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New and returning students are getting hyped for Spring 2023’s biggest event bundle, Bristaco’s Bucket List! With many returning events from last year’s festivities, the campus has quite a lot to fill the last few weeks of the semester. These events are put together by Program Council’s (PC) traditions coordinators. Spring Traditions Coordinator Skyla Garrigan […]
As spring break gets closer and closer, students are getting excited about Bristaco’s Bucket List events, one of the most popular of which is the drag show! This year, we have a national queen, local queens, and newly added, a student queen! One of the local queens from Boston, Candace Persuasian (she/her), sat for an […]
Emilie Lapointe (she/her) is a fifth-year Communication Studies student here at Bridgewater State. Many may know her as the 2022-2023 President of Bears Who Care, a community-service based organization that focuses on food insecurity and homelessness issues, but she is also involved with Program Council (PC), Environmental Action Team, Public Relations Student Society of America, […]
Arriving in a surprisingly small package, the new “Need Help?” stickers distributed throughout campus are designed to make crisis resources offered by Bridgewater State more accessible to the student body. By scanning the QR code on the sticker or visiting bridgew.edu/help, students are brought to a website with links to a variety of resources, including […]
In honor of Black History Month, BSU’s African American Society has put on a variety of events for students to enjoy and celebrate Black History. For the month of February, the organization hosted a Black History Month Kick-Off meeting on February 1st to begin the celebration. This meeting served as an introduction to the month’s […]
Worried about climate change? You’re not alone. If you’re searching for an example of local action, look no further than Bridgewater State Dining. General Manager Staci DeSimone (she/her) and Campus Executive Chef Joseph Pina (he/him) sat down with The Comment to discuss some of the sustainable initiatives that Dining has implemented. “Sodexo as a company has […]
Spring semester is here! And with spring comes recruitment, meaning our Greek Life bears are out in full force right now. Their intrepid leader, Dominic Kane (he/him), is president of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and an all-around bear extraordinaire. Kane is one of the best examples of Greek pride this campus has ever seen. As […]
BSU’s Athletics Department hosted its annual Midnight Madness event on Thursday, January 26th from 10pm–12am. Crowds of students packed into the Adrian Tinsley Center for a fun-filled night. As soon as the lights dimmed, the energy went through the roof! The event featured special performances from BSU’s Cheerleading team and the Bear Band, the Dance […]
Whether you’re a first year dreaming of going to Italy or a junior hoping to explore Puerto Rico, Bridgewater State has so many opportunities for you to explore through the Study Abroad Office! Mike Sandy (he/him) is the Director of Study Abroad here at BSU and he can not express enough how much he believes […]
Bridgewater State has entered a new partnership with UMass Law that will allow students with law school ambitions to start their path right here at BSU. The 3+3 program, which allows students to complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years instead of seven, was signed into effect on October 21. Dr. Arnaa Alcon […]
