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English and Communications Department Welcomes New Social Media Manager

English and Communications Department Welcomes New Social Media Manager

Aurora Bullett, Staff Writer September 29, 2023

The MCLA English and Communications department is starting off the fall semester with a brand new Social Media Manager. Ash Muzzillo ‘25 is new to the school and the English department with this being...

Catching Up With MCLA Confessions: The Past, Present, and Future

Catching Up With MCLA Confessions: The Past, Present, and Future

Angelina Clark, Web Editor September 29, 2023

The internet, and social media in particular, is a vital part of the modern college student’s life. For many, checking social media timelines is the first thing they do after waking up, and the last...

Photo by Jeannette Smith

Goodbye Maple, Hello Joey

Madelyn Ogorzalek, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

In a dark corner of the Amsler Campus Center’s third floor sits office 318, a now bleak space with nothing inhabiting it, a stark contrast to the student excitement that once filled the room.  This...

Maple’s First Birthday Party: Dogs Upon Dogs

Maple’s First Birthday Party: Dogs Upon Dogs

Lily Richard, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 23, 2023

On Wednesday, April 12, Maple, the campus comfort dog, celebrated her first birthday with around six other canine friends and plenty of students. What better way to spend your afternoon than being surrounded...

41 Years and Counting, LeSage Reflects on Experience at MCLA

41 Years and Counting, LeSage Reflects on Experience at MCLA

Lily Richard, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 23, 2023

Sometimes your dream job could be right under your nose, maybe even in your own hometown, and sometimes it takes going away and coming back to find it. “I really enjoyed working with the students...

MCLA Students Travel the World During 2023 Spring Break

MCLA Students Travel the World During 2023 Spring Break

Angelina Clark, Staff Writer April 6, 2023

For some, spring break is a relaxing hiatus from classes, but for others, it presents an opportunity to explore the globe. MCLA offers various travel courses during the spring semester, courses that teach...

What Did the MCLA Community Do Over Spring Break?

What Did the MCLA Community Do Over Spring Break?

Chloe Golebiewski, Staff Writer April 6, 2023

Spring break is one of the most desired times of the academic year: no classes, vacation, relaxing, and if you’re lucky, no homework! This week we caught up with all the students returning from their...

Gabriele Osowiecki 23 (right) photographed with Liza Marsala 23 (left). The two are Co-Editors-in-Chief of Spires, MCLAs literary magazine.

How Osowiecki’s Love of Writing Has Led to Success at MCLA

Chloe Golebiewski, Staff Writer March 20, 2023

This past week, the Beacon had the pleasure of interviewing Gabrielle “Gabbi” Osowiecki regarding her time here at MCLA!  Osowiecki, a current senior graduating in May, is an English Major...

The Durability of Writing in a Fast-Moving World with an MCLA Alumni

The Durability of Writing in a Fast-Moving World with an MCLA Alumni

Tonimarie Basil, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

Writing is most commonly used as stress relief or entertainment worldwide, by people in many different occupations and from all walks of life. Cassidy Rotigliano is a recent MCLA alum, having graduated...

From Baseball Player, Kyle Milligan, to Coach Milligan

From Baseball Player, Kyle Milligan, to Coach Milligan

Owen Brown, Sports Editor March 2, 2023

Things do not always go according to plan. It is a life lesson that current MCLA senior, Kyle Milligan, has had to endure as part of his tenure here. The original plan for him was to be a four-year...

Nexxus is one of the many clubs on campus that is boasting high numbers since the pandemic. (photo courtesy of Taylor Hope)

Nexxus Steps Up and Brings Step Dance to MCLA

Angelina Clark, Staff Writer March 2, 2023

MCLA has a lot of interesting clubs and organizations on campus, including Nexxus, which culminates in the form of a step dance team. Step dance is a unique form of physical art; it possesses similarities...

Audrey Perdue, DJ, in the WJJW station during her show.

“Soundbox” with Audrey Perdue, DJ

Tonimarie Basil, Staff Writer March 2, 2023

If you happen to take a walk on the third floor of the Amsler Campus Center around 4:30 pm on a Friday, you might have a chance to hear the sultry and feminine tones of Julia Jacklin or Katy Kirby’s...

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