Houndchella AND Sean Kingston? Get ready for a great end to the year!

By Lily O'Connor: Last week, Campus Activities Board (CAB) and Pup Cup Co-Chairs Chloe Amour and Kenny Allard revealed this year’s Pup Cup theme as well as more information about the annual Spring Concert. Coachella is coming to Worcester with this year’s theme: Houndchella!  Every year the student body votes on themes for Assumption College’s …

Worcester Non-Profit Girls Inc. Celebrates Mural Unveiling

By Patricia Sliney: Local non-profit organization Girls Inc. of Worcester has played an active role in benefiting the Worcester community for over one-hundred years. Girls Inc. prides itself on educating and empowering local Worcester girls on how to be "strong, smart, and bold", and fosters a safe and welcoming environment for all girls of the …

Assumption’s 17th Annual Step and Dance Competition!

By Leilah Bruno: Assumption Colleges ALANA Network recently held their 17th annual Step and Dance Competition. The competition included 10 Step and Dance teams competing in both a step category and a dance category. Kids in teams from all over Worcester were in attendance going against each other. The event started with people purchasing tickets …

Culture at Assumption

By Dana Foley: For the last 17 years, dance and step teams from all around Massachusetts have come to Assumption College to participate in the annual Step and Dance Competition. Each spring, the teams compete in the Laska Gymnasium where the top three from each category (the step team category and the dance team category) …

Drake Questions True Morals Of The Grammy’s During Acceptance Speech

By Danielle Racicot: The Grammys are a traditional music award night where the ceremony features performances by well-known artists. The Grammy awards recognize these artists achievements within the music industry. According to Grammy.com the first award ceremony was on May 4th, 1959 to recognize artists music from 1958. Most recently was the 61st Annual Grammy …

WWE Taking up the Fight for Women?

By Jasmine Hayward: On Friday April 27, WWE hosted the Greatest Royal Rumble event at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but as the BBC reported the company's female wrestlers were not allowed to attend. This all started when Vince McMahon tried to put a list of female wrestlers on the roster. …

Assumption College LYM Crew cooking up smiles in the kitchen at the Boston Harbor Ronald McDonald House

By Alexa Currier: Assumption College Love Your Melon Crew spent a Friday evening in late April making  dinner for families in need at the Boston Harbor Ronald McDonald House. "Love Your Melon" is an apparel brand founded by two college students in Minnesota. The organization is dedicated to giving a hat to every child battling …

Spotify Enhancing your “Freemium” Experience

By David Cifarelli: On April 24th at 9am in New York City, top music-streaming platform Spotify held a release event introducing updates to their mobile application. The Stockholm-based company announced new features and a wider streaming service. This marks the largest change to the music-streaming platform since 2014 and the first since the company went …

Who’s Your Student Government President?

By John McCormack: Who's your student government president?  Assumption College's Student Government Association (SGA) President, Ian Burns, appears to have given it his all in his last year. Burns has been apart of SGA at Assumption all four years, but he started in student government at North Andover (MA) High School where he was class …

Life of Ms. T

By Mildred Collins: On April 29, a reception was held at Assumption College to commemorate Professor Margaret M. Tartaglia's (Ms. T to her students) retirement from her position as Director of Music Ministry. Ms. T grew up with a strong connection to her faith. She became interested in her church and began singing in choir, …