sports such as flag football in the fall, as well as basketball in the winter. Organizations The student newspaper is called the 1851 Chronicle in reference to Lasell's founding year, and the student yearbook is called the Lamp. Polished Magazine is made by Lasell students/ A student-run online college radio station began operation in the fall of 2004; in 2016, the radio station began broadcasting on FM as WLAS-LP (102.9). There are social justice, service-oriented, religious, and multicultural organizations: Umoja Step Team, Fashion and Service Society, Hope for Humanity, Hillel Club, Multicultural Student Union, Niños de Veracruz, Students Against Drunk Driving, and Students Advocating For Equality. There are also academic organizations (Accounting/Finance, Fashion, Graphic Design, Hospitality, Psychology, Sports Management, and TV/Media) and athletic organizations (Cheerleading, Crew, Dance, Roller Hockey, Rugby, Skiing and Snowboarding, Tennis, and Wiffle Ball clubs). Notable people Alumni Annie Montague Alexander – explorer, naturalist, paleontological collector, philanthropist Martha Atwood – operatic soprano Sarah Lord Bailey – elocutionist and teacher Ada Langworthy Collier – poet, writer Nancy Donahue – fashion model Elizabeth Jane Gardner – American painter Catherine P. Jarvis (1924–2013) — former editor of the Portsmouth Herald Louisa Venable Kyle – historian, author, journalist Faculty James Anderson – government defense official and academic Anna Barrows – pioneering woman in the field of home economics Todd J. Leach – president of Granite State College, began his academic career at Lasell Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln – considered one of the pioneers of the domestic science movement in the United States, taught at Lasell from 1885 to 1889 Florence Jepperson Madsen – contralto singer, vocal instructor, and professor of music Rev. Dr. George McKendree Steele, D.D., LL.D. – educator and Methodist minister, former president of Lawrence University Lucy Johnston Sypher – children's book author References Further reading External links Official website Liberal arts colleges in Massachusetts Universities and colleges in Newton, Massachusetts Great Northeast Athletic Conference schools Educational institutions established in 1851 1851 establishments in Massachusetts Private universities and colleges in Massachusetts