By Kait Bedell & Kaie Quigley – News Editor and Features Editor
The Valentine Dining Hall opened up their indoor seating on Tuesday, March 9 for the first time since the pandemic broke out. After what was a long-awaited decision based on the safety of students, the university decided it was time to allow students to dine indoors.
Continue reading “Valentine Dining Hall re-opens for indoor seating”By Pat Carbone – 1851 Staff
On March 8, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) released a statement approving the 2021 spring sports season with limited conference play. The news comes after a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading “GNAC competition is back for spring”By Zachary Kraft – 1851 Contributor
As every student at Lasell knows by now, we didn’t have a spring break this semester. What would have been one week off in March was added on to winter break in January as an extension. I think this decision did an injustice to students for a multitude of reasons.
Continue reading “Canceling spring break hurt students”By Kait Bedell & Zachary Kraft – News Editor and 1851 Contributor
On Thursday, March 25, the COVID-19 Task Force moved forward with the principle of a proposal sent forward by several Resident Assistants (RAs) in an attempt to lift some of the residential hall restrictions.
Continue reading “RAs COVID-19 regulation proposal to be approved”By LJ VP Lafiura – 1851 Staff
When spring sports received clearance to resume playing, it felt like activities around campus were beginning to return to normal. No team has had an easy transition into play, but especially the track & field team. Between finding a venue to play and viable competition, this season will have many challenges.
Continue reading “Hurdles to pass for track and field”By Kait Bedell – News Editor
Three Resident Assistants (RAs) have drafted a proposal for the COVID-19 task force to allow residential life restrictions to be lifted enough for students to be allowed to congregate with a few other students within their dorms.
Continue reading “Resident Assistants push for change”By Audrey Abbate, Angela Hayes & Emma Ingenohl – 1851 Contributors
At Lasell, a major new adoption is the flex class format. Flex classes are made up of resident, commuter, and remote students with resident and commuter students coming to class in-person, while their remote peers join via Zoom. This new class format is to promote equity in the learning environment and to cater to both students and professors who were given the option to remain at home last semester and this one alike.
Continue reading “Flex classes: a mid-year review of online learning”By Felipe Bida – 1851 Contributor
The first time I took a COVID-19 test at Lasell last Fall, I accidentally contaminated the cotton swab by letting it touch the table for approximately 0.2 seconds. That’s when I first took notice of Neusa Do Nascimento, the testing coordinator. She took the swab, threw it out, opened me up a new one, and with a warm smile that shone through her mask she said, “Sorry, you’re probably gonna be so sick of me by the end of the semester.”
Continue reading “COVID-19 testing coordinator shines in Edwards”
