By Kyla Smulski    As temperatures drop, students across campus are feeling the familiar sting of cold season creeping in. Maria Sullivan, a physician’s assistant (PA) in the Office of Health Services, said they are seeing a wide range of illnesses this year.   “Health Services is seeing a mix of common respiratory viruses, seasonal allergies, and some bacterial illnesses,” she said. “At this time, we have seen limited cases of strep throat, mono, and COVID as well. We have n

By Kyla Smulski      After the director of Stonehill’s farm left earlier this year, the College is looking to make some changes to the school program and how it can continue to help educate students.   Laurie Mooney left her job as the farm manager this year to pursue a PhD in Agroforestry, and Peter Ubertaccio, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, said the position is currently vacant.  “At some point, we plan to look for someone to oversee, but we have no specific timel

By Kyla Smulski   Stonehill police officer Andrew Shaw still remembers the school shooting at Columbine High School, where 13 people were killed by two student gunmen in the first school shooting to gain national attention in 1999.    “I vividly remember Columbine, this rocked the world. It never happened before. It was the worst mass shooting in history at that point,” he said.   Shaw and others in the Stonehill police department want to make sure it never happens on this ca