By Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor Doctor Who finally returns on Saturday, April 15 for its tenth season in the post-reboot era.The long awaited return of Who has brought with it welcome news about the Doctor’s newest companion, Bill. If you’re not sitting, I suggest you do so now; this one is a shocker. Bill is gay. Gasp! Now to clarify something, Bill is a woman, … Continue reading Doctor Who to introduce first openly gay companion
By Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor UMass Dartmouth Professor of Sociology Robin A. Robinson has been awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship to research sexual violence in Hungary. The project, titled “Beyond Obstacles, Toward Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence in Hungary,” will examine the underreporting of sexual violence in Hungary. The Fulbright Scholarship will fund two years of research for Robinson in Hungary, where she will … Continue reading Professor Robin Robinson wins Fulbright
By Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor Situated at the UMass Club in Boston, president of the UMass System, Marty Meehan, was joined by Governor Baker and other key politicians, as well as the five chancellors of the respective UMass campuses, for his State of the University address. President Meehan’s address focused on the importance of the UMass system here in the Commonwealth, and the need for … Continue reading President Meehan addresses status of UMass System
By Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor I remember during the Spring 2014 semester I took American Political Thought with Professor David Prentiss. The course, in large part, explored the political theory that is the backbone of American democracy. One of the most important questions we looked at was how to protect a democracy from the kind of totalitarian dictatorships that Washington and the boys fought so … Continue reading Trump builds wall around the First Amendment
By Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor On Friday, March 3, Nintendo released the long-awaited successor to the Wii U, the Nintendo Switch. To live up to Nintendo’s reputation for innovation, the Switch looks to compete with the PlayStation 4 and the XBox One for console supremacy. But what exactly is the Switch? For those who aren’t up to date on Nintendo’s latest console, they’ve sought to … Continue reading Nintendo Switch looks to compete with Sony, Microsoft
By Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor The Oscars. An event we all sit down and watch for a grueling five hours just to find out which actors and actresses won awards for movies we didn’t see or couldn’t understand. I’m going to get straight into it and skip the pleasantries. Actor in a Supporting Role It seems that every year the Best Supporting Actor category is … Continue reading The 89th annual Oscars in review
By Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor After the departure of former president Elizabeth Santoro, sophomores Melissa Hacunda and Michael Helou have taken over UMass Dartmouth’s Figure Drawing Club, where they look to maintain the stability that has been established. Figure drawing is the art of drawing the nude human figure using different media and from varying angles. Some of the most famous artists in history have … Continue reading Figure Drawing Club Spotlight
by Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor On October 28, Avenged Sevenfold became the first metal band in history to do what Beyoncé and U2 had done before them: they released an album with absolutely no warning whatsoever. And to the delight of many, the album has done well. The Stage is Sevenfold’s seventh album, coming three years after Hail to the King, an album that was … Continue reading Avenged Sevenfold makes metal history with The Stage
by Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor If there’s anything that American fans of Harry Potter wanted more than another film or novel, it was a film or novel set in the United States. Between the seven Harry Potter novels, the extra novellas, the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the new play, and the eight original films, fans of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series … Continue reading The Wizarding World comes stateside in Fantastic Beasts
By Andrew Tyrrell, Managing Editor Over a week later, and Trump’s win still takes some digestion. The absolute shock of election night lingers. Before I really get going, I want to offer a sincere congratulation to Mr. Trump and his supporters. They won an election that no one thought they could win. And that’s a major source of the shock for the American people. The … Continue reading President Trump
