Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
December 7, 2018
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Boston’s Mayor, Mr. Marty Walsh, subtly denounced a legal and societal trend that seems to have everyone else in high spirits. Walsh recently questioned the desirability of legalizing cannabis in an interview with the Boston...
Maral Askari Sirchi, Scarlet Staff
December 7, 2018
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Shortly after the news of a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale” was made public earlier this week, author Margaret Atwood became the target of a controversial discussion surrounding her signing of an open letter in November 2...
Elyse Wyatt, Opinions Editor
December 7, 2018
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With finals week upon us, it is easy to succumb to a sense of doom, both about the semester and its implications for the future. Here are my tips for maintaining your sanity while you cram for exams and write more pages of papers ...
Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
November 17, 2018
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During the inceptive stages of Trump’s political ascendancy he and his acolytes faced one urgent, perennial problem; lack of mainstream support within the G.O.P rank and file. Seasoned and temperate Republicans branded themselves ...
Elyse Wyatt, Opinions Editor
November 17, 2018
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In the United States, tens of thousands of rape kits sit on shelves in storage units, untested. Most of them have been there for several years, of not decades. On Wednesday, November 7th, Clark hosted a film screening of “I...
Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
November 9, 2018
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Robert Bowers, the forty-six year old man who gunned down eleven congregants at the Tree of Life Synagogue this past month, fits the mold of the archetypal mass shooter. He was a lonely, awkward man who, according to the few w...
Elyse Wyatt, Opinions Editor
November 9, 2018
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A few weeks ago, National Public Radio published an article identifying Worcester as the new “it” town. Similar to the experience of Oakland or Hoboken, Worcester has experienced a boom as a result of rising housing prices...
November 1, 2018
Oscar Bauman, Scarlet Staff
November 1, 2018
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Last week, more than 13 pipe bombs were sent through the mail to prominent Democrats, including former President Obama, Hillary Clinton, the New York offices of CNN, and liberal financier George Soros. On October 26, Cesar Say...
Oscar Kim Bauman, Scarlet Staff
October 26, 2018
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has, unlike most of his fellow Republicans, positioned himself as an ally of the #MeToo movement. He spoke out against casino mogul Steve Wynn when the latter was accused of sexual assault, ...
Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
October 26, 2018
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A landmark report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released an ominous, urgent report that indicates the world may see a precipitous ecological unraveling in merely two decades. The panel had been dev...
