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  • Trailblazers drop to 4-8-1 overall with a conference record of 0-3-1. The men’s Trailblazers soccer team has suffered another setback, dropping two games in the past week. The team drops to 4-8-1 overall, with a conference record of 0-3-1. The team managed to break a losing streak last week, defeating...0October 13, 2011

    Men’s soccer loses two

    Trailblazers drop to 4-8-1 overall with a conference record of 0-3-1. The men’s Trailblazers soccer team has suffered another setback, dropping two games in the past week. The team drops to 4-8-1 overall, with a conference record of 0-3-1. The team managed to break a losing streak last week, defeating…

  • The Center for Science and Innovation will help the College expand as science and technology dominate the job market in the years to come. I’m excited for the new Science Center. When the project breaks ground tomorrow it will mark the start of an exciting time for MCLA. As much...0October 13, 2011

    Science Center brings MCLA into the future

    The Center for Science and Innovation will help the College expand as science and technology dominate the job market in the years to come. I’m excited for the new Science Center. When the project breaks ground tomorrow it will mark the start of an exciting time for MCLA. As much…

  • Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) will work with MCLA students on Sunday to update the current sexual assault policy. Seniors Emily Burke, Alyssa Labonte, and junior Peggy Gallaher are hosting a SAFER Sexual Assault Policy Workshop on Sunday, Oct. 16, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Sullivan Lounge....4October 13, 2011

    Students seek sexual assault policy reform

    Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) will work with MCLA students on Sunday to update the current sexual assault policy. Seniors Emily Burke, Alyssa Labonte, and junior Peggy Gallaher are hosting a SAFER Sexual Assault Policy Workshop on Sunday, Oct. 16, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Sullivan Lounge….

  • Professor Donald Washburn read poems from his most recent collection, “Prayer Beads”, in the Taconic room of Berkshire Towers Friday evening. “Poetry and Popsicles” was sponsored by Jesse McMillan, a sophomore and a Resident Advisor of Berkshire Towers. “He’s one of my favorite professors,” said McMillan, who has had Washburn...0October 13, 2011

    Washburn hosts ‘Poetry and Popsicles’

    Professor Donald Washburn read poems from his most recent collection, “Prayer Beads”, in the Taconic room of Berkshire Towers Friday evening. “Poetry and Popsicles” was sponsored by Jesse McMillan, a sophomore and a Resident Advisor of Berkshire Towers. “He’s one of my favorite professors,” said McMillan, who has had Washburn…

  • The Student Government Association will swear in nine Senators on Monday. Three vacancies remain after last week’s vote – both spots for the Class of 2012 Senate  and one of the two spots for the Class of 2013 Senate. The Senate-at-Large filled all six vacant positions. Class government election results...0October 13, 2011

    SGA to swear in Senators

    The Student Government Association will swear in nine Senators on Monday. Three vacancies remain after last week’s vote – both spots for the Class of 2012 Senate  and one of the two spots for the Class of 2013 Senate. The Senate-at-Large filled all six vacant positions. Class government election results…

  • Ultimate Frisbee is an activity many students participate in. Since the sport is popular among the student body, many have long felt that Frisbee should be an organized program at the school. Sophomore Kelly Lewis has been playing Ultimate Frisbee since high school. He is also one of the active...0October 13, 2011

    Ultimate Frisbee club taking shape

    Ultimate Frisbee is an activity many students participate in. Since the sport is popular among the student body, many have long felt that Frisbee should be an organized program at the school. Sophomore Kelly Lewis has been playing Ultimate Frisbee since high school. He is also one of the active…

  • The Center for Science and Innovation’s opening creeps closer as MCLA will host a groundbreaking tomorrow at 1 p.m. The celebration will take place on its site, which lies on Blackinton Street between the Office of Admissions and Montana Street. The College community and invited guests are welcome to attend....0October 13, 2011

    Science Center breaks ground tomorrow

    The Center for Science and Innovation’s opening creeps closer as MCLA will host a groundbreaking tomorrow at 1 p.m. The celebration will take place on its site, which lies on Blackinton Street between the Office of Admissions and Montana Street. The College community and invited guests are welcome to attend….

