Mass. Governor Charlie Baker released a four-phase plan for reopening the state, including specifics for the reopening of institutions of higher education.
Coronavirus Updates, Boston, Metro
Massachusetts Colleges Transition to Online Classes in Response to Coronavirus
Several Massachusetts colleges have moved to online classes due to rising concerns of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts.
Column, Metro
SeedMA Sets Students Up for Financial Success
Programs such as SEEDMA Baby could work to close the gap between those born into more financially stable homes and those born into any form of financial need.
Metro, Boston
Petition to Prevent State Funding of Abortion Approved to Advance
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey passed a petition for a constitutional amendment, which calls to put a stop to the state-funding of abortion, on Sept. 4. The petition, filed for the third time in five years, is now one step closer to appearing on the 2022 midterm election ballot. “It’s the first step in trying…
Boston, Metro
Anti-Sanctuary State Ballot Measure Deemed Constitutional
A proposed question for the 2020 Massachusetts ballot that would allow police to work with federal immigration authorities and detain undocumented immigrants passed a major qualifying challenge on Wednesday after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey deemed the proposal constitutional. The ballot question is an anti-“sanctuary state” proposal. In sanctuary cities and states, local law enforcement…
Fall, Sports, Women's Soccer
Eagles Close Preseason With Comfortable Win Over UVM
Mia Karras shined at right back and the Eagles impressed in a 3-1 win over Vermont that featured a rain delay of over an hour.
Women's Soccer, Fall
Women’s Soccer Releases Complete 2019 Schedule
The Eagles and new head coach Jason Lowe released their 2019 schedule on Wednesday, and it includes 11 tournament teams from a year ago as well as a three-game homestand to start the year.
Boston, Politics, Metro
Gross Denies Fault in Trust Act Hearing
Jose Martin Paz Flores sat in the chambers of Boston City Council yesterday and told the room about the time he was injured at work in 2017. He had been in the United States for a few years—living in Florida before he moved to Massachusetts—and was working for a construction company when he sustained a…
Politics, Metro
Massachusetts Legislators Discuss Bills Concerning Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Massachusetts university and high school students, lawyers, lawmakers, concerned parents, and survivors of sexual violence packed into a small hearing room in the State House—seats filled quickly, leaving many standing in the aisles, as countless people testified for and against Bill H.1208 and Bill S.764. Personal testimonies of sexual assault survivorship greatly outnumbered public opposition…
Men's Hockey, Top Story, Sports
Defensive Effort Leads BC Past No. 3 Massachusetts, into Hockey East Tournament Final
David Cotton opened the scoring with just seconds remaining in the first period, and BC men’s hockey used a great defensive effort to beat Massachusetts and advance to the Hockey East Tournament final.
