Month: February 2017

Sports

Murphy becomes UMass Dartmouth record holder

By Alex Solari, Staff Writer The women’s swimming and diving team competed in the 2017 New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships this past weekend at University of Rhode Island. Friday, February 17 was the team’s first full day at the championships. The women placed 9th out of 21 teams out of 20 events. After placing ninth in the preliminary heat for the … Continue reading Murphy becomes UMass Dartmouth record holder

 
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Swimming earns three school records at NEISDA Championships

By Arpeni Mael, Editor-in-Chief The men’s swim team finished out their 2016-2017 season at the 2017 New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships on Sunday at the Tootell Aquatic Center. On the first day of championships, David Adamski competed in the 500-yard freestyle preliminaries. He topped the field of 23 while shattering his seeded time by more than 20 seconds. He also reset … Continue reading Swimming earns three school records at NEISDA Championships

 
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Hockey ends regular season with five game winning streak

By Zack Downing, Staff Writer The men’s ice hockey team visited Rocket Arena at Salem State University on Thursday with a solid record, but having lost the last four games against their team. The Salem State Vikings struck first, with a goal near the end of the first period. They felt confident, until UMass Dartmouth came back in the second period with a flurry of … Continue reading Hockey ends regular season with five game winning streak

 
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Betsy DeVos confirmed as Secretary of Education

By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was confirmed this past week in a historic tiebreaker with an even split in the Senate. Vice President Pence had to break the tie, casting his vote in favor of the confirmation of DeVos. It was the first time in the history of the United States that a Cabinet position had to be confirmed by … Continue reading Betsy DeVos confirmed as Secretary of Education

 
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Banner signing shows campus support

By Zack Downing, Staff Writer The international community has been struggling this year, owed to the executive orders of President Trump and the uneasy climate he has caused surrounding immigration and Islamic culture. It has affected people as far away as Saudi Arabia and Japan, and as close as Dartmouth. Last month, President Trump’s immigration standstill interfered with the lives of two UMass Dartmouth professors,  … Continue reading Banner signing shows campus support

 
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UMass STEM Professors recieve grants from National Science Foundation

By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer UMass Dartmouth Professors Shakhnoza Kayumova and Walter Stroup received grants from the National Science Foundation for the purpose of investing in students being educated and pursuing paths in STEM field. STEM, an acronym short for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, focuses exclusively on those fields and applying them to the modern world. The NSF grants were to help instill and … Continue reading UMass STEM Professors recieve grants from National Science Foundation

 
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Confidental HIV testing on campus

By Sebastian Moronta Blanco, Staff Writer On Tuesday, February 7, Seven Hills Behavioral Health clinic set up shop in the Frederick Douglass Unity House to conduct free and confidential HIV testing for the UMass Dartmouth community. Testing like this happens every month here on campus, according to Laodecia Fevrier, a marketing and management double major and member of the class of 2018, who The Torch … Continue reading Confidental HIV testing on campus

 
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Southcoast Health opens new urgent care center in Dartmouth

By Jesse Goodwin, Staff Writer On January 31, Southcoast Health opened an urgent care center in North Dartmouth for patients with non-emergency medical concerns. It is the closest urgent care center to UMass Dartmouth. The new urgent care center is located at 435 State Road, near recently opened Hannoush Jewelers and Starbucks stores. It is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. … Continue reading Southcoast Health opens new urgent care center in Dartmouth

 
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Letter to the Editor: In direct response to “Sale of WUMD raises questions of ethicality”

Dear Editor: In response to the recent The Torch articles pertaining to the decision to transfer the WUMD license, we believe it is important to clarify factual errors and to add a few additional thoughts. As we have stated in multiple forums with students, WUMD radio staff, faculty, and community members, the highest priority in decision-making on this issue has been achieving the best long-term … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: In direct response to “Sale of WUMD raises questions of ethicality”

 
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Airbnb gets political at Superbowl

By Nicole Belair, Staff Writer If you thought that the Super Bowl would be four hours of relief from all of the chaos and politics that we are constantly surrounded by, you would have been wrong. Super Bowl LI was politically charged in many ways, from commercials, to Lady Gaga’s halftime performance, to Brady and Belichick’s underlying support for President Trump. But there was one … Continue reading Airbnb gets political at Superbowl

 
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