-a-year testament to their love, Valentine’s Day can be very difficult for singles. Alternatively known as ‘Singles Awareness Day’...

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Good Deeds Can Lead to Good Jobs

Service, one of the four charisms of the Sisters of Mercy, is most likely ingrained in every student’s mind, but its rewards are more than personal or even spiritual – student volunteerism can lead to...

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