March 2019

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COMDay 2019: “In pursuit of truth(s)” COLIN FROMENT, KATIE PETERS AND TAYLOR VILES co-editor-in-chief &

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The sixth-annual COMDay occurred Tuesday, March 5 in de Witt Hall, educating the mass audiences on the event’s overall theme, “In Pursuit of Truth.” Throughout the day, students and professors listened to guest speakers, while professionals from communication fields gave advice on securing full-time positions in the future.

The event was organized by the School of Communications & The Arts and chaired by Professor Erin Vicente, with the help of 10 student volunteers led by senior communications major Megan Palumbo.

The day began with “Political Communication in the Current Era,” a panel moderated by “The Boston Globe” political reporter Joshua Miller. The panel featured Senior Advisor to Gov. Charlie Baker, Jim Conroy and Former Communications officer for Gov. Deval Patrick & Pacer Strategies Cyndi Roy Gonzalez.

“The Boston Globe” sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy was the Distinguished Speaker at 11 a.m. Shaughnessy has authored 12 books, is a 12-time winner of the Massachusetts Sports Writer of the Year Award, and was named one of the Top 10 Sports Writers in America by the Associated Press during his career.

The College of Holy Cross graduate described his early background as a sports correspondent while attending high school and shared his words of wisdom.

“If you believe in yourself, stick through it,” Shaughnessy said. “That’s the pursuit of truth.”

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Students received advice from distinguished speakers and an alumni panel during this year’s COMDay. Above, Hank Philipi Ryan (L) and Dan Shaughnessy (R). Below, the alumni panel with Megan Palumbo (L) and Professor Franklin (R).

He encouraged journalism students to step out of their comfort zone and keep writing. “Get out of your dorm and report...tell me what’s going on at Lasell,” he said. “We are here to write and report the truth.”

In the afternoon, Associate Dean of the School of Communication & the Arts Aaron Toffler led a panel with Associate Professor of Communication at Roger Williams University Dr. Paola Prado and former Chief Environmental Correspondent for “The New York Times” Philip Shabecof. They discussed life as an environmental journalist and how reporting is a chance to influence change.

Boston WHGH TV’s On-Air Investigative Reporter Hank Philippi Ryan was the Keynote Speaker. She is best known for her television work, which has won her 34 Emmy awards and 14 Edward R. Murrow awards. Ryan is the author of 10 mystery novels including “The Other Woman,” “Murder List” and her latest, “Trust Me.” Her presentation titled, “A Journalist’s Perspective: A search for truth,” reflected the day’s theme. Highlighting how she got her start in investigative journalism and some moments from her career, Ryan gave advice to students on going after their dreams.

“You never know what wonderful thing is around the corner, and you never know what twist and turn your life is going to take,” said Ryan. “You never know what you’re going to have to deal Continued on page 4

Suiting up for the first School of Business Day HANNAH AKERLY & TAYLOR VILES

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The first ever School of Business Day was held on March 20 in de Witt Hall. The coordinators merged the School of Business majors into an event that will continue annually.

Charlie Collins and Michael Ketchen were the event’s Keynote Speakers. Collins, a self-made entrepreneur and founder of Charlie Collins International, LLC, had an eye disease that prevented him from having a normal childhood. People looked at him differently, which caused him to lose confidence. “How you see yourself and how you see the world is critical,” said Collins.

He was eventually hired by a motorcycle dealership and was promoted quickly. Within three years he was named the Vice President and part-owner of the multi-million dollar company. “Something shifted in me,” he said.

Having someone who believed in his work allowed his confidence to rise again.

Collins lives by a Henry Ford quote saying, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” Inspired by this quote, he started his own company working with and helping blind people. Since selling the company three years ago, Collins wrote a book discussing his struggles during his youth and adulthood. It also discusses his success and that, “success is an inside job, not an outside job.”

Lasell alum from 2006 and founder

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(L-R) Sandeep Saripalli leads “What is coding?” workshop. Keynote speaker Michael Ketchen speaking about founding Commonwealth Collective LLC. Corporate sharks award Alexandra Barlett with $2,000 for “ConnectMV: Messages.”

of Commonwealth Collective, LLC Michael Ketchen was the second Keynote Speaker.

During his speech he shared experiences while reflecting on things that helped him learn and grow in his time after college. He said, “I truly believe we are alive at the greatest time with unlimited opportunities, you can literally do whatever you want.” Ketchen emphasized finding passions and the reasons to pursue goals.

Junior event management major and one

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of the student coordinators Ally Parabicoli said, “I have to say this was challenging and rewarding, this was definitely one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life, but it was so worth it. Everyone seemed to have a great time.”

Corporate sharks made an appearance as four students pitched their business ideas for the chance to win a $2,000 grant and to work with a “Shark” on their future business plan. Jeff McNeil, founder of Qeepsake and 2017 “Shark Tank” contestant, was one

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of the guest panelists. Two winners were chosen: Carlos Lopez, creator of a tracking device the size of a SIM card called “Smart Tape,” received $500 to pursue his invention. Alexandra Barlett who created the app “ConnectMV: Messages,” won the Grand Prize of $2,000. The app was designed to help small businesses grow and expand their consumer base, soon to be working with Martha’s Vineyard.

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Seniors sacrifice to serve

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Fifteen Lasell students and alum departed Logan as strangers but returned as a family. For seven days our world was limited to these 15 faces, the Georgia mountains and our Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (GATC) mentors.

For three days we hacked away at trees and clay, building new and sustainable amenities for the Appalachian Trail (AT). We averaged three-tofour hours of sleep a night and traveled like sardines in a 15 person van; our bodies pushed to their physical limits and our minds constantly engaged by past trauma and emotion reintroduced through our nightly reflection.

If you’re wondering why I chose this instead of a destination vacation, $200 in fees makes Lasell Alternative Breaks (LAB) a financially feasible option. LAB destinations are also disclosed post-acceptance, adding an element of spontaneity to the sweet deal of experiencing and contributing to a part of the country you may never have seen before.

Gaining 14 new lifelong friends and the grandfatherly support of our GATC supervisor, Roy Stallings, is the reason I would make this choice again in a heartbeat. I learned things about myself that lounging on a beach certainly could not unlock. I struggled every day and was met with unconditional love from 14 people I admired deeply. I questioned my identity and found answers. The clarity of the woods and the trip’s substance-free stipulation restored a balance I had long searched for.

Thank you to my trip advisors, leaders, the GATC, fellow ASB members and those who donated for making this experience possible.

I suggest anyone considering LAB challenge themself and apply; I promise you will emerge better than you began.

ASB in Houston, Texas, was an amazing opportunity for 15 Lasell community members to serve a small part in Hurricane Harvey disaster recovery.

Every evening from day one we communed to form a reflection circle in the living room of our temporary home. The first nights were challenging, pushing us out of our comfort zones while learning about one another.

After the first reflection, however, we shared a determination and warm energy to bring into the workdays proceeding.

The first two service days we worked with SBP, a non-profit that shrinks the time between disaster and recovery. Each morning before leaving for service we established buddies, or our partner for the day. Our group was able to work together but each pair had a different job. Two-by-two we paired off to complete siding of a house.

The afternoon flew by with overwhelming laughter and positivity. If I could describe the attitude in one word it would be supportive. We all overcame physical and emotional challenges to complete most of the siding on the house but never lost motivation as to what our purpose was.

Wednesday and Thursday our group split into two sites while working with West Street Recovery to build rain gardens. Rain gardens are used to flourish native plants on gardens that keep rainwater from flooding the street.

It rained most of the week leaving the Texas clay wet and heavy. However, I was immensely impressed by the work ethic of everyone I observed.

No one lost motivation or perspective due to the overwhelming generosity of the homeowner.

The sense of community was like no other by our final service day. Outside of service we also spent our free time together. We are continuing to grow our bond even after the ASB experience.

Technology is a troubling temptation MEGAN PALUMBO, CRISTINA SERRATORE & CLAIRE CRITTENDON co-editor-in-cheif

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I was standing by the toaster waiting for my bagel when I tried making light conversation with the girl next to me, who was also waiting for toast.

I mentioned how brave she was to be wearing Birkenstocks in 10 degree weather...but the conversation did not move past this. She didn’t even acknowledge that I was talking to her. The girl’s head was buried in her phone, unaware that I was two feet away talking and looking at her directly. It was in this moment that I became disappointed and flat out annoyed with how disengaged college students have become, thanks to the trance their technologies send them into.

Since this incident, I’ve been observant of my surroundings to see how often our phones and computers dominate our lives. On Lasell’s campus it’s normal to see people scrolling through Facebook videos or online shopping in class, texting while walking down the stairs, posting Instagram stories in the dining hall, and even taking calls while a professor is in the middle of a lecture.

These days, our phones and computers have become a part of our identity. But when does too much connectivity become unhealthy? I don’t think there are any boundaries with using technology, and even if there were, it would be hard for students to power down. A recent study conducted by “The Post Athens” looked at 50 Ohio college students and found they spent an average of four hours and 25 minutes a day on their phones, while

nearly half of that time on social media.

Being connected is becoming a huge distraction in addition to being a college student and can lead to falling behind in class, a higher rate of feeling depressed or that your life isn’t picture perfect, and most common: lack of sleep.

