The Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School community gathered together once again Wednesday afternoon as dozens of doves were released in honor of late visual design instructor George Heath.
Over the weekend, a 20-year-old UMass Dartmouth student passed away in his dorm room after apparently overdosing on suspected heroin. A tragic circumstance that shouldn't have taken place. Drugs have no room on any college campus in the United States...
My fondest Christmas memory takes me back to 1996. The movie "Toy Story" had come out the year before, and my 5-year-old self was absolutely infatuated with Buzz Lightyear.
One of the things I love most about Christmas is the family traditions. Whether it's when and how to decorate the tree, what to eat of Christmas Day or just watching Christmas classics on TV, this holiday probably has more traditions than any other. And yet it was the year that my family threw every tradition out the window that is most memorable to me.
I graduated from college a few months ago, and there are some things I know now that I wish I knew when I first started school. For instance, laptops are a great investment. They allow you to do research, work on presentations, and type your papers in the comfort of your own dorm room, or wherever you feel comfortable...