The Massachusetts Student Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG) is a non-partisan organization promoting student advocacy for public healthcare, environmental conservation, and education accessibility. Currently, they focus on saving the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale through legislative efforts and community involvement. Continue reading MASSPIRG Campaigns to Save North Atlantic Right Whales
The first New England Youth Summit, hosted by ConnPIRG, MASSPIRG, and the Environment Massachusetts Research & Policy Center, focused on ocean protection. Panels and workshops covered topics like right whale conservation, plastic reduction, and advocacy strategies. Attendees were urged to take action, join local organizations, and advocate for policy changes. Continue reading The Torch Takes on Ocean Advocacy
(Image via studentpirgs.org) Arts & Entertainment Editor: Kamryn Kobel Email: kkobel@umassd.edu A new report by Massachusetts Public Interest Research Groups (MASSPIRG) Students determines that open educational resources, or OER, are saving college students a lot of money. As defined by UNESCO, The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, OER are resources such as textbooks and research materials that are in the public domain or … Continue reading Open Educational Resources Save Students Millions of Dollars – That Means You, Too
