Kayla Jacoby, a sophomore elementary/special education major at KU, decided to join the Coast to Coast for Multiple Sclerosis event this summer along with seven others. Multiple Sclerosis or MS is a disease that affects and essentially attacks the central nervous system (brain, spinal chord, and optic nerves). In severe cases paralysis may occur. Jacoby’s […]
Month: May 2013
After 11 years of serving as the president of KU, Dr. F. Javier Cevallos is conducting a job search for a presidential position elsewhere. He said 2013 was a good year to look at other career opportunities because both of his two children, Alex and Caroline, could finish high school in the Kutztown Area School […]
A clean slate for a cleaner campus
Will Meeker from Facilities, along with their new partner from Waste Management, introduced a new method of recycling for the campus called single stream recycling on April 30, 2013 in the Academic Forum at 11 a.m. Meeker, overseer of the core recycling program at the university, started his presentation by explaining to the audience what […]
In an emotional final interview as a coach at Kutztown University, field hockey head coach Betty Wesner discussed her feelings on leaving the University as KU’s longest tenured coach, and the longest coach of field hockey in PSAC history. Wesner finishes her career at KU in a retirement that is effective as of June 28, […]
We need to chase Chase
Since we can remember, Chase “The Man” Utley has been in red pinstripes representing the infamous P for the Philadelphia Phillies. The California baseball player was drafted with the 15th pick in the first round of the 2000 amateur baseball draft. He debuted for the Phillies April 4, 2003 at the age of 24. Now […]
The 2012 Golden Bear softball team earned the most wins in school history with a record of 52-7. However, they were still unable to accomplish what the 2013 softball team did: win the PSAC Championship. On May 4, 2013 the KU softball team won the PSAC Championship for the first time. The PSAC tournament finished […]
Kutztown men’s and women’s tennis head coach Suresh Ramamurthi is no stranger to publicity and praise. Coming into this season, he already had ten total PSAC championships under his belt. After this season, you can up that total to 13 as he coached the men to their eleventh PSAC championship, along with coaching the Golden […]
A farewell to Kutztown
Today marks the almost-end to my final academic semester at Kutztown University. It’s been a long, exciting and difficult two years, but as much as I am excited to finish college, I know that a year from now I will wish I was back. I honestly believe that deciding to transfer to KU over two […]
Freshman vs. Senior: A Senior Says:
For seniors, the end is near. This knowledge, for many, conjures up a slew of conflicting feelings. It is both exciting and scary. It can’t come fast enough, and yet it is coming too soon. And, possibly the worst thing of all: everyone feels so old. For me, the end of my collegiate career begs […]
Freshman vs. Senior: A Freshman Says:
I remember taking my first steps on Kutztown’s campus. It was the first week of school. I had 10 minutes to get from my class in Old Main to my next class in Lytle Hall, and I was terrified. Coming in regularly late to a class in high school usually got you a detention; I […]