  • Senior arts managment student spent her summer on Main Street There are two things a person should know about senior Lauren Sottile: everyone calls her ‘Lo’ and art is at the center of her life. This past summer Sottile was appointed Associate Gallery Manager of the gallery Maya IV, a...0October 13, 2011

    ‘Lo’ Sottile: Ahead of the Game at Maya IV

    Senior arts managment student spent her summer on Main Street There are two things a person should know about senior Lauren Sottile: everyone calls her ‘Lo’ and art is at the center of her life. This past summer Sottile was appointed Associate Gallery Manager of the gallery Maya IV, a…

  • Tano Holmes writes weekly for The Beacon from Heidelberg, Germany, where he is studying abroad. The car is not the only way to travel from place-to-place quickly; with the extremely high price of gasoline in Germany, other options are generally utilized for travel. Train lines criss-cross throughout Europe, taking the...0October 13, 2011

    A look at alternative transportation

    Tano Holmes writes weekly for The Beacon from Heidelberg, Germany, where he is studying abroad. The car is not the only way to travel from place-to-place quickly; with the extremely high price of gasoline in Germany, other options are generally utilized for travel. Train lines criss-cross throughout Europe, taking the…

  • Walt Bouchard ‘12 It was a strange feeling to be on the ground at the tent city in Dewey Square, occupying Boston, knowing that if I were to have done the same thing half a year ago in Egypt, I would have been attacked and fired upon by the military....0October 13, 2011

    This is what democracy looks like: Perspectives and Invitation

    Walt Bouchard ‘12 It was a strange feeling to be on the ground at the tent city in Dewey Square, occupying Boston, knowing that if I were to have done the same thing half a year ago in Egypt, I would have been attacked and fired upon by the military….

  • The MCLA chapter of Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is looking for people to walk in the Berkshire’s third annual “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk” on Sunday Oct. 16, at the Lee Premium Outlets. “It’s not a race; it is a celebration of survivorship, an occasion to express hope, and...0October 13, 2011

    Colleges Against Cancer seeks more walkers

    The MCLA chapter of Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is looking for people to walk in the Berkshire’s third annual “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk” on Sunday Oct. 16, at the Lee Premium Outlets. “It’s not a race; it is a celebration of survivorship, an occasion to express hope, and…

  • Local history stretches farther up the road than McDonalds (yes, there’s life beyond the Golden Arches). The Eclipse Mill, which sits exactly a mile east of Mass. MoCA, houses four floors of artists in residence, who create their work in this historic building. Artist Ralph Brill took his skills and...0October 13, 2011

    ‘The Mill Children’ travels to Bennington

    Local history stretches farther up the road than McDonalds (yes, there’s life beyond the Golden Arches). The Eclipse Mill, which sits exactly a mile east of Mass. MoCA, houses four floors of artists in residence, who create their work in this historic building. Artist Ralph Brill took his skills and…

  • There is no denying that we live in a digital age. We once lived in a time where being able to play Snake on your phone meant you were cool; now your phone can direct you to the nearest Taco Bell at one in the morning. Our computers are smaller...0October 13, 2011

    Students embrace digital as well as vintage

    There is no denying that we live in a digital age. We once lived in a time where being able to play Snake on your phone meant you were cool; now your phone can direct you to the nearest Taco Bell at one in the morning. Our computers are smaller…

  • As rallies and protests spread all across America, how will politicians respond? How long will this remain peaceful? Earlier this year we witnessed from afar the uprisings all across North Africa and the Middle East.Last semester, in the column “The clock ticks…slowly”. I pondered if our own nation would be...0October 13, 2011

    Can Occupy Wall Street change the nation’s structure?

    As rallies and protests spread all across America, how will politicians respond? How long will this remain peaceful? Earlier this year we witnessed from afar the uprisings all across North Africa and the Middle East.Last semester, in the column “The clock ticks…slowly”. I pondered if our own nation would be…

  • The boiler plant at Mass. MoCA is a relic of the World War II industrial boom in the US. Tucked behind the main museum at Mass. MoCA, it stands isolated from the rest of the exhibits. “All Those Vanished Engines” is an eerie soundscape of a 1940’s electric plant. Tucked...0October 13, 2011

    All Those Vanished Engines’ is a living relic

    The boiler plant at Mass. MoCA is a relic of the World War II industrial boom in the US. Tucked behind the main museum at Mass. MoCA, it stands isolated from the rest of the exhibits. “All Those Vanished Engines” is an eerie soundscape of a 1940’s electric plant. Tucked…

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