Important Announcement from the SGA

As elected officials of the student body we strongly condemn the acts of racism that occurred this past weekend. We call on every student to join us in demonstrating that this community will not tolerate such repeated acts of bigotry.

As such we are calling on the College Administration to hold the alleged perpetrator fully accountable for his actions.

Furthermore we call on the College to immediately institute a zero-tolerance policy against any physical or verbal acts of discrimination including, but not limited to, race, gender and sexual orientation; as well as any conduct that threatens, instills fear, or infringes upon the rights, dignity, and integrity of any person.

Stop Asking Us to Reset Our Passwords!

According to the Boston Globe, it is a waste of our time and doesn’t do anything to improve security. Can someone please tell the Computing Center to stop asking us to change our passwords every few months or so?

Switch to Google Apps from Microsoft Exchange?

Something that caught my eye recently was this post over at one of the many Google blogs, outlining a new tool Google developed to migrate email, calendar, and contact data from Exchange to Google Apps. In the library’s recent 14 Days comment system, I left a note mentioning how I would like to see the college transition from an email system based around Microsoft Exchange to one based on Google Apps. This new tool seems like the perfect way to do that. Google Apps is free and I believe a superior product. The Computing Center ought to look immediately into making this transition, especially with all of the other cost-saving measures the Administration has enacted or is considering.