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The cast of She Kills Monsters.

Announcement: Come See She Kills Monsters

Ella Hatcher and Sydney Anderson February 14, 2025

Worcester State’s theatre club Almost Off Book presents She Kills Monsters, a play by Qui Nguyen, on February 14th and 15th at 7:30 p.m. in the Fuller Theatre located in the Administration Building....

Photo by lecroitg, CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL, via Wikimedia Commons.

Finals Freakout: How to Stay Calm During Finals Season

Sydney Anderson, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

That wonderful time of the year is upon us yet again at Worcester State: finals. Since classes officially ended on Dec. 6, we’re heading into final exam week, which runs through Dec. 19 with makeup days...

Heartstopper and Mental Health in the LGBTQ Community

Heartstopper and Mental Health in the LGBTQ Community

Sydney Anderson, Staff Writer December 5, 2024

In 2012, in Kent, England, 17-year-old Alice Oseman wrote her debut novel, Solitaire. Solitaire follows Tori Spring, a nihilistic teenager struggling with the obstacles of adolescence. In the background...

Art by Brad Rodgers on display at Cordella's on June Street in Worcester.

Cordella’s on June Street

Dakota Gelinas, Associate Editor December 4, 2024

On Wednesday, Oct. 16, I visited the local café “Cordella’s.” Located at 116 June Street in Worcester, Cordella’s is a small shop with delicious treats and freshly brewed coffee by passionate...

Angel Sotomayor in WSU's Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery.

Angel Sotomayor Looks Back

Aloura Dion, Staff Writer December 3, 2024

Angel Sotomayor, a Visual and Performing Arts major and Communication minor, is an aspiring artist and a student here at Worcester State University. Angel is an incredibly talented sculptural artist whose...

The author's mother on a beach by the Mediterranean Sea, Morocco, July, 2023.

Ummi

Maroua Rahaoui November 21, 2024

I was dragging my feet. They were too heavy to lift over the littered rocks and I was already huffing and puffing. The hill was much steeper than I thought and all of a sudden I questioned why I ever thought...

Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal aera in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Photo by Naaman Omar for Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA) in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Starvation of Gaza’s Children

Maroua Rahaoui November 19, 2024

Fictionalized depiction of the story of Palestinian boy Jihad and his dangerous, but heroic, missions in Abu Namus to feed his family, as well as others’ stories in Gaza of finding different ways to...

Photo posted March 23, 2024, on Liam Payne’s Instagram @liampayne.

Liam Payne – An Infinite Legacy

Sydney Anderson November 13, 2024

On October 16th, 2024, artist and former One Direction member Liam Payne was pronounced dead at 31 years old after falling from his third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Hotel in Palmero, Buenos Aires, Argentina....

Día de los Muertos: Celebrating a Traditional Mexican Holiday on Campus

Día de los Muertos: Celebrating a Traditional Mexican Holiday on Campus

Ashley Harvey November 1, 2024

Small candles light up black-and-white photos of lost friends and family, accompanied by offerings of their favorite food: pan de muertos, corn, sardines, and alcohol. Skeletons adorned with colorful makeup,...

The October 28 Campus Shooting: A Tragedy Revisited One Year Later

The October 28 Campus Shooting: A Tragedy Revisited One Year Later

In the middle of the night on Saturday, October 28, 2023, students on and off campus were awoken by emergency calls and texts from the school. They were informed that Worcester State University was going...

The Ghost Hunter of Worcester State

The Ghost Hunter of Worcester State

Rembrandt Pearl October 30, 2024

It’s 4:56 in the morning. It’s cold and dark outside and the ground is covered in snow. The only sound to be heard is the low whirring from the heating units in Sheehan Hall. Today, my best friend...

In Defense of Chappell Roan

In Defense of Chappell Roan

Sydney Anderson and Dakota Gelinas October 29, 2024

This story contains profanity. “I don’t want whatever the fuck you think you’re supposed to be entitled to when you see a celebrity,” said Chappell Roan in an August 19th TikTok video. “I...

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