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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 | VOLUME 133 ISSUE 28
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THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
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n the final act of a particularly long and contientious Student, Seng
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answered yes and 10.71 percent of students abstained.
Student Senate campaign season officially began when coalition reg-
BEST ITALIAN FOOD 715
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awrence's 715 Italian restaurant hangs its hat on innovation.
Located at 715 Massachusetts Street, 715 took up residence in one of downtown Lawrence's historic stone buildings in 2009. The restaurant has kept the building's original stone walls, but has developed an eclectic feel by adding sleek wooden chairs, shiny black tables and a fully equipped bar.
Despite its modern atmosphere, however, 715 is void of one contemporary restaurant staple: TVs. And for a reason.
"The original idea was a restaurant that would be a gathering place that didn't revolve around sports," co-owner and restaurant manager Matt Hyde said. "That's not something you come across often."
Though the menu has evolved since it first opened its doors eight years ago, the restaurant has maintained its culinary theme, which Hyde described as "handmade with an Italian influence." The restaurant also uses as many local products as possible, fostering a sense of community with the Lawrence area.
The Tuscan-inspired restaurant
was built upon the principle of inclusion, Hyde said. It's an objective met in part by its development of diverse menu items, suitable for all budgets.
"You don't have to spend a lot of money to hang out here," Hyde said. "You have options if you do, but we wanted our restaurant to be very broad,very open."
715 also cultivates its sense of openness by providing gender-neutral bathroom,said assistant general manager Carson Levine. Having worked at the restaurant since 2010, Levine feels this sense of camaraderie is what makes it special.
"Matt [Hyde] wants it to feel like this is a place for everybody," Levine said. "It doesn't matter what you wear, it doesn't matter what you look like, it doesn't matter who you are, you can come here."
"That's why the restaurant works so well," he said. "We have so many remarkable people that we hired from different countries, from different socioeconomic standpoints and from different walks of life, so we have a very
To Hyde, his restaurant is successful because it never stops evolving. 715 maintains a "wonderful, diverse" staff of more than 60 employees.
open-minded management team. We truly want input from our staff about how to make things better."
Hyde hopes this diversity will encourage broader viewpoints.
"We want our guests to be excited about coming here and trying some new things," he said. "But to also have some [food] options to fall back on, like lasagna. Or like spaghetti and meatballs."
Junior University student and 715 fan Moriyah Ramberg feels the restaurant has an "upscale city vibe," similar to those in Chicago or San Francisco.
"It has a different feel from a lot of the restaurants on Mass," Ramberg said.
For Levine, the best part of the restaurant is the people. The upbeat, fast-paced environment - especially on weekends - is an exciting experience for staff and guests alike.
"It's just so fun," Levine said. "I think people know that they're going to have a good time when they come here. It's got good energy. It's something you can't really pinpoint."
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"We had heard from a few different faculty that they really wanted to be able to support their students, and they weren't really sure how they should do that," said Amber Roberts Graham, graduate studies policy coordinator for the University. "So we thought we should provide some guidelines that really encourage them to work directly with their students."
"Graduate school is so individualized that any given student could need something different, and we wanted to build that into the policy, that flexibility," Graham said.
The Dean of Graduate Studies, Michael Roberts, who got the idea from an initiative put in place by the University's medical
graduate students because of the layout of curriculum and classes.
"I'm always grateful when the University acknowledges parents who are trying to further their education," McGuinness said. "The reality is, getting an education certainly leads to better opportunities long term to support yourself and your family."
have to ability to continue have to school, even while juggling raising a family.
McGuinness agrees that accommodations should
NOLAN BREY
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As the University prepares for the upcoming implementation of concealed carry on campus, only some of its buildings - athletics facilities - will be able to keep guns out due to practicality and budget constraints.
Starting this fall, the University will implement armed guards and metal detectors at entrances to Allen
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Fieldhouse, Memorial Stadium and Rock Chalk Park during events with more than 5,000 spectators. Additionally, spectators will no longer be allowed to bring bags or purses into athletic venues and instead must use clear plastic bags.
These new policies are a reaction to the concealed law that will allow guns in campus buildings starting July 1. However, the law states that guns can be restricted from buildings if the buildings have adequate security measures (ASMs), such as armed guards and metal detectors.
In theory, every building on campus could restrict guns if ASMs were put in place. In 2015, the University investigated securing the more than 200 buildings on campus, but the investigation revealed that doing so would cost upwards of $20 million and congest the flow of student foot traffic.
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