Dealing with Recent Deaths at WPI Published 2m ago - Online Editor Written by Maureen Lynch *Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide. If you or anyone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide call 1-800-273-8255* The pressures of college life can take a toll on a student’s mental health. However, since the ... More »
An Environmentally-Friendly Outlook Published 2m ago - Maggie Buckley By Maggie Buckley, Editor-in-Chief On Monday, November 8, 2021, Assumption University students received an email regarding a nationwide paper shortage. “Our vendor, W.B. Mason, is doing their best to fulfill our paper requests but cannot make any guarantees,... More »
A Beautiful Cross, A Hurtful Message? Published 3m ago - Maggie Buckley By Maggie Buckley, Editor-in-Chief “I don’t want this,” said Catholic Emmanuel Gonzalez in the 5th grade upon discovering he had same-sex attractions. This sense of dismay was a result of the Church’s teaching regarding the LGBTQ community, with ... More »
PAWS’ Take Back the Night Supports Survivors Published 3m ago - Staff Writer By Nick Sposato, Staff Writer As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Peers Advocating Wellness for Students (PAWS) hosted Take Back the Night on Friday, October 22. Take Back the Night (TBTN), an event held in over a thousand communities each year, show... More »
Incident of Racism on Campus Published 3m ago - Maggie Buckley By Maggie Buckley, Editor-in-Chief On Monday, September 6, Emily Malone, a junior, posted a picture on her Instagram in which she and another individual sported a Trump flag. However, the image itself is not why this post garnered so much attention. Malone cap... More »
The Gabby Petito Case Published 3m ago - Staff Writer By Teresa Prytko, Staff Writer 22-year-old Gabrielle, Gabby, Petito was a social media influencer who was on a cross-country road trip with her fiancé, 23-year-old Brian Laundrie. Everything seemed wonderful until Petito never returned home and Laundrie disap... More »
Living a Life that Matters Published 4m ago - Maggie Buckley As I rummaged through the mess in my disorganized bedroom just days before I was slated to move back to campus, I stumbled upon a box of items I collected over my first two years of college. A reusable rubber straw. A ball I found outside of the Plourde. A tin... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna, among nine killed in helicopter crash Published 2y ago - Online Editor Domenico Colace, Online Editor On Sunday January 26, 2020, in the hills of Calabasas, California, a helicopter went down taking with it the lives of nine passengers. Among these passengers was famed NBA star, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. This ne... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Group of Assumption College students join the annual March for Life protest in D.C. Published 2y ago - Online Editor Tyler Cullen, Copy Editor Friday, January 24th was the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. The March for Life is a peaceful protest against the practice and legality of abortion. Every year since the historic Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade in 1... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Deonte Harris earns All-Pro, Pro Bowl honors in rookie season with Saints Published 2y ago - Online Editor Kyle Sorgi, Staff Writer “I think he’s rare. Really, really special. Everyone on our team thinks he can bring it back every time he touches it.” This is just one of the many forms of praise directed at New Orleans Saints rookie kick-return specialist, a... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Caroll Bogert, President of the Marshall Project, gives speech on media’s influence on mass incarceration Published 2y ago - Online Editor Iva Juka, Copy Editor We had the honor of hosting Caroll Bogert, President of The Marshall Project at our very own campus on January 22nd. Bogert gave a speech, which was held at 7 p.m. in the Curtis Performance Hall of the Tsotsis Family Academic Center. Eve... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Active Minds Helps Students Offset Seasonal Depression with Holiday Fun Published 2y ago - Online Editor Jasmin Veerapen, STAFF WRITER Assumption College’s student-run club Active Minds was ready to help students combat the early-winter blues with holiday-themed activities on campus. Among these events was the inaugural Holiday in Hagan at which they hosted a t... More »
