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VP of Student Affairs to retire in August

  A campus administrator who played a major role in planning both Crimson Hall and the new residence hall will retire at the end of August.    "I like doing these projects because they're supportive spaces for students to learn in, not just to live in," said Ostroth. Full story

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Online danger lies ahead in the controversy over SOPA

Con: bill needs redrafting. Pro: Act protects America

  How many people have ever passed through the crowds on the streets of downtown Boston or stores for that matter that sell movies illegally? Yes, many may buy them, but under law, it is and will always be a felony.    One of the most controversial talks throughout this month has been SOPA , the Stop Online Piracy Act. Full story

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BSU shooting guard rises up to expectations

  For senior captain Corey Ryser, it is an opportunity that he has been looking forward to for the past three seasons. Now in his final season, Ryser looks to cash in on his opportunity to shine in the spotlight.   Ryser waited his turn to get on the court playing great Bridgewater State University players such as Nicholas Motta and Judah Jackson. Full story

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'Double Trouble' is back on the airwaves: The show goes on for dynamic duo at WBIM

   "Double Trouble" is one of the specialty shows for the Bridgewater State University radio station helmed Kristina Dalio, 2013, Business Management and Billy Laverty, 2013, and Communication. Each specialty show is required to have a theme and for Dalio and Laverty it was clear what the stark opposites would capitalize on. Full story

Renting textbooks: is it worth all the hassle?

  Texts are expensive when you have more than one to buy. Professors do not care about your budget, so might as well add books to tuition and fees, leaving Bridgewater's gift store. Now, Bridgewater State University has a "rental" option for those of us who are hard core broke.

Parking garage users can expect long walk

  Commuter students who park in a 891-car parking garage scheduled to open next month will be forced to walk around the construction site of a new dormitory.   The construction site cuts off any direct walking route between the garage and West Campus, where most academic buildings are located.

Fashionably Late with Molly & Camille

 

The Salvation Army Thrift store isn't just for Halloween costumes and ugly sweater parties. Full story

New email causing headaches

IT gave no advance warning of update

  Bridgewater State University prides itself in hosting an Information Technology Division that is, according to the BSU website, "responsible for planning, delivering, operating and maintaining all computer, telecommunication, media and data resources for the college. Full story

How to navigate Outlook

  Are you confused by your new email?  Are you tired of checking multiple email addresses?  Wish you could get your school and personal email in one spot?  This is a short instruction on how you can forward your email from the school's new system, run through the Microsoft Outlook service to your email of choice. Full story

WBIM

'Double Trouble' is back on the airwaves: The show goes on for dynamic duo at WBIM

   "Double Trouble" is one of the specialty shows for the Bridgewater State University radio station helmed Kristina Dalio, 2013, Business Management and Billy Laverty, 2013, and Communication. Each specialty show is required to have a theme and for Dalio and Laverty it was clear what the stark opposites would capitalize on. Full story

The Stage Door with Tori: BAM! Theater

  A Greek comedy written over 2000 years ago and an Off-Broadway musical about a composer with a brain tumor might not be two theatrical productions you'd expect to see sharing a stage for a weekend, but that's exactly what the BSU Theater and Dance Company is putting together for this year's BAM! Theater Festival. Full story

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SGA approves 11, denies two in speedy session

  The president of the Bridgewater State University Student Government Association is worried that members are voting on which clubs get money without fully understanding the funding requests.   "I sort of want to question why they were denied," said President Brooke Parons following the Jan. Full story

Author of 'The Notebook' coming to campus in March

  During the executive reports of the January 24th meeting of the SGA, Vice President Alex LaRose announced that author Nicholas Sparks will be speaking on March 28th at 8pm during the SGA Spring lecture series. The author of several popular works of fiction, including The Notebook (1996) and A Walk to Remember (1999), will be speaking in Horace Mann. Full story

Professor speaks from the heart, asks students to sign 'no-tanning' pledge

    Professor Deborah Barshay's story of her mother dying of Melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, in 2007 and then suffering from it herself had students stop and listen.   "I was never expecting it to be someone in my family, or even myself. Full story

Email gets upgrade

  SGA discussed the new email system, Microsoft Outlook, on January 24th, noting some of the difficulties that students have had. Parliamentarian Brendan Concannon said that he found the new system "bulky and hard to navigate." Many other members agreed, several specifically mentioning difficulties getting the email to work on their smartphones. Full story

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