Weeks after her death, Assumption College continues to mourn the loss of sophomore Mary Kostikian. On Thursday, April 7, the 20-year-old died in a car accident on Route 495 in Marlborough. According to State Police, she was not wearing a seat belt.One of Kostikian's closest friends at Assumption was sophomore Ashley Greenwood.
After Serge DeBari retired from coaching the first time 12 years ago he never thought he would step foot on the court as a head coach again. However, seven years later he found himself back in Laska gym bringing Assumption from finishing 15th in the NE-10 conference to finishing third, in just two years.
Pat O'Kane is a 21-year-old junior from Hollis, New Hampshire and a member of the Assumption College Ice Dogs. He's been a member of the team since his freshman year and has been receiving top points since then. In his freshman year, he scored 10 goals and had 10 assists for a total of 20 points, and in his sophomore year he more than doubled his total points.
Music was banned. Musicians failing to fit within the confines of tradition were persecuted. Their music was labeled "Western and decadent," and therefore inappropriate, cause for imprisonment. People bent with passion, people unwilling to surrender their music were forced to play in basements, on rooftops, among cows in a barn.
Approximately 50 inches of snow, a Patriots' loss to the Jets and bitter cold temperatures have many Massachusetts residents praying for spring. But New Englanders are tough; we are forward-thinking, adaptive and innovative. This collective New England mentality permeates throughout Assumption College's campus, and is embodied by Assumption College's relationship with Greenskies Renewable Energy, a company based in Middletown, Connecticut that specializes in solar panel installation.
It wasn't until a couple hours had passed after watching Mean Girls on Wednesday evening, that I began thinking about the idea of "pushing." In the movie (if you live under a rock and have never seen it), Tina Fey plays a math teacher who attributes her pitfalls to her being a "pusher" (not a drug pusher, Cady).