Diversity climbs in first-year applicant pool
(10/11/16 3:49am)
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Recognize value of smugglers’ actions in the refugee crisis
(10/11/16 3:49am)
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his efforts to end a half-century-long civil war. While recognition of his effort is laudable, it represents a missed opportunity to shed light on one of the worst — if not the worst — humanitarian crises our world faces: the displacement of 65 million people, 21 million of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn countries.
Police log
(10/11/16 3:38am)
Medical Emergency
Men make huge strides in tourney
(10/10/16 11:23pm)
Men’s tennis has displayed their talents over the past two weeks as the team played Sunday at the Wallach Invitational at Bates College and the previous Sunday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association New England Regional tournament at Williams College.
Women cruise to crucial weekend win
(10/10/16 11:07pm)
The women’s volleyball team struggled this past week, dropping four of their five games to bring their record to 7-10 overall on the season.
EDITORIAL: Prioritize faculty budget and tuition control
(09/27/16 6:50am)
On Thursday, Sept. 22, President Ron Liebowitz, along with Provost Lisa Lynch and Executive Vice President Stew Uretsky, held an open meeting — the first of three — in which they discussed the discoveries of an outside consultant, Dr. Kermit Daniel of New York consulting firm Incandescent, on the financial health of the University. The key takeaway from the presentation was that the University is currently running at a deficit and that this deficit is unsustainable.
Urge Apple to develop technology to reduce cellphone use while driving
(09/27/16 5:34am)
As smartphone popularity has increased, so have instances of and casualties from distracted driving; in 2015, distraction-affected fatalities rose by 8.8 percent from the previous year, according to an August 2016 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
Support efforts of first responders in the Syrian conflict
(09/27/16 5:24am)
Since 2011, the world has seen the brutality Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is capable of — a capacity for destruction unparalleled even by his father, Hafez Al-Assad. Last year, we saw the image of Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian boy, washed up on the banks of a Turkish beach. Just last month, we witnessed five-year-old Omran Daqneesh sitting in the back of a White Helmets ambulance sporting a bewildered look on his face. The group, also known as Syrian Civil Defense, works indiscriminately to save lives from the rubble.
Current Univ. spending is unsustainable
(09/27/16 4:26am)
The University’s current financial state is unsustainable, University President Ronald Liebowitz announced at an open meeting last Thursday. Despite an reported budget surplus over the past two years, the University’s actual finances have been declining and in need of attention for several years. “The status quo,” said Liebowitz, “cannot persist.”
UAC sends Indigenous People’s Day motion to Faculty Senate
(09/27/16 4:20am)
The University faculty will vote on whether to change Columbus Day to “Indigenous People’s Day” at the upcoming Oct. 7 faculty meeting. The motion was sent initially to the University Advisory Council, a board of faculty and administrators who advise the Provost, but the UAC chose on Thursday to send the motion to a full faculty vote.
Club crumbles in double overtime
(09/26/16 11:39pm)
Times keep getting tougher for the men’s soccer team. After two straight crushing double-overtime losses against Babson College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, respectively, the Judges were hoping to get back on track with a big win against longtime cross-town rival Tufts University. Unfortunately, the squad was unable to regain its footing at home, losing its third straight double-overtime contest and failing to net even a single goal. The team is falling fast after a strong start to the season, and its chances of postseason play appear to be slowly slipping away.
Women struggle to find path to success
(09/26/16 11:35pm)
The women’s tennis team kick- started its season this weekend at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology International Tennis Association regional tournament. The Judges were looking to improve from their mediocre 11-10 record from their 2015 campaign. Last season, the Judges struggled in the tournament, with only one player advancing past the first round when Keren Khromchenko ’19 was able to double-bagel her Smith College opponent. Aside from Khromchenko, the Judges were unable to slide past their tough competition.
Statistical analysis explains dominant Red Sox pitching in race for the top spot in the division
(09/26/16 9:55pm)
This was a big week for Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello, who collected his league-leading 21st and 22nd wins of the season, which included a complete game against division rival Baltimore Orioles. With those 22 wins, along with a 3.11 ERA, 183 strikeouts and 5.0 wins above replacement (WAR), Porcello is having by far the best season of his career. He is putting himself in Cy Young contention a year after having perhaps the worst season year of his career.
Condemn leniency of sentencing in recent cases of sexual assault
(09/20/16 5:44am)
For the average college student, three months is the duration of a summer internship — but for Brock Turner, three months in prison is apparently all the time needed to serve after assaulting a young woman. Turner was released from prison on Sept. 2 after only three months.
Third CDO finalist meets with students
(09/20/16 5:24am)
The third finalist for the new Chief Diversity Officer position spoke in an open forum with students on Thursday about how she sees her role and her experience as a current CDO at a university of around 7,000 undergraduates. The University is gathering student feedback on the four finalists — two of whom spoke on campus last week — through these open forums, with the final forum scheduled for next week.
Waltham ranked one of the safest college towns in the United States.
(09/20/16 5:19am)
The City of Waltham is the 23rd safest college town in the country, according to a Sept. 7 SafeWise ranking of the top 30 safest college towns nationwide.
Squad claws back to victory in tough battle
(09/19/16 10:20pm)
The women’s volleyball team split two games this week to put their record at 4-5 for the year.
Police log
(09/13/16 5:15am)
Medical Emergency
IndyCars go up for auction
(09/13/16 5:14am)
On Wednesday, Sept. 7, two IndyCars from the Boston Grand Prix were sold at an auction in an effort to pay back creditors after the company filed for bankruptcy.
Summer 2016 a disappointment for film lovers
(09/13/16 5:01am)
In a summer full of box office draws and flops, successes and failures, over- and under-rated movies, never would I have imagined that the best films of the season would be shown solely at the local indie theaters like our very own Embassy Cinema. My favorites were the polished and well-realized independent films rather than the financially successful but critically lacking big-budget “experiences.”