September 19, 2025
Volume 94 • Issue 1
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Welcome home, Rams!
Taylor Royal (center) celebrating with freshmen and transfer students at the President’s Welcome Picnic Sept. 2.
From the crease to the finish line Owen Swanbon takes on Boston Triathlon By Izabela Gage Sports Editor When the summer heat starts to rise and the rink doors are shut, many college hockey players take time to rest, recover, and even sneak in a few rounds of golf. But for Owen Swanbon, a goaltender on the men’s ice hockey team, the off-season looked a little different this year. It involved preparing to swim through Dorchester Bay, bike along William Day Boulevard, and run in the August sun from Moakley Park to Carson Beach. This past summer, Swanbon competed in the Boston Triathlon, a challenging endurance event. Swanbon said this was his first official USA-sanctioned triathlon, though he has completed a few practice triathlons before. He competed in the sprint triathlon, which is a standard, entry-level multi-sport race involving a 750-meter swim, a 12.4-mile bike ride, and a 3.1mile run, according to the Boston Triathlon website. Swanbon finished 20th out of 30 in the male 20-24 age group, with a swim time of 20:03, a bike time of 34:39, and a run time of 31:14. He said his dad had participated in a lot of triathlons, and he wanted to follow in his footsteps. Swanbon said he watched his father compete in events like the Cohasset Triathlon as a kid, which planted the early seeds of ambition. “What stuck out to me was the community aspect of it. There are a lot of people there - everybody mingling and talking about the race. It felt good to be at a community event,” Swanbon said. See SWANBON Page 4
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Professor denied tenure by President Niemi, Board of Trustees By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Computer Science Professor Mike Nourai was denied tenure upon the recommendation of President Nancy Niemi at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Sept. 18. In order to apply for tenure, an applicant must submit a portfolio for review. A peer-evaluation commit tee composed of three faculty members reviews the applicant’s portfolio and makes a
recommendation for denial or further review. Following the committee’s recommendation, the applicant’s portfolio is sent to the applicant’s respective department chair, then the college dean, and then the University’s Committee on Tenure, according to Provost Kristen Porter-Utley. She said during the process, the tenure applicant and those involved in the selection process receive copies of every peer evaluation. After the applicant’s portfo-
lio and previous evaluations are reviewed by Porter-Utley, a recommendation is made by her, which is submitted to Niemi, according to Porter-Utley. Niemi then completes a final review and submits a recommendation to the Board of Trustees, she said. Niemi then completes a final review and submits a recommendation to the Board of Trustees, she said.
See TRUSTEES Page 4
‘Set’ for a new semester
The volleyball team celebrating a point against Suffolk University Sept. 16.
This week’s issue News GPI pg. 2 SGA pg. 3
OP/ED FREE SPEECH pg. 7 AMERICA pg. 7
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INSIDE: OP/ED 6 • SPORTS 9 • ARTS & FEATURES 12
Sports VOLLEYBALL pg. 9 MEN’S SOCCER pg. 10
Arts & Features BEST OF SUMMER pg. 12 TROUSDALE pg. 14