by Zack Downing, Staff Writer On November 16, various on-campus students constructed a large message on the tunnel windows between the Liberal Arts building and the Campus Center. Using hundreds of sticky notes, they spelled out “Black Lives Matter,” a message of solidarity in a tough year. Unfortunately, the Black Lives Matter movement is a polarizing one, and not everyone was happy with the display. … Continue reading The Black Lives Matter sign
by Chelsea Cabral, Staff Writer With nearly a month having passed following Donald Trump’s win over Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, efforts have been taken in three key battleground states to take a second look at election results. The Green Party’s presidential candidate, Jill Stein, spearheaded recount efforts in late November, claiming that there was the possibility of voter irregularities in three states—Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, … Continue reading Green Party calls for vote recount in three states
by Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer Jacob Miller, an English and political science graduate, has been awarded the Marshall Scholarship. He is the first student from UMass Dartmouth to receive the presitigious scholarship. Started in 1953 with the intent of uniting the British and American peoples, it is awarded to talented, independent, and wide-ranging students, and was created by the British Parliament. Miller, from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, … Continue reading Recent graduate Jacob Miller recieves the Marshall Scholarship
by Jesse Goodwin, Staff Writer On November 30, President-elect Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he would separate himself from his business operations so as to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest between his businesses and incoming administration. “I will be holding a major news conference in New York City with my children on December 15 to discuss the fact that I will be … Continue reading Federal ethics agency calls for Trump to divest businesses
by Scott Lariviere, Staff Writer On Thursday, December 2, Professor Morgan Peters’ ENL 269 Creative Writing: Drama class presented staged readings of their ten-minute plays in library room 205. Student play-writes were tasked with developing a script and then assigning actors to perform the work. They were allowed to ask friends from outside the class to be actors in their work. Each writer chose actors … Continue reading Creative drama writing students present work
by Sade Smith, News Editor For months, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has battled against the $3.8 billion project expected to move 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day across the Mid- west. Their efforts have gained much support from citizens and veterans who recently set up camp with the “water protectors”. This Sunday, the US Army Corps of Engineers said it would plan to … Continue reading Water protectors celebrate denial of easement for DAPL
by Sade Smith, News Editor According to U.S. News, an estimated 50 percent of young Americans who get tested (ages 18-24) are infected with HIV and didn’t know. So what’s the problem? Thanks to modern science, HIV has been reduced to something of a chronic disease instead of the historic fatal one. But the long history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic began with the stigma that … Continue reading Let’s talk about STDs
by Arpeni Mael, Editor-In-Chief The UMass School of Law has earned full accreditation by the American Bar Association (ABA). This is a major milestone for the Commonwealth’s only public law school. In a press release by UMass Dartmouth, UMass President Marty Meehan said, “Full ABA accreditation of the UMass School of Law means that Massachusetts now offers its residents a public, in-state legal-education option that … Continue reading UMass Law earns full ABA accreditation
by Nicole Belair, Staff Writer Even if you haven’t agreed with some of President Obama’s plans and policies throughout the past eight years, I think we can all agree that he’s a pretty cool guy. We’ll miss his dad jokes, mic drops, and his appearances on Jimmy Fallon to read thank you letters. And of course, nothing beats the pictures of him and Michelle handing … Continue reading Looking back on the Obama Administration
by Sebastian Moronta Blanco, Staff Writer Because the details surrounding the recounts have been covered in another section of this issue, I’ll advise anyone who isn’t familiar with them to refer to that article before reading mine. Jill Stein, the 2016 candidate for the Green party, has been spearheading the recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, three of the nation’s “battleground” states. She’s made the … Continue reading Election recounts are the product of desperation
