Curry College Student Media
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 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 ANDREW BLOM // APRIL 25, 2013 // “They all wanted our autographs. We were like rock stars!” said Ruth Sherman, Curry College’s dean of continuing education, about visiting high schools in Wuhan, China last fall. Sherman, Curry’s Director of Admissions Keith Robichaud, and a group of administrators from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Bridgewater State […]
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 […]
BY BRANDAN BLOM // April 4, 2013 // It is that time of year again. The snow is melting, the flowers are in bloom, and many Curry students are stressing about where they’ll live next year. According to Stephanie Alliette, assistant director of Residence Life at Curry, one of the most common problems students run […]
BY COREY HENNEBERY // MARCH 25, 2013 // As the support for “Going Green” has increased over the past few years, so has the push for recycling and energy conservation in colleges and universities nationwide. Curry College’s Dining Services is trying to reinvent the to-go food system here on campus. To that end, Dining Services […]
BY BRYAN LUIS // MARCH 21, 2013 // With spring break over, it’s time to start thinking about the summer- and not just your base tan. On Tuesday, March 20, Curry’s Center for Career Development will host its annual Career & Internship Fair from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Student Center gymnasium. More than […]
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 […]
BY BRANDAN BLOM // MARCH 1, 2013 // For the first time ever, Curry hosted an event to help teach students about the importance of getting a partner’s consent before having sex with them. The Curry Student Center was the center of activities Wednesday night, Feb. 27. A series of interactive lessons were set up […]
BY NICK IRONSIDE // FEB. 21, 2013 // Philosophy & Religion professor Les Muray is headed home to Hungary, this time with a prominent award in hand. On Friday, Feb. 15, Muray was notified that he won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to spend a semester abroad teaching and/or conducting researching. Muray applied for the scholarship […]
BY BRANDAN BLOM // FEB. 15, 2013 // Curry isn’t yet introducing any new campus security efforts, but the college will start enforcing existing policies that have occasionally gone ignored. For example, student security officers are now checking all students’ ID’s when students enter residence halls between 7 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, […]
BY KEVIN DIFFILY // JAN. 30, 2013 // [UPDATE, 4:24 p.m.: This story has been updated with comments from Curry Director of Communications Fran Jackson.] Three men were arraigned Monday on charges of sexually assaulting a Curry student on campus Jan. 20, yet the college’s administration has remained largely silent about the incident. Maryellen Kiley, […]
BY KEVIN DIFFILY // JAN. 28, 2013 [CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story reported that Metellus wasn't enrolled at Curry this past academic year. He actually last attended the college in the fall of 2012.] Three men were arraigned in Quincy District Court today on charges of sexually assaulting a Curry College student following […]
BY KEVIN DIFFILY // JAN. 18, 2013 // A Curry student and a friend were robbed off campus at gunpoint around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Milton police. Curry Public Safety notified students, faculty and staff by email less than 12 hours later. While reportedly walking back from the Tedeschi’s convenience store in Hyde Park, […]
BY A.J. SPIRITO // DEC. 17, 2012 // If you’ve ever eaten the canned meat SPAM, you know just how unappetizing it can be. The email version by the same name is just as bad. Just ask Chris Swenson, Curry’s network manager, who has had more than his fair share of sickening days this semester […]
BY ALYSSA GALLO // DEC. 13, 2012 // Margaret Mead was one of the world’s most famous anthropologists. But it was the discovery of her past presence here at Curry that has some people on campus very excited. Professor Robert Keighton, a politics and history professor who has taught at Curry since 1966, found an […]
BY ALYSSA MCCANN // DEC. 12, 2012 // If you plan to ask Santa for an iPad this Christmas, you may want to reconsider. The Levin Library has already purchased 10 of them, and will rent nine out to students, faculty and staff starting next semester. According to Ed Tallent, director of the library, the […]
