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Week of November 8 to November 14, 2009

Is federal government running roughshod over Constitution? - November 11  
Several Veterans Day observances on tap today in the area - November 11  
Rell remembered fondly by Danbury area officials and friends - November 9  

Week of November 1 to November 7, 2009

WestConn student plans initiative - November 6  
Musical 'City of Angels' at WestConn is both fearless and fabulous - November 6  
Truth and consequences of the Connecticut university system - November 6  
WestConn takes on violence against women - November 5  
Local college group hosts Guy Fawkes Day on WestConn campus - November 4  
WestConn women's soccer team reaches LEC semifinals - November 3  
Talkin' 'bout the weather with Dr. Mel - November 3  
3 GOP mayors In Connecticut have been Giving the dems headaches - November 1  

Week of October 25 to October 31, 2009

More choose to be part of political process - October 30  
An original comedy, cult favorite, and movie-within-a-musical opening in area theaters - October 30  
WestConn women win LEC tennis title: WestConn tennis team captures first LEC title against Bridgewater - October 29  
Bethel artist's grandchildren, community seek to preserve his fairy tale mural in Danbury - October 27  
Supreme Court upholds ban on traffic stops based on a caller's tip - October 27  
Author coming to Danbury to talk about daughter's mental illness: Free One Book, One Community program - October 26  

Week of October 18 to October 24, 2009

Volleyball team wins 11th straight - October 23  
WestConn commended for forum on Gates case - October 20  
Revue celebrates arts, history of Danbury's Palace - October 20  
Conn. colleges receive funds for sexual awareness programs - October 20  
Volleyball wins 10th straight match - October 20  
'Hurry Down Sunshine' fine choice for program - October 19  

Week of October 11 to October 17, 2009

Sanchez leads WestConn men's soccer attack: WestConn's DaSilva delivers big spark to offense - October 17  
Wine tasting to help scholarship fund - October 17  
Perfect finish for WestConn women's tennis team - October 17  
WestConn notebook: Women's tennis team wins LEC regular-season title - October 16  
New Milford GOP marks Reagan legacy - October 16  
In the weatherman's paradise - October 15  
WestConn's DaSilva honored - October 12  
Drug conference set for Friday at WestConn - October 12  
Balducci, Eberhard Asch elected officers for CSUS Board - October 12  

Week of October 4 to October 10, 2009

State university system secretary elected to third term - October 9  
WestConn forum takes on race: Arrest of Harvard professor illustrates America's differences - October 8  
WestConn men's soccer wins - October 7  
WestConn keeps hockey alive in Danbury: Club team opens season Friday night - October 7  
Yale scholar talks about slavery in Danbury on Thursday - October 7  
Testa more positive after bout with meningitis in high school - October 5  

Week of September 27 to October 3, 2009

WestConn's Lacaria bounces back from injury - October 3  
WestConn roundup: Stein leads volleyball to win - October 3  
Beating the odds: Given a slim chance to live, WestConn's Testa earns ECAC valor award - October 3  
WestConn builds upon a legacy of culture, opportunity - October 3  
Forum at Danbury's WestConn shines light on Gates arrest - October 2  
State university system boosts enrollment - October 2  
WestConn set to celebrate 40th football anniversary - September 28  
WestConn's Banned Books Week celebrates free speech - September 28  

Week of September 20 to September 26, 2009

WestConn roundup - September 26  
Greek theatre troupe will stop at WestConn - September 24  
Abigail Disney gives the Steven Neuwirth Lecture - September 22  
Family fair highlights Danbury - September 20  

Week of September 13 to September 19, 2009

WestConn roundup - September 19  
WestConn football team drops home opener - September 19  
WestConn roundup - September 18  
WestConn rookie linebacker honored - September 13  

Week of September 6 to September 12, 2009

WestConn gets its first case of swine flu - September 10  
WestConn women blank WPI - September 9  
With Dr. Mel Goldstein, the forecast is always engaging, as is his newest book - September 6  

Week of August 30 to September 5, 2009

Festival of the Week: The Greater Danbury Irish Festival - September 5  
Greek theatre troupe will stop at WestConn - September 4
Western Connecticut State University to receive 2009 award from the Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance - September 4  
Alegre melds sales, publishing - September 3  
Colonials still in charge: Three-time defending LEC champs bring back plenty of ammunition - September 3  
Auriemma keeps them laughing - September 3  
Connecticut's wet, cool summer has been just perfect for blueberries - September 2  
WestConn men's soccer team eyes playoff spot - September 1  
Thumbs up, thumbs down - August 31  
Manhattan String Quartet entertains at Ives Center - August 31  

