News For And About The Assumption Community For more Than 50 Years
On Saturday, March 24, millions of people across the country gathered to march for the lives of those affected by gun violence everywhere. Here in Worcester, marchers began with a rally at City Hall, participating in chants and listening to student speakers vo... More »
Humans’ growing curiosity in what lies beyond the stars has led to some major advancements in space exploration. Mankind has taken its first steps on the moon. Satellites are orbiting Earth as we speak. Now the latest intergalactic development is turning a l... More »
Are self-driving cars a viable, safer option for transportation in the United States? This question, and many others, have been raised after one of Uber’s driverless cars struck and eventually killed a woman in Temple, Arizona. Elain Herzberg, 49 years-old, ... More »
Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, passed away last month. After a decline in health, the 45-year-old (considered elderly in rhino years) was euthanized by a veterinary team. He suffered from age-related issues as well as multiple infections. He leaves... More »
A woman opened fire at the YouTube Headquarters this Tuesday, April 3, wounding three before fatally shooting herself. The suspect, later identified as Nasim Najafi Aghdam, 39 of San Diego, entered YouTube’s campus courtyard located in San Bruno CA, near San... More »
Assumption College will host the 14th Annual Duck Day celebration, a beloved tradition in which local elementary school children are welcomed onto campus to greet the ducks as they return to the campus pond on Tues. April 24 at 11:30 a.m. Flagg Street School ... More »
It’s a childhood dream come true. On Friday March 22, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) brought every- one’s favorite Nintendo video game racing adventure to real life with their Mario Kart Night in Plourde. In addition to the real-life racing, CAB offered... More »
Det. Sgt. Brian Griffin, of the Northborough Police Department, told the immersed crowd about when he once pulled over an underage driver who had a case of beer in his car. Griffin told of how the teen refused to hand over his license and registration or even ... More »
On Thursday, March 22, students, faculty and other guests gathered in the Performance Hall of the Tsotsis Academic Center to watch a chamber-theater piece entitled “Ain’t I a Woman.” The one-woman performance showcased snippits of the lives of famous Afr... More »
This month, Assumption College will present a concert staged performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream- coat in the College’s new state- of-the-art Jeanne Y. Curtis Performance Hall. Members of the Assumption College Cho... More »
On Saturday, March 17, a diverse group of students and faculty attended a provocative theatrical performance in Boston by Claudia Rankine titled The White Card. Readers may recall, Rankine is the author of the 2021 First-Year Common Book, Citizen: An American ... More »
This past spring break at Assumption College, dozens of students spent their time serving others through Cam- pus Ministry’s SEND Service Immersion Program. In the spring there are six trips which go off to Baltimore, Washington D.C., Trenton, Pennsylvania, ... More »