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Stonehill Commuters Speak on Their Experience

By Arianna Campbell When thinking of the “college experience,” commuter life is not what comes to mind . “When I was a freshman, I just want ed to have the ‘college experience,’ and I feel like I was kind of in a way contributing to that saying , ‘ O h if I commute, I won’t have the college experience , ’ which definitely is not true , ” said Olivia Conner, Commuter Council President. Conner, a former on campus resident who is now commut ing has taken the mantle of Commuter Council President and hopes to make commuters feel just as part of the community as residents. According to Assistant Student Engagement Director Christina Puccio, Stonehill’s commuter population is one quarter of the student body. Though there has been a steady increase of commuters, especially after COVID-19 and with many commuters choosing to commute due to finances, the smaller population have their struggles . Bianka Cabrera, a junior ...

Marist College student shares her faith testimony

By Jenny Olson A first year at Marist college finds ease in her adjustment to college thanks to her deeply rooted faith. Eighteen-year-old Mary E. Olsen grew up in New Hampshire and was introduced to Christianity at a young age. Her parents Dave Olsen and Michelle Olsen are active members of their local church, often volunteering for community events. "I always grew up in the church,” Olsen says. “My parents brought me in every week to church.” For Olsen, Sundays weren’t just a day of worship; they were an integral part of her life. As a child, she went to Sunday school and those lessons were followed by youth group as she got older, shaping her early understanding of God. Yet, like many young people, Olsen found herself with questions as she transitioned from childhood to adolescence. “As I got older, I didn’t understand what it meant to have a relationship with Go...

Lessons in Addiction from the Opioid Epidemic

By Nathaniel McDonough Community leaders are not stepping down in the fight against opioid addiction, even though overdose deaths are dropping. There were 2,125 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2023, which is 232 fewer than in 2022 when Massachusetts had a record 2,357 fatal opioid overdoses, according to a Department of Public Health report. The opioid crisis was fueled by Purdue Pharma plans to sell their prescription drug OxyContin in 1996. They manipulated studies to persuade the FDA to sign off on tthe drug and convince doctors to prescribe OxyContin for cases that did not require such heavy opioid prescriptions, according to the United States Department of Justice. Senator Patrick O’Connor, a state Senator representing the Norfolk district of Massachusetts has long been a champion for those who are affected by addiction and the opioid epidemic. “ This issue was one of the impetuses for me to get involved in government in the first place," he said. ...

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