Luckily, there are of easy ways to prevent your phone from becoming a distraction. I don’t like to turn my phone off, but I do turn my push notifications off. Unless somebody tries to contact me directly by calling or through a messaging app, I don’t get any notifications on my lock screen or even on the banner at the top of the screen. iPhones have two nifty settings that can reduce the distraction drastically. Screen Time tracks your mobile usage and how much time you spend collectively on your device, breaking it down by each app. After every week it sends a notification with the usage report. Additionally, there’s a color filter setting to grayscale your screen display, making notifications and app content unappealing.

Of course, there are times when you can’t ignore a text or let a call go to voicemail. In urgent cases, do your professor and fellow students a favor and step outside of the room to take the call.

Almost everyone is completely absorbed in their phone. Headphones in, attention focused solely on the screen in front of them. We’ve come to acknowledge this as the norm, and no one seems to question why we tune out our peers

Health Center: what’s up, Doc? HOLLY FEOLA & JOHN MACLEAN 1851 staff

Recently, some students have questioned the timeliness and thoroughness of health professionals in the Health Services office.

I think Health Services should open 10 minutes before their official hours to prevent patient waiting. Once, I arrived at Health Services at 8:20 a.m. No lights were on and there was no one there, despite center’s 8:30 to 4:30 hours. At 8:30 a man unlocked the door. Then, I waited five minutes for a nurse to check me. By opening a few minutes earlier, I would’ve been able to have my appointment when scheduled, rather than five minutes later.

Before the nurse examined me, I told her my symptoms: fatigue, pressure in my head, sore throat, and congestion. When she examined my throat to see if I had strep throat, she did not examine it as extensively as my primary doctor usually would have.

According to the Lasell website, “Lasell College Health Services is committed to providing high quality healthcare and health promotion to improve undergraduate students’ overall health.”

However, some students feel as though the health center does not always meet the expectations of care they claim to hold.

One student who allegedly encountered this

problem thought that the Health Center could have done more. The student seeking treatment was injured while playing a club sport and had no access to the athletic trainers. Athletic trainers are primarily available to varsity sports athletes. The only service available for this student was the health center. The student went in for the visit and only received a minor injury diagnosis and handed ibuprofen for what was later diagnosed as a left chest wall contusion.

Students admit that in general they get good care at the Health Center. They just wish the nurses would administer a more thorough examination so students feel comfortable with the diagnosis. The practitioner I saw was very good at explaining my symptoms and answering my questions. She overall seemed very knowledgeable and thorough in her explanation.

However, when one considers all the facts, nurse practitioners should be there earlier to keep appointments timely. Another fix could be making sure that they are more in-depth with examinations.

By absolving the students’ concerns of timeliness and thoroughness in the health center, students’ satisfaction in the services they offer will increase.

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almost automatically for those few minutes. Next time you sit down before class, take a moment and look around to observe this for yourself. Are you guilty of tuning out reality?

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When Disney live action reboots go to theaters, a wide range of ages can be seen sitting next to one another. I am the 21-year-old shushing kids in the theaters because I want to watch Belle dancing with the Beast while Mrs. Potts sings “Tale as Old as Time” in the background. As a child, I was obsessed with all things Disney... that has not changed.

Watching Disney movies is a form of therapy. When dealing with adult problems and midterms, stepping into the magical world of Disney is a way to escape reality for a minute. Disney has come out with several live action reboots: “Beauty and the Beast,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Maleficent,” “Cinderella,” and “Jungle Book.”

Some Disney fans think these movies are a bit overkill, but I could not be happier.

New technology advancements in special effects is like an empty canvas that is eager to be painted. While the reboots are similar to the originals, there are still differences between the two.

Some reboots are loosely based off of

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their originals, such as “Maleficent,” and others are truer to the original plots such as “Beauty and the Beast.”

Disney’s upcoming films are “Mulan,” “The Lion King” and “Aladdin.” Personally, “The Lion King” is my ultimate favorite Disney movie and I can’t wait to see how Disney approaches the live reboot when it comes to theaters on July 29, 2019. “Aladdin” will be coming to theaters on May 24, 2019.

“Mulan” will be a longer wait and won’t be heading to theaters until March 27, 2020.

Hearing about “Mulan” has made me very nervous because Li Shang is said to not be cast for the live action movie, despite that he is one of the main characters in the animated original. There is also rumor that there will be no singing in the “Mulan” movie.

These movies bring Disney back to its roots from where they started decades ago.

Disney movies taught us many different life lessons. Years later, these messages are still just as meaningful, while evoking feelings of nostalgia. These live action movies allow us to feel the magic one more time.

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Fenway Health teaches sex-ed for miles MEGAN PALUMBO & HOLLY FEOLA co-editor-in-cheif

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Congressman Kennedy is 2019 Commencement Speaker Congressman Joe Kennedy III was announced as this year’s Commencement speaker on March 6 via email sent

by President Michael Alexander. Kennedy will be giving the keynote address at the school’s 165th Commencement ceremony on May 11, 2019.

Kennedy obtained his bachelor’s degree in Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University and a J.D. from Harvard University. He served as the Assistant District Attorney representing Middlesex County and the Cape and Islands before being elected to Congress in 2013. He currently serves as the Congressman for the fourth district of Massachusetts.

Kennedy is the great-nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy. He is also a grandson of former United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

President Alexander said in his email, “…Congressman Kennedy receives many requests and invitations.

The fact that he will take part in Lasell’s Commencement speaks volumes about the reputation of our students, faculty and staff.”

One donation for four lives The annual American Red Cross blood drive was held on the second floor of Arnow Campus Center on March 5, where students could give blood donations during an assigned time slot.

Hospitality Management Association members Cecelia Costa and Samantha Lavoie forwarded an email from Vice President of Academic Affairs Jim Ostrow, stating their partnership with the American Red Cross.

According to the forwarded email, ‘with one donation of blood, there is a chance to save up to four lives.’

This event not only benefits the lives saved but likewise the lives that donated.

Donating blood is a beneficial aspect in every community because it gives others the chance to see a brand-new tomorrow. Donating blood can take a toll on the human body, so snacks were handed out to the donors to have them feeling energized after donating blood.

Each type of blood is given to various patients. According to American Red Cross, ‘Type O Negative red cells are given to patients of all blood types because only of seven percent people in the U.S. are Type O Negative...and Type AB positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all blood types since only three percent of people in the U.S. have AB positive blood.”

Campus Police organizes dodgeball tournament Campus Police Chief Winsor and other Campus Police officers hosted a dodgeball tournament as a way of connecting with students.

The turnout was better than previous years, with three student teams, two officer teams, and members of the Lasell community.

Each team that participated received a t-shirt and a chance to win a private pizza party.

After an exciting tournament, “Not your Average Joes” with members from the Health and Wellness club claimed victory. When the tournament ended, members of Team SGA challenged Campus Police to a few friendly matches. Chief Winsor was excited with the outcome of the event and hopes to host another tournament before this semester comes to an end.

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Fenway Health presented information to students on safer sex.

On March 19, Fenway Health held a “Safer Sex Decathlon” in Arnow Campus Center to educate students about safe sex and different sexualities through 10 short activities.

The event was organized by Assistant Director of the Donahue Institute Thomas Morgan. It started with Fenway Health representatives introducing themselves and giving a presentation before the activities started, so everyone would have a baseline of knowledge.

The last time Fenway Health visited campus was in 2017. Morgan participated in last event that Fenway held in de Witt and remembered it being very enjoyable. He was excited when they contacted him asking if they could return to campus again.

In comparison to the last time they visited, Recruitment Operations Lead at Fenway Community Kathleen Bailey thought that Arnow “... was a much better setting and really more intimate.”

Morgan’s goal was to create a more relaxed atmosphere. After the event he shared,

“I’m glad we did it [in Arnow]. I think it allowed people to just be more comfortable, be more outgoing, volunteer for answering things, or participating in the activities more.”

Some of the topics discussed in the presentation were the differences between sex and gender, consent, social determinants, and health disparities.

Shortly after the presentation, the attendees split into teams to compete in 10 activities related to general sexual health knowledge and some of the information covered earlier.

The activities allowed students to learn more about sexual health in a comfortable setting outside of the classroom.

One activity recognizing microaggressions encouraged students to identify what qualifies a microaggression.

Other exercises that were part of the sex decathlon were identifying the different LGBTQIA+ flags, trying to name as many STI’s as possible and brainstorming ways to give consent to someone. The activities were enjoyable and had students laughing while

touching on important sexual health topics.

Bailey expressed how happy they were to be engaging with the Lasell community and educating them on topics related to HIV/ AIDS and LGBTQ+ health. “We want to have a place that’s fun and interactive to talk about sex especially in the context of LGBTQ+ communities,” Bailey said.

As PRIDE club advisor and coordinator for this event, Morgan said, “I was hoping students would take something new but I think the bigger goal [is] the comfort piece and that students would gain a sense of comfort and confidence talking about sexual health and advocating for their own sexual health.”

The students attending the workshop were already very knowledgeable of Fenway Health and were eager to play the sex-ed games. Sophomore sociology major Allison Smith attended as a member of Peer Health and said, “I want to go into sex education as a career and Fenway Health I think does really good work, so I was interested in going one of their events and seeing what they did.”

Sophomore fashion design and production major Dylan Alves decided to participate in the sex decathlon to gain more knowledge about safe sex. When asked what he got out of the event Alves said, “More information about the health side about LGBTQ+. More interesting facts and especially when it comes to transgender health and all that and especially for Fenway Health that is a very healthy organization.”

