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We Need More Pre-Med Resources at Westfield State

Erik Bass May 3, 2023

Are you thinking about being pre med or are currently premed? I came to Westfield as a biology major on the pre-med track and felt confused on the overall premed process. Although the faculty are all amazing,...

Westfield State University Students Launch Campaign to Raise Money for Square One's Diaper Bank

Westfield State University Students Launch Campaign to Raise Money for Square One’s Diaper Bank

Westfield Voice Staff April 18, 2023

WESTFIELD, MA—Westfield State University Advanced Public Relations students are launching a campaign, Dunkin for Diapers, to raise money and awareness for Square One’s diaper bank. The campaign will...

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5 Ways Teaching Creative Writing Can Benefit The Mental Health Crisis

Samantha Grunden, Staff Writer April 7, 2023

Picture this: you sit down in your freshman English class and your teacher pours a pile of magnets onto your desk. Each magnet has a word. He looks around the room at us and says “now make a poem”....

Cutting Loose show

Cutting Loose: One Medium Maximized by artist Sooo-z Mastropietro

Tara Wallace October 5, 2022

Cutting Loose: One Medium Maximized Show on at Arno Maris Art Gallery through October 29! (Photo by Tara Wallace) The current exhibit on display at our own Arno Maris Art Gallery on campus at Westfield...

A still from "Mad God". Image credit: IMDb.

Movie Review: “Mad God” (2021)

Nathan Crane September 8, 2022

A still from "Mad God". Image credit: IMDb. Mad God (2021) is a movie that needs to be seen to be believed. It is a roller coaster wrapped within an acid trip. Made by special effects legend Phil...

S.A.I.L Profiles: Angelique Rodriguez- There is Always a Silver Lining

S.A.I.L Profiles: Angelique Rodriguez- There is Always a Silver Lining

Darby Ryan May 9, 2022

Angelique Rodriguez is a 22-year-old queer woman at Westfield State University. She is a Liberal Arts major with concentrations in education, music, and ethnic and gender studies and is planning to graduate...

S.A.I.L Profile: Lorenze Beltran; A Self-Educated Man

S.A.I.L Profile: Lorenze Beltran; A Self-Educated Man

Darby Ryan April 28, 2022

Lorenze Beltran is a 21-year-old from the small farm town of Easthampton, Massachusetts. He has been working for S.A.I.L. since the fall semester of 2021 and will be graduating from Westfield State in...

Fresh Check Day at Westfield State

Fresh Check Day at Westfield State

Jack Laughlin April 27, 2022

On Thursday, April 7th, Westfield State University held its seventh annual Fresh Check Day. Held on the basement floor of the Ely Campus Center, this event, a program of the Jordan Porco Foundation,...

The WSU Communication Department  hosts first annual in-person awards ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic on April 30th from 12-2pm  on the Campus Green. 
Image credit: Public Relations Writing course of Spring 2022.

Westfield State Communication Department hosts their first in-person awards ceremony since the pandemic

Margaret Ahearn April 25, 2022

Written by the Public Relations Writing class of Spring 2022. The WSU Communication Department hosts first annual in-person awards ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic on April 30th from 12-2pm ...

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TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY – English Professor and Marathon Runner Vanessa Diana Reflects on the 9th Anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing 

Daniel Currier April 15, 2022

Students in the Honors LLC (then in Lammers Hall) join Professor Vanessa Diana for a run to raise money for marathon bombing victims while wearing shirts that read “Lammers Honors Boston.” Credit:...

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Photo of the Week

Tara Wallace April 14, 2022
Please send Photo of the Week submissions to our Photo Editor Tara Wallace at [email protected]!
A Westfield State University catcher at practice

Swinging for Success

Rory Regan April 12, 2022

It's hard to believe that the season is half over, but the excitement is about to get started. The Westfield State men's baseball team stands at a current 12-9 record and is still alive in the playoff...

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