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The lower level of Healey Library will remain closed for the upcoming week, possibly longer, for construction following damages caused by flooding. In an email to the UMass Boston community sent Sept. 27, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Kathleen Kirleis confirmed that the lower level sustained water damages due to flooding in the hot...
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Residents of New Bedford saw an intense presence of Immigration Customs and Enforcement over the last week, leading to the arrests of approximately 34 people, according to the most recent reporting by WBUR. According to a 2025 article by the New Bedford Light, New Bedford’s immigrant population comes out to approximately 20.4%, about 20,000 people....
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The Harvard Graduate Student Union held a protest Wednesday, Sept. 23 to reinstate their demands to Harvard and announce their intention to vote to strike across all graduate schools Monday, Sept. 28. Denish Jaswal, president of the Harvard Graduate Union, UAW Local 5118 and a PhD candidate for the Philosophy Department, expressed the frustrations shared...
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The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee held a hearing on September 10 to address gun related violence within the Greater Boston community, including Dorchester, that saw a rise over the summer. Gun safety is a topic many cities across the United States are grappling with; Boston is not an exception to this issue. In...
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Carston Anderson, a graduate student in the English department, has been immersed in books for as long as he can remember — and now, he’s trying to spread that love of literature to UMass Boston and beyond through his self-described “indie micro-press.” In a conversation — about books, of course — with another student, Anderson...
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Each story in “New Voices, New Stories” could not be any more different, but they do share one thing: They were written by students who are going to see their ideas move beyond the page. Seven student-written plays will be featured in an enhanced stage-reading format, where the emerging playwrights will be able to watch...
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A typical night at the theater involves sitting back and letting the performers tell the story. The story reaches a lull, and you reach for your phone because why would it matter to the story if you, of all people, let your attention wander for a moment? This would not be possible at The Murder...
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This November, Boston Bhangra will be hosting its annual competition at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester. This show will bring a traditional element of Bhangra by having musicians performing on stage alongside dancers in one of Boston’s largest Bhangra events. More than a dozen teams across North America are expected to compete and split into...
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