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Opinion: Responsibility In An Unfair World
There are some students who regard the college years as a time to try and make all of life’s mistakes at once, in order to get them out of the way I suppose. There is some merit to this line of thinking; after all, university is supposed to be foremost an educational experience. The flip…
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Report: Keys to Being A Strong Ally
During a time of such divide, learn how you can play a role in the fight against racism. In two sessions this October, WCSU Counseling Services hosted a special program: Support For Being An Ally And More. The event was held virtually through Webex and was open to all WCSU students. Dr. Rée LeBlanc Gunter,…
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Joe Biden is the President-Elect
The Election as Described by Twitter: False statements, vulgar threats, endless debates, and of course, memes. That was the state of Twitter on Election night and throughout the week while the country waited for results. Users shared laughs, fears, and their opinions all concerning the election. To many it was nerve wracking, but some still…
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Opinion: Glutton for Punishment
Looking back on at the presidential and VP debates I must be some kind of glutton for punishment. Not just for watching the presidential debate live, which I had to do for my 2020 election class, but for going back to both again in order to write this article. Because I had to confirm that…
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Clubs Carnival and the return to campus
Photo: Susie Asamoah, President of the African Caribbean Student Association After a month of hesitation and caution, we’re back! On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the WCSU Student Government Association hosted Clubs Carnival, the first major on-campus event since the beginning of the pandemic lockdown in March. With rising case numbers in the city of Danbury through…
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Stepping Back Into the Game
Before the campus shut down, students at Western Connecticut State University might have seen custodian Justin Mills nodding along to music with his headphones on while he worked. Most students would assume he’s listening for pleasure or to make the time pass by while he cleans the buildings of Midtown and cares for Higgins Hall. They would be wrong. He’s studying. Justin‘s decoding every bar, every rhyme and every…
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Untrodden Ground: Running During a Pandemic
I started running on March 17. It’s something that, curiously, I hadn’t done in years despite my having played collegiate lacrosse during my undergraduate years. I’d never thought of myself as being particularly out of shape — I was still an athlete, regardless of my dedication to my craft — but once I stopped playing, I started to pack…
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SGA Elections begin with just one contested race for the top spot
The ballot for this week’s Student Government election went live Monday, April 20 at 12:00 p.m. Sent out in a mass email via the online tool electionbuddy, students will have the opportunity to vote for 36 hours until Wednesday, April 22 at midnight. Each open position for this year’s election is uncontested except for Student…
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