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April-May 2015
• A Monthly Publication For The Students of North Shore Community College, Danvers, Middleton, Lynn, & Beverly, Massachusetts • •Read The Pennon Online At: northshore.edu/pennon•
College Advice
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Atlantic Oil Drilling
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Boston Bruins
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Costa Rica Trip
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It’s that time of year! Commencement 2015 is here! Applying to graduate? Here are a few things you should know about the process. Download a graduation application from our website. Just visit www.northshore.edu/Registrar and click on the Graduation link on the left side of the screen. Applications may be faxed, mailed, or emailed to records@northshore.edu. Alternatively, you may also stop by either the Danvers or Lynn Enrollment Center and complete and submit an application while you are there. We are currently accepting graduation applications for May, June, and August. Although we require 4-6 weeks for application processing, we will do our best to review your application as soon as possible. Keep in mind that May applications will be processed first, followed by June, and then August. All applicants who are in the process of meeting the graduation requirements are considered potential graduates. One of the common misconceptions we hear is that students think they have officially graduated because they walked across the stage on the night of
Commencement. Students are not actually graduates until the final review of their record is done in the Registrar's office and it is determined that all requirements have been met. This may or may not take place prior to the Commencement Ceremony. Students who graduated last August 2014 and January 2015, and potential graduates for May and June of 2015,
are included in the Commencement Program. Students graduating in August 2015 will be included in next year's program. The deadline to ensure that your name gets in the Commencement Program was March 7th. However, we will still accept graduation applications up until approximately one week before the actual graduation date. Students who are marked as
confidential in our database will not have their name in the program or associated with any other graduation activities such as newspaper listings, etc. If you would like your name to be included, there is a box on the graduation application that you can initial, which will rescind your confidential status. Students often think that there is no way that they can be marked
graphic design talents! Soon, you will be able to sense the light at the end of the tunnel as the countdown to the close of the semester and graduation begins. If you are graduating this May, I look forward to seeing you at Commencement. Consider walking into the ceremony and showing off your new certificate or degree to your friends and family. Your hard work deserves a celebration! Summer and fall registration are underway; be sure to register if you haven’t. Why not consider a summer class to keep up your academic momentum? Also, I have to tell you how proud I was of Pennon
Editor-in-Chief Calvin Gil for his stellar participation in the Department of Higher Education’s recent Go Public event at Marblehead High School. Designed to introduce Marblehead and Swampscott high school sophomores and juniors to Massachusetts’s public higher education options, Cal was one of six student speakers at Go Public who addressed an audience of about three hundred, which included Governor Charlie Baker and his wife. He was as cool as a cucumber and deftly shared his dual enrollment and STEM experiences over the four years he’s spent at NSCC. Cal will complete high school and graduate from NSCC
this May and will transfer to a very prestigious four year school to study engineering. Not bad for an 18-year-old! Cal did NSCC proud and inspired prospective students. NSCC also had the best “toys” at their literature tables, e.g. STEM and health demos, including a 3D Printer, online gaming, and our SIM Jr. We are moving closer to beginning construction on the expansion of our Lynn campus. We hope to have shovels in the ground this summer and to get much of the noisiest work done in the summer months, when folks will be least impacted. When it’s done, which should be in about two years, our new
The President’s Column: Spring is in the air! By Patricia Gentile NSCC President
Spring has been in the air, which always signals the beginning of the busiest season of all here at the college. April is filled with events and activities, including Arts in April and the Forum on Tolerance. I hope you will take advantage of this flurry of activity as your schedule permits. I am particularly looking forward to the April 21st launch of the college’s literary magazine, Spark, which features a variety of different creative artistry, all done by NSCC’s own student talent. I am always deeply impressed with your writing, painting, photography, and
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as confidential and don’t initial the box. Unfortunately, some students were also accidentally marked as confidential, either from a previous work-study job or having possibly taken a Kids to College class when they were young, meaning their name is not included in the program. Don’t let this happen to you, initial the box! Diplomas are not handed out on the night of Commencement, but you will receive a beautiful diploma cover to put your diploma in. Diplomas are available to pick up in the Danvers Enrollment Center about five weeks after Commencement. When diplomas arrive, there is an announcement put on Facebook as well as the Registration Channel in Pipeline. If you wish to have your diploma mailed to you or you would like us to send it to the Lynn Enrollment Center so you can pick it up there, please email records@northshore.edu from your NSCC email account. Good luck and congratulations!
wing will feature ten sparkling new classrooms, spaces for student teamwork, and student support service space for our Lynn students. We can’t wait for you to be able to utilize it. As always, thank you for choosing North Shore Community College as your higher education partner. We appreciate being part of helping you reach the attainment of your dreams. Keep up your studies, stay active in student activities, and be sure to take advantage of all the resources that are available to you at NSCC. Finals will be here before you know it! Ciao, Pat
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Where does college fit in your life? By Anne-Marie Fortier Retention Specialist
School... it can be a huge drag. A drag on time, a drag on money, a drag on energy. So, why go to college when there are so many other important things to do and think about? Because you want something better - a better job, a chance to go to a 4-year college, and more opportunities! You know that if you work hard now, it will pay off in the end. This is hard to do, no doubt about it. But if you can get through the challenges now, you will get to have and do something better later. Plus, you will feel AWESOME because you have accomplished something important! How do you get to something better, you may ask? By keeping these things in mind... • Intention is important but follow through is critical. • Figure out what obstacles may get in the way of your educational achievement goals. Make a plan to avoid or overcome them. Then, Break down these obstacles into smaller parts. They are easier to handle. • Get help with managing time, stress level, workload. See your advisor if you're not sure where
to go. • Remember... keep your eye on the prize! North Shore Community College wants you to finish what you started. We have help for you in every corner of both campuses. Take advantage of our advising, tutoring, counseling, and studying help. Registration for Summer and Fall
Future focus... it is important to plan for the future. So, even though you are knee-deep in assignments, projects, and tests, you must spend time now planning your course selections for the upcoming semesters.
Dig out that program of studies sheet. What courses are left in your program? Look at the summer and fall schedules to see when these courses are offered.
