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Honoring Our Veterans and Historical Monuments at Stanley Park

Ryan Canney, Editor November 12, 2023

As another Veterans Day weekend arrives upon us, it's important to remember our lost soldiers who died for not only us, but our country. Stanley Park has a memorial dedicated to honoring our fallen veterans. This...

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Check Out Westfield State University Alumn Jake O’Kane on Survivor this Season – Premiering Tonight!

Tara Wallace September 27, 2023

Jake O’Kane, graduate of WSU’s class of 2019, will be a contestant on this, the 45th season of CBS’s Survivor!  Thanks to Professor Gardner of the Communication Department’s lead, the Westfield...

Westfield State University: Does Turning Point USA Have a Place Here?

Westfield State University: Does Turning Point USA Have a Place Here?

Maddy Hall September 26, 2023

WESTFIELD-Some Westfield State students attempted in the spring semester to create a chapter of Turning Point, a controversial conservative political organization, on campus, but other students...

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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.
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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,...

John Wick Chapter 4 Review

Alicia Brennan, Staff Writer April 12, 2023

Over the past decade, many action and thriller franchises have exhausted the classic theatrical tropes: high-speed car chases, advanced hand-to-hand combat, and even massive battle scenes chock-full...

Album review “Automatic for the People” by R.E.M

Nathan Crane, Staff Writer March 23, 2023

In September, R.E.M celebrated the 30-year anniversary of their album “Automatic for the People”. I think it still holds up today. When I first heard this album, as well as others that came before,...

Hypnotism at Westfield State

Hypnotism at Westfield State

Margaret Ahearn October 25, 2019

I am here to say that hypnosis is not a scam. Let me clarify. Way back in September, I was hanging out with my roommates when we came upon the lounge room on our floor. There was a good amount of people...

How I Knew Westfield Was the Right Choice

How I Knew Westfield Was the Right Choice

Margaret Ahearn October 3, 2019

Around this time last year, I was going on my final college tours. One of those tours was to Westfield, the place I would later call home. My family and I drove from our house in Foxboro, MA, a good...

My Transfer Diary: From a Saint Bernard to an Owl

My Transfer Diary: From a Saint Bernard to an Owl

Isabella Valadas January 5, 2019

It was the end of my first semester, freshman year, when I made the life changing decision to transfer colleges. The decision was, admittedly, a culmination of everything that had been building up inside...

Dead City Radio and the WSKB

Dead City Radio and the WSKB

Jack Hislop December 31, 2018

“We listen to the radio, dead radio,” If you’re in the Western Mass area flipping stations on a Friday afternoon, you may come across this dark sounding intro to the equally dark sounding show,...

Why The IPO of WSU is Reaching Out to Students More Than Ever

Why The IPO of WSU is Reaching Out to Students More Than Ever

Matthew Rogler November 5, 2018

Recently, the International Programs Office at Westfield State University has been offering students more opportunities to study abroad and think of studying abroad for their college career. In the form...

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