March 16, 2020. A day I will never forget. I was on the phone with my parents that afternoon when Waynesburg University decided its best option was to send everyone home. I remember walking frantically around my friend’s kitchen holding back tears. I was stunned. I simply could not wrap my head around the two … Continue reading
March 16 marks the one year anniversary of Waynesburg University sending students home for the remainder of the 2020 fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After a full year of living in a pandemic-centered world, a sense of normalcy has begun to return to Waynesburg University. According to a campus-wide email on Wednesday, March … Continue reading
Humbling. That is how senior nursing student Hannah Colvin describes her experience volunteering at Washington Health System’s Vaccination Clinic. “As a nursing student, I normally thank patients in clinical settings for letting me take care of them. However, at this clinic I was the one getting thanked for what I am doing,” Colvin said in … Continue reading
In two months, Waynesburg University’s 2021 graduating class will take center stage for Commencement. “Pomp and Circumstance” will play, and one by one the students will receive their diplomas. As announced in a University-wide email from Waynesburg University’s President Douglas Lee, the tentative date for this year’s Commencement weekend is Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, … Continue reading
Low self esteem. Restriction. Rules. Loss of Control. Failure. It’s a cycle that people nowadays know all too well. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, 28.2 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder in their lifetime. That’s 9% of Americans, suffering from anorexia, bulimia or binge eating. With the second … Continue reading
The federal minimum wage—currently sitting at $7.25 an hour—hasn’t moved a penny since 2009, but now President Joe Biden wants to increase it to $15 an hour. To some, this may seem drastic, but it really shouldn’t surprise anyone. The idea of increasing the federal minimum wage is nothing new. Biden’s predecessors tried grappling with … Continue reading
Nothing says welcome back to campus more than an updated COVID-19 health and safety plan. Waynesburg University students returned to campus mid-January for the spring 2021 semester to find some new campus guidelines issued by Waynesburg’s Keep Waynesburg Well Team. These guidelines included new testing policies, which will continue to be updated throughout the semester. … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan is currently underway with Phase 1A still rolling out. As outlined in the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Vaccination Plan, Phase 1A includes those most at risk of infection from COVID-19. This includes: health care workers, residents and staff of long-term care facilities and, as of Jan. 19, people aged 65 or … Continue reading
Crystal McNett, Aladdin Food Services catering manager, has been filing unemployment on and off for nine years. When unemployment rates skyrocketed in March, leaving many without jobs, she was prepared. McNett works for Aladdin Food Services at Waynesburg University, a job that revolves around the university’s school year calendar. When the students are off for … Continue reading
Wade’s Body & Frame Shop has been serving Waynesburg’s automotive needs since 1960. The local business is located on N. Maiden St. and is one of multiple automotive shops in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. This year marks the business’ 60th anniversary. To celebrate, Wade’s Body & Frame Shop hosted a “60th Anniversary Celebration” on Fri., Oct. 30, … Continue reading