Not in that program anymore? Make sure you have officially changed your academic program. Go to the Student Support Center for help with this. Thinking about summer classes? Plan on 1 or 2 classes. Summer classes cram 15 weeks of learning into 6 weeks. It's intense. Check with your advisor for the best summer class for you. Also May 14 is the payment deadline for summer classes. Fall registration begins April
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ment is that you use the money to get a degree or certificate so you can get a good job. To get a degree you have to achieve satisfactory progress each semester. In other words, you need solid grades in each class so that you can take the next class, and then the next class, and so on. Your goal can be a degree either at NSCC or at a 4-year college.
6. Early registration means more choices. Don't wait. You can change your course schedule if your work or childcare schedule changes later. Need help selecting your courses? See your advisor or stop by the Student Support Center on either campus: Lynn - LW 114 Danvers - DH 160
Financial Aid It's not a bottomless pit of money. Be smart!
Financial Aid must be used wisely. Here's why... Financial Aid is not (exactly) free! It's an investment in you by NSCC and the federal and state governments. The agree-
Financial Aid can run out! Not just at NSCC but for your entire college career. So retaking classes several times or registering for classes and not going to them is using financial aid money inefficiently. Need to retake a tough class or two? That is usually not a problem. But retaking, failing, or withdrawing from many classes is.
You can lose Financial Aid! If you are not moving forward in getting a degree or certificate (failing, withdrawing, not going to classes) then your financial aid will be taken away. You show that you are not a good investment. It's harsh, I know. But the folks that are giving you financial aid want a good return on the money invested in you. Be Smart! Use your financial aid wisely by going to class, getting good grades, and getting that degree!
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NSCC welcomes Jermaine F. Williams, new Vice President of student affairs Jermaine F. Williams Ed.D. joined North Shore Community College as the Vice President of Student Affairs on March 30th. Dr. Williams is responsible for operational oversight of the Division of Student Affairs, which focuses on promoting student success by improving access, transition, persistence, retention, and graduation rates and ensuring students’ pathways are aligned with their goals of transferring and/or obtaining a job. Student Affairs comprises state, fee, and grant-funded academic and extracurricular support programs and initiatives, such as Enrollment Management Areas, Student Life, Student Leadership Development, Academic and Career Advising, TRIO Student Support Services, Health and Disability Services, Judicial Affairs, and Veterans Services. In addition, Dr. Williams will oversee the assessment of student services for continuous improvement, in collaboration with the Planning, Research, and Assessment team, as well as other appropriate cross- college stakeholders. Dr. Williams will also advance college policies that are reviewed through enrollment management and student success lenses.
Dr. Williams was the Assistant Vice President for Access, Transition, and Success and Assistant Dean of Academic Development at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) for more than four years. NEIU is a multi-campus urban HispanicServing Institution (HSI) located in Chicago that serves more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Prior to NEIU, Dr. Williams worked at the Community College of Philadelphia as Director of Student Success Initiatives, Temple University as Coordinator of First-Year Student Programs and Academic Advisor, the Transitional Work Corporation as a Career Advisor, and St. John’s University as an Assistant to the Director of the University Freshman Center and Assistant Coordinator of the Self-Pace Program. Since 2004, Dr. Williams has taught as an adjunct instructor, guest lecturer, and instructor at all the institutions of higher education where he was employed. As a recognized specialist in the field of students in transition, student success, and assessment, Dr. Williams has edited sections of multiple books, journal man-
uscripts, and conference proposals and has substantive experience in making national presentations. Dr. Williams recently co-authored a chapter, Supporting the College Transition Process and Early Academic Success Through an Integrative Summer Learning Experience, which will appear in “Higher Education Access and Choice for Latino Students: Critical Findings and Theoretical Perspectives”. http://www.sponpress.com/boo ks/details/9781138857940/
Master of Education in Educational Administration with a Higher Education Specialization and a Doctorate of Education in Educational Administration with a Higher Education Specialization from
Dr. Williams led the redevelopment and implementation of a program that recently received the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) 2014 Excellence Award, Gold Category, in the category of “Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, Orientation, Parents, Persistence, First-year, Other-year, and related” for Northeastern Illinois University’s Summer Bridge program. Dr. Williams received his Artium Baccalaureus in Anthropology and Sociology from Lafayette College, a Master of Arts in Sociology from St. John’s University, a
Jermaine F. Williams
NSCC holds the Middleton Campus’s grand opening North Shore Community College showed off its bright, shiny new Culinary Arts and Cosmetology program centers this week to a crowd who came to see the new campus, enjoy student-prepared goodies, and receive a free salon treatment. The college moved its programs to the North Shore Business Center, formerly the North Shore Vocational Technical School, in Middleton last October. The relocation of the programs was necessitated by the construction of the new Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School, which opened last September. “We are pleased to have found a location that will allow us to continue offering these two important workforce development programs to the North Shore community,” said NSCC President Patricia Gentile. “There is demand for skilled workers in both areas and we are glad to be able to continue preparing students for these careers.” Both programs offer services to the public at significantly reduced rates. Culinary Arts student chefs prepare and serve $5 four-course meals at the Beacon Café, which is open at various times throughout the year on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Cosmetology salon welcomes the public for
NSCC’s Culinary Students walk-in services including haircuts, colors, manicures, and pedicures on most Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays between 9am and 1pm. Call 978-7624000, extension 1516, for a current schedule. As anticipated, students and staff are enjoying this new location. “The new kitchen and bake shop labs are open concept, allowing students to work together to produce meals. Like a real restaurant setting, we have experienced and novice chefs working together and learning from each other in a collaborative kitchen. The
Temple University. He also holds a certificate, from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, for completion of the Management Development Program.
experience is much more realistic and allows students who are in the beginning of the program to get a sense of where they are going,” said Loreen Tirrell, the culinary arts coordinator. “This vibrant, state-of-the-art setting allows for a curriculum depth we could just not provide in our prior facility.” NSCC has articulation agreements with the following High Schools with culinary programs: Beverly, Essex Tech, Gloucester, LVTI, Northeast Metro, Peabody, and Salem. Tirrell added, “They all do a great job of starting their stu-
dents on the road to fulfilling, exciting, successful culinary careers—we are poised to complete their education and set them on the road to their future. We hope they will come visit and see all we have to offer.” The culinary arts field is teeming with employment opportunities. As one of the fastest growing careers in the Northeast, job openings abound in full service restaurants, bake shops, catering facilities, and event venues. Students who receive an Associate’s Degree can earn twice that of high school graduates in the field and
have greater opportunity for advancement. NSCC’s Cosmetology Program is a 1,000 clock-hour program and is regulated by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetologists. “Our new location features brand new equipment and surroundings and is very accessible to the public, located right off Route 114. This has given us the opportunity to thrive in a community of other business and retail spaces,” said Kathy Champlain, cosmetology coordinator. “Our Instructors work closely with members of our Advisory Board to help students be placed in a career environment with endless opportunities in this trending field.” Applications are now being accepted by both programs for the fall of 2015. The Cosmetology program has a cap of 25 students. Those interested in pursuing careers in these fields should contact Loreen Tirrell for culinary arts at ltirrell@northshore.edu or Jennifer Kirk for cosmetology at jkirk@northshore.edu.
