School: University of Hartford Major:Cinema, University of Hartford GPA: 3.66 Written by Doron Monk Flakes, Senior Contributing Writer Sardonic nihilist Kiki haunts the halls of her school, subjugating the will of any hapless inkblot in her path. She drags her BFFs kicking and screaming in her wake of destruction. She takes relentless aim at the fourth wall. […]
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School: UMass Lowell Major: Mechanical Engineering Solomon Ugbane has spent more than six years studying at UMass Lowell, first earning an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and now a master’s degree. During that time, half a world away from his home in Nigeria, he has grown and changed — and so has the university. So Ugbane feels an affinity with
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School: Yale University Major: Psychology & Neuroscience GPA: 3.73 Written by: Doron Monk Flakes, Senior Writer “ Not Park Slope, not Williamsburg where the hipsters like to live these days.” she says. “Southern Brooklyn, twenty minutes from the Coney Island boardwalk where I spent a lot of time as a child studying marine biology at the aquarium.” The Yale
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School: Northeastern University Major: Civil Engineering First Rhodes Scholarship Winner Co-op has been really useful, you learn so many skills you’d never think to learn or might not be exposed to in classroom. I feel like when I graduate, I’ll be getting two degrees—a civil engineering degree, and a work-experience degree. Logan Jackson, CEE’16, is
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School: Rhode Island School of Design Major: Fine Arts Promoting Artistic Dialogue After several years of working in graphic design, Bahamian-born grad student Anina Major MFA 17 CR returned to school as a fine arts major eager to inspire others with what she has discovered through the act of making. Technically speaking, her current work combines weaving with the creation
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Expected Graduation Date: May 2015 Major: Sports and Leisure Management Employer: Mohegan Sun Internship Title: Regional Marketing Intern As a proactive and determined senior at Eastern, Avery Floyd has taken initiative to increase his level of experience and build on his resume. Floyd, a sports and leisure management major, completed an internship this past summer at the
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MS Frederica M. Williams! I remember over 17 years ago attending a meeting at the Whitter Community Health Center in one of their conference rooms, I vividly recall as the meeting ended, she kindly walked over to me and introduced herself as Frederica Williams, never once mentioning her title as President and CEO, just Frederica
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Cherice R. McNeil, MS, BA Licensed Zumba COVID-19 has impacted us all in many ways. Parents are now doing their best to homeschool their children and provide meals three times a day. We are working from home or searching for new employment. Life as we knew it has changed dramatically. During this time, tensions are
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Let’s pause for a moment to consider how the environment has responded to COVID. There is now a reduction in carbon footprint, everything has slowed down even the destruction of rainforests and other natural habitats. Massive pollution has halted. We are starting to see the smog lift from places like LA, Spring has been allowed
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Have you eaten your veggies today? The beginning of the new year is when most people make resolutions, including eating healthier. One way to eat healthier is to incorporate root vegetables into your diet. Root vegetables are very popular in the winter, and they are also full of healthy nutrients. Let’s Cook! Most root vegetables
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