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Merrimack College Merrimack ScholarWorks The Beacon College Publications & Events 10-9-2009 The Beacon - Vol 8 No. 3 - October 9, 2009 Merrimack College Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/beacon Part of the Communication Commons Recommended Citation Merrimack College (2009). The Beacon - Vol 8 No. 3 - October 9, 2009. Available at: https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/beacon/36 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications & Events at Merrimack ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Beacon by an authorized administrator of Merrimack ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The student newspaper of Merrimack College Established 2001 Vol. VIII, Number 3 Friday, October 9, 2009 www.merrimackbeacon.com Patience with Gati alarms wears thin By Shannon Nickerson Staff Writer Since the beginning of the 2009 aca - demic year, Santagati Hall has been ex - periencing false fire alarms due to a malfunctioning alarm system. There have been around 16 alarms since Au - gust 2009. In the same time period last year, there were only five alarms in San - tagati. There is action being taken by both Police Services and Residence Life to help solve the problem. Both depart - ments are working with Grinnell Me - chanical and Simplex Fire Alarm, the companies that are contracted by the school to repair and maintain the fire alarm systems. They are also working closely with the Andover Fire Depart - ment. The alarms are set into three differ - ent categories: mechanical, unknown, and accidental. Since the beginning of the academic year, there have been six unknown alarms, one from burning paper and nine were shower related. The shower related alarms were due to steam. The smoke detectors in the hall - ways of the rooms are so sensitive that if a student is taking a really hot shower, the steam that builds up from the bath - room could cause an alarm to go off when Senior Anthony Nini wraps himself in a blanket while standing outside of residence hall Santagati on a cold morning the steam is released. ~Photo by Courtney Cutler~ Continued on page 4 Students work to relieve Darfur devestation By Molly Warren and but also in the surrounding areas. nity sign petitions. The main peti - year. Last year, a committee of stu - Lynsie Andrade Dr. Allman's class and the Justice tion was for President Obama, since dents including Sean Wittbold, Staff Writers and Peace Coalition brought an ex - one of the many issues he cam - Courtney DeSisto, Nathan Dorman hibit to campus named Exhibit Dar - paigned on was helping to bring and Lyndsie Andrade, who were Since 2004, over 400,000 civil - fur. Merrimack shared this exhibit peace to Darfur. There is currently part of Dr. Allman’s Christian So - ians have lost their lives in the re - with Harvard University. Harvard a peace agreement in place in Dar - cial Ethics class, sent a letter along gion of Darfur and the Sudanese had the exhibit for most of Septem - fur called the Comprehensive Peace with a petition to the Merrimack government has been implicated in ber and it then come to Merrimack Agreement. However, this agree - Board of Trustees. The intention of this genocide. During the week of from Tuesday, September 29th, ment is not actively being followed the letter was to encourage them to September 28th, Dr. Mark Allman's until Thursday, October 1st. or put into place. President Obama divest from Darfur. The Merrimack Christian Social Ethics class, the The exhibit consisted of over 20 said that he wanted to make Darfur Board of Trustees responded and Girard School of Business, and the photos that capture the journey of his top priority in foreign policy, es - stated that they would instruct Justice and Peace Coalition joined the crisis in Darfur. The photos pecially in light of the peace agree - their investors to begin this process. forces to raise awareness for the were taken by six prominent ment falling apart in Darfur. This The class for this semester has sent war in Darfur. artists: Mia Farrow, Aaron Cohen, petition will work to get President a letter to the Board asking them if In order to stop the genocide in Brian Steidle, Isabella Lundberg, Obama to honor his campaign this process has been completed. Darfur, there needs to be a global Heidi McGiness, and Carol Rine - promise and subsequently to help effort. Students at Merrimack Col - hart. the people in Darfur. lege have contributed to this by Darfur Week also had students, The second petition was a con - stepping up to raise awareness for faculty and the Merrimack commu - tinuation of a petition from last Continued on page 5 this cause not only at Merrimack, In This Issue! SubmiCssioonns....t....e.....n......t...s..Page 