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Harvard Offers Free Tuition

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Daniel Griffin Opinion Editor In a stunning and unexpected turn in the game of college admissions, last week, Harvard University announced that they will be offering free tuition to qualifying families. By expanding the pool of those who meet the requirements ... More »

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Church Meets State

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Ella Bradshaw Staff Writer King Charles III and Queen Camilla are planning to visit Pope Francis this spring in Italy to fulfill both political and religious agendas. In terms of foreign policy, the English monarchs are looking to reinforce bonds between Italy... More »

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Trump’s New Tariffs

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Jillienne Lee Staff Writer President Donald Trump has taken over the Oval Office and one of his first steps has been to impose tariffs. Trump announced a new plan of applying a 10% tariff on imports from all countries, which has led to an increase in the price... More »

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Women’s Soccer Team Getting New Stadium?

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Christopher Cox Staff Writer In the summer of 2023, the city of Boston announced that there would be a private investor, who would rebuild the aging 76-year-old stadium used by Boston Public Schools athletics. The stadium in question is White Stadium, in Frank... More »

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NASA Astronauts Return to Earth

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Danielle Aiken Editor in Chief On March 18, NASA astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, returned back home after their unexpected nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Originally slated for an eight-day mission on the ISS, the starliner... More »

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Trump’s Signal-Gate

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Matthew Willar News Editor Members of President Trump’s administration are under fire for mistakenly adding journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat late last month. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz created the chat to discuss military operatio... More »

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Worcester Animal Rescue: Kaizer The Pitbull Mix

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Ella Bradshaw Staff Writer Introducing Provoc’s newest shelter-pet column! “Rescue Report” will highlight adoptable animals from the Worcester Animal Rescue League, a local animal shelter, each edition. As a former volunteer at WARL, I am familiar with t... More »

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The Deal With Gen Z Humor

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Arianna Langford Staff Writer Skibidi toilet rizz, Grimace shakes, Luigi Mangione, devious licks, SpongeBob, and 9/11. All these things have, at one point or another, been associated with Gen Z humor, along with countless other things that would be impossible ... More »

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Communication and Media: More Than Just a Major

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Arianna Langford Staff Writer When I tell other students at Assumption that I major in “Communication and Media,” I usually get a handful of different responses – usually “what?” or “what is that?” Then I explain that it’s almost like an Englis... More »

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The Mysterious Somerville Burger

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Nora Geoghegan Staff Writer On March 2, my family and I went to Boston to attend the Titanic Exhibition. After our time there, we went to Somerville to visit my sister’s apartment and grab some lunch. On our way to lunch, a peculiar object caught my eye. It ... More »

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Social Media in the Company of Friends

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Julia Forest Copy Editor On April 1, MaryAnn Silvestri, Derek Duplessie, Maria Parmley, and Ella Bradshaw spoke on the pros and cons of social media in an event titled “Scroll Mindfully: Social Media in the Company of Friends.” Duplessie, who is a Philosop... More »

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My Undoubtedly Lucky Number 13

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Daniel Griffin Opinion Editor Jan. 13, 2006 is a day that will go down in history. Not only Friday the 13th, but the day that I, Daniel Griffin, was born. Jan. 13, 2006 would mean even more to me than just my birthday growing up. The date would eventually driv... More »