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Summer Classes Here are the top reasons to take a summer class: • Graduate early! • Focus your attention on one course at a time. • Keep up the momentum. • Make up for lost time. • Take a course you have always wanted to take. • Complete a course in half the time. • Get that pre-requisite out of the way. • Lighten your course load for next year. • Campus is not as busy. • You will have a good answer to “What are you doing this summer?” • Do your homework in the sunshine. Summer registration is available now! Check out the course listing at www.northshore.edu.
Payment for summer classes is due by 5:00 pm on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Students must make payment in full, set up a payment plan, or complete their financial aid application. Classes will be dropped for students who do not
make a payment arrangement before May 14th. You may be eligible for financial aid to help cover the costs of summer courses. If you were enrolled less than full -time (less than 12 credits) for either the fall and/or spring semester(s), you may have grant eligibility to help cover some or all of the cost of your summer class(es). Submit a Summer Aid Application so that Student Financial Services can determine your eligibility. If you are planning to borrow a loan to cover summer classes, please submit the Summer Loan Request Form. You will need to be enrolled in at least 6 credits to receive a Direct Loan. Both the Summer Aid Application and Summer Loan Request Form are available at www.northshore.edu/financialservices or at the SFS offices in Danvers or Lynn. For more information about financial aid funding for the summer, contact NSCC's Student Financial Services at sfs@northshore.edu or 978762-4189.
Oil drilling in the Atlantic: risky business By Jared O’Neil Contributing Writer
Earlier this month President Obama and his administration decided to allow oil drilling off the Atlantic Ocean and to ban new drilling in Alaska. The drilling is to occur in a five hundred mile long stretch between Virginia and Georgia that is about fifty miles off the coast. This is a region that is known to contain only a very small amount of oil and gas compared to regions in Alaska and Texas. The oil companies and politicians of the states involved are very pleased with this decision although they only stand to make small amounts of profits compared to the risks. Environmentalists and scientists are extremely worried about the impact of drilling and possible spills in this region. Their worries and fears are very real and need not be brushed off as insignificant. It seems, however, that the politicians are more worried about lining their pockets and the pockets of the oil companies that pay for their campaigns. There is very little profit to be made from drilling for oil in this region in the Atlantic. And with far reaching negative effects, it is a no brain-
er to make the decision not to exploit this region for its resources. Money, even in small amounts, does seem to sway that decision very heavily, though, now that the decision has been made to allow drilling in this region anyway. There is much evidence to support that drilling in this region is a terrible decision, yet this evidence has, in large, been ignored. Larry Cahoon, a biological oceanographer from the University of North Carolina, researched the possibility of drilling for oil off the Southeast United States back in the 1980s. His research was mainly focused on a region that was roughly thirty five miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This region was believed to be almost completely devoid of marine life, but after conducting research Cahoon found that this was very far from the truth. This area turned out to be a large tuna fishing area, and where a majority of sea birds came to feed and reproduce. Also his research concluded that thirty percent of any oil spill in this region would wash up on shore, ruining many beaches. This research, combined with the backlash of the 1989 Valdez oil spill, led politi-
cians at the time to abandon the prospect of drilling for oil in that region. Regions in Texas, Alaska, and the Gulf of Mexico all have much larger reserves than the Atlantic Ocean. Alaska has the largest of the three, but lawmakers decided to ban drilling in this region. The ban encompasses twenty two million acres of land and sea. The North Slope, the Chukchi Sea, and the Beaufort Sea are the three banned areas. The Chukchi Sea is home to a very large population of marine mammals including the bearded Walrus that comes to this region to breed every year. The Chukchi is also home to the bowhead whale which is the main source of sustenance for the local Inupiat tribes. This is a big win for the environment, wildlife, and people in these regions, but it’s at the cost of endangering another region of the country. The renewable energy industry in this country ranks towards the bottom on the list of super powers in the world. This is mainly due to the country’s longstanding enormous subsidies for the petroleum industry. More is done by the government to ensure that the major oil com-
panies stay largely operational and immensely profitable than is done to further our renewable and green energy industries. Martin O’Malley, of the New York Times, states how Democrats and Republicans are both pushing for a massive increase in jobs but are ignoring the potential millions of jobs in the green energy and renewable energy industries. Instead they would rather further the use of fossil fuels and destruction of the environment to fill their bank accounts. Arguably the most compelling evidence against drilling in the Atlantic Ocean is the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster of 2010. Some four million plus barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico after one of BP’s oil rigs exploded. This oil covered almost the entire Gulf of Mexico and washed up on shore from Mexico to Florida. The cleanup and restoration efforts cost over 100 billion dollars and only succeeded in removing about five percent of the oil from the ocean. The impact of such a disaster in the Atlantic Ocean would be far greater and much harder to deal with. Any oil spill on the Atlantic would be carried in the Gulf Stream, affecting many
different countries and regions of the world with no way to stop it. There would be millions of marine organisms dead and many more severely affected by the pollution. The world fishing economy, especially the United States, would be drastically reduced. This would also cause many people to starve due to no major supply of food. In the end, all of the evidence stacked up against drilling in this region of the Atlantic Ocean has been outweighed by a relatively small amount of profits to be made by the major oil companies that would drill there. The even smaller amount of money to be made by the politicians through tax revenue and campaign contributions is really the straw that broke the camel’s back. It is very disheartening to know that greed for such a small amount of profits would lead to the decision to willingly put much of the planet at risk of a terrible disaster.
