Student-run newspaper at Bridgewater State University
While America continues to quarrel over President Trump’s impeachment acquittal, it is important to analyze the tool of impeachment itself. Although we may hear this term in the news, it is only through truly understanding impeachment that we can fully comprehend the seriousness of this matter. Through this lesson, we can learn that this legal […]
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira put on their infamous Super Bowl Halftime show on February 2nd, 2020. If you were sitting in your living room eating nachos with your parents and younger siblings, it might have been a little awkward to watch Shakira and J-Lo shake what their mothers’ gave them so blatantly. But in all […]
Bridgewater’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a dedicated group of bright college students who commit their daily lives to making a difference on and off campus. Bridgewater State University ROTC is a satellite school of Boston University ROTC. In addition to Army ROTC, Bridgewater State University does offer Air Force ROTC and Marine […]
With election season coming up, we’re more than likely going to be bombarded with advertisements telling us to vote with capital letters and exclamation letters. However, I feel that to be a gross oversimplification. Ideally, voting is one of the most important and weighty decisions an American can make. Ironically, it’s also one of the […]
Senator Bernie Sanders won the first primary election of 2020 in New Hampshire this past week. After the Iowa debacle, many stated that the New Hampshire primary was the “kick-off” to election season. Unlike the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire was able to get votes out within hours after the polls closed. President Trump won the […]
Ashley Patenaude has a passion for gymnastics, and when she stopped competing after her freshman year of college in 2017, she felt she was missing something in her life. As a commuter at Bridgewater State, she did her best to find classes but the commute to Cambridge everyday was too long to handle. She always […]
The Bears opened with a rigorous non-conference schedule and key injuries, leading to an 0-6 start to the season for Joe Farroba’s Bears. Entering MASCAC conference play, the Bears are now 9-13 (as of Feb. 18) and clawing their way back to have a great conference record, of 6-4. The Bears will look to make […]
by Brian Garland Sports Editor Fresh off a MASCAC Championships win on Feb. 15, the Bears prepare for the NCAA Division III Championships starting Feb. 29 in Springfield. The track & field team’s captain is senior Olivier Ndikumana (Amherst, MA), a 6-2, 190-pound sprinter and jumper who picked up the sport in his freshman […]
By Stefanie Baptista Campus Life Editor We’ve all had those professors, the ones that take their attendance policies a little too seriously. Yes, students should go to class; yes, students should go to class on time, but should they be penalized for walking in one minute late when class has barely begun? Should that […]
It’s been ten years since Kesha, then Ke$ha, released her first album Animal. At the time I was in *barf* middle school, and thus I can’t help but associate these autotune-heavy songs with that incredibly cringey time of my life. However, as we learn more about the so-called adults Kesha was dealing with in creating her […]
