WCU’s SCLP’s “Stand with Palestine” Protest
On Nov. 15, the Student Coalition for the Liberation of Palestine led a student-organized demonstration, “Stand with Palestine,” in the…
Results of Pennsylvania Elections
Pennsylvanians took to the polls to elect various local candidates on Nov. 7, including a seat for the Pennsylvanian Supreme…
WCU Hosts “Perspectives on Israel/Palestine a Teach-in”
Thursday Nov. 9 at 11 a.m., over a hundred students and professors gathered in Sykes Theater at West Chester University…
An Interview with Judge Carolyn Carluccio
With Nov. 7 rapidly approaching, election day is right around the corner. Various state and local positions are on the…
An Interview with Judge Dan McCaffery
With Nov. 7 rapidly approaching, election day is right around the corner. Various state and local positions are on the…
Cal State Undergrad Workers One Step Closer to Unionizing, Echoing National Trend
Earlier this month, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, student workers at California State University (CSU) announced that the California Public Employment…
Hamas Attacks Israel, Sparking Unprecedented Warfare
On Saturday Oct. 7th, Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that has been in conflict with the country of Israel for…
Dr. Van Stiefel “No Longer an Employee of West Chester University”
In a statement to The Quad on Monday Sept. 18 Jeffery Osgood, the Executive Vice President and Provost of the…
SGA Hosts First Town Hall of the Semester
Last Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Student Government Association (SGA) held a Town Hall meeting where students could voice their concerns…
Second Lockdown at UNC-Chapel Hill Sparks Protocol Discourse
Students, faculty and staff at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill experienced two lockdowns within three weeks after…
WCU Conducts its First Sustainability Census in Fall 2022
Last semester, in spring 2023, West Chester University released the results of its first sustainability census as part of the…
White House’s Campus Press Briefing Zeros in on College Affordability, Climate Change and Student Mental Health
On Monday, Sept. 25 the White House held its first Campus Press Briefing of the 2023-2024 academic year. Student journalists…
What is the Biden Admin’s New SAVE Plan?
In response to the Supreme Court blocking the Biden administration's attempts to offer student debt relief to millions of Americans…
DeSantis’s Education Department Poses New Guidelines for Social Studies Curriculum
Recent policy and curriculum standards have been made in Florida under Ron DeSantis’s administration and have shaped how others will…
Wells School of Music Professor Van Stiefel Reinstated After Alleged Misconduct
“Dr. Stiefel and I were friendly, in hindsight definitely overly friendly, starting in early 2021. He asked for my phone…
Samuel C. Schmucker’s Name to be Removed from Science Center
On Friday, Sept. 7, West Chester University president Christopher Fiorentino announced in an email that the proposed removal of former…
The Reinstatement of Dr. Van Stiefel
Wells School of Music professor supposedly reinstated after alleged misconduct.
Disney and DeSantis Battle for State Authority
Disney World has faced a wave of targeted attacks from the Florida state government in wake of recent statements made…
Temple Graduate Student Union Reaches Agreement After Strike
After a long and persistent strike, the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association (TUGSA), the union representing 750 graduate student members,…
“What’s in a Name?” Dr. Brent Ruswick Presents Schmucker’s History
Amidst the revision of the Schmucker Science Center name, WCU History Professor Brent Ruswick held a talk titled, “What’s in…
Assistant Secretary of State Bill Russo Visits West Chester University
On Apr. 11, the Assistant Secretary of State for Global and Public Affairs, Bill Russo, visited West Chester on behalf…
The Quak: WCU Mascot Canonized by the Vatican
This past weekend, history was made when Pope Francis, sovereign pontiff of Rome, bestowed sainthood upon the first ever still-living…
Philadelphia Universities’ Response to Delaware River Contamination
On Sunday, Philadelphia residents received a Public Safety Alert, advising the use of bottled drinking water, due to a spill…
Progress Being Made In Schmucker Science Center Renaming
Following the criticism and calls for the removal of the Schmucker Science Center name, West Chester University has begun the…
President Fiorentino Addresses Schmucker Renaming and Housing Crisis at Town Hall
