By Alex Balletto – Copy Editor
I owe my success to the Justice Studies Program. It has offered me unique opportunities while obtaining my undergraduate degree. Last semester, I participated in mock trial with Lasell’s American Mock Trial Association team, and it was worthwhile to say the least. Continue reading “Spotlight: Justice Studies”
By Megan Palumbo – Sports Editor
Before coming home from abroad, I was told about the inevitable culture shock I’d experience being back in a familiar setting. I didn’t expect life to stand still, but I wasn’t thinking I would come back to so much change. After I said my goodbyes, flew back from South Africa, and endured more than 18 hours of flying and driving, I was home at last. Continue reading “Return from abroad equals culture shock”
Leanne Signoriello – Features Editor
I’m really fortunate that I didn’t have the type of childhood where my family moved from place to place. I haven’t faced a lot of geographical change, and for most of my life, I have been able to call Cape Cod my home.
By Danielle Hogan – 1851 Staff
During Halloween, it’s important to remember to be respectful to all cultures. Cultural appropriation is a problem everyone, especially those in the fashion industry, needs to be aware of. Continue reading “What is respectful Halloween attire?”
By Colin Froment – News Editor
If recent terrorist attacks have proven anything, it’s that they can happen at any moment in time, and no one is truly safe.
By J.R. Costello – Contributing Writer
In a happy old house up on a hill, live 21 20-something year olds. With a grand porch where the music plays and the laughter ensues, there is never a dull moment in the community that settled on one warm and excitable September afternoon. A white house, green shutters, and a staircase to the hippie heaven invites all that bring happiness, peace and respect.
By Alex Balletto – Copy Editor
Recently, I’ve found myself talking to my sophomore friends about the notorious “sophomore slump.” It seems many of us are experiencing this jinx. I looked online to learn more about what the actual definition is, and it seems to be any second-time situation where expectations are not being met compared to the first, or when first-time successes have reduced efforts in the second attempt. It has a weird relation to the blues, where there is an unexplained shift in one’s attitude. Continue reading “The sophomore slump”
