UMass Dartmouth’s Student Newspaper

Men’s basketball drops season opener to Brandeis in narrow loss

By Staff Writer Greg Estabrooks. The UMass Dartmouth men’s basketball team kicked off their season last Saturday with a trip to Waltham, MA to take on Brandeis University. Brandeis came out the gates swinging in this one and quickly jumped to a 17-4 lead, just over 6 minutes into the contest. The Judges received a nice chunk of their offense in the first half from … Continue reading Men’s basketball drops season opener to Brandeis in narrow loss

Cross Country Runners close out their Season

By Staff Writer James Mellen. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Men’s and Women’s cross country teams closed out their season by competing in the 2018 NCAA Division III New England Regional Championships held at Bowdoin’s Pickards Field Course in Brunswick, Maine on Saturday, November 10th. The weather was fairly warm for a New England November, with highs of 36. Anywhere else in the country, this … Continue reading Cross Country Runners close out their Season

Corsairs receive heart crushing defeat on Senior Night from Falcons

By Staff Writer Benjamin Pfeffer. Last week, on November 3rd, the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs’ football team hosted and defeated the Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers by a score of 20-0. This put them at a record of 5-4 with one game left, which meant that they could not have a losing record even if they tried. The Corsairs had one final opponent, the Fitchburg State Falcons, to … Continue reading Corsairs receive heart crushing defeat on Senior Night from Falcons

Hawks Blow Corsair Swim Teams Out of the Water

By Staff Writer Tom Griffin. UMassD’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were handed heavy losses by the Roger Williams Hawks on Saturday. With both teams set to compete in a grand total of thirty-two events, the Hawks simply outperformed the Corsairs at every turn. In some cases, the Roger Williams athletes performed so well that the UMassD swimmers often failed to place against … Continue reading Hawks Blow Corsair Swim Teams Out of the Water

Italian studies saddles up with A bullet for the general

By Staff Writer Sawyer Pollitt. The iconic sounds of chugging trains, braying horses, tense gunfights, and powerful trumpets played out from the speakers of LARTS 117 on Thursday night as the second film in this semester’s Italian film series, A Bullet for the General began to play. Filling the seats were students of history and Italian, as well as interested community members. Hosted by Dr. … Continue reading Italian studies saddles up with A bullet for the general

Vince Staples and Sun Kill Moon new music drop review

By Staff Writer James Mellen III. Vince Staples has been alternating between dropping EP and albums since his debut EP Hell Can Wait in 2014. This project isn’t officially and Ep , since Vince Staples is Vince Staples. Instead Vince called it a “special project dedicated to my biggest fan and supporter since day one”, in reference to himself obviously. This project exists to build … Continue reading Vince Staples and Sun Kill Moon new music drop review

Iconic African director featured in newest Feminist Film Friday

By Staff Writer Seth Tamarkin While films like Black Panther have recently garnered huge attention to the area, there are still millions of people who have never seen an actual African film. Luckily, the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality most recent edition of Feminist Film Fridays fixed that with a screening of African legend Ousmane Sembène’s film Faat Kiné. Feminist Film Fridays have served … Continue reading Iconic African director featured in newest Feminist Film Friday

The Fishbowl…without the fish

By Staff Writer Madison Kenn From first glance, it may seem as if you’d be roped into reading an article regarding fish bowls. You’re in luck, because no, this is not a detailed passage about the shape, size, or structure of homes for aquatic animals. If you were looking forward to that…this is the wrong place. “Fishbowl” is actually a club on campus hosted by … Continue reading The Fishbowl…without the fish