Features Archive

  • MCLA Faculty member and coordinator of Center for Service and Citizenship brings together academics and activism By Alexander Lenski Special to the Beacon Spencer Moser leaves his keys in the door lock, rushed for an interview. His winter coat, having just deflected some cold morn- ing wind, hangs limp on...0December 8, 2011

    Spencer Moser and The Thing

    MCLA Faculty member and coordinator of Center for Service and Citizenship brings together academics and activism By Alexander Lenski Special to the Beacon Spencer Moser leaves his keys in the door lock, rushed for an interview. His winter coat, having just deflected some cold morn- ing wind, hangs limp on…

  • by Hannah Sterrs Special to the Beacon Senior Todd Foy has been busy this semester working with students and faculty to make improvements and meet student needs Popular video game Assassin’s Creed blares through the television speakers of Townhouse 91. Sitting on the couch is senior Todd Foy. Like any...0December 8, 2011

    A Foy of all Trades

    by Hannah Sterrs Special to the Beacon Senior Todd Foy has been busy this semester working with students and faculty to make improvements and meet student needs Popular video game Assassin’s Creed blares through the television speakers of Townhouse 91. Sitting on the couch is senior Todd Foy. Like any…

  • Students from sociology professor Susan Birns’ Community Organizing class have been working all semester on three service-learning projects. These projects include the Hunger Banquet, the “Think Outside the Bottle Campaign,” and a neighborhood organizing class for community members. “This semester, it was a small class of only eight students,” Birns...0December 1, 2011

    Small class, three big projects

    Students from sociology professor Susan Birns’ Community Organizing class have been working all semester on three service-learning projects. These projects include the Hunger Banquet, the “Think Outside the Bottle Campaign,” and a neighborhood organizing class for community members. “This semester, it was a small class of only eight students,” Birns…

  • Sound is everywhere, it’s inescapable: your alarm wakes you up in the morning, you talk to housemates and roommates as you get ready, you listen to the professor in class, you might listen to music as you walk between classes, and so on throughout your day. If your ears are...0December 1, 2011

    How much sound is too much sound?

    Sound is everywhere, it’s inescapable: your alarm wakes you up in the morning, you talk to housemates and roommates as you get ready, you listen to the professor in class, you might listen to music as you walk between classes, and so on throughout your day. If your ears are…

  • Students in the Introduction to Black and White Photography class shared the Amsler Campus Center Darkroom with the Photography Club until recently The Bowman Darkroom, located in the lower level between the two lecture halls, recently closed due to technical problems. Students in the Introduction to Black and White Photography...0November 17, 2011

    Bowman Darkroom reopens after month of work

    Students in the Introduction to Black and White Photography class shared the Amsler Campus Center Darkroom with the Photography Club until recently The Bowman Darkroom, located in the lower level between the two lecture halls, recently closed due to technical problems. Students in the Introduction to Black and White Photography…

  • “I love to swim laps, everyone has their way of exercising and this is mine,” said Ben Jacques, English professor at MCLA who has been deprived of his exercise regimen. “I haven’t worked out since the closing.” Lately, if you’ve wanted a warm swim in the school pool to escape...0November 17, 2011

    Campus Center Pool closing affected students and faculty, now open

    “I love to swim laps, everyone has their way of exercising and this is mine,” said Ben Jacques, English professor at MCLA who has been deprived of his exercise regimen. “I haven’t worked out since the closing.” Lately, if you’ve wanted a warm swim in the school pool to escape…

  • As a child, we were told to turn off the lights when we leave a room because it’s driving up the electricity bill, and that we “wouldn’t understand” because we “don’t pay the bills.” Now that graduation is imminent for a handful of students and another handful is already living...0November 10, 2011

    Are you wasting energy?