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Editorial: The pros and cons of holding the Olympics in Boston By Kevin Hayes Community Contributor
A hot debate going on right now is whether or not the 2024 Summer Olympics should be held in Boston. Many say yes, others say no. How about we take a look at 6 reasons, good and bad, why or why not the games should be held in Boston? Let’s start with cons. The first on the list of bad news is traffic. If you think the streets, railcars, and buses were backed up during the snowstorms this winter, triple the amount of traffic and that’s a small sample of what Boston will be like during the Olympics. There’s going to be non-stop traffic the whole month of the Olympics. It won’t be pleasant. Another unfortunate possible occurrence would be terrorist attacks. The marathon bombing proved that two guys can get lost in a crowd after performing a terrorist attack; what If that crowd is three times bigger than the Boston Marathon? I’m sure Boston Police will have security beefed up, but that still leaves the door open for someone to sneak in. There was
a terrorist attack at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, so it’s not unprecedented. Another attack could damage Boston even further. Last on the list of cons is that overcrowding in general will make an individual become claustrophobic. Just walking down Boylston Street like
they’re in a can of sardines will get many people riled up. Pushing, shoving, fighting; it doesn’t look good with so many people wandering the streets. Be prepared to watch your wallet, too, if the Olympics come to Boston. Now, let’s take a look at the positive effects of the
Olympics. The first of the pros is that the city will generate a massive amount of revenue from the overpopulated area. People will want food, drink and shelter as they descend upon the city. Hotels and eateries should clean up during the Olympic games, as well as the concession stands for wherever
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the events are held. Another pro is there could be a chance for a major upset, with a US team winning an event they weren’t expected to. The 1980 Men’s Hockey team played at home in Lake Placid, NY during the 1980 Olympics and they pulled off the greatest miracle of all time. With the Olympics in Boston, not only is it on home turf for Team USA, but local guys have a chance to make good and be heroes. Last, and perhaps most importantly, the Olympics may be able to unite sports fans in this country, in the wake of all the violence and bloodshed caused by the recent race riots. Then again, it won’t be for another 9 years. The riots could be over by then. Still, why beat up on each other when you have a common enemy? Maybe an event on US home soil would be good for the country as a whole. In the spirit of competition, the whole country could unite. In my eyes, the good outweighs the bad. I’m all for the Olympics coming here to Boston for the reasons highlighted above.
We’ve all heard it before: there’s no experience like your college experience; you will never forget your college years; in college, you develop life-long friendships. Maybe you haven’t heard the preceding phrases exactly, but there is a good chance you know those general sentiments. In high school, your advisor wants you to consider how different things will be in college compared to high school. If you aren’t a first generation college student, you may have had your parent or guardian tell you the same story about their college experience over and over again, or even introduce you to a friend from their college years. In essence, college is where you create yourself. College is where you take in all that is offered and figure out what you want the next couple of years of your life to look like. College is where most people decide what it is they want to focus on and figure out what they are passionate about. College is also where you gain
experience and skill in areas you never considered connecting to a career. At NSCC, Program Council is where these opportunities lie. Being a part of Program Council means you have the opportunity to shape your college experience, along with the college experience of your colleagues, through cocurriculum activities. Program Council is a student organization on campus that has its own budget. Members plan and host fun events on both campuses throughout the semester such as Fall Fest, Spring Fling, and Halloween Fest. By being a part of Program Council, you have the power to make decisions about school-wide events while building your résumé with skills such as planning, organizing, and marketing. The best thing about Program Council is that anyone can join because everyone has ideas. If you’re interested in joining Program Council, contact Tasia Cerezo via email or visit a Program Council meeting, which occur on Wednesdays at 1:30pm in the Teleconference rooms on both campuses (LW307 and DB208).
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The loud bike horn By Cole Kraus Contributing Writer Jonathan Lansey is a city-street biker. During his career, he has encountered multiple situations in which he wished he could have used some kind of mechanism to alert approaching cars of his presence. At first, he would just yell or make loud noises to try to get their attention, but he soon realized that people just didn’t react the same way to his yells as they would to something like a car horn. This realization gave him an idea, which eventually manifested itself in the form of an invention. He started by researching and trying to find a car horn that fit a bike, but he soon found that such products simply didn’t exist. As such, he decided to try to make one himself, given his experience as an engineer. His first approach was to design a prototype that was somewhat similar to a car horn. After teaming up with one of his friends, who was also an engineer, he began making rough drafts. At the beginning, the horn was rather bulky, especially considering that bikes are so so much smaller than cars. However, with a few more revisions, they were able to cut it down to a 24-ounce block-like shape that could be easily fastened to a bike, complete with strong bolts that made it difficult to steal. This whole idea stemmed from an incident in which one of his friends was biking home and was hit by an
oncoming car that did not see her. Luckily, she was okay and recovered quickly, but he really wanted to create a solution to help other bikers in similar situations. Sometimes, people might not even bike at all in the city because of the threat of getting hit by a car. This horn won’t prevent accidents, but it will probably trim the numbers. Even though suburbs are usually less dangerous and abundant with cars than cities, suburban bikers still have to be careful, as the suburbs usually don’t have bike lanes and are not bike friendly. In cities, on the other hand, you will often find bike lanes and other infrastructure to help prevent biking accidents. Personally, when I bike through my town, I’ve found that drivers are often unused to seeing and maneuvering around bikers. As such, the bike horn could be a useful tool for surburban bikers as well. In his Loud Bike Horn, Jonathan Lansey used the sounds of the same frequency as car horns: one of a higher pitch and one of a lower pitch. Thus, the drivers of cars tend to react to the loud bike horn in the same way that they would react to a car horn. The first tests of his product led to some pretty funny reactions from car drivers, who were taken aback when they learned the noise had come from a bike. Someone even said, “Hey! You’re not a car!”
