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  • Apparently, after all the fuss with the NHL lockout, fans are still supportive of the NHL. Not that they shouldn’t be, but most people would think – after having to wait for a hockey season which may not happen – fans wouldn’t be as loyal or at least a little...0March 7, 2013

    NHL fans more loyal than ever

    Apparently, after all the fuss with the NHL lockout, fans are still supportive of the NHL. Not that they shouldn’t be, but most people would think – after having to wait for a hockey season which may not happen – fans wouldn’t be as loyal or at least a little…

  • Throughout this past year, there’s been a swarm of angry responses towards the decision to arm Public Safety. Yes, everyone gets it, the way the college and campus police went about doing wasn’t great and students certainly should have had more of a say, but there are several good reasons...0March 7, 2013

    Arming Public Safety: as bad as it may seem?

    Throughout this past year, there’s been a swarm of angry responses towards the decision to arm Public Safety. Yes, everyone gets it, the way the college and campus police went about doing wasn’t great and students certainly should have had more of a say, but there are several good reasons…

  • On Feb. 25 a new threat to internet piracy arose in the form of the Copyright Alert System or CAS. This system is a little bit different than what we saw before with the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which focused on taking down...0March 7, 2013

    Pirating? Six strikes and you’re out!

    On Feb. 25 a new threat to internet piracy arose in the form of the Copyright Alert System or CAS. This system is a little bit different than what we saw before with the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which focused on taking down…

  • Let me start by saying I do not think the amount of money MCLA invests in fossil fuel companies is anything more than a mere drop in the bucket for these enormous corporations. Led by acclaimed climate change writer Bill McKibben, the “Do the Math” tour has been traveling the...0March 7, 2013

    Will MCLA continue investing in dirty energy?

    Let me start by saying I do not think the amount of money MCLA invests in fossil fuel companies is anything more than a mere drop in the bucket for these enormous corporations. Led by acclaimed climate change writer Bill McKibben, the “Do the Math” tour has been traveling the…

  • It has been 52 years since President Dwight Eisenhower warned America in his farewell address about the growing specter of the “military industrial complex”. 50 years later, politicians have made one thing clear, fear is power. Lately the buzz-words have changed, but the effect is the same. Over the past...0March 7, 2013

    U.S. politics, fostering a culture of fear

    It has been 52 years since President Dwight Eisenhower warned America in his farewell address about the growing specter of the “military industrial complex”. 50 years later, politicians have made one thing clear, fear is power. Lately the buzz-words have changed, but the effect is the same. Over the past…

  • Nestled between Angelina’s Sub and South Beach Tan, the Denim Depot boasts a vintage neon Levis sign in the window. Inside, the scent of denim moves freely among the multiple shades of blue jeans, and other denim products. “I wanted to focus on clothing, but also something universal that everybody...0March 7, 2013

    New store sells denim products at low prices

    Nestled between Angelina’s Sub and South Beach Tan, the Denim Depot boasts a vintage neon Levis sign in the window. Inside, the scent of denim moves freely among the multiple shades of blue jeans, and other denim products. “I wanted to focus on clothing, but also something universal that everybody…

  • To say that Mark Dunn’s ‘A Delightful Quarentine’ is merely a play about an alien invasion would be too simple. The College’s MainStage production, directed by Theatre Professor Doug Jenkins, was a comical look into six odd households during an alien invasion in a small Pennsylvania town. The play was...0March 7, 2013

    Review: ‘Quarantine’ delights audience

    To say that Mark Dunn’s ‘A Delightful Quarentine’ is merely a play about an alien invasion would be too simple. The College’s MainStage production, directed by Theatre Professor Doug Jenkins, was a comical look into six odd households during an alien invasion in a small Pennsylvania town. The play was…

  • Fairy tales will never be looked at the same way again after the Harlequin show, Steven Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” “It’s the quintessential ‘fairytales gone wrong’ story,” Director and senior Jonathan Kinney said. “Into the Woods” intertwines several fairy tale characters such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, and...0March 7, 2013

