It feels incredibly sad that the answer to the question “when will I get to stop talking about looming parking fee increases?” is now “when I graduate.”
We cannot call 2023 a progressive year; it is more regressive than anything else. We find ourselves in a gruesome situation where senators argue about the rights and very existence of the LGBTQ+ community. According to Jo Yurcaba at NBC News, "more than 100 bills targeting LGBTQ rights and q…
Over Spring Break, me and nine other editors from The Mass Media attended the College Media Association Conference in New York City. We learned a heck of a lot while there—so much, in fact, that I came to realize just how much we need a journalism program here at UMass Boston.
Accepting my position as opinions section editor at The Mass Media was one of the easiest decisions in my life. It's also become one of the most difficult positions I’ve ever had.
Last semester, I wrote an article on the student center redesign that was to be implemented for this current semester. I outlined some hopes, some concerns and did my best to clarify the plans as best I could. I finished my article feeling trepidatious, yet somewhat hopeful that the changes …
It’s no secret that food is becoming more and more expensive every day. During a time where college tuition is skyrocketing, wages are stagnant and the price of housing is out of control, food prices are really pushing people into dangerous economic territory. As a university that advocates …
On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco—along with Provost Berger—sent out an email to faculty and students regarding the upcoming “Dorchester Bay City” project. The project is essentially a massive new complex of buildings to be developed over at Bayside Lot once our new parki…
I’m sure many of you will know by now that, on Jan. 4, we lost one of our fellow students. An email from the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the Interim Dean of Students, Karen Ferrer-Muñiz, was sent out to all faculty and students, notifying us of the “passing” of Sayed Arif Faisal.…
On Jan. 4, Dr. Kibibi V. Mack-Shelton sent out a letter to a collection of Africana Studies professors, administration leaders and The Mass Media, discussing her “retirement in protest” from UMass Boston. Mack-Shelton detailed ongoing injustices inflicted upon the Africana Studies department…
I’m not sure how many of you know about the situation I am about to talk about. As we enter the new semester, it seems urgent to make sure everyone is aware of what is—and what may be—happening to the College of Liberal Arts. The CLA is by far our biggest college, so any changes made to it a…
If I’m going to be completely honest, I didn’t even know UMass Boston had a radio station until our opinions editor, James Cerone, brought it up in an article, and I’m sure many students feel the same way. I guess some could call WUMB UMass Boston’s best kept secret, but I think there are pl…
The UMass Boston Fall 2022 semester is racing to a close with slightly less than two weeks before the last day of classes. When this term closes, many students will be spending their winter break reflecting over their accomplishments and their failures, all the while worrying about the conti…
Have you ever taken the time to look over the various posters tacked up to poster boards around campus? If you haven’t, go find some and check them out. What do you notice about them? Consider why you haven’t bothered to check them out before.
Last week, an opinion was published in this paper titled “UMass Boston is inadequate at providing housing,” which argued that “we need to take action and appeal to the administration for the construction of more residence halls.” I understand the author’s point, and it is true that UMass Bos…
During Thanksgiving break, the leasers of club and student organizations received a notice in their emails that, over winter break, the offices on the third floor of campus center would be “refreshed.” In other words, completely revamped and reorganized.
In the days following this year’s midterm elections, anyone reading the news likely saw one of many similar headlines describing how “Young voters delivered for Democrats,” or how the “2022 election proves that the youth vote is here to stay.” Most of the experts and pundits out there agree …
When I first came to UMass Boston to visit the campus, what immediately captured my eye was the modern complexion of the dorm buildings, the vibrant and sage green that resembles home and the view of the city to wake up to. I imagined meeting my roommate for the first time, getting breakfast…
One thing that has always bothered me about UMass Boston is the somewhat limited course selection that we are stuck with. It’s not the subjects of the courses that are offered—most of our professors offer some really fascinating and niche courses, tying into their own expertise. This is actu…
A wise man once said, “If you are in Rome, be like a Roman.”
In my time at UMass Boston, I have only heard one person have anything nice to say about our Writing Proficiency requirement. During my first semester here, I would have been counted among the masses; I hated every aspect of it. It seemed like nothing more than a pointless inconvenience to m…
Walk around campus and you’ll see them; wanted posters for the UMass Boston leadership and black handprints on red backgrounds, all crying out for justice for Africana Studies. I’ve been seeing and hearing about horrible things going on with that department for a year now—ever since I first …
This past spring, with almost no media coverage, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a measure that would require UMass Amherst to study the feasibility of establishing a new school of public health—specifically the “Massachusetts school of health sciences education and center …
Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Reverend Valeria Schmidt of UMass Boston’s Interfaith Ministry. I know most of you reading probably have no idea what the Interfaith Ministry is. Neither did I until I met Valeria: “I usually introduce myself as ‘Reverend Valeria’ just to mak…
About three weeks ago, several members of an evangelical Christian organization from North Carolina, known as Christ Reformed Fellowship, came to visit our campus. Armed with signs, a megaphone and a whole supply of anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ+ and evolution-denialist rhetoric, they came with …
You know, contrary to what some may believe, I don’t relish having to lambast our administration or talk disparagingly about our school. I really do love it here—though mostly because of the students and professors. It would make me so happy to talk about how great our administration is or h…
Last Thursday, I attended a demonstration organized by UMass Unions United—made up of the Professional Staff Union, Classified Staff Union and Faculty Staff Union—outside of the administration offices on the second floor of Quinn Administration. Over the years, the united unions have had man…
