It took just two minutes for WCU Campus Police to respond to a bomb threat made against Main Hall at 6:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Director of Public Safety and Campus Police Chief Michael Bicking said his officers were on the scene at 7:01 p.m and called University administrators as well as other local police departments.
The Off-Campus and Commuter Association (OCCA), along with students representing various student on-campus organizations handed out pretzels to intoxicated people in 17 different locations throughout the streets of West Chester late Thursday night into early Friday morning as part of their Fall Pretzel Service Project.
A former West Chester University student was sentenced on Nov. 5 after participating in two separate drug deals on the campus earlier in the year. According to a police report, Jordan Mohl, 20, of Lebanon, Pa. pled guilty to two separate PWID (Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance) charges in June.
According to the Office of the Registrar, scheduling for spring '08 went right as planned. When students go to schedule their classes each semester, for some it may be a stressful time. For others, it is fairly simple due to majors and also the course requirements that are open.
The Safe Harbor of Greater West Chester provides shelter for 20 men and four women on a daily basis, but it is also much more than just a roof over their heads. The shelter, established in 1992, is run on a strict set of rules that maintain the living spaces and aid in encouraging residents to find employment and, in some cases, overcome addiction.