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Diversify Your Taste in Films 

Jeremy Johnson May 5, 2023
Films, like most pieces of art, are an amazing form of expression. When you go to the theaters and pay for overpriced popcorn to watch a movie, no matter how big or small it is in scale, you are viewing hundreds of different ideas and concepts that were sprung from its creators. However, for American audiences, we clearly give more attention to big spectacles and long spanning franchises... One of the biggest reasons for exploring more diverse films is to experience interesting ways of filmmaking that simply are not being shown in Hollywood cinema.
Westfield State University Students Launch Campaign to Raise Money for Square Ones 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...

If you know the signs to look for, it becomes clear that the Earth itself is breathing.

What can YOU do to better our planet?

Kylie Woekel, Staff Writer April 18, 2023

Climate change is fiercely coming our way, you have the power to make a change. These are some of the ways you can help : Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Reusing products saves money and prevents creating...

Jessie Cardin: Running Straight to the Olympic Trials

Jessie Cardin: Running Straight to the Olympic Trials

Lindsey Genatossio, Arts & Entertainment Editor March 27, 2023

2018 Westfield State Alumna Jessie Cardin, currently practicing for the Olympic trials in distance running for the upcoming marathon in 2024. Cardin has been running since she was about six years old...

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...

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...

Crystals of Mind in Westfield - More Than Just a Store

Crystals of Mind in Westfield – More Than Just a Store

Abigail Soukup May 2, 2022

When you walk into Crystals of Mind located on Westfield’s Main Street, you’ll most likely be greeted by one of the store’s owners, Lisa DiLuzio.   In thinking of someone who may own...

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,...

Credit:The Boston Globe

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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