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  • by Lauren Feeney   It’s that time of the year again. MCLA’s Dance Company presented its spring 2013 performance Friday, May 3and Saturday, May 4at Mass MoCA. By 7:30 p.m. on Friday night, a mass of supporters trickled in, slowly but surely filling up the Mass MoCA auditorium. The folk...0May 9, 2013

    Dance Company rocks Mass MoCA stage

    by Lauren Feeney   It’s that time of the year again. MCLA’s Dance Company presented its spring 2013 performance Friday, May 3and Saturday, May 4at Mass MoCA. By 7:30 p.m. on Friday night, a mass of supporters trickled in, slowly but surely filling up the Mass MoCA auditorium. The folk…

  • by Connor Brimmer   The sun shone on students in the quad as they enjoyed a variety of performances throughout the day at MCLA’s Fourth Annual Performing Arts Management (PAM) show, “Day Into Night”. Two stages were set up in the quad in front of Bowman Hall and Freel Library...0May 7, 2013

    “Day Into Night” Rocks the Quad

    by Connor Brimmer   The sun shone on students in the quad as they enjoyed a variety of performances throughout the day at MCLA’s Fourth Annual Performing Arts Management (PAM) show, “Day Into Night”. Two stages were set up in the quad in front of Bowman Hall and Freel Library…

  • by Matthew Tedesco   Anthony Gengarelly, fine and performing arts professor, is retiring after 40 years of teaching at MCLA. Gengarelly said he planned to spend more time with his wife and grandchildren in an email interview. “My wife and I will be able to spend more time on our...0May 6, 2013

    Anthony Gengarelly retires after 40 years at MCLA

    by Matthew Tedesco   Anthony Gengarelly, fine and performing arts professor, is retiring after 40 years of teaching at MCLA. Gengarelly said he planned to spend more time with his wife and grandchildren in an email interview. “My wife and I will be able to spend more time on our…

  • by Kelsey Marini   The dark colored car pulls up to the soccer practice field with a cloud of dust chasing close behind from the dry dirt path. It is late in the afternoon so the sun is setting on the Berkshire mountains, making the heat tolerable enough to have...0May 1, 2013

    Fender completing long journey of recovery

    by Kelsey Marini   The dark colored car pulls up to the soccer practice field with a cloud of dust chasing close behind from the dry dirt path. It is late in the afternoon so the sun is setting on the Berkshire mountains, making the heat tolerable enough to have…

  • by Sam Boyden   Bob Bence, professor of political science and public policy, is set to retire at the end of the semester after 37 years at the College. After teaching at schools all over the country in his 46-year career, Bence decided it was time to take a break...0May 1, 2013

    Robert Bence to step down

    by Sam Boyden   Bob Bence, professor of political science and public policy, is set to retire at the end of the semester after 37 years at the College. After teaching at schools all over the country in his 46-year career, Bence decided it was time to take a break…

  • On Thursday, April 25 at 3:30 p.m., Public Safety was notified of a non-descript bomb threat on the College campus. This was the first time a bomb threat has occurred at MCLA according Jim Stakenas, vice president of Administration and Finance Confusion and emotions ran high as students were evacuated...0May 1, 2013

    No suspects yet in bomb threat

    On Thursday, April 25 at 3:30 p.m., Public Safety was notified of a non-descript bomb threat on the College campus. This was the first time a bomb threat has occurred at MCLA according Jim Stakenas, vice president of Administration and Finance Confusion and emotions ran high as students were evacuated…

  • Today at 3:30 p.m., Public Safety was notified of a non-descript bomb threat on the College campus. This was the first time a bomb threat has occurred at MCLA. Confusion and high emotions ran as students were evacuated to the armory located near The Pitcher’s Mound, at 206 Ashland St....0April 25, 2013

    Local bomb threat: yet to produce suspects

    Today at 3:30 p.m., Public Safety was notified of a non-descript bomb threat on the College campus. This was the first time a bomb threat has occurred at MCLA. Confusion and high emotions ran as students were evacuated to the armory located near The Pitcher’s Mound, at 206 Ashland St….

