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Fashion Department dispelsmodel size rumors

First-year retention rateat 10-year peak

By Brandon ChaseOP/ED EDITOR

By Alyssa M. Lusky and Briana NestorCO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND MANAGING EDITOR

At the end of last semester, a rumorbegan to spread around campus in regardto Runway 2012. The thought of allegedlyimposing height and weight regulations formodels infuriated students. A game of hear-say began and many became unsure of whatwas right and wrong.

I feel very strongly that if the stan-

President Michael Alexander an-nounced via email on February 3 that theretention rate from first to second semes-ter of full-time first-year students was atits highest point in 10 years.

According to Kate OConnor, VicePresident of Enrollment Management,92.3 percent of first-year students whoentered Lasell in September as part of theclass of 2015, excluding transfer students,came back for a second semester. This isan increase of approximately 7 percent,as the same retention rate for the class of2014 was about 85 percent, a sharp de-cline from the 91.9 percent rate attachedto the class of 2013.

Every class has a different personal-

ity, said OConnor. The response to thenewest group of first-years is positive.Ive heard from faculty that they thinkthis freshman class has a lot of energy anda lot of positive outlook.

On the administrative end, the col-lege is trying new strategies to connectwith the freshmen in an attempt to in-

crease the first-year retention rate. Dur-ing the fall semester, administration mem-bers took the time to individually call eachfirst-year to get their thoughts on theirLasell experiences.

While being able to connect withthe freshmen on a personal level mayhave helped this years retention rate in-crease, the college is always finding waysto better assist them since these num-bers are never concrete.

Retaining from fall to spring doesntguarantee that youll have them next fall,said OConnor.

The college hopes to maintain a 75percent first-year retention rate in thattime period, according to Alexanders

five-year strategic plan. OConnor be-lieves that based on this years fall-to-spring numbers, full-year retention for theclass of 2015 will also be positive next fall.

My sense is that we should have agood full retention number reten-tion for the fall term should be stron-ger, she sa id.

Lace & grace notesStudents enter design contest

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dards become more rigid than they al-ready are, Lasell is only promoting anunhealthy body image that the designerswill take with them into the industry,said freshman Emily Kochanek.

According to the Runway FashionShow Handbook, the model selectionmade by fashion design students is a deci-

sion that should be made with great care.Height, body type, coloration of hair andskin, and stride all have a great impact onthe runway presentation of your work,according to the handbook. This choiceis an artistic statement that correlateswith the designers specific line.

Lynn Blake, Chair of Fashion and

Associate Professor, encourages design-ers to be conscious of their choice inmodels. Always think about the audi-ence, said Blake. I detest objectifyingwomen. People like seeing a range ofwomen on the runway.

Lasell Colleges newest construction project, which was recently named North Hall, ismoving along smoothly. The new residence hall will feature suite-style rooms reminis-cent of Rockwell, East and West. However, rooms in the new building will be slightlydifferent, with a bathroom to one side of the suite rather than between the twobedrooms. The project also includes a 74 car garage reserved for students, eliminat-ing the need for satellite parking at Riverside Station. The building will include twocommon areas and a laundry room complete with ve washers and dryers and eachoor will be equipped with security cameras.

PHOTOS BY WILL DEMPSEYModels of all sizes showcased garments in the 2011 Runway show.

PHOTO BY NATALIE KFOURY

Track sets recordsTeams fnish season strong

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Alyssa M. Lusky, Co-Editor-in-ChiefJordan R. Mayblum, Co-Editor-in-ChiefBriana Nestor, Managing Editor

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In Lasells academic atmosphere,there lies a dynamic relationship amongthree entities: student, adviser, and regis-trar. Within this relationship, a few trickysituations will inevitably happen, but whois to blame? Students are quick to pointtheir fingers at their adviser or at the reg-istrar. However, how much do studentsreally know about their degree plans?

During finals week last semester, Isuffered a rude awakening when I receiveda series of emails from my adviser and theregistrar. It appeared that I had taken thesame course twice, which was news tome. Apparently, there was a course namechange. The emails included talk of win-

ter intercession courses, course overloadfees, and petitioning my case.

I was completely befuddled, and Iplaced the blame on my adviser, whom Iadore. However, I had selected my courses,so ultimately, it was the combination of mylack of knowledge about my degree auditand a careless mistake by my adviser. Thecourse numbers were consistent, yet some-how it slipped past our attention.

By way of the registrar, students are al-lowed to take the same course again to im-prove their grade. I had received As in bothsubjects and the courses had different ma-terial, textbooks, and professors. I workedwith my adviser and the registrars office to

smooth out the situation that I had falleninto after the initial blow, and it worked outwell. A few meetings later, and with a fewforms, I was in the clear. I sighed with reliefand went about the rest of finals week withno need for winter intercession courses.

I couldnt help but wonder how thisall happened. It made me realize that I onlyknew my degree audit as a first-semestersenior. I had no idea as an underclassmanwhat I was to take in my proceeding yearsat Lasell. So, I ask students, how well doyou know your degree audit? I urge you tocheck it out and gain some insight into yourfuture years. As for seniors, I hope that ev-eryone has all their credits in place.

Whats in a degree audit?By Olivia Ture

1851 STAFF

Walk into Valentine Dining Hall and youll

find a plethora of food to eat. Theres the saladbar, sandwich station, entre station, pizza, and awell-balanced main course. The dining hall staffdoes a great job providing healthy options forstudents, but have they forgotten that the dininghall is not our only source of food on campus?

Open until midnight, Grill 155 in theCampus Center offers students meals all day,even during the hours when the dining hallis closed. Prices are reasonable, especiallysince they can be paid for with dining dollars.However, there are changes that need to bemade to the menu.

First, the posted menu does not list all ofthe choices the Campus Center offers. Since atleast 2008, the main menu has stayed the same.Recently, small paper menus have been avail-able at the grill counter, but these are not alwaysout on display. Lasell has been very successfulin its environmentally friendly efforts, but thesemenus are unnecessary and wasteful.

The choices offered consist of a greasy,fried entre with a side of French fries. Thatsnot to say the only options are unhealthy ones.They also offer chicken Caesar wraps, veggie

burgers, and grilled chicken, all of which alsocome with fries. Chilling in the display caseare pricey alternatives to fries, such as hum-mus, yogurt, and $5 salads that only cost aswipe at Take Three.

The convenience and accessibility of theCampus Center make it appealing to students,and with a few simple changes, it can be a wor-thy alternative to the dining hall. Its under-

standable that food costs are not cheap, anda new menu isnt either. However, cheaper,healthier side options, such as a small gardensalad or a cup of mixed vegetables, will attractmore students and will pay for itself. As forthat new menu, have a giant chalkboard in-stalled, which allows for additions and changesto be made without the time or cost of creatinga printed menu.

By implementing these simple changesto the menu, the Campus Center will be-come an equally as balanced dining optionfor students as the cafeteria. Lasell Collegedining services have a great deal of poten-tial, and with a large number of new stu-dents coming in, these changes would makethe Campus Center a more desirable optionfor late night and early mornin g meals.

Grill 155 needs healthier optionsBy Elizabeth Stickley

1851 STAFF

Lasell has a growing journalism program.Every year, more students arrive on campus withreporting experience and the goal of becomingprofessional journalists. In the last five years, The1851 Chronicle has grown from a relative non-entity into a publication that reports on a widerange of stories with reliable frequency.

This is due, in part, to the efforts of JaniceBarrett, Chair of Communication and Professor,and Marie Franklin, Associate Professor of Com-munication, as well as a number of highly dedi-cated student journalists.

Still, some members of the colleges ad-ministration continue to hide the program,and the paper that has been instrumental in

its development.High school seniors interested in pursu-ing journalism will look at several schools be-fore they decide where to enroll. In the Bostonarea, theyll look at B.U., Emerson, and B.C.,among others.

Those schools, and countless others, havesomething that Lasell lacks: a publicly accessiblewebsite for their student-run newspapers. For aschool that prides itself on its connected learn-ing philosophy, its hard to believe that its grow-ing newspaper and journalism program remainsalarmingly disconnected.

The concern, shared by administrators re-sponsible for enrollment, seems to be that an ex-ternal website for the paper will scare prospec-tive students away with negative stories about theproblems the college faces.

