The DDC Has Its Reasons
by
Heather Megill
One of the most important services of residential living here on campus is undoubtedly the Dickerman Dining Commons. This service, however, comes with a price and Michael San Antonio, director of Dining Services for Husson University, knows these costs all too well.
“Students pay a fee for their meal program,” explains San Antonio. “That fee [...]
Husson University Ends Pursuit for Law Degree
by
Heather Megill
Husson University board members have recently announced their decision to discontinue the law school. This decision was made just one month after Husson President Robert Clark agreed to discuss future plans of the law school after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court denied Husson’s proposal to have law students [...]
GBLT Puts on a Drag Show
By: Chris Bouchard
BANGOR – On April 1st a very special cross-dressing event was held at the Furman Center on the Husson/Nescom Campus, courtesy of GBLT. GBLT is a Gay Straight Alliance group on campus, and it certainly showed that they put a remarkable amount of effort into the drag show. Not only did [...]
NESCOM’s Mandate for Apple Requirements Is On Hiatus
By: Nikky Raney
(Bangor) – The decision to mandate Apple computers to New England School of Communications’ incoming freshmen has been postponed.
In the beginning of the spring semester a survey was taken by 292 students regarding the Apple mandate. The survey featured nine questions including “Would the purchase of [...]
Husson Goes Green
By: Leigh-Anne Hurley
It does not take much to notice the amount of litter on the planet, let alone on the campus of Husson University and the New England School of Communications. All a person needs to do is walk through the Campus Center at night or on the weekend to see loose [...]
NESCom Students Learn at The Bangor Daily News
On November 3, 2009, seven journalism and radio broadcast students from The New England School of Communications went with advisor Anne O’Reilly to The Bangor Daily news to cover the election and produce coverage for 89.3FM WHSN.
Graphic Design Student Accomplishments
Graphic design students here at NESCom are getting more opportunities to display their talents. Some of the students are responsible for creating projects that can be seen around school. Bryan Lackee made the WHSN Acoustic Showcase poster for Mark Nason, WHSN station manager. Ericka York’s DVD cover design is being used by Bill Devine, Career [...]
Vacation Policy for Campus Students
For many freshman students this year, paying for college is all they thought was needed. Soon as the vacation comes around, it turns into a whole different matter. With vacations such as Christmas and spring break students do pay to stay. According to David Lewis Jr. and Colby Cain, Resident Directors and Coordinators of Student Life, the Husson Residential Policy for vacations states that all breaks are not included in the school’s housing contract.
On- versus Off-Campus Living: A Serious Question
Husson University and New England School of Communications has roughly a combined student body of 2,500, according to Trudy Mcleod, Daina Allen and Katie Leighton. Mcleod is the Admissions Operation Coordinator at Husson, Allen is the Assistant Registrar at NESCom, while Leighton is the Assistant Director of Finical Aid at NESCom. Collectively, they also calculated that 36 percent of the combined student body lives in one of the three dorm halls.
Textbooks: Buying, Renting, and Saving
With only a few weeks left in the fall semester, the classes of spring 2010 are rapidly approaching. Along with this comes a process that is too familiar to college students: buying textbooks. The total cost of buying even a few books can amount to the equivalent to purchasing a new 32GB iPod [...]
