Keeping the promise, 102 years later

By Arpeni Mael, Editor-in-Chief On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire, now known as modern-day Turkey, annihilated 1.5 million Armenians. 102 years later, on April 21, the first film about the Armenian Genocide came out that told the story of what the Turkish government still refuses to acknowledge. Directed by Terry George (Hotel Rwanda), and starring Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, X-Men: Apocalypse), … Continue reading Keeping the promise, 102 years later

 

Professor receives award to research diabetes

By Arpeni Mael, Editor-in-Chief The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded UMass Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Lamya Karim, a grant worth $616,170 to study how type 2 diabetes weakens the bones and in turn, causes greater risk for fractures. “Skeletal fragility in patients with type 2 diabetes is a rapidly growing pulic health risk,” said Dr. Karim in the press release on umassd.edu. “The … Continue reading Professor receives award to research diabetes

 

Professor Kahn will visit campus for National Poetry Month

By Arpeni Mael, Editor-in-Chief UMass Dartmouth’s College of Arts and Sciences will welcome Coppélia Kahn to deliver a public lecture on April 3 at 4 p.m. at the Charlton College of Business as part of the university’s National Poetry Month celebration. Professor Kahn is an internationally recognized Shakespeare scholar and Professor Emerita of English and Gender Studies at Brown University. She will be speaking on … Continue reading Professor Kahn will visit campus for National Poetry Month

 

Swimming earns three school records at NEISDA Championships

By Arpeni Mael, Editor-in-Chief The men’s swim team finished out their 2016-2017 season at the 2017 New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships on Sunday at the Tootell Aquatic Center. On the first day of championships, David Adamski competed in the 500-yard freestyle preliminaries. He topped the field of 23 while shattering his seeded time by more than 20 seconds. He also reset … Continue reading Swimming earns three school records at NEISDA Championships

 

Dustin Rodrigues recognized for innovative electric motorcycle

By Arpeni Mael, Editor-in-Chief Dustin Roderigues is a mechanical engineering student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth who was recently awarded the “Most Unique” award at the West Springfield Motorcycle show that was held on January 21 and 22 in Springfield. Roderigues invented and built an electric motorcycle, and plans to market it through the company he founded, Tachyon Electrics. The motorcycle can go 38 … Continue reading Dustin Rodrigues recognized for innovative electric motorcycle

 

UMass Law earns full ABA accreditation

by Arpeni Mael, Editor-In-Chief The UMass School of Law has earned full accreditation by the American Bar Association (ABA). This is a major milestone for the Commonwealth’s only public law school. In a press release by UMass Dartmouth, UMass President Marty Meehan said, “Full ABA accreditation of the UMass School of Law means that Massachusetts now offers its residents a public, in-state legal-education option that … Continue reading UMass Law earns full ABA accreditation

 

Ice hockey wins Stovepipe Tournament

by Arpeni Mael, Editor-In-Chief The men’s ice hockey team traveled to Southern New Hampshire University to participate in the Manchester PAL/Stovepipe Cup tournament. Steven Leonard scored a career-high three points as well as the game-winning goal for the Corsairs as they won 5-4 to Suffolk University. In the first period, Jeff Kirkwood found the back of the net to give UMass Dartmouth a 1-0 lead … Continue reading Ice hockey wins Stovepipe Tournament

 

Baldino registers first collegiate hat trick as hockey wins

by Arpeni Mael, Editor-In-Chief The men’s ice hockey team returned to Hetland Ice Arena to host their second home game of the season against the Plymouth State Panthers. The Corsairs also hosted Military Appreciation Night, an idea started by teammate Hunter Wilhoite who does ROTC at Providence College. He brought up the idea to Coach Noack and Director of Athletics, Amanda Van Voorhis. “They thought … Continue reading Baldino registers first collegiate hat trick as hockey wins

 

Kelly’s overtime goal helps ice hockey win

By Arpeni Mael, Editor-in-Chief There were only 1.9 seconds remaining in the overtime period when senior captain, Mike Kelly, shot the puck into the upper corner of the net, giving the men’s ice hockey team the victory. The team opened their 2016-2017 season on Tuesday, November 1, against Worcester State at Hetland Ice Arena in what could have been a tied game. The season opener … Continue reading Kelly’s overtime goal helps ice hockey win