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Senior art showcase prevails
In the chaos of the bomb scare on Thursday April 25, art was put on the back burner, and students were prevented from attending the opening of the senior art show “Pathways to Perception” at Gallery 51. Despite this, the artists’ efforts were not unrecognized. “Our attendance did suffer,” Associate…
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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…
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Professor retires after 50 years of teaching
After 50 years in education, 42 years of them being at MCLA, English Professor Donald Washburn plans to step down from his position and retire at the end of the semester. “I think I have achieved everything I have hoped for,” Washburn said as he sat in his well-lit office…
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Photo gallery: A day on the farm!
Baby animals are featured at Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock, Mass.
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A reflection on just “how beauteous mankind is”
Our revels now are ended, and I still feel as if the entire past two months were a dream. I was Miranda in Yorick’s most recent production of The Tempest, my favorite Shakespeare show. Playing her was both an incredible joy and a challenge. For one, Miranda can easily be…
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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…
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Students discuss gender, mental health and music
Students gathered for a discussion about the relation between gender, mental health and music led by students and professors in the English and Interdisciplinary Studies departments last Thursday. Sophomore Carrisa Sacherski presented a PowerPoint and introduced questions to the panel, composed of Psychology Professor Ben Wood, English Professor Michael Birch,…
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Boston Marathon Tragedy
On Monday two explosions went off near the finish line during the Boston Marathon. The explosions went off about 4 hours after the start of the race and killed three people and wounded more than 170, according to the New York Times. On the New York Times website there is…
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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…
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2-0 for Rugby
The MCLA Rugby Club upped its record to 2-0 with a hard fought 26-24 win over Champlain College in Burlington, VT on Sunday. Unlike the previous match, where offense was the name of the game, this was a defensive struggle featuring hardnosed physical play from the beginning. During this past…
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Environuts to host Earth Day activities
The MCLA Environuts, a club dedicated to green solutions for the College and North Adams, are hosting Earth Week this week. The group is hosting several events, culminating on Saturday April 27 with “Eagle Street Rising,” an event held from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. revealing a more community-friendly (and…
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Blogger Irene Monroe: fighting oppression
Huffington Post blogger Irene Monroe used her energy and enthusiasm to address students and faculty about racism, classism, sexism, but more than anything the necessity to eliminate a hierarchy of oppressions. Monroe explained the hierarchy of oppressions as, “the whole notion that one oppression, and it’s usually your oppression, is…
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Fossil fuel divestment to be proposed
The Student Government Association (SGA) will propose a divestment plan to the MCLA Foundation tonight. At 4 p.m. members of the cabinet will be giving a presentation to one of the Foundation’s sub-committees about the possibility of removing any investments in the fossil fuel industry. “Last semester I was approached…
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Yorick’s ‘Tempest’ mystifies
Yorick lit up Church Street Center last weekend with its production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” directed by Tyler Prendergast. The play began with low lighting with junior Shannen Adamites as Miranda, the daughter of the main character Prospero, played by senior Mary Marcil, singing Beruit’s “Postcards from Italy” under a…
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Theatre Lab to present a rockin’ tragedy
The Fine and Performing Arts (FPA) Department brings their spring Theatre Laboratory show, the Greek tragedy Agamemnon by Aeschylus, adapted by Steven Berkoff to the stage this week. Directed by Laura Standley and assistant directed by Jonathan Kinney, the pair have taken the story of the infamous king of Argos…
