Senior shows passion for sports as a trainer, dual-sport athlete

Profs. describe O'Keefe as hard-working, ambitious

When senior exercise science major Kassidy O’Keefe transferred to Waynesburg University from Slippery Rock after her freshman year, she came primarily to play on the women’s basketball team. Three years later, she has done so, and she has also found a path for after graduation. While she has not yet decided whether to attend graduate … Continue reading

Task force takes issue with WU recycling

Three years ago, a recycling task force was assembled with the primary purpose of increasing Waynesburg University’s recycling efforts and decreasing the institution’s impact on the environment. The institution was not adequately recycling, said Janet Paladino, associate professor of Biology and task force advisor. Now, despite three years of effort to inform the university of … Continue reading

Summer renovations await budget approval

University not planning major construction efforts this year

According to Waynesburg University Facilities Management, plans for renovations this summer do not include any large-scale project, such as the renovations of the first and second floors of the Paul R. Stewart Science Hall. Terry Sattler, director of facilities, said while there is a plan for what to work on this summer, it has yet … Continue reading

Family in military a tough adjustment

Teghan Simonton’s parents, Shawn and Donna Simonton, who are Senior Master Sergeants, were both active in the Air Force during her childhood. Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Germany, Maryland, Simonton ticks off the places she has lived throughout her lifetime. “At the time, I really hated it,” said Simonton, who struggled to make friends as her family … Continue reading

Actors try their hand at directing for One Act Plays

On Monday, April 10, and Wednesday, April 12, five students at Waynesburg University will be putting their directing skills on display at the Goodwin Performing Arts Center with five separate one-act plays. The performances, which will be graded as part of a “Directing for the Stage” course taught by Edward Powers, are scheduled to run … Continue reading

SAB hosts Game Night for students

The Student Activities Board hosted the last Game Night of the spring in the Bee Hive on  Friday, March 31.  Some game options for the students were Uno, Cranium, Dominos and several others. There were even classic games like Settlers of Catan. Resident Director of Willison Russ Schneider chaperoned the event. “We love games,” said … Continue reading

Concert choir and band to perform joint spring concert

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, students involved in the performing arts have been jamming their last minute rehearsals for their final performances of the semester. Performances for the Barber Shop and Beauty Shop choirs, the concert choir, symphonic band, brass band and woodwind ensemble are fast approaching. The first of the performances … Continue reading

WU’s Line cast performs final show of semester

'Everything is made up and the points don't matter' in Waynesburgs's pop culture spinoff show

Last Thursday, the cast of “WU’s Line Is It Anyway?” put on their last show of the school year and according to junior host and director Anthony Corkos, it is one of the best shows the cast has ever had. “I thought it was possibly one of our best shows that we have ever had, … Continue reading

Eberly Library to host discussion of environmental issues

Jared Zinn, a watershed specialist at the Greene County Conservation District, will be giving a presentation titled “The Conservation Movement: Past, Present, and Future” Thursday, April 20. The event will take place in the second Floor Conference Room of the Eberly Library at 7 p.m. Jewel Wrick, access services librarian, has hosted several events in … Continue reading

University honors donors and alumni

Most of what Waynesburg University students see on campus, according to Victoria Beppler, assistant director of Alumni Relations, wouldn’t be possible without an extensive donor and alumni network. “Everything that’s on campus—the chairs that you’re sitting in, the buildings that you take classes in, computers, books in the library—everything on campus was made possible by … Continue reading