This has been a lesson hard-learned. Or really, hardly learned, as I’m certain I’m still in the thick of doing so.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- As the 2020 fall semester resumes so does the campus’ continuing fight against cancer. The Sports Management program has teamed with College Against Cancer to showcase their athletic expertise, or lack thereof, in a weekly “pick ‘em” contest. Each week, the Holcad sport…

Weekly Picks for October 24-25

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This one is near and dear to my heart, everyone.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- As the 2020 fall semester resumes so does the campus’ continuing fight against cancer. The Sports Management program has teamed with College Against Cancer to showcase their athletic expertise, or lack thereof, in a weekly “pick ‘em” contest. Each week, the Holcad sport…

THIS WEEK'S PICKS!

Being a senior in the year of the pandemic is hard. It’s as simple as that.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- As the 2020 fall semester resumes so does the campus’ continuing fight against cancer. The Westminster College Sports Management program has teamed with College Against Cancer to showcase their athletic expertise, or lack thereof, in a weekly sports “pick ‘em” contest.

It seems that since we were little kids, almost every adult in authority has introduced themselves in tandem with some variation of “if you treat me with respect, I’ll treat you with respect.”

Being back on campus for the first extended period of time in five months has brought about more feelings than I could have ever fathomed. When we left for Spring Break in March, life felt normal. For the most part. I was en route to fly to Colorado, my family reminding me to take extra hand…

Westminster College's 2020-2021 Student Government Association President Kaylee Brosius delivered this speech during Opening Convocation at Burry Stadium on Friday, Aug. 14.

"The Mandalorian" is the first live-action Star Wars show released by Disney on Disney plus starting in November of 2019. The first season directed by the fabulous Jon Favreau was released every Thursday, beginning a month before the release of the newest Star Wars movie "The Rise of Skywalk…

With current circumstances of the need to stay inside, people may want to know of recommendations of content that they can consume like movies, TV shows, books, or podcasts. With my review of “Hunters”, you may want to watch this show while having to stay inside.

The Circles on Netflix is a Reality show where the players never see each other.

    The Outsider is a 10-episode mini-series that appears on HBO. It was created by Rich Prince after a Stephen King book called The Outsider as well. Jason Bateman, who is one of the well-known actors in the show takes part in the directing and producing of the series.  The episodes are con…

“Kidding”with star Jim Carrey, directed by Dave Holstein, is a television show with the main character, Jeff, where he teaches basic principles of life to the kids that watch “Mr. Pickles,” the show he stars in within the TV show itself. Jeff is a very well-mannered person, but he doesn't de…

After seeing a Netflix show take off and be talked about around the world, I decided to watch it. “The Witcher” is a Netflix action/adventure drama and it fits this genre perfectly. It dropped in December with 8 episodes.

My peers would ask me “were there any negative reviews or cons to this show?”

What would you do for love? “You,” a new Netflix T.V. show series, is one of the top-rated shows to watch in 2018, as well as the second season that premiered in December 2019. “You” is one of the most unexpected and bone-chilling thrillers you can watch. Usually I’m not interested in sittin…

Drive to Survive- Season 2 on Netflix dives deeper into the tension and drama of Formula One

Netflix’s new parody "Medical Police" is not too good for streaming.

If you enjoyed the “End of the F*cking World,” you should watch “I Am Not Okay With This.”  The Netflix original series is an irreverent origin story that follows a teenage girl Sydney (Syd). Syd is navigating the trials and tribulations of high school, all while dealing with the complexitie…

In “Good Girls,” three everyday moms have a hard time making ends meet, decide to take matters into their own hands and rob a supermarket. Little do they know; it would change their lives forever. Jenna Bans, the show creator, said, “Listen. I write the way I see the world, I write the way I…

The Netflix original, “Dead to Me”, focuses on the journey of a recently widowed woman, Jen, and her newfound friend, Judy. This show is a black comedy, featuring elements of comedy intertwined with the dark hardships the characters are experiencing throughout the show. Christina Applegate s…

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WC) — Anticipating that some students and their families might face financial uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Westminster College has launched a special fundraising effort to help students return to Westminster.