“I personally learned about the different pride flags that there are and more education on just the things that come with sex in general,” Smith said.

Morgan wants the students who weren’t able to attend to know, “You’re not alone in whatever it is that you are thinking about or worried about. There are other people that are also nervous to talk, nervous to share and nervous to ask questions so you will be in a very supportive environment in a safe space where people want to help learn and grow.”

Students get a preview into purpose KATIE PETERS

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Graduate students in the communication department participated in a discussion-based presentation on Wednesday, March 20 in Science and Technology Center room 232 led by Kevin Walther, an expert in the Boston area on purpose marketing, social impact and corporate responsibility.

The focus of Walther’s presentation was how companies can use cause marketing to help grow their businesses.

The Northeastern University alumwas able to connect with his audience and have a meaningful conversation. “I want to keep this conversation, because of our size, pretty informal,” he said. “I really wanted to make sure you get out everything that you want to get out of the conversation and really keep it very interactive.”

The audience, mainly graduate students from a course taught by Communication Professor Dr. Janice Barrett, brought interesting perspectives to the discussion. “We have a very interesting class from all around the world learning about these approaches we have in American business, which is really important,” Barrett said.

Walther currently works for Porter Novelli, a public relations firm based out of New York City, as the Account Supervisor. His job involves guiding corporations and non-governmental organizations through the realms of social impact, non-profit partnership, cause marketing, and employee engagement.

During this discussion, Walther used real world examples with companies he has worked with, and demonstrated how the concepts play out in realworld scenarios.

Walther defined purpose as the mission of the business and why it exists to serve society. He highlighted the importance of keeping a mission consistent throughout every part of the brand.

Patagonia, for example, is a clothing brand that made it part of their mission to find solutions for environmental issues. Elements of this mission can be seen all throughout the company from their stores, to advertisements and to environmental programs.

“From a media perspective, purpose can be integrated [into a business], but if that’s going to be a key message you need to make sure the company is really standing behind it,” Walther said.

Towards the end, the audience asked questions around purpose behind companies, which Walther answered in detail.

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Kevin Walther gave a compelling presentation on purpose marketing.

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(L) COMDay faculty (L-R) Professsor Franklin, Associate Dean Aaron Toffler, Professor Vicente, and student volunteers. (R) A large attendance for the Distinguished Speaker Dan Shaughnessy.

with or what challenge you’ll face, and what wonderful thing, an unexpected thing, will happen after that.”

After a short break, guests were invited to attend the Life After Lasell Alumni Panel and Reception with seven alumni. The former students talked about their college experiences and how it helped shape their careers, re-

grets of things they did not do while in college and gave advice for those still in school. The hour-long discussion was filled with questions from both students and faculty.

When asked to give advice to graduating students, Alexa Shola ‘16 said, “Aside from career, make sure you guys take care of yourselves,” she

A focus on food MARISSA GUGALA & CASEY DIBARI news editor

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Marketing Manager of Chartwells Lusine Baghsarian hosted focus group meetings regarding students’ reception of dining hall staff and its food on Tuesday, March 26 and Thursday, March 28 in the Crow’s Nest of Valentine Dining Hall.

Students were asked to give ratings on a scale of one to five regarding topics such as quality, communication, value, hours of operation, variety, and service.

The focus groups were meant to get honest student feedback whether positive or negative and brainstorm ideas for improvements. For the purposes of keeping the anonymity of the participants, their names will not be used.

One student expressed concerns about meal swipes and the number of guest swipes each student has. Baghsarian said, “The school [not the cafeteria] does all the meal plan programs and sets the price and swipes.”

None of the attendees took issue with the cafeteria’s hours of operation. Of the five attendees, all gave a rating of five in that aspect. Students were also generally satisfied with the communication between cafeteria staff and students.

In regard to variety of food offered by the dining hall, the 1851 late-night dining and Starbucks, attendees gave lower ratings of one and two. The highest rating given for variety was three. A student expressed their desire for Starbucks to provide more options such as their fruit Refreshers. In response, Baghsarian said, “This Starbucks here, [is] not an official franchise. We are what is called a ‘we proudly brew’...We are very limited on the type of Starbucks we can offer because we are a proudly brewed location.”

Multiple students expressed that they did “...not want to only have fried food as an option at night.” Students were concerned that the food was not fresh. One student said, “I find myself eating, more times than not, for dinner an English muffin or cereal because the [food] at the salad station is soggy or things are out all day long…” Another student suggested the cafeteria add a variety of cooked vegetables to the menu more frequently.

The general standard the cafeteria must follow has to offer students a carb, a vegetable and a protein every day. The cafeteria strives to provide students multiple vegetable options to choose from as well as different types of entrees such as pork and stir-fry.

Baghsarian informed the groups that they

are now able to use dining dollars on the Boost app. She also said, “You can plan out your menu a week in advance. The website shows the menu a week ahead.” The cafeteria’s menu is online at www.dineoncampus.com/lasell.

Another issue raised focused on students not being allowed to take food out of the cafeteria. Baghsarian explained, “It is a matter of some people are abusing [meal swipes]. When we set the price per meal swipe, it is intended for students to come in and eat. What some students do is they eat, then they add another pile of food into their cups and they walk out. It is almost like they are getting two meals.”

She explained that from a business perspective, they need to manage their costs. “If every student ate and then filled their plates and cups a second time and walked out, we wouldn’t be here.” Baghsarian also noted these types of restrictions are common across college campuses.

One student added to the conversation saying, “I think [students] see it as, we pay all this money for our dining food service and if we are hungry or want a late-night snack and we do not want to go out in the cold, so this is what we do.”

This student also suggested that the reason why students shouldn’t take food out of the cafeteria be presented in a more positive way, so students may have more of an understanding of the rule.

However, some students do not feel like much has changed since the discussion. One student said, “I feel like there have been so many discussions about the dining hall and the issues we’ve had, but there’s been no change to me.” The student added on, “I wasn’t at those discussions though, so I don’t know what the turnout was, so maybe nobody said anything... I hope that this discussion brought up what we’ve been saying since last year about the quality of food here.”

Another student pointed out that they hoped to start next year, not only would the variety of food change, but they would start giving those with allergies more food options. “Sometimes I wait for weeks for there to be any kind of gluten-free dessert... it’s not the most important issue of the dining hall, but it would be nice to have that fridge stocked more regularly.”

The cafeteria is continuously gathering opinions and trying to implement changes that better cater to students.

said. “Just remember that your journey is your own journey. Don’t compare yourself to other people.” Shola has been Lasell’s Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving since Sept. 2018.

Between each session, guests were treated to coffee, refreshments and lunches, and were allowed to speak with

each panelist for networking opportunities. The coffee break was sponsored by the Office of Graduate Enrollment who underlined Lasell’s fifth-year option in the day’s program. The reception after the day’s events was sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations.

Brainstorming for Lasell’s future HOLLY FEOLA & CHRISTOPHER BRETTI 1851 staff

The attendees were divided into four groups, each given a giant note pad of paper to write out short-term goals Lasell can strive to achieve for June 2020.

After the groups assembled and generated ideas for shortterm goals, the ideas were shared, typed out, and displayed on the projector. Next, people voted on which short term goals should prioritize.

Some short-term goals discussed included discipline specific professional and language specific tutoring at the Academic Achievement Center (ACC), additional support for international students, and small facelifts to rooms and buildings around campus, such as de Witt Hall and Yamawaki Auditorium.

Although the student turnout increased from the previous meeting, there were minimal students in attendance. Town PHOTO BY CHRIS BRETTI Hall meetings provide an opPresident Alexander talks to the Lasell community about portunity for students to share their vision for the coming years. their opinions so they can be Lasell held their monthly town hall heard and acknowledged by meeting on March 21 to discuss goals for faculty and staff. the next fifteen months as a part of the President Alexander sent out and Vision 2022 Strategic Plan. As a partial email which said there will be another continuation from last month’s meeting, “brainstorming and prioritization exerPresident Alexander focused on shortcise” held on April 8 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. term projects that benefit various parts of on the second floor of the Arnow Camthe campus, students, staff, and faculty. pus Center. He explains that “During The President kicked off the meetthis meeting I will ask students to dising explaining long-term goals planned cuss and identify ideas that could help for the college and how the meeting was improve the student experience…” The to be a brainstorming session. Prior to President encourages students to take the brainstorming activity, Alexander part in this process and to bring in their emphasized the need for concrete goals. peers to participate.

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Lasell’s Castellano scores golf scholarship

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OUIMET FUND

Mark Frost (L), the scholarship’s namesake and Anthony Castellano (R), the Laser recipient of the Frost Family scholarship.

Junior Anthony Castellano was awarded the Frost Family scholarship on Feb. 21 by the Francis Ouimet Scholarship fund, which was announced via the fund’s social media pages.

Castellano, a junior communications student with a concentration in television & radio production, was awarded the scholarship be-

cause of his skills in journalism. “Although my passion is in television, I love to write for pleasure, as well as helping peers with their stories and work,” Castellano said.

He has since expanded his work in video production by assisting Bentley Athletics with their game films, as well as recording and editing

events for the school. “I wanted to learn how to use a camera, know what type of focuses, what type of shots...I wanted to learn it all,” Castellano said. “After the filming, I get to take it back to edit. I love editing, I find a peace in it. It gives me true joy to get to put my own personal spin on the film.”

