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Editor’s Letter
Dear West Chester, I’ve been lucky enough to witness The Quad newspaper at a time of incredible growth. Our staff has grown, our content is reaching further audiences and digging...
Matthew24 goes viral on tiktok
Photo by Kevin Karampelas vis Unsplash On Jan. 22, a video was posted on the app TikTok about West Chester University’s most controversial visitors, Matthew24, that garnered over...
A senior reflection: Kelly Baker
Photo by Samantha Walsh. Writing about oneself can often be difficult, as I’m sure many people will agree. Even when put into the context of their occupation, such as my tenure...
Counseling Center unable to continue student services...
Photo: “Mental Health week, DCU” by Marie L. is licensed under CC BY 2.0. West Chester University welcomed its largest freshman class for the 2019 fall semester. The...
WCU Golden Gamers host Extra Life event
Photos courtesy of Ashley Martindale. Last Saturday, Nov. 2, the WCU Golden Gamers hosted their first community outreach event, an Extra Life event with a group of local high...
An interview with our Outgoing Managing Editor
As the semesters go by, the staff here at the Quad changes with the passing of semesters as well. Recently, WCU’s Student Newspaper held our executive board elections for the...
Have you heard about OCCA?
Attention off campus and commuter students! Did you know a $1.50 fee is automatically deducted from your semesterly tuition? This fee is attributed to the budget of the Off Campus...
Letter from the editor
Dear West Chester, As the semester draws closer to the end, The Quad continues its exciting transition period of hiring new staff and preparing for another busy semester in the...
Elimination of counseling services sparks protest at...
Photo: “Stress” by Andrew Imanaka via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0). Among an increasingly large epidemic of mental health issues among American adolescents, many...
WCU Counselors to Students: 10 to 17,000
Featured photo by Megadeth’s Girl via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Photo by Feggy Art via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) It’s no secret that our campus is crowded. You can feel it walking to...
Water Quality Test Finds Harmful Chemicals
Photo by Art (RUS) Potosi via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) West Chester was recently named in a survey of 50,000 water sources across the United States, which identified several...
Letter from the editor
Dear West Chester, This week is an exciting time for transition and new leadership within The Quad. First and foremost, I would like to congratulate Kirsten Magas for her well...
Halloween at Eastern State
Photos by Breanne Cura. With so many Halloween activities available to consumers this fall, many college students are left wondering where the best place to invest their money is...
A look at NFL week six
Jay Gruden and Redskins As the sun rose on the Inova Sports Performance Center last Sunday, Jay Gruden was wide awake. He had been called in at 5:00 A.M. to discover his...
Downfall of the Phillies: injuries and inconsistency
Photo: “Phillies vs Nationals 8/1/12″ by Matthew Straubmuller via Flickr So, what in the world happened to the Philadelphia Phillies this season? In the spring, the...
Remembering Eric D’ulisse during suicide...
Photos by Rebecca D’ulisse. Eric D’ulisse was a senior chemistry major who lost his life to suicide in March of 2019. “He was always in the residence hall lounge watching Rick and...
Experience: summer music festivals
Photos courtesy of Bre Cura. As a student, one of the highlights of summer is the ability to enjoy music in ways you might not always have time for in your typical school-year...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, The fall semester is always such a colorful mix of emotion for so many people. I see the excitement and eagerness. I see the nervousness and wariness. I see the...
Boss spotlight: campus women who are crushing the...
Photo by Joody Runtgoon via Pexels Of the 17,552 students enrolled in West Chester University, approximately 10,531 are female. Some of them are working for a degree in the...
Letter from the editor
Dear West Chester, I’ve always been the kind of person who is deeply uncomfortable remaining stagnant. Growing up, I struggled with keeping some things straight – whether it...
A senior experience: Sunny Morgan
I cannot even begin to describe the pure joy I feel that I am graduating nor can I describe the realization that this is all really over. Everything I do, I pour my heart and soul...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester University, In my first letter, almost a year ago, I said that I enjoyed dramatic beginnings almost as much as I enjoy dramatic endings. I wrote that line with...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, Before we enter into more serious matters, I would first like to welcome you to 2019’s “The Quak,” our annual April Fool’s satire issue. As is only the case...
Relay for Life: photo gallery
“Relay for Life is a way for me to keep my grandmother’s memory alive as a I continue to raise money in the hopes that one day no one will have to hear the words, ‘you have cancer...
