This week I attended the October 17th gubernatorial debate between Martha Coakley and Charlie Baker, held in the UMass Dartmouth auditorium. Hosted by the SouthCoast Alliance, a group of various media organizations, chambers of commerce, and universities in the southeastern Massachusetts area, this debate was a final chance for the …

This week I was able to sit down with a couple of my fellow students here at Umass Dartmouth and interview them about a documentary they’re making, specifically focusing on the university’s Star Store and in more broad sense its effects on the city of New Bedford. For those unfamiliar …

This week I sat down with my fellow Political Science and English double major student Jacob Miller, and talked with him about a book he’s writing tentatively titled: A Field Guide to Volunteerism and Political Engagement. The book is about getting involved in political advocacy and how in the long …

“You never truly know someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” I must have heard that saying a hundred times in my life before now, but I don’t think I actually understood that statement quite as much as I do now. It started earlier this week after I’d …

As a college student, I’ve always just seen MassPIRG as a sort of nuisance at worst, and at best as easily ignored background noise. This past week however, I talked with the campus organizer at Umass Dartmouth and found that MassPIRG is so much more than that, and something that …

by Max Cohen The following is an objective analysis of the candidates running to become Massachusetts’ next governor this November. Using the information from the candidates’ sites and other sources on the web I will explain Martha Coakley’s views on several important issues, and where possible will compare her to …

By Max Cohen “Umass Dartmouth had one distinguishing feature–its utter lack of character,” is how Rolling Stone magazine described our campus in its controversial article on the Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Unfortunately, this seems not to be a minority opinion, as Travel+Leisure has placed it on its list of …