By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer As of recent, the Trump Administration announced it will be shutting down the DACA: the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which was a softer version of the DREAM Act of 2001. Congress will be voting on the removal of the DACA, and with a Republican led Congress, the vote may not go in favor of those DREAMers. The DACA can … Continue reading Dreamers are not the enemy
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer Lady Bird, directed by Greta Gerwig, is about as “indie movie” as it gets. Between the no-name actors and actresses, the very faded lighting, and somewhat pretentious dialogue, it’s a wonder to see it at the Oscars if you take it at face value. Thankfully what this story lacks in overall quality and budget, it makes up for with an … Continue reading Lady Bird: The most accurate adolescence I have ever seen
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer The UMass Dartmouth chapter of MASSPirg has been eager to fight for one-hundred percent renewable energy, getting us closer to the end goal every day. The fight reached a pretty remarkable milestone when MASSPirg chapter head and sophomore Nate Roberts was regarded as one of the twenty-one leading voices for clean energy in Massachusetts. Roberts was on a list of … Continue reading MASSPirg: New voters, new names
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer If you’re one of the select few that hasn’t seen any of the productions put on by either of UMass Dartmouth’s theatre companies, you are surely missing out! That’s right, UMass Dartmouth has not one but two theatre companies on campus, and both are excellent in their own regard. Ranging from the annual production of Rocky Horror every Halloween to … Continue reading Club spotlight: Dartmouth Theatre Company and 20 Cent Theatre Company
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer If you are as big a hockey fan as I am, you were probably outraged initially at the discovery that NHL players were restricted from playing in the Winter Olympics, after five consecutive winter olympics featuring NHL players. Now, why on earth would they do something like this to my good winter games? How will I ever manage watching hockey … Continue reading NHL banned from Winter Olympics: Good for competition, bad for viewers
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer On February 6, MASSPIRG held a Spring Kickoff event on campus, encouraging new students interested in making a difference to join. Our UMass Dartmouth’s MASSPIRG chapter informed members of plans for the semester, leadership opportunities, and how exactly one can get involved. The UMass Dartmouth chapter is led by Chairman Nate Roberts, a sophomore political science and economics double major … Continue reading MASSPIRG: Spring 2018
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer You’d have to be pretty adamant about avoiding the news to have missed the legendary Nunes Memo, the memo released by Republican Congressman Devin Nunes, and approved by President Trump. The memo damning the FBI investigation as corrupt and proving Trump’s innocence. The memo that shows the FBI investigation really is a smear campaign as Trump says. Well, that’s what … Continue reading What the Nunes memo is really saying?
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer On Wednesday January 1, 2018, the University Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety Colonel Emil Fioravanti gave a presentation on CRASE- Civilian Response to an Active Shooter Event. The presentation was informative, explaining more than just “what to do if a shooter comes on campus,” and included other instructions, including shooters off-campus, and what to do in a … Continue reading Campus police on active shooters and survival
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer The title pretty much says it all. For some unforeseen reason that can’t be explained scientifically at all, the Seine River in Paris is flooding for the first time since 1910. Streets throughout Paris look as if a hurricane passed through, and the Eiffel Tower is closed to tourism. The Eiffel Tower isn’t the only piece of history threatened, as … Continue reading Climate change leads to environmental disaster in Paris
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer Beginning on the one year anniversary of Trump’s presidency, a disaster in its own right, the US Federal system was met with another disaster; the second government shutdown in five years. Unlike the Republican led shutdown in 2013, this government shutdown was orchestrated by the Democrats as a means to push smarter, safer immigration control, not as a means to … Continue reading Government shutdown proves incompetence of Republican leadership
