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The Reality of Stalking: Dr. Currul-Dykeman

People are fearful of stalkers. We envision strangers lurking in dark alleys and outside our dorm rooms. The reality is that “nearly 3 in 4 of all victims of stalking knew their offender in some capacity” (Baum, Catalano, & Rand, 2009) and “59% of female victims were stalked by some type of intimate partner…and [...]

The Stonehill Community Speaks Up; “It Needs to Get Better”

“It needs to get better: Listen up Theory Students” Professor Patricia Leavy reflects about the movement’s efforts in her Sociological Theories class: One of my favorite quotes is: “The candle is not there to illuminate itself.” To me, this means knowledge should be put into action—to make visible what may be in darkness and to [...]

Student-Worker Dual Identity By: Sinead Chalmers ’12

An Auto-ethnography Privilege, Class and a Qualitative Research Course It is Thursday afternoon; the sun is shining in my window as I glance at the clock. It mocks me telling me it is time to go to work. I jump off my bed, as I listen to the grumblings of the T.V. behind me. I [...]

The Personal is Political By: Christopher Wetzel

To what extent do we see ourselves connected with the lives and experiences of others?

A Day in the Life Series: Washington D.C. Experience By: Matt Marotta ’11

The Washington Experience is one of the many opportunities offered by Stonehill College. A student is given the chance to live and work in this amazing city for a semester of their college career.