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  • A big thank you from the First Baptist Church in North Adams, to all the young men and women at MCLA, for donating warm clothes as part of our community outreach program to provide needed clothing to our neighbors.  MCLA students and parents donated up to 25 large bags of...0December 17, 2012

    Church offers thank you to students and parents

    A big thank you from the First Baptist Church in North Adams, to all the young men and women at MCLA, for donating warm clothes as part of our community outreach program to provide needed clothing to our neighbors.  MCLA students and parents donated up to 25 large bags of…

  • Dear Governor Patrick, There is a serious breach of trust at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Despite significant dissent on part of students and faculty, the Board of Trustees voted to arm the college’s campus police starting January 2013. Since the spring of 2012, both students and faculty protested...0December 17, 2012

    Students appeal to governor concerning Trustees

    Dear Governor Patrick, There is a serious breach of trust at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Despite significant dissent on part of students and faculty, the Board of Trustees voted to arm the college’s campus police starting January 2013. Since the spring of 2012, both students and faculty protested…

  • As finals week approaches and classes begin to wind down, Dance Company brought back all the energy and excitement during their annual fall semester show.0December 17, 2012

    Dance Company Fall Performance 2012

    As finals week approaches and classes begin to wind down, Dance Company brought back all the energy and excitement during their annual fall semester show.

  • During the 2013 Winter Break, students will travel to Liberia, Africa to help struggling youth and citizens. The program is sponsored by the Population Caring Organization, a national humanitarian effort working in West Africa. Students have been working closely with Emmanuel Dolo, president of the Population Caring Organization, in order...0December 7, 2012

    Students plan service trip to Liberia

    During the 2013 Winter Break, students will travel to Liberia, Africa to help struggling youth and citizens. The program is sponsored by the Population Caring Organization, a national humanitarian effort working in West Africa. Students have been working closely with Emmanuel Dolo, president of the Population Caring Organization, in order…

  • The founders of the College  over 100 years ago were not attentive of people with disabilities when designing what would later become a small liberal arts school. However, the administration today wants to build fully accessible buildings to serve people who have disabilities. “I think we have appropriate handicapped access,”...0December 7, 2012

    College seeks to improve handicap access

    The founders of the College  over 100 years ago were not attentive of people with disabilities when designing what would later become a small liberal arts school. However, the administration today wants to build fully accessible buildings to serve people who have disabilities. “I think we have appropriate handicapped access,”…

  • Stephen L Cowell, chairman and CEO of Conservations Services Group, said their 25-year renewable energy plan is an international plan. “We’ve got a 25-year window at best,” he said. “We can fix the problem here, and then we can export those solutions to countries that need them.” This window Cowell...0December 7, 2012

    Environmentalist envisions a post-fossil-fuel economy

    Stephen L Cowell, chairman and CEO of Conservations Services Group, said their 25-year renewable energy plan is an international plan. “We’ve got a 25-year window at best,” he said. “We can fix the problem here, and then we can export those solutions to countries that need them.” This window Cowell…

  • The Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) is trying to gain support for a substance abuse awareness initiative known as the Project Purple. The Project Purple was started by Chris Herren, a former NBA player who struggled with substance abuse and spoke at the College in September. “He taught us that...0December 7, 2012

    Group looks to raise drug abuse awareness

    The Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) is trying to gain support for a substance abuse awareness initiative known as the Project Purple. The Project Purple was started by Chris Herren, a former NBA player who struggled with substance abuse and spoke at the College in September. “He taught us that…

  • The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning offered an internship this semester, giving one student the opportunity to work in survey research. Alexandra Elwell, a senior, has spent the fall semester analyzing survey data, contacting recipients, and designing a focus group. “It was designed for her, we have not...0December 7, 2012

    Intern conducts research on student engagement

    The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning offered an internship this semester, giving one student the opportunity to work in survey research. Alexandra Elwell, a senior, has spent the fall semester analyzing survey data, contacting recipients, and designing a focus group. “It was designed for her, we have not…

