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…
Women and Gender Studies Hosts Roe v. Wade Conversation
Following the overturn of the 49 year-old Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision…
Student Loan Forgiveness and the Future of Education
My senior year of high school I applied to 12 colleges, four public and eight private. My top pick was…
West Chester Celebrates Community Outfest
This past Saturday, Oct. 1, multiple groups in West Chester borough came together to celebrate Outfest, an LGBTQIA+ day of…
A Successful Day for the Language and Cultures Fair at WCU
There are over 7,000 languages that are spoken on this earth. Within the United States, there are over 300 languages…
Students Call for Action After Schmucker Publications Resurface
As the University celebrates the opening of its newest and most expensive building constructed yet, the Science and Engineering Center…
Goshen Hall Floods After Sprinkler Accident
On Tuesday, Sept. 20 at approximately 11 p.m. in Goshen Hall at West Chester University, the fire alarm went off…
Restaurant Festival Returns to West Chester
This past Sunday, Sept. 18, West Chester held their 41st annual Chester County Restaurant Festival. For this event, the entire…
Terrorcraft: Dr. Deepa Kumar’s Lecture at West Chester University
Dr. Deepa Kumar, an award-winning activist and scholar, is a professor at Rutgers University. On Tuesday, Sept. 13, West Chester…
Largest Incoming Class Highlights Existing Housing Issue
As a result of the largest incoming freshmen class in West Chester University’s history, students and their families had to…
Mohammed El-Kurd speaks at WCU
On Friday, well-known Palestinian writer and activist Mohammed El-Kurd spoke to an audience of a little more than 50 students…
Turning Point Overturns SGA Decision
Turning Point USA — a student-led organization — was shut down twice by West Chester University's Student Government Association but…
The Ap-PEEL of Banana Day
This past Wednesday, the return of the best holiday happened at West Chester University. On April 20, Banana Day was…
Passing Gas: Who’s Fueling Your Gas Pains?
Over the last few years, prices have fluctuated in terms of all the basic necessities of life. From food to…
Activism and Action: Seen and Unseen (Dis)abilities
Last week I had the pleasure of attending one of the “Activism and Action” panels with the theme of “Seen…
Shuman Challenge
On April 6–8, four students from West Chester University had the opportunity to partake in the Schuman Challenge — an…
Statewide Organizations Discuss Funding For Higher Education in PA
On April 7, 2022, several organizations came together to host the PA Higher Education Forum. Those groups included the PA…
A Covid-19 Update
Since the start of the new year, states across the country have taken decreasing COVID-19 cases following the January 2022…
WCU Hosts 39th Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala
The 39th Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala famously took place on Saturday, April 2, at Longwood Gardens Conservatory.
The Quak: SECC Dining Hall Opens
Last Friday, April 1, the long-awaited, brand new, state-of-the-art SECC Dining Hall opened at West Chester University. Students sitting in…
Making Waves: A Conversation with Schuyler Bailar
On Tuesday, March 29, I had the pleasure of attending the event, “Making Waves: A Conversation with Schuyler Bailar.” According…