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Meet the New Interim University President– Michael B. Alexander

By Michael Pedro  Following the departure of President Robert E. Johnson at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, Western New England University was in an uncertain state. The university had just accepted the largest…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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Ceasefire Agreements Hope to Stabilize Middle East

By Cameryn Bentler After a two-year conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023, President of the United States Donald Trump declared what would be the “first phase” of Israel and…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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Bridging the Divide: Jonathan Verbicky and the Young Conservatives Club 

By Blanca Amaya On a sunny September afternoon, a table appeared outside of Deliso Lawn with a sign that read “prove me wrong” and a list of controversial topics to discuss, such as immigration…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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Western New England Alumna Kayleigh Thomas Shares Her Success in Journalism at Guest Speaker Event 

By Cameryn Bentler  In 2021– just a few short years ago – a promising, bright undergraduate student walked the stage at Western New England University, graduating with a degree in communications focused on media and journalism. Now she is a reporter…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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“Almost, Maine” is Almost Here

By Michael Pedro and Ty Quirk  Western New England University’s theater troupe, the Stageless Players, will put on its annual fall play on the weekend of November 7th. This semester’s play, “Almost, Maine,” has…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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COPHS and Gardening Club Partner to Create Wellness Garden for Students and OT Pro Bono Clinic Clients 

By Erin E. Murray What was once an overgrown courtyard at the Blake Law Center has blossomed into a welcoming wellness garden, thanks to a partnership between the Occupational Therapy program, the College of…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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Faith and Fellowship at WNEU

By Fabiola Joubert The word of God continues to bring students together on the Western New England University campus. On Thursday afternoon, the Upper Room Christian Fellowship club brought together a room full…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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Even the Iron Still Fears the Rot: A Review of Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain

By Cameryn Bentler  These crosses all over my body / Remind me of who I used to be.   This lyric is the opening line of Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter, an entirely self-produced debut album released…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar: Literature Review

By Cayla Bartosz  As a novel, Bessie Flores Zaldivar’s resonant Libertad exemplifies the endlessly intertwined nature of personhood and politics more poignantly than any I’ve read in recent memory. Set in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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By Aiden Carmona What did it take for you to leave them behind  To leave the friends you cherished by your side  My dear soldier?   What is it that eats you up…

by The Westerner
November 7, 2025
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