Lasell, like any other college, has problems.The Berkeley Beacon, Emersons student newspa-

per, has a wide range of stories on its site. Theseinclude reports on an increase in the number ofalcohol poisoning transports, a student who is incontention for the title of Miss Boston, and Em-ersons handling of a rodent problem

By preventing the 1851 from having a viableonline presence, the college is doing a disserviceto the journalism program and to the studentswho work hard to report, edit, and publish thenewspaper. It is also doing a disservice to alumniwho want to keep tabs on their alma mater be-yond the occasional solicitation for donations, aswell as the parents who pay tuition. The biggestdisservice of all, though, is to the college itself.

Its hard to convince prospective journal-ism students that Lasell is a place where they canthrive when its newspaper is not reaching its fullpotential. The lack of an external 1851 websitedamages the colleges credibility and carves awayat the very foundation upon which Lasell does,and should, pride itself.

Small bits of progress have been made. ITwas gracious in their efforts to help the currentstaff build a site that is accessible to MyLasell us-ers. These efforts have not gone unappreciated,

but its simply not enough to validate the con-nected learning claim.

While print media remains viable, journal-isms future is online. To deprive the studentswho have chosen to pursue it as a career of theopportunity to write for that platform is a mis-take that will ultimately cripple the program.

The 1851 prides itself on balanced report-ing that confronts campus issues, both positiveand negative. Admissions pulled the April 2011issue from their office before last years LasellDay to prevent new students from seeing the1851 report on academic rigor at Lasell. It was adishonest response to honest reporting.

Excellent journalism addresses all aspects ofthe community it covers. A good journalism pro-gram adapts to reflect the state of the industry itssending students into. The 1851 will continue toprovide balanced coverage of Lasell stories, andshould be able to do so online.

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By Natalie Kfoury and Kristina KaufmannA&E EDITOR AND LAYOUT

First-year students receive honors

First-year students were honoredat the First-Year Academic AchievementAwards for their participation in theHonors Program or earning Deans Listlast semester. The ceremony took placein de Witt Hall and featured speakersMichael Alexander, president, StephanieAthey, Honors Program Director andAssociate Professor of English, and Jen-nifer Quirk, a sophomore.

After a welcome from Helena San-tos, Dean of Advising and First-Year

Programs, Alexander addressed the au-dience to congratulate students on theirhard work. He wished the students con-tinued good luck and that this achieve-ment award would be the first of many.

Athey introduced Quirk as the stu-dent speaker, who is in the Honors Pro-gram and earned Deans List recognition.She spoke to the students about her suc-cess and offered insight into learning and

about college.One of the biggest challenges of

college is learning how to think foryourself, said Quirk. She also saidlearning was about understanding howlessons can be used, and learning frommistakes and challenging old ideas whilebeing open to new ones were all parts ofthe college experience.

Absorb everything you can and beyour own leaders, said Quirk.

The students then accepted their

awards and joined family members andfaculty at a reception in the Glow Lounge.

It was really nice to be recognizedbecause I think that all of us students haveput in a lot of hard work and effort dur-ing the first semester, said freshman Bre-anna Tagliaferri, who earned Deans Listand is a member of the Honors Program.

The ceremony was an opportunity forthe students to understand their hard workwould be recognized and that they will havemany opportunities in the future to continue

learning and develop into stronger leaders.

By Alyssa M. LuskyCO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Fashion rumorsdispelled

Stephanie Athey (left) spoke to rst-year Honors students and Deans List recipients at the ceremony with Jennifer Quirk (right), a sophomore. PHOTOS BY NATALIE KFOURY

Sophomore Melissa Leonard, fromNorth Brookfield, Mass., first met Row-an Baker at 12 months old. The two met

at the Goddard School in Auburn, Mass.,where Leonard, an Early ChildhoodEducation major, works duringschool breaks.

On Leonardsfirst day of work,Rowan arrived atthe day care forthe first time andthe two sharedtheir first day to-gether. They im-mediately had aclose bond, whichcontinued for thesix months thatRowan attended

Goddard until herparents no longerneeded her to bein day care. Shewas one of my fa-vorite students,said Leonard.

In April 2011,Rowan was diag-nosed with brainstem glioma, themost severe formof childhood cancer, and her parents wereinformed that it was inoperable. With thisparticular form of brain cancer, 50 percentof children who are diagnosed do not survivebeyond 10 months and die of respiratory fail-ure. Rowan was admitted to the hospital im-

mediately and a plan of action was created.

Rowans childhood has been anythingbut easy for not only her, but also her par-ents. She has undergone adult doses of

radiation and chemotherapy, and has re-ceived electrical impulse treatments. After

a small rest period in June with no treat-ments, Rowan had her first MRI after herdiagnosis. Although her tumor had shrunkgreatly, Rowan continued to receive che-motherapy in much higher doses.

In October, Rowan began to take

longer and longer to recover from her

treatments. Symptoms she experiencedin the past became more pronounced,and a third MRI was ordered. The re-

sults showed that the tumor was in pro-gression and was growing back, just asthe doctors hadsuspected.

Rowans on-cology team beganto speak to herparents, Chuckand Rebecca, andwere at a loss fora next step in hertreatment plan. Itwas weeks laterat Rowans birth-day party whenher mother be-came aware of an-other option the

Burzynski Clinicin Houston, Texas.Rowan was accept-ed into the clinicalstudy and the fam-ily left for Houstonon Halloween.

Since then,it has been a dif-ficult battle forRowan and herfamily. By staying

in Houston for as long as they did, costsbegan to pile up and the family began toexperience the setbacks of having to payfor another place to live.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MELISSA LEONARD

Rowan Baker was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in April 2011.

Currently, the Fashion Departmentdoes not impose any regulations on designstudents or models. Model tryouts are opento the community in the beginning of thespring semester, according to the handbook.All students who are interested are encour-aged to try out. Ultimately, a panel of pro-fessionals and students determine those who

are most suitable for the position. Walking ina composed manner is the foremost qualitythat is taken into consideration.

Once models are decided upon, thoseaccepted are added to the LOOKBOOKwith their measurements left out. Thebook is circulated among design studentsfor further selection.

When people are sitting in the backrow, height can make the garment difficultto see. We try to reach out for taller people,but do not turn anyone away, said Blake. Ifyou have a 5-foot model or a 6-foot model,who is easier to see in the back row?

Staying close to industry standardswhile reflecting the colleges values is a dif-ficult balance. In March 2010, members ofthe Boston community attended Health

Matters: Weight and Wellness in the Worldof Fashion, a forum at Harvard BusinessSchool. Fashion greats Anna Wintour, VogueEditor-in-Chief, designer Michael Kors, andsupermodel Natalia Vodianova discussedhealth-related changes in the industry.

As a college, Lasell should be educat-ing the next generation of designers to pro-mote healthy body image on the runway,thus changing the unhealthy standards theindustry already holds, said Kochanek.

The Fashion Department aims to pro-mote these health conscious values andmake students leaders to change the indus-try, said Blake. Fifty years from now, theindustry could look much different than itdoes today thanks to graduates who striveto make a difference. Continued on Page 5

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Three fashion design students par-ticipated in Project Debussy on January26 at Symphony Hall in Boston. SeniorsAmanda Erickson and Lindsey Holcomband junior Megan Coffman created eve-ning garments inspired by French im-pressionist composer Claude-AchilleDebussy. They competed against otherfinalists from surrounding fashion designschools, including Mount Ida College andFitchburg State College.

Most inspiration came from Debussysmusic and his contrast between light anddark through sound.

When I was listening to DebussysNocturnes I: Nuages, I noticed that itis both light, but with a sense of men-ace, like having hope when you know it s

false, like a trapped butterfly, said Hol-comb. Her gown had a highlighted trainwith hombre blue boxes held togetherby a continuous black line, symbolic of acaged butterfly.

Coffman heard something different.

More than 25 Lasellalumni returned to cam-pus to speak about theircareers on February 8.Held on the second floorof the Arnow CampusCenter, it was a night ofstories and networking.

The goal of Life afterLasell was for alumni toshare with students whatto expect post-gradua-tion and give them tips onwhat they can do now tohelp them in the future.

The alumni were amix of majors, so stu-dents could get an ideaof potential jobs in theirfield of study. Fashion,communication, history,hospitality and eventmanagement, and sportsmanagement wereamong the majors rep-resented. Alumni ranged from people whograduated last May to one alumna who grad-uated in 1998, Lasells last all-female class.

