Weekend Quiet Hours
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Lifestyle | Tags: campus police, Lasell College, quiet hours Leave a comment
By Katelyn Cross
Recently, Lasell college has been cracking down on student’s social lives. Campus police are all over the parties that happen on campus and usually arrive early in the night. With such rules placed on the students about drinking and the noise level, there isn’t much time, or opportunity for that matter, to have any real fun on campus.
I specifically want to address the quiet hours placed on the students in their dorm buildings. Sunday through Thursday quiet hours start around 10:00 PM. Fridays and Saturdays are midnight.
First let me address the need for quiet hours. On weekdays I completely understand the need for this rule. Students use this time to do homework, study or write papers. We need a good night’s sleep to do well in our classes and work. On the weekends, however, students should be able to be rewarded for all their hard work during the week. Most students look forward to the weekends to be able to go out and party with their friends.
I am obviously not condoning underage or binge drinking, but we’re college kids and we like to have fun with our friends, whether there is alcohol involved for those who are of age or not.
Second let me ask the question: Who is up studying for tests and quizzes, or writing papers on Fridays and Saturdays where quiet hours need to be midnight? There are places students can go on campus where they can spend the time they need to finish projects that allow for those who don’t want to have fun.
For example: The library is open until midnight most days. Also, students can opt to live in quiet study housing, where there are 24 hour quiet hours.
My issue is those of us who want to listen to music with our friends and not get in trouble on a Friday or Saturday past midnight can’t do so without the RA’s or campus police knocking down the door. Not every room in every building is having an absolute rager every weekend night. Why should everyone have to abide by the midnight hush-hush rule when we have to abide by it all week long. Give us a break!
I believe quiet hours should begin at 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. I do not think that is unreasonable by any means. This gives students a chance to be able to have fun with their friends, as responsible adults, and not get in trouble for having the music up at midnight. As young adults, we know that parties do not even really start until 11p.m. anyway, for them to be broken up at midnight on a Saturday night is a little ridiculous.
Now, I will also throw out the idea that campus should monitor student’s parties, and keep the students in check, instead of breaking up every gathering. This just makes people want to throw parties more. I believe that if such parties were monitored it would not only teach students to be responsible, but it would also gain campus police much more respect from students.
I could go on for days about this, but i’ll leave it at this: there is no reason we should have to be silent at midnight on weekends. Friday and Saturday quiet hours should be 2:00 a.m. I think that is more than fair and would allow everyone, students and police alike, to be respectful and have some fun.
Give A Little Bit
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Events | Tags: food drive, hunger, Lasell College, Thanksgiving Leave a comment
By Kathleen Armstrong
In the United States alone, 49 million people are affected by hunger. About 16.2 million of those people are children. Working together, we can make a difference in the lives of those who are deprived of food.
Every year Sodexo’s across America work with local food banks to change the lives of families in need. Lasell College’s Sodexo is working with Centre Street Food Pantry, located in Newton, to put meals on the table for those in need.
Thanksgiving is approaching and the dinner table is where memories with loved ones are made. Lasell is asking RA’s, faculty, and staff to create non-perishable Thanksgiving dinners. Lasell will provide a list of required items and a bag to place them in, but anyone is welcome to be creative!
The first two RA’s to complete the designated list and turn in their bag of non-perishables to Dining Services will receive a pizza party or ice cream social for their students.
The food drive has already begun and continues until Friday, November 11th. Make sure to look through the food you have in your room for any items that are on the list or that could be donated.
Know that you made a difference this holiday season by contributing to the food drive.
School is Stressful, Parking Fines Don’t Help
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Lifestyle | Tags: Lasell College, Newton MA, parking permits, tickets Leave a comment
By Rebecca Gooch
The process of being a college student is very stressful. Many students can relate on the main stress factors of attending college, the most prominent issue for many is finding the funds and working out getting someone to co-sign their loans. Following close behind are the common stresses of a full class load, many assignments and group projects to complete and trying to do all of these things while having a part-time job or internship.
However, on top of these factors, another has been added. Parking Fines.
At Lasell College, students are given the opportunity to have their car on campus if desired. The fee to obtain a parking permit on campus for one semester is $265 and $530 for the year. Because of construction at Lasell, parking has temporarily been limited on the far side of campus between Butterworth Hall, Bragdon Hall and Campus Center. To help this issue, Lasell created available parking at the Riverside T stop for a reduced $150 per semester and $300 for the year. If you are a commuter, only $50 per semester and $100 for the year is asked of you.
“I have paid for parking at Riverside this semester,” says Lasell Junior Jordan Petri. “But it is such a hassle to even get to my car because the shuttle schedule posted never seems to be correct and never on time. I think they need to make more frequent stops to Riverside especially during the day when people are trying to get to their cars instead of CVS.”
