By Rabbi Jacqueline Romm Satlow, Director/Jewish Culture Coordinator; Center for Religious and Spiritual Life Passover is a Jewish spring time holiday, coming March 30 to April 7 this year. One of the most significant rituals related to the holiday is a ritual meal called a Seder. During the Seder, Jewish families re-enact the story, told in the biblical book of Exodus, of escaping from slavery … Continue reading Passover 2018
By Jasmine Kelly, Contributing Writer Dear Editor, I am writing with regard to the GreenFee. By having this fee, we can fund more sustainable projects, such as a solar powered picnic tables or more green rooftops. Green Fee impacts the whole university as 100 percent of the funds go back to the students to help improve the university reach our desired goal of 100 percent … Continue reading Letters to the Editor
By Alex Kerravala, Staff Writer For those who may not know, PAX East was in Boston from Thursday, April 5 to Sunday April 8, and I have had the incredible fortune of going this year, as well as the past two years. The Penny Arcade Expo is a video game convention that happens annually in Boston, featuring panels discussing various topics within the industry. These … Continue reading What to expect from PAX East
By Zack Downing, Staff Writer As E3 begins to approach, buzz always circles the video gaming world about upcoming games and announcements regarding beloved characters. This spring, promotional art from a new game has got the internet talking and theorizing. No, it’s not Red Dead Redemption 2 or an Elder Scrolls title — it’s Luigi’s penis. Mario Tennis Aces, an upcoming game for the Switch, … Continue reading Mega Mushroom? Luigi has a bulge in Mario Tennis Ace
By Kevin Perrington-Tuner, Contributing Writer On April 4, in the main auditorium at 6 p.m. was the first Fishbowl: Aquarium that was held by UMass Dartmouth’s own students. Hosted by Johnny Perreira, Sawyer Pollitt, Jordan Vongsithi, and Mike Kilbride. The event involved an open mic system where students would go on stage and share their best stories. Typically, this event is held every week in … Continue reading Fishbowl Presents: Aquarium
By Brian Harris, Staff Writer On Thursday March 29, 2018, legendary guitarist Mike Stern played an incredible concert at the UMass Dartmouth auditorium. Whose Mike Stern you ask? Well, he’s a musician with a long and storied history in the business, working with all-timers ranging from well known rock band Blood, Sweat and Tears to the always reliable Miles Davis. He’s also received six separate … Continue reading Legendary guitarist Mike Stern joined UMass Dartmouth for a night of music and conversation
By Sawyer Pollitt, Staff Writer Recently, the film Love, Simon was released in theaters. Based on the young adult novel Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, the standard coming of age story that we all know and love is given a fresh spin for modern, young audiences. The phenomenon of young adult fiction being adapted to film was really popularized by John … Continue reading Love, Simon wows audiences
By Zack Downing, Staff Writer After a winter filled with heavy snow and dramatic football, it’s the time of year for America’s classic sport to start back up. The MLB is back and after a couple weeks we have some familiar teams at the top of the standings, as well as some surprises. Last year’s champions, the Houston Astros, have started their season as hot … Continue reading Red Sox excelling as spring baseball returns
By Kevin Perrington-Turner, Contributing Writer Brad Stevens has work to do for the playoffs as the regular season comes toan end, it looks like Boston Celtics fans will have a lot toworry about. Gearing up for the playoffs, the C’s currently sit at the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference at 54-26. One spot off from last season where they were the #1 but were … Continue reading Brad Stevens has work to do
By Dylan Botelho, Staff Writer The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs men’s lacrosse team split their two games this week on the road against Becker College and Keene State. The Corsairs picked up their one win out of the two games on Wednesday April 4, against Becker College 12-2. That win against Becker College extended the Corsairs winning streak at the time to four games, … Continue reading UMass Dartmouth men’s lacrosse win streak crashes late
