By Elizabeth Taillon, Liberal Studies Major With the 2016 United States Presidential Election coming up quickly, the right and left have begun their dirty battle for leadership in one of the most socially unstable times in recent American history. Despite […]
Values Echo: Trump and Hitler in 2015
Tech Talk: Improving Battery Life in Android Phones
By Joe Lambert It seems that the common theme of phone developers is to try and sell us the biggest phone with the fastest processor and the newest (and not always useful) […]
Airborne Illnesses in College Environments
Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major All around us there are people with health issues that you could never even notice just by looking at them. People have allergies to all kinds of things: peanuts, […]
Action
By Sam Underwood, Sociology Major As organizers and political operatives, my colleagues and I have spent countless hours spinning our wheels in the dilemma of how to engage younger voters—people our own age, […]
I Think We Already Have The Answer
Dan-Herley Mathieu Man, I don’t like the world. There are too many bad things going on at once. There is too much violence right now, too much corruption, too much bad news, […]
The Dark Side of College
By Garrick Hoffman Depending on whom you are and where you plan to apply to, investing in college is barely considered a rational, calculated decision today. Today four-year universities come with an […]
Let’s Rethink This?
By Ashley Berry, Political Science Major On Thursday, October 15th, the only form of gun control legislation that was in place in Maine was thrown out the window. The 15th marked the first […]
Public Awareness Conflicts: Hindering communication & safety
Hali Sarah Parsons, Horticulture Major One of the most important senses to use publicly is our hearing. In Beverly, Massachusetts, a memorable tragedy occurred on October 27, 1999 where Andrew Cesa was crossing […]
Community: The Antidote to Violence
Illaria Dana, Education Major People hurt each other. It is what we do. There is a continuum of severity and intent to this pain. From gossip and breakups to the legal or tragic, […]
News from The Broccoli: Reporting this semester with honesty, integrity, and broccoli
Parents Try to Sue Teacher for Failing Child in Class, Fail CUMBERLAND, ME – Parents in a small, mostly white town recently tried to sue their child’s high school English teacher for […]
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