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By Dylan AdamsNews Editor Dr. Daniel Greenstein, the chancellor of the State System of Higher Education, will be visiting KU on Friday, Oct. 30, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Greenstein is the fifth chancellor of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, elected in 2018. In this role, he works hand-in-hand with Pennsylvania’s 14 public […]
By Sabrina Betterly Contributing Writer “A Silent Voice” is a gut-wrenching 2016 Japanese animated film produced by Kyoto Animation abouts a former elementary school bully, Shoya Ishida, who is trying to repent for his actions by befriending Shouko Nishimiya, the hearing-impared girl he bullied when he was younger. The story unfolds as multiple students, Ishida […]
My Sammy Strobel Assistant Sports Editor Sophomore Eleni Feggulis, a member of the KU bowling team for two years, was named to the board of the NTCA SAAC, the National Tenpin Coaches Association Student Athletic Advisory Committee, as the representative of the East Coast Conference. Feggulis was shocked and pleased to find out she had […]
By Donovan Levine Editor-In-Chief Dr. Ellesia A. Blaque, a professor at KU, sparked national waves, both good and bad, after an interaction with President Donald Trump on Sept. 15. The national media latched onto the beginning of the interaction when, after being interrupted by the president, she requested permission to continue her question during the […]
By Jenny Wallace Arts & Entertainment Editor Hosted by returning drag queen Sharron Ann Husbands, Pridefest featured both local kings and queens of drag who spoke about what factors influenced them to take up drag. Each showed off their unique style in their performance videos. On Oct. 22, KU held its second annual Pridefest 100% […]
By Donovan Levine Editor-In-Chief Kutztown is home to roughly 5,000 year-round residents, a number which typically doubles once university students return to campus. Without this influx of students for most of the 2020 semester, small business owners are struggling to get the support they need. KU came up with a reopening plan that managed to […]
By Matthew Brandy Social Media Manager On Friday, Oct. 23, KU’s Student Government Board sent out a mass email to the student body asking them to sign a petition to have President Hawkinson and the KU Administration revisit their recently released supplemental spring break plan. Hawkinson’s plan calls for the cancellation of a traditional spring […]
By Amber Hunsicker Freeform Editor Chaplains John and Laura Studenroth became “KU’s Golden Bear Grandparents” when they realized they were old enough to be grandparents of current students, and they wanted to emphasize their availability in a caring, friendly role but not as professional counselors, just like grandparents. Laura has a bachelor’s in Food Science […]
By Lauren Gudknecht Sports Editor Collin Wickramaratna, a junior KU wrestler has dedicated 15 years of his life to wrestling, and not being able to step on the mat for eight months because of COVID-19 has been bugging him. “The closest thing I got to the feeling of wrestling is spikeball,” Wick said. Playing spikeball […]
By Lauren Gudknecht Sports Editor Hempfield High School senior Kayla Brooks announced she will be a lacrosse player for KU after committing to the university in March 2020. Brooks said she chose KU because of the campus and the distance from her hometown. “I loved the coaches and the players’ energy when I came to […]