The event kicked off with the alums in-troducing themselves and saying where theywere currently working and how they got

the job. The panel included those who work

for Reebok, Embassy Hotels, various news-papers, and the New England Patriots.

Several alums were able to get their cur-rent jobs through an internship they complet-ed through Lasell, whether they got a job withthe company itself or used a contact from theinternship to get the job. They stressed the

importance of internships, saying it was help-

ful in preparation for thereal world.

The event was avery enlightening andhelpful experience, saidsophomore Sara Roberts.It was nice to see alumnifrom Lasell be successfulin their chosen careers.

Alums were askedto give current studentssome advice on gettingto where they want to be.The advice almost every-one gave was to network,as many said this was akey factor in how they gottheir jobs.

The night endedwith time to practicenetworking, as studentswere able to speak withalumni one-on-one and

ask questions specific totheir major. Students wereasked to spend about 10-15

minutes talking with one alumnus, and whena bell was rung, students moved on to speakwith someone else.

Everyone was very nice and ex-tremely willing to pay it forward to thenext generation of L asers, said Roberts.

Students design for Debussy

Life After Lasell eventstresses networkingBy Casey OBrien

NEWS EDITOR

Collegeto offer

onlinesummercourses

By Briana NestorMANAGING EDITOR

Lasell will offer an online summer termfor undergraduates from May 14 to June 29.Students will be able to register in April dur-ing Fall 2012 registration and an orientationfor the summer term is scheduled for March.

Courses being offered are ECON101:Principles of Economics, HIST103: WorldCivilization, MATH104: Intermediate Alge- bra, PSYC101: Introduction to Psychology,each worth three credits, and BUSS209X:Computerized Financial Applications, worthone credit. An additional four-credit intern-ship course, IDS400: Field Experience, willbe available for students wishing to completean internship over the summer.

I have noticed some demand for onlineclasses, evident in students taking classes on-line elsewhere and having the credits transferback, said Steven Bloom, Associate Vice Pres-ident for Academic Affairs, Dean of Under-graduate Education, and Professor of English.

The summer term will be a stand-alonesemester and each credit costs $400. Financialaid will be considered on a case by case basisfor each student. There is currently no limit

on how many courses students can take dur-ing the summer.Seniors who only need one three or

four-credit course to graduate in the springcan walk in graduation, but will receivetheir degrees by mail after completing therequired credits.

All courses will be held throughMoodle and are modeled after a successfulcapstone course that was offered throughLasells graduate program. It is highly rec-ommended that students wishing to take thesummer internship course take IDS:399B:Internship Seminar prior to registering forthe summer course. Registration for thiswill open March 5.

Most internship sites want to havean intern for two months, so if a studentwanted to start his or her internship before

or during the online course time, that is ac-cepted, said Sarah Burrows, Director theInternship Program and Assistant Professorof Communication.

For the internship course, each modulewill contain written work, participation inforum posts, and readings. Some of the mate-rial, such as cover letter samples and resumes,will be common for students in different ma-jors, and some will be specific to each majorand internship. Those details are being final-ized, according to Burrows.

The internships should be relevant tothe students discipline and approved by theappropriate advising faculty, said Burrows.

Students from all majors may completea summer internship online except those intwo academic programs.

Criminal justice studies and the socialsciences do not complete internships, said

Burrows. Each has its own set of clearlyplanned programs during the school year.

The Board of Trustees has also approveda new BA in Arts Management major. In theMS of Communication program, a concen-tration in health communication has beenadded and concentrations in literature andcreative writing have been introduced intothe BA in English major. In the BS in Financeprogram, students can now concentrate incorporate finance, financial planning, andrisk management and insurance.

For more information regarding thesummer internship course, contact SarahBurrows at [email protected]. Studentsshould contact their advisors or StevenBloom at [email protected] for more in-formation about the online summer term.

PHOTOS BY MARIE-ELISE BLISS

Students gathered in the Campus Center to network with recent graduates.PHOTO BY MARIANA FRONTERA

The way I hear Debussys music isthat it has a calming feel. It is sweet andrelaxing, she said. I love how there are somany different levels to his music. I triedto get this across in my garment by usingdifferent textures to show the depth, andlace to show how intricate his music is.

Her interpretation was evident inher garment. A sweet, pink and purpletextured jacket, made by hand, accom-

panied a voluminous pastel blue cocktaildress with black lace.

Students were also influenced bythe 1900s, the time period when De-bussy made his music.

Amanda Erickson and her model (top right),Lindsay Holocombs garment on the run-way (bottom left), Megan Coffman and hermodel (above). Students volunteered to workbackstage for the event. Fashion Departmentprofessors including Lynn Blake, Chair, at-tended as well as student supporters.

By Marie-Elise Bliss1851 STAFF

For the garment as a whole, I want-ed to use some styling and details fromgarments in the early 1900s, such as thelayering, flounces on the skirt, and theladder handwork, said Erickson. As hewrote his music, the garments of the early1900s would have been some of his visualinfluences at that time.

Ericksons gown was entirely handmade,including beading on the feathers stem andprecise ladder work on the hems.

The design students heard of the

project through the fashion department.Both Erickson and Holcomb were in-volved in past design competitions butdid not advance. This year, they triedagain in hopes of making it farther.

I actually tried to [compete] fresh-man year and, since I didnt know any-thing about flats or swatches and such, didnot get far, Holcomb said.

Erickson believed she could make it far-ther this year than in the past. The competi-tion kind of validated that I have grown as adesigner since sophomore year, she said.



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North Hall project moving smoothly

Construction is moving alongsteadily on the western edge of campuson North Hall, which is a three-floorresidence hall with a parking garageunderneath. The $9 million project fea-tures 103 student beds, as well as 74underground parking spaces that will beexclusively for students.

The residence hall will be a suite-style dormitory with two double bed-rooms sharing a bathroom. However,Its a little bit of a departure from East,West, and Rockwell, said Tom Koerber,Director of Plant Operations and Pub-lic Safety. Unlike those residence halls,North Hall will feature two rooms withan adjoining common room. The bath-room in each suite will be to one side

rather than between the two rooms, as isthe case in the three existing buildings.

Work on the project got underwayimmediately following last years gradu-ation with the digging out of the parkinggarage. According to Koerber, much need-ed to be done before students returned forthe start of the school year. Were always

in a race with time, he said.Once the garage was finished, con-struction on the residence hall couldbegin. Thanks in part to a mild winter,the construction has moved smoothly.Koerber said that efficiency drops withthe temperature, but the lack of majorprecipitation has helped. The on-timearrival of structural steel was also a ma-jor boon to the efficiency of the project.

The target for completion of the projectis mid-summer.

Metric Corporation, the same com-pany that completed Rockwell, East, West,and Donahue, is responsible for the NorthHall project. They will also be managingthe renovation of Valentine Dining Hall,which will begin immediately following

commencement, and should be done by themiddle of August.Plans for the building have been in

the works for several years, and Northwill complete the long-proposed Bragdonquad. According to Koerber, the planningstage is key in assuring the success of theproject. If you have good plans, he said,youll have a good project.

Student rooms will be nearly identi-

cal in size to those in Rockwell, East andWest. They will include closets attached tothe wall on either side. The bathrooms willfeature custom-made shower stalls that in-clude additional layers of fiberglass and ply-wood. Similar showers are in place in otherbuildings on campus, and there have beenno problems, save for one incident that

stemmed from student misuse.The exterior of the new building willmimic the colors of the adjacent YamawakiArt and Cultural Center and everything at-tached to the building will be brick. Theparking lot that currently occupies the area between North Hall and its neighboringbuildings will be replaced by greenery simi-lar to the quad between East, West, McClel-land, and Van Winkle.

Student raises cash for cancer

They also had to pay tens of thousandsof dollars for medical treatment their in-surance would not cover and other ex-penses that came with traveling. Addition-ally, Rowan was put on an all-organic diet.

Leonard, who had a direct connec-tion with Rowan and her family, tookaction and created a fundraiser calledthe Patriots Pledge, which was basedon bidding on points scored during theSuper Bowl. For every point the Patri-ots scored, bidders would bid anywherefrom 25 cents to $1. Bidders had the op-tion to stop bidding after half time orcontinue to bid on the full game.

Based on her interest in the family,Leonard used her connections which al-lowed her to multiply her fundraising re-sults, said Sharyn Lowenstein, Director of

By Jordan R. MayblumCO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Center for Commu-nity-Based Learning

and Associate Profes-sor of English.Many of the

bids were placedwithin a couple ofdays, said Leonard.She passed aroundforms in her classesand at the school shestudent teaches at,and word of mouthbegan to spread.

