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NESCAC News, February 23
By Emily Eisler ’17
February 23, 2017
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Connecticut College fire system malfunctions, damaging dorm:
Late at night on Feb. 15 a Connecticut College dormitory sprinkler system accidentally went off and caused 14 students to be removed from their rooms until further notice. Firefighters responded to the scene and shut off the system and did what they could to remove the water from the affected floor. Since the water damage has affected the rooms of the 14 students, the college has found alternative housing for the time being. After professional cleaning crews were hired, students were able to return to their dorms later that week.
Amherst addresses divide between athletes and non-athletes:
Amherst College President Carolyn “Biddy” Martin addressed a report made by the school investigating how to best integrate athletics into the school’s educational mission. Martin expressed in a statement that Amherst was found to have an outstanding athletics program that greatly added to the lives of its student athletes. 35-38 percent of the student population qualify as athletes, and the report found that their experience at the college is vastly different from those students who do not play sports. The concern is that these differing experiences lead to an “us vs. them” mentality at the school. For example, athletes tend to live together on campus, have a lower level of racial and socioeconomic diversity than the student body as a whole and write senior theses less often than non-athletes. The school is currently investigating ways to remedy these perceived divisions.
Bowdoin cancels all classes due to snow for first time in 10 years:
Bowdoin College cancelled all classes on Feb. 13 after a winter storm brought two feet of snow and extraordinarily strong winds. This was the first time the college has done so in nearly a decade. Only essential personnel came into campus and the library and dining halls were open for shorter hours than usual.