Netflix released season 3 of "On My Block" in March with only eight episodes.  The first two seasons were 10. "On My Block" is a 30-minute modern teenage drama about five high school teenagers in the fictional community of Freeridge.  Freeridge is home to the Santos and Prophets, and these r…

Some shows that come out of Netflix have a unique sense of style. This Paul Rudd series, “Living with Yourself,” continues that stereotype. This series has a strange story considering there are two stories. This show is a comedy/drama written, created, and produced by Timothy Greenberg about…

Like your typical family sitcom, the Biggs family includes a mom, dad and four children, but the twist is three of the kids are gifted. But Mom (Maggie Lawson from USA’s “Psych”) and Dad (Jason Briggs from the “American Pie” movie franchise) barely made it out of high school.

Nick Cannon, former host of "America's Got Talent," is at the helm of "The Masked Singer" on Fox-- the celebrity singing competition based on the South Korean show competition singing show.  A panel of celebrity judges (Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke) comment…

“The Society,” directed by Christopher Keyser, is a one-season, Mystery and Teen Drama, Netflix original show containing a teenage-based cast. Students of West Ham High School prepare for an extended camping trip at the Smokey Mountains as their parents send them off on school buses, but a s…

Do you need something refreshing to watch that will keep you on your toes plus give you a couple jump scares? The Haunting of Hill House will provide that and more for its audience. This show on Netflix rules out any other scary Netflix original show that have been made before just based off…

The quarantine is sucking the fun out of life. We don't know what's coming next, hope is bleak, entertainment voids are burning quickly. BUT HOLD ON, WE HAVE SOME ACTION! The MLB and players union in partnership with national health officials have started laying out groundwork to play the se…

What can I say that's new about where we are as a society and country? Nothing. We are living in an unprecedented time. We're cooped up in our homes and not allowed to do very much other than go for walks around the neighborhood. Some people can go to Sheetz to hang out in our cars like a bu…

The baseball season is underway with the first games of Spring Training and yet there is still plenty of talk going on about the Houston Astros and their cheating scandal. For those that do not know, the Houston Astros were caught stealing signs electronically from the 2017 and part of the 2…

Do you remember when we were young students, at the start of our time here at Westminster, bright eyed and bushy tailed? Wait, no, that’s a description of the squirrels that run around campus. We were g, at the start of our time here, keeping our noses out of trouble, eyes on the book, and e…

We all know Gene Nicholson was the most successful Titan ever in the athletic arena with countless National Championships and All Americans in numerous sports, but the Titan of a man he was off the field as a human being, teacher, counselor, mentor, role model and family man is even greater.…

My first steps back on campus after Winter Break came with tentative footing. What would have ordinarily been firm trods across the quad, were instead slow and shallow, as though the school might crumble with each echoing footstep.

In January, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) elected two new members to the Hall of Fame: Larry Walker, and THE Derek Jeter. I emphasize "THE" before Derek Jeter because of his glorified status as one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game. I'll later explain ho…

During this past summer, my brother Nigel Chatman and I took it amongst ourselves to come into our upcoming seasons in the best physical and mental shape that we could absolutely be in. We were waking up at 5:00 in the morning to work out, working out during the day, and even worked out as l…

As first year students, every hour of Inquiry 111 ingrains into us that part of a liberal arts education is discussion. As first year students, we internalize and demonstrate this notion. Looking back upon not only my own Inquiry experience, but every course first-year core class I took, eve…

We're asking you take a look at an effort by one of our awesome grad's latest projects.  And it's an important one.

What’s a letter to the editor?  Letters to the editor must be related to The Holcad’s coverage of our campus and our community. Submissions must address issues relevant to Westminster College and our local community of New Wilmington.   Letters should offer a response or relate a rationalize…

To the members of the Class of 2023 and your families, I would like to congratulate you on choosing to become a Titan. I promise that you have made the right decision. And to all the parents out there, you are raising your kids right. Good job.