Quad Weather Minute – 3/27/18
Here’s Jennifer Odiatu with this week’s weather minute!
Quad Diversity Minute – 3/27/18
Here’s Jennifer Odiatu with this week’s diversity minute!
Hot Snakes returns
San Diego hardcore-meets-garage-punk powerhouse Hot Snakes have returned after 14 years of deafening studio silence. The musical partnership of guitarists…
Breaking the orthodoxy
Whether speaking about West Chester University or about college campuses in general, it is a well-established fact that college faculty…
Boy like you
Note to Readers: the content of the panels is meant to be read from right to left. Shelby Gates is…
Gymnastics competes in senior meet
On Sunday, March 11, the West Chester University gymnastics team traveled to the University of Maryland. At this meet they…
Home is where the Everhart is
While William Everhart was born in West Vincent Township, the Chester County native devoted much of his time, finances and…
The March For Our Lives: West Chester students join the movement
On March 24, a rally calling for gun control reform was held on High Street in West Chester, Pa. just…
Technological depression
Mental illness: the words carry a lot of weight to some and a lot of baggage to others. Depending on…
“Love, Simon” comes out strong
Both a modern-day teenage love story and coming of age story, “Love, Simon” opened on Friday, March 16. Theaters were…
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, Hello! It’s been quite a while since we’ve published an issue of The Quad. I hope this…
Two more sinkholes appear in West Whiteland
State Senator Andy Dinniman hosted a community meeting on Sunday, March 4 in West Whiteland township to discuss recent issues…
Phillies have ability to make some noise
The Philadelphia Phillies are looked at as a team in the rebuilding stage. Throughout spring training, the Phillies have shown…
Jenna and Leila
Jenna, Leila and Collin are left standing motionless, speechless, on the front lawn outside the house party watching Mike stumble…
A personal history of social media
I had my first interaction with social media around the age of nine when I discovered AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).…
Stroudsburg man indicted for illegal export of arms to Iraq
Stroudsburg man Ross Roggio, 49, and his company Roggio Consulting Co. were indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday,…
March For Our Lives
You know what makes powerful Washington leaders shake in their boots? Teenagers who are able to see through their political…
Rising to the occasion
NBC’s new show, “Rise,” based off of a true story, takes the tone of “Friday Night Lights” with discreet parallels…
Men’s basketball season review
Although the Golden Rams did not achieve their lofty championship goals this year, this season was far from a failure.…
Examining the ethics of gene therapy
Will editing your baby’s genome someday be mandatory? An article in The Atlantic asked this question last year in reference…
Arrieta, Santana improve outlook
The Philadelphia Phillies will begin their 2018 regular season this Thursday when they square off against the Atlanta Braves on…
Humanity’s responsibility to itself
A zone that mutates the life forms within it covered up by the government? A small unit sent inside to…
Republican lawmakers seek impeachment of Supreme Court justices
On Tuesday, March 20, several Republican lawmakers filed legislation which seeks to impeach Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices David Wecht, Christine…
WCU receives grant for It’s On Us and the Green Dot Bystander Program
West Chester University is gearing up to receive a $30,000 grant from It’s On Us PA, a program aimed at…
WCUET looks to post-season
The West Chester University Equestrian Team’s regular season came to a close on Sunday, March 4. WCUET almost made history…
The need for comprehensive sex ed
Many of you may remember (or perhaps tried to forget) the highly embarrassing and horribly awkward experience of sex education…
Women of color day celebration
Women of color are women of various ethnicities such as Asian, African-American, African, Caribbean, Arab and Hispanic who have experienced…
My life as a communication studies major
As I gazed on D2L searching for my final classes for undergrad, I couldn’t be more overwhelmed with joy; the…
WCU hosts fourth annual Latin American Studies Conference
The fourth annual Latin American Studies Conference was held on Tuesday, March 20 in Phillips Autograph Library. The conference—sponsored by…
Historical queeries
Barbara Smith is a queer feminist activist and scholar who was instrumental in the advent of the Combahee River Collective…
Former WCU athlete runs to raise money to fight cancer
This summer, West Chester University graduate Caitlin Cheruka is going for a run. For 49 days, Cheruka will run a…
Thrifting beats shopping
Whenever someone asks me to tell them an interesting fact about myself, one of the first things that comes to…
Examining LGBTQA culture on WCU’s campus
As part of her independent study, senior communications studies major Becca Seeley is conducting a research project that she is…
The best of the best: WCU’s must-take classes
There are hundreds of classes to take at West Chester University. You can work on your flexibility in a variety…
A look at our legacy: Dormitories in 1960
It doesn’t take much time on campus to realize what a rich history West Chester University holds. From Ruby Jones…
Borderlinks (pt. 1)
Approximately 7,000 people have died in the Sonoran Desert trying to enter or re-enter the United States. I can’t believe…
Volunteering at WCU: Rammies Basketball
Before coming to West Chester University, I would’ve never imagined myself volunteering for an organization here on campus. This experience…
Quad Weather Minute – 3/22/18
Here’s Amanda Lee with today’s weather minute!
Quad Diversity Minute – 3/20/18
Here’s Victoria Molumo with today’s diversity minute!