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XXXTentacion’s Murderers Convicted After Five Years of Waiting

(Image via rollingstone.com) Staff Writer: Sakara De Gil-Balija Email: sdegilbalija@umassd.edu Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, The American rapper and songwriter known best as XXXTentacion, was killed in Florida back in June of 2018. On March 20th, 2023, the three suspects in his murder were convicted after seven days of deliberation.  The rapper was only twenty years old at the time of his death. He was shot … Continue reading XXXTentacion’s Murderers Convicted After Five Years of Waiting

 
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Mississippi Legislators Propose New Age Jim Crow Law

(Image via apnews.com) Staff Writer: Maya Arruda Email: marruda7@umassd.edu Mississippi is attempting to change the judiciary system within the state as a whole. Instead of elected judges, a new bill proposes to have appointed judges for the city of Jackson, the state’s capital and a black-majority city.  This bill would go against the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This bill (HB 1020), along with another … Continue reading Mississippi Legislators Propose New Age Jim Crow Law

 
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Biden Administration Approves The Willow Project: An Eight-Billion Dollar Oil Drilling Operation in Alaska

(Image via nytimes.com) Staff Writer: Sakara De Gil-Balija Email: sdegilbalija@umassd.edu On March 13th, 2023, the Biden Administration approved the Willow Project, an oil development plan set to build and operate up to five drill pads on the northern slope of Alaska in the National Petroleum Reserve. The Willow Project is an eight-billion dollar oil drilling project run by ConocoPhillips. It is a thirty-year project that … Continue reading Biden Administration Approves The Willow Project: An Eight-Billion Dollar Oil Drilling Operation in Alaska

 
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Blackstone’s Investigation Against UMass Dartmouth: Here’s What You Need to Know

(Images via wbur.org) Sports Editor: Shailyn Bacchiocchi Email: sbacchiocchi@umassd.edu *The information included in this article can be found in the 81-Page Report released by the Town of Blackstone and contributed to the WBUR by reporter Walter Wuthmann. Some information can also be found in the Laudon Incident Report 10-1014-OF, which was also contributed to WBUR by Wuthmann. Both reports were open and accessible to the public … Continue reading Blackstone’s Investigation Against UMass Dartmouth: Here’s What You Need to Know

 
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Student Debt Relief – Will it Ever Come to Students in Need?

(Image via abcnews.com) Photography Manager: Brendan Flaherty Email: bflaherty1@umassd.edu On February 28th, 2023, the Supreme Court heard two oral arguments that objected to Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan. There are currently two sides to the argument, the more conservative side arguing that the president had no place to authorize a plan with such a scale. And that he had no capacity or position to … Continue reading Student Debt Relief – Will it Ever Come to Students in Need?

 
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Former Fitness Influencer Brittany Dawn Sued by Texas For Deceptive Business Practices

(Image via weikfitness.com) Staff Writer: Maya Arruda Email: marruda7@umassd.edu Former fitness influencer Brittany Dawn (real name: Brittany Davis) is being sued by the state of Texas for deceptive business practices after selling “custom fitness plans” to her followers.  According to the Better Business Bureau, Davis may be liable to pay between $250,000 to $1 million dollars after the civil court proceedings.  The full lawsuit document … Continue reading Former Fitness Influencer Brittany Dawn Sued by Texas For Deceptive Business Practices

 
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New York Woman Wakes Up in Funeral Home After Being Wrongfully Pronounced Dead

(Image via dignitymemorial.com)  Staff Writer: Sakara De Gil-Balija Email: sdegilbalija@umassd.edu On Saturday, February 4th, 2023, a woman whose name has not been released to the public yet, was wrongfully pronounced dead at Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center.  The 82-year-old woman was the second case in a week to have been wrongfully declared dead.  The Long Island nursing home was extremely confused to learn that, … Continue reading New York Woman Wakes Up in Funeral Home After Being Wrongfully Pronounced Dead

 
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Hazardous Waste Fire Erupts in Braintree, MA

(Image via @MassFireChaser on Twitter) Staff Writer: Sydney Cayer Email: scayer@umassd.edu Late in the evening on Thursday, February 16th, a fire broke out at Clean Harbors Waste Treatment Facility in Braintree, Massachusetts. Eight trailers caught on fire, all full of combustible materials.  Clean Harbor officials say that the trailers self-reacted.  It took three hours for the fire to get under control.  Weymouth, Braintree, Quincy, Randolph, … Continue reading Hazardous Waste Fire Erupts in Braintree, MA

 
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The Ship Has Been Shook At The SGA’s Latest Student Feedback Event

Staff Writer: Maya Arruda  Email: marruda7@umassd.edu  This semester’s Shake the Ship event on February 16th covered various topics, including parking concerns, internet malfunctions, housing issues, architectural infrastructure, security and student safety, and issues with faculty and staff.  The event also covered specific allegations against professors in the College of Arts and Sciences, which included a professor’s usage of racial and antisemitic slurs.  Questions and their … Continue reading The Ship Has Been Shook At The SGA’s Latest Student Feedback Event

 
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It’s Been One Year Since The War in Ukraine Started – So What’s Changed?

(Image via bing.com)  Photography Manager: Brendan Flaherty Email: bflaherty1@umassd.edu Ukraine was invaded a year ago today, and the war shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. The invasion officially started on February 24th, 2022.  It has been a year of death, destruction, and, ultimately, unnecessary violence. According to the ongoing Wikipedia page regarding the war, the conflicts really started much earlier in 2014.  It … Continue reading It’s Been One Year Since The War in Ukraine Started – So What’s Changed?

 
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