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SGA announces new representatives for the 2026-2027 school year

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Marywood’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced its elected student representatives for the 2026-2027 academic year. Elections were held through an online form on Friday, September 19. Below are the results along with a brief description of what they do: Class Senators Class of 2027: Maurice Spann Class of 2028: Ashley RiveraStory continues below a

2026 NBA Predictions

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Most Valuable Player Reece: Victor Wembanyama, C, San Antonio Spurs Voters fatigue is real, with analysts and fans growing tired of seeing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic in the MVP running every year. Victor Wembanyama finished third in the MVP voting last season despite being on minute restrictions throughout the year. Playing just under 30...

What’s Happening on Campus? (Week of October 19)

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Tuesday, October 20: Pacer Programming Board (PPB): Halloween Stuff-a-Plush | 3 p.m. in Room 107 at Nazareth Student Center Paint a Pumpkin with RA Abbie | 5:30 PM at Loughran Hall in Lounge 1A Pilates Fitness Class | 6 p.m. in the Dance Studio at the Center for Athletics and WellnessStory continues below advertisement Wednesday,...

Early Super Bowl LXI Predictions

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Reece: Los Angeles Rams The immediate overreaction is that the Rams started their season 1-2 and they aren’t a super team. The reality is their losses came against a 4-0 San Francisco 49ers team, whom they had to face in Australia, and from the Denver Broncos, while Puka Nacua and Myles Garrett were on the...

Group Spotlight: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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Between exams, clubs, core classes, group projects, and the social pressure of college life, it can be easy for students to put their mental health on the back burner. Marywood’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) hopes to change that by working to remind students that their emotional well-being is just as...

The Wood Word’s Video Music Awards Predictions & Results

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The Wood Word staff was asked for their predictions in each top category at the VMAs, and here are the results. Video of the Year Prediction: Tie between Sabrina Carpenter’s “Tears” and Bruno Mars’s “I Just Might” Actual: Taylor Swift- “The Fate of Ophelia”Story continues below advertisement Artist of the Year Prediction: Sabrina Carpenter Actual:...

YouTube announces new requirements for the Partner Program

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On Aug. 10, 2026, YouTube posted to their official blog about changes coming to the Partner Program. Originally, to get into the Partner Program, a creator needed to achieve at least one thousand subscribers and have a watch time of four thousand hours in a year. However, with the rise of YouTube Shorts within the...

What We’re Watching

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Taylor “Ted Lasso”: This Apple TV original is back for a fourth season, but this time with a twist. “Ted Lasso” follows an American football coach from Kansas who accepts a job coaching soccer in London as an attempt to save his marriage. He inherits a struggling soccer team, AFC Richmond. The owner of the...

Opinion: Romantasy Isn’t Ruining the Fantasy Genre

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With the next few months bringing new romantasy book releases in the subgenre’s most popular series, it’s never been a better time to be a romantasy fan. “The Empyrean” series (“Fourth Wing”) is getting a collection of short stories this week and a TV adaption is in the works, and Sarah J. Maas’ phenomenon “A...

Staff Spotlight: Samara Carey

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Samara Carey is a new addition to the Marywood community as the current Assistant Director of Campus Activities and Recreation. She works with the Pacer Programming Board to host events on campus. Carey is originally from Nanticoke and a graduate of Wilkes University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and concentrations in...

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