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SGA Presidential Elections: Ray Lubus
The below is a letter from a candidate for Student Government Association President, Ray Lubus. Lubus ’21 is a junior History major in the Macricostas School of Arts & Sciences. You can read Lubus’ opponent Anna Adebambo’s address here. Hello, my name is Ray Lubus. I am currently in my junior year, as a…
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SGA Presidential Elections: Anna Adebambo
The below is a letter from a candidate for Student Government Association President, Anna Adebambo. Adebambo ’21 is a junior double major in Digital and Interactive Marketing and Financial Accounting. You can read Adebambo’s opponent Ray Lubus’ address here. Hello WCSU, I am Anna Adebambo, current SGA Vice President of Internal Affairs (VPIA) and…
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Students call for universal pass/fail after WCSU senate extends deadlines
As universities across the country change their academic policies to adjust to a virtual campus, thousands of students are working from home in what amounts to a once in a lifetime academic disruption. The University Senate at Western Connecticut State University, responding to student concerns and a directive from Connecticut State Colleges and University’s systems…
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How Students and Faculty are reacting to changes due to Coronavirus
Is the fear of the Coronavirus more contagious than the actual virus? COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in the United States over the past few weeks and US citizens have gone into full-blown survival mode. From emptying grocery stores of disinfectant wipes, canned goods, and toilet paper, to shutting down colleges and universities across the country…
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WCSU Moves to Online Classes for 2 Weeks after Spring Break
Classes at Western Connecticut State University will move to an online-only format for two weeks following spring break, according to an email sent out by Provost Missy Alexander and VP of Student Affairs Keith Betts Wednesday morning. If the policy is not updated in response to additional information on coronavirus in the following weeks, students…
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New Student PSA: Momentum
You don’t know what you want. Often the thing you want is the exact opposite of what you need. Forcing yourself to do something you don’t want to do is the hardest part of the battle. Doing those things you don’t want to do is the healthiest skill you could graduate with, but there’s a…
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Info Sessions held on Campus as WCSU Responds to Coronavirus
WCSU community members attended information sessions last week covering the university’s response to COVID-19. Hosted by the director of Emergency Management, Pano Koukopoulos, and the director of Health Service, Nancy Haensch, APRN, the sessions detailed the university’s plans for combating the spread of COVID-19 on-campus and provided individuals with ways to protect themselves from getting…
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WCSU Cancels Travel & Large Events after CT Coronavirus Cases
Western Connecticut State University has announced a ban on institutional out of state travel and large events on campus. The policy changes are a response to updated coronavirus guidance from Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut State Colleges and Universities President Mark Ojakian, following the second confirmed case of the virus in the Danbury area on…
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