The Rosendale, Mass. resident is now a seasoned employee at the George Wright golf course. “It was right down the street and it was really how I got into the golf game,” he said. Castellano would spend most of his summers doing a range of duties at the golf course. “Whether it was caddying, filling divots, raking bunkers, I was there,” he said.

Castellano would work at the golf courses from his early childhood until after graduation.

Not only did working for the course enhance his skills on the green, but it helped him grow off of it as well. “Watching Tiger and Rory having these games, behind the camera, I am right next to him. The thought of being able to be that close to the action… I got to work with the cameras and be able to create my own view of these games and the action.”

Castellano went to Catholic Memorial, a college preparatory school in West Roxbury, Mass.

He mentioned how competitive this school was, but, “it taught me a lot about who I am,” he said.

He continued his success by taking his skills from the workplace and bringing it to the varsity team. After a brief stint in football, Castellano joined the varsity golf team, and helped guide his Knights to two league titles and a championship tournament appearance.

He heard about the Frost scholarship through people at the George Wright golf course.

“I knew some great people within the club that helped me along the way, guided me to finding

these resources. I am grateful of them,” Castellano said. Looking back on his experience, Castellano credits the scholarship helping him get through student debt. “It’s that day and age where kids our age have to become responsible and have to realize that debt exists, it’s not something we just talk about now. Without this scholarship, I would not have been able to do the things I have done here at Lasell,” he said.

According to Director of Scholarships and Donor Systems of the Francis Ouimet Scholarship fund Michelle Edwards: “The Frost Family Scholarship was established by Mark and Lynn Frost. Mr. Frost is the author of ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played...’ and also wrote the screenplay for and coproduced the movie that was released by Disney Studios in 2005. The Frost Family Scholarship is for Ouimet Scholars who are studying art, dance, theatre, film or related studies”. Edwards continues, “We feel the Endowed Awards are not only a financial help, but an honor to be linked to a Ouimet supporter. Ouimet endowed awards are considered highly prestigious and past winners list them on resumes.”

Former Ouimet fund scholarship winner Daniel Paul Campagna, Professor Marie Franklin’s nephew, had positive things to say about being honored with such an award. “The Ouimet Foundation is an important vehicle to providing the means for hundreds of golf course employees every year to pursue their dreams of achieving a degree in higher education,” Campagna said.

The fund itself has awarded scholars an estimated $36 million in scholarships to approximately 5,900 students with two or more years of golf service (caddies, pro shop operations, etc.) in Massachusetts since the fund was established in 1949.

WLAS Radio’s IBS triumph

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Six students from Lasell College Radio ( WLAS) traveled to New York City the weekend of March 1 to attend this year’s International Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Conference. The station came home with 11 trophies, including one first place title.

Lasell was in competition with colleges and universities across America including New York University and University of Southern California. The finalist trophy was won in the category of Best Public Service Promotion for a promo done by Lasell alumni Nick Charmis (‘18) featuring Lauren Ahern (‘18) for the Conservation Fund. Other nominations the station received include Best Station Contest, Best Live Broadcast Promotion and Best Sports Play-by-Play.

In comparison to previous years, Lasell nearly doubled the amount of awards they brought home the year before. This is the largest number of awards WLAS has received since they started submitting in 2015, when they brought home two trophies.

Along with an awards ceremony, IBS also holds a conference for the attending schools. Students had the opportunity to participate in roundtable sessions specific to their roles at the station, attend panel discussions and network with other students and professionals.

“IBS as a whole is an extraordinary opportunity,” said junior Booking Director Jared Giurleo. “You get the real world perspective of what it’s like to be a radio DJ. We met the iHeartRadio CEO and he explained what it’s really like to put yourself out there as a DJ.” Junior Station Manager and Program Director Matt Berentsen said while there’s things he learns in the classroom and working at the radio station, “A big thing I took away this year was ‘you’re not a real radio DJ until you’ve been fired for no reason, and they will not tell you that in a class,” For many students, networking at

this conference was a priority. “The networking aspect is really important for me especially with promotions,” sophomore Promotions Manager Amanda Tamborelli said. “A lot of the roundtable meetings were eye-opening.” Tamborelli also highlighted that some of the speakers and facilitators were students receiving credit.

When asked how it felt to win these awards, Berentsen said, “It feels awesome. It’s cool to see everyone working together and be truly passionate to make ourselves look really good.” While Berentsen has pride for the recognition received from IBS, he remains humble and proud, saying, “It’s nice to be validated with awards, but at the end of the day it’s also nice to see how we can work as a station and take ideas from other people and make it work for us.”

Giurleo was amazed by the scale of the conference and said, “This was my first year doing my show and just seeing my nomination was an honor in of itself.

So, having a finalist trophy for my show is just unreal.”

Tamborelli may not have won a personal award but is more motivated for next year, saying, “I’m going to do all the [requirements] and see what the person who won did and go off of that. It definitely motivates you to be your best self.”

“This year one of the reasons I think we did so well is because we submitted a lot more work. We really made it kind of our mission to collect more work from students, especially from sports,” said Dr. Wardyga. “A lot of the submissions [were ones] from my classes, from classwork, because I save all the student’s work.”

Wardyga noted that the three first-place winners were work from his classes.

The WLAS executive board handled a lot of the selection process while Dr. Wardyga did the actual submitting. Berentsen said, “You have to convert the files, give a brief explanation of what the file is, who wrote it, how long ago was it made, and why it deserves to be [nominated]. It’s

not easy but that also determines who really wants it.”

According to Dr. Wardyga, WLAS submits roughly a dozen pieces to IBS each year, and this year he said they were able to collect about 47 entries.

“It’s always kind of been a last-minute thing because we would spend our entire October planning the Halloween dance. And so, I decided after this year, 14 years is enough of Creeps and Ghouls,” said Wardyga.

Instead of putting on an event that has been lacking the attendance it once had, the station is shifting their time and focus towards producing more submissions for the IBS Awards. “I put together

a whole new page in our DJ handbook that lists all the IBS awards that we are eligible for and explains to the students how to submit them and when they’re due,” Wardyga said.

Berentsen expresses to the radio station members that they should be proud to show off their work and said it also gives them an incentive to attend the IBS Conference. “The fact that it’s nationwide and you’re going up against all these schools, just getting your work recognized by a national audience is just mind blowing,” said Giurleo.

The full list of nominations and awards can be found on http://radio. lasell.edu/awards.htm.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT BERENTSEN

(L-R) Matt Berentsen, Polina Heckle, Adam Hallenback, Charlotte Gitelman, Jared Giurleo, and Amanda Tamborelli holding all 11 trophies WLAS took home from the IBS Conference.

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The Fuss Center’s new initiative is one for the ages MORGAN VANWICKLER & PAVEL ZLATIN art director

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which was then sent to MacCraith, along with the AFU Network Coordinator Kristine O’Kelly and AGHE. Montepare recognized the support she had from faculty and the administrators on both sides of campus.

“They’ve really given me the opportunity to not only explore this initiative, but to have Lasell become a leader in it,” said Montepare.

Becoming an AFU has numerous benefits for students. To start, it brings student awareIMAGE CREATED BY MORGAN VANWICKLER ness to the concept of aging. Within the next Lasell is now recognized as an Age-Friendly couple decades, “There will be more people University (AFU); it is the first college in Massaover the age of 65 than there are under the age chusetts and second in the U.S. to hold this title. of 50,” said Montepare.

With Lasell Village located on campus, the Lasell gives villagers and students a chance college is able to embrace the AFU initiative to experience intergenerational education by alwith ease. Through the work of the Fuss Center, lowing villagers to take almost any class on camJoann Montepare, Kim Farah, and the support of pus. While Village residents are not eligible to faculty and administration, Lasell will continue take all classes, some professors invite them to to grow as an AFU. generate discussions by adding an intergeneraIn 2015, Montepare was awarded the Talk tional perspective to the subject matter. of Ages grant from the Talk of Ages Summit in Associate Professor of History Dennis order to research ways universities in MassachuFrey tries to get the Village residents involved setts could become more age-friendly. in many of his classes, particularly his multiFollowing the summit, Montepare and Fardisciplinary courses. rah were invited by the president of Dublin City “In the history courses, the students get to University Brian MacCraith to visit and work talk to the eyewitnesses,” said Frey. “Those conwith a small international team through the universations bring history to life. It reminds everyversity to create and finalize this set of principles, one that the past is about memories, complexity which are now endorsed by The Academy for and different perspectives.”

Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE).

While the most common way for stuLasell became an AFU after President Midents to have an intergenerational education chael Alexander approved this endorsement, experience is project-based, some classes

Let’s get ethical: a Sullivan story

BY MORGAN VANWICKLER art director

Every junior reaches a point in their college career where they are faced with PHIL302, better known as Ethical Reasoning. Most students enter the course having negative and preconceived opinions, but end the semester recognizing its benefits.

These same students are often introduced to Professor Thomas Sullivan under this time of stress and worry. However, an interesting concept offered by Professor Marie Franklin is that people tend to instantly dislike something due to a lack of education. This seems to be the initial case faced

by Sullivan and the infamous ethics course.

Sullivan began his Lasell career nine years ago as the Director of Spiritual Life though he quickly moved to teaching philosophy courses, an ethics elective and a firstyear seminar titled “Philosophy in Everyday Places.” His current roles on campus are a professor of the ethics course, business ethics in the graduate studies department and the faculty leader of the Shoulder-to-Shoulder trip to Tanzania. These titles are nothing new to Sullivan, for he had an extensive career before joining our community.