Once Leon-ard began collect-ing money after thegame, she found thatmany people whoplaced bids were

donating more than

what was due basedon their individual

total. She quicklyfound she had raisedmore than $800, andplanned to make herown donation withthe ultimate goal ofraising $1,200.

I want to dosomething else, saidLeonard, who plansto wait and see theprogress of Rowanscondition and seethe test results of hermost recent scans.

Its always re-ally inspiring tosee a student come

to our center with

a cause they are so passionate about,said Ginelle Gaulin-Mckenzie, MACC

AmeriCorps*VISTA. Melissa was ob-viously very impacted by the story ofRowan and did an amazing job spread-ing her story and encouraging others todonate to the cause.

Although Leonard is not currentlyfundraising, she said that there is anoption for anyone who would like todonate to Rowan. The family created awebsite that updates viewers on Rowansprogress and their daily struggles. At thebottom of the page, there is an addresswhere checks can be sent to Rowanthrough the bank the family uses. Allthe money goes to her, said Leonard.For more information about Rowan, herfamily, and to learn about donating, visithttp://rowanbaker.weebly.com.

Melissa Leonard created the Patriots Pledgeand raised more than $800 for Rowan.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MELISSA LEONARD

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Tom Koerber, Director of Plant Operations and Public Safety (top left), led an exclusive tour of the North Hall construction site. PHOTOS BY NATALIE KFOURY


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If you talk to Susan Willis before herPolitical and Social Justice course with Jo-seph Aieta, Professor of History, on a Tues-day afternoon, you will realize what being alifelong learner is really about.

It is an entirely different learning ex-perience [from when I was in college]. Iwas learning in an era when we had to wearskirts, said Willis. The only time we couldwear slacks is if the snow was deep. It is whatwe were used to thoughWhen slacks [be-came popular], I hardly wore a skir t again.

A graduate of Bates College, Willis didnot let any normal routine keep her fromchanging the world around her, fulfilling ameaningful learning experience. She waitedthree years after she graduated to have chil-dren, and was a stay-at-home mom when hertwo girls were young.

She went on to teach part-time at John-son and Wales University while taking clas sesat Providence College, where she got hermasters in English. She then worked as an As-sistant Director of Admissions at Johnson and

Wales, visiting every high school in RhodeIsland and some in Massachusetts. Followingthis, she taught at Attleboro High School inAttleboro, Mass., at a resource center.

Soon after, Johnson and Wales askedher to come back as an Assistant Dean of theBusiness Division. She took the position for18 months, and then taught English at DeanCollege for six years.

Willis then worked at a program at Oli-ver Ames High School in Easton, Mass., pre-paring high school seniors for college. She re-ferred to it as an academic boot camp. Classesstarted at 9 a.m. and ended at 9 p.m., and ifyou missed a class, you could not continue

with the program.Another non-traditional classroom set-

ting in which she taught was a program fordevelopmentally delayed adults. She waspart of a team of four people who helpeddevelop their students academic and every-day skills, such as cooking. She said some-times from experiences like this, the peoplewho are helping are the ones learning too.

By Sarah AndlerLAYOUT

By Karynne CabralAUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT

By Terri Moody1851 STAFF

Lifelessons inAustria

I have been abroad for two weeksnow but it feels more like a month. In

the first week going to class, using the bus, and buying groceries, I noticedthe way I act is not very welcomed inAustria. Here in Salzburg, natives dontsmile as they pass by, they dont picksomething up for you if you drop it, andthey dont talk to each other unless theyneed to make a decision. The problem isthat this is not how I was brought up orhow I normally act. Im the kind of per-son who will talk to the bus driver, orgive money to someone who cant buyall of their groceries.

I experienced a bit of culture shockwhen I went to the market and wit-nessed an old man trying to get by withhis cane. No one in the market wouldmove for him. I stepped in, and with the

little bit of German I know, asked himif he needed help, and managed to gethim to the next street. As strange as itis, this occurrence made me think aboutmy freshman year at Lasell.

I noticed there are certain dos anddonts if you want to fit in at Lasell,just like in Salzburg. I remember realiz-ing freshman year that there were thingsthat I knew if I did at Lasell, studentswould look at me differently - or justthink I was crazy. However, I soon real-ized that you shouldnt have to changeyourself to be accepted by others aroundyou. Just be yourself.

In Salzburg, I took the lesson Ilearned from my first year at Lasell andremained true to myself. I walk down

the street and say, Good mor ning, pickup change for strangers, hold doors forpeople, and surprisingly, Ive noticedthe Austrians actually l ike it.

Last night, there was an old wom-an having trouble stepping onto the bus. I took her hand to help her, andshe looked at me in utter surprise thatsomeone took time to assist her. Aftershe gave me a hug and said somethingquickly in German, I couldnt help butsmile. Im happy I had that experiencemy freshman year at Lasell; it helpedme see the importance of being true tomyself, and avoid conforming to whatpeople expected of me.

Village resident staysconnected to learning

PHOTO BY MARIANA FRONTERA

PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS TIGHE

Susan Willis talks about her experiencesworking at many different colleges andhigh schools.

Students may think studyingabroad only happens overseas, but theunforgettable experience is attainablewithout even leaving the country.

Junior Thomas Tighe studied inWashington, D.C., this past semes-ter at American University(AU).The program sends students toWashington to complete an intern-ship and classes.

Going to school at AmericanUniversity was different than going toLasell because of the different oppor-tunities I was presented, said Tighe.Students went on field trips on a week-ly basis to places such as CSPAN, NBC,and Politico. Tighe also took Intro to

Law, a challenging course at AU.All students in the programcompleted an internship. Tighesfield experience was at the RadioWTOP in the sports department.My job was to interview the playersat practices and at games, record theaudio, edit it, and send it back to thestation where it would be played on

the radio., said Tight. While at RadioWTOP, he also met politicians RudyGuiliani and Herman Cain.

An experience to work in theprofessional field is difficult but ful-filling, according to Tighe. His timein Washington was life changing, butin a different way than what studentshad going over seas. Instead of see-ing amazing things across the world,which a lot of students were luckyenough to have the opportunity, it waslife changing in the fact I got to workin the business I have always wantedto be in, said Tighe. It was more reallife experiences and gaining contacts,rather than seeing the world.

Communications majors andpolitical science majors will gain amany connections. Tighe highly rec-ommends this program and studentswho are interested should contactSarah Burrows at [email protected]. The deadline for the Fall 2012semester is March 10.Tom Tighe covered game stories as part of his

internship at Radio WTOP in Washington, D.C.

Studying abroad in the U.S.



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Features

By Tiff Potter1851 STAFF

By Terri Moody and Tiff Potter1851 STAFF

Time is of the essence for the classof 2012. We are in the bottom of theseventh, rounding third base, headingfor home plate. If you have thoughts ofpure panic, followed by bursts of over-whelming emotion, you are not alone.

Take a minute and assess the factthat we are graduating. Say the wordsif it helps you process it because thequicker you do, the faster you canchose what path you want to take.

Two roads lay in front of us at thistime; its the one you choose that willdetermine the path you will end up fin-ishing on in fewer than 100 days.

Road A, simply panic and deny that youare going to be an adult and a college graduate.

Two of four service trips at Lasell havebeen completed, leaving returning studentsenlightened. Students travel to Mexico andEcuador in January, Nicaragua in March, andBrazil in May. These tripsimmerse students in theculture of each country,and connect them withpeople who care about justice, the environment,and humanitarian work.Through the variety ofprojects encounteredon the trip, students seethe impact of their workfirsthand. They also gainan appreciation of thework that humanitarianshave been doing for years by collaborating witheach other through theLasell community.

