West Chester University to temporarily house the National Guard on campus

According to an email sent out to the student and faculty of West Chester University from the Vice President of…

Photo by Rich Johnson via Flickr. (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Dear West Chester, I sincerely hope you’re staying happy, healthy and…

Photo by Myles Martin On Friday night, we both attended the showing of WCU Theater’s “The Visit,” a 3-act play…

Photo by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (via the Facebook page of Governor Tom Wolf)   MARCH 19 – Gov. Tom…

Dear West Chester, I’ve been loosely following the news of the coronavirus, and I feel like I should address some…

Photo: Kayla Velasquez via Unsplash While a lot of factors come into play when discussing the lack of accountability in…

Photo by Carla Oly via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) The night of the ball was a night of joy, beauty…

Photo by Bre Cura Once a year, West Chester University hosts the Miss WCU Pageant, where female students at West…

Dear West Chester, As a special education major, I have a unique program at West Chester. I’m one of the…

Dear West Chester, I’ve been lucky enough to witness The Quad newspaper at a time of incredible growth. Our staff…

Photo by _titi via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Have you fallen ill with the flu before? I have. Your fever…

Dear West Chester University, On the news, fear of the Corona Virus has touched every major outlet as a major…

In the past couple of months, several states, including Pennsylvania and Ohio, have attempted to ban abortions if pre-screening evaluations…

Dear West Chester University, Through the endless gray of winter in West Chester, I hope everyone had a lovely holiday…

Photo: Overwatch by Tom Maillioux via Flickr The world of professional e-sports is arguably just as competitive as most professional…

Dear West Chester, I wanted to write today as a means of responding to our last issue’s headline article, “Barstool…

Photo by Samantha Walsh. My last semester of college is coming to a close. In a lot of ways, it…

Photo by Samantha Walsh. Writing about oneself can often be difficult, as I’m sure many people will agree. Even when…

HBO’s new TV series “Watchmen” premiered on Oct. 20. It serves as a “remixed” sequel to Alan Moore’s original comic…

Dear West Chester, As the semester draws closer to the end, The Quad continues its exciting transition period of hiring…

Dear West Chester, This week is an exciting time for transition and new leadership within The Quad. First and foremost,…

Dear West Chester, I hope everybody had a wonderful homecoming! While I couldn’t attend the celebrations this year, I continue…

Dear West Chester, As the weather gets colder, don’t forget to step back and take care of the vessel that…

Photo by Samantha Walsh. Several university buildings were forced to evacuate on Thursday morning as a hazardous gas leak was…

Dear West Chester, There is a long, historical conversation on the roots and purposes behind censorship that one letter cannot…

In last week’s Actual Factual, I asked about people’s favorite horror films and TV shows. Samantha Walsh, Quad Editor-in-Chief, said…

The process of teaching writing to students in the United States is broken. Our faulty approach affects every child in…

Photo by Samantha Walsh. On Oct. 9, the West Chester University College of Arts and Humanities Fair hosted a lively…

Dear West Chester, Knowing that you can rely on other people to talk through difficult situations is a privilege I…

This article contains spoilers for “IT: Chapter 2” and the film “The Skeleton Twins.” From 2005 to 2013, SNL saw…

Photos by Samantha Walsh, Kirsten Magas and Field of Screams Attendee. On Sept. 14, 2019, The Quad was invited to…

Dear West Chester University, It’s funny when opportunity strikes in unexpected ways. It’s jarring to experience, especially when it drops…

Dear West Chester, A conversation is a powerful tool. A conversation is the springboard for great and terrible ideas, both…

Dear West Chester, I had an interesting conversation with a professor this week that got me thinking about a lot…

I’m a long-time horror connoisseur. Like many, I adore the genre and all of the twists and turns the genre…

Dear West Chester, The fall semester is always such a colorful mix of emotion for so many people. I see…

Dear First-Year Students, First and foremost, I am thrilled to welcome the incoming freshman to West Chester University. Each and…

Dear West Chester, I’ve always been the kind of person who is deeply uncomfortable remaining stagnant. Growing up, I struggled…

Christoforos Sassaris, Quad columnist: “I believe that, by the end of the final season of Game of Thrones, the Night…

Dear West Chester University, In my first letter, almost a year ago, I said that I enjoyed dramatic beginnings almost…

Dear West Chester, Before we enter into more serious matters, I would first like to welcome you to 2019’s “The…

Image: “Protesting Brett Kavanaugh Chicago Illinois 10-4-18 4354” by Charles Edward Miller is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. It’s nothing…

Welcome to Cinematic Essence, where I critique both contemporary and classic films and discuss how they utilize narrative, mise-en-scène and…

Image: “Classroom School Education” by Wokandapix In 1972, the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) was passed. This ensured…

As students look for places to live next year, the West Chester student housing system can seem like a maze…

Associate Professor Thomas Short Jr. was recently reported missing in Ohio when he did not show up for Thanksgiving dinner.…

Early in the morning of Thursday, November 8, a student was assaulted by a man who had followed her home…

Dear West Chester, Stress is a very common currency in university life, and unlike real money, most students are comfortable…

PREFACE Some moments in certain places lend themselves to become a story. The cosmic timing of a situation links itself…

As part of a professor exchange program at West Chester University, Dr. Trevor O’Brien, a professor of special education at…