Joseph Smeltzer

VFW protests kneeling during anthem

Sunday afternoons from early September through the end of the year are the same at the Waynesburg Veterans of Foreign Wars as they are at any bar or restaurant in the United States. Drinks and food are served to the patrons. Music is played, and on TV, an football game is on. But at the … Continue reading

University accepts several awards within six months

Waynesburg University received several accolades in 2018, with eight awards in just the past six months. The most recent honor came last week when a U.S. News and World report recognized Waynesburg as a top 10 value school among all private and public universities in the northern United States. Due to a “high quality economic … Continue reading

Football starts 0-2 for third consecutive season

The Waynesburg University football team entered its game against Westminster Saturday afternoon looking to bounce back from a 31-24 loss to Muskingum in its season opener last week, but also aiming to break a couple of trends that have developed over the past few years. Coming into the game on Saturday, the Yellow Jackets hoped … Continue reading

Admissions office reflects on goals for Class of 2022

Last Monday, 375 freshman students at Waynesburg University experienced their first college class. Most of the class of 2022 began their college lives four days earlier when freshmen orientation began Aug. 23. According to Admissions Counselor Kyle Digiandomenico, the class size fell short of its expected number, which was around 425 students. Despite not meeting … Continue reading

Staying alive

Playoff possibility renewed for Jackets in sweep of Chatham

Coming into this past Saturday’s double header against Chatham, the baseball team hadn’t swept a Presidents’ Athletic Conference doubleheader all season. That came to an end in Munhall, as the Yellow Jackets (9-19, 5-9) won their both games 13-3 and 4-3 respectively over the Cougars. [6-20, 0-14]. The Cougars are in their first season as … Continue reading

For Sontag, athletics pushed him socially

The final game of the 2017 season was a do-or-die situation for the men’s soccer team. The Yellow Jackets needed a win or a draw on the road against rival Washington & Jefferson to qualify for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference tournament for the first time since 2014. Waynesburg couldn’t get the desired result, and a … Continue reading

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