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A Reflection on Transgender Day of Visibility

By editorialteam on June 9, 2023

Fighting Erasure in a Social Climate Determined to Say “You Don’t Exist”

By Elysian Alder | Assistant Editor

I am none of these things: a monster, a predator, a plague, a groomer, a pedophile, a villain, a snowflake, an attention-seeker, a liar, a danger to children, an eyesore. I am none of the other dehumanizing and stigmatizing labels that staunch conservatives are insistent on placing on me and my community. I am a lot of other things, though: a writer, a Pisces, a friend, a sibling, a nature-lover, a QA specialist, a student— and, according to TikTok, a “geriatric Gen-Zer.” This year, it’s difficult to reflect on all of the other things that I am because one part of my identity has been on trial since the beginning of 2023. I am queer, I am transgender, and I am spending this Transgender Day of Visibility with mixed emotions about everything that my community has had to endure just to be able to exist. read more

Letter From the Editor

By editorialteam on May 18, 2023

Editor-in-Chief Isabelle Mascary Says Farewell

By Isabelle Mascary | Editor-in-Chief

Who would have thought that a Haitian woman by the name of Isabelle Mascary from Dorchester would one day be editor-in-chief for her school newspaper? Definitely not me. I never thought of myself in a high regard, but my work speaks for itself.

I’ve been writing since the 6th grade. My first poetic piece was called, “The World.” This piece was derived from a song I wrote, hoping to start a girl group. I digress; the assignment was a creative writing piece and it was entered into a contest by my teacher at the time, and the winners would have their piece published. As excited as I was, my parents didn’t share the excitement. I was always told a writing career is not a career because there is no money in it and I should focus on a more financially rewarding career such as an attorney, doctor, surgeon, psychology, or even nursing. read more

Editorial: A Duty to the Press

By editorialteam on May 4, 2022

By Daniel Dow | Editor-in-Chief

Across America, the nation has seen a decline in local news and an increase in what social scientists are calling “news deserts.” News deserts, or media deserts, describe an area that has little to no local news coverage. Although this may not be the norm for all Americans, as news deserts tend to affect more rural areas, it is a growing trend that bears national consequences.

The rise of media deserts is a choice by citizens to not financially support local news that connects the community–local journalists who stir city and town conversation by breaking the latest news to its readers. This should cause concern for all US citizens, as the lack of news is a threat to social and democratic values. read more

Op-ed: A Mount Wachusett Experience

By editorialteam on May 4, 2022

A Long Look Back by the Editor-in-Chief

By Daniel Dow | Editor-in-Chief

My journey started at Mount Wachusett at the height of the pandemic after leaving a 10-year career, with a GPA of 1.8, and on academic probation. I will transfer in the fall to the University of Wisconsin-Superior as I start my own business as a copywriter and editor, a GPA over 3.0, and as a member of the TRIO program. My return in 2021 could not have been a more different experience, and as I leave the Mount to attend my transfer school, I know I will miss the community I found. read more

Heroiam slava!

By editorialteam on March 3, 2022

By Daniel Dow | Editor in Chief

President Vladimir Putin addressed the world, creating a false and unjustifiable narrative for the invasion of Ukraine; a narrative that calls for the “de-Nazification” of the sovereign nation of Ukraine.

This claim comes after nearly a month-long build-up of troops along the Ukraine border, with Ukraine and its allies calling for peaceful negotiations and for troops along the board to disperse. These pleas were ignored by Russia, with Putin falsely declaring Russia would begin withdrawing troops, which was quickly spotted to be a lie by the United States and British intelligence, as troops continued to gather on the border. read more

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