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A Night in a Box: Eastern's Annual Shack-a-thon
Written by Michael Rouleau A group of Eastern Connecticut State University students emerged from frost-covered cardboard boxes on Thursday morning, Nov. 9, after spending a freezing night sleeping outside. The temperatures dipped into the 20s for th...
Nov 10, 2017, 2:15pm EST
'A Day of Triumph': Eastern Celebrates Veterans Day
Written by Michael Rouleau The campus community at Eastern Connecticut State University came together on Nov. 10 in celebration of Veterans Day. The heartfelt ceremony featured remarks by university dignitaries and distinguished guest Lt. Colonel Ma...
Nov 10, 2017, 2:06pm EST
Eastern Presents 'Mars: A Sound Art Installation' by Sean Langlais
Written by Casey Collins Sean Langlais is not your everyday contemporary artist. Rather than use canvas or clay, Langlais prefers to craft his art from metals and sound. In collaboration with the Department of Art and Art History, Eastern Connecticu...
Nov 8, 2017, 4:58pm EST
Eastern Collaboration Produces Unique Multimedia Performance
Written by Jolene Potter Music, visual art and dance came together on Nov. 3 for a unique multimedia performance at Eastern Connecticut State University. This multimedia event involved extensive collaboration between Eastern faculty and students to ...
Nov 8, 2017, 4:39pm EST
Renowned Scholar Pedro Noguera to Speak at Eastern
Written by Dwight Bachman Pedro Noguera, distinguished professor of education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as faculty director for UCLA's Center for the Trans...
Nov 7, 2017, 4:39pm EST
Photographer Matika Wilbur Preserves Native-American Culture
Written by Jordan Corey According to the National Congress of American Indians, there are 562 federally recognized Indian tribes, bands, nations, pueblos, rancherias, communities and Native villages in the United States. Matika Wilbur - member of th...
Nov 7, 2017, 4:34pm EST
Eastern to Host Day of Giving, Local Food Drives
Written by Michael Rouleau Eastern Connecticut State University's 11th annual Day of Giving will occur on Nov. 22 in Hurley Hall. The event is open to Willimantic residents who might not otherwise enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. The meal will be served f...
Nov 3, 2017, 4:07pm EDT
Eastern's Civic Action Conference to Focus on Service Learning
Written by Michael Rouleau Eastern Connecticut State University will host its second annual Civic Action Conference on Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Center. The conference will focus on "service learning," an educational strategy that ...
Nov 1, 2017, 4:11pm EDT
'Alcohol Monologues' Recount Stories of Problem Drinking
Written by Jordan Corey An estimated 88,000 people die each year from alcohol-related causes in the United States, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. College students account for approximately 1,825 of these deaths....
Oct 31, 2017, 3:14pm EDT
Eastern Students to Participate in NATS Singing Auditions
Written by Ed Osborn More than 100 singers, including eight from Eastern Connecticut State University, will participate in this year's student auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Connecticut Chapter on Nov. 5 at the U...
Oct 31, 2017, 2:33pm EDT
