Fish gate: students dump invasive species into duck pond

Assumption College Duck Pond, Photo via Lily Sheahan During the weekend of Aug. 23, two Assumption College undergraduate students and one Graduate Assistant dumped about 100 pet goldfish into the duck pond on campus while recording the incident for a social media post. The song “In The Arms Of An Angel” by Sarah McLachlan was …

Warren Plans to Implement Universal Free Public College and Cancellation of Student Loan Debt

By Kyle Durant: Last month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced on Twitter her plan for universally free public college and the cancellation of student loan debt. Warren, a 2020 presidential candidate, has long been a supporter of free college and the elimination of student loan debt. Warren was previously a co-sponsor of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ …

The World’s Response to the Notre-Dame Cathedral Donations

By: Danielle Racicot: On Monday April 15th, 2019 the Notre-Dame cathedral caught on fire and began burning to what seemed like there would be nothing left. Thankfully there were no visitors left inside the church and the firefighters in Pairs salvaged the foundation of the cathedral and multiple artifacts inside of it. As of right …

What The College Admissions Scandal Means Today — Breaking The Rule$ Isn’t Okay

  By Reece Andavolgyi: The $25 million college admissions scandal shows just how far money and power can get you; prison. Thirty parents were accused of paying over $25MM in total to buy their children’s way into elite universities and college like Yale, USC, UCLA and Harvard. The parents charged are a who’s who so successful people …

The Drama On Spring Concerts

By Dana Foley: Spring at Assumption College. Seniors seem to spend as much time as possible “dartying” (day partying) in the Valley with cornhole and cheesy country/techno music blasting from the six men housing, red solo cups and empty Bud Light cans littering the yard. Others soak up the sun even when it comes with …

Sri Lanka Bombings and Christianity on Assumption Campus

By Gina Ledonne: On Easter Sunday, April 21 of 2019, a total of six buildings were targeted in a series of suicide bombings: three Christian churches and luxury hotels. The bombings took place in Sri Lanka's capital city of Colombo. A total of 253 people were killed, with at least 500 injured in these attacks. …

Assumption football’s Deonte Harris signs with Saints

By David Pepin: There was just something different about the buzz around the NFL draft this year on Assumption College’s campus; the reason? Students had two names they were looking for to get called. As a NCAA Division II school, Assumption normally doesn’t get the amount of pre-draft hype large Division I programs like Alabama …

Assumption’s Peer Tutors: Your Secret Weapon

By: Anna Schroeder: It is finals week at Assumption College. Students are scrambling to study, professors are swamped with grading, and the overall stress-levels of everyone on campus are higher than they have been since the last round of exams. There are many on-campus resources for students during this week such as De-stress Fest, where …

Real World Benefits of Student Involvement

By Erin Keating: As soon to be college graduates, seniors across the nation are preparing to enter the workforce. While some are in the midst of reviewing their resumes for interviews, others, more specifically, those who were involved in activities on campus are preparing to start their very first jobs. Senior Jackie Hart has been …

Tweeting responsibly: How social media can help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health

By Kylie Chisholm: Emily Field, a junior at Assumption College, has been balancing her life with anxiety since the seventh grade. Joined by the thousands of other young adults living with anxiety, Field has had to navigate the rising world of social media while treating her mental health condition. Field's anxiety does not stem from …