Week of August 23 to August 29, 2009

400 years later, people are still skywatching - August 29  
WestConn welcomes record student body for new year - August 29  
High hopes for WestConn volleyball team - August 28  
Page Turners: Danburians to discuss memoir as part of 'One Book, One Community' - August 28  
State schools, enrollment record levels - August 28  
WestConn hosts community read press conference - August 27
Gina Barreca, comedian and English professor, to perform in Danbury - August 27  
Manhattan String Quartet to play Ives at the Ives - August 27  
Details of Bethel High School's positive accreditation report - August 27  
WestConn students to 'enter the gates' as part of 'Welcome Week 2009' - August 26
WestConn Traffic Advisory for Friday, Aug. 28 - August 25
Teen with mental illness is theme of Danbury community's book to read - August 24  

Week of August 16 to August 22, 2009

B.B. King -- 'King of the Blues' -- to play at Ives Concert Park in Danbury on Sunday - August 20  
New school thrills Danbury community: Dignitaries cut ribbon on Ellsworth Avenue elementary - August 19  
This is such stuff as dreams are made of - August 19  
WestConn M.F.A. grad brings writers together with anthology - August 17
At What Price, Glory: College athletic departments forced to cut costs, workers - August 16  
With budgets shrinking, schools make tough decisions - August 16  

Week of August 9 to August 15, 2009

Student projects focus on BCC - August 13  
Weathering the storm - August 13  
Scientists mull quiet '09 hurricane season - August 10  
'Salute to Sinatra' dance fundraiser Friday in Danbury - August 10  

Week of August 2 to August 8, 2009

Fulbright scholars bring the world home - August 7  
Danbury Library, WCSU and city schools promote book reading - August 6
Lighthouse turbine project boosts summer studies - August 6  
Ives Concert Park announces 'A Salute to Sinatra' - August 6  
Comedic author to speak Friday in Danbury - August 5  
Praxair awards $50,000 to WestConn - August 3

Week of July 26 to August 1, 2009

Rockin' 'Tempest' heads to WestConn - July 30  

Week of July 19 to July 25, 2009

Best-selling author Daniel Asa Rose to headline at WestConn - July 22
Dick Cheney's psychology: Almost pleasantly adrift - July 20  
Area residents recall author Frank McCourt - July 19  

Week of July 12 to July 18, 2009

Sunday discussion: First extraterrestrial step. It brought together a nation in turmoil -- briefly - July 18  
Green racers learn about solar power at WestConn - July 17  
New Connecticut Science Center offers 150 hands-on activities exploring topics such as motion, space, sight and sound - July 17  
Napoleon? We the people? - July 16  
Jackson Browne pleases with easygoing flair - July 15  
Donations sought for Nicaragua children - July 15  
Building 'green' cars at WestConn is just the beginning - July 14
Lighthouse expert to talk about New England lighthouses - July 13

Week of July 5 to July 11, 2009

What can Browne sing for you? - July 10  
Colonials seeing stars: WestConn recruits abound in Hall of Fame Classic - July 9  
'A Midsummer Night's Dream' opens Ives Concert Park Fine Arts series - July 7
High School: Maverik Showtime Lacrosse Spotlight coming up this month - July 7  
Ice storm of 1973: Ice storm was glittering, dangerous - July 7  
Early retirements hit Connecticut higher education hard - July 5  
Kayla's borrowed heart beats strongly after 10 years - July 5  

Week of June 28 to July 4, 2009

It rained! It poured! 8 inches in June - July 3  
Eastonite gives back through college club - July 2  
Former WestConn, Westerners pitcher makes professional debut after being discovered at open tryout at Rogers Park - July 1  
Education chief seeks higher achievement - June 30  
State universities sign on to tuition program - June 28  

Week of June 21 to June 27, 2009

WestConn community unites to send care packages to U.S. troops - June 27  
Beetles threaten vital part of our forests - June 27  
Danbury stock car reunion to be held - June 27  
Watermilfoil may be less bothersome at Candlewood Lake this year - June 26  
State universities waive veterans' tuition - June 25  
Unearthing Putnam's past: WestConn professors, students look for Revolutionary War winter encampment in Redding - June 25  
WestConn police honored by regional college security association - June 23
College readiness program in Danbury, Bethel may get money to expand - June 22  

Week of June 14 to June 20, 2009

Ives Concert Park announces Fine Arts & family series - June 20  
We're weather-weary, but rain Is welcome for some - June 18  
Ives Concert Park announces open-air theatre, music, cultural festivals - June 16
Elected officials blog for United Way fundraiser - June 16  
Social networking sites provide news coverage - June 16  
Tennessee expands gun rights - June 15  

