by New Worcester Spy Staff What is your preferred dining option, and why? “I like the Dining Hall at Sheehan for the residents. You can go there as a commuter too! Overall it’s cheaper than the Student Center since you pay like $8.00, and it’s all you can eat with way more options.” —Max Berube, 20, junior commuter from […]
By: Jennifer Johnson Worcester, MA: Worcester State University has come up with a creative way to combat time lost to cancellations and delays caused by severe weather and record-breaking snowfall across the state this winter. Next week, the schedule will operate on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday schedule. Don’t worry – you read that right. The typical […]
by Alex MacDougall Writer and Worcester State University Theatre instructor, Lisa Kramer, has just self-published P.O.W.E.R, a book the Huffington Post called “an extraordinary example of modern storytelling.” P.O.W.E.R is a young-adult novel that tells the story of a girl with special powers set in a dystopian future. I sat down with Lisa to talk about the contents of her […]
By Patrick Driscoll This week The New Worcester Spy sat down with Raven Fonfa, WSU research librarian, to discuss her past, her love for the job, and some of the behind-the-scenes action happening at the Learning Resource Center. New Worcester Spy: What’s your favorite part of the job? Raven Fonfa: The part I find most fulfilling is helping students and […]
By Nicole Despotopulos WORCESTER- In recent months, France and Denmark have suffered two brutal terrorist attacks. These attacks, fueled by anti-semitism, are causing concern for Jews in Europe. Although these attacks are not occurring close to home, they do have an impact on those who are Jewish Americans as well. Here in Worcester, Massachusetts, there exists a large Jewish community. […]
By Jennifer Johnson While most students and professors prepared for finals and winter break, Austin Canty and Dr. Doug Kowalewski prepared to take a trip to the bottom of the world. Canty, a senior physical geology major, and Kowalewski, a professor in the earth, environment and physics department ended their first semester of 2014 with a trip to Antarctica together. […]
By Nicole Despotopulos WORCESTER- In recent months, France and Denmark have suffered two brutal terrorist attacks. These attacks, fueled by anti-semitism, are causing concern for Jews in Europe. Although these attacks are not occurring close to home, they do have an impact on those who are Jewish Americans as well. Here in Worcester, Massachusetts, there exists a large Jewish community. […]
By Patrick Driscoll Every third Thursday of the month, in Seminar Room 305, a multitude of voices from all around the Worcester State community can be heard uniting in a common language—poetry. “The impetus of the series was to help students see poetry as something real, and visceral—not just a puzzle to be resolved,” says John Blake, a poet and […]
by New Worcester Spy Staff What is your preferred dining option, and why? “I like the Dining Hall at Sheehan for the residents. You can go there as a commuter too! Overall it’s cheaper than the Student Center since you pay like $8.00, and it’s all you can eat with way more options.” —Max Berube, 20, junior commuter from […]
By: Kate Tattan Go on a day trip to Boston. This may be a cliché idea as a New Englander, specifically a Massachusetts resident, but I don’t think going to the heart of our state ever gets old. It doesn’t have to cost a lot either—which we can all agree on is a plus. You don’t even have to […]
By Jennifer Johnson Unless you have been living off the grid for the past month, you have probably heard about the scandal surrounding the managing editor of NBC news, Brian Williams. The veteran nightly news anchor has been exaggerating his involvement in situations that occurred while he was covering the war in Iraq – and possibly other stories as […]
By Alex MacDougall The Local Foods Movement took root in Worcester at the “Building a Sustainable Worcester: Taking a Regional Food Hub From Vision to Reality” event held at the Hanover Theater Thursday night. A recent trend towards mindfulness has seen farmers markets and healthy, local dining options popping up all across the city. As great as the progress has […]
By Alex Macdougall Men’s Basketball: After a loss against Westfield State, the Lancers rebounded with a thrilling last-minute victory against Fitchburg State on Tuesday. With the score tied 56-56 in the last seconds of the game, Junior guard Manny Cabral was fouled and sank 2 free throws to give the Lancers the lead. Fitchburg was given a chance to tie […]
