“The match was anyone’s up until ECS’s Sierra Orr served two consecutive aces, bringing the lead to Eastern Connecticut. From there, the Seahawks were on fire, and the set ended with them in a 25-18 lead.At this point, the teams went into a fourth set.“
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Sports: A bittersweet day for UMassD volleyball, by Samantha Wahl. (Link in bio)
“One of the most noticeable winners of the night was the Nobel Prize for Physics recipient Donna Strickland. As the first woman to win the award in fifty-five years, and third in general, the win seemed like a grand statement towards women in the science field.
Strickland, alongside her co-inventor Gérard Mourou, developed a method of “generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses” according to the Nobel Prize website. In a subsequent NPR interview, Strickland gushed about the honor, proclaiming, “I feel unbelievably honored to be, you know, with Marie Curie and Goeppert Mayer. It’s like, how can I be in the same breath as those three?” Arts & Entertainment: Women make a strong impact on the Nobel Prizes. By Seth Tamarkin. (Link in Bio)
“The crowd’s energy was electric, unlike anything I had experienced at a UMass event thus far. It was packed. By the time the show started, there were people already content with standing in the back instead of hunting for the sparse free seats in the establishment. When the curtains opened, the clamoring crowd fell silent.
Complete Destruction sauntered to the stage in full drag, dressed as a wicked witch. Well-worded, with clipping tones and clearly well-accepted banter, they started the performances off with introductions.” Arts & Entertainment: LGBTQ fundraiser drag show awes crowd. By Eric Sousa (Link in Bio)