Students who have parking permits on campus often find that the lots are full and when they park elsewhere, in lots that clearly have available spaces, they receive a Lasell parking ticket of $25.
“I was assigned to Riverside parking then was moved to Holt,” said Lasell Transfer Student Dan Hodgetts.” Whenever I went to park in Holt it was completely full because too many permits had been given out for that lot.”
Personally, I think that Lasell’s parking permit fees are a bit high as well as parking ticket fines. It is cheaper to park on the streets that surround Lasell College. Although some students issues with parking tickets have been resolved if you are lucky enough to talk to always helpful Maria Nunes, others aren’t so lucky. Students should not have to worry about parking fines when more importantly their college career needs to be focused on. This issue has been prominent for years and seems not to have changed.
Job Hunter
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Lifestyle | Tags: forever21, Job hunting, lasell, Mall, Natick Leave a comment
By: Kate-lyn Eadie
Looking for a new job? Looking for a job to save up for those Christmas gifts? The Natick Collection is hiring. Almost every store is hiring. The mall is only 20 minutes away, and really easy to get to.
I work at Forever21 at the Natick Collection and it’s pretty fun. I love all the people that I work with and they are always willing to give everyone work hours. I was on break the other day walking around the mall, and I noticed that almost every store I walked by had a little table in front of it with applications just waiting to be filled out. The Holiday season is approaching, which means it’s just about time to spend all the money you have on gifts, and the stores at the mall are willing to give you that money.
“Working here is just so easy for me. It’s easy money, and I work with my friends. The mall is really a good place to work”, said Forever21 employee Hanna Nauman.
The stores at the mall understand that most people would be seasonal, which makes it even easier for students just like you to find a job. So find your way to the mall in Natick and get to work so you can save up.
Here’s a link to the mall so you can find a job even easier http://www.natickmall.com/jobs. Good luck!
Lasell’s Rugby Club Enters Playoffs
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Events | Tags: Champlain College, Lasell College, Playoffs, Rugby Leave a comment.jpg "lasell rugby")
By Chaney Carlson-Bullock
Lasell College’s Rugby team played and won their first playoff game 46-8 on Sunday, November 6th against Champlain College. The game was Lasell’s second home game this season, which marks the first time Lasell has held more than one home game in a season. This made it an exciting and special game for the team to show their fans how good they really are. At this point, they may just be a club team but they put a lot of effort and work hard in as a team to get where they are today. Lasell showed their dominance Sunday against Champlain and played well overall, both defensively and offensively.
The game was very exciting and kept fans rowdy the whole game. Tensions were high between the players which caused a couple of after play shoves and angry words exchanged between players, fans, and even coaches. Overall the game was well played and fans kept cheering all game. Lasell students were able to enjoy watching their new team dominating a team with a much longer history.
There were big hits and big plays all game. None better than when Antonio Nesbitt took the lead with a try before they were tied at 10 to 10 in the first half, which ended 15-8. The Lasell defense kept Champlain scoreless in the second half however, while Lasell kept dominating offensively. Five of Lasell’s players scored tries and three kick conversions were made. In the end, Lasell scored 31 of their final 46 in the second half to secure a historic victory for the team.
Lasell has only 2 games left to be in the Division IV champions and after their performance during this round, it seems as though they are more than capable or making it happen.
Student Voices
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Events | Tags: immigrants, Lasell College, Student Voices Leave a comment
By: Paige Seavey
On November 15th Lasell will be hosting Student Voices: “Where are you from?” “What is it like being an immigrant at Lasell?” in Rosen Auditorium at 12:30 p.m. Student Voices is a student panel of immigrants that attend Lasell who will be talking about their own experiences, strengths and challenges and what life is like being apart of the Lasell community. This event is being held by Professor LeRoux and all are welcome to come and listen.
I attended this event when I was a freshman for my Intercultural Communication class and found it very interesting. I heard many stories from students I had only seen on campus but never spoke to and learned so much about their lives. I also learned a lot about what life is like being an immigrant and it gave me a different perspective on life. I encourage all to attend.
For more information you can contact Professor LeRoux at TLEROUX@lasell.edu or by phone extension 617-243-2104.
Lasell’s Future
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Lifestyle | Tags: de witt hall, future, lasell, School, university Leave a comment
By Kevin Paul
I wonder what will happen to Lasell when I graduate,when walking across campus you can see so many new things that they are building. They are adding new dorm buildings to the campus. The president of our school, Micheal Alexander, is discussing ways to turn Lasell College into Lasell University in the near future.
