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An article ran on page 4 of this week’s print edition with the headline, “Professional Staff Union plans picket this week for fair wages.” This headline and parts of the body of the story were incorrect — the Oct. 21 picket will be co-hosted by the Professional Staff Union, Classified Staff Union, Faculty Staff Union,...
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A Jane Doe Solidarity Gathering was held Oct. 8 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the Quad. It was planned two days prior by two undergraduate students, prompted by the news of a lawsuit by a Jane Doe at Cornell University and by student walkouts planned across the country for Oct. 8. Word of the...
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Faculty, staff and students spent nearly an hour discussing the addition of new cameras to most buildings and parking lots across campus with administrators at the Faculty Council meeting Oct. 5. On the agenda for the Faculty Council meeting, only one of the 26 items — labeled “Discussion of increased surveillance on campus” — was...
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The Professional Staff Union, Classified Staff Union, Department Chair Union and Faculty Staff Union will host a picket outside Campus Center near the Quad from 12-1 p.m. Oct. 21, with the full route of the demonstration to be determined. The picket is to raise awareness for the Massachusetts Teaching Association’s Fair Wages Now! Campaign. The...
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The second and final gubernatorial debate for Massachusetts took place Oct 15. Incumbent Democrat Gov. Maura Healey and Republican challenger Mike Minogue faced off at WCVB’s Needham studio, allowing voters to get one last look at their plans before election day. Healey started her political career in 2015 as Massachusetts Attorney General and has been...
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The MBTA’s new Green Line cars have arrived at a Newton facility for testing, allowing the public to take an official look. The new trains are scheduled to begin taking the place of the Green Line’s notorious trolley-style cars in 2027. These new trains are expected to be delivered and fully replace the current ones...
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Boston’s Logan International Airport’s held a contest last month to find the “next Voice of Logan.” The entry submission period ended Oct. 4 at 11:59 p.m. EST. All Massachusetts residents aged 18 years or older were eligible to audition. Currently, semi-finalists are undergoing a second round of judging, and the finalists of the contest will...
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Nurses at Boston Medical Center voted Oct. 9 to ratify a three-year contract with the hospital, avoiding a three-day strike which was authorized by union members in Sept. 2,280 nurses represented by 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East, as well as 160 nurses with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, voted Sept. 17 to authorize the strike, with the...
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The Boston Palestine Film Festival has spent the last 20 years bringing Palestinian stories to audiences in New England — stories that might otherwise struggle to reach American audiences. Since its founding in 2007, the festival has presented more than 400 Palestine-related films, alongside concerts, workshops, and art exhibitions celebrating Palestinian cu
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This fall, the GlobeDocs Film Festival returns for its 12th year. Hosted by the Boston Globe, GlobeDocs is Boston’s all-documentary film festival, stretching over five days and showcasing new filmmakers and documentaries each year. It brings together filmmakers, guests and journalists from across the world to celebrate documentary filmmaking. This year, the
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