Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week: Fall 2014 This season’s all about playing with the classics: black and white with pops of vibrant color, fun patterns, geometric shapes and lots of sparkle and fur accents! Don’t be afraid of looking too drab in all black, either. Mixing different textures and/or adding a little sparkle will totally change your mind if […]
by Kate Tattan I sat on the arm of an old chair that had seen better days. My sleepy eyes stared at the twinkling tree in front of me. The morning sun danced on the ceiling as it reflected off the tinsel intertwined among the branches. My three vigorous younger brothers had just completed the ever so difficult task of […]
by Kate Tattan ATHOL, MA—Grabbing a couple of five-pound weights, Pauline Mallet struts toward her folding chair located in the middle of a large gymnasium at the Athol Area YMCA. She glows as a contagious smile spreads across her face. With a sort of poise and grace, Ms. Mallet floats effortlessly from friend to friend as she makes small talk […]
By Jennifer Beckwith State Universities’ Teacher Training Leaves Writing Out of the Curriculum At the Worcester State Writing Center, writing consultants work with students on their writing assignments. Jeremiah Shea, a veteran consultant, recalls a typical student who expressed her hatred of writing. “She said writing was like a chore to her,” Shea said. Shea felt the client’s negative attitude […]
By Kylie Tun “What I love the most is when somebody says, ‘Well that can’t be done.’ As soon as somebody says that to me, I’m gonna do it.” Next time you stop by your local CVS or any drug store, and you stumble upon the travel section either by mistake or to prepare for that vacation coming up, you’ll […]
By Kate Tattan This route just takes a little more self-perseverance and determination Don’t ask me why, but I had brought it up again in hopes that maybe, this time, they would change their minds. To me, it made perfect sense to go to art school and pursue my love for fashion and photography in a more professional way. My […]
by Kate Tattan ATHOL, MA—Grabbing a couple of five-pound weights, Pauline Mallet struts toward her folding chair located in the middle of a large gymnasium at the Athol Area YMCA. She glows as a contagious smile spreads across her face. With a sort of poise and grace, Ms. Mallet floats effortlessly from friend to friend as she makes small talk […]
by Kate Tattan ATHOL, MA—Grabbing a couple of five-pound weights, Pauline Mallet struts toward her folding chair located in the middle of a large gymnasium at the Athol Area YMCA. She glows as a contagious smile spreads across her face. With a sort of poise and grace, Ms. Mallet floats effortlessly from friend to friend as she makes small talk […]
Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week: Fall 2014 This season’s all about playing with the classics: black and white with pops of vibrant color, fun patterns, geometric shapes and lots of sparkle and fur accents! Don’t be afraid of looking too drab in all black, either. Mixing different textures and/or adding a little sparkle will totally change your mind if […]
By Naureen Mowla Little did I know, on that day I would learn so much. It was just another muggy morning in September, and I was putting on my salwar kameez to go to school. I had been at school in Chittagong, Bangladesh for a year, finishing up my A-levels, which is an equivalent form of high school graduation here. […]
by Kate Tattan I sat on the arm of an old chair that had seen better days. My sleepy eyes stared at the twinkling tree in front of me. The morning sun danced on the ceiling as it reflected off the tinsel intertwined among the branches. My three vigorous younger brothers had just completed the ever so difficult task of […]
By Kylie Tun On Saturday September 7th, 2013, the people of Worcester gathered to march and watch the annual Worcester Pride Parade. After a week of gloomy and cold weather, Saturday could not have been a nicer day with the sun shining and warming our skin. Wearing specially made shirts with the equality symbol shown proudly on our fronts […]
By Melvin Baez Kanye West delivers with his DONDA inspired production At his November 17th show at the TD Garden in Boston, Kanye West proved one thing; he doesn’t care what you’re “supposed” to do during a live show. Equipped with a gargantuan circular LED screen, four masks, wardrobe changes, a towering mountain, a dozen women, a yeti type creature, […]
By Michael Townsend With eSports gaining popularity in America, the public school systems should get on board. A couple of weeks ago, I sat on a couch surrounded by several friends. We were all fixated on the TV in front of us. With snacks on the table and beers in our hands, we were on the edge of our seats […]
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