By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer It has been an up and down year for the Corsairs of men’s basketball as the team currently sits at 12-11. However, as the season winds down and the Corsairs began to prep for the first round of post season play in the LEC tournament; it is looking like they could make a fantastic post-season run. This past Saturday the … Continue reading Corsairs conquer Warriors
By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer I woke up for my eight A.M. class on Tuesday and given that I had checked the weather the night before and snow was in the forecast I had honestly assumed the weather had missed us. However, I looked outside and saw a solid coating of snow. But, I was hopeful. I figured that perhaps the school had done a … Continue reading Snow day folly sets back administration
By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer The Olympics games are slated to start this week in South Korea and I am absolutely dumbfounded as to why North Korea is being allowed to participate in the games at all. Given the nation’s litany of heinous acts, the way they humiliate their athletes, and the fact they are a general threat to world safety; why not send a … Continue reading Ban North Korea: A message for the Olympic Committee
By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer Being in a sorority has been one of, if not, the most rewarding things that I have done with my time so far at UMass Dartmouth. The memories, the friendships, the general life lessons I have learned from it are things that I would never trade in a million years. However, Hollywood evidently does not have the same outlook of … Continue reading Sorority stereotype sweeps Hollywood
By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer Women’s basketball has been surging of late as they rumbled forward for their ninth straight LEC victory this past Saturday against Western Connecticut. Senior Alicia Kutil as well as junior Nakira Examond combined for a staggering 57 points and 26 rebounds as the Corsairs dropped a whopping 105 total points. What is even more remarkable is that Kutil barley even … Continue reading Women’s basketball catches fire
By Michalea Gates, Staff Writer This week’s latest trend in the news is seeing who can give Malia Obama the most crap for smoking cigarettes, pot, drinking beer, and making out with guys. My take is super simple, who gives a shit!! We are literally on the verge of a nuclear war with Korea, in a seemingly never ending war with Afghanistan, and our country … Continue reading Leave Malia alone!
By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer The UMass Dartmouth women’s basketball team had a dominant performance this past Saturday against LEC rival Plymouth State as they downed the Panthers 87-69 on the road. The last week as a tough one for the Corsairs as they dropped two close games to Bowdoin and Rodger Williams leaving them at 1-2 in their last three games. Plymouth was however … Continue reading Women’s basketball pounds panthers
By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer 26 attendees of Sunday Mass at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, were tragically killed on November 5. It’s a small rural town, with a population of 360 and only a handful of small businesses, which makes the tragedy that occurred there even more shocking. But a week later, on November 12, Sunday Service was held again, in … Continue reading Recovering from tragedy in Sutherland Springs, Texas
By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer My Friend Dahmer, directed by Mac Myers, documents famous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s time in high school as well as his descent into madness. The movie has prompted many to begin thinking a bit deeper into the minds of a serial killer. What drives a human being to kill not out of fear or desperation, but out of pleasure? How … Continue reading The serial switch
By Michaela Gates, Staff Writer The Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth Hockey had a rough weekend in Manchester, N.H., as they dropped two straight games in the very competitive PAL Cup Tournament. The Corsairs lost 3-2 to Suffolk in their opener and 6-4 to Western New England in their consolation game that followed the opening loss. The Corsairs played an extremely sharp first period against the … Continue reading Corsairs drop two in Manchester