What studentstake out of each trip isunique to the actual lo-cation and the individu-al. Junior Sabrina Lom- bardi, who went on thetrip to Ecuador this year,and has been to Mexicoin the past, makes thisdistinction. The Ecua-dor service learning tripwas far different fromany other service tripsI have been on, mostly because it is concernedmore with spiritual andnature-oriented service,said Lombardi. Its safeto say Im an eco-nut,and the trip to Ecuadorgave me greater contactwith Mother Earth, orPachamama, especiallywhen I was ankle deepand barefoot in soil andmanure planting pota-toes. Lombardi and oth-er students completed aone-credit course aiming

to prepare them for the trip.The service learning trip to Mexico

puts more emphasis on the social aspect ofservice. Lasell students who are enrolled

Service learning tripsenlighten students

in the required four-credit class participatein a variety of fundraising events, such asthe annual leaf rake in the fall. When thegroup is in Mexico, they have the oppor-

tunity to meet the peo-ple who received theraised money from thatyear and years past. Themoney was donated toput Mexicans throughschool, as most do notcontinue past the sixthgrade. Some of the 10-day experience includeda clothing sale for theCoatapec communityand a construction jobfor a family in need. Stu-dents work side by sidewith community mem-bers and with the guid-ance of skilled Mexicanconstruction workers.

Each service triphas a lot to offer in dif-ferent ways, but eachhas one thing in com-

mon: the experience islife altering. Throughservice and learningabout the world out-side of the classroom,these trips change theperspective of everystudent involved.

Going on this tripallows you to look at thethings through a newlens, shattering much ofwhat you once knew orthought you knew. Thisnew lens will allow youto see the world moreclearly, more dynamical-ly. and more profound-ly, said senior MeaghanONeil. You realizeyour role in the worldand how connected anddisconnected you are tothe rest of the globe.

Every year, students travel to Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Brazil tocomplete humanitarian work efforts while learning about diverse cultures.The experience also benets students, as they earn one credit for a servicelearning trip.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF TERRI MOODY AND SABRINA LOMBARDI

Road B, do something about it.Take time to figure out what career

you are interested in. If you dont knowwhat you want to do, start off with whatyoure passionate about. Use what you be-lieve in to generate the drive you have andreflect that on a potential employer.

After you figure out why you are pas-sionate about your career, come up withhow you are going to use that power tomake both you and your potential em-ployer successful. Once you hone in onwhy you believe in your passion, then canyou figure out what career path to takewhen you graduate.

Most people look at the three stepsin reverse order: what, how, and why. For

Time for seniors to

take charge

10 tipsfor

transferstudents

There are 34 new students at La-sell this semester, according to KateOConnor, Vice President of EnrollmentManagement. Out of those 34 students, 23have transferred from a different school.Transferring can be difficult with new pro-fessors, new peers, and a completely newenvironment. However, these 10 tips can

improve the transfer experience.

1. Find other transfer studentswho may also be feelingnervous.

2. Dont be afraid

to eat lunch alone.

3. Get involved and join a club

4. Ask for help. Whether it isacademic or from Informa-tion Technology (IT), or justasking a fellow student fordirections, never feelembarrassed to ask.

5. If you are a resident oncampus, leave your dooropen while in your room.

You never know who might

wander in to say hello.

6. Get to know the area.Newton is only seven milesfrom Boston. Take the Tinto the city and exploreyour new surroundings.

7. Get to know your professors.

8. Stay true to yourself. Youwill make friends, butwouldnt you rather makefriends based on who youreally are, rather than whopeople think you are?

9. Be open to invites from yourclassmates.

10. Laugh off the awkwardmoments, whether it isbeing locked out of yourdorm in a towel or trippingup the stairs. Remember,those moments now arethe best stories later.

By Shauna Yanchuk

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

with contribution from COM314

example, I am a communications major,looking for a career in radio. I have stronginterpersonal skills and a fun personality.Want to hire me?

If you take that same concept and ap-ply the three steps conversely, it willsound like this: I am passionate aboutmusic, I believe in radio and that it af-fects lives. I will use my interpersonalskills to drive this company forward andbe a successful producer.

The second statement reflects my pas-sion for why I am interested in my career, notwhy the career should be interested in me.

Its not about what you do, its whyyou do it.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.JUSTWHATIAM.WORDPRESS.COM/



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Lets face it, two dimensions are sopass. Viewing a movie thats flat on thescreen is becoming antiquated. However,3D does notnecessarily al-low viewersto have a moreintense emo-tional reactionand does notoffer any ad-vantages over2D in terms ofenhancing theability to recalldetails of a film.

The re-re-leasing of filmsfrom their pre-vious format of2D into 3D is arecent shift inHollywood. Re-releasing films suchas Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Men-ace, Titanic, and The Lion King, has itsadvantages and disadvantages to being in 3D.

The re-release of Star Wars shouldabsolutely be in 3D. Every sci-fi aficionadoand George Lucas fan will come out to seeepic light saber battles and lasers whizzing by

World-renowned sculptor and art-ist Ed Smith displayed his latest piecesof work, Small Gods and Heroes, atLasell. The pieces were based on Greekmythology and beggars he observed onthe st reets in Venice.

Smith, an Associate of the RoyalBritish Society of Sculptors, was sur-rounded by observers when describinghis work. Smith discussed being inspiredby his tours of museums across Venice.

I would go to the museums in Ven-ice and a lways be drawing, said Smith.

His sculptures and drawings wereoften abstract images of the human

body. Some pieces of work are missinglimbs or facial features.When you have a partial figure with

a totality, it immediately engages you onthat level, said Smith. It straddles theabstract and fi gurative world.

Smith stressed to the crowd the pains-taking process of making these sculpturesand getting them ready for display.

their heads. The action and sci-fi genre have abetter claim to be in 3D than the romancesand childrens animation flicks.

Titanic is arguably one of the bestromantic films, but in 3D, it almost dimin-ishes the movies power. To have a hand ina steamy car placed in front of ones faceis more laughable than it is passionate. Theonly redeeming quality for Titanic to be in3D would be the when the vessel is sinking.

Having broken glass and snapping cableswould be fascinating to see close up, butonce the ship sinks and Jack and Rose are in

the water, lets goback to the originalformat.

The LionKing is primarilyaimed at children.In 3D, it mightfrighten themduring some partsand have themgiggling at oth-ers. Having Mu-fasa thrown from

a cliff, appear-ing to fall on thechildren or Scar being mauled byhyenas may causetears and hiding.However, scenes

with Timon andPumba in 3D may bring forth enoughlaughter to cancel out the fear.

3D is an intriguing new way to viewmovies, but some discretion in the re-releasing of certain movies should weighthe pros and cons.

There is so much preparatory workfor each one of these pieces, he said. Itincludes hundreds of drawings and themaking of hundreds of clay pieces un-til you are finally ready to start makingthe sculpture.

Smiths other inspiration whenmaking the pieces were the beggars out-side the museums. He described how,one day, he noticed a pile of rags out-side the museum. Upon further exami-nation, Smith noticed more emergingfrom the heap.

I saw a hand sticking out of the pileof rags, and then I see this person under-

neath all the rags begging for money whileeveryone walks by, said Smith. I startedto draw this figure, and I would walk thestreets at night to look for beggars.

That beggar inspired Smith. That beg-gar, in a sense, is me, its all of us. The artistis begging for you to look at their work.

Award-winning sculptordisplays abstract art

Artist towatch:

BleachedSisters Jessica and Jennifer Clavin

have no problem bringing punk backagain and again. The two former members of punk/noise band Mika Mikoformed Bleached and have not given upany rock n roll spirit.

The band brings forth a powerfulsound and makes music that has an edgeand a definite fun side. Each of theiralbums, all relatively short in length,have had limited releases. Key tracks areavailable on iTunes and Amazon MP3download. Songs such as Searchingthrough the Past and Electric Chairare extremely catchy and showcase a lotof talent from the band.

Bleached just came off a tour withindie group Smith Westerns and, onthe tour, they shined as if they were themain act, not just an opener.

The band opened for Smith Westerns inBoston at the Paradise Rock Club in January.By the time Bleached took the stage, peoplewere still trickling into the doors to join thecrowd. However, the crowd became fix-ated on the band once they began their set.

Bleached played professionallythroughout their set. They crafted theirsongs live perfectly so the vibe in the au-dience was fun and excit ing.

From the start, the band had the au-diences full attention. While they maynot have started the show with manyfans, as they are still relatively new onthe music scene, they ended their setwith many new fans and people who re-spected and appreciated their music andabilities on stage.

The band created a perfect atmo-sphere for the Smith Westerns show.This made it simple to look forward tomore Bleached shows in the future, andto support the band so they can continueto make fantastic music and go on tours,especially since the band is still youngand has a lot of pontential to g row.

Although Bleached is a new band,they have the experience of its membersand the ability to continue to make fan-tastic music. Their professionalism andpassion to make great music makes theman absolute joy to watch live and listento, especially as they develop.

