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After a long summer, BSU is back in full swing. Kick Off week took place earlier this month to help students get back into the spirit, and The Comment sat down with a few organizations to discuss their involvement and preview what is still to come. The Involvement Fair on September 5th was a chance […]
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 […]
The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would empower the Secretary of Commerce to restrict access to foreign technology products based on national security concerns, stoking anticipation of a potential TikTok ban by the Biden administration. Amid the tense climate between the U.S. and China, the bill has received bipartisan support. The RESTRICT Act […]
BSU is going to be celebrating what brings us together by hosting a brand-new event on April 6: Unity Day! Matthew Miller (he/him), Director of the Center for Student Engagement (CSE), spoke with The Comment to reveal the inspiration behind the day and a peak at the activities that will be offered. Miller explained that […]
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10th has continued to send ripples through financial markets, raising fears of other regional banks going under and a wider economic downturn. As the Federal Reserve (a.k.a. the Fed) moves to prevent further instability, critics have begun to point fingers at various causes for the collapse. […]
After Nigerians experienced an anxious few days waiting for results, Bola Tinubu (he/him) of the All Progressive Congress (APC) was announced the winner of what many expect to be the country’s most consequential presidential election in over 20 years. Nigeria is Africa’s largest democracy, and has been so since the end of a roughly […]
Bridgewater State students recently participated in the Unify Challenge’s College Bowl, an initiative designed to tackle polarization among Americans. After participants fill out a brief form with questions about their background and political identity, they get matched with someone who is (ideally) very different from them. Some students were required to take part in the challenge for […]
Days after a deadly earthquake hit the southeastern region of Turkey and northern Syria, recovery efforts are still in their early stages. The death toll currently stands at over 40,000; it has continually risen as relief workers continue to search through the wreckage, with the number of survivors dwindling. The powerful earthquake hit in the […]
Arriving in a surprisingly small package, the new “Need Help?” stickers distributed throughout campus are designed to make crisis resources offered by Bridgewater State more accessible to the student body. By scanning the QR code on the sticker or visiting bridgew.edu/help, students are brought to a website with links to a variety of resources, including […]
The federal government hit the debt ceiling on January 19th, prompting a scramble to keep paying its bills and a political battle in Congress that could have serious economic consequences. When the federal government spends more than it has raised in taxes (deficit spending), it takes on debt to pay for its various programs and […]
