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A New York College creates Residential Learning Communities for Transgender and Nonbinary Students. Should Westfield State University follow suit?

Maddy Hall March 21, 2023

WESTFIELD–Some Westfield State students and faculty support the idea of dedicating a residential floor to transgender and nonbinary students to promote diversity and create community. In the Fall...

Fresh Check Day is still looking for volunteers! Check your school emails. Photo courtesy of @reachoutwsu on Instagram.

Taking Back Our Mental Health: Fresh Check Day

Maddy Hall March 21, 2023

WESTFIELD-The Counseling Center will host its own 8th annual Fresh Check Day on April 13th to engage students at Westfield State in mental health activities and provide tips on suicide prevention. One...

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On came out in June 2022. Image credit: soundtracktracklist.com on Pinterest.

“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” Movie Review

Nathan Crane, Staff Writer March 21, 2023

At its core, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On  is an emotional film, with a lot of heart to it. While it is maybe more of a documentary than a fictional film, it has fictional and animated...

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...

My Internship Experience with Make-A-Wish Foundation

My Internship Experience with Make-A-Wish Foundation

Lindsey Genatossio October 5, 2022

I have always been a small-town girl, and never really explored much. Now being in college, I realized I needed to grow up. I wanted to see what I was capable of because I knew I was bigger than the small...

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,...

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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:...

Portrait by Jenny Boivin

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 picture advertising the teams double header on April 13th. Courtesy of @westfieldstatesoftball on Instagram.

Hitting their Stride

Rory Regan April 13, 2022

A picture advertising the team's double header on April 13th. Courtesy of @westfieldstatesoftball on Instagram. With less than a month left in the 2022 women’s softball season, the team sits...

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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