An African Ebony, black is beautiful, black and shine, dark and lovely. Those were the phrases I grew accustomed to as a child. Being from Nigeria, the most populated black nation...
Op-Ed
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, I always enjoyed dramatic beginnings, almost as much as I enjoy dramatic endings. Lauren Detweiler set an impossibly high standard with her last letter as...
Plugged in: The dangers of modern technology
It is becoming easier and easier for anyone to access the internet and use digital devices, and this seem to slowly be replacing traditional childhood experiences. Kids today are ...
News
Recent study advocates merging PASSHE schools
As schools within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) face financial...
Bill Cosby’s honorary degree rescinded after...
On Thursday, April 26 after 14 hours of deliberation, the jury at Montgomery County Courthouse handling comedian Bill Cosby’s retrial convicted him at 1:30 p.m. of three charges...
North and South Korea hold summit
According to ABC NEWS journalists Hakyung Kate Lee and Joohee Cho, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have agreed to end the war between the...
Waffle House faces aftermath of shooting
Early on Sunday, April 22, a man clad only in a jacket shot and killed two people outside a Waffle House in Tennessee with an assault rifle. The shooter, now identified as Travis...
Gun control town hall engages students and politicians
On April 20, following the March For Our Lives walkout, West Chester student, Ellie Sullum, hosted and moderated a town hall to discuss gun violence and policy. Included in the...
Sports
WCU softball sweeps university of the sciences
The Rams continue to show their dominance with a sweep against the University of the Sciences on...
Philly sports scene: High hopes for Phillies, Soul, Sixers
Needless to say, the future is bright for the Philadelphia sports scene. Not too long ago back in...
WCU takes two from Bloomsburg
The West Chester Rams started off their week by traveling up to New York to face St. Thomas Aquinas...
Philly sports scene: Union struggling
The Philadelphia Union has had a rough start to their 2018 campaign. Despite beating the New...
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Entertainment
Channel not so awesome
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen that the television, movie and music industries have come under fire for various scandals. Whether it’s unfair compensation...
College is too cheap
Q Lucky enough for me, my first year at West Chester University was covered by my wonderful mother’s savings account she started when I was just a year old. Eighteen years of...
Marvel’s got itself infinite possibilities
The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe has all come down to “Avengers: Infinity War,” which has just released worldwide this past Friday, April 27. Before getting into it further, I...
Creative Commons
Tales from the Ram’s Horn Diner
PREFACE Some moments in certain places lend themselves to become a story. The cosmic timing of a situation links itself to become something greater. Some would call this...
Schism, Part 3
You are familiar with how our relationship pans out. It is the very same Tyler from before. He was a tall and slender man, with an exaggerated boyish charm to him. He could’ve won...
Jim Thorpe-Glen Onko Waterfall Trail
Narrow paved roads coiled around the outside of the mountain like a snake slithering around its prey before it’s time to strike. The gravel crunched and popped beneath the...
Tales from the Ram’s Horn Diner
PREFACE Some moments in certain places lend themselves to become a story. The cosmic timing of a situation links itself to become something greater. Some would call this...
Features
A look at our legacy: WCU and the OJ Simpson trial
It’s kind of weird to say, but I am obsessed with the OJ Simpson story. A professional football...
Getting down to the gritty ‘n’ witty
Do your strengths lie in your muscles or in your mind? Do you think you have what it takes to try...
Adventure for the perfect treat: Kiwi
Back in high school, going to get frozen yogurt was a pretty common after-school practice at Yapple...
The WCU experience through the eyes of Kaitlin Brinker
Graduation is just two short weeks away and as I reflect on my time here at West Chester...