By Tom Tighe1851 STAFF

PHOTO BY TOM TIGHE

Scuptor and artist Ed Smith displayed hiswork and discussed his inspirations at Lasellin February.

The pros and cons of re-releasingbeloved films in 3D

By Ariana St. Pierre1851 STAFF

PHOTOS COURTESY OF IMDB.COM

The Hunger Games wins hearts of all ages

Set in a future, post-apocalypticworld, The Hunger Games by SuzanneCollins captivates readers with heart-pumping action, a tender love story, andalmost unbearable tension.

In The Hunger Games, the UnitedStates does not exist. There is a singlecountry called Panem, which consists of12 districts, and is run by an oppressivegovernment known as the Capitol.

Protagonist Katniss Evergreen,a 16-year-old girl, is thrust into theHunger Games in order to protect her

younger sister. The Games put 24 trib-

utes, ages 12-18, against each other in atelevised fight to the death, which is setin a hostile environment. Katniss mustsurvive the Games, but also deal with abudding romance with her fellow maletribute from home, Peeta Mellark.

Collins clearly targeted a young audi-ence when writing the book. Through sim-ple language and prose, she uses short, directsentences to describe emotions, thoughts,and events. Despite the ease of reading, thebook contains subjects often found in a moremature story, which draws in many more

advanced readers, especially when the char-

acters are thrust into the battle of the annualHunger Games competition.

Once opened, this captivating bookwill be difficult to put down. The HungerGames is the first book in a trilogy, in-cluding Catching Fire and Mockingjay.

The Hunger Games is also beingmade into a film, set to release on March23 and stars Jennifer Lawrence and JoshHutcherson in the lead roles as Katniss andPeeta, respectively. If done in the samestyle of the novel, the film should be excit-ing for all who go to see it. Tickets for the

film went on sale on February 22.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PASSIONWEISS.COM

Bleached is a young band on the musicscene with great potential to grow. Theirfun, catchy music draws in listeners andtheir exciting live performance makesthem a fantastic band to start following.

By Natalie KfouryA&E EDITOR

By Elizabeth Stickley1851 STAFF


Arts&EntErtAinmEnt


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For college students, ordering in oreating out is a luxury. However, somerestaurants have been able to make thismore affordable. Comellas HomemadeItalian Foods isa restaurant thatnot only servesamazing meals, but also does so

at low, budget-friendly prices.

Their menuis extensive, as itranges from clas-sic Italian pizzaand pasta to spe-cial, unique dish-es, which theycall messes.

Each messcomes in a bucketand is a mix of pas-ta and other ingre-dients. Every day,the ingredients ineach are slightlyaltered so they can

keep their recipesa secret.

The cheap-est, Mas Mess, is$6.99. The mostexpensive, UncleButchs Bomb,is $254.99 andserves 20-25 peo-ple. Each entreecan be ordered as asingle serving or adouble bucket toserve a large party.

Although the entrees have a widerange of options for everyone, the dessertsare limited to cannoli, cannoli with choco-late chips, or tiramisu.

With an extensive menu, its hard tofind one item that sticks out, but Come-llas makes it easy. The first item offeredin the pizza section is a large cheese pizza

for a little over $5.However, the pricejumps to over $10when toppings areadded to the order.

This does nottake away fromthe delicious foodat very reasonableprices, so collegestudents can besure to find great,smart deals.

Comellas isalso a great op-tion for a nightout with friendsor as a casual res-taurant date, aseveryone will findsomething like-able on the menu.The atmosphere

of the restaurantis friendly, theservice is fast,and the food theyserve is delicious.

Comellas isa growing res-taurant chainwith two closelocations in WestNewton andWellesley, alongwith six other lo-

cations in Massachusetts. However, Co-mellas does not offer a delivery service,except for an order of $150 or more. Forstudents looking for great food at a reason-able price, Comellas is the place to go.

Comellas offers tastymeals on budget

The Symptoms deliverfun performance

The Symptoms performed at theCampus Center on February 3 andstarted the night off strong whenfriends of the band greeted guests withfree demo albums and the opportunityto buy T-shirts. The band entered to alarge crowd with two members shirt-less and body painted as a preview totheir performance.

T h e band didnot wastetime andwent intothe firstsong, Sy-ringe. Bym i x i n gd i f f e r e n tinstrumen-tals, theyc r e a t e da uniquesound. Thefirst set hadfour differ-ent songs

and closedwith FiveHorses.

E a c hlive songv a r i e dfrom then e x t . I m a g i n eYoure aTrain Conductor and 10:20 werethe best songs of the night, with justthe right mix of memorable sounds.Both songs were also featured on thedemos given out at the door as a pre-view for their upcoming album.

Vocalist James Fraser had a fantas-tic voice to carry the songs. Drummer

The Womanin Black

brings chillsDaniel Radcliffe shines in his first

post-Potter role in The Woman in Blackas widower Arthur Kipps, a man strugglingto keep his job and support his toddler son.Sent on a final attempt to prove his em-ployers should keep him, Kipps travels to aremote town in the English countryside tosettle a deceased womans estate.

Upon his arrival to the town, he dis-covers that people are superstitious aboutthe womans estate and want nothing todo with him. Kipps stays, despite severalwarnings, and begins to uncover the his-tory behind the house and the mysteriouswoman in black.

Most audience members will be thereto see what Radcliffe has done since hi s daysat Hogwarts and they will not be disap-pointed. The theater was ripe with screamsand gasps as Kipps walked the darkenedhalls of the abandoned house with a darkshadow following him.

The movie is a combination ofthriller and horror. The scariest aspectsof the film are shapes in the dark andcreepy childrens toys. Though the end-ing is slightly disappointing, the film is agem and worth the $9 ticket. Grab yourfriends and get ready to watch DanielRadcliffe don 1900s clothing and find outthe woman in blacks dark secret.

Eric Marcantonio, a freshman at Lasell,gave an exuberant performance sansshoes and s hirt. Toward the back was pi-anist and bass player, Ben Berners- Lee,who gave the band the extra push theyneeded to give their music its strength.Lead guitarist Drew Smith gave a top-notch performance as well, playing ex-cellently throughout the show.

The bandshowed a lotof energyand enthusi-asm in theirperfomance.This elevatedthe mood ofthe audienceand madeeveryone ex-cited to bethere. Plus,the musicwas perfectfor people toget into theper fomance

and have fun.E v e n

though TheS y m p t o m ssound morepronouncedon theirdemo, theirvariety of in-strumentals

was more apparent live. Their perfor-mance at Lasell was fun, but showedthat they have room for future improve-ment on upcoming albums and shows.

Their next album is scheduled to bereleased within the next two months, al-though a date has yet to be determined.

Zaftigs serves supreme Jewish cuisineBy Sarah Andler

LAYOUT

You dont have to go to the low-er east side of New York City or your Jewish mothers kitchen toget your favorite childhoodfoods. Zaftigs, located con-veniently in Brookline, pro-vides Jewish recipes fromscratch. Dont be fooled bythe advertising, though. Zaf-tigs is far from kosher. Theycreate old-fashioned Jewish-style dishes, but they alsohave un-kosher meals.

The dcor of Zaftigs ismade to look like a modern-ized Jewish deli. The restau-rant itself is large, and has alot of seating, all of whichis needed, since there is al-ways at least an hour-longwait during the morning andnight hours.

Once guests sit downat the table, they are greet-ed with freshly made ba-gel chips and herbed creamcheese. The bagel chips arecrisp and the cream cheeseis smooth and has a light fla-vor that goes very well withbagel chips.

Zaftigs menu is endless. For break-fast, they offer their famous stuffed ba-nana French toast, which is cooked in a

vanilla batter and topped with creamydate butter and berries. The combination

melts in your mouth, and is not the usualFrench toast flavor; the taste of the but-ter with the bananas is sweet, creamy, andmouth watering at the same time.

Since Zaftigs is a Jewish-style res-taurant, they serve the classic favorites.

Fresh cheese blintzes, bagelswith lox (smoked salmon), pas-trami, Matzah ball soup, brisketof beef, falafel and hummus, gi-filte fish, the classic latkes (po-tato pancakes), and, my favorite,sweet noodle kugel. The noo-dle kugel is made with ricottacheese, cinnamon, and nutmeg,and is baked to perfection. Thesweetness of the cinnamon isa perfect combination for thelight cheese flavor and noodles.

