Philadelphia Eagles: At least we didn’t lose?
I used to play soccer in grade school. My team was pretty horrendous (myself definitely included). During one year, my…
I swear
I don’t really like to curse. They’re words only meant to hurt, Words that were scooped up from sludge, So…
“Canvas Bag” by Madison Starinieri
Why not plastic, paper, or glass, why not a box or a cart? Why are you so multi-purposeful? Do you…
A letter to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Woman’s March 2019: Please Tell Ruth Bader Ginsburg I Love Her” by Lynn Friedman is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0…
From me to you: Control
Graphic created by Evan Brooks using Wix. One of the biggest fears many people have is losing control. When…
Noise complaint call in Coatesville turns violent
View this post on Instagram This officer knocked on my door complaining he received a call for a…
Guide for what’s haunting this Halloween
“Halloween” by Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine is marked with CC0 1.0 The Centers for Disease Control and…
A Taste of the Tunes: “Blizzard of Ozz” celebrates 40 years: A special album review
It was a dark time for one Ozzy Osbourne in 1979 following his recent separation from Black Sabbath and his…
By Taylor’s arrest, our injustice system is laid bare
By now, if you’re reading this article, you’ve probably read other pieces published in this paper regarding the situation of…
Local street artist hosts charity movie event
Beginning at 8 p.m. on Sept. 18, members of the West Chester community gathered at the Chestnut Street Parking Garage…
COVID-19 reach 200,000 in the U.S.
“coronavirus-covid-19” by Nursing Schools Near Me is licensed under CC BY 2.0 On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the United States reached 200,000 deaths as…
Business, Economics & More: Minimum wage
Graphic made by Evan Brooks Minimum wage, put simply, is the lowest rate someone can be paid per hour…
Taylor Enterline: A familiar face in Lancaster activism
Over the course of the last two weeks, there has been an eruption of news and grief within the Black…
Eagles stare down mediocrity
Sure, it’s only week two of the NFL season. There is most definitely plenty of football to happen before we…
What is PA’s “naked ballot” ruling?
Photos: https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-voting-politics-joe-biden-3d8b70cc5c9114ec214a3b9d7981bde3 https://apnews.com/article/f47f4e984f7b3688869285abb80c1eae Last Friday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court — a critical battleground state in determining who wins the…
“Outward” first impressions
“Outward” is the strangest anomaly of a video game that I have ever played. With its controversial and polarizing changes…
Gov. Wolf’s new bar rules and regulations
Since the first stay-at-home order in March, almost every week a new mandate governs the towns of Pennsylvania. With every…
An Open Letter: audiobooks versus reading
Graphic made by Evan Brooks If you could choose to listen to an audiobook or read a physical copy, what…
The wizard’s empathetic daughter
A long time ago, somewhere out in the countryside, there was a small town. In the biggest house, there lived…
Interview with Coach Zwaan
Photo courtesy of www.wcupagoldenrams.com As we all know, on July 10, President Fiorentino made the difficult choice of continuing…
Review of “S&M 2”
On Sept. 6 and 8 of 2019, Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony performed two sold-out concerts at the Chase…
West Chester, Upper Darby, Philly ride the new wave of protests following verdict in Breonna Taylor case
An announcement Wednesday confirmed that none of the officers involved in the shooting of 26-year-old hospital worker Breonna Taylor will…
UPDATED: WCU student arrested during BLM protests in Lancaster
Photos taken from Twitter and GoFundMe. Original article written Sept. 16, 2020. Taylor Enterline, a junior at WCU, was…
Ram Band in the age of social distancing
The West Chester University Ram Band was one of the hundreds of university activities that had to make some big…
Global Fragility Act
Over the past few months, groundbreaking events have changed our perspective on United States domestic and foreign policy. The massive…
Lydia’s letter to Fiorentino
Dear President Fiorentino, On Sept. 13, a West Chester University student, Taylor Enterline, was arrested alongside six other people…
From me to you: Attitude
Photo credit: Graphic made by Evan Brooks using Wix. The world that surrounds all of us is vast, holding…
The full Fascisization of America
“The United States is running concentration camps on our southern border, and that is exactly what they are — concentration…
The inevitability of Donald Trump: part 2
The arena of politics is warfare. For better or for worse, that seems to count doubly for American politics; if…
Interview with WCU Rugby’s Lauren Madalian
Photo submitted by Tony Deremer This past fall sports season saw the Women’s Rugby team win a national championship,…
Would he leave, or would he stay?
“Leo Messi” by Gabri Solera licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 In the past couple of weeks, we saw a…
JK Rowling and the Chamber of not-so-secret Transphobia
With several instances that have been indicative of her morals leading up to this summer, author of the beloved “Harry…
The self-centered conspiracy theorist
Conspiracy theories run like a raging bull online, from fringe communities like 4chan to popular social media sites such as…
ICYMI: “Queering the Conversation: Media in the Margins” presented by the Center for Trans and Queer Advocacy
Photo taken from West Chester University, Center for Trans And Queer Advocacy Facebook page Sept. 17, 2020 at 3…
Make your vote count: Voter suppression and the 2020 election
Photo credit: Photo by Annie Bolin on Unsplash. When this article is published, there will be 43 days left…
Your vote counts, but by how much? A closer look at the Electoral College
Photo Credit: “File:Electoral map 2012-2020.svg” by SeL is marked with CC0 1.0 Photo Credit: “I Voted!” by Vox Efx is…
One of our own
Last Sunday evening, Sept. 14, West Chester University student Taylor Enterline was wrongfully arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest.…
A Taste of the Tunes: Johnny Cash: An Artist’s Retrospective
“Mural: Johnny Cash stencil graffiti” by Franco Folini is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 A wise man once said: “All your life, you…
Eagles flail in embarrassing fashion
Carson Wentz was fantastic. The O-line was solid. The receivers were flying. The offense was efficient. The defense was aggressive.…
Campus from the outside looking in
Photo credit: “West Chester Post Office” by Teemu008 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 For my birthday this year,…
An Open Letter: what we take for granted
Graphic made by Evan Brooks I was scrolling around the internet, of course, when I came across a short…
Cinema Perception: Bill and Ted: face the music film review “Be Excellent and Read On, Dudes!”
Photo from verge.com “Bill and Ted’s third installment reinitializes the charismatic nostalgia from previous films.” Greetings, fellow readers, to…
4 books for children that you should reread now that you’re an adult
Photo credit: Graphic made by Ali Kochik using Canva If you’re a massive book geek like myself, I’m sure…
Caster Semenya, cisheteronormativity and world athletics
“Caster Semenya” by 13o licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Competing at the Olympic Games is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity…
Class of 2024 starts the year online
“Empty Classroom” by Max Klingensmith is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 If everything were normal, I would be…
Business, economics, & more: tariffs
Graphic made by Evan Brooks This article will be the first in a weekly column about business, economics and…
Sports Journalists
“Fenway Park Press Box” by Jeramey Jannene licensed under CC BY 2.0 Ever since I was of a young…
COVID-19 stress survey
Photo found here University students were and still are affected by COVID-19 in unique ways, from dealing with housing discrepancies,…
The Inevitability of Donald Trump: Part 1
Unfortunately, it seems necessary to once again talk about Donald Trump. Taking up journalistic pages to do this in what…
WCUSafe puts public safety in your pocket
This week, the Department of Public Safety rolled out their newest measure to improve security and well-being around campus. While…