“I taught high school for a couple years and realized I love teaching but I was teaching religion there and I really wanted to teach philosophy, so I went back and got a PhD in philosophy from UMass Amherst,” said Sullivan. From here, his career of being a collegiate professor began. Sullivan first worked at University of New Hampshire as a philosophy professor. His courses ranged from business ethics to medical ethics to environmental ethics.

After nine years, Sullivan received an opportunity from Babson College and became the Director of Spiritual Life and Volunteer Programs. With his background in business ethics, he led trips to South Africa, Uganda and Sri Lanka to teach entrepreneurship; a more business-concentrated version of our

Shoulder-to-Shoulder program.

Looking to step back from a heavy focus on business, Sullivan left to work for Roger Williams University as its chaplain, and then to his position here at Lasell.

Five years ago when Lasell began creating the core curriculum, the incorporation of an ethics course was suggested.

Originally, the college wanted it to be a day of community service for juniors, but as discussions went on, the board decided to establish the ethics course- with Sullivan leading the trial run.

For the next couple of semesters, Sullivan taught 10 to 15 students a similar course to the one we experience today, and received interesting feedback, “They all said, ‘well this is so hard’ but by the end they all left saying, ‘You have to require everyone to do this.”

Every semester, adjustments are made in order to better the course and benefit the students. For example, there used to be large-class seminars every week, and now students only come together in de Witt four times total. “A whole lot of people have the experience that they start out, they’ve heard bad things, they’re confronted with a new way of doing things… and it takes several weeks to adjust to that,” said Sullivan. Another adaptation to the course was of student teaching assistants, “We have students who had to work at the paper but then got it, so they’re very helpful then to people who have to go through the same process.”

No matter the major, there are aspects of the ethics course that everyone can takeaway, “There’s a tension between a genuine critical thinking class and a genuine advocacy class. The ethics experience is all about critical thinking and allowing for different points of view and in fact, encouraging different points of view,” said Sullivan.

like Lyric Poetry are taught entirely in the Village and typically have quite a few residents enrolled.

According to Professor Frey, one reason why some courses can’t be taken by the Village residents is the enrollment caps. “Once a class fills, the villagers can’t get in,” said Frey. “What I would like to see is the situation when a course fills a cap, but the villagers would still be able to come in and audit the course.” This way, the villagers won’t be graded, but they will still be able to participate in a course.

Frey has noticed students generally respond positively to their intergenerational experiences. “Most students seem to like it,” said Frey. “There have been a couple instances where students in my classes did not enjoy the experience. Sometimes villagers and students are not seeing eye-to-eye.

Humans can be complicated.”

The Age-Friendly University concept is also beneficial for those aged 65 and older. Charlotte Winslow, a Village resident, is currently enrolled in a watercolor painting course. “What I enjoy most of all is I love talking to [fellow students] PHOTO BY MORGAN VANWICKLER because I taught all my life and I’ve always had young people around me, and Four Lasell Village participants from Project Funtherefore it’s a joy to be back with them way dressed as The Beatles and sang their rendition of “When I’m 84.” again,” said Winslow.

There is so much knowledge and titled Project Funway, a fashion show hosted information to exchange with one another. The as a fundraiser for the Lasell Village Benevolent intergenerational initiative sets the tone for a Fund. Senior fashion communication major productive and thoughtful approach to Lasell’s Hannah Amorello was in charge of “background connected learning philosophy. research, music arrangement and serving as a “It benefits the students, but it is also benlink between the Village and the college.” efits the villagers,” said junior fashion merchanStudents and villagers were invited to come dising major Kendall Allerton. “It allows you to dressed as any character they like and participate see a different perspective, and in a history-like by strutting down the runway. The MCs for the setting, it can be very helpful.” night were “Julia Child” and “Emily Dickinson,” The most recent example of this intergenwho gave brief introductions of each character. erational initiative was launched on March 20

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Getting to the core of student voices AVERY STANKUS & CLAIRE CRITTENDON

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Six Lasell students, Associate Professor of History Dennis Frey and Associate Professor of Exercise Science Marisa Hastie have collaborated on a new initiative titled “Core Scholars.”

The Core Scholars conduct research in diversity and inclusion related to the core curriculum by facilitating focus groups to enable authentic student voices anonymously.

“It’s a group of enthusiastic students wanting to make a change on campus,” said colead Core Scholar Evan Andrews.

These students, co-lead Core Scholar Taylor Smith (’20), co-lead Core Scholar Evan Andrews (’20), Daisy Bocanegra (’20), Codie Treszi (’20), Molly Parrot (’19), and Taylor Hughey (’19), hope to make a change on campus by leading these focus groups. These students have committed their time to learning more about students’ experiences with the core curriculum.

Faculty advisors Frey and Hastie, along with students Smith and Andrews, attended a workshop in October at Southern New Hampshire University based on student-led focus groups. The idea of Core Scholars came as a result from what they learned at the workshop.

“For the workshop, we had to come

The Core Scholars begin analyzing data from focus groups

PHOTO BY AVERY STANKUS

(L-R) Taylor Hughey, Molly Parrott, Professor Dennis Frey, Professor Marisa Hastie, Evan Andrews, and Taylor Smith developing a strategic plan for the Core Scholars project.

up with a project that we were going to carry out when we got back to campus. One of the issues that Evan and Taylor had thought about was the diversity and inclusion issues

that have previously been addressed. Lasell needs to commit itself to multiculturalism and diversity,” said Frey.

“The thought of what we could accom-

plish for this school and what could happen or change if we were to follow all the way through with this project,” said Andrews.

Once the focus groups are complete, the Core Scholars will come together and critically analyze the gathered information. From here, a comprehensive report will be shared with the Lasell community at the spring Symposium and faculty meetings. Andrews describes this process in which they, “categorize comments and phrases said by the students…We find the common themes to organize everything where we can make conclusions about all of the findings.” Eventually, the members would like to present a solution to the board of trustees.

“Our goal is to make change, and not just say we are going to, but physically do something about it to allow for the student voice to not only be heard but also understood,” said Smith.

As for the future of Core Scholars, expect this project to flourish. The more student voices heard by Core Scholars, more change there will be. Applications to be a scholar or volunteer will be accepted starting May 1. This group is looking to better the Lasell community.

Tila spices up the dining hall CASEY DIBARI opinion editor

On Feb. 26, Chartwells brought in Food Network chef Jet Tila as the first special guest chef this school year. Tila is famously known for appearing on Food Network shows such as “Chopped,” “Cutthroat Kitchen” and “Iron Chef America.” He also has authored several cookbooks, such as “101 Epic Dishes” and “101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die.” Chef Tila did not make the dishes himself, however, the dinner was based off his own recipes that the Chartwells staff prepared for students. Featured dishes included chicken and beef Pho, pad Thai, bamboo rice, and Asian sliders.

Students were able to put their names in for raffles for the latter book and take

pictures with Tila from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner was well received by the students, who were glad for the change in menu. Senior Brandi Johnson, one of the book raffle winners, said, “The food’s delicious. I felt really full after having it.” .

Johnson also commented on winning Tila’s book, saying, “I was really excited to win the book. It’s a really cool book with easy recipes that can take five minutes... I’m definitely going to use it over the summer.”

For anyone interested in getting Tila’s cookbook, “101 Asian Dishes...,” it can be ordered on Amazon, Barnes And Noble, IndieBound, Books-A-Million, and at Target. His second book, “101 Epic Dishes,” which he wrote with his wife Ali Tila, is available for pre-order via Amazon.

PHOTO BY CASEY DIBARI

Food Network’s chef Jet Tila posing at Lasell College with his book, “101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die.”

Afro Flow Yoga stretches the soul

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PHOTO COURTESY OF KIRA DAUSCH

PHOTO COURTESY OF EMMANUELLA JEAN-LOUIS

A group of community members pose with Jeff and Leslie Jones (center) at Afro Flow.

On Feb. 27, students were introduced to multiple invigorating African Diaspora dance movements in de Witt Hall

by Afro Flow Yoga.

This workshop uses African culture to teach participants customs and the inner workings of connection with the human world and oneself. The goal that Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff W. Jones had while creating this organization was to build a sense of community and unite others.

“I never experienced anything like it before. I had so much fun, especially with the instructors and drum music because they had me moving parts of my body that I never moved before,” said an anonymous student.

To open and close the yoga workshop sessions, Leslie and Jeff have participants stretch their upper body while sitting in a sukhasana pose. Each movement is synchro-

nized by Afro Flow’s unique live beating drums and traditional vocal African music, played lightly in the background by Jeff. The added bonus of music gives the class a sense of rhythm and being loose with themselves.

The class continues with Leslie directing, but also performing and adjusting the movements with the rest of the class. Movements vary from stretches to fun dance choreography. The strengthening exercises focused on stretching and breathing out loud to relax the body.

This organization offers a great opportunity for individuals to try something new. Bringing these various organizations on campus transforms students’ curiosity into learning. Afro Flow allows participants to branch out and expand their horizons to learn the aspects of a culture that may not necessarily correlate with their own.

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Artists and guests flooded the gallery admiring the different interpretations of truth.