2 School News........................Page 3 Townhouses see Inside college Hockey team Entertainment....................Page 5 renovations love, sex, and poised to start Opinion................................Page 7 dating season Sports..................................Page 10 Page 4 Page 7 Page 11 Page 2 The Beacon October 9, 2009 Editorial Board Editor in Chief Submissions Michael Salvucci A message from SGA president Ara Sarajian Photography Editor F nology Fee that is used for will occur will be the sepa - not receive what they Courtney Cutler Ara Sarajian SGA President T.V, phone, and internet. ration of club sports from asked for, mainly because The other half ($250) is the SGA umbrella. That of the size of the current F Copy Editor The Student Activities contributed to Student Ac - basically means that club budget. In addition, a por - Abigail Clark Fee… What is this all tivities mainly distributed sports will officially be - tion of the fee will go to im - about? Some of you may A amongst clubs to operate come their own depart - provements for special Entertainment Editor have heard about it here and the Merrimack Pro - ment run by Nick Lowery, weekends such as Home - and there through the Ashley Sarris gramming Board (MPB) to the current Intramurals coming Weekend and T Merrimack rumor mill, but put on programs and activ - Coordinator. This will en - Spring Weekend. most do not know exactly ities. able club sports to be fully With a small increase Draft Editor what it is all about. Next S By raising the Student functional on their own to each student’s fee, Robert Braczyk week a vote will be taking Activities Fee by $100 dol - without the need of SGA major changes will be able place to see if the student lars, students are stating funding giving it a huge to take place that will im - Layout Editor body is in favor of raising that they are willing to opportunity for growth. pact the entire student Lauren Reilly the Student Activities Fee contribute to change at The second major change body. Clubs will be prop - N by $100 dollars. In order to Merrimack. The $100 dol - that will occur is that SGA erly funded and Merri - make the right decision lars will added on to the will be able to properly mack will have an Sports Editor when you vote, you first Student Activities fee, fund the 50+ clubs that established club sports O Mark Lindquist should be educated on the nearly doubling the SGA”s they currently have on program that will be in a Staff issue at hand. current budget. With such campus. All of you who are great position to succeed. Currently the Student an increase, changes will in clubs have gone through So please come out and C Activities Fee is $500 dol - be seen immediately. The the supplemental budget vote on October 14th and Lyndsie Andrade lars. However half of that first major change that process and most clubs do 15th. Sam Boynton ($250) is a Student Tech - A Julie Burgholzer Patrick Lawler E Jeff LeBlanc Kayla Morong From the Office of the Registrar... B Kyle Neary Shannon Nickerson Jennifer DiStefano sults show (among other and International Com - portance of experiential Christopher Powell Beacon Contributor things) that many profes - merce learning. Please let me sors at the end of the se - A student with more know if you would like addi - Ashley Sarris mester think about ways to than 2 final exams on any tional clarification. Re - Bryanna Violette Student Comment : “The E four by four should not re - improve their courses for one day during final exam sponse from Robert J. Molly Warren quire a heavier course load. the next time, including week is entitled to arrange Cuomo, Ph.D., Dean of the The load is large enough to student workload, possibly another time for their 3rd Girard School of Business G keep both the students and adjusting it up or down (or 4th) exam to be taken. and International Com - the teachers extremely based on everyone’s contin - Response from Jennifer merce uing experience with the DiStefano, Registrar & E busy. Assigning more work in each and every class is new way of teaching and Chief Retention Officer. Student Comment : “I not helping further educa - learning at Merrimack. So would like wireless internet L tion, nor is it giving us a please keep an eye out for Student Comment : “My to be available in the Resi - better opportunity.” surveys about the curricu - best profs are adjunct - they dence Halls.” Advisor Response : Thank you for lum, and continue to give us laugh (speak Klingon), care, Response : The college has L Dr. Russell Mayer your input about your expe - feedback. Response from Dr. work with disability serv - been researching several Raymond Shaw, Associate ices, share experience re - options to provide wireless Assistant Dean of Liberal rience with the curriculum.