Waynesburg’s football team led the Thiel Tomcats 14-0 by halftime of the 2019 Homecoming game Oct. 5. However, attention did not deviate from the field when both teams went to their respective locker rooms. Instead, the homecoming court of 2019 took the field for the king and queen to be announced. Senior accounting major Heidi … Continue reading
Sept. 16-20 and Sept. 23-27 was officially Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week in Pennsylvania. The initiative aimed to provide Pennsylvanians with the overdose-reversing naloxone drug, commonly referred to as its brand name Narcan. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s website, the goal of the week is to, “get help for residents … Continue reading
A large field can make for a crowding out effect, but that was far from the case for the Waynesburg University men’s and women’s cross country teams this weekend. Both teams traveled to Lehigh University to take part in the Paul Short Run Invitational. The men’s team finished 11 out of the 35 teams in … Continue reading
Four years ago Sept. 30, I was standing outside Stage AE in Pittsburgh, waiting to see my first concert. The occasion was a friend’s birthday, and the performer was Mac Miller. Our general friend group were all big fans of Miller, the Pittsburgh rapper who two days prior had released his latest album GO:OD AM. … Continue reading
It has been six years since the Waynesburg University cross country teams have traveled to Lehigh University to compete on the Paul Short Run course. That will change Saturday, as both the men’s and women’s teams will make their way to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to take part in the 2019 Paul Short Run Invitational. Both teams … Continue reading
The home opener didn’t go as planned for the Waynesburg University football team, as the Jackets fell to the Bethany Bison, 41-17, despite jumping out to a 10-0 lead. “We did not play to our potential for four quarters,” head coach Chris Smithley said. “We accept that, I accept that, and we’re gonna work harder … Continue reading
Student Activities Board hosted the first round of WU’s Voice in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center Friday Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. The show is in its second season after replacing Waynesburg Idol last year. The contest runs for three weeks and operates similar to NBC’s competition “The Voice” where judges blindly pick singers to … Continue reading
A new program aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship has begun at Waynesburg University. The Entrepreneurial Leadership Faculty Fellows Program is officially underway, as two faculty members were named as inaugural fellows. Melanie Catana, director of choral music, and Andrew Heisey, chair of the Fine Arts Department, were both named the first fellows of the program last … Continue reading
Just because 2019 isn’t a presidential election year does not mean there aren’t contested local elections happening. A major election in Greene County for 2019 is the Greene County Commissioners race. Date? Four candidates are vying for three positions on the County’s commissioner board. Currently, two democrats and one republican run the board. While both … Continue reading
This weekend, the Waynesburg University women’s golf team traveled to Grove City to compete in the 2019 Grove City College Ladies Invitational Saturday. The Jackets finished in last place among the nine team field, but saw major improvements amongst its competitors. Head women’s basketball coach Sam Jones, who was also handling head coaching duties for … Continue reading