The Wedeman Gallery held its monthly artists’ reception on Saturday, March 2 from 7-10 p.m. in the Yamawaki Center for the Arts to celebrate this month’s exhibit “Truth Stories,” presented by ART/Word. The exhibit began Feb. 26 and was on display until March 23.

ART/Word was formed by Associate Professor of Graphic Design Stephen Fischer in 1981 and is a co-op of 25 visual and performance artists who put together a freshly themed annual exhibit. According to Fischer, he initially started this artists’ cooperative to keep personal and professional connections with his previous colleagues. “Our name ‘ART/Word’ represents the central purpose for our artist collaborative, which is to celebrate the relationship of text and image and how each compliments the other,” Fischer wrote in an email, “The foundational reason for the group is to maintain personal and professional relationships. I live for that stuff.”

The community consists of new and old members who specialize in visual and performing arts, providing a harmonious balance in an exhibit. “The cross-pollination of techniques,

style choices and ideas that happens quite naturally between musicians when they play together is sometimes difficult to accomplish in a field like illustration when most of the illustrator’s work is done in solitude,” said Fischer.

The gallery flooded with buzz and laughter.

Fruit and cheese platters attracted guests on the first floor. Guests 21+ could receive a craft beer or a glass of chilled wine upstairs. The artists were flooded with people surrounding them, excited to tell their truth and display their art.

Fischer believes anyone who attends an ART/ Word event is “automatically and magically a member of ART/Word” and he invites musicians, actors, readers, dancers, and singers to explore the common theme. “Through different modalities, we explore the many facets of a single idea,” he said.

This year’s theme was relevant to the current social climate. “The majority of our days are spent determining if someone or something is genuine or not,” said Fischer. “The value of works of art is often based on how much it “rings true.” Everyone could relate to [the theme] and there was so much diversity in the responses.”

For Professor Deborah Baldizar, she sought said. “The things that really brought her to this diversity in truth through the current immigration way of being are layers of things that happened.” crisis. “I just fundamentally believe that the United The artists’ reception was successful with a States is built on all different people coming from large attendance, despite a snowstorm earlier that all different places, all different cultures, and mak- day. Fischer was happy with the turnout and said, ing this one place where you can come together “I most appreciate that everyone who participates and compromise and live peacefully,” said Baldi- in the show takes it so seriously and professionzar. “So I wanted my piece to echo that idea.” ally. They wrestle with [the theme] that they are She took her inspiration from photos of given, they explore many possibilities, they take Ellis Island crowds and directly focused on the risks in their work, they become vulnerable and children. She cut out faces, pieced them together share something personal and profound. That like a puzzle and cast clay faces. Each face was takes time, hard work, and courage — more of unique and varied; the display was organized to these three things that people often recognize.” resemble a head and shoulders silhouette made up of various pottery faces, stained and bisque fired.

For Fischer, the idea behind “Truth Stories” came about so easy, he couldn’t believe it hadn’t occurred to him before. However, he said, “More often [the themes] are the result of exploratory conversations with contributing artists. It could happen at dinner parties or other gatherings. I usually have one to offer at the start of summer so that people have plenty of time to ruminate and experiment.”

Professor Lynn Blake’s favorite part of the exhibit are these discussions of the theme among the artists and collaborators. She described this discussion of truth as intense and wonderful, contemplating what truth meant to each of them. “It really came from all of us struggling in the contemporary environment that we’re in,” said Blake.

Blake’s piece used photo negatives placed delicately onto watercolor paper. The subject of the photo is her daughter. She’s posed in a mink coat and beret. “I’m struggling with believing that there’s any PHOTO BY MEGAN PALUMBO truth anyway and that really kind of speaks to the judgment of people Professor Baldizar’s “OUT OF MANY, ONE” was inspired and hearsay of people so. She’s by many immigrant faces coming together to create a supposed to look provocative,” she diverse and unified country.

Marvel Studios soars high with first-female film COLIN FROMENT & HOLLY FEOLA co-editor-in-chief

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Brie Larson is both convincing and entertaining as “Captain Marvel.” Fans are excited to see her further appearances in the Marvel Universe.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) first femalecentric film “Captain Marvel” is an enjoyable and nostalgic trip that establishes a solid prequel to the overall MCU. While not as impactful on the same scale as “Avengers: Infinity War,” it still provides an entertaining story to fill some space in between the larger MCU films and keeps fans hyped.

In the middle of an intergalactic conflict between two alien races, the Kree and the Skrulls, Kree Starforce soldier Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) is blasted down to Earth during the 1990s. This pairs her up with young super-spy Nicholas Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to stop a possible Skrull invasion.

As the movie progresses, the duo uncover clues about her past life on Earth.

Despite only making her first appearance, Danvers/ Captain Marvel’s strongly developed character welcomed

her in an already overstuffed world of superheroes. Larson did an excellent job bringing Marvel’s possibly most iconic heroine to life with a perfect blend of serious demeanor and charisma. Larson is both convincing and entertaining with the hopes of seeing her character develop further with her upcoming appearance in “Avengers: Endgame” rapidly approaching.

Jackson as Fury has his own interesting character development, while the studio incorporates realistic visual effects to make him look younger. He showcases a light-hearted version of the character never seen before, creating an excellent dynamic between himself and Larson.

It’s too bad, however, that there wasn’t as much of the same development placed into the film’s true main villain, despite a strong performance that attempts to shine light on a character with very little interest compared to other recent MCU baddies.

The main conflict of the Kree-Skrull War is a thought-provoking, emotional adventure with its own unique plot twists that intensify the overall film. As the movie continues, viewers might even feel sympathetic to characters that were portrayed in different perspectives during the opening scenes.

While the emotional aspects in the film are strong, it replaces a chunk of action scenes that some fans were looking forward to the most. With most of the action sequences only occurring in the beginning and very end of the film, it was like “Captain Marvel” had a large snack before dinner and didn’t have any room left for the main course, but couldn’t wait to get to dessert. The substitution for more drama over action makes the film less exhilarating compared to previous MCU releases.

During these slower sequences, viewers will still grin at the large amount of 90s memorabilia found in every scene.

The film does not miss a beat in items and locations such as Blockbuster, pagers, slow internet speed, and even music from Nirvana and No Doubt. These references create a large amount of humor all ages can enjoy.

“Captain Marvel” has great performances and powerful emotion, despite less action and not-so compelling villains.

Marvel Studios successfully brings another major female hero to the big screen that will generate hype for “Endgame” and all future installments.

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Treat yourself with &pizza and Milk Bar MACKENZIE DINEEN, CASEY DIBARI & SKYLAR DIAMOND features editor, opinions editor,

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The Cambridge, Mass. restaurants known as &pizza and Milk Bar bring an interesting combination of both savory and sweet to the greater Boston food world. The linked establishments take on pizza and dessert in their own unique ways. The two eateries even share a dining room! &pizza creates long, oval-shaped flatbreads and offers customized, buildyour-own or premade pizzas to order.

Some of the premade options that &pizza has to offer are Farmer’s Daughter, Maverick, and American Honey. &pizza also provides vegetarian and vegan options so a wider variety of people are able to enjoy their food. Mouth-watering original beverages like ginger berry lemonade, passionfruit mango soda and sweet tea with mint await you at the register. For around $11 per pie, &pizza can get a bit expensive unPHOTO BY MACKENZIE DINEEN less you’re apt to bring some of your meal &pizza’s Moonstruck flatbread (L) and Milk Bar treats (R) are a perfect end of the semester treat for the hardworking student. home for the next day.

The experience was very enjoyable. garlic ricotta base, mozzarella cheese and is topped upcoming celebration, you may consider buying it quickly though because it does get thicker and The restaurant had a nice aesthetic to it, with pink and black colors complimenting each with a light drizzling of basil pesto, garlic oil, a cake or pie which ranges from $40 to $125. The cakey as time progresses.

Meanwhile, the “Chocolate Chocolate Cookother in a striped pattern. The restaurant had a fun shredded grilled onions and healthy sprinkling of smaller treats are somewhat more reasonable, with vibe to it and it would be a nice place to go out with parmesan. These flavors blended well together as the lowest being a bagel bomb around four dollars, ie” is a great option for choco-lovers and is the perfect sized dessert to follow a flatbread. The your friends as a “just finished finals” treat or even they have similar notes and already sound as if they and the cookies being a little over $16. belong together. If you don’t mind the garlic and Milk Bar also has gift shop-like items for you cookie was deliciously rich with a touch of salt, to go with your family. to purchase, such as shirts, hats, cookbooks, and although it lacked the creamy, gooey factor that However, because of how messy the food can onion breath afterward, definitely give it a try.

The “Big Caesar” was a flatbread pizza that boxed versions of their treats. This is a nice little one would expect from Milk Bar. Other cookie be there, it might not be the best first date place.

Along with that, it can get very noisy there, so you came with caesar dressing, romaine lettuce, chick- addition to the store, and it could be worth flipping flavors include “Cornflake Marshmallow,” “The may find yourself yelling to whoever you came with en, croutons, shredded mozzarella and parmesan, through the cookbooks to get ideas of things to Compost” (pretzels, potato chips, coffee, oats butterscotch and chocolate chips) and the glutenso you can hear one another over the music and the tomato, and bacon. While having a salad as a pizza make with friends or family. might raise an eyebrow for some people, the flavor The Cereal Milk soft serve, available with free “Perfect 10,” an almond and agave take on the other conversations going around.

Make sure you get there early because it gets of the salad went well with the crust of the pizza. crunchy cereal toppings, is an enigmatic flavor classic chocolate chip.

