Curry College Student Media
BY JUSTINA KASA // MAY 9, 2013 // Simmons College in Boston hosted the ninth annual Belle of the Ball event, which provides Boston-area high school girls gently used prom dresses, shoes and accessories free of charge. Sponsored by Anton’s Cleaners, the event was a day of fun and fashion for more than 200 girls […]
BY COLBY HOYLE // MAY 8, 2013 // This is the third in a series of profiles featuring graduating seniors. The sun was beating down on the pavement last summer, making it nearly unbearable to play. But that never stopped Ryan Rawnsley or his younger sister, Bryanna, before. Rawnsley was then a rising senior at Curry College, […]
BY TAYLOR O’BRIEN // MAY 7, 2013 // This is the second in a series of profiles featuring graduating seniors. The road to West Virginia is a whole lot of nothing. On a good day, the sun might peak its head over the Appalachian Mountains, illuminating a rotten piece of road kill that lost its […]
BY BRANDAN BLOM // MAY 6, 2013 // With end-of-semester festivities upon us, including graduation, there will be plenty of opportunities to dine out. For those who want a good meal near campus, there’s little closer and better than the Suffolk Grille. Located next to the Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 138 on the Milton/Canton line, […]
BY KEVIN DIFFILY // MAY 6, 2013 // This is the first in a series of profiles featuring graduating seniors. A lot of people watch shows like “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant” for entertainment. Joneiha Veiga, however, is more upset by them than entertained. “You see all these TV shows…and it gets me so […]
BY JOHN DRURY // MAY 5, 2013 // A barbeque for the sophomore class was held on the lawn outside the 886 Residence Hall on Tuesday, May 1. But the purpose of the festivities wasn’t to simply feed second-year students burgers and hotdogs. Rather, it was a small effort to let these students know that […]
BY BRANDAN BLOM // MAY 3, 2013 // A record number of students are seeking on-campus housing next semester. The only problem is that Curry now has more students than beds. According to Erik Muurisepp, director of Residence Life & Housing, 816 returning students have submitted deposits to live on campus starting in the fall. […]
BY ALYSSA MCCANN // MAY 2, 2013 // Curry’s Spring Weekend wasn’t the same this year without the annual GrooveBoston dance party. The event, scheduled for April 20, was cancelled due to the investigation following the Boston Marathon bombings. According to the college’s Student Activities office, GrooveBoston will return to campus in the fall for […]
BY BRYAN LUIS // MAY 2, 2013 // Various members of the Curry community often give something of themselves to those in need. On Tuesday, April 30, that something was many pints of blood. The local chapter of the American Red Cross came to campus Tuesday to collect blood. In the wake of the Boston […]
BY KEVIN DIFFILY // MAY 1, 2013 // Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis spoke to a group of Curry students and faculty yesterday about leadership, his experience in management, and, of course, the recent Boston Marathon bombings. “After 35 years, I can tell you I’ve never seen anything like what happened that day two weeks […]
BY COREY HENNEBERY // APRIL 30, 2013 // Kenneth R. Feinberg will deliver the keynote address as commencement speaker at Curry College’s graduation on Sunday, May 19. However, Feinberg recently landed a more impressive role, as administrator of The One Fund Boston. One Fund was established to collect and distribute donations to help people hurt […]
BY COLBY HOYLE // APRIL 16, 2013 // In the first of two games played at Curry on Marathon Monday, sophomore pitcher Thomas Fitzpatrick was nearly unhittable. Fitzgerald threw a complete-game two-hitter in leading the Colonels past Eastern Nazarene College, 4-0. The win was Fitzpatrick’s third of the year, improving him to 3-2 overall. Fitzpatrick […]
BY NICK IRONSIDE // APRIL 15, 2013 // Curry baseball coach Dave Perdios fumed after his team’s 14-5 loss against Western New England University on Sunday afternoon, April 14, following the first game of a doubleheader. After the Colonels allowed seven runs in the second inning, Perdios’s team just couldn’t come up with an answer. […]
BY BRANDON MARTINS // APRIL 12, 2013 // The 1-2 punch of Curry’s Ana Bottary and Mel Brickey was too much for the Wentworth Institute of Technology women’s lacrosse team to overcome Wednesday evening, as the Colonels pummeled WIT, 20-5. Bottary and Brickey combined for seven goals and 14 points overall in the conference matchup […]
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BY KEVIN DIFFILY // APRIL 12, 2013 // A hearing today for three men accused of sexually assaulting a Curry student in January was delayed until Aug. 29. Shakarus D. Semexant, 20, and Kensley Metellus, 19, both of Malden, as well as Justin Oliver Castor, 19, of Arlington were charged with aggravated rape, conspiracy to […]
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BY CORRIN DONAHUE // MARCH 21, 2013 // Who knew going to the gym could be a competition? The Curry College Fitness Center recently concluded its five-week “Back to the Beach” fitness challenge, in which students competed to log the most minutes working out. Sophomore community health major Gabrielle Delmonte captured first place with 2,588 […]
BY JESSICA BRANDI and KEVIN DIFFILY // MARCH 11, 2013 // Today’s students are tomorrow’s professionals, and they will carry responsibilities that extend far beyond their normal day-to-day duties. Spurred by recent incidents of school violence around the nation, Curry College hosted an informational forum on Monday, March 4. The event, which took place in […]