New North Shore Career Access Point opens at NSCC Lynn Over 100 people were on hand for the recent Grand Opening of North Shore Community College/North Shore Career Center Access Point for Workforce Services, located on NSCC’s Lynn Campus, at 300 Broad Street in Lynn, MA. The NSCC Access Point will provide career center services to Lynn area companies, job seekers, and NSCC students. The Center will be open MondayThursday, from 8:30 am to 5 pm, during which time career center staffers will offer a variety of services, including career assessment services, periodic job seeker networking groups and workshops, financial and related assistance in finding job training, job placement, and follow up assistance to all members of the public. Dr. Patricia Gentile, NSCC President, welcomed attendees to the new campus location, then introduced Lynn Mayor Judith F. Kennedy who called the innovative new partnership “a match made in heaven.” Other program participants included Eastern Bank’s Nancy Huntington Stager, Chair of the North Shore Workforce Investment Board, Leslie Gould, Executive Director of the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce, and Mark Whitmore, Executive Director, North Shore Career Center. Gentile called the partnership a “win-win” for the city and the college. “The Workforce Investment Board wanted to continue to provide a
good service in Lynn, and we have 3,500 students on campus each semester, 80 percent of whom need to work. This career center will not only bring more members of the public onto our campus and familiarize them with NSCC as an education provider, but will also provide a service for all job seekers and our students.” “It’s a beautiful space and we’re going to put it to good use,” said Nancy Huntington Stager, chairwoman of the North Shore Workforce Investment Board, at a ribboncutting for the facility Tuesday. “We’re changing from one expensive big hub to many smaller hubs that are close, comfortable, and accessible in our communities. We’re doing things differently and the reason we’re doing things differently is so that people can get jobs.” Mayor Kennedy noted, “The sit-
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ing of the Workforce Investment Board Access Point at North Shore Community College allows both students and residents access to career assistance and educational opportunities in one convenient location. We are excited that these two community fixtures have embraced this venture of providing one-stop shopping for Lynn’s residents.” For More Information, please contact: Mary Sarris, Executive Director, North Shore Workforce Investment Board – 978-741-3805 Mark Whitmore, Executive Director, North Shore Career Center – 978-210-7823 Linda Brantley, Director of Public Relations and New Media, North Shore Community College 978-739-5506
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The Sports Hayes: The Rise and Fall of the Boston Bruins By Kevin Hayes, Community Contributor
In 2011 the Boston Bruins ended a 39-year drought to win their first Stanley Cup since 1972. They did it with shut-down defense, outstanding goal-tending and timely offense. Namely, the offense consisted of Captain and top defenseman Zdeno Chara and his crunch bunch of Johnny Boychuck, Tomas Kaberle, Dennis Seidenberg, Andrew Ference, and Adam Mcquaid, with “Sheriff” Shane Hnidy as backup. The offense will long live in Boston lore with Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi, Brad Marchand, Nathan Horton, Milan Lucic, Michael Ryder, Chris Kelly, Rich Peverly, Tyler Seguin, Gregory Campbell, Danny Paille, Shawn Thornton, and David Krejci. Tim Thomas was lights out in goal. They had a great mix of veterans and youngsters, and they had a young goalie in the wings in Tuuka Rask, who was waiting to take over. Fans envisioned multiple Stanley Cups with this core, but it never happened. Here’s why. The first problem with this group was that they lost a few players after the season. Mark Recchi’s retirement was expected but the team let Michael Ryder and Tomas Kaberle go in free agency. They were able to replace Ryder with Benoit Pouliot, but he was more of a downgrade than an upgrade. Kaberle wasn’t effective and he was replaced with Joe Corvo. The 20-year-old Tyler Seguin jumped into Recchi’s spot and led the team in goals in 2012. The core was back, but it was obvious that the team was suffering from a “Cup hangover”. To the casual fan, nothing is seen as wrong, but the smart fan realizes that the Bruins had played 25 extra games that many other teams didn’t in the playoffs. Unsurprisingly, their Cup Final opponent, Vancouver, also had a similar hangover. It also didn’t help that Nathan Horton and Adam McQuaid got hurt and would miss the playoffs. The team brought back old friend Brian Rolston to replace Horton and Greg Zanon to replace McQuaid. Still, this was still almost the exact same team from the year before, but goalie Tim Thomas wasn’t playing at the same elite level he had. It started when Tim, a proud Republican, refused to attend the customary team trip to the White House, which, for most people, wouldn’t be an
issue. Unfortunately for him, Boston is a democratic town and they took it as a sign that he hates the country. Thomas made some cryptic comments in the press and was never the same player. Due to injuries and exhaustion, the Bruins fell to the Washington Capitals in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, losing Game 7 at home in overtime. Fans were disappointed, but it was not entirely shocking. The 2012 season marked the end for Tim Thomas, as he was traded before the 2013 season. Tuuka Rask was now the starting goalie with Anton Khudobin as his backup. One of the benefits to the Bruins was the NHL lockout, which wiped out 34 games from the schedule. This extended rest appeared to revitalize the Bruins. The legendary Jaromir Jagr replaced Benoit Pouliot and Joe Corvo was gone, replaced by rookie defensemen Dougie Hamilton. The core was largely intact, but the team appeared headed to another early playoff exit. The Bruins had the Toronto Maple Leafs down 3 games to 1, but Toronto took the next two games and a 4-1 third period lead in Game 7 at home. The Bruins pulled off the miracle to win the game, with players saying afterwards that the team would have been broken up if they lost. The team rebounded to blitz through their next two series, going 81 against the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins to reach the Finals. They lost Gregory Campbell to Pittsburgh and the final series against Chicago became a revolving door with Carl Soderberg and Kaspars Daugavins replacing him. The
6 game Final was amazing and the Bruins just fell short against the Chicago Blackhawks. Game’s 1, 2 and 4 all went to overtime and Game’s 5 and 6 ended in a one-goal game. A little luck here and there and maybe they walk away champions again. Once again, the feeling was that they would be able to go on an extended run of success…and then it came crash ing to a halt. Tyler Seguin had a down year in 2013 and team officials leaked to the press that he had been partying hard most of the year. Apparently, general manager Peter Chiarelli had never heard of 21 year olds that liked to party. Shortly following the season, the Bruins made the idiotic and team altering decision to trade Seguin along with Peverly to the Dallas Stars for Joe Morrow, Matt Fraser, Loui Eriksson, and Reilly Smith. When asked why they traded their future franchise player, Peter coldly answered, “We ran out of patience.” It smacked of complete hypocrisy, considering the president of the Bruins was Cam Neely. Cam Neely came up with Vancouver as an 18-year-old forward in 1984 and had three average seasons. Vancouver brass wasn’t happy with his lifestyle (sound familiar?) and shipped him to Boston. Neely transformed into a superstar, matured, and became a hall of fame player. You would think Neely would have kept Seguin around for that reason alone. Nope, off he went. I myself said the trade was going to be franchise damaging—not now, but five years from now. Once Julien goes, Chara is gone and Bergeron is on his last legs,
