By Peter Aiello with Rebecca Nash When Independent reporter and Bostonian, Noah Schneider, opened his computer on Monday around 3:00 P.M., the first thing he saw was breaking news on the New York Times website about two bombs exploding at the Boston Marathon. “When I saw the front page of the New York Times my [...]
Edward Durrell Stone’s Unfinished Vision…
This is a classic Independent piece by Griffin Dean, from our first semester of publishing, way back in spring, 2010. I thought I would add it to the front page to round out our offerings this spring, our seventh semester of publishing. Other articles of interest can be found in the archives. A nice history [...]
Apr 10, 2013
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Opinion: Food at Landmark College
By: Joshua Reali We have all had it, or at least tried it and guaranteed we have all bashed it at some point in time, what is it exactly? The food at Landmark College. More specifically the food at the main dining hall at Landmark. Ask any student on campus what they think about [...]
Apr 10, 2013
Opinion: Society’s Definition of Beauty
By: Elizabeth Raucher I came across this picture today on a friend’s Facebook page and was immediately challenged by it. It made me think about a status I posted on Facebook not that long ago along the same lines. I had been watching Mad Men, which is set in Manhattan in the 1960′s. I [...]
Apr 10, 2013
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Landmark’s New Study Abroad Program
By Joshua Dee Professor Peg Alden, Landmark College’s new (and first) Director of International Education, is expanding the Landmark Study Abroad Program to include new courses, new students, and new destinations – including a trip to Ghana in the summer of 2013. Landmark can expect to see more unorthodox trips like Ghana in the [...]
Apr 10, 2013
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Softball and Baseball Preview
By: Elizabeth Raucher It might not feel like it, but even in Putney spring is practically here. Baseball spring training is happening, then sun is staying out longer and the birds are heard to be chirping. Here at Landmark the biggest sign that spring is coming lies in our own sports teams- the baseball and [...]
Apr 10, 2013
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Landmark’s New Marketing Strategy
By Rebecca Nash Increasing our enrollment numbers has been a challenging task here at Landmark due to our unique mission and culture. The college has recently hired a new marketing team in order to address this issue in the hope of expanding our revenues. This team, until recently headed up by Justin Martin, the [...]
Apr 10, 2013
Education Technology in Five Years
By Peter Aiello Tablet computers, smartphones and constant online communication are already common place technologies, and they’re being used on college campuses worldwide. The near future will see Skype style video office hours between teachers and students becoming common. Some cutting edge institutions currently offer college courses over the internet that anyone can attend for [...]
May 3, 2013
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