    As a child, we were told to turn off the lights when we leave a room because it’s driving up the electricity bill, and that we “wouldn’t understand” because we “don’t pay the bills.” Now that graduation is imminent for a handful of students and another handful is already living…

  • The freshman 15. The late-night pizza binges. The leftover pizza for breakfast. There are a lot of eating habits associated with college life that are far from healthy, regardless of if we enjoy them or not. While a little food that’s bad for you is okay every once and a...0November 3, 2011

    Eating healthy on a budget and in a hurry – it’s possible

    The freshman 15. The late-night pizza binges. The leftover pizza for breakfast. There are a lot of eating habits associated with college life that are far from healthy, regardless of if we enjoy them or not. While a little food that’s bad for you is okay every once and a…

  • This year, Halloween falls on a Monday. While this means it is a little harder to celebrate Halloween on its actual day, it also means that an entire weekend is open for spooky celebrations. In addition to activities on campus, North Adams has a host of Halloween happenings. ON CAMPUS...0October 27, 2011

    Weekend will have many Halloween treats

    This year, Halloween falls on a Monday. While this means it is a little harder to celebrate Halloween on its actual day, it also means that an entire weekend is open for spooky celebrations. In addition to activities on campus, North Adams has a host of Halloween happenings. ON CAMPUS…

  • The first whispers of an Occupy movement began on June 9, 2011, when a Canadian anti-consumerist magazine called Adbusters purchased the domain name occupywallstreet.org. Four days later, on June 13, a post was made with the opening, “Are you ready for a Tahrir moment?” The group asked its readers, “On...1October 20, 2011

    A busy month for the Occupy Wall Street movement

    The first whispers of an Occupy movement began on June 9, 2011, when a Canadian anti-consumerist magazine called Adbusters purchased the domain name occupywallstreet.org. Four days later, on June 13, a post was made with the opening, “Are you ready for a Tahrir moment?” The group asked its readers, “On…

  • As a dazzling array of multi-colored lights shine across a sea of bobbing heads, the beat suddenly drops behind an ethereal voice, and the House music literally makes the house come alive. Clubbing in Germany is a definitive part of the youth culture, and Germany happens to hosts some of...0October 20, 2011

    German Clubs are a big part of youth culture

    As a dazzling array of multi-colored lights shine across a sea of bobbing heads, the beat suddenly drops behind an ethereal voice, and the House music literally makes the house come alive. Clubbing in Germany is a definitive part of the youth culture, and Germany happens to hosts some of…

  • There is no denying that we live in a digital age. We once lived in a time where being able to play Snake on your phone meant you were cool; now your phone can direct you to the nearest Taco Bell at one in the morning. Our computers are smaller...0October 13, 2011

    Students embrace digital as well as vintage

    There is no denying that we live in a digital age. We once lived in a time where being able to play Snake on your phone meant you were cool; now your phone can direct you to the nearest Taco Bell at one in the morning. Our computers are smaller…

  • The price of music today is in an interesting situation. Anyone can log into iTunes or Amazon, and buy a single song for less than a dollar, or even an entire album for as little as seven dollars. However, this is where the low prices end. If you enjoy a...1October 6, 2011

    Many factors at play for concert ticket prices

    The price of music today is in an interesting situation. Anyone can log into iTunes or Amazon, and buy a single song for less than a dollar, or even an entire album for as little as seven dollars. However, this is where the low prices end. If you enjoy a…

  • Seattle folk group shines with old and new songs. I’ve seen many concerts in my life, and before almost each one I have felt a small wave of apprehension; what if they don’t sound anything like what I’ve been hearing? What if they can’t deliver a good show? What if...0September 29, 2011

    Fleet Foxes stellar at Mountain Park

    Seattle folk group shines with old and new songs. I’ve seen many concerts in my life, and before almost each one I have felt a small wave of apprehension; what if they don’t sound anything like what I’ve been hearing? What if they can’t deliver a good show? What if…

  • Navigating around the construction inside, and outside, the Campus Center leaves students lost. Students who have been attending MCLA for years are mostly confident in their ability to navigate the Campus Center, even with so much construction making many routes inaccessable. Newer students however are not so lucky, because they...0September 29, 2011

    Campus Center Construction Creates Confusion

    Navigating around the construction inside, and outside, the Campus Center leaves students lost. Students who have been attending MCLA for years are mostly confident in their ability to navigate the Campus Center, even with so much construction making many routes inaccessable. Newer students however are not so lucky, because they…

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