The Waynesburg University women’s tennis team ended a four-game home stretch with a close, 5-4 loss to Penn State Altoona Sunday afternoon. The non-conference loss puts the Jackets at 1-6 overall, and they remained 0-3 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. “We keep losing 5-4,” head coach Ron Headlee said. “We’re getting better, we’re playing better, … Continue reading
Greene County has a plethora of events for anyone during the summer and fall. With many county exclusive traditions and celebrations, students should take the time to experience the culture around Waynesburg University during their downtime on the weekends. Here is a guide to three such events happening this weekend. 2019 Rocky Mountain ATVMC … Continue reading
On Saturday, the Waynesburg women’s soccer team played an under the lights non-conference affair with the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets. It didn’t disappoint the crowd, as the teams played a scoreless 90 minutes, and the game didn’t see a goal until the second overtime frame in the 104th minute, when Baldwin Wallace scored to win, … Continue reading
All her life, Elena McDermott felt sheltered. “I had a sort of bubble around me, and I wanted to break it open,” she said. McDermott, a junior environmental science/biology major, found her chance to burst that bubble last year through the Vira I. Heinz scholarship. According to its website, the Vira I. Heinz program “prepares … Continue reading
It was a chilly and abnormally silent night on Saturday, Nov. 5, in the town of Waynesburg. Even the usual bustle of traffic seemed to be paused for the evening. As about 30 people gathered under a large tent in the patch of grass behind the First Baptist Church at 7 p.m., the words of … Continue reading
After four years on the Waynesburg University stage, six major productions, hundreds of lines and countless hours of practice, Tessa Masula, senior English literature major, stood in front of a roaring crowd for the final time. Masula, dressed in a torn gypsy skirt, smiled widely following her final performance as Esmerelda in ‘The Hunchback of … Continue reading
It has been more than six years since the horrific shooting that killed 20 children in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Out of this tragedy came a movement to take more action to keep children safe in the schools they attend–one that has been modernized to reach potential victims where they are. Pennsylvania … Continue reading
Josh Hanley, a Washington County probation officer, has been enrolled in Waynesburg University’s Masters of Arts in Criminal Investigation Program since June 2018. One of the reasons he enrolled was to gain more professional knowledge in criminal investigation. “I am always looking to further my education inside the criminal justice field,” Hanley said. Hanley chose … Continue reading
Locals say the Christmas Parade in Waynesburg is tradition, and many community members who came to see the parade this year have attended in years past. The Greene County Chamber of Commerce has hosted the event as far back as the 1940s, said Executive Director Melody Longstreth, and they continue to host the event annually. … Continue reading
The Yellow Jacket newspaper at Waynesburg University has proven year in and out that it is one of the best student-run papers in the state, and several Yellow Jacket editors went to Baltimore, Maryland, in hopes to make it even better. Seniors Mattie Winowitch, Teghan Simonton, Luke Goodling, and junior Grace Hutchinson attended the Society … Continue reading
