Mathew Biadun | News-Editor The university faced backlash last week after a new, AI-generated advertisement  was posted to the university’s social media. The ad, notifying prospective students about an extension to the university’s no-fee application period, portrays Willi the Warrior studying at the beach. The description in the comments read: “Willi’s been taking notes… and he wants you to know something important. 👀✍️ Application fees are waived through the end of the da

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor Democrats in Windham saw a strong showing on Election Day, re-electing Tom DeVivo to a fourth consecutive term as Mayor. Along with the mayorship, Democrats won a strong majority on the City Council and Board of Education, while offices lower down the ticket were more competitive. It is important to note that elections in Windham use a minority representation rule , meaning that parties are limited in how many candidates they can run for a positi

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor For the first time in over a year, Democrats have reasons to be optimistic. At the end of 2024, Democrats had been soundly beaten across the board. Republicans seized control of the White House and both chambers of Congress which, along with a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, effectively gave them firm control over all three branches of the federal government. In the year since, poll numbers for the party have plummeted, reaching lows

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor The biggest question looming over Connecticut politics was finally answered today. Ned Lamont, Connecticut’s two-term Democratic governor, is seeking to turn those two terms into three. He officially filed today  to run in 2026, alongside his lieutenant governor Susan Bysiewicz.  The announcement came after months of subtle hints and noncommittal responses. The final push appeared to be Tuesday’s election results where, amid a high turnout , Dem

Riley Backofen | Contributing Writer Gracyn Goodale | Contributing Writer Student being tutored. / Photo by 'KostiantynVoitenko', licensed by Envato.com . Transitioning from high school to college can be extremely overwhelming for many students. Dealing with the workload and new expectations can be difficult to achieve right away. Did you know that tutoring does not just help you fix your grades or understand more of the concepts you are learning, but it also improves your

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor “Love Coffee, Love People.” That’s the slogan of Silk City Coffee, and the philosophy that drives one of its founders, Tammy Gerhard. A member of Eastern’s Class of ’92, Tammy majored in psychology and went on to spend twenty-two years as a guidance counselor. Helping others was always at the heart of her work, in and out of school. Beyond counseling, she wrote children’s books and helped develop support programs for survivors of human trafficking

Mikayla Leskey | Arts and Entertainment About a month ago, Electronic Arts (EA) a company that creates video games such as “The Sims,” “Madden NFL,” and, “Battlefield,” announced that they are being acquired for a $52.5 billion deal by private equity firm, Public Investment Firm (PIF) Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. This deal, if it goes through as planned, then it’ll be the biggest buyout funded by a private-equity firm. The news itself was unexpected. There was noise

Neva Allendorf | Contributing Writer Photo credit: Envato.com What if a student is struggling with their mental health at university? How will Eastern provide resources for their students that suffer from these issues? My partner, Cali Volpicelli, and I were curious about this topic and took it upon us to investigate the psychological resources on the Eastern web. There we saw CAPS; this stands for Counseling and Psychological Services. My partner reached out to Bryce Crasp

Kelina Robinson | Contributing Writer Kyra Slack | Contributing Writer Siena Ricciardone | Contributing Writer photobyphotoboy / Envato.com Finances are a problem that is constantly on students' minds, and college is one of the biggest financial stressors people experience in their life. This means that students have to rely on financial aid to help pay for housing, books, tuition, and other expenses they might encounter as a college student. College is very expensive, a

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor Municipal elections tend to be on the sleepier side of politics. Mayors rarely get attention debating budgets and citywide crime, at least not beyond the reporting of local papers. But this year, as the three-way brawl for mayor of New York City continues, more attention than usual has been directed towards who will be leading America’s major cities. Which begs the question: who will be leading Connecticut’s? Mayoral elections are happening in

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor Professor Carenen, chair of the History Department, has taught a lot of different classes over her time at Eastern. In the past she’s taught classes on US policy in the Middle East, History Professionalization, Early American history, and the history of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, among others. But this semester, she’s teaching something a little different.  ‘The Power of Taylor Swift’  is an LAC-200 class, meaning a class largely intended for

Mathew Biadun | News Editor Amidst an ever evolving race for the next governor of Connecticut, the fight for the Republican nomination...

Mathew Biadun | News Editor Violent crimes are down, a recent report by the ECSU police revealed, but drug offenses are up. Eastern’s...

Mathew Biadun | News Editor The Green Party, as one of Connecticut’s ‘minor parties’, tends to play an extremely small role in the...

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor Will Connecticut lose its only major league sports team? That's the question facing many as the future of...

Mikayla Leskey | Arts & Entertainment In case you didn’t know, TV Show host Jimmy Kimmel was recently suspended from ABC, his...

Kyle Tabor | Contributing Writer Charlie Kirk was a controversial name, but one that was familiar to anyone involved in politics. It...

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor Eastern’s annual involvement fair took place on the fourth, bringing together every student club and...

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor As has been the case for several years, all Eastern students once again completed mandatory DEI and Title...

Julianna Concepcion | Editor Just last week, Jeffrey Epstein victim Annie Farmer has claimed that she and other victims will take the...