  • by Jack Guerino   Information Technology (IT) looks to completely upgrade the technology and computers on campus no later than July. The IT department is experimenting with a new computer system known as thin clients. The thin clients would allow students to access their computer from any thin client on...0December 7, 2012

    College looks to upgrade technology

    by Jack Guerino   Information Technology (IT) looks to completely upgrade the technology and computers on campus no later than July. The IT department is experimenting with a new computer system known as thin clients. The thin clients would allow students to access their computer from any thin client on…

  • Applications to become a Resident Advisor (RA) for the 2013-2014 school year are now available. The deadline for applications is Jan. 31, 2013. Emily Schiavoni, assistant to the director of Residential Programs and Services (RPS), said there are requirements students must meet for the position. Interested students must have a...0December 7, 2012

    Resident Advisor applications now available

    Applications to become a Resident Advisor (RA) for the 2013-2014 school year are now available. The deadline for applications is Jan. 31, 2013. Emily Schiavoni, assistant to the director of Residential Programs and Services (RPS), said there are requirements students must meet for the position. Interested students must have a…

  • by Kayla Degnan   The College is one of nine schools selected to receive a grant from the American Association of University Women (AAUW). This year’s theme is pay equity. Recent studies conducted by the AAUW concluded a pay gap inequity between men and women’s salaries. OjaeMichal Beale, director of...0December 7, 2012

    College receives grant for pay equity

    by Kayla Degnan   The College is one of nine schools selected to receive a grant from the American Association of University Women (AAUW). This year’s theme is pay equity. Recent studies conducted by the AAUW concluded a pay gap inequity between men and women’s salaries. OjaeMichal Beale, director of…

  • For student athletes life is always about time management. Practices, travelling to games, classes, clubs, other activities dominate their calenders. Sometimes it seems overwhelming. In response to recognizing the stress of attending college and playing sports among everything else in life, the Athletic department has partnered with faculty to create...0December 7, 2012

    Mentor program gives athletes support

    For student athletes life is always about time management. Practices, travelling to games, classes, clubs, other activities dominate their calenders. Sometimes it seems overwhelming. In response to recognizing the stress of attending college and playing sports among everything else in life, the Athletic department has partnered with faculty to create…

  • This week was yet another wake up call for America that the players in our beloved NFL have troubles of their own. They are not supermen. An incident started when Kansas City police were called Saturday morning to the home of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher’s girlfriend. Her mother...0December 7, 2012

    Tragedy in the NFL brings perspective, and backlash

    This week was yet another wake up call for America that the players in our beloved NFL have troubles of their own. They are not supermen. An incident started when Kansas City police were called Saturday morning to the home of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher’s girlfriend. Her mother…

  • by Maci Estrella   Tuesday night the Trailblazers visited Union College. Though both teams played hard, two players rose above the rest to make the game a one-on-one test of wills. Union’s stand-out sophomore forward Kate Thompson effortlessly put up an impressive 32 points and 16 rebounds. The double-double gave...0December 7, 2012

    Tremblay nears career mark as women’s basketball falls to Union

    by Maci Estrella   Tuesday night the Trailblazers visited Union College. Though both teams played hard, two players rose above the rest to make the game a one-on-one test of wills. Union’s stand-out sophomore forward Kate Thompson effortlessly put up an impressive 32 points and 16 rebounds. The double-double gave…

  • by Kelsey Martini   You can live without an appendix or a kidney, but you need a brain. The word “concussion” has become a buzz-word in sports in the last decade, and studies researching the effects of concussions have dramatically increased. Science is finding that concussions are more common than...0December 7, 2012

    Nearly a dozen students per year affected by head trauma

    by Kelsey Martini   You can live without an appendix or a kidney, but you need a brain. The word “concussion” has become a buzz-word in sports in the last decade, and studies researching the effects of concussions have dramatically increased. Science is finding that concussions are more common than…

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