On Thursday, Jan. 29, the political science department hosted an event titled “Change or Rupture: The U.S. and the World!” featuring Dr. Ruth Ben-Artzi, Dr. Thea Riofrancos, and Dr. Gizem Zencirci. The panel presented a well-rounded idea of their geopolitical concerns, and they each addressed different areas where they found particular concern regarding the United […]
On Jan. 22, President Donald Trump officially inaugurated his new Board of Peace, officially known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. The administration’s intention for the board is to stop the conflict in Gaza; however, it has expanded its mission to promoting world peace, and the charter draft of the invitation to […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee gave a State of the State address, expressing hopeful ideas to make life in Rhode Island more comfortable. Governor McKee began his address by recognizing the shooting at Brown University which took two students’ lives last month. He expressed his regrets and informed everyone of […]
Two National Guardsmen were shot on Nov. 26, just before Thanksgiving, in Washington, D.C. One, Andrew Wolfe, remains in critical condition; the other, Sarah Beckstrom, died on Nov. 28 at just 20 years old. Recently, President Donald Trump has deployed members of the National Guard to different cities throughout the United States in an attempt […]
On Nov. 12, NFL player Robert Gronkowski signed a one-day contract with the New England Patriots so he could retire as a Patriot. In the second round of the NFL draft in 2010, Gronkowski was selected as a tight-end by the Patriots, where he played for nine seasons, winning three Super Bowls. He finished his […]
On the evening of Friday, Nov. 7, on Olympia Drive in Amherst, MA, a fire sparked in a privately owned apartment building housing hundreds of students attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Firefighters who responded to the incident believe the sparks landed on the apartment complex as a result of a fire that began from […]