“It was mental warfare”: Former WCU Softball Players Recall a Hostile Team Culture

The 2024 WCU softball team is 27–18 headed into the home stretch of the season. The Rams are led by…

The Quad was the first club I ever joined when I came here as a freshman. I contemplated being involved…

On April 8, 2024, multiple areas of the United States were predicted to experience a solar eclipse; the greater Philadelphia…

A dream over 20 years in the making: on December 20, 2023, the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System…

Photo: News_Sen_Haywood_1: Senator Haywoood via legis.state.pa.us A comprehensive report on racial discrimination throughout the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education…

Our 2023 trip purposefully did not contain a research or service component, but instead focused on experiences that supported these…

Senior forward Emily McAteer scored her 1,000th point against Mercyhurst University on Dec. 18. A few weeks later, junior guard…

On Nov. 15, the Student Coalition for the Liberation of Palestine led a student-organized demonstration, “Stand with Palestine,” in the…

On Saturday Oct. 7th, Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that has been in conflict with the country of Israel for…

“These small preserved areas of our natural world are the symbols of our appreciation and concern for the heritage of…

Last Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Student Government Association (SGA) held a Town Hall meeting where students could voice their concerns…

On Friday, Sept. 7, West Chester University president Christopher Fiorentino announced in an email that the proposed removal of former…

When an individual is reaching the last stages of their life, it can be scary attempting to come to terms…

In two weeks, the most important phase of the National Football League this side of the Super Bowl will kick…

The Students Against Schmucker (SAS) organization has recently gained a good amount of recognition on campus. Peighton Schwalm, a member…

Towards the end of the 2022 fall semester, a student-run organization named “Students Against Schmucker” was formed. The goal of…

This past Friday, March 3, West Chester coffee enthusiasts flocked downtown for the grand opening of High Street’s newest cafe,…

It’s no secret that the housing crisis is affecting students, no matter if they have housing or not. For Resident…

It was a clean sweep for the West Chester Golden Rams last weekend at the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association…

THE WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY HOUSING CRISIS AND THE FIGHT BACK

West Chester University has had an ongoing housing problem for some years now. Although the problem has been known for…

The “Women on Record” exhibit, featured in Knauer Art Gallery, is a collaborative exhibition created by the students of Wells…

Cru, which is Campus Crusade for Christ, a national religious organization with the mission of a caring community that is…

Recently, it has been found that Samuel Schmucker, former WCU professor that “earned” his name on the university’s science building…

I am not proud to be an Honors student.

If you’re comfortably out, this is for you. If you’re “in the closet” and scared out of your mind starting…

When I came to college, I really had no interest in pursuing anything within the realm of journalism. I’d already…

Hello Victoria. I’m going to use this op-ed as an opportunity to speak directly to you, specifically regarding your piece…

Another semester has passed, and it has been a particularly interesting one. If you don’t know me from last semester,…

Well, the NFL offseason has begun and with it came a whirlwind of rumors flying eastward to the City of…

The following is an interview with President Christopher Fiorentino of West Chester University that was conducted via Zoom on Thursday,…

What a wild ride it has been this semester. For those of you who only know me from words typed…

Students, faculty, and staff know there is what I’d call a food crisis at WCU. Options are sparse—especially for those…

The WCU COVID-19 Dashboard is exactly what it sounds like: a web page updated daily by the university that tracks…

While last week we saw how top heavy the National Football Conference (NFC) side of affairs was, we now get…

West Chester University (WCU) is celebrating International Education Week (IEW), an annual global celebration for international students and abroad education,…

On Oct. 28, 2021 the President’s Circle Ceremony took place, in which West Chester University acknowledges its longest and largest…

Well, we’ve now crossed into November. The leaves are now falling at much more rapid pace, the frost on morning…

On Oct. 25, 2021, West Chester University (WCU) of Pennsylvania charged through 150-year-old purple and gold gates to make way…

After a long year of being on lock down, the Golden Ram Society is already in the swing of things.…

eks into the season and already things have gotten fairly dicey for the Eagles. Once more, the play calling and…

Despite growing concerns of faculty and students, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE) board of governors recently voted…

Sept. 25, 2021, officially marks West Chester University’s 150th anniversary since its opening in 1871.  However, on Sept. 17, 2021…

For the very first time since classes were moved to remote platforms on March 10, 2020, all students of West…

On April 21, President Christopher Fiorentino sat down for an interview with Emma Bickerstaffe (EB) and Brendan Lordan, where he…

Really strange to think that this is the last ever issue for me as sports editor of The Quad. It…

At West Chester University, there are several different categories an organization can fall under; one such category is “religious.” In…

Photo by Emma Bickerstaffe   It’s been almost three weeks since 290 newly-inaugurated college freshmen packed their bags and set…

Image from cityofboulder Instagram President Biden took to the podium this past Tuesday and went on to give arguably the…

“Philadelphia School District Headquarters” by It’s Our City is licensed under CC BY 2.0 In early February, thousands of Philadelphia…