they would need a player like Seguin to build around. Also gone was Nathan Horton, who chose to play for equal money with the lowly Florida Panthers. The word on the street was he didn’t want to play Julien’s defensive minded system anymore since he was constantly getting hurt. Andrew Ference also left as a free agent and suddenly the core players from 2011 were leaving one by one. Anton Khudobin was also gone, replaced by Chad Johnson. Jerome Iginla was signed to replace Horton and he led the team in goals in 2014. The 2014 Bruins ended up with the best record in the NHL but they peaked too soon. They wiped out the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs but ran into the one team that always gives them trouble: the Montreal Canadiens. Unlike Tim Thomas, Rask never plays well against Montreal and their diving tactics (especially in Montreal with Canadian referees) always seem to draw the Bruins to take stupid penalties. The Bruins managed to take a 3-2 lead on the Canadiens but then turned in two of the most embarrassing, pathetic performances in team history. The Canadiens
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outscored them 7-1, including a decisive 3-1 beat down in Game 7 in Boston. Combined with 2009 and 2010, that’s FOUR Game 7 losses at home for Claude Julien’s Bruins. It wasn’t just that they lost, it was how they lost. They showed no emotion, no drive and no talent in the final two games. How does a team not show up to a Game 7 against their most hated rival at home? Things spiraled downward from there. Jerome Iginla left in free agency and was never replaced. Shawn Thornton was let go for squirting water at PK Subban (anyone who says otherwise is just a company guy). Johnny Boychuck was traded in training camp and the Bruins floundered in 2015 amid injuries to Zdeno Chara and David Krejci. As of press writing, the Bruins are currently in 8th place and fighting just to stay in the playoffs. If Claude is fired and they bring in a new coach with a more offense friendly system, they’ll definitely be missing Seguin. Since leaving Boston, Tyler has 68 goals and 77 assists while the trio of Eriksson, Smith and Fraser have a combined 64 goals and 104 assists (Fraser was recently traded). Seguin has outscored all three of them and is only 27 assists short. Seguin is rapidly developing into the superstar everyone said he would when he was drafted 2nd overall in 2011. Brad Marchand hasn’t really done anything since Seguin was traded and Milan Lucic never developed into the Cam Neely mold. Bergeron has been their only steady player but he can’t do it alone. It’s sad to see a team that had so much potential fall apart as slowly and torturously as this. It wasn’t like the Canucks who dropped out of sight in 2012 and never came back; this was a slow, arduous decline of a team that could have been great. If the Bruins fail to make the playoffs this year, the front office has no one to blame but themselves.
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Arts in April is ready to roll! The Arts and Culture Committee is pleased to announce that NSCC’S annual celebration of arts and culture, affectionately known as Arts in April, is set to kick off on April 21, 2015. A two-week series of events is planned, promising something for everyone! Guest speakers and artists will be featured, faculty, staff, and student art work will be displayed in both campus libraries, Joe Boyd will teach the Universal Curriculum, and TRiO students will share their musical talents. Faculty, staff, and student groups will host a range of arts and culture-based activities, including portrait photography sittings, staged readings of student work, a discussion panel
about the world of comic books, and a dance concert. The fortnight celebration will begin on the Danvers Campus on Tuesday, April 21 with the Arts and Culture Committee’s annual Spark Launch from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in MS-111 (the old cafeteria). Celebrate NSCC student writers and artists whose work has been selected for this year’s edition of Spark, our college literary and arts magazine. Meet these talented writers and artists and view the gallery of student work on display. Week Two will commence with One World Taiko, a Japanese Drum Ensemble from 12:00–1:00pm in the Lynn Gym. Hosted by the Program
By Jessie Nocella Environmental Writer
because I wanted people to be more aware. But as we left the city, I felt like my efforts would never pay off; maybe they wouldn’t even make a difference. Now, about seven months later, it has been decided that “The Greatest Show On Earth” is about to get much better...without the elephants. The Ringling Brothers will retire all of their elephants to a reservation in Florida by 2018. Just three months prior to this decision, the CEO had claimed that the show could never go on without the elephants, but suddenly they are publicly phasing it out. The significant controversy caused by their elephant abuse and uncomfortability of the audience with this phenomenon caused the circus to go through with the change. I couldn’t have been happier when I read the article that day. This is something I am proud to see occur in my lifetime, and it is a huge step for taking all animal performances out of the country. Although I know there were a vast number of factors that played into this victory, it made that day in Boston so much more worth it. I contributed to something that is bigger than me, out of will, without any promise of a reward. But this…this is the best reward I could have asked for.
Environmental Corner: The elephants are free!
I found myself standing outside of TD Garden in Boston in early September with a stack of printed articles in one hand and a half-scared smile on my face. The Ringling Brothers’ circus was in town for the last day, giving their infamous performance in the building behind me. I guess it’s true that when you really believe in something, you’ll step out of your comfort zone to accomplish it. I had been researching the treatment of elephants in the circus for about a year. After hours of reading and watching multiple videos from protection agencies, workers, and audience members, I became intrigued and disgusted with how such an open phenomenon of animal abuse was occurring, and even being accepted, in the United States. It seemed so appalling to me that no one even talked about the matter. When you realize something is wrong with a situation, be it domestic or global, you want to share it with others. After many rejections and half of the papers passing out half of the papers, my sister and I decided we would just put the rest on parked cars in the garage we were handing them out in. It felt like an accomplishment to spend a day doing something good just
Council, One World Taiko is a professional Japanese drum ensemble that captivates audiences of all ages with their heart pounding beats, dynamic movement, and rhythmic grooves. Traditional and original drum compositions are interwoven with descriptions of the various instruments and the history of Taiko. Concluding the festivities will be the opening night of the Performing Arts Council’s production of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, at 7 pm at Lynn Arts, Inc on 25 Exchange Street, Lynn MA. Additional highlights of this year’s celebration include ongoing art exhibits:
The Veteran Behind the Mask, Exhibit, running from April 21st-May 1st in Danvers, MS104, The Veterans Center. Based on National Geographic’s Behind the Mask, Revealing the Trauma of War, this project takes place in conjunction with NSCC’s OTA Program. NSCC Veterans and Veterans Center staff have created their own masks to express their emotions. Masks will be available for viewing during Veterans Center office hours. Images of Compassion, running from April 27th-May 17th, in the Danvers Library. The Images of Compassion Exhibit is a fundraising project sponsored by The Compassion Project: An
Anthology and NSCC to benefit ChildHelp Sierra Leone, an organization that supports West African children. On display will be paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography, multimedia works, and poems. All money received from submission fees/donations for the exhibit will go directly to ChildHelp Sierra Leone. The event will be hosted by Laurette Folk & Student Life. Events are free and open to the public. For a complete calendar listing write to matwoods@northshore.edu, or visit the Student Life Offices on either campus.
