With the recent increased awareness of the refugee crises taking place across the world, the topic has become one for debate with many saying that refugees take a negative toll on the countries to which they relocate. Regardless of issues relating to resources, there is a clear cultural benefit to […]
Staff Editorials
Why You Should Go to a Championship Parade in Boston
COURTESY PHOTO: JUSTINE WALSH At 8:00 AM, on Tuesday, February 5th, my friends and I headed down to Boston to watch the New England Patriots make their way across the city, celebrating their recent Super Bowl Championship. We arrived at the train station in Malden, Massachusetts around 10 AM. We […]
Studying Abroad In Japan
COURTESY PHOTO: HANNAH FITZGERALD Studying abroad is an opportunity available to every PSU student who wants to travel to new places. But that’s easier said than done. Not only are you most likely traveling abroad by yourself for the first time, but you have a mountain of paperwork and pre-departure […]
Lifting in the HUB Fitness Room is Great! Except…
COURTESY PHOTO: KAITLYN HAMILTON I think everybody can agree with me that the renovations made to the HUB Fitness Room this academic year were well-needed improvements. Stainless steel plates were upgraded to new, rubber-coated plates with handles, making them easier to carry and less prone to making noise and scratching […]
Studying Abroad Over Early Spring In Greece
COURTESY PHOTO We cannot understand what people do unless we know what people are. We want to know how biology does and does not influence culture, as well as how culture affects biology. Studying abroad can be a scary thing, especially when you have never left the country and now […]
The Nicaragua Club’s Trip to Costa Rica
Over this winter break, I had the opportunity to go with the Nicaragua Club to Costa Rica for a week. This trip was meant to happen last May, but had to be postponed because of violent political turmoil that began last April and resulted in roadblocks closing off streets throughout […]
We the Students: Making the Case for the Reconsideration of the New Campus Housing Policy
This document is the result of a class project in Dr. Metasebia Woldemariam's Introduction to Media & Cultural Studies course. Its purpose is to argue the points of the newly-introduced requirements for off-campus housing for the 2019-2020 school year and to suggest compromises that would benefit students and better the […]
Dear Plymouth State
Dear Plymouth State, So I just want to start off by saying that I never thought I would be in the spot that I am right now. Cliche, I know. I’m sure every college student in their 20’s has had that realization before. In high school I was not an […]
Letter to Students, Faculty and Staff on the New Housing Policy
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Building a world class university at PSU, as is our intention, requires collaboration, teamwork, and transparency. The way this new campus policy that requires all students to live on campus until they are 21 came about, does not reflect a commitment to these three elements […]
PSU-AAUP Statement of Support for Students Regarding New Campus Housing Policy November 19, 2018
On Oct 25, 2018, Plymouth State University announced changes to its on-campus housing policy that will likely force the vast majority of students to live in campus housing for at least one extra year. Students have voiced their disapproval of these policy changes. While we are disappointed by the handful […]