For the brisket, the meatis slowly cooked for a perfectsmoky flavor. For people whoprefer the un-kosher choices,Zaftigs makes deli sandwicheswith salami, bacon, and, if yourefeeling ambitious, beef tongue.

Zaftigs is not just uniquebecause of its old school, Jew-ish-style menu, but it has agraceful atmosphere, excellentservice, and an endless menu.Breakfast is served all day sotry not to get the stuffed ba-nana French toast every time

you visit, and give one of the other clas-sic dishes a try.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THESWELLESLEYREPORT.COM

Comellas, a restaurant chain with locations nearLasell, serves up tasty food at reasonable prices.The extensive menu has something for everyone,including pizza, pasta dishes, and cannoli.

PHOTO BY CAIT FITZGERALD

The Symptoms, a student band, performed at the CampusCenter on February 3. The band entertained the audiencewith original material, as well as covers of popular songs.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ZAFTIGS.COM

Zaftigs, a Jewish deli located at 335 Harvard Street in Brookline, offersdelicious food for anyone. Their menu feautures traditional Jewish cuisineas well as un-kosher items.

By Cait Fitzgerald1851 STAFF

By Cait Fitzgerald1851 STAFF

By Casey OBrienNEWS EDITOR


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SportS

Superloss, but

not all islost

First rugby coach hired

Indoor track teamsbreak records

Mens BBall wins on senior night

By Zach GraySPORTS EDITOR

By Brandon ChaseOPINION EDITOR

By Victor Olowojoba1851 STAFF

By Zach GraySPORTS EDITOR

By some divine intervention, I wasable to watch the entire Super Bowl andsurvive. Somehow, I watched the NewEngland Patriots fall to the same NewYork Giants that ruined the perfect sea-son in 2007. As ludicrous as it may seemto Pats fans, it doesnt hurt as badly asI expected. In fact, Im actually quitehopeful for the future.

The Patriotss 21-17 loss on Feb-ruary 5 gave the Giants their second

championship in four years. Eli Manningtook home his second Super Bowl MVPaward, as he completed 30 of 40 passesfor 296 yards and a touchdown. Despiteposting a 9-7 regular season record in2011, the Giants are regarded as one ofthe elite teams in the NFL.

The Patriots, on the other hand, areregarded as a bust. Even with the bestrecord in football for the past decade,even with two-time MVP quarterbackTom Brady and Coach Bill Belichick,fans around the NFL say the dynastyis over. It would be a stretch to say thePatriots are finished, for this is still arelatively young team with room to im-prove. Realistically, this New Englandteam is st ill rebuilding.

The Patriotss defense ranked as oneof the worst in the league, 31 out of 32,to be exact. With four picks in the firsttwo rounds of the upcoming NFL Draft,the Patriots could potentially improvetheir defense with youth. Perhaps NewEngland could explore the free agentmarket or attempt a trade (but one alittle more successful than the AlbertHaynesworth deal).

Even with a 35-year-old Tom Brady,the Patriots offense is still in good shape.The two-headed monster at tight-endknown as Rob Gronkowski and AaronHernandez will return for only theirthird NFL season. Its expected the Pa-triots will re-sign wide receivers WesWelker and Deion Branch, as well as

running back Ben Jarvus Green-Ellis.Regardless of who lines up at receiver,Brady will get the most out of them.

I wont be like some fans and say,We should be happy because we could be Raiders fans who have been waitingdecades for a Super Bowl win. If weregoing to play the comparing game, thenevery day is a miracle that we dont cheerfor the Browns. Patriots fans should real-ize how lucky this team was for makingit to the Super Bowl. A favorable regularseason schedule, along with Billy Cun-diffs right foot added up to a Super Bowlappearance. This team can improve, andwill. As frustrating as this loss was, fansshould be patient. The Pats are still re-building and are only going up.

Since its beginning in 2009, the Lasell

College Rugby Club had been run by itsstudent members and overseen by KristenGallo, Assistant Director of Student Ac-tivities. After spending the past three yearswithout a coach, rugby will finally be ledby newly hired coach Eric Wilson.

While studying exercise physiologyat Plymouth State University, Wilsonwas a four-year starter on the schoolsrugby team. Wilson continues to playrugby as a member of the Boston IrishWolfhounds RFC, one of the leadingrugby union clubs in the United States.It was this experience that impressedGallo when seeking a coach.

Being in town, currently playing,and his fitness background really stoodout, said Gallo. You talk to him and

within minutes youre like, Whoa. Thisguys all about rugby.Wilsons excitement can be heard

in his voice whenever he speaks about

The mens track and field team fin-ished their 2012 season on a high note, breaking numerous school and personalrecords. In their final meet of the season atthe Massachusetts Institute of Technologyon February 11, Senior JB Leger brokehis own school record in the high jumpwith a 1.81-meter jump. Junior AntonioNesbitt placed second in the 200-meterdash and also broke a Lasell record byfinishing in 24.12 seconds, beating theprevious mark by .08 seconds. FreshmanPatrick Kuffour won the 55-meter dashand broke Nesbitts previous record witha time of 6.70 seconds.

During the first two meets of the

year, the team finished fifth at the BatesInvitational on January 21 and sixthat the University of Southern Maine(USM) Invitational on January 28. Ju-nior Miguel Taveras just missed break-ing a Lasell record in the 800-meter runby .03 seconds with a time of 2:49.42,which was a personal best. FreshmenKyle Northrop and Tyler Shwabe and ju-

rugby. His enthusiasm is easily seen, and

as Gallo puts it, He has this boundlessenergy that you just feel.Along with his rugby background,

Wilson also carries experience in fitness.After earning his Bachelor of Science inExercise Physiology in 2005, Wilson be-came a master trainer at Boston SportsClub for more than three years. He iscurrently the owner of Movement Sci-ences in Boston. The team, Gallo said, ishappy with Wilsons fitness backgroundand individualized plans, which wassomething the team was lacking.

As the team is looking forward toworking with the new coach, Wilson isjust as excited to be coaching here at La-sell. The first time I met these guys, youcould just feel the energy, said Wilson.

The teams first practice with Wil-son was on February 14. Gallo said thepractice was great and the players weregenuinely happy. During a couple of

nior Isaac Montoya all had great seasonsfor the Lasers.

The womens track and field teamalso competed in the Bates and USM In-vitationals and had impressive showings.The team finished in ninth place at theUSM meet and fifth at Bates. In her lastcollegiate meet at the MIT Invitational,senior Meghan Missett turned in herbest performance of her career. Missetttook second place in the mile run witha time of 5:49.65, beating her previouspersonal record of 6:12.4.

Sophomore Sam Peck broke her ownschool record in the 55-meter hurdleswith a time of 9.29 seconds. Peck also

had strong showings in the triple andlong jump events all season. SophomoreKendall Logsdon also set a new schoolrecord in the 60-meter dash, finishing in8.82 seconds. Freshman Solange Carpen-ter and sophomore Chelsea Zeig also hadproductive seasons for the Lasers.

the breaks [Wilson] gave them, they allcame jogging over and said hey to meand were like, Im tired, but this is awe-some, said Gallo.

Its been a lot of fun and very excit-ing, said Wilson. We got a lot of poten-tial this year.

As the team prepares for whatpromises to be a successful spring sea-son, Coach Wilson is also hoping tofocus on recruitment. Wilson hopes tobuild a sustainable program that canclimb up divisions and go as high as wecan, he said.

The Lasell College Rugby team hasgrown so much, both in size and passion,over the past three years. As strong asthis club was before, the brotherhoodthis team shares can only grow with theleadership Coach Eric Wilson providesto his players.

In seniors Nate Di-Sessa and Javon Willa-ms final regular seasonhome game, the mens

basketball team defeatedEmmanuel College 76-64 to gain sole posses-sion of the fourth seed

in the Great NortheastAthletic Conference.

Emmanuel jumpedout to an early 18-5 leadin the first half, with se-nior Isaiah Duke scoringeight of those points.Lasell quickly wenton a 15-0 run in 3:26,sparked by Willams 10consecutive points. Em-manuel would regain a24-20 lead on back-to-

back three-pointers by junior Connor Morgan, but Lasell junior SeanBertanza rattled off 12points in 2:05, includingtwo 3-point field goals togive the Lasers a 37-28

lead with 2:17 remainingin the first half. Emman-uel finished the first halfon a 4-0 run. Lasell led

by five at halftime, withWilliams and Bertanzacombining to score 25 ofthe teams points.

