What it’s like having all white friends at UMass
Hannah Tran-Trinh, Contributor
April 26, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Voices
Having all white friends at UMass is like hiding your brown skin behind a white mask while your pale friends are out getting spray tans.
Read more »Sexual harassment isn’t normal behavior
Amy Russes, Assistant Politics/Op-Ed Editor
April 26, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Voices
What gets me is that some of us see the problem, while others fail to acknowledge its existence.
Read more »When it comes to UMass athletics, apathy breeds mediocrity
Bryan Bowman, Campus News Editor
March 27, 2017
Filed under Campus, Opinion, Showcase, Sports
The problem, of course, is that the students and alumni, by and large, simply don’t care.
Read more »Did political scientists fail us?
John Coakley, Writer
March 22, 2017
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion, Politics, Showcase
While nearly everyone and their Facebook friends failed to predict a Trump victory, many political scientists accurately predicted this shocking outcome. The problem is that they widely rejected their own findings.
Read more »A protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Kyle Olsen, Contributor
February 24, 2017
Filed under Features, Opinion, Profiles, Showcase, Study Abroad, Travel
"Police guarded a single lane of traffic to support the hundreds who marched through the downtown metropolitan chanting and holding signs comparing his government practice to fascism."
Read more »Trump and the conservative narrative
Jack Danberg, Contributor
February 23, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
President Donald Trump has appointed the least effective, most detrimental and glaringly inept cabinet in recent history.
Read more »The political revolution continues
Carson McGrath, Writer
February 23, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
We now have a president who tweets as his form of communication to the public. How is this not an episode of Black Mirror yet?
Read more »What is the future of the Democratic Party?
John Coakley, Contributor
February 21, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase
Whether it’s Sanders or someone else, the Democratic Party needs a new hope.
Read more »The ugly side of the songs we love
Fitzgerald Pucci, Contributor
February 21, 2017
Filed under Music, Opinion, Showcase, Voices
Wrapping up ugly lyrics in sweet and repeated layers of sound makes for catchy hooks people learn to sing before understanding.
Read more »Why H-1B visas are important
Olivia Laramie, Writer
February 17, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Voices
" H-1B visas provide a better livelihood for our fellow human beings. Who cares if they are not from our country? The pursuit of happiness is not reserved only for Americans."
Read more »Thoughts on President Trump’s agenda
Jack Danberg, Contributor
February 9, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
"From restricting the government’s immigration policy to renewing its support for the Keystone Pipeline, Americans have taken their resistance to his policies from Facebook to the streets."
Read more »The Women’s March on Washington is a call for unity
Emilia Billett, Contributor
January 31, 2017
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion, Showcase, Voices
There can be a space where individuals of all races can see a crowd of peers chanting, “Black lives matter,” where individuals of all sexual orientations can see political friends with signs reading, “Love is love is love,” where all privileged people can see all of the pain and resilience of those that are oppressed.
Read more »Multimedia
Heads Up: How a concussion feels
Julie Shamgochian, Managing Editor
Students who have suffered from concussions describe a loss of consciousness and a "fuzzy-brained" feeling.
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U.S. strikes back at Assad for use of chemical weapons
John Coakley, Writer
The United States launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield late Thursday night, targeting “Syrian fighter jets and other infrastructure.”
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