Mechanical issues plague MBTA as winter approaches
December 5, 2018
The MBTA is slowly returning to normal service after a week of delays, breakdowns and accidents as the cold weather tests the system’s resilience. Last week, the Fitchburg Line of the Commuter Rail was backed up for hours after a train lost a wheel in Waltham, according to NECN. The news outlet also r...
An exit strategy from extremism
December 5, 2018
A crowd filed into pews on Wednesday at The First Parish church in Cambridge to hear Stony Brook Professor of sociology Michael Kimmel speak on his new book, “Healing from Hate: How Young Men Get Into and Out of Violent Extremism.” Kimmel brought two former Neo-Nazis, Frankie Meeink and Tony McAleer...
77th annual tree lighting signifies the beginning of the holiday season
Nick Viveiros and Olivia Acevedo
December 5, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Showcase
Boston celebrated its biggest annual tree lighting ceremony at the Boston Common last Thursday in a star-studded ceremony that concluded with a fireworks display and the lighting of the city’s most prominent christmas tree. A tradition going on for 77 years now, it is an extravagant event where f...
CUES cultivates a greener Suffolk
November 14, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Politics, Showcase, Suffolk News
As progressive urban cities around the world are creating more sustainable environments and increasing green-spaces for citizens, Suffolk University’s Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (CUES) is making the campus more ecologically aware with the inclusion of a new hydroponically powered tower...
Despite opposition, Social Security is here to stay
November 14, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Politics, Suffolk News
Despite recent remarks made by Republican leaders, Nancy J. Altman, president of Social Security Works and the speaker at a Suffolk University event last Thursday, said Social Security is not going away anytime soon. “Social Security is 100 percent funded for the next decade-and-a-half, and is 87 pe...
MBTA expert weighs in on Boston’s questions
November 14, 2018
On Nov. 8, the Civic Series Organization (CSO) held an educational discussion titled “Why Aren’t We Moving? An Inside Look at the MBTA” at Alley Powered by Verizon in Cambridge regarding community members and their relationship to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The CSO is a non-pro...
Democrats win House, Republicans hold Senate*
Haley Clegg, Kaitlin Hahn, and Kyle Crozier
November 7, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Politics, Suffolk News
Voters across the nation flocked to voting booths to cast their ballot in Tuesday's midterm election. Democrats took back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republicans retained majority control over the U.S. Senate. Charlie Baker, incumbent Republican Governor of Massachusetts for t...
Amazon to unveil plans for new headquarter locations
Eddie Reinhardt and Nick Viveiros
November 7, 2018
Retail magnate Amazon Inc. is set to announce plans for a second and third headquarters, both supposedly located along the Eastern Seaboard. The New York Times reported Monday that the company plans to split its second headquarters between Long Island City, a neighborhood in the New York City borough ...
Massachusetts set to open first retail marijuana stores
Eddie Reinhardt and Nick Viveiros
November 7, 2018
The first recreational marijuana facilities may open “within weeks” in the Bay State, bringing to fruition the plan approved by voters in the 2016 election. “We’re getting really close but [there are things] that need to happen before the ‘commence operation’ certificates are issued,” sa...
Boston looks towards a future with climate change
November 7, 2018
Filed under Boston, Campus, News
Many gathered at the Cambridge Innovation Center on Monday to hear Paul Kirshen and Kirk Bosema give a talk on Climate Change and the Future of Boston’s Coastline. The talk was hosted by Long Now Boston, an ideological group that aims to make long-term thinking and planning more commonplace in a ...
Famed reporter speaks on how small towns have big impact
November 7, 2018
“Well we live in interesting times don’t we?” said Ben Bradlee Jr, a prominent journalist who spoke at the Boston Public Library to discuss his latest book, “The Forgotten.” The book hit on themes such as the media Trump’s appeal to voters and looking forward to the next election. Brad...
American gun violence goes beyond school shootings
November 7, 2018
Filed under Boston, News, Showcase
For six student activists on a gun violence prevention panel sponsored by March For Our Lives: Boston at the Cutler Majestic Theater Oct. 30, gun violence is a systemic threat that goes beyond school shootings. “On Feb. 14, I was in the third classroom the shooter shot into,” said panelist Aalayah ...