Week of June 7 to June 13, 2009

President-to-President scholar Curtis looks forward to new challenge - June 9
FirstLight donates $15,000 to continue weevils study - June 8  
WestConn to study whether cold kills watermilfoil in Candlewood Lake - June 8  

Week of May 31 to June 6, 2009

Big Shots: Nicole Perrone, Brookfield (Conn.) - June 3  
WCSU 2009 M.F.A. graduates to exhibit works at New York gallery - June 1
WCSU January and May 2009 graduate degrees - June 1  

Week of May 24 to May 30, 2009

WestConn professor's work to be showcased in new museum - May 30  
Organist Stephen Price plays 'Pipes' at Downtown church - May 26  
Wesleyan, ECSU and WCSU students graduate - May 25  
WestConn grads told better days are ahead - May 24  
WestConn students share more than Cape Verde facts - May 24  

Week of May 17 to May 23, 2009

WestConn will be closed Tuesday, May 26 - May 22
States' rights bill causing national sensation - May 22  
WestConn graduations Friday and Sunday in Danbury - May 21  
WestConn softball star honored - May 21  
WestConn student wins Provost Prize for computer science project - May 20
Entrepreneur says to be flexible in tough times - May 20  
WestConn students learn legislative process at state Capitol - May 19
Federal government overstepping Its constitutional bounds? - May 18  

Week of May 10 to May 16, 2009

Newsweek columnist, education commissioner to speak at WestConn - May 16  
Newsweek columnist, Conn. higher ed commissioner to be featured speakers at WCSU commencement ceremonies - May 15
WestConn softball player honored - May 15  
WestConn ends semester with world premiere of 'The Muses' - May 15  
WestConn professor's work to be showcased in new museum - May 14  
Eastern grad Michalowski has special season in goal for WestConn - May 14  
Journalism is alive and well - May 13  
WestConn professor has three-act play performed in China - May 11

Week of May 3 to May 9, 2009

WestConn hosts Research Day - May 9  
For veterans back from war, writing proves to be a balm - May 8  
Danbury, WestConn celebrate diversity - May 8  
WestConn student projects highlighted at Research Day on May 14 - May 6
WestConn athletes honored - May 6  

Week of April 26 to May 2, 2009

Multicultural Fair at WestConn - May 2  
College to offer young writers conference - May 1  
Opera experience was a joy at WestConn - May 1  
15th annual WestConn Jazz Fest is here - April 28  
WCSU Foundation in Danbury helps students fund their education, dreams - April 28  
WestConn lacrosse star Caruso honored - April 27  

Week of April 19 to April 25, 2009

WCSU Jazz Fest next weekend - April 25  
Year of events will honor Lincoln - April 25  
Caruso nets 100th goal as WestConn women win - April 25  
On Earth Day, Roots & Shoots spreads the message - April 23  
Two WestConn students win prestigious Fulbrights - April 22  
Caruso lifts WestConn in OT - April 22  
Two young lovers make WestConn's 'Figaro' work - April 22  
WestConn talk looks at veterans adjusting after war - April 21  
Week of animation set at WestConn - April 19  

Week of April 12 to April 18, 2009

WCSU celebrates Earth Week - April 18  
Danbury's WestConn beefs up its security - April 18  
Danbury young people to show peers value of sobriety: Monday program to override April 20 reputation for being a party day - April 18  
WestConn students have fun with 'Figaro': WestConn students promise 'no big fat lady singing' this weekend - April 16  
WestConn professor appears on CNN - April 15  
Ex-Soldiers, Putting War on Paper - April 15  
WCSU opera group presents 'The Marriage of Figaro' - April 15  
Animation fest in Danbury - April 14  
LEC honors two WestConn stars - April 14  
Barbieri scores six to lead WestConn men's lacrosse team to win - April 12  

Week of April 5 to April 11, 2009

WestConn to mount AniFest - April 11  
WestConn shows film on the Holocaust - April 10  
WestConn holds off top-ranked Eastern: Danbury's Zancan pitches Colonials to thrilling victory over baseball rival - April 10  
Students help city map Bear Mountain trails in Danbury - April 8  

Week of March 29 to April 4, 2009

Lecture looks at Civil Rights - April 4  
'Bridges' concert set at WCSU - April 4  
When making movies, you have to do your own thing - April 3  
WestConn baseball tops Ramapo - April 3  
WestConn softball sweeps Westfield - March 31  
WestConn pitcher Armstrong honored - March 31  
WestConn speaker examines how we 'cover' to fit in - March 30
Acclaimed film director Mira Nair to speak at WestConn - March 30  

