Digest (7 issues), Apr 2004 - Dec 2004

Includes Apr-Jul, and Oct-Dec.

April 2004 Digest: Feb 6: Pianist Frederic Chiu to perform Feb 10; Feb 18: Advocate for Afghani Women's Rights to Seak Feb 19; Feb 22:Girls taking interest in science; Feb 22: Planets and stars; Feb 24: Presidential hopeful Ralph Nader; Mar 3: WestConn nears fund-raising goal; Mar 5 "Twelfth Night" a hippie delight.

Mar 2004 Digest: Mar 15: WestConn wins $250,000 grant tocombat drug, alcohol abuse; Mar 20: WestConn raises $4.1 million; Mar 21: WestConn events target abuse; Mar 21: WestConn President James Roach has lifelong passion for baseball continues; Mar 24: CPTV program to feature trio of region's most active senior volunteers (Jean Kreizinger, Edwin Rosenberg, Jim Pegolotti; Mar 25: Jan Dow and daughter Shannon Dow have written "The Moor Lark" a play about them and their family; Mar 28: Hispanic organizations active at WestConn; Apr 1: WestConn surpasses goal, raises more than $4 million; Apr 1: WestConn and $65M arts center; Apr 5: Women's book spotlights local statues; Apr 5: Young WestConn debate team defeats big league schools; Apr 7: Henderson farm land dedicated as open space; Apr 9: "Street Scene" coming to Danbury; Apr 12: Local authors to speak at AAUW rund-raiser (James Pegolotti, Karen Kendall, Lauren Baritz-Longsted); Apr 18: WestConn Echo issue held for questionable content.

Sports: Mar 4: Michele Tarzia inducted into WCSU Hall of Fame; Apr 3: Men's baseball; Apr 16: Joe Kegler returns to WestConn.

June 2004 Digest: Mar 19: Branson Ultrasonics donates $100,000; Mar 19: United Way to honor Tony Pajk and Lynn Tabsorak; Apr 2,7,23: "Street Scene" by WCSU Opera Ensemble; Apr 2,9,30: Mia Farrow to speak at WestConn; Apr 15: Todd Brewster, newsman, lectures on terrorism and Constitution; Apr 25: WestConn's Criminology Club to focus on victim; Apr 26: Third annual WestConn AniFest; Apr 30: Pianist Orlie Shaham, pianist, review by Howard Tuvelle; Apr 30, May 3: WestConn show "Freedom Live 2004" to go to Iraq; May 2: Danbury Museum to host spring rail fair; May 7,13: Gerard Robilotti and Gary Hawley received WCSU's President's Medal; May 7: WCSU Waterbury branch; May 8: Freshmen get name change to "first year students;" May 15: WCSU Dance Team celebrates 10-year anniversary; May 23: Jane Goodall speaks about war and the environment.

July 2004 Digest: May 26, 28: June Lecture Series to focus on Candlewood Lake's Past, Present and Future; May 27: Hord Foundation sets up math academy; Jun 3,15: WestConn's new president, James Schmotter; Laurie Weinstein and students unearth Indian artifacts; Jun 17: Henry Barnard Award to Lillian McKee and Ilana Ofgang; Jun 17: Charles Mullaney and Northern Ireland; Danbury Hospital and WestConn reach teaching agreement; Jun 26: Ed Siergiej and restoration of forgotten cemeteries.

October 2004 Digest:Jun 30: WestConn to split Communications, Theatre Art Departments; Haas Library receives first national honor; Jul 5: Herb Janick and Danbury Hatter's Biographical Project; Jul 24: WestConn arts building a priorty; Jul 26: Elizabeth Perkins MacGregor, great grandaughter of John Perkins, donates photos of Perkins to Haas Library;Jul 31: Seventh Avenue becomes Dr. James Roach Avenue; Aug 13: James W. Schmotter begins presidency;

Sports: Men's soccer and football; Aug 3: WestConn teams get new logo; Aug 18: Men's soccer coach Wayne Mones; Sep 1: Women's soccer look to capture LEC title; Sep 3: Men's football Nick Frayer.

November 2004 Digest: Sep 17: Waterbury branch gets approval for two degrees; James Schmotter interview; Oct 1: WestConn plans series of events to inform voters; Sep 24: Holocaust survivor David Faber to share his story; Sep 30: Barbara Manners to host Project Vote Smart; Oct 1: WestConn named to Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium; Oct 1: David Faber and holocaust; Oct 10: Trees used to clean up mercury in Danbury brownfields; Oct 17: Dr. Russell Fryer scholarship honors late son, Kenneth Fryer.

December 2004 Digest: Oct 20: Gov Rell to attend ribbon cutting for new residence's hall; Oct 22,28,31, Nov 3,5: "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" interactive mystery; Oct 29: WestConn plays host to Appellate Court; Nov 3: Music Prof Wesley Ball teaches through critical listening;Nov 5: Dr. Robert H. Frank, economist, to lecture at WestConn; Nov 6: Japanese tea ceremony; Nov 10: Prof Abubaker Saad on Yasser Arafat.

Sports: Nov 21: Women's soccer wins ECAC championship; Nov 21: Men's basketball coach earns 400th win; Nov 27: WCSU's Rugy Team are Northeast champions.