By Olivia Cushman As a freshman in my second semester at WNE during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and on top of not being totally sold on going to a 4 year college right…
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By Ashley Morace Food insecurity amongst children and their families had been an ongoing social issue for decades. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, children and their families are more food insecure than…
By Nora Beechwood Aftercare. A crucial, but often overlooked step of sex. Chances are, you’ve never heard of aftercare. And there’s probably a reason for that: aftercare is widely known in the…
By Olivia Cushman A new bill on internet sex work could be harmful to those who make their living off of selling sexually explicit content to buyers. The Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation…
By Nora Beechwood ALWAYS obtain consent from your partner before getting sexual. Remember: consent is key. The human body is like a map: filled with mysteries and treasures. While you may think…
By Cassie Baudouin Anyone that knows me, knows me for real, knows that I only have one personality trait: High School Musical, all encompassing. Throughout my four years here, I went full…
By Olivia Cushman This week, for the last issue of the Westerner for Spring 2021, I will touch upon an issue that I am incredibly passionate about, despite not coming from a…
By Sebastian Grignano To think that my four years as an undergraduate student here at Western New England University are coming to an end is something that came upon me very fast,…
By Meghan Greene For a full year and some weeks, The United States has been worried about COVID-19 and the constantly increasing positive cases in the country. Most people have been quarantining…
By Olivia Cushman With the concept of neurodiversity and each of our unique amazing brains working together in mind, could autism truly be considered a disorder, or a unique ability or gift?…