“Decades of Leadership” conference focused teaching on new leadership skills
by: Philip Shedd June Jordan, a black, feminist, revolutionary poet once wrote ‘we are the ones we have been waiting for.’ It was with this quote that MCLA kicked off its 21st annual Leadership...
View ArticleGeorges’ Poetry Expresses Artistic Intelligence
By Paige Vincent MCLA’s Gallery 51 was packed with students, staff, and poetry lovers alike last evening as Danielle Legros Georges, Boston’s Poet Laureate, read aloud her own published work as a part...
View ArticleOpen Source Textbooks- Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, The use of open-source textbooks is an encapsulation of many of the values that higher education holds. Therefore, everyone morally ought to be an advocate for open-source textbooks, their...
View ArticleBaseball Field Sucks- Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: Athletics are a big part of student life here on campus. A good number of students who attend also participate in some sport or club team. One of those sports here on campus is baseball,...
View ArticleSelf Service Salad bar is bollocks!- Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: I have a suggestion for the self-serve salad area in the cafeteria of the college. I went to have lunch today and decided, since the lunch price includes everything, why not enjoy a nice...
View ArticleSports Illustrated’s plus-sized intentions
It’s 2016 and the United States finally decided to feature a size 16 model on the cover of an internationally adored publication. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition released each February has...
View ArticleClimate Change exists. Are you paying attention and taking it seriously?
The New York Times reported that by 2100, certainly within the life times of our children, sea levels will rise three to four feet, making many coastal cities unlivable. While some republicans...
View ArticleVote! It could be your last chance
With Super Saturday results yielding a split decision between Cruz and Trump, Bernie Sanders also took two wins, showing he’s still in the race. Half of the country was in shock while the rest jumped...
View ArticleThe Resilient Road to Graduation
Whether a freshman or senior, graduation is ultimately what you’re looking forward to. All of those early mornings and late nights spent studying will finally pay off, and you might even land a job...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Missing our garden
Spring is here. Sadly, the MCLA Campus Garden, formerly located next to Smith House, is gone. In late August of 2015, the vegetables and flowers were pulled out, the native perennial shrubs and ancient...
View ArticleWhat the sexual assault prevention training gets right and what it gets wrong
By Kate Rowell Special to the Beacon At this point in the semester, everyone on campus has either taken, or received an email reminding them to take, an online seminar on sexual violence. In my...
View ArticleAlumni, Career Development to Co-Sponsor Career Panels
MCLA’s Career Development and alumni are co-sponsoring four sessions of discussion panels focusing on different types of career fields students can seek out after graduation. The first event, focusing...
View ArticleEditorial: Safety Issues a Reality
No one comes onto a college campus thinking that they’ll never hear about sexual assault. No one thinks of it as an impossibility in their lives. We’ve all heard the PowerPoint presentations, done the...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: MCLA Facilities Places Prioritizes Residential Area...
To the Editor: I noted in your article “Students Grill Officials On Transparency, Language” in the October 31, 2019 edition of The Beacon a quotation from a campus member that was somewhat misleading...
View ArticleRemembering Former WJJW Engineer Paul Willey
By Cherylann Skrocki Special to The Beacon Paul Willey, WJJW’s engineer for 42 years who helped guide the MCLA radio station through decades of broadcasting, passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, at the age...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Suspect Arrested, Arraigned, And Remanded In Sexual Assault Case
Tonight, Nov. 8, Public Safety has identified and arrested a suspect in the burglary and sexual assault investigation that occurred on campus. In an email sent to the campus community earlier tonight,...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Sexual Assault Suspect Released on Personal Recognizance, Due...
The man charged with burglary and aggravated rape of an MCLA student was released on personal recognizance Wednesday, Nov. 13, by Judge Paul Vrabel in Northern Berkshire District Court. As a condition...
View ArticleFormer MCLA President Mary Grant Accepts Senior Admin Position at BSU
Former MCLA President Mary Grant has accepted a senior administrative position at Bridgewater State University (BSU). Grant will join BSU in January, ending her two-year career as leader of the Edward...
View ArticleEditorial: No Apology Needed For Good Journalism
On Sunday, The Daily Northwestern, the student newspaper at Northwestern University, published an apology online for its coverage of a Northwestern University College Republicans event where former...
View ArticleEditorial: College Media, Worth It
College media has proved its importance over the years, working as student voices to express dissent, question administrators, and report on the ongoing activities of the school. As an introduction to...
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