By: Paige Martin  Reported rape incidents at Stonehill College dropped by more than fifty percent from five in 2023 to two in 2024, according to the most recent figures released by the college.  Reports of fondling or inappropriate touching remained consistent, with four reports in both years, according to the numbers in the college Clery report.  The Clery Report is a federally required annual report that discloses campus crime statistics and safety policies to keep students

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