Week of March 22 to March 28, 2009

WestConn women rip Rhode Island - March 28  
WestConn splits twinbill - March 28  
WestConn basketball teams play in LEC playoffs tonight - March 26  
WestConn, Danbury schools to present 'Bridges of Peace and Hope' concert April 7 - March 24
WestConn's Bouwman receives LEC honor - March 23  
WestConn panel: Women paid less as earnings become crucial - March 22  
New Fairfield's Macey leaves Quinnipiac for Colonials: New Fairfield's Macey leaves D-I Quinnipiac for WestConn - March 22  

Week of March 15 to March 21, 2009

WCSU to honor two friends - March 21  
WestConn professors receive A's for work - March 20  
Adult psychology expert to speak at WestConn - March 19
At WestConn forum, state lawmakers seek solutions to economic crisis - March 18  
Wagner College professor to discuss Civil War-era history at WestConn - March 17
More students choosing CSUS - March 17  
Lawmakers to discuss state budget crisis at WestConn in Danbury - March 17  
Chamber music with a touch of jazz at WestConn - March 17  
Biogenetics pioneer to lecture on research to probe and tame TB - March 16
LEC honors five WestConn athletes - March 16  

Week of March 8 to March 14, 2009

For college kids on spring break, it's about fun and good deeds, sometimes both - March 14  
MTV casts for reality show at WestConn - March 14  
Connecticut state universities vote to cut 10% of management, freeze their salaries - March 13  
Connecticut state universities raising admission standards - March 13  
Heath care, technology still good bets for job: Jobs remain plentiful in some industries - March 12  
WestConn baseball team beats Mount St. Vincent - March 11  
Business leaders talk about economy at WestConn summit - March 11  
Economic summit at WestConn tonight - March 10  
WestConn holds fashion show of women through the ages - March 9  
Danbury students earn dance scholarships honoring late WestConn professor Khalda Logan-Eaton - March 8  

Week of March 1 to March 7, 2009

WestConn women fall in NCAAs - March 7  
Clowns, conspirators abound in "Tempest": WestConn adds music to Shakespeare - March 5  
Frankensax is awesome at WestConn - March 5  
WestConn hosts Economic Summit - March 4  
NEA grant allows Manhattan String Quartet residency, concerts at WCSU - March 4  
'Tempest' at WCSU - March 4  
Danbury residents flock to state schools - March 4  
WestConn fashion show to teach history - March 4  
WestConn hoop stars honored - March 3  
Lighting the way for historic preservation: Ansonia lawyer dedicated to reviving old lighthouses - March 2  
WestConn women set for NCAAs: Colonials to play Brandeis in first round of national tournament - March 2  

Week of February 22 to February 28, 2009

WCSU theatre arts conjures up 'The Tempest' - February 28
Experience and varied skills are keys to getting a job after graduation - February 28  
Opening nights - February 28  
WestConn hoop teams both fall in Little East Conference semifinals - February 27  
WestConn ecologist to explain scientific evidence of climate change - February 26
Connecticut writers win Stevens, 3-day novel contests - February 26  
WestConn scholarship honors long-time educator - February 25
Women's History Month marked - February 25  
Spring jazz concert at WCSU - February 25  
Winter Dreams concert at WCSU - February 25  
WestConn men upset Plymouth State - February 25  
WestConn to host 'Economic Summit: Surviving Our Economic Tsunami' - February 24
WestConn women advance to LEC semifinals - February 24  
WCSU to present second annual James Furman Student Honors Recital - February 23
Manhattan String Quartet to perform in March, April at WCSU - February 23
WestConn hoop teams set for playoffs - February 23  
WestConn swimmers take fifth in New England - February 23  
'Naked Archeologist' wants to connect people with the past - February 23  

Week of February 15 to February 21, 2009

'Naked Archaeologist' at WestConn - February 21  
WCSU Orchestra to offer 'Winter Dreams' concert - February 20
Profs put swastika in perspective - February 20  
WestConn's Dyson wins breaststroke crown - February 20  
WCSU hosts seven artists' lectures - February 20  
Swastika's meaning of goodness lost in history: Symbol once considered sacred, educators say - February 19  
Stimulus bill gives students a tax credit for books, fees, tuition - February 19  
WestConn to hold events recognizing Women's History Month - February 18
WCSU presents Shakespeare's The Tempest 3/4-3/14 - February 18  
Extended forecast: a career in weather - February 17  
WestConn hoop star Brooks honored - February 17  
'Lift Every Voice' tells story of African-American music: New book details African-American music history - February 15  

