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#SaveTheGlobe campaign holds first meeting Victoria Landry Voice Contributor

This past Wednesday, a group of passionate students came together in the Owl’s Nest at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the campus globe and the destruction that took place after the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory. The goal of this interest meeting was to gather support and potential fundraising ideas to help reconstruct the globe. Students have already expressed their disappointment in the destruction of campus property and have begun coordinating various efforts to contribute to the aptly named Globe Fund, with the help of the WSU Foundation. Some seniors were especially saddened by the post-Super Bowl events. “For four years I have been looking forward to the day where I can wear my cap and gown and take my final picture on the campus green with the globe in the background. That structure, as simple as it may be, has been a symbol for this University for years, and, for me, represents our readiness to enter the world as we graduate,” said senior, Megan Lussier.

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Students gathered this past Wednesday in the Owl’s Nest to discuss Globe reconstruction processes. All types of students attended the meeting to help rebuild their school.

Some events are in the works, and the WSU TV Club is planning on hosting a Mario Kart tournament sometime in the near future – likely a Thursday in late March. All proceeds from the tournament will go towards replacing the structure and ensuring that future students of Westfield State can enjoy their own globe as much as we enjoyed ours. There will

be prizes for winners, food, and other activities going on in the background aside from Mario Kart. There will even be an online streaming of the entire tournament complete with commentators Nic Odell, Johnny Rebbman, and Mike Drew. Given the nostalgic appeal of Mario Kart, they hope there is a chance for this event to gain a lot of

attention, even if it is just from only WSU students. This tournament will be live on Twitch.tv, so even if you cannot make it, you can still watch and donate online! This new initiative will be for students to work creatively as a community and band together to make a change. First-year student, Aaron Sylvia said, “It’s one of the reason’s I came here. Our campus green looks bland without the structure there right now, and I really hope that we can rally and make a difference for our future generations.” The group of students has started collecting fellow students’ e-mails and will begin organizing brainstorm meetings and potential fundraising events. To learn more about the #SavetheGlobe initiative, show your support, or share potential fundraising ideas, please contact Justin Connolly (jconnolly8602@westfield. ma.edu); Megan Lussier (mlussier4549@westfield.ma.edu); Victoria Landry (vlandry0677@westfield. ma.edu); or Dave Langlois (dlanglois5996@westfield.ma.edu). “This is the globe. This is Westfield State.”

‘Humans of New York’ photographer Brandon Stanton to speak at Commencement; 2015 gifts a scholarship to university funds

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Pictured from left to right standing Megan Lussier, Kylie Nelson, Nick Smarra, Michael Knapik, Victoria Landry, Courtney Keddy, JJ Terlaga, Jeffrey Ohene-Darko, and sitting Olivia Dumas, Lauren Leroux, Richard Darrach, and Michael Brett.

Joshua Clark Editor-in-Chief

The class of 2015 held their successful “100 Days to Commencement” champagne toast last Friday. The toast is meant to celebrate the previous three and a half years and to get graduating seniors excited for the next 100 days. The 2015 Commencement will be held on May 16 at the MassMutual

Center in Downtown Springfield. The evening’s program got underway around 5:30 p.m. once the guests had a chance to indulge in hors d’oeurves. Carlton Pickron, vice president of student affairs, spoke first. He spoke touchingly about how excited he is about the class. The class of 2015, according to him, is the first class of his vice presidency. Pickron took the job of vice president of student affairs in 2011.

Next, treasurer Olivia Dumas, secretary Michael Brett, and SGA representative Victoria Landry spoke about the various events that were coming up for the class. Brett made sure to include a plug for the Mr. Westfield competition, which is March 28 at Dever Stage. Landry mentioned that Commencement rehearsal would be May 8 with more details to be announced. Megan Lussier, publicity coordinator, spoke about the class gift. The gift is a scholarship that will be awarded to students starting next academic year. It is to be funded by donations made by the future alumni of the class of 2015. One way that donations could be made to the scholarship would be a pledge to donate $20.15 each year for five years post-Commencement, said Lussier. Michael Knapik, executive director of university advancement, spoke at length about the benefits of donating to the scholarship and the role that the Westfield State Foundation plays in relation to the university. Once Knapik’s speech was

through, champagne was doled out to the seniors present. Richard Darrach, president of the class of 2015 since the fall of 2011, led the seniors in the toast. Many seniors came away from

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Constitutional Amendments Student Government

opinions & editorials ‘Liberal View’ Editorial ‘American Idiot’

arts & entertainment Grammy Awards Walking Dead

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