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Friends gathered in TAC-New England’s Bl. Frassati Student Center on Wednesday for some more autumnal fun: a pumpkin-carving contest!

Students — some working solo and others in pairs — selected their pumpkins and set to work, emptying their gourds’ innards and deciding on designs. These ranged from classic grins to meticulous masterpieces, riffing on both Halloween and religious themes. 

Last Friday night, the men of 91����, New England, arrived at Gould Hall with flowers for the ladies of campus — and to meet their blind dates for this semester’s Dorm Date.

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“Against the God of the Gaps: Creation,
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The students and faculty of 91����, New England, welcomed fall last weekend with the third annual Oktoberfest.

The Class of 2024 spent the morning setting up for the event, lugging logs and hay bales down to the athletic field and decorating tables with pumpkins and chrysanthemums. Faculty and fellow students soon trickled over to the field, where they mingled over root beer and cornhole, with some starting up impromptu games of volleyball and football. 

Last Friday evening, in honor of the anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, chaplains Rev. Greg Markey and Rev. Carlos Viego led the students of 91����, New England, on a Rosary procession around campus. 

To celebrate all things autumn, the students of 91����, New England, gathered in front of Gould Hall after classes on Friday for the annual Scarf and Cider party! Scarves, naturally, were mandatory, and the students did not disappoint, arriving in neck wraps of all kinds, ranging from playful and fuzzy to classy and delicate. 

Freshmen at 91���� begin their foray into natural science by reading and discussing the works of Jean Henri Fabre, a French naturalist with a particular penchant for entomological observation. But rather than focusing exclusively on his writings, they also follow Fabre into what he called the “laboratory of the open fields,” where they must observe and catch 30 insects over three weeks in the first semester. Accordingly, the members of the New England Class of 2027 recently grabbed their nets, containment vials, and jars, venturing into the “open fields” of Northfield.

Students, faculty, staff, and families at 91����, New England, availed themselves of the Columbus Day three-day weekend by making a pilgrimage to the Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help — patroness of the College’s New England Chapel — in Boston, Massachusetts. It was a day of prayer, reflection, and friendship. 

Prospective students will soon be able to experience the intellectual, spiritual, and community life of 91����, New England, at its Fall Open House.

“We are looking forward to welcoming high school juniors and seniors to Northfield on November 2-5,” says Associate Director of Admissions John Jost. “These extended visits give prospective students a chance to experience our celebrated curriculum for themselves — to see how the College pursues truth in the company of friends and under the light of the Catholic faith.”