Putting the BASE in Baseball

By Erin Keating: The Assumption College Men's Baseball team scored another win last Thursday. The team beat American International College 14-12, with major help from this year's captain and former BASE Astros player, Alex Richardson. Founded by Robert Lewis Jr. in 2013, the BASE program "combines exceptional baseball and softball training and competition with academic and …

Dr. Kaufman-Parks Speaks on Intimate Partner Violence

By Jordan Gablaski: On Thursday April 4th, the Assumption College Women’s Studies Department held their 3rd Annual faculty lecture. Dr. Carl Robert Keyes, the Director of the Women’s Studies Department, started of the night by giving some background on the program. It now offers both a minor and major option for students interested in studying …

Stagnant Students: Is student involvement reaching a dead end?

By Kylie Chisholm: Assumption College’s annual Relay for Life event successfully raised more than $19,000 for the American Cancer Society to help cancer patients and cancer research. However, the event also gave way to another rising issue: a decline in student involvement on Assumption’s campus. It seems that with each incoming class, fewer students are …

Racism and Sports: When the Game Becomes More than a Game

By Macee Buckley: A Connecticut high school basketball game has sparked controversy over the tolerance of racist remarks within the athletic community, from professional to high school. A theme that is all too familiar as athletic spectators are allegedly using racist remarks as a way to jeer and ridicule opposing teams. The most recent incident …

Do Esports deserve a place in college athletics?

By Lily O'Connor: Assumption College takes a great pride in their athletics. There are 24 varsity teams, many of which have won the NE-10 Championships, constantly break records and bring a lot of Hound Pride to the campus and Assumption College community. When the news broke that the school would be introducing “Blue and White …

Boeing Aircrafts Grounded Months After Initial Crash. Here’s What We Know:

By Patricia Sliney: Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 was scheduled to land in Nairobi Kenya on March 10th 2019, but this Boeing 737 Max 8 would never touch down in Kenya. The passenger plane crashed in the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off yielding no survivors and 157 deaths. On March 13th President Trump ordered all Boeing 737 …

MBTA To Increase Train Fares by 6% — Will You Still Ride?

By: Reece Andavolgyi: The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) has approved a 5.8% increase in train fares which is set to go into effect on July. Why? MBTA has stated an increase is necessary to keep up with the systems (think train tracks, employees, repairs, etc.). But with their last increase in 2016 and lack …

E-commerce Rules Over Retail: How Shopping Malls Are Going Obsolete

By Katelynn Rosa: Spending the weekends with friends at the mall is becoming outdated as brand name stores close their physical doors. There is a rise in retail vacancies and decline in shoppers going out to stores. There is some debate as whether the cause is the lack of stores for people to shop or …

New App Rates Businesses Based on Political Inclusiveness

By Kyle Durant: The common saying, “there’s an app for that” has reached a new level. 63red, a “family of conservative tools,” has created an app which the Washington Post cites as being similar to Yelp. The newest app to launch from the 63red company, 63red Safe, allows users to rate companies, restaurants and other …

Are Cell Phone’s Just as Dangerous as Wild Animals?

By Danielle Racicot: The nydailynews reported a Time Mobility Poll showed 84% of people worldwide say they couldn’t go a single day without their mobile device in their hand. Neurocorecenters suggests when phone addiction is “compared to other types of addiction, like alcohol, drug, and gambling, this is a noticeable similarity. This imbalance can trigger …