Every Friday night at 6 p.m. the Waynesburg University football team goes to chapel together. Reverend Donald Wilson, moderator of the Hewitt Presbyterian Church at Rices Landing, and has been running the program for the past 4-5 years according to Wilson. For last week’s home game against Geneva, the message was themed “Do Your Job.” … Continue reading
A buzz was in the air as Waynesburg University students entered the Goodwin Performing Arts Center (GPAC) this past Friday as students attended WU Voice, recently re-vamped from what was previously WU Idol. Instead, attendees came in with there being great mystery to the structure, participants and judges of this new singing competition. As people … Continue reading
A total of three one act plays will be performed between Nov. 28 and 29. The performances give students an opportunity to act, direct and lead, and this year two students as well as a professor of theatre are directing productions. An original entitled, “The Waiting Room” by Edward Powers, professor of theatre, will be … Continue reading
“You really don’t understand someone until you climb in their shoes and walk around a bit,” Edward Powers, professor of theatre, said, noting his mirroring of the words of the famous Atticus Finch from the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Powers isn’t battling segregation in the conservative town of Maycomb, but rather is fighting for … Continue reading
Waynesburg University hosted the Oxfam Hunger Banquet Wednesday, Sept. 19. Oxfam is a charitable organization focused on helping with social issues, such as poverty and hunger around the world. The purpose of the banquet is to inform and teach the student population about what part of the global population goes through on a daily basis. … Continue reading
Upon entering into their first semester as a college, transitioning from a high school environment to a full-time student can be a difficult adjustment for them. This transition is typically harder on students who are originally from a much farther distance from campus than others and don’t have the option of going home every weekend … Continue reading
Four newly elected freshmen senators placed their hands upon a Bible and vowed to complete their expected duties as they were sworn in during the meeting, held Tuesday, Sept 25. When Tyler McCoy, senior history major and president of student senate, was leading the senators through their swearing in, the words seemed very familiar. As … Continue reading
When Jake Dougherty was a freshman at Waynesburg University, he was hesitant about using on-campus tutoring. “I know I was a little bit skeptical of going to a tutor at first, because I thought the tutors were going to be super smart and kind of judgmental,” Dougherty said. When Dougherty took up tutoring, however, he … Continue reading
In 2016, Waynesburg University launched a campaign called the Opportunity and Knowledge Strengthened Campaign [OAKS], a five-year plan mainly focused on increasing endowments to the university. This past summer, the OAKS campaign reached its halfway point. Stacey Brodak, vice president for Institutional Advancement and University Relations, said the main reason for launching the campaign was … Continue reading
Last year, Hurricane Harvey hit landfall along the middle Texas coast on Aug. 25. Soon after, Kelly Hardie, assistant dean of students, organized a trip for students to travel and serve. With new devastation in the east coast from Hurricane Florence, another hurricane relief project will be set in place. Students will be travelling to … Continue reading
