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T T HE HE B B EA EA CO CO N N themclabeacon.com Thursday, April 15, 2010 Student Voice of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Mass., since 1974 Volume 71, Issue 9 NE W S Explore the Berkshires: Natural Bridge ~pg. 12 S PO R T S Men’s Baseball falls to rival Williams ~pg. 16 A & E Peter Mulvey sings of bicycles at Railway ~pg. 9 Inside this Week College to hike fees by up to $700 per year By Mark Burridge Managing Editor Beginning in the fall semester, students will have their fees increased an amount not to exceed $700 for the whole school year. College President Mary Grant said that even though fees have to be increased, her administration is doing everything they can to make them as reasonable as possible. “We’re trying our best for the increase not to be too overwhelming for students,” Grant said. “Anything more than $700 seems just out of sight.” Grant said that it is hard to specifically pinpoint where the money will be going, since it will be spread out to keep up the regular quality the school can offer. “We look at how the budget is being cut, and how we can still make the school very affordable,” Grant said. “We compare our prices to other colleges and try to stay in line with them, so that our school is still reasonably inexpensive.” Grant said that there will definitely be campus forums discussing the budget and fee increase, but right now they are still waiting on the official budget numbers to come in. “We’re hoping that the Governor’s budget number sticks, because then we won’t have to make the fee increase the full $700,” Grant said, adding that the House’s See FEE IN CREA S E on page 12 Top of the world to you Supreme Pizza and Wings opens in Moulton’s place Kathy Weglarczyk/Beacon Staff The outing club visited the ‘Top of the world’last weekend. For a full profile, see page 7. Austin Daniells/Beacon Staff Dan Gorham, pizzamaker at Supreme Pizza and Wings at the corner of Eagle and Main Streets, tosses pizza dough. Soldier On helps homeless veterans By Mark Burridge Managing Editor “Nobody else is doing what we’re doing,” said Soldier On Vice-President Jim Canavan. The organ- ization creates permanent housing for homeless vet- erans, rather than the temporary shelters that veter- ans are usually forced to occupy. On Tuesday, Canavan and Soldier On President and CEO Jack Downing discussed the need and growing support of their organization. “There are 275,000 veterans sleeping on the streets of America’s cities on any night,” Canavan said. Downing described how the veterans have taken control of the facilities and run them all themselves. “The loose organization we call a community … is a family,” Downing added talking about how close the veterans get. Downing explained how their organization, which now has two facilities in Leeds and Pittsfield, is gaining support and spreading. Possible future shelter locations include interstate locations like South Weymouth or Dalton, but range all the way to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Soldier On operates through a co-operative.Vet- erans buy a share of the co-op for $2,500 and become a shareholder and a member of the board of directors. They also get to live in a co-op unit. “We try to infect [the veterans] with the virus of integrity and respect,” Downing said. “These were the broken, throw away people, and now they’re running their lives.” By Andrew Roiter Senior News Editor Undaunted by the already crowded pizza market in the area, Supreme Pizza and Wings opened in the old Moulton’s Pizza loca- tion on Eagle St. Flyers for the new business were distributed to local resi- dents, but were not sent to MCLA mailboxes. One of the new owners and general manager, Spencer Leonard said, “I wanted to see what the local population would give us before we started catering specifically to MCLA students.” He admitted that this was dif- ficult to do as several MCLA stu- dents have already patroned the restaurant, and news of its quality has spread quickly. But Supreme Pizza and Wings already employs MCLA students, a few of whom will be leaving soon for the summer. The new restaurant, as should be expected, specializes in pizza and chicken wings. Leonard rec- ommends the boneless chicken wings that he calls dunkers. While the restaurant closes at 11 p.m., several hours before local competitor Village Pizza closes, Leonard hopes that Supreme Pizza will be able to stay open much later, like their other college locations. Some Supreme Pizza loca- tions near Texas A&M, UMass Amherst and Brown University stay open as late as 3 a.m., cater- ing to hungry college students. With so many locations across the country, some are concerned that a big franchise has taken over a small business. “Initially, the response from local people was they were a little See P IZZ A on pg. 12
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TTHEHE BBEAEACOCONNthemclabeacon.com Thursday, April 15, 2010
Student Voice of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Mass., since 1974
Volume 71, Issue 9
NEWSExplore the
Berkshires: NaturalBridge
~pg. 12
SPORTSMen’s Baseball falls to rival
Williams
~pg. 16
A & EPeter Mulvey sings of
bicycles at Railway
~pg. 9
Inside this Week
College to hike fees by up to $700 per yearBy Mark Burridge
Managing Editor
Beginning in the fall semester, studentswill have their fees increased an amountnot to exceed $700 for the whole schoolyear. College President Mary Grant saidthat even though fees have to be increased,her administration is doing everything
they can to make them as reasonable aspossible.
