By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer Beginning with reports of a tunnel under the campus for UMass Dartmouth, members of the student body began to report hearing strange sounds coming from the seedy underbelly of the campus. It was only two weeks later that the first reports of a massive rat came in. Early reports were of a cheese sandwich missing here, another, some chewed up … Continue reading Gigantic vermin found under UMass Dartmouth

By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer Gender-punks, established last year, is a group operating out of the Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality and accepts members who identify as non-binary, trans, and genderless, as well as  those questioning their gender and sexual identities. Gender-punks focuses on transgender and non-binary as well as non-gendered people and provides an open environment for them. It meets weekly in the … Continue reading Gender-punks group established as a community support group

By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer In a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, roughly eighteen percent of Americans now get their news, information, and understanding of world events from social media. Traditionally, news and information about current events has come from sources such as newspapers, magazines, and televised journalism, most prominent in the 1960’s, due to close coverage of the Vietnam War. With the … Continue reading Social media emerges as main source of information for younger generations

By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer This Tuesday, March 7, Robert Johnson, the current Chancellor of Becker College, was announced as the new chancellor for UMass Dartmouth in a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees, a 16 member body consisting of two students, made the decision when presented with three finalists. It was organized and launched by President Martin Meehan, who … Continue reading Former chancellor of Becker college now chancellor of UMass Dartmouth

By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer Tiba Faraj, a junior accounting major with a minor in international relations here at UMass Dartmouth, was invited by Senator Elizabeth Warren to a joint session of Congress, in which President Trump devlivered a speech. Faraj was invited not only as a member of the Commonwealth, but also because of her recent refugee status from Iraq since 2010. She arrived … Continue reading Tiba Faraj attends joint session with Senator Warren

By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer This past week, the Departments of Education and Justice rescinded an executive order from the Obama administration giving protections to transgender students, allowing them to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity. The new governmental order removes directing federal employees, federal programs, or schools receiving federal aid from allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms that correspond with … Continue reading Trump reverses protections for transgender students

By Jonathan Moniz, Staff Writer On Monday, February 27, at the Robert F Stoico/Firstfed Foundation Grand reading room, the Center for Women and Gender Studies held the NEA Asexual Spectrum 101 event, featuring a panel of trans and asexual speakers. The event started with an introduction by Dr. Juli Parker, the Director for the Center and Assistant Dean for Students. She introduced the panel and … Continue reading NEA Asexual Spectrum 101 event held at UMass Dartmouth