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This Weekend at WestConn
Source: WestConn Facebook Page By: Ryan Yursha It’s shaping up to be a slow first weekend on campus at WestConn for everyone besides our fall sports teams. Thankfully, the Visual Arts Department came through for those of us who aren’t so athletically inclined. Head over to the Art Gallery in the VPAC to check out…
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An Introvert’s Perspective on WCSU’s Alumni Meet and Greet
By: Bill Silvia On Tuesday, April 4, 2019, WCSU organizations and offices hosted the “Alumni & Student Meet & Greet.” The Alumni Association, Student Government Association, Honors Students of Compassion, and Career Success Center invited students and alumni to the Westside Ballroom for networking and refreshments. In the lead-up to this event, The Echo published…
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Multiple Uses—No Excuses
By: Leslie Pizzagalli The three R’s of recycling are typically introduced to us at an early age: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Yet, what about three more that might help the way Connecticut residents look at recycling: revive, renew, and rebuild. “Saving the environment” may seem like a tall order, but it’s actually quite simple.…
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From Zero to Shero: Host of WCSU’s Drag Show Bares All
By: Bill Silvia On May 9th, 2019, the WCSU Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) will host its annual drag show in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall. Hosted by Kenya Mone Heart, the show brings drag queens Robin Fierce, Mia E Z’Lay, and Ms. October, along with a pre-show by WIG, the Western Improve Group,…
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Jimmie Standing in the Rain
By: Ryan Yursha James Tomasini is in his element when he steps onto the field for warm-ups during the practice before a game. “What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow?” someone will ask, and the WestConn men’s lacrosse team knows that there’s only one man who might have the answer. For the junior midfielder…
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YOU Were neither here nor there (or And)
By: Emily Chauvin You missed it! The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center just deconstructed their first show of the year, titled ‘neither here nor there (or And).’ The paintings were re-wrapped in the plastic and cardboard they arrived in by students of Melissa Ralston-Jones’ Gallery Interactions Class. The movable walls were hiked back…
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Fight Over Connecticut Tolls Proposal Continues, Protestors Decry Bills
By: Joseph Oliveri DANBURY—Three Bills in support of Governor Ned Lamont’s plan to install new 83 new tolls throughout Connecticut passed the Department of Transportation committee Wednesday and will go before the General Assembly. Leading up to the vote Protestors against the plan gathered on the corner of White and Wildman Street in Danbury on Saturday, March…
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