WILKES-BARRE -- Racial protests, hunger strikes and resignations: it's all going on at the University of Missouri right now, but people around the country are talking about it.
A communications class at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre has a lot to say.
"It's an unfortunate teachable moment that we have in front of us right now," said Dr. Kalen Churcher.
Many of the students there hope to end up in the journalism field one day. They've been keeping a close eye on Missouri.
"Anything racist kind of sparks my interest. I would probably go into more detail and try to figure out what exactly happened," said Jared Powell.
The students think Wilkes University is pretty open when it comes to racial issues, but they saw with Missouri how a story can start one way and take a quick turn.
"That's what the issue was at first, that was the underlying causing and it just evolved to so much more," said Rachel Leandri, a junior at Wilkes.
One professor from Missouri is what the kids are talking about too. She was a mass media professor on campus there.
The students at Wilkes say videos like this one are getting more attention than the original issue of racism on Missouri campus.
"Everybody wants to see the fight. They don't care about why they're fighting. They don't care about what's going on the background. They just want to see the protest and see everything get riled up and stirred up on the campus," Jared Powell, a senior at Wilkes.
Many students at Wilkes say this story out of Missouri has become twofold.
Not only is there the issue of race, but there's an issue that needs to be discussed too, the First Amendment and how much do we really know about our rights?
"This does spark a lot of questions about what we really know. We kind of just act before we think which isn't always a great thing," said Leandri.
The students at Wilkes think discussing all of the topics, especially race, can educate people and help stop situations like the unrest in Missouri from happening elsewhere.