Opinion

Opinion: Time to retire the Dartmouth Indian logo

To the editor: After reading many articles in local publications about the lack of action on the Indian logo, it's long overdue and time that we retire the Dartmouth High School Indian mascot. A better way to honor our Native American heritage would...

Opinion: Universities should offer open textbooks

To the editor: The call for educated candidates in the world of careers increases every year, yet the question of expensive textbooks and resources is swept under the rug. How are students expected to become these “perfect” employees when they must...
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Opinion: Vocational schools need high admissions standards

To the editor: The current admission practice of Greater New Bedford’s vocational school is based on grades, attendance, disciplinary records and recommendation from guidance counselors. A member of the New Bedford school committee and...

Opinion: We Need to Act on Climate Change Now

To the editor: Snow has always been one of my favorite types of weather, but lately, it has become a rare commodity. Flakes that fell in December and January are now unceremoniously dumped in February to immediately melt away. This event is not only...

Opinion: Parents deserve an apology from School Committee member

To the editor: Last night at the Dartmouth School Committee meeting Mr. John Nunes made a very arrogant remark in regards to those students who are using the TECCA platform. The discussion was primarily about getting the hybrid students back to full...

Textbook costs are predatory

To the editor: Every new semester of college came with a dreaded activity: I had to find and rent the textbooks I needed for my classes. I scoured the internet to find the best possible deal. During this time I would see the strain on my mother’s...

How to help fight human trafficking

To the editor: I am writing today to start the conversation on a silent crisis plaguing our communities: child trafficking. According to the Child Advocacy Center, at least 100,000 children are being exploited nationally each year; in Massachusetts...

GameStop gambit: UMass Dartmouth finance professor weighs in

What is happening on Wall Street, and what does it mean for the economy? Dartmouth Week wrote to UMass Dartmouth Finance Professor Duong Nguyen to find out. The following guest column has been edited for length and clarity....

No credit to sheriff for condemning riots in D.C.

To the editor: Sheriff Hodgson knows full well that the marauding rioters in Washington D.C. were enraged by the continuing lie that the presidential election was fraudulently stolen from Donald Trump. No congratulations are due to Sheriff Hodgson...

Sheriff should follow AG’s recommendations

To the editor: After the May 1 event at the ICE detention center on the campus of the Bristol County House of Corrections, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson held a press conference at which he presented his own rather self-defensive, one-sided version of...

Opinion: Donald Trump and Sheriff Hodgson both absent from duty

To the editor: As the coronavirus surges throughout the United States, President Donald Trump is golfing and griping. Consistently absent from involvement to contain the spread of this virus, Trump has shown obsessive concern for his political...