Mitchell College

I am a past and now again present student at Mitchell College in New London, CT. I have attended much more prestigious and larger institutions of learning such as Northeastern University in Boston, MA and even Central Connecticut State University in New Britian, CT but find the smaller campus and classroom size of Mitchell more to my liking. The College also is set in a picturesque seaside village close to Ocean Beach and a state park. The school boasts views of long island sound right from the classroom. That along with a lower student to teacher ratio and the fact that Mitchell is now a four year institution makes the school very attractive to students looking for a smaller college setting. My  cousin Jason, who is an executive for MGM Grand at Foxwoods Casino initially put me on to the school when it was mostly for people looking for associates degrees. He graduated from Mitchell and now I am trying to follow in his footsteps. The faculty and staff are friendly and very helpful. The price of tuition isn't cheap compared to similar schools but the one on one between teachers and students makes up for the school's lack of prestige to me. Since I last attended the size of the campus has grown as well. Mitchell has added a new building and bought up more of the surrounding land and homes, converting them into offices and classrooms. They have a top notch business program taught by local entrepreneurs that actually take the classroom into the community. Students are encouraged to develop local ideas and business plans that can actually be implemented by the school or the students themselves. Mitchell College business management majors run and operate Michael's Dairy Creamery, a local ice cream shop that does very well for itself once the warm weather brings back the seasonal residences of New London along with the tourists. The Cross Sound Ferry is in close proximity and can take passengers out to Block Island and Orient Point as well as to Long Island, NY. New London is close to the beaches of Westerly,RI and Mystic,CT and this area is well known for excellent dining and lodging. The Light House Inn in New London is a world famous establishment for dining and staying the night as well as for weddings. If anyone is interested in Haunted locations the Inn is extremely haunted and so are a number of other close spots. Ledge Light House on Long Island Sound is reportedly haunted by it's former lighthouse keeper. Mitchell has a close knit community where students in residence halls and commutes alike all help one another with campus issues. New students are always welcome with open arms and I for one can say I have enjoyed my time spent at this amazing school.Check out Mitchell College at the school's website

Norwich needs development of downtown and allot more.

Norwich as a community is not the same as when I was growing up here as a child in the eighties and nineties. It is no longer a "good," place to grow up. Downtown Norwich and it's development have been featured in the Norwich Bulletin, a joke of an editorial, and needs much more than the men and women running these committees believe. If you idiots haven't realized it, there is nothing for kids to get interested in. Nothing bringing in any tourists, besides the casino's, and nothing generating any cash for the City. Just visiting a larger City, even a shit-hole like Hartford, at least you see places to eat, shop, internet cafe's, educational tools and museums. Norwich needs to be totally revamped. A entire make over if you will. A new generation of leaders must emerge if this city is going to survive further into this century. Do any of the so called intellectual elite of this entire County have a clue what is really going on here? Let me tell you what your children are really doing. The entire area including surrounding towns is saturated with drugs. Heroin, crack, and oxycontin. Your kids are junkies. Every street corner has a Norwich cop on it yet this area is no better off then it was when I was involved in supplying your children with their drugs. Not only are the kids of my generation and younger all getting high, but their parents are doing the same thing. Prominent business men, politicians, and Norwich Police Officers. Oh my God! How shocking and what a surprise! I'm not going to start naming names but you know who you are. I sold you your heroin, remember? Since the rise of the might Foxwoods and Mohegan Casino's, the only kind of development that has come our way is drug traffic and businesses that are fronts for drug dealers to launder their money. I ran such a business in this town. The people of the Rose City need to wake the fuck up and smell the poppy's. You wonder why there are multiple houses on every street with for sale signs in the front yard? The real estate market bubble bursting, sub prime mortgages and foreclosures, sure. But people want out of this City and they are willing to take a loss on their property to do so. Some of you know what I'm talking about but most of you are clueless. The area has zero job opportunities and guess what? None are coming! Anyone in their right mind is moving out, not in. Where are the internet cafe's with free wifi, where are the clothing boutiques and even designer stores, where are the museums and cultural institutions? No where to be found in our once fair City. Too bad, growing up here was beautiful. It was a safe environment focused on education and bringing up the children of the City to become leaders, not mindless followers. If this City is ever going to change, and I don't believe it is, the first step is new leadership. Attracting developers isn't the issue, it's finding new developers among the residents of New London County. All the wasted space in this City and no one is willing to take a risk by developing it. No one is coming to save us, no white knights are going to come to the rescue. If Norwich wants to be saved the people are going to have to do it themselves. Fuck You Norwich,CT!