Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
What would you do to gain the affection of a girl you love? Would you give her gifts? Would you…
The Quatuar Excentrique Experience
As a grand finale to the WCU Visual and Performing Arts Festival, composer Chuck Holdeman premiered a three-movement chamber music…
The Fairest of Them All: Restaurant Fest 2010
On a normal Sunday afternoon, the town of West Chester is filled with people walking their pets, traffic backed up…
The Troubadour
During one particularly lazy walk to class I came across a traveling troubadour of sorts. In reality he was probably…
New Season
“I thought I could change what I am. Keep my family safe. But it doesn’t matter what I do, what…
SSI Executive Director travels abroad
Executive Director of SSI Mell Josephs traveled to the small town of Debre Berhan of Ethiopia for a two-week duration…
‘The Human Centipede’ adds another leg
Given how many people turned out to see “The Human Centipede” _ the movie grossed $181,000 in the U.S., a…
Meditation – Shmeditation I Wonder What’s For Lunch
Have you ever noticed those rambling thoughts in your head? You know the type I mean, the little things that…
Professors not ROTFL at students’ text language
College professors are anything but LOL at their students’ recent writing habits.Not only are instructors not laughing out loud _…
Road Warriors
On Saturday, the West Chester University Golden Rams showed why they were the preseason favorites in the Pennsylvania State Athletic…
Food: might not do a body good
I have health problems, more than I can easily explain in the space designated for one little article. I’ve come…
Confronting my unknown biases
Cultural insensitivity has never made much sense to me. I was raised to think before speaking and it takes but…
Streak ends at seven for women’s soccer
For the seventh straight time this season, the West Chester women’s soccer team held their opponent scoreless and recorded yet…
WCU field hockey continues to slide
The Golden Rams are stuck in a five-game losing streak after dropping two home games to Penn State on Sunday…
Men’s soccer looks to snap losing streak
West Chester men’s soccer lost 2-0 to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) foe East Stroudsburg on Wednesday, bringing their losing…
New faces look to rejuvenate WCU hockey
After welcoming new faces on the staff and on the ice alongside the returning players and coaches, the WCU Men’s…
Lady Rams hitting on all cylinders
The West Chester Golden Rams volleyball team got back on track with dominating wins over Cheyney, Holy Family and rival…
Aevidum aims to prevent suicide and save lives
Aevidum comes from the Latin word “vid” which means “life.”It is also an interjection that means “I’ve got your back!”…
It’s real news when it’s booze news
One thing WCU students have in common is the experience of orientation. Whether a student experienced orientation programs as a…
Wise up, West Chester
West Chester! About a week ago, I attended the President’s Welcome Address, like I do every year, whether of my…
Professor talks on behalf of his convicted wife
Professor Stephan Clyburn of West Chester University talked on behalf of his wife, who has been convicted of thievery and…
Campus unfriendly to vegetarians
Every day, my roommate (who shall remain nameless for the purposes of this article) and I unavoidably enjoy at least…
Diner dilemmas
I have never tasted a diner milkshake. I have been going to West Chester University for three years, and every…
Field Hockey falls to No.1 North Carolina
West Chester fell to North Carolina in the fifth annual Vonnie Gros Classic last weekend beforing suffering an overtime loss…
Women’s soccer rolls on in PSAC
The West Chester University women’s soccer team continues to dismantle their opponents as they etched yet another tally in their…
Rugby preparing for 2010 season
Well, another year back at good ole West Chester University, and another much looked forward to sports season, as each…
Men’s Soccer falls in overtime
Men’s soccer suffered a 1-0 double-overtime loss to Philadelphia University (2-1) this week in a non-conference game.Ryan Purnell beat WCU…
WCU volleyball struggles with PSAC opponents
The West Chester University volleyball team struggled at home this weekend resulting in a three-game losing streak. WCU went a…
Golden Rams hit ROCK bottom
The season hasn’t started the way the West Chester University Golden Rams (0-3) had imagined. After last week’s heartbreaking loss…
Mosque musings
As has become the tradition, the recent anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 served as a time…
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor, While reading your last issue of The Quad, I found your commentary on the 125 page limit…
Philly natives release new album
In a world of music where bands such as All Time Low and Metro Station can make it big by…
‘Machete’ tears up the screen
The summer movie season generally contains fun action and big explosions. With that in mind, “Machete” puts an emphatic exclamation…
Driscoll Dual Review: Mike Posner and The Maine
Four short years ago, alternative pop-rock band “The Maine” was formed in Tempe, Arizona, by just a bunch of high…
Room decorations make students feel at home
Interior designer extraordinaire Albert Hadley once said, “I deeply believe that a beautiful décor can have a beneficial influence on…
Women’s Center promotes awareness of RAINN on campus
Every two minutes, one person is sexually assaulted somewhere in the world. “We’re in the red zone,” Sherry Mendez said,…
Lambda Pi Eta – Communication Studies Honors Society
It’s only the beginning of the semester, and you are already writing multiple papers each week, working on group projects…
Blood drives to be held on campus
Residence halls on campus are once again holding blood drives throughout the fall semester. Donating blood, though scary for some…
WCU President welcomes students
On Thursday, Sept. 16, University President Greg R. Weisenstein delivered the annual President’s Welcome Address in Asplundh Concert Hall, revealing…
WCU paper cut limits affect students across campus
This fall, WCU implemented an initiative reducing the amount of paper students can print at campus printing facilities and computer…
Learning Assistance and Resource Center aims to help students
Approximately 1,500 students registered for tutoring this fall semester at the Learning Assistance and Resource Center, commonly known as the…
il mio campus il tuo campus…
Hey, West Chester, Anyone who was around on campus last year AND read the Quad [ho ho ho, selective audience],…
WCU honors former star and hero:
On September 11, 2001 thousands of families’ lives were changed. In an act of terrorism, planes were crashed into the…
Students have multiple options to obtain textbooks, save money
Textbooks. This article is already depressing… Remember when students simply went to school and the school district handled the textbooks?…
WCU hosts “Students with Disabilities” panel
On September 11 2010, West Chester University celebrated the heroes whose voices are rarely heard throughout the campus and are…
Construction continues across the WCU Campus, plethora of new changes to come
The new changes at West Chester University are clear to anyone who sets foot on the campus and looks around.…
Independence as Independents
With the midterm elections only a few months away, we as Americans can expect to see the usual nonsense which…
What do we want? Paper!
Hey there everyone, Last week I made a couple of comments on the changes that have been taking place on…
Letters to the Editor
o the Editor, Even though every semester we have only that one week to add or drop classes, I have…
Recruitment fair grumblings
I worked the involvement fair table for The Quad this past week. As a result, I now have a sunburn…