“We’re trying our best for the increasenot to be too overwhelming for students,”Grant said. “Anything more than $700seems just out of sight.”
Grant said that it is hard to specificallypinpoint where the money will be going,since it will be spread out to keep up the
regular quality the school can offer.“We look at how the budget is being
cut, and how we can still make the schoolvery affordable,” Grant said. “We compareour prices to other colleges and try to stayin line with them, so that our school is stillreasonably inexpensive.”
Grant said that there will definitely becampus forums discussing the budget and
fee increase, but right now they are stillwaiting on the official budget numbers tocome in.
“We’re hoping that the Governor’sbudget number sticks, because then wewon’t have to make the fee increase the full$700,” Grant said, adding that the House’s
See FEE INCREASE on page 12
Top of the world to you Supreme Pizzaand Wings opensin Moulton’s place
Kathy Weglarczyk/Beacon StaffThe outing club visited the ‘Top of the world’ last weekend. For a full profile, see page 7.
Austin Daniells/Beacon StaffDan Gorham, pizzamaker at Supreme Pizza and Wings atthe corner of Eagle and Main Streets, tosses pizza dough.
Soldier On helps homeless veteransBy Mark Burridge
Managing Editor
“Nobody else is doing what we’re doing,” saidSoldier On Vice-President Jim Canavan. The organ-ization creates permanent housing for homeless vet-erans, rather than the temporary shelters that veter-ans are usually forced to occupy.
On Tuesday, Canavan and Soldier On Presidentand CEO Jack Downing discussed the need andgrowing support of their organization.
“There are 275,000 veterans sleeping on thestreets of America’s cities on any night,” Canavansaid.
Downing described how the veterans have takencontrol of the facilities and run them all themselves.
“The loose organization we call a community …
is a family,” Downing added talking about how closethe veterans get.
Downing explained how their organization,which now has two facilities in Leeds and Pittsfield,is gaining support and spreading. Possible futureshelter locations include interstate locations likeSouth Weymouth or Dalton, but range all the way toSanta Fe, New Mexico.
Soldier On operates through a co-operative.Vet-erans buy a share of the co-op for $2,500 andbecome a shareholder and a member of the board ofdirectors. They also get to live in a co-op unit.
“We try to infect [the veterans] with the virus ofintegrity and respect,” Downing said. “These werethe broken, throw away people, and now they’rerunning their lives.”
By Andrew RoiterSenior News Editor
Undaunted by the alreadycrowded pizza market in the area,Supreme Pizza and Wings openedin the old Moulton’s Pizza loca-tion on Eagle St.
Flyers for the new businesswere distributed to local resi-dents, but were not sent to MCLAmailboxes.
One of the new owners andgeneral manager, SpencerLeonard said, “I wanted to seewhat the local population wouldgive us before we started cateringspecifically to MCLA students.”
He admitted that this was dif-ficult to do as several MCLA stu-dents have already patroned therestaurant, and news of its qualityhas spread quickly.
But Supreme Pizza and Wingsalready employs MCLA students,a few of whom will be leaving
soon for the summer.The new restaurant, as should
be expected, specializes in pizzaand chicken wings. Leonard rec-ommends the boneless chickenwings that he calls dunkers.
While the restaurant closes at11 p.m., several hours before localcompetitor Village Pizza closes,Leonard hopes that SupremePizza will be able to stay openmuch later, like their other collegelocations.
Some Supreme Pizza loca-tions near Texas A&M, UMassAmherst and Brown Universitystay open as late as 3 a.m., cater-ing to hungry college students.
With so many locations acrossthe country, some are concernedthat a big franchise has taken overa small business.
“Initially, the response fromlocal people was they were a little
See PIZZA on pg. 12
