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Opinion: For the Media, Trump’s Criticism Does Not Absolve Its Flaws
ProPublica editor-in-chief Stephen Engelberg answers questions from WCSU students and faculty on Sept. 17, 2019 following his lecture, “An Enemy of the People Speaks: Fake News, Propaganda and the Age of Trump.” Source: MediaSpace at WCSU By: Joseph Oliveri There isn’t a more accurate microcosm of both the folly and brutality of the American empire…
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It Takes a Village: Mental Health on Campus
Source: CCSU Faculty By: Allee Feuerman On Monday, WCSU faculty and staff gathered to address mental health issues on campus in a presentation hosted by Laura DiGalbo, who invited all faculty and staff to begin a larger conversation about how special care for students with psychiatric issues should be directed. She holds a B.A. in…
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Men’s Soccer Set Their Sights on Three-Peat
Source: WCSU Men’s Soccer By: Lucas Rodrigues The Western Connecticut State University Men’s Soccer Team have picked up the 2019 season where they left off following two straight Little East Conference Championship-winning seasons. The team, led by head coach Joe Mingachos, has a record of 3-1 after opening the season with four consecutive away contests. Following…
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WCSU AccessAbility Services Hosts Second Annual ‘AccessAbili-Tea’ Open House
Deborah Larosa stands next to the Open House sign outside AccessAbility Services office Source: Kennedy Shaffer By: Kennedy Shaffer On Wednesday, Sept. 4, WCSU’s AccessAbility Services (AAS) held the second annual AccessAbili-Tea Open House in their office on the basement level of White Hall in Room 005. Tea and cookies were served and attendees were…
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Week 3 at WestConn
Source: WestConn Football By: Ryan Yursha Oh, how the time flies. It’s already your third week at WestConn and, no, it won’t start going by any faster. We’ve only just begun… But I digress. On Monday, Sept. 9, stop by Room 112 in White Hall at 12:30 p.m. for a discussion on mental health with guest…
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WCSU Hosts First of Series of Entrepreneurial Workshops Presented by SCORE
Source: Allee Feuerman By: Allee Feuerman Western Connecticut State University is offering free classes to the public for anyone interested in kick-starting their own business. The workshop is hosted by the Western Connecticut and Fairfield County chapters of SCORE, the nation’s largest provider of free business mentoring and education. The non-profit organization was created to…
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Finding Your Spirit Animal at Multicultural Meditation Night
Source: WCSU IHHS By: Abigail Donaghy It’s not too often that you walk into a college lecture and on the table is a stuffed wolf, a drum, an angel statue, and a toy llama. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, The Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Center for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation, Office of InterCultural Affairs and Honors…
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The Echo Launches GoFundMe Campaign to Support Print Budget Fundraising
By: Ryan Yursha The Echo is launching a GoFundMe campaign to support our fundraising efforts, the proceeds from which will go towards publishing print editions of our newspaper. You can donate here. We are—or were—the independent student-run newspaper at Western Connecticut State University. Founded in 1955, The Echo has been covering stories on campus and…
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