News Archive

  • 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 Ken Rodriguez   Collectivistic cultures such as China and Japan have been found to have lower rates of depression in comparison to individualistic cultures such as the United States and Australia. The findings emerged despite populations with collectivistic cultures having a stronger genetic vulnerability to depression, according to a...0May 1, 2013

    Modern psychiatry: The Western world’s stranglehold on modern medicine

    by Ken Rodriguez   Collectivistic cultures such as China and Japan have been found to have lower rates of depression in comparison to individualistic cultures such as the United States and Australia. The findings emerged despite populations with collectivistic cultures having a stronger genetic vulnerability to depression, according to a…

  • by Sam Boyden   The Department of Public Safety has been in the news recently, ranging from the CLERY Report to the long process of arming our officers, but there still seems to be confusion on the jurisdiction and scope of the College’s police force. To gauge level of understanding...0May 1, 2013

    Survey shows nearly half didn’t think Public Safety could make arrests

    by Sam Boyden   The Department of Public Safety has been in the news recently, ranging from the CLERY Report to the long process of arming our officers, but there still seems to be confusion on the jurisdiction and scope of the College’s police force. To gauge level of understanding…

  • A common stereotype when considering a public versus private higher education is that private education triumphs over all. But is a private college better and if so, why? According to several MCLA students who transferred from private institutions, MCLA offered advantages they couldn’t get at their previous college. “My last...0May 1, 2013

    Public vs. private colleges: personal preference

    A common stereotype when considering a public versus private higher education is that private education triumphs over all. But is a private college better and if so, why? According to several MCLA students who transferred from private institutions, MCLA offered advantages they couldn’t get at their previous college. “My last…

  • by Lauren Feeney   What made this past Saturday different from any other Saturday? Eagle Street Rising had arrived. Eagle Street Rising, a part of the College’s Environmental Studies Green Living Seminar, is a project geared towards revitalizing the North Adams community. In the Green Living Seminar, students attend sessions...0May 1, 2013

    Eagle Street Rising exceeds expectations

    by Lauren Feeney   What made this past Saturday different from any other Saturday? Eagle Street Rising had arrived. Eagle Street Rising, a part of the College’s Environmental Studies Green Living Seminar, is a project geared towards revitalizing the North Adams community. In the Green Living Seminar, students attend sessions…

  • by Gionna Nourse   On a cold January morning, Amy Modesti wakes up at least an hour and a half before her class and starts to shovel the snow and ice off of her car from the storm the night before. She is freezing, and as she rushes to get...0May 1, 2013

    Commuter students face hardships

    by Gionna Nourse   On a cold January morning, Amy Modesti wakes up at least an hour and a half before her class and starts to shovel the snow and ice off of her car from the storm the night before. She is freezing, and as she rushes to get…

  • Hands were raised and questions were posed in Sullivan Lounge as students and faculty sought clarification about the Thursday April 25 bomb threat. Monday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. MCLA’s administration, alongside the North Adams Police and Fire Departments, hosted meetings to address concerns facing the campus. The 1...0May 1, 2013

    Administration addresses confusion over evacuation

    Hands were raised and questions were posed in Sullivan Lounge as students and faculty sought clarification about the Thursday April 25 bomb threat. Monday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. MCLA’s administration, alongside the North Adams Police and Fire Departments, hosted meetings to address concerns facing the campus. The 1…

  • by Andrew Ricketts   Deb Foss has been a part of the campus community since 1987. After three years of serving as associate dean of advising, Foss will return to her former faculty role in the fall. In 2009, the Advising Center merged with the academic affairs area of administrative...0May 1, 2013

    Foss returns to psychology

    by Andrew Ricketts   Deb Foss has been a part of the campus community since 1987. After three years of serving as associate dean of advising, Foss will return to her former faculty role in the fall. In 2009, the Advising Center merged with the academic affairs area of administrative…

  • by Hannah Sterrs   If you are involved in an incident where drugs and alcohol play a factor, would you call someone for help? While some students may hesitate to answer this question, by as early as May students will be able to answer with ease. MCLA will be implementing...0May 1, 2013

    MCLA first COPLAC school to have drug, alcohol amnesty policies

    by Hannah Sterrs   If you are involved in an incident where drugs and alcohol play a factor, would you call someone for help? While some students may hesitate to answer this question, by as early as May students will be able to answer with ease. MCLA will be implementing…

  • 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…

  • At one point in time, every town had a Paul Willey- an engineer that had worked for all the local radio stations and knew all the ins and outs of the trade. But times have changed, no one knowing that better than Willey. After 42 years of serving as WJJW’s...0May 1, 2013

    WJJW engineer Paul Willey retires

    At one point in time, every town had a Paul Willey- an engineer that had worked for all the local radio stations and knew all the ins and outs of the trade. But times have changed, no one knowing that better than Willey. After 42 years of serving as WJJW’s…

  • by Hannah Sterrs   As the school year comes to a close, the students of the class of 2013 are one step closer to graduation. The Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 18, in the Amsler Campus Center gymnasium. At 10:45 a.m. when the procession begins, soon-to-be graduates will...0May 1, 2013

    Commencement plans underway

    by Hannah Sterrs   As the school year comes to a close, the students of the class of 2013 are one step closer to graduation. The Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 18, in the Amsler Campus Center gymnasium. At 10:45 a.m. when the procession begins, soon-to-be graduates will…

  • In the second semester of her  11th year, President Mary Grant has brought the College to new heights, getting to know students, faculty and staff, and advancing MCLA in many ways. Graduated from the class of 1983, Grant sought her master’s degree and PhD before returning to the College. Open...0May 1, 2013

    Grant reflects on past 10 years as President

    In the second semester of her  11th year, President Mary Grant has brought the College to new heights, getting to know students, faculty and staff, and advancing MCLA in many ways. Graduated from the class of 1983, Grant sought her master’s degree and PhD before returning to the College. Open…

  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interviewed freshman Adam Umarov, a Chechen native who knows one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, on Thursday, April 25 and Monday, April 29. Umarov, 19, explained why they came to the College. “There was the incident in Boston, and that’s how I got...0May 1, 2013

    FBI talks to student who knew alleged Boston bomber

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interviewed freshman Adam Umarov, a Chechen native who knows one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, on Thursday, April 25 and Monday, April 29. Umarov, 19, explained why they came to the College. “There was the incident in Boston, and that’s how I got…

  • 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…

Page 1 of 2812345...1020...Last »
Have a suggestion or feedback? Send us an e-mail at beacon@mcla.edu