By Ella Luzzi Copy and Line Editor On Feb. 17, two KU English professors and a professional writing undergraduate student released their poetry books with a book launch hosted by Firefly Bookstore on Main St. There was standing room only when the event began, a few minutes after 7 p.m. Dr. Brandon Krieg and Dr. […]
Month: February 2020
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Profile: Samantha Fairchild
By Donovan Levine Contributing Writer Samantha Fairchild is currently a senior at KU but will be graduating in May of 2021 because of an internship. She is majoring in professional writing, and she’s 28-years-old. Fairchild spent five years juggling between working full-time and attending school. She graduated high school in 2011 and took a few […]
By Daniel Perez Contributing Writer Kutztown Community Partnership (KCP) held their 2020 Annual Meeting at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church from 6 – 7 p.m. on Feb. 4. Accomplishments from 2019 and plans for 2020 were discussed. The Kutztown Community Library was given an award for Organization of the Year. The award is given to a […]
Derek Lopez Contributing writer The KU men’s wrestling team continues its successful season as they prepare for their away match at East Stroudsburg on Wednesday Feb. 19. “The team is performing very well, and the goal is to get as many people to the National Tournament and get as many All-Americans as possible,” Coach Fisher […]
By Maddie O’Shea News Editor On Feb. 6, the Berks County Elections Board voted to add a polling location on KU’s campus. It will be at the Rec Center. KU’s Eric Johnson, a history professor, assisted locals who worked with the County Commissioners and KU to convince the Elections Board. Johnson presented the case at […]
By James Bouffard Contributing Writer The Iowa Caucus on Feb. 3 was an unprecedented disaster. The state Democratic Party encouraged precinct leaders to use an app for vote reporting. Those who used it encountered difficulties because of constant crashing. Calling in the results proved strenuous as well. People were on hold for hours, with the […]
By Donovan Levine Freeform Editor KU’s women’s swimming is going to be following an excellent season with an appearance at the 2020 PSAC Championships in York, which begins on Feb. 19. Preliminaries are slated for 10 a.m. while finals are set for 6 p.m. The team has had seven consecutive wins since October, placing them […]
By Donovan Levine Freeform Editor Vector Marketing is a sales agency that recruits high school graduates and college students to sell Cutco© kitchen cutlery such as knives, spatulas, cutting boards, can openers–any tool that can feasibly be found in a kitchen, they probably sell it. Vector visited KU Monday Feb. 17 for recruitment. As a […]
By Maddie O’Shea News Editor Since 1933, The Keystone has been the official student paper of KU. To update its presence in journalism’s evolutionary digital age, “The Keystone Newspaper” has transitioned into delivering news solely online. Previously, “The Keystone” was printed every three weeks in color while articles were shared online. While the print version […]
By Maddie O’Shea News Editor Feminist Friday (FF) had its first spring meeting on Feb. 7. Created last semester, it is a new discussion group in the Women’s Center, sponsored by the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA). Maya Evans, the Vice President of FMLA and an assistant in the Women’s Center, started Feminist Fridays as […]