Fall River’s mayor faced with numerous fraud charges

By Staff Writer Elijah Santos. On October 11, 2018, the mayor of Fall River, Jasiel Correia II, was arrested and charged with 13 federal charges of fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. These charges would come after his alleged scheme to defraud investors from his developing app, SnoOwl. Following these allegations, investigators say Correia had filed false tax returns in 2013 and 2014 and … Continue reading Fall River’s mayor faced with numerous fraud charges

The TorchOctober 26, 2018Leave a comment

News

The hype around the mid-term elections

By Staff Writer Elijah Santos. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Question 3 on the Massachusetts Midterms would allow transgender individuals to use bathrooms that do not correspond with their gender assigned at birth. This law is currently in effect, Question 3 deals with its repeal. Also, the author included an argument about the threat of abuse with this law, which … Continue reading The hype around the mid-term elections

The TorchOctober 22, 2018Leave a comment

Sports

Corsairs race for LEC Championships

By Staff Writer Elijah Santos. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth drove up to Waterford, Connecticut for a cross country invitational. Both men’s and women’s cross country would show up for matches. The Corsairs are looking forward to their Little East Conference Championships. At the invitational, 14 nationally ranked universities showed up at Connecticut College to give solid performances. The meet took place on Saturday afternoon … Continue reading Corsairs race for LEC Championships

The TorchOctober 21, 2018October 26, 2018Leave a comment

Sports

Men’s soccer takes home a win from Castleton, Vermont

By Staff Writer Elijah Santos The Corsairs traveled up to Castleton, Vermont this weekened to take on the Castleton Spartans. In what proved to be a very competitive match, the Corsairs would eventually pull away with a win. A heroic 59th minute goal from Joe Morehead would be the game winner for UMass Dartmouth in their 2-1 men’s soccer victory during the Saturday evening match … Continue reading Men’s soccer takes home a win from Castleton, Vermont

The TorchOctober 14, 2018October 21, 2018Leave a comment

Sports

Volleyball stands their ground at home to pick up a victory

By Elijah Santos, Staff Writer Playing at home, the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs took on the University of New England’s volleyball team, ending their eight-game streak of back to back losses. Junior Nicole Silverman got herself a double-double with 13 kills and 15 digs to give the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth the 3-1 lead over University of New England, Saturday afternoon. It was a tough competition … Continue reading Volleyball stands their ground at home to pick up a victory

The TorchOctober 4, 2018October 4, 2018Leave a comment

Sports

Corsairs left at sea after a week of back-to-back losses

By Elijah Santos, Staff Writer The Corsairs men’s soccer team remained busy over the past week, playing Salem State on Wednesday and Eastern Connecticut on Saturday. These two games would prove to be too strenuous for the Corsairs, forcing them to take home two losses. Wednesday’s game vs. Salem State was a close contest. Although the first half remained scoreless, the second half was a … Continue reading Corsairs left at sea after a week of back-to-back losses

The TorchSeptember 29, 2018Leave a comment

Opinions & Editorials

A present-day witch trial with the people who run this country

By Elijah Santos, Staff Writer The New York Times came out with an insane essay, which has thrown the White House into a mass panic. Chaos rules the halls, reputations hang on by a thread, and a revolution is peaking around the corner. All of this is happening between the most powerful people in this country. The essay was posted anonymously from The New York … Continue reading A present-day witch trial with the people who run this country

The TorchSeptember 21, 2018Leave a comment

Sports

Corsairs steal the spotlight from the Owls in Westfield

By Elijah Santos, Staff Writer The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs football team went on the road to Westfield State to take on the Owls underneath the bright Saturday night lights. Coming off of a 52-21 loss to Delaware Valley, the Corsairs had no trouble moving forward, dishing out an impressive 28-9 win against the Westfield Owls. The Corsairs were held scoreless for the first … Continue reading Corsairs steal the spotlight from the Owls in Westfield

The TorchSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 2018Leave a comment