“Local Girls” rocks the stage
Photo by Ashley Siegerson. Sometime in elementary school I was introduced to rock and heavy metal music and the effect of these genres to my juvenile self still echo to this day...
Bernie Sanders announces presidential bid for 2020
Image: “Bernie Sanders” by Nick Solari is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for the presidency early last Wednesday, Feb...
The Ram Initiative: Real Achievement Matters
Photo courtesy of Ethan Wasserman. Friday, Feb. 15, the RAM Initiative students and their peer mentors took time out of their busy schedules to chat with The Quad. Emily Catherine...
Letter from the editor
Dear West Chester, As the semester begins, and we all slowly grow accustomed to dating our assignments as “2019” and not “2018,” I wanted to take this letter as an...
Family of Professor Short Jr. raises money for private...
Associate Professor Thomas Short Jr. was recently reported missing in Ohio when he did not show up for Thanksgiving dinner. When his family did not receive word after their...
Duck Donuts comes to West Chester
Duck Donuts came to West Chester Saturday, Dec. 1. However, The Quad was invited for a little sneak preview Wednesday, Nov. 28. I was lucky to go and represent West Chester...
What Jim Acosta’s treatment says about modern...
I’m going to be honest – I’m new to the world of journalism. I started about a year ago, writing silly creative writing pieces for The Quad. I moved to writing news stories...
Sexual misconduct at WCU: gaps in advocacy...
Early in the morning of Thursday, November 8, a student was assaulted by a man who had followed her home down an alleyway on S. High Street. A warning was later posted on WCU...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester University, After a semester’s worth of research, planning and dedication, Celine Butler’s piece on sexual misconduct at West Chester University has reached the...
PASSHE Chancellor Dr. Daniel Greenstein speaks at...
Last Tuesday, the Chancellor of the Pennsylvania System of Higher Learning (PASSHE), Dr. Daniel Greenstein, spoke before a crowded Philips Autograph Library as part of a tour of...
Parking raises problems for West Chester students
Prior to the start of the Fall 2018 semester, West Chester University announced that Parking Lot D outside of Lawrence Dining Hall would be placed under construction — effectively...
Athletes of the Week
Excerpts from wcupagoldenrams.com Mullin (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) had another stellar week in goal this week recording two shutouts including one over No. 11 Kutztown in a great...
West Chester volleyball loses undefeated record
On Sept. 18, West Chester traveled to face Felician College after previously defeating Edinboro three days before. Coming into the match, the Lady Rams were still preserving an...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, Stress is a very common currency in university life, and unlike real money, most students are comfortable comparing and contrasting their stress levels. It’s a...
First-year advice from a West Chester graduate
You probably thought you had read the last of my featured writing in The Quad when last spring’s final issue was circulated with my article reflecting on my time at WCU impending...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, I always enjoyed dramatic beginnings, almost as much as I enjoy dramatic endings. Lauren Detweiler set an impossibly high standard with her last letter as...
Do graduation requirements cause more stress than good?
As a senior, I finally know what it means to have senioritis. It’s a crazy feeling of knowing that you have a few weeks of classes left with finals around the corner, but the...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, Wow, this is going to be a hard one—this is officially my last issue as editor-in-chief of The Quad. Reflecting on this last year, I am so incredibly proud of...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, Hello! I hope you’re all still riding the high of this 80-degree weekend we just had; there’s just something indescribable about finally being able to walk...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, Happy April! I can’t believe this semester is coming so close to the end… especially when there are days still calling for snow. With this being our seventh...
Ram initiative invites students with intellectual...
There are a limited number of opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to pursue educational ventures post-high school. With next year’s RAM (Real Achievement...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, Hello! It’s been quite a while since we’ve published an issue of The Quad. I hope this new issue finds you in good, well-rested spirits following spring break...
Letter from the Editor
Dear West Chester, We did it—one more week until spring break! I know I’m personally counting down the days until I fly out of Philly and head down to New Orleans for some much...
WCU talks race, gender and Islamophobia
As part of the Islamophobia in Perspectives series, Dr. Maryam Kashani visited West Chester University on Monday, Feb. 20 to deliver a talk in Sykes 115 at 2 p.m. About 50...
Solitary confinement for death row inmates debated...
In Harrisburg, Pa. at Graterford and Greene state prisons, five inmates on death row have sued, challenging the policy of solitary confinement. They were assisted by the...