Milk Bar and &pizza are both located in Harbusy fairly quickly. If you plan on going with a few However, it is a bit messy, so you should make sure which some describe as sweet, others milky, and even salty. The flavor reminds us of lazy vard Square at 3 Brattle St Cambridge, MA. Milk people, you may want to avoid prime time hours in to have plenty of napkins around.

Milk Bar is famous for its own ice cream flavor weekends curled up with cartoons and a bowl Bar is open Sunday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to order to grab yourself a nice place to sit.

12 a.m. and Friday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 The “Moonstruck” flatbread comes with a known as “Cereal Milk.” This flavor is the primary of your favorite cereal.

The Boston Cream Pie “Milkquake” is a tasty a.m. &pizza is open Sunday through Wednesday mushroom truffle base, heaps of garlic ricotta, one used in desserts, alongside birthday cake and mozzarella, mushrooms, grilled onions, goat confetti inspired treats. Other big hits at the restau- and sweet option, especially if you love Boston 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Thursday through Saturcheese, and a heavenly fig balsamic. The tart rant include things such as their “Crack Pie,” cook- cream pie. It has Cereal Milk ice cream and con- day 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. tains chocolate and cake pieces in it. It’s a very For more information regarding their menus, cheeses, earthy mushrooms and sweet balsamic ies and cake recipes.

The prices at Milk Bar, much like at &pizza, sweet treat and worth getting the smaller six dol- visit their websites: https://andpizza.com/ and tied together beautifully.

The “Gnarlic” came as a white pizza with a can be seen as expensive. If you have a birthday or lar version, compared to nine dollars. Try to eat https://milkbarstore.com/menu/.

COTERIE: trade show of a lifetime

PAVEL ZLATIN & ROSA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ 1851 staff

“My experience was pretty good, especially it being my first time attending,” said junior fashion design and production major Krista Roman. “I really got to see what it was like to be working in the industry and getting a feel of what an actual trade show is all about, as well as seeing all the amazing designs and noticing all the trends that were in for this season. Definitely worth going to.”

“Some [students] were actually working the event,” said Potter. She also said some students chose to attend the event “as an enrichment experience,” while others attended a part of their coursework. For example, students enrolled in Potter’s Trend Forecasting course were required to attend the event.

“The Trend Forecasting class was using COTERIE as an opportunity to do some trend scouting, PHOTO COURTESY OF CORINNE CIRALDO to see what trends were emerging for future seasons,” said PotCOTERIE gives students the opportunity to network and update on spring trends through a huge industry trade show. ter. “For my professional development courses, there were students On Feb. 26, 65 fashion students had a up-and-coming brands and designers from there who were using the opportunity to chance to attend COTERIE, one of the lead- all over the world. build their professional network.” During ing fashion trade shows in the country, be“Buyers for retailers come in, evaluate the event, students were given the assigntween Feb. 25 and Feb. 27 in the Jacob K. the product lines and place orders,” said As- ment to meet representatives and learnJavits Convention Center in Hudson Yards, sociate Professor and Internship Coordinator ing about their brands. the newest development in New York’s Mid- Kathleen Potter, who was also a faculty parThe event was open to all fashion stutown. COTERIE connects fashion designers ticipant at the event. “From the student per- dents on a first come, first serve basis. The to retailers and buyers internationally. spective, it’s a great networking opportunity.” interest was so significant that the list of During the event, the Javits ConvenIt was Potter’s first time attending the attendees was filled to its cap. tion Center was divided into five “neighbor- event with Lasell. According to Potter, CO“It was a long and exhausting day,” hoods”: luxury and contemporary ready to TERIE is a valuable chance for students to said Potter. “But it was totally worth it. It wear, accessories, footwear, vintage, and be exposed to industry experts and grow as was very inspiring.” beauty. The brand book included names of young fashion professionals.

Chanel presents an androgynous autumn

HANNAH AKERLY 1851 staff

Every year, fashion designers around the world showcase their newest designs in what will become trends and influential brand pieces. Young designers watch and take in the awe of their inspiration and how many pieces turned from a simple drawing in a sketchbook to a piece of art on a model strutting down the runway.

Autumn-Winter 2019 Milan and Paris Fashion Week displayed iconic designs from Chanel, Gucci and Versace. Karl Lagerfeld, Creative Director and Head of Design for Chanel before his passing on Feb. 19, did not disappoint. Just before the Chanel show began, audio recordings of Lagerfeld speaking in French played over speakers and said, “It’s like walking in a painting.”

As his final line made its mark set in an alpine ski town complete with piles of snow, smoking chimneys and après-ski clothes. Opening the show with one minute’s silence for the late German designer, his pieces were then presented on a catwalk amid a wintry backdrop, including snow and a dozen wooden swiss chalets. Both a muse and close friend of Lagerfeld, Cara Delevingne opened the show wearing a full-length houndstooth coat over a checked tweed jumpsuit. The stunning black and white look featured a matching hat and beaded Chanel necklaces.

A familiar winter trend seen on the Chanel runway was chunky-knit sweaters uniquely paired with a skirt and shearling boots. The models wore loose, long menswear-inspired coats in houndstooth and herringbone prints wrapped at the waist over pleat-front pants that took inspiration from men’s suiting. These more Chanel classic tweed styles gave way to the brightly colored puffer jackets and zip front bodysuits.

Staying in the theme with the snowy tundra, the show closed with models: Adut Akech, Kaia Gerber and Penelope Cruz who smiled down the runway holding a white rose. Though nothing about the show encouraged an emotional response, the finale brought many to tears closing the entire Grand Palais with a standing ovation that lasted for several minutes.

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Pregame Rituals: What gets our Lasers fired up?

MEGAN PALUMBO, MACKENZIE DINEEN, ADAM HALLENBECK, ROBBY ROWE co-editor-in-chief, features editor

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Carter Migre

Emma Papile

David Burke

Serena Speight

Class of 2019

Class of 2019

Class of 2022

Class of 2022

Men’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer

Men’s Lacrosse

Women’s Soccer

“The day of a game, no matter what staircase it is, I never touch the bottom of any staircase.”

Joey Rosa

“We play “SHOUT” and have a choreographed dance that the same people do. We also do team limbo with a foam roller.”

“I eat a Nutella sandwich before every day and put a piece of gum in my sock.”

“I listen to a lot of Ariana Grande before games.”

Class of 2021

Meghan Roberts

Peyton Young

Chris Maringo

Men’s Soccer

Class of 2022

Class of 2021

Women’s Volleyball

Class of 2019

Women’s

“I put all my left stuff on before my right stuff.

I also shower before and after every game.”

“Headphones in, playlist called ‘trap music,’ and I eat a donut.”

Basketball “I always braid my hair the same way.”

Men’s Baseball “I listen to the same playlist everyday.”

Liam Jacobs

Kaitlyn Duarte

Sabrina Morais

Hope Earle

Class of 2021 Men’s Basketball

Class of 2022 Women’s Field Hockey

Class of 2019

Class of 2021 Women’s Lacrosse

“Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and listening to my favorite artist.”

“We do bigs and littles; so every home game the bigs and littles give each other gifts like little candies or notes.”

Stop the silence against domestic violence Men’s volleyball and lacrosse teams hosted conference games in honor of the annual White Ribbon Campaign collaboration with Professor Karin Raye. The campaign is a global initiative of men and boys pledging to stand up against sexual and domestic violence towards women. The teams displayed their individual pledges in the Athletic Center and at Grellier Field. Men’s volleyball’s White Ribbon game was on Thursday, March 21 against Colby-Sawyer College, where the Lasers defeated them 3-0.

Men’s lacrosse hosted their White Ribbon game on March 23 against Albertus Magnus College, surpassing the Falcons 21-3.

Women’s Soccer “We sleep in our uniforms the night before.”

“Peanut butter and jelly before games.”

Men’s volleyball digs a steady record MEGAN PALUMBO & BRIAN COHEN co-editor-in-chief

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CORINNE CIRALDO

Senior captain Jordan Aprea diving for the ball during the Lasers’ 3-0 victory against ColbySawyer College on March 21.

PHOTOS BY MEGAN PALUMBO

The men’s volleyball team is coming off of two consecutive conference wins the week of March 18. The Lasers clinched a 3-2 win on Tuesday, March 19 in the fifth match against Johnson & Wales University ( JWU). On Thursday, March 21, they took down Colby-Sawyer 3-0, sweeping. The Lasers have been on the move with a 12-12 overall record.

“The season has been an interesting one to say the least,” says senior Nate Gallo. “It has gone pretty well but could go better and we can make that transition with ease. We just have to put our minds to it and work.” Last year was a rebuilding year for the team, not graduating any seniors and this season the Lasers have gained four first year students.

During Tuesday night’s game, JWU almost had the 3-0 beat out, but Lasell came back in the third and fourth match sliding past the Wildcats 25-22 and 25-23. Lasell secured the final match 18-16, giving them a well earned victory. On

Thursday, the Chargers fell to Lasell for three straight matches, giving Lasell a boost underclassmen more playing time.

The team has been perfect at home this season with a 3-0 record and an away record of 7-4.

The boys have racked up 745 kills in 24 matches which averages out to 9.20 kills per set. They carry an overall hitting percentage of .146 with a percentage of .175 in conference play.

