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SGA leaves two clubs un-funded
21 February 2012 6:30 AM | No CommentsOne month into the semester and two WestConn clubs have yet to receive funding from the Student Government Association (SGA). In order for any campus club or organization to receive funding the president and treasurer must first complete training and pass a test administered by...
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Lysistrata adaptation promises conflict lust and laughs
21 February 2012 6:15 AM | No Comments“Sexy, lewd, hilarious” and classically risqué, the WCSU Theatre Arts Department will perform the Greek comedy Lysistrata, opening Wednesday, Feb. 29 in the Berkshire Theatre. The play is an adaptation by director Sal Trapani, who scored a total of nine original pieces for the production....
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Enthusiasm shines through cloudy evening at Westside Observatory
21 February 2012 6:00 AM | No CommentsIt was a cloudy evening for the Westside Observatory last Saturday, but the weather did not stop the 50-plus attendees. On Feb. 18, Western Connecticut State University’s (WestConn) Westside Observatory held a planetarium show and telescope viewing, the latter of which was cancelled due to...
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Get schooled by SOTU
21 February 2012 5:00 AM | No CommentsRising from the ashes of northeast touring jam band One Good Vibe, lead guitarist/vocalist Jesse Lynch and drummer Justin Freeman have united with bassist Kenny Sciuto and rhythm guitarist Mike Wiedl (formerly of the Drunk Skunks) to create the funky laid-back grooves known as the...
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Colonials pick up senior day win by large margin
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsAll good things must come to an end. While the season may not have fully wrapped up yet, four seniors played their last home game for the Colonials at Feldman Arena Saturday afternoon. In front of 777 fans, the Western Connecticut State University (WestConn) Colonials... -
Colonials defeat Keene State in overtime thriller
Posted on February 14, 2012 | No CommentsWestConn benefits from another big night from Brooks Overtime comebacks seemed to be the theme of the week for the Western Connecticut State University (WestConn) men’s basketball team. Little East rival Keene State College squandered a 14-point lead and eventually lost the game in overtime.... -
John Burrell will not return as WestConn Head Football Coach
Posted on February 14, 2012 | No CommentsOffensive Coordinator Marc Bourque will also not be scheduled to return DANBURY, CT (Feb. 9) — Ten-year veteran football coach John Burrell will not be returning as Head Coach of the Western Connecticut State University (WestConn) football program when the Colonials open pre-season camp in... -
WestConn’sDaQuan Brooks surpasses 2,000 point mark
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsDANBURY, CT (Feb. 2) — Western Connecticut State University senior guard DaQuan Brooks (Atlanta, GA) is among the nation’s best in the latest release of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball statistical report, released on Tuesday. Brooks, who is now averaging 27.5 points per game,... -
WestConn cannot hold on at UMass Dartmouth, 60-57
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsNORTH DARTMOUTH, MA (Feb. 4) — Freshman Caroline Brasa (East Hartford, CT) and Sciarra Brandt (Thomaston, CT) combined for 35 points, but the Western Connecticut State University women’s basketball team could not hold on for the victory at UMass Dartmouth and eventually fell to the... -
Women’s Basketball preview: Undersized but not out-willed
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe 2011-12 season looked like a rebuilding period for the under-sized Western Connecticut State University women’s basketball team (Lady Colonials), however they are proving otherwise. Last year the Lady Colonials graduated three one-thousand point scorers in Heather Brooke, Karl Spera, and Melissa Teel. Since the... -
Lady Colonials defeat UMass Boston in conference opener
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsBOSTON, MA (Dec. 3) — Using a total team effort, which included 39 points from the bench, the Colonials of Western Connecticut State University (7-0, 1-0 Little East) defeated women’s basketball (2-4, 0-1 Little East) by the final score of 69-54 Saturday afternoon in the... -
Western men hold on to defeat UMass Boston in LEC opener
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsBOSTON, MA (Dec. 3) — Senior DaQuan Brooks (Athlanta, GA) played all 40 minutes, scoring 18 points and handing out five assists to lead the Western Connecticut State University men’s basketball team to a 68-65 victory over UMass Boston in the Little East Conference season... -
Greg Poole to resign from coaching at WestConn
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsWomen’s volleyball coach to step down after leading Colonials to 123 wins over six seasons After being the face of Western Connecticut State University (WestConn) volleyball for the past six years, Head Coach Greg Poole will be resigning. Starting on November 25th Poole will be... -
Meerman and Laprine win three events each, but Eastern Connecticut defeats Western Connecticut in season opener, 142-97
Posted on November 8, 2011 | No CommentsWILLIMANTIC, CT (Nov. 5) — The Eastern Connecticut State University women’s swimming team defeat Western Connecticut State University, 142-97 in the season opener for both squads on Saturday afternoon. For Western, sophomore Kathie Meerman (Danbury, CT) registered wins in the 200-yard freestyle with a time...