Counseling Center offers services to college students: one on one and groups available
Although the WCU Counseling Center provides guidance and help to approximately 400 students a semester, an email survey indicated that…
Acclaimed indie filmmaker breaks into Hollywood with HBO series
Life should have been sweet for Ali Selim. The Twin Cities native dazzled the independent-film circuit four years ago with…
Even Jerry Springer is surprised by his life
Jerry Springer never set out to be “Jerry Springer.” In an eclectic 40-year career, he never purposely set out to…
Movie Review: The Lost Boys
Long before the conception of the “Twilight” films, there was another movie based on teenage vampires living in a small…
” The Pajama Game” provides plenty of laughs
On Friday Oct. 22, the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre had a certain buzz in the atmosphere as the student-performed play,…
An Artist Review: “New Works
If you like all things bright, bold, and beautiful, then you should definitely head over to the Swope Music Building…
Philly Sports Corner
Last year the Flyers captured the city of Philadelphia in an improbable playoff run. They got into the playoffs on…
Losing continues for WCU club hockey
Coming off a rough weekend at their Ohio showcase, the WCU Men’s Club Hockey team looked to start fresh and…
Pennhurst re-opens as an attraction after abandoned for 23 years
Pennhurst State School and Hospital opened in 1908 to treat people with mental and physical disabilities and closed in 1987…
The evolution of Halloween
On October 31, millions of people in America and around the world will celebrate Halloween. Children dressed up as Iron…
Local geologist discovers new dinosaur remains in Argentina
Acclaimed geologist Dr. Kenneth J. Lacovara gave a presentation titled “Giants at the End of the World” profiling the discovery…
Quatro crazy
There is a new fad sweeping our youth’s culture today and it goes by the name of Four Loko. The…
Repent, Joe Buck
As a Phillies’ fan and WCU student, this week has been a series of extreme moments and encounters, the first…
Former Governer Gary Johnson Visits Campus
The West Chester University Students for Sensible Drug Policy, or SSDP, hosted former governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson on…
WCU clinches playoff berth
West Chester is coming off a huge tally in the win column last week that placed them above the rest…
Bloomsburg ends WCU’s quest for PSAC Title
At the beginning of the 2010 season, the West Chester University Golden Rams (3-5, 3-2 PSAC East) had high hopes…
Kutztown downs WCU volleyball
The West Chester University Golden Rams volleyball team suffered a close loss to PSAC rival Kutztown, but swept both Cheyney…
WCU struggling in Atlantic-10
After turning around their previous six-game losing streak with several wins, the Golden Rams face a bind after falling to…
Playoff implications on the line
Only one game remains on the schedule for the West Chester Lady Ram rugby team’s fall season.That game occurs this…
West Chester breaks PSAC drought
West Chester men’s soccer followed up a two-week span where they went 3-2 in their best week of the season.…
WCU cheerleaders support community
The West Chester cheerleaders had the opportunity to give back to their community last weekend when they put together an…
A senior’s guide to post-graduation work
As mid-terms have come to pass, those seniors expecting to graduate in May are starting to feel the pressure and…
Weighing in: Repent America’s campus visit
Every year we have to be subjected to the raving of our dreaded visitors. They stand in the middle of…
Hockey club still settling in
On Oct. 1, the WCU Men’s sport club hockey team opened up the 2010 season with a huge win at…
Rollercoaster season continues
The Golden Rams started out last week with a two-game winning streak with shutouts against the University of Penn and…
Bullying issues appearing more widely
This fall, there has been a great deal of media attention focused towards students who are a part of the…
Greek Beat: New greek members attend FGL
The members of Greek community have been very busy since school has begun; keeping up with their dedication and pride…
Breast cancer survivor promotes awareness with recent campaign
A recent campaign asks when was the last “friendly reminder” one received from a friend about “feeling your boobies”? “Feel…
The Social Network
Once in a great while, a film will come along and define a generation. “Rebel Without a Cause” perfectly captured…
Hazing affects organizations new members
“I was blindfolded, told to eat a goldfish, and left in the middle of nowhere,” one girl said. “We saran-wrapped…
Concert Review: The Hold Steady at the Trocadero
On Tuesday, Oct. 5, The Hold Steady brought their “Heaven is Whenever” tour to Philadelphia.The Hold Steady is an indie-rock…
Long May You Run
Competitive running has been rising in popularity over the years. For proof, take a stroll down High Street in the…
Poet Micheal O’Siadhail visits WCU
On Thursday, Oct. 14, Micheal O’Siadhail made a WCU appearance in a more private setting – a classroom.O’Siadhail led the…
Performs reading and lecture on campus
On Wednesday Oct. 13, West Chester had the privilege of welcoming Irish poet Micheal O’Siadhail to Phillips Autograph Library for…
A student’s food guide to downtown West Chester:
If you’ve never gone out to eat in downtown West Chester (freshmen and commuters take note: by downtown West Chester…
West Chester avoids major upset against Cheyney
The West Chester University Golden Rams entered their tilt on Saturday with their cross-town rivals the Cheyney University Wolves having…
WCU top team in PSAC
The West Chester women’s soccer team is back to their old ways as they handed their opponents scoreless losses in…
Men’s soccer lights offensive spark
Following the West Chester men’s soccer 1-0 loss at home against New York Institute of Technology, circumstances certainly appeared very…
Volleyball takes 3 of 4 on road
The West Chester University volleyball squad defeated both University of the Sciences and PSAC East division rival Millersville, but fell…
Obama pushes infrastructure plan to create jobs
With the weak economy driving voter discontent three weeks out from congressional and state elections, President Barack Obama Monday renewed…
Dear technology: where are we going?
The topic of my editorial this week is a combination of two conversations I’ve had recently: one with my mother…
‘Star Wars’ saga in 3-D will start in theaters in 2012
George Lucas watched the massive success of “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” in the 3-D format and decided it was…
Men’s soccer gets shutout again
The West Chester men’s soccer team dropped their sixth straight game on Wednesday evening, losing 1-0 to visiting New York…
SSDP gives students “10 rules when dealing with police
The Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) held an event several days before West Chester University’s Homecoming weekend to inform…
Student gets work experience in “THIS” internship
The mission statement of the Department of State states that the Department will provide exceptional public service and will remain…
Rutgers Takes Down West Chester
The visiting Rutgers took down West Chester in a soggy, non-conference Sunday afternoon game last week at Vonnie Gros Field.…
WCU volleyball reaching their potential
West Chester University’s volleyball team defeated Shepherd University, East Stroudsburg University and lost a hard-fought match to perennial powerhouse Lock…
Educational blunders
I am a secondary education major. I go to classes where we are paying good money to be shown how…
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor, Thank you so much for your columns last week on food issues. I have been a vegetarian…
The frustration continues
On Saturday, in front of a large homecoming crowd at Farrell Stadium, the West Chester University Golden Rams (1-4, 1-1…