The Lasers are lead by first year head coach, Dana Jones. The leadership continues with seniors Andy Henriquez, Jordan Aprea, David Anthony, and Gallo. “Being able to help the underclassmen with anything they need schoolwork or technique wise and give them as much as my knowledge as possible makes me feel better because I’m helping them excel on and off the court,” said Gallo.

Lasell will play at home next on Thursday, March 28 against Wentworth Institute of Technology at 7 p.m.

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Softball slides into Florida for spring COLIN FROMENT & VIRGINIA BRY co-editor-in-chief

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PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTORIA SPELLMAN

Sophomore Hailey Haskins sliding into home base during one of the softball teams’s spring break games at the National Training Center.

Each year the softball team spends their spring break soaking up the sun in Florida, although there wasn’t much time for a vacation during this years’s trip.

The team flew down on Saturday, March 9 to prepare for an entire week of double-header games against teams from all over the country at the National Training Center in Clermont.

The team lost March 11 against the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg from Pennsylvania 11-7 and Potsdam State University in New York 11-5. On March 12, the Lasers were outmatched by both Marywood University in Pennsylvania 7-5 and North Park Illinois 4-3.

Wednesday’s games ended on a brighter note, with the team triumphing over Fredonia State University from New York 4-2 after being defeated

by Gordon College from Mass. earlier that day 5-2.

The Lasers found a real challenge against University of Dubuque on Thursday, March 14, falling to the team from Iowa 7-1. The girls did end up dominating Massachusetts’ Becker College 5-0 later in the day, however.

The final two games that Friday, March 15, were also difficult, as Lasell trailed behind both Lakeland University 3-0 and Carroll University 4-0, both from Wisconsin.

Junior first base player and co-captain Victoria Spellman admitted the difficulties playing and practicing on unfamiliar territory.

“It’s weird because we practice in the [Athletic Center] here…and the ground balls in the gym tend to hop,” Spellman said. “We only played [three] teams from the Northeast…sometimes we are at a disadvantage because if you end up playing a team from Mississippi… these teams

have already played 16 games by the time you get down there. This is our first game.”

Despite this, Spellman assures that the team never gave up against any adversities they experienced. “We kept fighting, even though we were down,” Spellman said. “We kept trying, and even though it didn’t work out in the end, we did well.”

Saturday, March 16 was a day dedicated to teammates being able to visit family members who also flew down or bond with teammates and explore the numerous attractions found in Florida. During certain years, the team has been able to embark on several of their own adventures mini-golfing, going to the beach or even visit Universal Studios Florida. On weekdays, in between or after games, the Lasers spent a lot of time bonding with each other over team dinners.

First-year student outfielder Kelsey Scannevin reflected on how comfortable she felt playing in the games and how the few upperclassmen on the team did a great job including underclassmen. “I loved playing with the team and learning to work with them for the first time,” Scannevin said. “[The] upperclassmen took some of the Freshmen under their wings and tried to calm [the freshmen] down during the games.” “[The team] would cheer on each other, and that’s the most important part,” Spellman said.

The Florida tournament places the Lasers’ overall record at 2-8. Their first official home game was supposed to occur Saturday, March 23 against Rhode Island College, but has been postponed with a make-up yet to be determined. The team is next scheduled to play against Eastern Nazarene College from Quincy, Mass. Friday, March 29.

Lacrosse teams look for fiery drive to first place ADAM HALLENBECK & TAYOR VILES 1851 staff

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CORINNE CIRALDO

Lasers from women’s to men’s lacrosse huddle on the field during their games against Salem State University (L) and Wentworth Institute of Technology (R).

Confidence and dedication; that’s all it takes in the eyes of the players to take their team to the top.

After coming up short, both the women and men’s lacrosse teams were ranked second in the preseason GNAC standings and stand today as one of the top teams to beat in their respective leagues.

The women’s lacrosse team sits behind Johnson and Wales University (JWU), while the men are placed after Norwich University.

When asked about the prediction, players responded with strong confidence.

“I think it’s accurate, as to what happened last season, but I think we are going to do a lot better this year,” said sophomore defender Hannah Thurston. After entering the postseason with a 13-3 record and the second seed, the women’s team finished runner up in the GNAC conference finals after falling to JWU, 20-9.

With the new season, the women’s team looks to make a difference a year later. “I think our team chemistry has picked up a lot. We lost [Taylor Falco and Taylor Yandow]...but everyone on the team and the incoming freshmen have stepped up into their roles,” said junior attacker Mandy Brock.

Now 7-2 overall and 2-1 in conference, the lady Lasers sit tied for first with the strongest overall record. They share the spot with St. Joseph’s of Maine College, JWU and Emmanuel College.

After Falco and Yandow graduated,

a new spotlight has emerged for senior Jordan McComb. “She is our top scorer and she is our top midfielder, but she puts in more...she dedicates her life to this team, she deserves every hype that she gets,” said Thurston. Most recently, McComb scored her 100th career goal in part of a seven goal game as she was honored GNAC Player of the Week on March 18.

Last season, the men’s lacrosse team entered the postseason as the two seed in the conference tournament, but was upset in the semifinal game 11-10 to sixth ranked JWU in overtime. “Our coach said going into the season being ranked that high means nothing,” said standout first-year goalkeeper Alex Beauchemin. “We have a very good squad, the biggest part of it is going to be us sticking together, not crumbling...and always improving; not settling for where we’re at.”

They came into this season with an attitude to make it further this time around. “Last year, we came up short, but coming into this year we have a lot of fire,” said Beauchemin.

So far this season, the men’s team has delivered with a 7-1 overall record and 2-0 in conference play. This team hasn’t given their opponents a chance to compete, as many of the recent results have been lopsided. In their most recent game, the Laser’s trounced Regis College by a final score of 20-1. “It’s a whole team effort... not one person is standing out, it’s every-

one working together and that’s how we’re playing so well. We’re playing as a unit, not individual players,” said Beauchemin.

The Lasers’ scoring this year has come from a variety of players, but is led by senior captain Mike Susi, who in only five games has registered 15 goals and five assists.

Every team strives to win as many games as possible, but within all the success, how does a team stay motivated and interested?

Beauchemin says, “Winning is like chasing a high and once you win a game it feels so good to be where you’re at…you don’t want to do anything else but keep winning.”

The sole drive of success powers the men’s team into a heavily contested conference. Currently, the team sits atop the GNAC standings in the young season, sharing the spot with Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and Emmanuel College. Beauchamin continued, “...[Winning] drives us to keep playing as good as we can. We do have a loss on our record this season... but we know we can do better than this.” The only loss of the season came by the hands of Roger Williams University by a score of 9-5.

The team is looking forward to their next matchup with the Hawks.

While the men hope to reach the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years, the women hope to see their first since 2016. “Coming off that loss from last season, we were hungry to win. This is our year,” said Thurston.

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Track takes big strides to break records

ZACH HOULE

1851 staff

PHOTO COURTESY OF BEN LANE

Senior Ben Lane sprinting down the track during his record-breaking race.

The Lasell men and women’s track and field teams made a strong showing in the All-Comers Meet at Smith College on Feb. 24 hosted by the Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club.

The star of the event was senior Ben Lane, who beat his personal records for the 55-meter dash (6.86) and the 200-meter (23.58). He also was one of four men that participated in breaking the school record for the sprint medley relay race with a final time of 4:34.53. Mullin said that running the relay was an interesting experience.

“The other guys are sprinters and as such, didn’t have to go far before handing off the baton to each other. Even though I was the anchor, I had to get ready to give it my all right away,” junior Kyle Mullin said.

“I’m really happy about breaking the record in the relay because it’s one of the few times that track is really a team sport. It also gets four people’s names into the record book which can be a lot of fun for athletes who might not always have the chance to set their own personal records,” said Lane in an email.

Mullen ran a 1:07.39 in the 400-meter dash.

His time in this race is extremely similar to the 500-meter dash record, 1:07.44. He grinds every workout to stay healthy and keep in shape. “In track, and in running in general, the most important gear is your body and mind,” said Mullen.

Sophomore Ben Biello ran the 55-meter with a time of 7.16 seconds and participated in the 200-meter with a personal best time of 25.12 seconds. He placed sixth in both races. First-year James Falzone rounded out the Lasers with a 7.46 second 55-meter dash.

On the women’s side, first-years Alahna Mild and Grace West, sophomore Amanda Hawkes and senior Jordan Immerman put their names in the school record book for the sprint medley relay race, finishing in 5:25.88.

“The race we were at was so small, so they let us combine the men’s and women’s relay heat,” said Hawkes. “It definitely made me more excited for the outdoor season to end indoor with that relay,” Hawkes said.

Freshmen teammates Ella Contreras and Mild both ran in the 55-meter dash. Contreras ran the best team-time at 8.19 seconds, while Mild followed with a time of 8.23 seconds. Contreras also jumped 4.09 meters in the long-jump event, earning the longest mark for a Lasell jumper in the past two years.

Hawkes also ran in the 3000 meter, in which she ran in 12:53.20 minutes. She was only one minute shy of the record. First-year Emily Hong also contributed by running in the 400 meter with a time of 1:07.65. West’s other event was the mile run in which ran in 6:39.01, while fellow first-year Emma Vierling finished the run in 7:20.69.

This was a successful showcase for the Lasers.

The teams were running on all cylinders and had momentum going into the outdoor events.

Lasell’s next track meet will be on March 30 at the UMass Darmouth Corsair Classic.

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