By Arielle Esteban Contributing Writer On Sunday, September 3, Pope Francis officially bestowed the title of sainthood to Mother Teresa at her canonization in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. Francis praised her for her radical dedication to helping the poor and her courage in shaming world leaders. More than 120,000 people gathered in…
By Kallie Gregg Contributing Writer Last October, Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s prime minister since 2011, called for a general election to be held in December. That action catalyzed a year of unprecedented chaos in Spain’s parliament. Although Rajoy entered the election with a parliamentary majority and his right-wing Partido Popular (PP) won the most votes, they…
By Sophia Simeone Contributing Writer “I used to work for the government. Now I work for the public.” So reads the Twitter biography of Edward Snowden. The former employee of the National Security Agency has come to personify the movement for government transparency in the post-9/11 age. To some, Snowden is a martyr for free…
By Jennifer Ives Staff Writer Balancing art and politics is never an easy task, but the MFA has made the line between them never seem easier to walk than in their new parallel exhibits in the Henry and Lois Foster Gallery (Gallery 158). The MFA has seemed to refocused on expanding their relatively small if…
By Maddy Longwell News Editor This week U.S. News and World Report released its 2017 college rankings. The U.S. News college guide is widely regarded as one of the most detailed and trusted guides to colleges rankings nationwide. Simmons received updated rankings for both its graduate and undergraduate programs. In the U.S. News and World…
By Simmons Athletics Simmons College’s Julie Saltamartini (East Hampstead, N.H.) was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 12-18, it was announced today by the league. The honor marks the fourth time in her career that she has earned the accolade. Saltamartini tallied 11 points…
By Kaydee Donohoo Staff Writer It was clear that the Emmys were a night for women when #SheRules trended on Twitter. Netflix started the hashtag with a commercial featuring some of the strong women in their shows and movies, ending with the tagline “Here’s to the women who rule our screens.” The new hashtag was…
By Lisa Nault Staff Writer The problem with election years (besides the ridiculous news stories) is that the public is so focused on who is going to be elected as president that they seem to forget about local issues. Think about it, do you know what the ballot measures are going to be for your…
We live in a nation where our news media would rather focus on a football player not respecting the national anthem in the “correct” way than talk about Brock Turner, the Stanford rapist, being released early. The same country where we do not find out about objections to a pipeline in North Dakota until protesters…
By Shen Gao Staff Writer You have probably experienced this scenario: you’re sitting in a lecture, the material is boring, the professor has a monotone voice, you’re tired, and so your mind starts wandering. What will you have for dinner? Maybe you will apply for that internship that you saw on LinkedIn. You look at…
