By Kaya DeAngelis While Stonehill’s Mic Check has only just hosted its second open mic, students and faculty already see and appreciate the impact it’s had on the campus community.   “Every story, poem, or song adds another layer to the story of who we are as a campus,” said senior Oriana Cappella, the host and founder of the open mic series.   Cappella created Mic Check to be a space where the entire Stonehill community can come together to learn, reflect, and connect with e

By Kyla Smulski   There will be some changes, but the Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program isn’t going away.   The number of weeks the program runs will be reduced, as well as the stipend, but housing for students in the program will now be free.   Christina Burney, the SURE coordinator, said she wants to assure students that the committee did what they could to offset the changes, but remain committed to the program.   “We did have to cut the stipend, b

By Maddie Darmstadt When a Stonehill international freshman opened an email threatening her with deportation she was left scared and confused.   “Essentially it said I had broken some sort of visa regulation and that if I didn’t leave the United States in a timely manner then I would be forcibly removed,” said the student who asked not to be named.   This email turned out to be a spear phishing attack – a form of phishing tailored to the specific person receiving the email.