Black History Month Recap- the Good, the Bad, and Pushing for Change Published 11m ago - Online Editor Written by Maureen Lynch February has come to an end and with it the 2022 Black History Month. There have been some positive efforts on both the Assumption campus and from larger organizations such as Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Historically Black Colleges. H... More »
Dealing with Death at WPI (Part 2)- Change Needs to Happen Published 11m 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* Three students in three months. Since the last time I reported on the WPI suicides, there have be... More »
Pinky Swear Pack Pottery Night Published 12m ago - Staff Writer By Adam Ide, Staff Writer On Friday, February 4th the Pinky Swear Pack hosted their latest event in the Hagan Campus Center. The event was Pottery Paint Night where students were able to enjoy a night of ceramic mug-painting and pizza-eating. Those in attendan... More »
Assumption COVID-19 Protocol Updates Published 1y ago - Maureen Lynch By Maggie Buckley, Editor-in-Chief If there has been one constant during our almost two years of living through a pandemic, it’s change. Whether it be in the most common variant, the CDC guidelines, or Assumption’s response to the situation, things have al... More »
Dealing with Recent Deaths at WPI Published 1y 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 1y ago - Maureen Lynch 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 1y ago - Maureen Lynch 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 1y 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 1y ago - Maureen Lynch By Maggie Buckley, Editor-in-Chief UPDATE: The student whose account contained the caption has requested their last name be removed from this article, so they will now be referred to as Emily M. On Monday, September 6, Emily M., a junior, posted a picture on h... More »
The Gabby Petito Case Published 1y 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 1y ago - Maureen Lynch 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 3y 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 »