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In Defense of Greek Life
We’ve all seen the movies: the ones that star an innocent and naïve college freshman who winds up going through recruitment for the promise of really making a difference in the world, only to have their world be tilted completely on its axis with the introduction of excess booze, drugs, sex, and general debauchery.…
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Ringling Bros. Circus Abolishes Use of Elephants
“How does a business be successful?” asks Kenneth Feld, President and CEO of Feld Entertainment, which owns Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. “By adapting,” he says. Under constant pressure from the general public, animal rights activist groups, and “anti-elephant” ordinances from cities in which they wish to perform, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum…
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Men’s Basketball Senior Night Loss: WCSU vs. ECSU
Andrew Cirino Contributing Writer The smell of the stadium, the roar of the crowd, everyone on their feet. That was the last time five seniors would get to experience this in a Western Connecticut State University uniform. It was senior night at the O’Neill Center and the stands were packed with the colonial faithful. This…
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Whalers Stumble Into Playoffs
Al Kessler Sports Editor The 5th season of the Federal Hockey League has come to a close and the hometown Danbury Whalers are in the playoffs once again. One of the inaugural FHL teams the Whalers have now made the playoffs every season, and have made it to the finals all but their first…
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WCSU’s “You Can’t Take It With You”
http://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d7358_eb6010ca061b4ed18842236b7b43c769.png?dn=Screen-Shot-2015-03-30-at-1.27.04-PM.png Behind-the-scenes, the Wardrobe Crew of the WCSU Department of Theatre’s production of You Can’t Take It With You work diligently to help transport audiences into another time. You Can’t Take It With You premiered Wednesday, February 25, in the MainStage Theatre in VPAC on the Westside of campus. You Can’t Take It With You would not be possible without…
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What’s Wrong With the Newest Truth Ad? Everything.
Kristin Ruopp Contributing Writer About a half hour ago, I was doing some casual Facebook surfing. Suddenly, up pops up one of those pesky Facebook ad videos, uploaded and promoted by a group called “truth,” which, now I know, is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to fighting smoking and tobacco usage. This campaign against…
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Writing to Congressmen: Small Voices Can Make A Big Difference
Brian Sweeney Contributing Writer Currently the world is going through changes, but do you think it is going through large enough ones to count? People today believe that their individual opinion will not matter when it comes down to the larger picture, and that’s a real problem. If people stop taking action and participating…
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English and Writing Departments to Merge?
Jordan A. Sprogis Editor-in-Chief Dakota Sarantos Managing Editor Leo Budnick News Editor Much talk has circulated among the Professional Writing majors of Western Connecticut State University as to whether the school will still offer a degree in their intended field of study by the beginning of this Fall. Junior Eric LaRocca is one such student…
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