Erlend Lane, Contributing Writer
April 16, 2018
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Almost everyone has something to say about how to maintain the well-being of children, but unfortunately people usually disagree on how and when that well-being is threatened, and how it should be protected.
For more than ...
Sarah Reinbrecht, Scarlet Staff
April 16, 2018
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One month after the mass school shooting in Parkland, FL, students across the nation walked out of their schools to protest gun violence and a lack of gun control in America. Despite facing disciplinary actions from their school’s a...
Mike Cox, Contributing Writer
April 16, 2018
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On March 28th Amnesty International and Students Against Mass Incarceration invited five formerly incarcerated persons to Clark University. These survivors of mass incarceration shared their experiences in prison, and the work that th...
Andrew Rose, Scarlet Staff
April 16, 2018
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The steady stream of scandals emanating from the Trump administration is an excellent reminder of just how thin the line between tragedy and farce can be. The most recent example, involving Ben Carson, the incumbent Secre...
Max Ellas, Scarlet Staff
March 3, 2018
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Late one autumn night, State Trooper Ryan Sceviour pulled over Alli Bibaud on I-190 after she crashed her car while drunk. Bibaud protested vehemently and tried to get around any form of punishment, most notably by offering Scev...
Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
March 3, 2018
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Fourteen months ago, the citizens of Massachusetts voted to legalize the cultivation, possession, and sale of recreational cannabis. In spite of this pivotal development, citizens in Shrewsbury, Mass., a suburban enclave borde...
Sarah Reinbrecht, Scarlet Staff
March 3, 2018
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Anyone who has ever watched “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” is probably aware of rape kits and the dreaded backlog that prevents Olivia Benson and her team from catching the serial rapist. As much as one would want to be...
Andrew Vontzalides, Scarlet Staff
March 3, 2018
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On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Massachusetts State Senate voted in favor of a bill that would broadly ensure confidentiality in healthcare for Massachusetts patients. The bill would require health insurance companies to issue “Explanati...
Andrrew Rose, Scarlet Staff
February 19, 2018
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It does not require an inordinately observant person to notice that the United States is awash in crime. Crime is everywhere -- it’s in local newscasts, TV docudramas, the tabloid stands at the supermarket, internet clickbait...
Jason Fehrnstrom, Scarlet Staff
February 19, 2018
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On April 20, 1999, a pair of alienated, vengeful students went on a deadly shooting spree that killed 13 and injured 20 people at their Colorado high school. These horrific images seared themselves into the minds of the American ...
Ari Reyes, Social Media/Web Editor
February 19, 2018
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On Jan. 31, Brenda Fitzgerald, the director of the CDC, resigned after it was reported that she had bought shares within the tobacco industry.
She expressed that she was sad about resigning but knew that it was what she had to ...
Sabrina Hallal, Scarlet Staff
November 10, 2017
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It seems as though the main headlines for months now have been about Special Counsel Robert Muller and his investigation into the connection between Russia and the Trump campaign. Whether there was any interference by the Rus...
