Since 2000, median family income in Massachusetts has risen only 13%, but even after adjusting for inflation, tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth have increased by 57% — a $6,205 price hike.
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Letter: Hold a contest to choose a new athletic name in Dartmouth
“Why not have a boating logo and call our town athletes the ‘Navigators,’ for example? How about taking this as an opportunity to have a contest to pick a new name and logo?”
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Opinion: One’s priorities (on reading materials) are guided by one’s perspective
“If you ask reading teachers what is the best way to improve their students’ performance, your answer would be resoundingly: ‘Provide them with literature that they can comprehend, relate to and find interesting.'”
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Letter: Democratic committee members raise $2,500 for Ukrainians
The Ukrainian people have maintained a valiant defense of their country in their struggle to maintain their democracy, and they have received help from nations around the world.
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Social media: Readers react to coverage of changes at Star School campus in New Bedford
Read the collection of comments from social media in response to The Light’s coverage of the future of courses at UMD’s College of Visual and Performing Arts
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Commentary: Arts classes are changing in New Bedford … and it’s hard to adapt to changes
In the ’60s I attended BU School of Fine Arts. Back then they had painting, sculpture, design, and art education as their major courses. My parents thought I should go […]
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Letter: New arts curricula will bring new students to New Bedford
“CVPA is trying to respond to the new times — which includes providing spaces and tools for students to perfect their craft.”
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Opinion: Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation brings hope for a better future
Judge Jackson’s appointment represents a historic and essential step forward in creating a Supreme Court that reflects the people most disproportionately affected by their decisions — people of color.
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Opinion: Massacre of Ukrainian civilians should end Trump’s embrace of ‘butcher’ Putin
Trump’s praise of Putin, as he was preparing to launch a bloody invasion of a pro-American democracy, fits a pattern of coddling, embracing and praising Russia’s dictator going back to his calls for Russian help in providing email dirt on Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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Essay: A father’s open letter on losing a son to the opioid crisis
Alex could get people to laugh. His social ease and natural good looks opened doors to many new circles. But the circles rarely allowed Alex to easily fit in, so he bounced from circle to circle becoming well known but rarely known well.
