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Student Government Association plans for on-campus voter registration drive

Tierney Boyle October 21, 2024

WESTFIELD – The Student Government Association at Westfield State University has released plans for an on-campus voter registration drive ahead of the upcoming presidential election in order to educate...

Livin’ la Vida de Westfield

Livin’ la Vida de Westfield

Faith Roy October 15, 2024

Westfield State students of all different backgrounds have come together both on and off campus to participate in this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Between September 15th to October 15th, these...

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23 Years, WSU Doesn’t Forget

Donald Hunter September 12, 2024

Would you believe the legacy and respect for the brave firefighters responding to the World Trade Center attacks reigns true not just to Westfield State, but even to students who weren’t even participating...

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...

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