Merrimack College Merrimack ScholarWorks The Beacon College Publications & Events 2-3-2012 The Beacon - Vol 10 No. 8 - February 3, 2012 Merrimack College Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/beacon Part of the Communication Commons Recommended Citation Merrimack College (2012). The Beacon - Vol 10 No. 8 - February 3, 2012. Available at: https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/beacon/10 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]. Vol. X Number 8 Friday, February 3, 2012 www.merrimacknewspaper.com Loiseau NFL Draft Potential Shines at Shrine Game ported me more than anyone the longest running all-star football Kayka Morong ‘12 else in my whole life,” said the games in history. The game includes Sports Editor Shrewsbury, Mass., native. the top-ranked Division I, II, and III Loiseau played four hard athletes in the country and provides Ever since senior Merrimack foot - years for the Warriors. As a line - players an opportunity to be looked ball player Shawn Loiseau was 7 backer, he said, he has learned a lot at by the top NFL recruiters, making years old, he knew he wanted to be - from his coaches, his teammates and the game a remarkable experience. come a professional linebacker. his role on the field. One of his biggest inspirations After the 2011 season ended, he was his father. was selected to take part in the Jan. See Loiseau “He has always pushed me to be 21 East-West Shrine game. This Continued on Page 5 the best I could be, and has sup - game, established in 1925, is one of Bathroom Cleaning in the Toilet Patrick Coskren ‘13 Staff Writer Over the winter break dozens of to move our cabinetry out of the bathrooms in the apartments were bathroom to make room for the not cleaned, apparently violating cleaners, which was not exactly the terms of the housing agree - light, only to come back to a bath - ment with students. room yet to be cleaned.” Numerous students were upset to James Finn, the assistant director find the 42 bathrooms just as they of Physical Plant, said he under - had left them before heading off stood the concerns and apologized. campus for the winter holidays. “We are very sorry about the bath - BEAST OF THE EAST: #4 Merrimack to take on #3 Boston University “It is tough paying the amount of rooms that were not cleaned and money we do for tuition to not we take full responsibility,” he Friday night at Lawler Rink . See story, Page 10. have certain things fixed and said. cleaned as promised in my hous - Physical Plant sent out emails ing agreement,” said Connor Daly, asking anyone whose bathroom a junior. “I do not feel I should was not cleaned and would like it have had to contact someone be - cleaned to email or call to arrange Post Game Party to cause my bathroom was not a time for cleaning. cleaned. I feel that a better effort Those whose bathrooms were left could have been made to make uncleaned will be cleaned over the Make Some Noise sure my bathroom was taken care spring break (March 16 – March of.” 25). As for those with large cabi - Tricia Lewis, a senior, faced a sim - netry, as in the case of Lewis, if Spring Concert Performer ilar problem. In her case, she said, you inform Physical Plant before - “It was honestly more of an incon - hand, they will assist you in mov - to be announced venience than anything. We had ing it if not move it themselves. Dana Hildner ‘13 Staff Writer The Merrimack Program Board will host a pulling random words out of a hat, and have post-game party in the MPR on Friday night progressed to writing and producing their own after the hockey game against Boston Univer - tracks, featured on their debut album, “The sity. The party is free to the Merrimack com - Scotch Tape.” munity with a Mack Card; each student is “I am really excited Timeflies is coming to permitted one guest. Merrimack,” junior Marissa Keach said. “I The highlight of the party will be the an - have been a fan since they first started. I am nouncement of the performer for the 2012 also excited to find out who is coming to per - Spring Weekend concert at Merrimack. There form for Spring Weekend. I am really looking will be an all-you-can-eat Mexican buffet as forward to attend the post-game party.” well as a special performance by the YouTube sensation Timeflies. According to their Facebook page: “Time - flies is a duo that originated in Boston and is currently located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Rob Resnick (Rez), producer, provides the beats while Cal is on vocals. Timeflies produces hip- hop, rap, and pop tracks.” PGP The duo started making videos of the lead Continued on Page 3 vocalist, Cal, freestyling to famous tracks by Page 2 The Beacon February 3, 2012 Editorial Board Senior Section: Editor in Chief Ashley Sarris Making Career Moves Associate F Editor in Chief Patrick Lawlor Getting LinkedIn F Justin Delaney ‘12 and current work experience, members have used the website Sports Editor Staff Writer links to any other networking to submit hundreds of thou - A Kayla Morong accounts they may have, per - sands of applications to poten - As graduation nears for the sonal contact information, and tial employers. Interim T senior class, many students are recommendations they have ac - Matthew Lindmark, a senior News Editor discovering just how difficult a quired. business student at Suffolk Mike Romanella task finding a job in today’s S Laura Callan, a senior man - University and strong sup - ultra-competitive market can agement student at Merrimack, porter of creating a LinkedIn Interim be. explained the usefulness of dis - account, researched online net - News Editor No longer is a high grade- playing information on working and found that “61 per - Jess Morse point average, a college degree, N LinkedIn, saying, “LinkedIn is cent of job seekers find their job or previous work experience especially useful for anyone ap - through their network or some - Standards Editor enough to enter the job hunt plying for a new job. Since re - one they know.” O Stephen Tullgren with confidence. Now, it is im - sumes are typically only one The number of LinkedIn perative that students begin to page in length, you can really users and increasing amount of Associate make connections with employ - C only put a limited amount of in - connections being made and ap - Sports Editor ers well before applying with a formation on them. However, if plications being sent out Matthew LaMalfa company. you include a link to your through this site demonstrates A LinkedIn.com has developed LinkedIn account on your re - how useful it can be for college into a widely used resource by sume, it provides potential em - students and recent graduates E Staff employers and applicants for ployers with an extra source of in finding a career. networking and forming con - Laura Bakopolus information regarding your As competition for jobs rises B nections that could lead to jobs. Patrick Coskren skills and qualifications.” to new levels, students must do LinkedIn is helpful in allow - Sara Davies Proper use of the space on everything possible in order to Justin Delaney ing students to show off their one’s page can serve as a great stay ahead and seek future em - Ryan Flanigan resumes in a new way to any tool for impressing potential ployers. Networking has be - E Devin Gordon employers who are also mem - employers and giving impor - come the most powerful tool in Dana Hildner bers of LinkedIn. Considering tant information to those in gaining an edge on other appli - William Humphrey G that there are now more than your network, she said. cants and LinkedIn has estab - Tim Iannacone 135 million users and more The rising popularity of lished itself as the leader in Andrew Napolitano than 2 million companies with E LinkedIn is another reason why online business networking Robert Perrochi LinkedIn company pages, hav - Kaitlyn Quinlan it is such a helpful tool to col - with more than 14 million col - ing an account could be ex - L John Smyth lege students who are trying to lege students and recent gradu - Mark Steber tremely beneficial for those who find employers to communicate ates signed up through 2011. Harry Mullin, Distribution are struggling to make impor - L with. In fact, according to This number is sure to rise over tant connections. 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