When one stands at the edge of the water, looking out across the harbor from the Harbor Walk on campus or from the JFK Museum, they can see an array of colorful shipping containers over in South Boston near Castle Island. These shipping containers contain a variety of goods, from vehicles to…
On Wednesday, Oct. 13, the Supreme Court heard arguments regarding whether or not the death penalty should be reinstated for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the Boston Marathon bombers. Though the Court is currently divided on the issue, it appears as though they will ultimately decide to reinstat…
A recent UMass Boston alum, Abigail Dickson, is running for city council in Medford, MA. Dickson, 23, graduated from UMass Boston in 2020 with a degree in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a minor in Theatre Arts. The Mass Media had the opportunity to sit down with Dickson and talk to…
In light of recent events on campus, the Mass Media spoke to members of various cultural organizations regarding their views on being a minority student, their experiences of racism on campus, and how they feel the university is handling said issues. The following centers and clubs were inte…
A family from Louisiana is suing the MBTA and Kone Inc.—the contractors responsible for maintaining some of the MBTA's escalators—after suffering several injuries from an MBTA escalator malfunction.
As students returned to UMass Boston for the Fall 2021 semester, they were subjected to many new changes that have happened and are currently happening on campus due to ongoing construction.
On Friday, Oct. 1, the Black Student Center held a demonstration addressing recent acts of racism on campus, and the administration’s lack of response to them. The demonstration occurred in the same space and at the same time as a scheduled safe space gathering hosted by the university and l…
A recently published mobility trends study revealed that the percentage of people using public transit in Boston has increased by 30 percent compared to its pre-pandemic amount. This increase in ridership is the highest in the U.S.
**TRIGGER WARNING** This article contains mentions of racism and racial violence, specifically directed towards the Black community.
On Tuesday, Sept. 28, UMass Boston’s Office of Career Services and Internships held its annual Business, Accounting and Finance Career Expo. The event was held in a virtual capacity, and roughly 350 students were in attendance.
**TRIGGER WARNING** This article contains mentions of sexual assault and rape.
On Sunday, Oct. 3, UMass Boston’s Alumni Engagement is hosting their first in-person Beacon 5K. The event will be held on the Harborwalk as well as in a virtual capacity. All members of the campus community are invited.
There is just over a month left before the COP26 U.N. Climate Change Conference takes place in Glasgow. However, there has been pushback from environmental groups who want the conference postponed due to concerns over COVID-19 safety, vaccine inequality and the expense of quarantine accommod…
UMass Boston has been updating their COVID-19 numbers on the university website weekly, while other universities in the Boston area are updating their numbers daily. As of fall 2020, UMass Boston has a total of 16,259 students attending, including undergrad and graduate students (1). UMass B…
The city of Boston is gearing up to elect a new mayor, and with the election just around the corner on Nov. 2, a preliminary election was held to see which two candidates would be moving on to become the two choices on the ballot in November.
A Boston University professor died on Saturday, Sept. 11, after falling through a gap in rusted-out stairs at the JFK/UMass train station.
This year, UMass Boston hired a new Assistant Dean of Students, Chiquita Baylor. The Mass Media conducted an interview with Baylor regarding her new position.
Following a year of holding online events, UMass Boston’s Student Arts and Events Council is now holding its Welcome Week events in-person and on campus. The carnival-themed events began on Tuesday, Sept. 7, and will end on Wednesday, Sept. 22.
On Sept. 14, the Boston mayoral preliminary election is set to take place. With several candidates in the running for the nonpartisan election, City Councilor Michelle Wu is in the lead by more than ten points, according to a recent poll. The poll was conducted by Suffolk University and the …
On Tuesday, Sept. 7, Texas governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill One—a piece of legislation calling for numerous restrictions on voting in the state—into law.
Hurricane season is in full swing in the Atlantic as the Northeast faced yet another impact from a hurricane that brought harsh rain and flooding.
Shawn DeVeau recently stepped down from his position as the Associate Dean of Students to take on the role of Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. The Mass Media talked with him about his new role, his former position, and how he feels about the University.
As we step onto campus for the first time in over a year, we welcome a spirit of excitement into the 2021-2022 school year, and leave behind our first summer out of lockdown. Here are some of the biggest news stories from the Summer of 2021.
As the fall 2021 semester begins, UMass Boston is in the process of launching Aira, a visual interpreting app for people who are blind or have low vision. When using Aira, a professional agent looks through a user’s smartphone camera at their surroundings, and helps to guide them through campus.
The FDA fully approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 years old and older on Aug. 23.
Large amounts of rain fell on parts of the Northeast on Sunday, Aug. 22 as Hurricane Henri—which was downgraded to a tropical storm shortly before it made landfall—passed through New England. On Monday, Aug. 23, the storm progressed inland towards New York. The storm downgraded to a tropical…
UMass Boston has benefitted from the acts of kindness from Donna Ma…
This fall, the UMass Boston Performing Arts department is putting o…
The morning of Friday, Oct. 8 was a scary and stressful one for the…
Changing leaves and cool fall New England air replaced the cool spr…
During the week prior to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, acting mayor of B…
New Voters Project: Increasing youth voter turnout
The country of India has descended into their second wave of Covid-19, with cases rising faster than hospitals can manage. Hospitals in the country are struggling to get oxygen to patients, and rollout of the vaccine has slowed due to there not being enough doses available.
Two voting bills introduced in Texas will impose severe restrictions on voting rights and procedures if passed, following the passage of a similar bill in Florida.
On Thursday, May 6, a vigil was held for 16-year-old Mikayla Miller, a Black, LGBTQIA+ identifying girl from Hopkinton, Massachusetts. The vigil also served as a rally for those who believe not enough investigation has been conducted regarding Miller’s cause of death.
President Joe Biden hosted a virtual Earth Day summit with 40 world leaders on April 22 and 23. The president announced his plans for the U.S. to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and the U.S.’ rejoining of the Paris Climate Agreement.
After a brief pause on the usage of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that use of the vaccine should continue.
The Senate passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act with a near-unanimous vote of 94-1, a step to address hate crimes, specifically those against Asian-Americans, in the wake of the pandemic.
On Monday afternoon, Vice Chancellors Marie Bowen for Human Resources, Gail DiSabatino for Student Affairs, and Executive Director of University Health Services Robert Pomales issued an email to the UMass Boston community, stating that the school “will require vaccinations for all UMass Bost…
On March 29, Chicago police killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was Latino. On April 11, police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was Black. The deaths of Toledo and Wright sparked protests across the country and calls to end police brutality against BIPOC.
Earth Week has come back again, and even though it was virtual, that did not stop Earth Week events from taking place. Here is what happened at UMass Boston and elsewhere this Earth Week.
