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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Hosts First Star Party After Observatory Repairs

Volunteer Writer: Emma Bowser  Email: ebowser@umassd.edu On Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth hosted the first star party since repairs on the Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory were finished.  This observatory is the largest one in the South Coast area.  In 1978, Alan Hirshfeld started working at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a professor of physics and astronomy. At the time, there was no … Continue reading University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Hosts First Star Party After Observatory Repairs

 
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Swords to Plowshares Lets Students Turn Guns into Garden Tools

(Image via Peter Pereira/The Standard-Times) Arts and Entertainment Editor: Kamryn Kobel Email: kkboel@umassd.edu On Wednesday, April 19th, the Campus Ministry Service and the Leduc Center for Civil Engagement brought the hammer down on gun violence with the help of Swords to Plowshares.  Swords to Plowshares is a program that “is focused on reducing gun violence in the communities in which events take place,” according to … Continue reading Swords to Plowshares Lets Students Turn Guns into Garden Tools

 
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Ultimate College Pastime: Hide and Seek

Staff Writer: Maya Arruda Email: marruda7@umassd.edu College is famous in modern books and T.V. for essentially being a party hotspot. Frat parties and sorority parties are the stuff of daytime T.V. legends, the background for countless coming-of-age type college flicks and at least one episode of Law and Order: SVU. Of course, these college parties need to have party games; otherwise, it’s just a bunch … Continue reading Ultimate College Pastime: Hide and Seek

 
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What’s Got You Worked Up? – CVPA Students Have The Answer With a New Organization

(Image provided by Worked Up) Co-Authored by: ARH 390 – Art as Action Class Spring 2023 Email: gcamnitzer@umassd.edu Worked Up is a group of CVPA students intent on amplifying the voices of UMass Dartmouth students who feel unheard. Our goal is to bring together students who want to work collectively to solve the issues facing us.  In the past year alone, there have been many … Continue reading What’s Got You Worked Up? – CVPA Students Have The Answer With a New Organization

 
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Forever in our Memory: Frankie Petillo Jr.

(Photographed by Volunteer Photographer Lilly Lafleur) Co-Authored by: Sports Editor: Shailyn Bacchiocchi Email: sbacchiocchi@umassd.edu Arts & Entertainment Editor: Kamryn Kobel Email: kkobel@umassd.edu On April 6th, 2023, the UMass Dartmouth campus lost Frankie Petillo Jr., a freshman bio-engineering major and an active member of the UMass Dartmouth community.  Before attending UMass Dartmouth, he resided in New Jersey and was active in all things performing. This included … Continue reading Forever in our Memory: Frankie Petillo Jr.

 
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Forever in our Memory: Alexandra Landry

(Image Self-Photographed) Staff Writer: Rena Danho Email: rdanho@umassd.edu Sadly on April 5th, 2023, the world lost a beautiful soul.  For those of you who didn’t know Alex Landry, she was a Master in Fine Arts student who attended UMass Dartmouth as a painting major and, from 2020-2021, taught Foundations 110 in the CVPA.  Alex was always full of light and one of the best artists. … Continue reading Forever in our Memory: Alexandra Landry

 
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Knitting for Mental Health with the CWGS

(Image via medicalalert.com) Staff Writer: Maya Arruda Email: marruda7@umassd.edu Every single student has a familiar friend on campus: stress. Exams cause stress, an overabundance of school assignments causes stress, and balancing work and school also cause stress.  Stress is everywhere on campus this month as finals are rapidly approaching. Coincidently, April also is National Stress Awareness Month.  Even though national mental health awareness month is … Continue reading Knitting for Mental Health with the CWGS

 
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A Letter to the Chancellor: Dear Mark Fuller, Enough is Enough

Sports Editor: Shailyn Bacchiocchi Email: sbacchiocchi@umassd.edu Author’s Note to Students: It’s hard to grasp the right words to describe the amount of emotion I am experiencing while writing this letter. We will not be writing an article describing the actual incident in great detail. We normally do on safety issues, but we value the emotions of our peers and do not think it is in … Continue reading A Letter to the Chancellor: Dear Mark Fuller, Enough is Enough

 
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UMass Dartmouth Proposes New Safety Program

Sports Editor: Shailyn Bacchiocchi Email: sbacchiocchi@umassd.edu Because of the ongoing safety concerns on campus, the University has implemented a new program to ensure students feel comfortable and secure on campus.  UMass Dartmouth has started the Personal Safety Goose Program, or PSGP, to help students with their everyday lives on campus.   “It’s really a great system, and we’re glad the Geese have been so willing to … Continue reading UMass Dartmouth Proposes New Safety Program

 
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The Grove’s New Line-Up Will Be One To Remember

(Image via umassd.edu)  Photography Manager: Brendan Flaherty Email: bflaherty1@umassd.edu  As a new wave of food ideas for the average food enjoyer washes over, the Grove has struck gold. According to inside informant, Arnie Corsair, the Grove plans to release a new arsenal of foods. Foods that have never been seen before, or at least not in this way. In efforts to become “hip and cool” … Continue reading The Grove’s New Line-Up Will Be One To Remember

 
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