The second half wasall Lasell as they stretchedtheir lead to 13 at 13:13on a three by Bertanza.Bertanza was 5-for-8 from

behind the arc and led allscorers with 28 points.Williams was one reboundaway from a double-doublein the last home game ofhis career, adding 21 pointsand 9 boards. DiSessachipped in with 11 points,going 3-for-5 from 3-pointrange. Junior Xavier Ever-son led the way for theSaints with a double-dou-

ble, scoring 20 and pullingdown 12 rebounds.

Junior Antonio Nesbitt was among severalteammates that set Lasell track records.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TODD MONTANA

Nate DiSessa (second from left) and Javon Williams (No. 32) were honored attheir nal regular season home game. DiSessas father (far left) and Williamsmother (far right) were in attendance.

PHOTO BY OF TODD MONTANA


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Todd Montana takes over asSports Information Director

TennisClub

suffersfrom lackof interest

Knucklefull of

memoriesBy Zach Gray

SPORTS EDITOR

By Mary PavluFEATURES EDITOR

By Victor Olowojoba1851 STAFF

By Zac VierraCOPY EDITOR

There was a time in my life when it

seemed like every Red Sox game I wentto, Tim Wakefield was the starting pitcher.Number 49 was always pitching and I wasalways there to see it. I got so sick of seeingthe knuckleballer pitch I would have ratherseen Julian Tavarez or David Wells on thehill, anyone but Wakefield.

After a 19-year major league career, 17of which he played with the Red Sox, TimWakefield retired from baseball on Feb. 17.

When I was four and a half years oldWakefield made his Red Sox debut on May27, 1995. Troy OLeary, John Valentin andMo Vaughn were in the starting lineup for

Boston that day. Nomar Garciaparra had yetto make his major league debut. The num-

ber one song on the billboard charts wasThis Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan.The or iginal Toy Story wouldnt be releasedfor another six months.

There are so many memories I haveabout Wakefield. First, he might have beenthe best pitcher in the history of videogames. Virtual Tim Wakefield in MVP Base-

ball 2005 was unhittable. He threw a 65MPH knuckleball with a 90 MPH fastball.Anytime I played against a friend I would al-ways choose Wakefield because it took abouteight innings to get the timing right on theknuckler. It was like cheat ing.

The real life Wakefield wasnt quite sogood. But if the knuckleball was on, it was

a sight to see. I remember one game I satbehind home plate and got to see the knuck-leball move like a plastic bag in the wind. Hemade hitters look silly.

He could also make average hitterslook like Roy Hobbs from The Natural.If the knuckleball was flat, it was like glo-rified batting practice. Just ask Aaron(bleeping) Boone.

What made Wakefield so great was hiswillingness to pitch in any role. He started,relieved, was the mop-up man and even hada stint as the closer. Thats what I will alwaysremember about him. He never complainedand did whatever the team asked of him.

I was lucky enough to meet Wakefieldat fan appreciation day at Fenway back in2009. I shook his hand, told him good luck

in the postseason and he simply said thankyou and gave me a wink. I thought he wasthe man. From that five second encounter,I could tell he was such a genuine guy. Hereally seemed to enjoy mingling with fansand I will never forget that.

This year when I go to Fenway, Wake-field wont be the starter. I think Im go-ing to miss the magical moments when TimWakefield made hitters look like a child

blindly swinging at a piata. I would muchrather see the knuckleballer pitch over JohnLackey or Daisuke Matsuzaka any day.

Be careful what you wish for. Thanks forthe memories, Wake. Its been quite the ride.

The mens volleyball team openedtheir season at home with a victory over

the Newbury College Nighthawks, 3-1,with scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-17, and27-25 on February 7.

Freshman Dan Raffol led the wayfor the Lasers with a game-high 17 killsin his collegiate debut. Freshman MattDugan also had an impressive debut con-tributing a game-high 34 assists alongwith 10 digs. Junior Alex Mills playedwell offensively and defensively, chip-ping in with 11 kills and 10 digs.

The Lasers battled throughout thefirst set after going down 8-3 early.Lasell came to within three points, 18-21, until Newbury scored four straightpoints and took the first set 25-19. TheLasers dominated the Nighthawks dur-ing the second and third sets, as they

built early leads and never let Newbury

Todd Montana was hired over thewinter break as the new sports informa-tion director. Kristy Walter, Director ofAthletics, was looking for someone whohad been working in Division III collegeathletics who had experience with writ-ing, event management, PrestoSportswebsites, and STATCREW, a programdesigned to record statistics for everysport. Montana was able to fulfill theserequirements and then some.

What impressed Walter were Mon-tanas great working knowledge of eventmanagement and his excitement about theopportunities at Lasell.

My first impression of Todd wasthat he was very enthusiastic, said Wal-

ter. [Montana] had great ideas of howwe could better promote our athletes.

Montana is excited about his newposition. Newtons a little different fromPoultney, VT where I just spent the lastsix and a half years, he said. Before com-ing to Lasell, Montana was the head coachof the mens basketball team for GreenMountain College. He was also the eventmanager and sports information director

for the colleges athletic department.[Green Mountain] had about 620

students there and we have about 1,600here, so youre talking about more than

Even though Lasell offers tennis, thesport receives less recognition than bas-ketball, lacrosse, or baseball. Unlike thosesports, tennis is a club sport rather than a

NCAA Division III athletic program .In order to become part of NCAADivision III athletics, a sports club mustbe active for two years beforehand. Ad-vised by James Ostrow, Vice Presidentfor Academic Affairs, the Tennis Clubhas been active since 2008, making thisyear the clubs fourth.

According to Kait Ryan, presidentof the Tennis Club, there are not enoughmembers, funding, or tennis courts to become a team, although she says shewould love to be, eventually. As ofright now, only about 15 people aresigned up as members of the club.

At our last tennis trip, only a fewpeople showed up, said junior CamilaVaca. Its really important to have dedi-

cated players in order for us to becomemore recognized.In order to join the club, the nec-

essary requirements are a tennis racketand participation. Currently, only twoindoor court meetings take place persemester at the Weston Tennis Club inWaltham. There would be opportuni-ties for more meetings if there was alarger interest in the club, said Ryan.

Her goal for this semester is to be-come a more recognized club sport, andshe believes the club can be improvedwith more dedicated members. Thoseinterested in becoming a member of theclub should contact Ryan at [email protected]

come within three points of the lead.Lasell controlled a majority of the

fourth set, until Newbury came back totie the game, 18-18. Newbury scored fiveof the next seven points coming out of aLasell timeout to take a 23-20 lead. La-sell fought back and scored three straightpoints to tie the game at 23. The twoteams went back and fourth until Raf-fol smashed a pass from freshman DavidFarwell to win the set and match for theLasers, 27-25. There were seven ties andeight lead changes in the fourth set.

The Lasers went on to lose theirnext match at the hands of Daniel Web-ster College. They bounced back withsweep of Lesley before falling 3-2 toEmerson College and 3-0 to Johnson &Wales in a tri-match on Feb. 20. Theylost 3-1 to Wentworth on Feb. 22 La-

sells record currently stands at 2-4.

Mens volleyballopens season

The mens volleyball team opened their season with a 3-1 win over Newbury Collegebefore losing four of their next ve.

PHOTO BY TODD MONTANA

double the student population, saidMontana. Its a bit of adjustment, butIm enjoying the transition.

It seems the transition is not an is-sue for Montana, as Walter only has praise

for the work hes done. Todd has done agreat job so far, said Walter. He has im-proved our game programs, created newmedia guides, acted as event manager, andis bringing new ideas to the department.

Although his past experience al-lowed him to come into Lasell and beginworking, Montana gives much credit tothe Athletic Departments student work-ers. I joked with the student workers inthe last meeting saying Im not sure whyyou needed me, said Montana. To beable to come in and have student workerswho know how to run events, with basi-cally just someone overseeing and nothaving to tell them what to do is great.Everyone is very well trained and takes

their job seriously, which isnt always thecase with student workers.

Even with some very good things inplace within the Athletic Department,Montana continues to seek improve-ment. I carry the competitiveness I hadwhen I was coaching into sports infor-mation, said Montana. I just want tocontinue to find better ways to promotethe student-athletes here at Lasell.

Todd Montana recently took over as SID.PHOTO COURTESY OF TODD MONTANA


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