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The Student News Site of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

The Student News Site of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

The Online Beacon

The Online Beacon

The Online Beacon

Thank You, MCLA

Thank You, MCLA

Owen Brown, Editor in Chief December 12, 2024

To Whoever is Reading This, Three-and-a-half years ago in August of 2021, I left my hometown of Sandy Hook, Connecticut, and stepped onto the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) campus for...

Dr. Birch recently spoke with The Beacon about the issues being faced by the Comm. department, as well as potential solutions. (Photo from mcla.edu)

Professor Birch and The Beacon: Discussing the Relationship Between MCLA’s Student Newspaper and Professors

Angelina Clark, Web Editor October 31, 2023
“We have a community of people, and that community needs to be served effectively,” Birch highlights, “and what I’m interested in seeing is that this isn’t a question of it anything other than good journalism, with good writing, with good storytelling, observing all of the First Amendment rights that people have to address all stories in an open and transparent way.”
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...

SGA: Budget Finance Committee Confirms Club Budgets for 2024

SGA: Budget Finance Committee Confirms Club Budgets for 2024

Nicole Lemire and Jillian Currier April 6, 2023

The March 27 meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA) primarily focused on club budgets for the upcoming school year. This week’s guest speaker was Kayla Hollins, the Executive Director...

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