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Posts published in February 2020

Students React to Trump’s Acquittal

BY ANISHA JINTOORKAR & SHANNON MILLERSTAFF WRITER, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Students and faculty had mixed reactions when the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Feb. 5, clearing him of two impeachment charges set forth by the House of Representatives. Impeachment hearings began after a whistleblower complaint was made public…

Promise Office Gets Reinforcements

BY TIANA ONOSTAFF WRITER The Promise office added four new success coaches to its roster this semester to help students with academic planning and lighten the workload of other coaches. Each student is assigned a promise coach once they’re accepted to the school. A coach assists students with scheduling, campus…

Athlete of the Week: Sean Boll

BY ELISE PERSONSTAFF WRITER The men’s lacrosse team’s freshman attacker Sean Boll made a name for himself in his collegiate debut against Siena College on Saturday, Feb. 8. Despite the team’s loss, Boll put five goals in the back of the net out of eight shots, leaving him with a…

Women’s Ice Hockey Heads to Playoffs

BY JASON GLICKMANSTAFF WRITER The women’s ice hockey team had a solid season, ending with a 10-8 record, and thereby placing themselves as a top seed team in the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance, (NEWHA) where their first playoff game will be played at home. The women’s ice hockey team…

First Annual African-American Read-In

BY DYLAN VALICFEATURES EDITOR The Black Student Union, Bottom Line Magazine and the Writing Center are hosting the campus’ first annual African American Read-In on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The event takes place in two parts from 12:30-2 p.m. and 6-8:30 p.m. in the Krasnoff Theater. Admission will be free for…

Students Participate in Powderpuff Event

BY CHANEL LUBSEYSTAFF WRITER Members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) sorority held a powderpuff touch football game on Friday, Feb. 13, to benefit their national and local philanthropy, Reading Is Fundamental, an organization dedicated furthering the education of children by providing books and access to literacy needs.    …

No Talent Show: May the Worst One Win

BY LEAH ARROYOSTAFF WRITER Members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority hosted their first philanthropic event of the semester, the “No Talent Show,” on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the Gold Coast Cinema. The No Talent Show featured students from campus showing off things they’re not talented at in hopes of…

Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

BY HAYLEY COHENSTAFF WRITER Documentaries about serial killers have been growing in popularity amongst students, and Netflix’s “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez,” is no exception. The documentary premiered on Jan. 15, and describes the life of late Aaron Hernandez, football player and convicted murderer. Hernandez played as a…