Student-run newspaper at Bridgewater State University
Plans to institute a civilian led government in Sudan have stalled indefinitely after violent conflict broke out between two military factions involved in the deal. The agreement between the military and civilian groups was supposed to have been finalized on April 6th, the anniversary of civilian protests that eventually led the military to overthrow Sudan’s […]
As we close out the 2022-2023 academic school year, there’s one Bear that we at The Comment felt truly needed to be featured in print. Aidan Mordas (he/him), our Student Government Association (SGA) president, is graduating in a few weeks, leaving behind a wonderful legacy for his fellow students and friends. Entering BSU as a […]
On October 12th, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Association (FDA) posted on their website that there was a shortage of “amphetamine mixed salts,” better known as Adderall or Adderall IR. Months later, many people are still struggling to get their prescriptions. The shortage has many possible reasons, from manufacturing and supply chain issues […]
CRYBABY IS DEAD! Or is she redecorated? I am unsure, the lore is confusing for an ADHD person like myself… Either way Melanie Martinez’s new album Portals is SO GOOD. Martinez reinvents her whole aesthetic both musically and visually with this album, leaving behind the schoolgirl look for a fantasy fairy look that shows how […]
Whether you see their flyers around campus or updates in the student announcements, the Office of Community Standards wants your attention! Located right in the same building as DiNardo hall, the Office of Community Standards deals with the realm of student rights on campus. Going hand-in-hand with the Student Handbook, the Office of Community Standards […]
In the ongoing international conflict between Russia and Ukraine, negotiations have been made that have the potential to either exacerbate or diminish the struggle. From March 20th to March 23rd, the president of China, Xi Jinping (he/him), traveled to Russia to meet with Russian president, Vladimir Putin (he/him), on the matter of de-escalation of the […]
After the The Covenant School shooting in Nashville that killed six people, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on April 6th to expel two of the three Democratic lawmakers who joined protests at the state Capitol. The group that has been called “the Tennessee Three” includes Justin Jones (D-Nashville, he/him), Justin Pearson (D-Memphis, he/him), and […]
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (he/him) is under fire after his relationship with billionaire Harlan Crowe (he/him) has raised ethical concerns. On April 6th, the investigative journalism nonprofit ProPublica published a report that revealed Thomas took vacations with Crow worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. A trip to Indonesia in 2019 would have cost the […]
As the air gets warmer and we pull out the opened toed shoes, we know that summer is coming. But, as summer nears, so does the end of the semester. May 1st marks the start of final exams, which is less than three weeks away. The end of the semester can be a very stressful […]
Protests have erupted in France following the pension reforms pushed through the French parliament by President Emmanuel Macron (he/him). The pension reform bill raises the retirement age from 62 to 64. Smaller protests began when the idea of raising the retirement age was proposed in January, but the larger controversy stems from the manner used […]
