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Bay Path’s student digital newsroom and online student publication, Network News, hosted three area media professionals during Academic Achievement Day on April 11. The discussion highlighted the state of journalism and the future of a digital world filled with artificial intelligence, social media, and new technology. Pictured, from left: Kaylah Sheppard, Network News reporter; Janine Fondon, assistant professor and chair of Undergraduate Communications at Bay Path; George O’Brien, editor and associate publisher of BusinessWest; Julia Deridder, 2022-23 Network News editor, Rebecca Wehner, 2023-24 Network News editor; Aprell May Munford, reporter at the Republican; and Vanessa Pabón-Hernandez, senior director of Education & Community Engagement at New England Public Media.
Ready to Protect and Serve
American International College (AIC) recently hosted the graduation ceremony of the 65th recruit officer candidate class of the Western Massachusetts Police Academy. The newly minted officers marched to the music of a bagpipe into the Griswold Theater, where they were welcomed by family, friends, fellow members of law enforcement, and AIC President Hubert Benitez. Among the graduates was Curtis McGuire, AIC’s first graduate of the academy. He trained under the Campus Police for a year and a half before attending the academy and now returns to AIC, where he will serve as a Campus Police officer.
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That’s Entertainment
After being shuttered by the pandemic for more than three years, the STCC College Theater Workshop has returned to Springfield Technical Community College, which will host free performances of six 10-minute plays on Thursday, May 4 at 11 a.m., Friday, May 5 at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Scibelli Theater in Building 2. “Laughing for All the Wrong Reasons: A Night of Dark Comedy” is free, but donations to the STCC College Theater Workshop will be accepted. Pictured: Lauren Tracy and Malissa Boone rehearse a scene for the upcoming production.