  • SGA President Jason Brown and Treasurer James Wetzel recently encouraged the Endowment and Trust Committee to divest from fossil fuels in order for the College to utilize green energy as much as possible. Brown and Wetzel provided a PowerPoint presentation and exemplified green energy efforts already established on campus such...0April 24, 2013

    SGA urges fuel divestment

    SGA President Jason Brown and Treasurer James Wetzel recently encouraged the Endowment and Trust Committee to divest from fossil fuels in order for the College to utilize green energy as much as possible. Brown and Wetzel provided a PowerPoint presentation and exemplified green energy efforts already established on campus such…

  • The Fine and Performing Arts  (FPA) Department brought sex, glamor, and heavy metal to Venable Theater last week. Audience members got their hand stamped outside before entering into the theatre-turned-concert-hall and experiencing the rock show that was ‘Agamemnon’. An arena-like stage was built over the seats. Before the show began,...0April 24, 2013

    “Agamemnon” rocks Venable

    The Fine and Performing Arts  (FPA) Department brought sex, glamor, and heavy metal to Venable Theater last week. Audience members got their hand stamped outside before entering into the theatre-turned-concert-hall and experiencing the rock show that was ‘Agamemnon’. An arena-like stage was built over the seats. Before the show began,…

  • The softball team is currently on a four-game winning streak after two double-headers against the Framingham State Rams and Westfield State Owls. Most recently the Trailblazers faced the Owls on Tuesday, the first game ended 2-1 and the second 5-1, which completed the sweep. The Senior Day ceremony was held...0April 24, 2013

    Softball on four-game winning streak

    The softball team is currently on a four-game winning streak after two double-headers against the Framingham State Rams and Westfield State Owls. Most recently the Trailblazers faced the Owls on Tuesday, the first game ended 2-1 and the second 5-1, which completed the sweep. The Senior Day ceremony was held…

  • The College has now accepted a new mission statement after a recent vote by the Board of Trustees. The mission statement consists of a roughly 100 word general statement and a list of 10 values that are believed to shape the goals of the school. The statement reads: [Massachusetts College...0April 17, 2013

    Trustees vote for change in mission statement

    The College has now accepted a new mission statement after a recent vote by the Board of Trustees. The mission statement consists of a roughly 100 word general statement and a list of 10 values that are believed to shape the goals of the school. The statement reads: [Massachusetts College…

  • The Student Activities Council (SAC) kicked off their annual Spring Fling Week festivities by bringing We The Kings and Stellar Young to rock Venable Gym. SAC worked long and hard all day Monday to transform the gym into a concert venue. Junior Stacy Fisher commented on how they put the...0April 17, 2013

    SAC hosts Spring Concert

    The Student Activities Council (SAC) kicked off their annual Spring Fling Week festivities by bringing We The Kings and Stellar Young to rock Venable Gym. SAC worked long and hard all day Monday to transform the gym into a concert venue. Junior Stacy Fisher commented on how they put the…

  • The Trailblazers beat the Bridgewater State Bears 2-0 in a shutout and followed up with a 2-1 win Sunday, completing the sweep. The streak did not hold Monday. The softball team left Salem State with two losses against the first place Vikings. Sunday’s first game was scoreless until the sixth...0April 17, 2013

    Softball sweeps weekend games

    The Trailblazers beat the Bridgewater State Bears 2-0 in a shutout and followed up with a 2-1 win Sunday, completing the sweep. The streak did not hold Monday. The softball team left Salem State with two losses against the first place Vikings. Sunday’s first game was scoreless until the sixth…

  • Philosophy Professor Gerol Petruzella recently presented his game-driven introductory philosophy course, “Dungeons and Discourse,” at the South by Southwest trade show in Austin, Tx. The show encompassed technology, media, and education. Petruzella sat on a panel discussing combining gaming and education where he explained his game driven curriculum. Petruzella said...0April 10, 2013

    Professor uses online game to teach philosophy

    Philosophy Professor Gerol Petruzella recently presented his game-driven introductory philosophy course, “Dungeons and Discourse,” at the South by Southwest trade show in Austin, Tx. The show encompassed technology, media, and education. Petruzella sat on a panel discussing combining gaming and education where he explained his game driven curriculum. Petruzella said…

  • Joshua Lapierre, a junior fine and performing arts major with a concentration in theater, has been acting since he can remember. One of his first moments on the stage was playing a piece of seaweed in his town’s community theater production of “The Little Mermaid.” “The director thought I had...0April 10, 2013

    Theatre student recieves professional acting opportunity

    Joshua Lapierre, a junior fine and performing arts major with a concentration in theater, has been acting since he can remember. One of his first moments on the stage was playing a piece of seaweed in his town’s community theater production of “The Little Mermaid.” “The director thought I had…

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