Week of February 8 to February 14, 2009

Link between religion, diplomacy to be explored - February 14  
WCSU Science at Night: Endocrinologist to discuss radiation exposure - February 14  
WestConn men win OT thriller - February 14  
WestConn basketball goes pink - February 13  
WestConn opens its doors to local middle school students - February 12
WCSU Dance Team to present 'Love Story' - February 11
Religious humanitarian to discuss diplomacy at WCSU - February 11
'The Naked Archaeologist' to speak at WCSU - February 11
WestConn lecture to focus on origins of the swastika - February 11
WCSU shows African cinema - February 11  
WCSU offers Darwin lecture - February 11  
Annual African Film Festival held at WestConn - February 11  
WCSU to present jazz concert - February 10
Expert on health effects of atomic radiation to lecture at WCSU - February 10
WestConn professor's latest book traces history of African-American music - February 10  
WestConn athletes earn conference honors - February 9  

Week of February 1 to February 7, 2009

WestConn begins Lincoln series - February 7  
WestConn rookie McAdam swims into record books - February 7  
200th birthday of Lincoln, Darwin to be marked - February 7  
Educators teach Lincoln's timeless lessons - February 6  
WCSU to offer art slide lecture series - February 5
WestConn celebrates Black History Month at 13th annual African Film festival - February 5
WestConn beats Green Mountain - February 5  
WestConn festival has films of Africa - February 5  
Darwin's legacy to be explored in Feb. 12 lecture at WestConn - February 4
WCSU hosts diversity events - February 4  
Danbury area educators grateful for Rell's promise of school funding - February 4  
Famed saxophonist to offer free noon concert at WestConn - February 3
WestConn to kick-off bicentennial of Lincoln's birth with political debate - February 3
WestConn men beat Southern Vermont - February 3  
Gillespie's late basket lifts WestConn men - February 3  
WestConn athletes awarded - February 2  

Week of January 25 to January 31, 2009

Spera leads WestConn women to win - January 31  
WestConn to hold diversity events that highlight past and present change - January 30
Alyssa McGhee sparks WestConn women - January 29  
Chinese New Year being held at WestConn - January 29  
2-year study gives area good marks on health - January 29  
Community report card gives region good marks on health - January 29  
WestConn professor's latest book traces history of African-American music - January 26
State losing its education edge, official warns - January 26  
WestConn diver Bodington honored - January 26  

Week of January 18 to January 24, 2009

WestConn women cruise to win over UMass Dartmouth - January 24  
Community Report Card on region's health to be released - January 22
Loving those classics: A preview for the winter-spring classical music scene - January 22  
Geography lessons 'sacrificed' in favour of trendy causes - January 20  
WestConn celebrates Obama inaugural - January 20  
WestConn hoop star honored - January 19  
Applause - January 18  
Learn how to apply for college financial aid - January 18  

Week of January 11 to January 17, 2009

Dickens leads Colonials - January 17  
WestConn women top Southern Maine - January 17  
WestConn students learn skills to be leaders - January 16  
WestConn course offers opportunity to learn in rich environment - January 14
Legendary actress Ruby Dee speaks at WestConn: Legendary civil rights activist caps celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. - January 14  

Week of January 4 to January 10, 2009

Students named to program - January 10  
WestConn celebrates legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - January 9
Needy Danbury students can audition for Logan dance scholarships - January 9  
Ruby Dee to perform in Danbury's King celebration - January 9  
WestConn math department helping middle schoolers to make the grade - January 6
WestConn soccer star earns academic honor - January 6  
For the record: WestConn's Lee sets 3-point mark in lopsided victory - January 6  

Week of December 28 to January 3, 2009

WCSU assistant professor publishes geography tome - January 3  
WCSU offers public readings - December 31  
Authors offer public readings at WestConn this week - December 30  
Eagles return - December 29  

Week of December 21 to December 27, 2008

WestConn professor publishes text about importance of geography education - December 23

Week of December 14 to December 20, 2008

'Amahl' continues tradition at WestConn - December 18  
Region remembers ice storm of '73 - December 16  
Practical Psychology: Focus on personal goals more productive than winning - December 16  

Week of December 7 to December 13, 2008

WestConn women win sixth straight - December 13  

Week of November 30 to December 6, 2008

Menotti's 'Amahl' at Edmond Town Hall - December 6  
Economy affects college conversations: More high school students are eyeing state schools, scholarship opportunities - December 6  
'Extreme Makeover' Back In State - December 4  
WCSU students hear the story they tell at Charter Communications - December 3  
Origami master makes beauty of geometry flower into forms - December 3  
WestConn professor authors 'Sport Psychology' book - December 2
Students need experience abroad more than ever - November 30  


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