Sophomore history major Brendon Stead was born deaf. Around age 8, Stead learned how to talk: not with his voice, but with his hands through American Sign Language. After receiving cochlear implants in his ears as a baby, which stimulate the auditory nerve and allow his brain to recognize sound, Stead was gradually able to … Continue reading
Casey Zadinski didn’t have a choice in the matter. “When I was growing up, my dad basically told me, ‘You’re going to college,’” she said. Zadinski, who was raised in a single-parent household, is the first in her family to go to college, qualifying her as a first-generation college student. After getting straight-A’s throughout … Continue reading
It happens around this time every year. Toys in every store, a pair of hopalong boots, a toy pistol that shoots blanks and a lit up tree outside of Roberts Chapel. Student Senate hosted the annual Christmas Tree lighting Nov. 27. There was hot chocolate, singing and even the man himself showed up in his … Continue reading
After launching a redesigned website in September, Josh Beppler, integrated marketing coordinator, said Waynesburg University’s renewed online presence has been, overall, successful. The process for designing a new website began last spring, when the university partnered with the marketing firm, Ologie, to come up with a new design and brand. Beppler said a committee of … Continue reading
As things wind down for the semester in the classroom, renovations will be ongoing during the winter break at the Criminal Justice Investigation (CSI) House. Adam Jack, chairperson for the Criminal Justice and Social Sciences Department, said he looks forward to having the renovations completed so the majority of the criminal justice courses can be … Continue reading
For the third straight year, Waynesburg University and it’s community has surpassed its donation goal for the annual Day of Giving. The goal set for alumni, faculty, staff, students and their families was at least 1,200 gifts. Last year, the day of giving saw 1,152 individual gifts donated to the university. According to Stacey Brodak, … Continue reading
Recent cuts from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency are expected to drastically decrease state grant funding for college students, including 39 percent of students at Waynesburg University. Each year, when the governor requests funds for student grants, he relies on revenue service departments within PHEAA to supplement those funds, said Matthew Stokan, director of … Continue reading
On an everyday college campus, the stigma surrounding many students is lack of sleep, binge eating some days and then not eating at all on others and constantly studying. At Waynesburg University, more than 1,000 students enter their dorms and houses at the beginning of the fall semester. In most cases, stress is low and … Continue reading
Last week, the Department of Communication held a new event for the first time in its 22-year history. The PRSSA chapter held PR Day Thursday, Nov. 8, bringing students from Thomas Jefferson High School, just south of Pittsburgh. The event was organized by senior public relations major Amanda Troncone, and junior Nicole Tobias, the president … Continue reading
Over 45 prospective students wandered through the classrooms of Buhl Hall Nov. 10, collecting clues to investigate a “drug deal gone bad” as a part of the annual Mock Crime Scene sponsored by the Forensic Science Department. Michael Cippoletti, assistant professor of forensic science, oversaw the event and strategically selected the content of the crime … Continue reading
