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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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No – kids don’t need all that homework
Jordan A. Sprogis Editor-in-Chief An elementary school in Manhattan, P.S. 116, has recently decided to abolish all traditional homework, such as math worksheets and at-home essays, encouraging children to spend more time with their families. Of course, this outrages the parents. Principal Jane Hsu sent out a letter to parents in February, some of which…
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New and Improved Fitness Zone
WCSU faculty and students alike gathered in Berkshire Hall to observe the Grand Opening of the newly revamped Colonial Fitness Zone on the Midtown Campus in full session on Tuesday February 24th. The start of the Spring 2015 semester marked a new beginning for Midtown Recreational facilities as well as the Recreation Department as they…
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