THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP (Halloween Edition, Oct 27 thru Nov 2)

HALLOWEEN EDITION:

This week's round-up, hosted by Nick Castillo, features student-led events on campus between Sunday October 27th and Saturday November 2nd.

Stay tuned for an interview with the Improv Club's president, Anna Gauvin!  Learn more about the club, and their upcoming show on Tuesday!

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Want to know more about how to get involved on campus? Wanted to join a club but don't know when they meet?   The Weekly Roundup is here for you!

Each week, a different set of clubs, meetings, and events is featured for students to think about!  There may also be club leaders who will have the opportunity to speak about their events and promote!

This will be a weekly podcast, so help us help you.  Did we overlook anything? Would you like to be interviewed? Let us know (podcasts@fitchburgstate.edu), and we will be happy to oblige!

These events were directly sourced from FalConnect, if you have not logged into FalConnect with your Falcon Key, check out the many more events that are coming up!

Episode transcript here.

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Produced, written, and edited by Nick Castillo, a Communications Media student (COMM '25) and a member of the Perseverantia staff.

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Transcript

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 NICK CASTILLO (host):
Hey there, it's me, Nick Castillo, and welcome back to another weekly roundup on the Perseverantia Podcast Network at Fitchburg State University. Let's get into it.

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 Starting with some club meetings. The Fitchburg Activities Board will be holding their general meeting on Monday, October 28th at 5:30pm in the main lounge.

 The Improv Club will be holding their rehearsal Tuesday at 5pm in the Science Lecture Hall. Followed by the Halloween Improv Show in the Falcon Hub at 8pm. Stay tuned for a small interview with the Improv Club's president. The Musical Theatre Club will be holding rehearsals on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, all at 5pm in the Kent Recital Hall and in the Band Room.

 And, on Monday, October 28th, our Musical Theatre Club will be holding their Musical Theatre Jeopardy Night in the Falcon Hub at 7pm.

 Let's talk about some more events. The Game Design Student Association makes their grand return on Tuesday, October 29th at 3pm on the 3rd floor of Conlon. Meet the e board and play some board games.

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 NICK CASTILLO (host):
On October 30th, our Gay Straight Alliance and the Fitchburg State Library will be hosting Drag Story Hour with Queens Victoria Obvious and Ariel Monroe on the 1st floor of the library at 4pm, followed by a drag bingo in the Falcon Hub at 7pm. Also on Wednesday, October 30th at 5pm, All Hallows Geek begins in the main lounge.

 A big Halloween party where all the nerd clubs of FSU team up for various fun activities including a mini improv show, Pokemon tournament, minifigure painting, raffles, and more. Hosted by the Pokemon Society, Improv Club, Billiards Club, WXP, and more.

 The Fitchburg Activities Board will be hosting the Halloweeny Spooktacular Murder Mystery on Thursday, October 31st at 7pm in the Falcon Hub. That's all I have for you today. Let's turn it over to an interview. And I just so happen to have the Improv Club president, Anna Gauvin, here.

 Anna, talk about the upcoming show on Tuesday.

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 ANNA GAUVIN:
So, Tuesday, October 29th, we actually have our Halloween themed improv comedy show.

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 If you'd like to come, please feel free to wear a costume.

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ANNA GAUVIN (cont’d):
It is at 8 pm in the Falcon Hub. And if you come see the show and that interests you, we have rehearsals Sunday nights. at 6 pm to 8 pm in Ellis White Lecture Hall in Hammond, and then Tuesday nights from 5 pm to 6:30 pm in Science Lecture Hall in Antonucci.

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 NICK CASTILLO (host):
Thanks a lot, Anna.   That's gonna be it for this week's Roundup.

 If I overlooked anything, or if you'd like to be interviewed, or if you have any other upcoming events, let us know. These events were directly sourced through FalConnect. If you've not logged into FalConnect with your FalconKey, check out the many more events that are coming up on campus.

 With that, this is once again Nick Castillo signing off.

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 Happy Halloween!

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DANNY TRINGALI:
This is Daniela Tringali, a student at Fitchburg State University, studying film, and you're listening to Perseverantia, the Fitchburg State Podcast Network.

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