Libertarian candidate Raccioppi takes stand against Moulton
October 12, 2017
Filed under Boston, News, Politics
Running against current incumbent Seth Moulton for the 6th Congressional District of Massachusetts is Politics, Philosophy and Economics major Samson Raccioppi. He needs 2,000 signatures from voters registered in the Libertarian party within the district by February 2018. In a recent interview with The ...
Alum forced to postpone place for office
October 12, 2017
Correction: Due to an error from sources, a previous version of the Oct. 11 article “Alum forced to postpone place for office” included a quote from Justin Murad that stated voters feared there would be repercussions from Tim McCarthy, the current City Councilor-at-Large for district five of Boston, f...
Derenoncourt confident to win first position in office
October 12, 2017
Jean Bradley Derenoncourt graduated this past May with a degree in government and around 400 signatures to get his name on the ballot for City Councilor-at-Large for Brockton, Massachusetts. Recently, he has been spending his time going to events for the campaign brought on by the city, knocking on doo...
Student entrepreneurs pen success from crowd-funding projects
October 4, 2017
Filed under Boston, Campus, News, Suffolk News
The Sawyer Business School offered its first-ever crowd-funding class last fall. Two of the student entrepreneurs have come a long ways since then. Senior Sara Maloney’s crowd-funding enterprise is called Buddha Bus Yoga. Her mission is to take yoga out of the studio and make it more accessible fo...
Tewksbury woman falls victim to Las Vegas shooting
October 4, 2017
Filed under Boston, Campus, Suffolk News
Rhonda LeRocque, a 42-year-old Tewksbury mother was one of the 59 people killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting on Sunday night, according to the Boston Globe. She attended the concert with her husband Jason, six year old daughter, and father-in-law. Her father-in-law and daughter had just left the conc...
Body of Missing Man Found in Charles River
April 19, 2017
Filed under Boston
The parents of Michael Kelleher, a 23-year-old resident of Southborough, Mass. who went missing from a Boston Celtics game last month, confirmed that a body recovered by state police Sunday morning was that of their son. “Sadly, Michael was claimed by the Charles River the night of his disappearance,...
Moulton challenges Trump, addresses Russia’s ties to election
Alexa Gagosz and Chris DeGusto
April 5, 2017
United States Congressman Seth Moulton sat down with Boston Globe reporter Joshua Miller on Thursday for a “Live Political Happy Hour” on Boylston Street, where the Marine veteran discussed his critiques within his own party, the current administration’s ties to Russia and tensions between the b...
Activists catch the liberty bug at local convention with Ron Paul
March 31, 2017
Filed under Boston
In the modern history of American government, political choices have been in the context of either Republican or Democratic policies. This binary choice has been the hallmark of political decision making for generations, with the first major change coming in the past three election cycles. In 2008 Dr....
Tattoo convention exposes skin and the art of ink
March 31, 2017
More than 5,000 people from all over the world flocked to Boston for the 17th annual Boston Tattoo Convention this past weekend at the Hynes Convention Center. The convention hosted an array of artistic talent and personalities as people showcased their dedication to their craft throughout the three-day ...
Breaking down barriers with books
March 1, 2017
In the withering basement of the United First Parish Church in Quincy, MA, built in 1828, volunteers from the surrounding area joined together to package and send books to prisoners across the country to help them survive jail. Every Thursday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., people of all ages read l...
Stabbing in Boston Common, injuries non-fatal
March 1, 2017
One man was stabbed in the Boston Common on Monday night, police said. The man, who remained unnamed as of Tuesday night, was stabbed around 6:40 p.m. on Monday close to 139 Tremont St., according to Boston Police. A witness told a reporter on Tuesday that the physical altercation between the two peo...
