By Assistant Designer Emily Lannon. Question 3 on the Massachusetts ballot for the midterm election is one that lets the community vote on the protection of bathroom rights for transgender individuals. Specifically, it affirms that gender identity stays on the “list of prohibited grounds for discrimination in places of public accommodation, resort, or amusement” according to a Vote411.org copy of the ballot. Other things on … Continue reading The weight of question 3
By Staff Writer Samantha Wahl. For the headliner of the night, Mercy Bell is extremely down-to-earth. The entire time her opening act, Sarah Donner, is onstage, Bell gives her full attention. Some artists might stay backstage while other artists were performing, but not Bell. She stands silently right next to the audience, listening, watching. It is October 19, and the occasion is Bell’s Coming Home … Continue reading Bell of the ball: Two local legends perform in CVPA
By Staff Writer Thomas Griffin. This season’s Boston Celtics are looking prime to compete for the NBA Finals, after a few departures from rival Eastern Conference juggernauts. After a disappointing loss in the seventh game of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics season was over just on the dorstep of a championship berth. They were a single game (and considering … Continue reading Celtics are championship contenders as Cavs fall
By Staff Writer Elijah Santos. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Question 3 on the Massachusetts Midterms would allow transgender individuals to use bathrooms that do not correspond with their gender assigned at birth. This law is currently in effect, Question 3 deals with its repeal. Also, the author included an argument about the threat of abuse with this law, which … Continue reading The hype around the mid-term elections
By Staff Writer Samantha Wahl. During his Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Chancellor Robert E. Johnson stressed the importance of momentum. After an eight-year downward trend, he says, UMass Dartmouth is finally on the rise again. He tells the crowd, “for the first time in years, our enrollment rate is up.” He repeats it one more time for emphasis, and there are chuckles from the … Continue reading Chancellor Johnson talks momentum in town hall meeting
By Staff Writer Eric Sousa. The UMass Dartmouth Writing & Reading Center (WRC) has moved its location to LARTS 010, and is now housed in the basement. However, the functionality of the Writing Center has not budged in its efficiency or integrity. It can be easily found at the Southwest end of LARTS, down the set of stairs. The Torch was curious to see what … Continue reading Writing and Reading Center retains its efficacy as it relocates to LARTS 010
By Staff Writer Greg Estabrooks. This past week, The Torch stopped by the Multiliteracy & Communication Center (MCC), a brand new service on campus available to all UMass Dartmouth students and faculty. The MCC is located in LARTS 219, where the Writing and Reading Center previously was. Although we were unable to speak with Elisabeth Buck, the director of the Center, we were able to … Continue reading What can the MCC do for UMassD students?
By Staff Writer Samantha Wahl. This past Saturday was UMD’s annual Fall Family Festival. In past years, the Festival has been hosted outside the Marketplace, with inflatables, student organization tables, and merchants lined up on the grass. This year, though, was different: the forecast for the day featured rain, and so the Festival prepared itself to be somewhat amphibious. For this reason, the inside of … Continue reading Fall, family, and fun at UMassD
By Staff Writer Sawyer Pollitt. Every few years there is a new “end of the world” scare. There was Y2k, the Mayan calendar, and many others that have come and gone. However, now, U.N. climate scientists have a doomsday prophesy that is backed by scientific data and rigorous research. This newest prediction is based on the fact that global climate change is looming over us … Continue reading Is the World Ending? “Yes,” says UN scientists
By Staff Writer Eric Sousa. On October 5th, a famous painting created by the anonymous graffiti artist Banksy was sold at the Sotheby auction house in London for $1.4 million. That is a normal occurrence that is supposed to happen. What is not supposed to happen is have the painting shred itself inside the makeshift-frame moments after the sale. That is most certainly not what … Continue reading Banksy does Banksy thing, world clamors