The English Department at North Shore Community College is very excited to welcome the amazing Regie Gibson, one of the best slam poets in the country and a National Poetry Slam Individual Champion, to NSCC. Regie has performed in feature films, on cable television, on radio, and in venues all over the world. An author, songwriter, and educator, Regie has been widely published in anthologies, magazines, and journals throughout the country, such as The Iowa Review. His full-length book of poetry, Storms Beneath the Skin, was published in 2001 and won the Golden Pen Award. Regie particularly enjoys engaging and inspiring young people through his works. Regie will perform on the following dates and times: Tuesday, April 28, from 9:30 am-10:45 am and 11:00 am12:15 pm on the Danvers campus in the Math and Sciences Building in the Old Cafe (next to the bookstore) and Wednesday, April 29, from 9:30 am-10:20 am and 11:30 am12:20 pm on the Lynn campus in the McGee Building Gymnasium. During his extensive career, Regie has worked with a host of innovative authors, artists, and musicians including Gwendolyn Brooks, Fareed Haque, Kurt Vonnegut, The Monks of the Drepong Gamong Monastery, Mos Def, Reg E.
Gaines, Savion Glover, and John Legend. His work has been featured in a cross-spectrum of musical genres including World, Celtic, Jazz, Blues, Salsa, and classical European. Regie and his work are featured in a range of films including the New Line Cinema film Love Jones, based largely on events in his life. A former National Poetry Slam Individual Champion, Regie was selected as one of Chicago Tribune's Artist of the Year for Excellence for his poetry. He has been regularly featured on NPR and has
appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. A cross-disciplinary artist, Regie has toured with the Chicago Mask Ensemble, and he co-produced the play "The Mystery of Fire Bread" while performing in Europe with the Sharnier. For more information, visit www.regiegibson.com. You won’t want to miss this inspiring artist – part of the Arts and Cultural Committee’s Arts in April programming this spring!
Regie Gibson coming to NSCC
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Carrie and Lowell Review By Johnny Hoel Contributing Writer
A friend of mine once declared rather firmly that he believed Sufjan Stevens could be classified as an actual musical genius – on the level of someone as well-respected as Bob Dylan or Frank Zappa. I would say that this is a fair statement; even objectively, he is extremely talented. Sufjan plays over 20 instruments and has released 7 studio albums, along with numerous side projects, all of which have been met with immense sales and critical acclaim. His 2005 release Illinois, a 73 minute long album, entirely focused on themes related to the state, is possibly his greatest album so far, and, since its release, has become widely regarded as a classic. It has even landed itself on many of the best-of-thedecade lists from outlets such as Rolling Stone magazine and Pitchfork Media. Ten years later, Sufjan Stevens has released a much quieter and introspective record, Carrie & Lowell, which is a chronicling of love, specifically the lives of his mother and stepfather. The new album is a stark contrast to Sufjan’s more recent electronic and experi-
mental endeavors. It is a stripped-down folk album, reminiscent of his very early, preIllinois albums, which were more acoustically-based. Carrie and Lowell is a record that does not enrapture you with its musical complexity but instead envelops you with its emotions. It’s an album that tells a very tragic story about an extremely complicated mother-son relationship and the long-term impacts of those complications. Sufjan struggles with his mother’s recent death and seems to be working it out therapeutically with his songwriting.
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The album seems to shine brightest early, with tracks like ‘Death with Dignity’ and ‘All of Me Wants All of You’, though the definitive, stand-out single from the album is certainly ‘No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross’, which emits such vibrant imagery in its lyrics that it’s almost startling. This album is definitely worth a listen. Carrie & Lowell debuted on March 31st via Asthmatic Kitty Records. Sufjan Stevens will be playing at the Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston on May 4th.
34th Forum on Tolerance: The power of forgiveness By Laurie Carlson Contributing Writer
the University of Toronto. Philosopher and historian of science, Dr. Kumar has written and lectured extensively about Bioethics and Cultural issues globally. Author of recently published Matters of Life & Death: Reflections on Bioethics, Law and the Human Destiny, his forthcoming books are: Time to Remember: Time to Forget—From Fear to Forgiveness and 7000 Million Degrees of Freedom. Dr. Kumar also conducts workshops on Forgiveness and Healing internationally. For over four years, he has written a weekly column, ‘Ideas & Beliefs’ about forgiveness and cultural issues for South Asian Observer in Canada.
tance of ILISA, the Spanish language organization that set up most of the events that took place during our stay. All breakfasts (7am) and Dinners (7pm) were provided by our generous host families and on most mornings the students were engaged in service learning at different local schools. During the afternoons, ILISA provided transportation to various cultural or leisure activities, such visiting museums, viewing massive volcanoes, and visiting a wonderful three-generation coffee plantation. We also went zip-lining and had a day at Manual Antonio National Park, where we were able to visit a series of beautiful beaches surrounded by a national park with monkeys and birds. The water temperature was 86 degrees Fahrenheit!
The students had a great experience overall; they particularly enjoyed the service learning and host family experiences, as they found that these events made their cultural connection so much stronger than it would have been had they stayed in a hotel. They really were able to interact and communicate with Costa Ricans of many different ages and backgrounds. We all arrived safely back in Boston at midnight on Sunday before classes started again, possessing a new understanding of how unique and beautiful Costa Rica was. A few of our students are even interested in going back this summer to either teach the locals English or improve their Spanish skills. If you get a chance to visit Costa Rica, you won’t be disappointed…just don’t fly out on Friday the 13th!
