With the semester in full swing, you probably have a routine down: sleep, eat, study, repeat. You probably see your roommate a few times a day, but if you’re with someone you...
Op-Ed
Emotional support animals: “there’s a reason why they...
As midterms approach, there is an undoubtedly heavy blanket of stress coating the students of West Chester University. The stretch to Thanksgiving break seems inevitably long and...
Ask Ali: campus questions
West Chester University is a campus that provides an innumerable amount of things for its students. There are lots of places to eat, tons of options for residence and a seemingly...
News
Vector marketing “preys on desperate students,” sources...
Students are probably aware of the numerous signs and posts around campus advertising “student...
Saudi Arabian journalist Khashoggi goes missing
Since the beginning of October, there has been no new report on the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist from Saudi Arabia, who was famous for being a central critic to...
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo accused of sexual assault
A name synonymous with the game of soccer itself, prolific Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has dazzled millions of fans worldwide during his tenures at Sporting Clube de...
Journal Ramifications presents research
A new undergraduate research journal called “Ramifications” is making its official launch this semester for students to showcase their research and creative media. Spearheaded by...
Hurricane Michael puts Florida residents at risk
After leveling several cities in the southern United States and along the Central American coast , the largest hurricane to hit the continental US in 14 years continues along the...
Sports
Pixley scores winning goal during pivotal conference match
Feature image caption: Second-year midfielder Stephen Thompson pictured challenging for a ball in...
Athletes of the week
Julia Vreeswyk (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) had a solid week this past week as she recorded 48 kills...
West Chester men’s swimming
Keir Uhlin and Dylan North posted first-place showings while West Chester’s 200 medley relay was...
West Chester field hockey
The top-ranked West Chester University field hockey team took to the road on Saturday afternoon to...
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Entertainment
WCU Theatre’s Antigone
On Friday, October 12, I attended the premiere of WCU’s production of the ancient Greek stage play, “Antigone.” Although I am primarily a film critic, I rejoiced in the...
T.A.L.L.: storytelling in video games
Welcome to The Alexander Letters of Ludology (TALL), a bi-weekly column with a stretch of a name dedicated to the study of play, community, digital literacy and good ol’ fashioned...
Nostalgia and “Kingdom Hearts”: how childhood wonder...
There are certain video games whose fandoms are largely defined by having first played them as children. “Final Fantasy VII” is perhaps the ur-example of this phenomenon: a game...
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
Evening in Dublin: a short story
He entered Davy Byrne’s. Moral Pub. He doesn’t chat. Stands a drink now and then. But in a leap...
Thoughts: a flash fiction
My ambition melted me like a candle: the more it glows, the more I lose myself. I am not a glow. I...
Historical Queeries, week 4: Janelle Monáe Robinson
Quadruple threat Janelle Monáe Robinson, a singer-songwriter, actress, model and multifaceted...
Taco Tuesdays around the WCU campus
Life as a college student can oftentimes be a struggle in several ways. Your professor might not be...