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The War on Drugs: Berkshire Harm Reduction Visits MCLA
Ainslie Lafko, Copy Editor • October 4, 2024

96,700. That is the number of people across the United States who die each year as a result of a drug overdose.  7 out of 10. That is the...

Reclaiming Lost Narratives: MCLA Day of Dialogue 2024
Reclaiming Lost Narratives: MCLA Day of Dialogue 2024
Karen Yamada, Staff Writer • October 2, 2024

The MCLA Day of Dialogue is an annual event that emphasizes campus-wide participation in a unique day of alternative education, where traditional...

BWN
BWN 10/02/24
BWN 10/02/24
The Beacon October 9, 2024

BWN is back with their first episode of Fall 2024! This week on BWN, our reporters got inside scoop on all the activities that are happening...

Noelle Howland, Chief Manager of No Paws Left Behind Animal Shelter in North Adams.
Adopt, Don't Shop: Meet the Woman behind North Adams' Animal Shelter
Fallon Maloney, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024

Would you call yourself a dog or cat person? Currently, 65.1 million households in America have at least one dog, and about 46.5 million...

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MCLA women's volleyball huddles up.
MCLA Volleyball Rallies in a Close Defeat Against Bay Path University
Ainslie Lafko, Copy Editor • October 15, 2024
Addison Decaro serves in MCLA women's volleyball's September 27th match against SUNY Cobleskill.
MCLA Women's Volleyball Sweeps SUNY Cobleskill
Madeleine Straw, Staff Writer • October 13, 2024
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Resources were available in Freel Library during MCLA's Mental Health Resource Fair on October 10, 2024.
MCLA World Mental Health Day Resource Fair
Mariposa Ribon, Features Editor • October 16, 2024

Mental health comes across as a very taboo concept to many people. In plenty of households, it is not a common topic of conversation, and can...

2024 Banned Books Week: An MCLA Librarian's Opinion
2024 Banned Books Week: An MCLA Librarian's Opinion
Mariposa Ribon, Features Editor • October 14, 2024

"The New English Canaan" by Thomas Morton, published in 1637, was the first banned book in the history of the United States. Its critical...

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