On Feb. 28, West Chester University’s Student Government Association (SGA) held a town hall for students to ask questions to…
Temple Graduate Students Demand Employee Benefits Amidst Failed Negotiations
The Temple University Graduate Student Association (TUGSA), representing 750 graduate teaching and research assistants, has been leading a strike on…
Drexel Students Protest to Save Townhomes
Drexel students are on the eighth day of a sit-in protesting the selling of The University City Townhomes in West…
Malvern Residents Work to Save Wildlife Habitat
Over the past three years, the Malvern Borough, located just a short drive North of West Chester, has had a…
Aramark Backlash Continues During Black History Month
During Black History Month, Aramark, WCU’s food service provider, decided to serve fried chicken and waffles with watermelon at Nyack…
WCU Housing Crisis Continues
January marked the return of students to West Chester University after the winter break, however, it did not mark the…
WCU Increases Class Sizes
Golden Rams coming back to campus last week may have been taken aback by the number of students populating their…
Amidst Public Interest, West Chester Seeks Railroad Connection to Philly
Back in July 2022, the West Chester Borough Council confirmed a resolution to seek funding for a possible plan that…
Gun Violence Update
With a recent influx of gun violence in the news, many Americans express having trouble staying informed with every occurring…
“Under A Rest” Represents West Chester University at Radio City
West Chester University’s “Under A Rest” performed on Black Friday, Nov. 25 at Radio City Music Hall in New York…
“I Vote For No More Open Forums”: PASSHE Open Forum Discussions Released
Back in March 2022, a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) open forum at West Chester University became “heated”…
RamThon Raises Over $30,000 for Children’s Hospital
On Sunday Nov. 13 from 1 to 7 p.m., West Chester University Dance Marathon, a nonprofit organization on campus, hosted…
Dowdy Multicultural Center Holds Native American Heritage Month Conversation Series
On Thursday, Nov. 10, the Dowdy Multicultural Center (DMC) held an event titled “Native American Representation in Education Systems,” the…
Casey Feldman Foundation Raises Awareness for Distracted Driving
On July 17, 2009, 21-year-old Casey Feldman was walking across a crosswalk when she was killed in broad daylight by…
Westtown Residents Vote on Future of Crebilly Farm
Nov. 8 is an important day for those voting in Pennsylvania, but even more so for residents living in Westtown.…
West Chester University Students Call for No Class on Election Day
On Election Day in 2020, WCU made all classes asynchronous so students would have enough time to vote. This year,…
Tips to Register for New Voters
At the Federal level, elections for Pennsylvania are taking place on Nov. 8 for the U.S Senator. The candidates are…
2022 Election Day Crash Course: Local Political Races
This upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 8 is election day. This means that the thousands of students here at West Chester will…
West Chester University Hosts President’s Circle Ceremony
On Thursday Oct. 27, 2022, West Chester University held its yearly President’s Circle Ceremony which first started in 2011.
WCU Panhellenic Council Holds the First Ever Women’s March
On Oct. 12, 2022, history was made by the Greek community and students of West Chester University. The WCU Panhellenic…
Fetterman VS Oz: A Debate To Remember
On Oct. 25, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., voters across the nation were tuned into the debate between Republican Dr. Mehmet…
COVID Nears Three-Year Anniversary: An Update
The world is just two months away from the three year anniversary of COVID-19’s earliest known case on Dec. 31…
Ana Vizcarra Rankin: Reimagining Maps as a Method of Decolonization
On Thursday Oct. 20, West Chester University’s Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology welcomed internationally established artist Ana Vizcarra Rankin to…
SGA and President’s Cabinet Lead Town-Hall
On Tuesday Oct. 11, at 7:15 p.m., the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a town hall meeting aimed to answer…
20th Annual Chili Cook-Off 2022 Rotary Club of West Chester
West Chester’s 20th Annual Chili Cook-Off 2022 Rotary Club hosted its first competition on Sunday Oct. 9 since 2019.
Kat Lazo Speaks at 14th Annual Latinx Communities Conference
On Thursday, Sept. 29, the 14th annual WCU Latinx Communities Conference commenced at Sykes Student Union. The day’s main event…