Is FOMO driving our need to overshare?
Jill Webb, Contributor
November 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Technology, Voices
There’s no denying that millennials are phone addicts; we all know that. But why do we check our phones so much, even when no one is texting us?
Here’s why I’m so old and in school
Sarah Heinonen, Contributor
October 29, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Voices
Those detours, with all their bumps and false starts, make up a part of who you are as a person.
Is Amazon too big?
Harry Ortof, Contributor
October 17, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase, Voices
After completing the purchase of Whole Foods for over $13 billion, Amazon has expanded its reach into yet another market as the company's influence continues to grow.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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?
What is the future of the Democratic Party?
John Coakley, Contributor
February 20, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Politics, Showcase
Whether it’s Sanders or someone else, the Democratic Party needs a new hope.
The ugly side of the songs we love
Fitzgerald Pucci, Contributor
February 20, 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.
Kacey Connolly and Chloe Lindahl
The girls share Blarney horror stories.
Merriam-Webster's definition of "smile" is 27 words long, but it only takes a moment to create one.
Vadim Trubetskoy, Writer
The speech was deemed by many critics to be a jumble of platitudes tossed together to appease the mainstream media.
Reacting to Trump’s State of the Union
The speech was deemed by many critics to be a jumble of platitudes tossed together to appease the mainstream media.
Roger Stone’s Destructive Path Through Washington
Roger Stone has single-handedly been in more major political scandals in the past 47 years than anyone else in history.
Julián Castro: The San Antonio Dark Horse making a 2020 run
With a solid foundation of Democratic ideals, experience in both local and federal government, and a passionate base of Texans and Hispanic voters, it’s surprising Castro hasn’t gained more national media attention.