Dear First-Year Students, First and foremost, I am thrilled to welcome the incoming freshman to West Chester University. Each and every one of you will be astounded by the...
Op-Ed
Changing majors: not the worst thing
What’s the worst thing that can happen to you in college? Failing a class? Missing an assignment? Coming down with a mysterious case of food poisoning from a more than...
College should not be a “debt” sentence
Photo by Noelle Race. When I first came to West Chester University, I was so proud and excited to be a Ram. The opportunities WCU offers to their students gave me the hope of a...
News
Vector marketing “preys on desperate students,” sources...
Students are probably aware of the numerous signs and posts around campus advertising “student...
$16 for a cheeseburger: the real price of a meal plan
Graphics courtesy of Brendan Lordan. Nineteen dollars and four cents. That is, at the very minimum, how much money you are paying for a cheeseburger and a fountain drink at the...
West Chester University celebrates 23rd annual Banana...
On April 17, West Chester University hosted its annual Banana Day. Many students came after class to enjoy the nice weather, banana themed events and food. Katie Peltier...
PA abortion ban passes based on Down’s Syndrome...
Photo courtesy of Andreas-photography via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) On Tuesday, May 14, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to make abortions illegal when prenatal...
Student behavior and campus expansion debate at...
The West Chester University-West Chester Borough Community Engagement meeting brought together members of the West Chester Borough Council, students and faculty from the West...
West Chester University celebrates 23rd annual Banana...
On April 17, West Chester University hosted its annual Banana Day. Many students came after class to enjoy the nice weather, banana themed events and food. Katie Peltier...
Sports
WCU Softball’s Coach Lokey reaches 500 career wins
Photo courtesy of www.wcupagoldenrams.com. The Golden Rams softball team returned home the week of...
WCU softball: Maseth and McCollester honored
The Golden Rams may have had a quiet work week through the week of April 1, 2019, but that did not...
WCU Softball: Lady Rams now in first place
During the spring semester, Golden Rams’ second baseman Bri Garber (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter...
WCU Softball: Lady Rams look to playoffs
Photo courtesy of www.wcupagoldenrams.com. Last Wednesday, Apr. 24, the National Collegiate...
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
Sexual misconduct at WCU: gaps in advocacy...
After researching our University’s sexual misconduct policy and encountering an endless series of roadblocks and redirections throughout the fall semester of 2018, I narrowed down...
SAGA hosts Second-Chance Prom
On March 21, the Sexuality and Gender Alliance organization held their annual Second-Chance Prom at 8 p.m. in Sykes Student Union. This event allows members of the LGBTQ+...
The Traveling Column: why study in Scotland?
Photo by Maria Marabito. Throughout the past eight months, I have been writing about my experience studying abroad in Edinburgh and now I have only a few weeks left before I...
An interview with Miss WCU
Chase Sanders, a junior majoring in vocal performance with a minor in psychology, won West Chester’s Miss WCU pageant on Feb. 2 of the spring semester taking the crown and coveted...
Entertainment
WCU students attend special screening of “The...
20th Century Fox provided The Quad with an opportunity too good to pass up last week: an advance screening of “The Hate U Give,” a new YA drama based on the eponymous best-selling...
Review: “When They See Us” documentary
Photo courtesy of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. It was April 19, 1989. The day the lives of five teenage boys would be changed forever. It was the national case known...