On February 22, the 6x6x10 Six Ten Minute Plays by Six Playwrights was held by the theater company. The event consisted of staged readings of short plays written by students from last fall's Playwriting Class. This event was very important for the playwrights because they were able to see what their written work looked like as performed by stage actors. The playwrights observed how their specific characters, plot, and dialogue drew the audience's reaction.
When I graduated from high school in 2007, I asked my parents for a ride in a hot air balloon. My dad, with his strong voice of middle-class practicality, shot down the idea and insisted that it was a waste of money. Instead, I, like many of my high school friends, received a laptop as my graduation gift. Although the gift couldn't exactly take me soaring through the clouds above my tiny hometown, I was nonetheless excited and appreciative to have my own computer for college. Even better, my parents bought my computer through Stonehill's Gateway laptop program. Because technology is not one of my stronger suits, I was comforted to know that I could receive on-campus help if my laptop suddenly malfunctioned.
Stonehill is known for being a very safe campus. The campus is well lit at nighttime, the guard at the gate pulls over every car on the weekends, and there is always campus police driving around. If Stonehill is so safe, then why are so many students getting hurt lately?
I would like to take this time to write of what it means to be a part of The Summit Staff. Holding a title of editor or manager does not place one solely in that role. One needs to be a communicator, a negotiator and a practitioner of his or her craft.
In light of the recent spate of listservs and Summit articles that have touched off a firestorm of anger and discord amongst Stonehill students, I would like to take a moment to address the issue of respect.
Remember the good old days, back when we all used to actually buy CDs? I remember all too well: my CD collection meant everything to me as a kid, and I knew the dates of new album releases by heart. More often than not I'd buy CDs just for one song I liked, and I'd give the rest of the songs a chance if I had time. Not so much anymore, though. I think I've bought a total of two in the past five years or so. I'm betting most of you would agree that your trips to the mall for CD purchases have greatly decreased over the years as well.
At the risk of sounding like one of those cliché adolescents who rejects everything mainstream (or a 75-year-old woman, for that matter), I would like to pose the question: what is with music on the radio and TV these days? Every time I turn on the car radio I get an earful of Justin Bieber's pre-pubescent hip-hop, and when I switch on the TV, it's Ke$ha screeching her drunken lyrics at me. After a day of "Replay" ironically replaying in my head against my will, I found myself venting to my companions about the American youth being misled by mediocre, if not talentless, singers.
Swastikas over doorways, listservs mocking homosexuality, and now ad hominem libel and slander? What is Stonehill coming to? Look, I realize some may not think the current battle royale between English and science heinous enough to throw in a category with other of the campus' less-than-brochure-worthy weekend activities, but the ongoing back and forth ensuing against the writer of the Summit's combustible article is uncalled for, immature, and frankly, something unexpected.
As time goes on, Dick Cheney keeps on talking. He says President Obama is making America "less safe." In my opinion, Dick Cheney lacks the credibility and background necessary to be considered an authority on national security.
Will I get lost on campus? What classes should I take? Will people like me? Will the workload be the death of me? Those are just a few of the questions haunting freshmen as they kick off a new school year in college. "I was nervous about meeting new people because I'm shy, I was nervous about not being used to being away from home, and how hard the classes were going to be compared to high school," Megan Keith, a freshman, said.
Music, laughter and applause floated through Stonehill's Commonwealth Courts on Wednesday evening. The gathering of students and the sounds emanating from the grassy space outside of Rehoboth in the senior courts attracted curious passersby, many of whom stopped to enjoy the scene.
On Friday September 3, Stonehill College hosted its annual Activities Fair in Dining Commons A. This event was geared mainly towards freshmen as an attempt to help them get involved in clubs and organizations around campus. Students had a wide variety to choose from, with everyone from Anime Club all the way to Student Government Association in attendance.
Nine years after the events of September 11, Americans are still coping, healing and remembering. The Memorial Vigil on Thursday Sept. 9 provided Stonehill students with a chance to do just that. The Vigil took place in the Commonwealth Courts at 7 p.
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