Dear West Chester, There is a long, historical conversation on the roots and purposes behind censorship that one letter cannot possibly cover in detail. But at its core...
Op-Ed
Agency matters: why letting students write what they...
The process of teaching writing to students in the United States is broken. Our faulty approach affects every child in the school system, but it is strongly highlighted in how it...
Spotted lantern fly takeover
You walk through campus on a crisp October morning, minding your business, listening to music, and suddenly, you’re struck in the head by a large, red, black and white, jumping...
News
Governor Wolf signs on for a cleaner future
Photo: Wolf For PA via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) On Oct. 3, Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order...
College of Arts and Humanities Fair features...
Photo by Samantha Walsh. On Oct. 9, the West Chester University College of Arts and Humanities Fair hosted a lively environment of students and faculty in a celebration and...
17-year vigil: behind West Chester’s longest running...
Photos via Chester County Peace Movement. For some, the intersection of Market and High Street may just be another busy section of downtown West Chester, a nondescript corner...
The problem with H.R. 2500 – an unbridled war machine
Our local state representative, Chrissy Houlahan, has maintained a nearly perfect humanitarian voting record along with most of Pennsylvania’s Democratic state representatives...
What’s good? Five pieces of good news from around the...
Photo: Port of San Diego via Flickr. 1. Pads for Parkinson’s is a nonprofit group that trains dogs to sniff out Parkinson’s Disease. Based in San Juan, the dogs are trained four...
WCU celebrates 11th Annual National Latinx Heritage...
Photo: Raza Resource Centro (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) via Flickr. Did you know that Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States? For the past 11 years, West Chester...
Sports
Golden Rams escape with breakout performance by Piperno
Pictured is fourth-year defensive back Jarey Elder looking to intercept a pass against Bloomsburg...
Flyers start season in Prague, win first two games
Finally! Hockey has come back. The orange and black have finally come out of the dust of the...
NBA 2019 season preview
The 2019-2020 NBA season is approaching and it is expected to be a season to remember. Many teams...
Athletes of the week
Photos courtesy of www.wcupagoldenrams.com. West Chester third baseman Anthony Salomone went 9-for...
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
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Quad Weather Minute – 11/12/2018
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Quad Weather Minute – 10/24/2018
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Features
World Mental Health Day
I was four years old when I had my first panic attack. My mother and I were at the Oxford Valley Mall in my hometown, waiting in line at an Auntie Anne’s pretzel stand right...
Coming Out Week at WCU
Photo by Alix Duncan. In 1988, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) was founded by Jean O’Leary and Robert Eichberg — two American lesbian-gay rights activists. O’Leary and Eichberg...
Tips & tricks for college dorm living
When we were incoming freshmen, the thing we were most excited about was decorating our dorms. Almost immediately, however, we came to realize that most of the décor in dorm room...
“To protect and serve”
The tension that has increased between Public Safety and the students of West Chester University has been far from hidden. The differentiation of opinion in regards to the...
Entertainment
WCU presents “Macbeth”: a heavy metal tragedy
Photo by Rob Keller. West Chester University’s theatre productions have never disappointed me, and it doesn’t look like they will start to do so anytime soon. The latest...
Theatre Talk with Vanessa — Show of the Week:...
Welcome to my first segment of Theatre Talk with Vanessa! Here, I will give a brief synopsis of musicals that I have listened to and give you my in-depth opinion on my favorite...