Author Archives: Bryce Moore

Does your vote really count?

By: Lexie Broemmer Rock the vote. Get out the vote. Vote. You hear it from professors, celebrities, politicians, the news and parents: Vote. Your vote counts. Is it actually true, though? To answer this question, it’s necessary to take a look at the Electoral College. The Founding Fathers instituted the Electoral College in 1787 as a compromise between Congress electing

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CEO Club Hosts Horrifying Haunted House

By Shea Stine Over 1100 people visited “The Asylum” Haunted House, hosted by the Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization (CEO) Club at North Campus on October 28 and 29. The frightening house was even too much for some to handle. “We legitimately made a few customers pee their pants,” Reed Bentzinger, who is the President of the CEO club, said “We had

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QU Skyhawks Take Flight

By Bobby Keller The Quincy University Skyhawks Flight Team is back and flourishing. It’s currently in its third year of competition after a ten-year hiatus. The Skyhawks competed at SAFECON Oct. 26, 27, and 28 and placed fourth in the competition overall. Just like any other sport on campus, the flight team has extensive tryouts to prepare its members for

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QU’s David Jacob Enjoys Successful First Professional Season

By Shea Stine Nine Hundred and Seventy One. That’s how many names were called in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft before David Jacob received his call from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 32nd round. “Once the 30th round hit, I started to have a few doubts, but I was glued to my phone all day watching

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Quincy’s Only Music Festival Expects 2,000 Attendees

By Bryce Moore End of World, Quincy’s sole music and camping festival, will host it’s 4th annual gathering Sept. 24, beginning at noon. The event’s celebrations will last for 24 hours. Click here to visit their website. Click here to visit their Facebook page and RSVP to the event. Frankie Murphy Giesing, founder of EOW, and 142 volunteers will be working

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SSC Floods, Work Is Underway To Reopen This Week

By Travis Richmiller The Student Success Center isn’t scheduled to reopen until October, but with a lot of hard work the university hopes to reopen the flooded SSC this week. On Aug. 27, 9:30 a.m. Christine Tracy, director of the SSC, had been informed that the drainage system could not handle the large amounts of rain received and the facility had been flooded.

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Congrats 2016 QU graduates

  Quincy University held its 153rd commencement ceremony on May 15, 2016. Graduates, faculty, staff, friends and family came together to celebrate the awarding of 262 bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Catherine Richards welcomed her fellow graduates. “This is the day we begin a new journey as we leave here today…we have been blessed with so much here,” senior Richards said.

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