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Immigrant advocates, alongside Mayor Michelle Wu and other elected officials, gathered July 23 in Boston’s City Hall Plaza urging Congress to approve a bill which would extend the Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants. The bill, S. 4814, was proposed by several lawmakers, including Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, and would extend TPS
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There’s no loyalty in the big leagues. It doesn’t matter how much a player means to their franchise, or their fanbase. It doesn’t matter how strong of ties they have to the city they play in. Growing up, I’d always hear “It’s nothing personal, kid. It’s just business,” whenever a player I loved got traded...
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Bailey Katsu has had a transformative year personally and professionally. Last fall, The Mass Media spoke with the Boston-based singer-songwriter about her on-campus performance at SAEC’s fall concert. Since then, she has expanded her work into New York City with the queer cover band The Femmes and earned recognition from TIDAL’s 2026 Spotlight Series. Most.
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More often than not, million-dollar blockbusters dominate the box office, packed with flashing lights and chaos to keep us entertained. Whether it’s constant anxiety-inducing action or intense emotional turmoil, we, as audience members, go to the movies for a visceral feeling evoked by high-stakes scenarios. A24’s “The Invite,” unlike most top-gr
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Eyewitnesses described seeing a fireball and hearing an extremely loud boom May 30, the day a large meteor was spotted near the Massachusetts coast. UMass Boston student and Billerica, Massachusetts resident Parnika Phuyal said that at first, she had no idea what was happening. “The boom was so loud that the wall felt like it...
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Boston has welcomed fans from all across the world as the 2026 FIFA World Cup arrives in North America, and many students may assume that expensive match tickets are the only way to experience the tournament. Fortunately, the FIFA Fan Festival at City Hall Plaza will be offering a free alternative to bring the World...
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As Boston prepares to host thousands for the FIFA World Cup tournaments at Gillette Stadium, you might be thinking: How does the World Cup work? Is it in Boston the entire time? How long is it going on for? In a culture that emphasizes American football over association football, the impending event might seem like...
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Community organizer Joe Tache is running to be the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts as part of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, challenging long-standing Democrat Ed Markey. Tache originally hails from Roxbury, and his courses as a business major at Northeastern University sparked his interest in a socialist movement that fights against capitalism and
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Boston teamed with activity May 1 as activists and coalition members gathered for rallies to celebrate May Day — International Workers’ Day — and protest a wide range of political and economic issues facing the nation. Rallies were held throughout Boston, including at Logan Airport, the State House and on the Boston Common. Anti-ICE advocates...
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