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Op-Ed
Ask Ali: MeToo rape kits are problematic
Photo: Charles Edward Miller via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Over the past several years, following the rise of movements such as MeToo and Time’s Up, we have seen great progress being...
The prolific legacy of Noam Chomsky
Photo: Duncan Rawlinson (CC BY-NC 2.0) via Flickr Last Thursday, famed intellectual and political dissident Noam Chomsky gave a talk via video-chat at West Chester University. For...
News
Stalled peace talks in Afghanistan War
On Sept. 9, 2019, President Trump announced that he will suspend peace talks with the Taliban...
Noam Chomsky (digitally) visits West Chester
Photo: “Noam Chomsky” by Jared Rodriguez via Flickr Last Thursday evening, famed intellectual and political dissident Dr. Noam Chomsky gave a talk via video-chat at West Chester...
Lead poisoning in Pennsylvania
Photo: “Playground set” by Greg Goebel via Flickr What happens when two of the largest counties in Pennsylvania poison their youth? When one looks at statistics and anecdotes that...
Use of e-cigarettes attributed to illnesses and deaths
Photo: “Vaping” by Lindsay Fox via Flickr Federal health officials have announced that more than 450 people in 33 states (including Pennsylvania) are sick with vaping-related...
The ongoing conflict with Mariner East Pipeline...
Photo by SamHolt6 via Wikimedia Commons. The Mariner East 2 pipeline, cancelled last year over a series of spills, leaks, sinkholes, and construction incidents, has resumed...
Trump’s remarks on op-ed reporters reflects ongoing...
Following a long line of verbal attacks against the press, President Donald Trump voiced his strong disapproval of two Washington Post reporters, according to POLITICO on...
Sports
A look at WCU cheerleading
Photo courtesy of www.wcupagoldenrams.com. You can already imagine it: Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019...
WCU men’s soccer preview
Photo courtesy of www.wcupagoldenrams.com. Fresh off an impressive 16-3-5 season, ending with a...
Antonio Brown saga
Photo: “Brown In Cleveland” by Brook Ward via Flickr Over the course of this summer, we’ve watched...
Eagles travel to ATL
Photo: “DeSean Jackson, Michael Vick & the Eagles Offense Huddle up” by Matthew...
Featured Videos
A look at updates to Anderson Hall
A special thanks to the WCU Facilities Division, Design & Construction for allowing The Quad to walk through Anderson Hall before opening to classes.
Quad Weather Minute – 12/3/18
Here’s Jayla Murdock with today’s weather minute.
Quad Weather Minute – 11/12/2018
Here’s Z Ayllon with today’s weather minute!
Quad Weather Minute – 10/24/2018
Here’s Z Ayllon with today’s weather minute!
Features
Remembering Eric D’ulisse during suicide...
Photos by Rebecca D’ulisse. Eric D’ulisse was a senior chemistry major who lost his life to suicide in March of 2019. “He was always in the residence hall lounge watching Rick and...
Ways to start time management early in your semester
Photo: “Time” by mydaydream via Pixabay It is already the beginning of the fourth week of the semester, and I’m sure planners are gradually piling up with due dates. How will you...
Let’s not: no Kamala Harris 2020
I know, okay? I know that you all want to believe and have great faith in Kamala Harris’ candidacy to be the first Black Woman president, but she is literally dangerous. Before I...
4 best places to study in the library according to...
Photo: “Study Habits” by MC Quinn via Flickr When schoolwork piles up and it’s time to get things done, working in your room exposes you to too many distractions. In order to...
Entertainment
WCU’s “Shucks, Spinski Redux” exhibition
Photo: “DCSVS” by Steve Erickson. Photo by Christoforos Sassaris. Hopefully some of you remember that, during the previous academic year, my articles centered on film and, to a...
Post Malone album review: Hollywood’s Bleeding
Wow: one word to describe the latest album that has been released by hip-hop artist Post Malone. Titled “Hollywood’s Bleeding,” and released less than two years since his previous...