The topic for the 34th Forum on Tolerance is The Power of Forgiveness. Dr. Sehdev Kumar Will deliver talks on Thursday April 23rd from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm in the Lynn Campus Gym, and on Friday April 24th from 10:30am – 12:20pm in room 119 of the Danvers Campus Math/Science Building. Dr. Kumar’s Lynn talk is entitled "Time to Remember: Time to Forget: from Fear to Forgiveness." His Danvers lecture is entitled, Seven Steps to Freedom: From Fear to Forgiveness. Dr. Sehdev Kumar is Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Canada; currently he lectures on Bioethics, Forgiveness, and Science-Religion Dialogue at
Our Costa Rican Adventure By Gregory Reppucci Professor of Natural Sciences
On Friday, March 13th, eight North Shore Community College Students who were enrolled in SPN104 Language and Culture, a three-credit course, and two faculty members set out for a Service Learning Trip during Spring Break in Costa Rica. The trip was organized by Irene Fernandez, who teaches Spanish full time here at the college and took a group to Costa Rica two years ago, on a trip that was run by the CAS ( Center for Alternative Studies), which is headed by Christy Sugarman and Janet Kimball . The main goals of this latest trip were for the students to practice and improve their Spanish, volunteer in various schools, assisting the Costa Rican students in learning English, and experi-
ence a new country and culture. Costa Rica is a little smaller than West Virginia and has a population of 4.872 million people. Two thirds of the country lives in the central valley and greater San Jose, Costa Rica’s capital. It is the third “greenest,” or most sustainable, country in the world, behind Sweden and Norway. It produces 85% of its electricity through Hydropower and has huge geothermal, as well as wind and solar, potential. It has no Military and 50% of its government’s elected officials are women. Long ago, it had the foresight to preserve much of its diverse and important wildlife habitats, and the country now brings in much more money from ecotourism than it would have from exhausting these natural resources. It also has six active volcanoes and over 60
dormant/extinct volcanoes. On Friday, March 13th it was just our luck to have one of those active volcanoes (Turrialba) erupt and shut down the main airport in the capital city of San Jose. This stranded our group in Miami for three nights! We made the best of the situation by renting a van and taking the students to South Beach on the first day and out for a traditional Cuban dinner in Miami Beach that night, and attending the largest LatinAmerican festival in Florida on the second day. We all finally arrived in Costa Rica on Monday at noon and, after lunch and a short walking tour of the suburb of San Jose we were staying in, we all split up to stay with our host families. Two students stayed with each host, and all of the hosts were within a short dis-
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Alumni Corner: Andrea Zellen, Class of ‘99
By Sandy Rochon Alumni Coordinator
Andrea Zellen is the Director of the Emergency Room Department and Inpatient Unit at Lahey Health. She came to NSCC’s nursing program as an adult learner, juggling the challenges of returning to school with parenting a young child and maintaining a steady job. Andrea began the nursing program after a few years of working in the field of social work. She’d always had an interest in nursing but lacked the confidence in herself to pursue it. However, at 26 years old, after spending a lot of time working around nurses, she decided to follow her passion and push past her fears to pursue the career she really wanted. Though the nursing program was challenging, Andrea recalls it being a great environment to learn in.
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Describing herself as an “average” student previously, Andrea recalls having doubts and insecurities, but said that the environment at North Shore was supportive and encouraging, particularly for
adult learners. Her professors were terrific role models, there was “no negativity,” and her professors understood that she had various responsibilities in addition to school. She remembers the nursing profes-
sors being wonderful role models. They were smart, professional, and encouraging, and Andrea recalls thinking that they represented what she aspired to be. By her second year in
like a wartime tonic for them, uplifting their lives. This award-winning film was the first Russian film to score an American success during the Cold War era.
Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) enters into a marriage of convenience with a womanizing baron. But when she follows him to Kenya to oversee their coffee plantation, she falls in love with a free-spirited hunter (Robert Redford) who can't be tied down. Director Sydney Pollack's lush period drama earned seven Academy Awards, including statues for Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.
Society and The Muslim Students Association along with associated faculty, staff, students, and alumni will be hosting the following events:
Project.) The evening will conclude with reports on food and environmental justice from local and international activists.
Film: Slow is Fast | 12:30 pm1:30 pm | Danvers, MS-119 (Lecture Hall) Slow is Fast “recounts the experiences of Dan Malloy, Kellen Keene and Kanoa Zimmerman during their 50day, 700-mile bicycle adventure down the California coast.” (Patagonia). With discussion led by Professors Sean Hanlon and yusef Hayes
Peacemakers Gathering | 8 am1 pm | Lynn Cafeteria The goal of the peacemakers gathering is to highlight peacemakers of the past and present and explore various cultural and spiritual paths to peace. The morning will include group activities, visioning, music, and presentations on Bhakti, Zen, Sufi, and universal approaches to peace. The event is free and includes a light vegan and vegetarian breakfast.
International/intercultural film series By Matthew Woods Arts Coordinator
Sponsored by the NSCC Council on International Education, and running in tandem with Arts in April programming, this special series presents award-winning films from around the globe. All films are free and open to the public. Content of these films may not be suitable for children. For more information, contact Caroline at cschwarz@northshore.edu. The series schedule is as follows: Friday, April 10
Ballad of a Soldier | 6:30pm | Lynn, LE-203 During World War II, a 19 year-old Russian soldier, Alyosha, wins a 10-day leave and tries to make it home. Along the way, he meets several civilians; his presence is
the program, she was pregnant with her 2nd child, which she delivered the day after her last class at NSCC ended. Andrea graduated from NSCC in 1999 and began her nursing career, where she has worked primarily in emergency care. Andrea recalled her confidence in herself and her academic abilities blossoming during the nursing program and after graduation. She continued her education completing a Master’s Degree in Health Administration in 2009, and her career has steadily progressed. Andrea’s advice to students: “put your mind to it” to follow your passion and find your success. She did, and she now enjoys an “amazing” professional and personal life and a career that she loves which offers “incredible opportunity for financial stability and flexibility.”
Friday, April 17
Departures | 6:30 pm | Lynn, LE-203
When the orchestra of a talented cellist, Daigo Kobayashi, is disbanded, he accepts a job as a "Nokanashi,” one who prepares the dead for burial, in order to provide for himself and his young wife. As he takes on his new role as gate keeper between life and death, Daigo gradually develops a greater appreciation for life. Friday, April 24
Out of Africa | 6:30 pm | Lynn, LE-203 Denmark
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Path of the Gathering
Peacemakers
The Path of the Peacemakers Gathering will be two days of art, communication, and embodiment focused on inner and outer peace and harmony. Spirituality, ecology, peace, and justice will be explored through film and music with practitioners and guiding teachers from the spiritual traditions of Bhakti, Zen, and Sufism. The Multi-Cultural
Friday, May 1
Film: Elemental | 6:30 pm9:30 pm | Lynn, LE303 Film: Elemental “tells the story of three individuals united by their deep connection with nature and driven to confront some of the most pressing ecological challenges of our time.” (Global Oneness
Saturday, May 2
Please contact yusef Hayes with any questions, yhayes@northshore.edu, 978739-5414.