The college held an open discussion on this subject in De Witt Hall with the board of trustees, which allowed everyone to brainstorm ideas for the college’s next five to seven year strategic plan. At the disccusion, a number of ideas were brought up, such as offering more summer courses in 2012, increasing the percentage of courses taught by full time faculty, renovating Woodland Hall, expanding language course offerings, and reducing the course load of faculty who advise a club. The Communication Department Chair Dr. Janice Berrett wants to streghthen the graduate program. She says,
“I think as we move ahead with increasing the number of students who are coming in the pipelines to our graduate program, we need to look at…an increase in all areas of the infrastructure of the graduate program”.
I think that this is good for the school to try to become a university and expand. I can’t wait until the day that I come back and everything is improved.
Spiritus at Lasell
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Events | Tags: art, day of the dead, lasell, spiritus Leave a comment
By Kevin Paul
On November 3rd at Lasell college celebrated this Halloween by having an event called Spiritus. It was an evening of art, music and remebrance. Held in the Yamawaki Art and Cultural Center, there was visiual artwork by Lasell students and also from special guest Sam Colmstock. An African Drumming and Dancing Ensemble also performed and the event overall tried to expose other cultures and traditions.
A holiday similiar to Halloween that is celebrated in Mexico is called Dia de los Muertos. This holiday focuses on the gathering of family and friends to pray for and to remeber friends and family members who have died. This celebration takes place on November 1st and 2nd crossing with the Catholic holidays of All Saints day and All Souls’ Day.
To remember the ones that have died you build private altars honoring them, you can make sugar skulls, place marigolds, and make the favorite foods of the departed and place everything at the altar you create. I think this is a very fun way of celebrating Halloween, making masks and and decorating skulls. Having diverse programs like Spiritus helps student6s understand other cultures better and opens our minds to new practices.
Bank Transfer Day
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Events | Tags: Banks, Credit unions, Social Media Leave a comment
By Michelle Burke
What started out as a simple page on Facebook has quickly transformed into a national movement. This past Saturday, November 6th, became known across the United States as “Bank Transfer Day”. The idea of the movement is to get Americans, including all students at Lasell College, to transfer all of their funds from for-profit banks into non-profit credit unions.
Kristin Christian started the movement, which is not affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement. She made a simple page on Facebook expressing her thoughts, which ended up attracting more than 81,900 Facebook users to take part in the transfer day. She said she made the page to help get her voice, heard along with hundreds of thousands of Americans. Her feelings are that the new bank fees that are consistently increasing are unfair, and Americans agree.
The Bank Transfer Day movement shows how much effect a Social Media protest can have. An average woman like Kristin was able to get the support of complete strangers, all wanting their opinions to be acknowledged. At least 650,000 Americans have joined credit unions in the past month, and the number continues to rise. If for-profit banks such as Bank of America don’t stop their increasing fees soon, the nation could be headed quickly towards credit unions only.
How Social Media Is Changing Sports
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: News | Tags: Jordan, NBA, NFL, Social Media, Sports, Twitter Leave a comment
By: Joey Vento
I am a Sport Management major, but I took this Understanding Social Media class because I thought it would be interesting. When it came time for me to contribute to our class blog this week I decided, what better way than to have it relate to my major. While I knew athletes and professional leagues were actively involved in social media, I didn’t realize how much things were changing because of it until I started researching.
What got me thinking about it was an episode of “NFL Total Access” a few weeks ago when a panel discussed “Social Media Concerns.” They spoke about how news and rumors are easier to access because of social media. Some of it is legitimate news, while some NFL players for example, cause problems when they’re not careful before they send things out into the internet.
I started to see articles online of how the NFL has embraced social media and how they are dominating social media. I thought about how the NBA is currently in a lockout. If you head over to the official site of the NBA you won’t see news about your favorite player and what he’s been doing this off season. Only news about labor talks and the history of the league. But that’s not a problem because you can probably find your favorite player on Twitter and find out exactly what he’s doing. Also, if you want to know exactly what the players think of the lockout, just follow them because they’ll mention it here and there.
The NBA has over 3,000,000 followers on Twitter, the NFL has almost 2,500,000, the MLB over 1,500,000, and the NHL has over 750,000. Many individual athletes, just like pop stars and other celebrities, have a couple million followers. As a result, news and marketing for sports has taken a major shift into the world of social media.
Sport organizations are recognizing that fans can get news faster, interact directly with teams and players, and voice their opinions. Some of the top athletes in the world make much more money off sponsorship deals than their actual salaries. So what better place to promote a brand these days than on social media sites? Athletes can now build their personal brand well before they start to get offered deals. They can make themselves worth a lot more this way, and do it on their own by building their social media presence.
Arguably one of the strongest sports brand of all-time is the one Michael Jordan created for himself. He has two sons that are currently in college but have already started working on their own personal brands with an announcement of the soon to launch website Heir Jordan. How they’re promoting it? You guessed it, social media.
Social at Lasell 