Reform for the email system here at Babson is now underway. For several years, the students, staff, and faculty of Babson College have been using Microsoft Exchange to send and receive emails, organize calendars, and schedule events. The leadership of the IT department has decided to transition into using Google Mail (Gmail) as the standard [...]

Tension continued to build as the crowd of anxious students grew exponentially. As some underclassmen looked to one-another, questioning the expanding crowd, other students stood determined and ready, staking out the most advantageous space that would grant them first access to the object of their desire: the coveted annual Babson #1 Entrepreneurship t-shirt. As boxes [...]

For our second annual listing of the  “25 Most Influential People on Campus” the FREE Press sought the opinions of the community. During the past week students, faculty, and staff nominated those they thought that  thought were most influnetial in the “maintenance and advancement of campus.”  The listings reflect those members of the community with [...]

When the golf season began this fall, no one knew what to expect. With only one senior on the roster, people were quick to point out that the team lacked experience. With the departure of four key members, others argued that they lacked unity.  Meanwhile, rival schools such as Elms College looked to be in [...]

At Babson, students are constantly taught about the importance of teamwork in a business environment. This season, Alexandra Freeman and Sarah Whitaker, doubles partners on the women’s tennis team, have shown how unstoppable people can be when they combine their abilities and strive towards a common a goal. They have both been key ingredients in [...]

From October 14th to the16th, the Babson Players are putting on performances of The Importance of Being Earnest, a play by Oscar Wilde. This play has a plot based in word-play, a slowly developing conflict, and a unique style that can hardly be explained in summary. Though it started a bit slow due to some [...]

For many people, being a student athlete at Babson is more of an aspiration than reality. For four consecutive years, however, Rebecca Stone has been an anchor of the women’s tennis team. This year, women’s tennis has started off with a perfect record of 7-0, and their winning margins have been enormous, beating Roger Williams, [...]

Every year around the beginning of Fall, Babson College alumni come back to campus for “Back to Babson” weekend. It serves as a clear demonstration of Babson spirit, especially since people come from all over the world to visit their alma mater. This year, events took place on September 23rd and 24th with plenty of [...]

The E-Tower (Entrepreneurship Tower) is home to 21 students who both live and work together to headline Babson’s entrepreneurial community. Just recently, five freshmen were accepted into the Tower for the coming fall semester. The E-Tower students’ tag line is: “Entrepreneurship represents the human spirit unleashed,” with a summary that “[their] members start and grow [...]

Notorious B.I.G once said, but mostly rapped, “Mo money, mo problems”. I don’t know why he would say that, but that statement is a little ridiculous. If I had more money, I would have close to no problems. Take that lovely tuition letter every student received from President Schlesinger, for example. Now, more money in [...]