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What is life like on campus? Does a lot of social activity take place on campus? Are there a lot of campus activities? How is campus dining?

Campus life is pretty darn exciting here at Wilkes. The campus empties quite a bit on weekends because we have such a large amount of commuters and many students go home during weekends, but there is much to do in the city of Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes U. is just down the street from Movies 14, a great ciniplex, which we get discounted tickets, and we also get lots of free tickets for other things like bowling and ice-skating. We also have good athletic facilities and every student gets a free membership to the Wilkes-Barre YMCA which is just off of campus. It's very easy to keep busy here. The student government does a good job at having good activities planned on campus too like casino night and other festivities (all free of course). The food is pretty good too. There is the main caf, the Rifkin Cafe for a bit better food, and then a small snack bar if you need a quick muffin or banana on the way to class. Caf food could always be better, but the Wilkes Caf is definitely above average in terms of variety and quality.