    Harlequin to perform ‘Into the Woods’ after break

    Fairy tales will never be looked at the same way again after the Harlequin show, Steven Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” “It’s the quintessential ‘fairytales gone wrong’ story,” Director and senior Jonathan Kinney said. “Into the Woods” intertwines several fairy tale characters such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, and…

  • The Men’s Baseball team will play several games in Florida for spring break next week. The week is host to an annual tournament for colleges around the country, mostly Northern colleges with cold weather during this time of the year. The week consists of 10 games with three off-days, making...0March 7, 2013

    Baseball to head south to Florida

    The Men’s Baseball team will play several games in Florida for spring break next week. The week is host to an annual tournament for colleges around the country, mostly Northern colleges with cold weather during this time of the year. The week consists of 10 games with three off-days, making…

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    The Allegrettos and Williams College Gospel Choir perform a gospel concert

  • The Student Government Association (SGA) approved a resolution Monday night urging the President, Board of Trustees, and Foundation Board to divest from publicly-traded fossil fuel companies. Chief Advancement Officer Marianne Drake, President of the MCLA Foundation, said that while sustainability is a part of the College’s strategic plan, the issue...0March 7, 2013

    SGA approves resolution for fossil fuel divestment

    The Student Government Association (SGA) approved a resolution Monday night urging the President, Board of Trustees, and Foundation Board to divest from publicly-traded fossil fuel companies. Chief Advancement Officer Marianne Drake, President of the MCLA Foundation, said that while sustainability is a part of the College’s strategic plan, the issue…

  • Church Street Center rocked out with the Holy Spirit this past Saturday. The Allegrettos opened up the night, marching in to the auditorium singing ‘Say the Word.’ Their voices soared beautifully through the auditorium. The Allegrettos never cease to impress. When they took their seats in the front row, President...0March 7, 2013

    Review: Gospel Fest shakes Church Street

    Church Street Center rocked out with the Holy Spirit this past Saturday. The Allegrettos opened up the night, marching in to the auditorium singing ‘Say the Word.’ Their voices soared beautifully through the auditorium. The Allegrettos never cease to impress. When they took their seats in the front row, President…

  • The softball team will be traveling to Fort Myers, Fl. from March 8 to 14, playing in the Gene Cusic Classic. The Trailblazers’ season started with two wins against Lyndon State in a double-header at the Glens Falls Sports Dome. The tournament is an annual event that will take place...0March 7, 2013

    Softball is preparing for the Gene Cusic Classic in Florida

    The softball team will be traveling to Fort Myers, Fl. from March 8 to 14, playing in the Gene Cusic Classic. The Trailblazers’ season started with two wins against Lyndon State in a double-header at the Glens Falls Sports Dome. The tournament is an annual event that will take place…

  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host author Irshad Manji, founder and director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University, in the next Public Policy Lecture, “The Future of Islam,” on Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m., in the MCLA Church Street Center’s Eleanor Furst Roberts Auditorium....0March 4, 2013

    International bestelling author Irshad Manji to speak at MCLA

    Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host author Irshad Manji, founder and director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University, in the next Public Policy Lecture, “The Future of Islam,” on Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m., in the MCLA Church Street Center’s Eleanor Furst Roberts Auditorium….

  • Intramurals (IMs) started in the 1970’s by Nacey Glanger with mostly varsity sports appealing to the students that wanted to play varsity sports but weren’t members of the team. But student wants are changing, and with that comes changes to the intramural program as a whole. “The students are changing,”...0February 28, 2013

    Intramurals breaks game traditions

    Intramurals (IMs) started in the 1970’s by Nacey Glanger with mostly varsity sports appealing to the students that wanted to play varsity sports but weren’t members of the team. But student wants are changing, and with that comes changes to the intramural program as a whole. “The students are changing,”…

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