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Construction workers finish up some of the ongoing campus construction. Photo by Olivia Reid / Photography Editor.
UMass Boston quad to begin opening in January
Students circle around K-9 Beacon for photos before his swearing-in ceremony in the Campus Center. Photo by Georgia Berry / Production Editor.
Comfort K-9 Beacon officially joins the UMass Boston Police Department
Fourth annual BLM Day: ‘Black to the Future’
The Mass Media incorrectly reports regarding Israel-Palestine conflict
The co-director of the LTSS Center, Mark A. Cohen, poses for a picture. Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Staff.
UMass Boston students and staff embrace gerontology
Construction workers finish up some of the ongoing campus construction. Photo by Olivia Reid / Photography Editor.
UMass Boston quad to begin opening in January
Students circle around K-9 Beacon for photos before his swearing-in ceremony in the Campus Center. Photo by Georgia Berry / Production Editor.
Comfort K-9 Beacon officially joins the UMass Boston Police Department
Fourth annual BLM Day: ‘Black to the Future’
The Mass Media incorrectly reports regarding Israel-Palestine conflict
The co-director of the LTSS Center, Mark A. Cohen, poses for a picture. Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Staff.
UMass Boston students and staff embrace gerontology
Campus activism heats up: UMass Amherst student protestors arrested
Students attending the Rally for Sayed Faisal in Cambridge. Photo courtesy of James Cerone/ Mass Media Staff.  
Boston community members seek justice for Sayed Arif Faisal
Seniors enjoying the 100-day countdown festivities in the campus center. Photo by Caitlin Feest (She/Her) / Mass Media Staff. 
The countdown to the 2023 graduation comes with mixed emotions
A group of friends hanging out in the open office space of the Campus Center. Photo by Caitlin Feest (She/Her) / Mass Media Contributor. 
The City of Boston and UMass Boston celebrate Black History Month
Image of student in the Peninsula Lobby. Photo by Olivia Reid (She/Her) / Photography Editor. 
How is the housing crisis making college students anxious?
Art and English BA 2011, Middle and Secondary Education MA 2013
Amanda Huff Learned to Push Herself while Making the Yearbook
Theater and Communications, 2010
Samantha Rincon’s Dream Job at Disney Quest
English, 2009
Ryan Thomas Books Appearances for Pro Athletes
History and Political Science, 2009
Arts and Events Council Plants Career Seeds for Mike Metzger
Communications (UMass Amherst), 2009
Deanna Elliot Leads Arts Publication for High Schoolers Across the Commonwealth
Men’s hockey players mid face-off during a home game. Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Staff.
Men’s hockey breaks into groove… briefly
Women’s hockey falls at Codfish Bowl against Amherst College’s Mammoths
Sophomore Kayla Jackson shooting the ball. Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Staff.
Women’s basketball’s draining from downtown in recent hot streak
Junior Ish Fofana dribbles the ball against Rivier University on Nov. 28. Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Staff.
Men’s basketball struggles as they drop three more
Cross Country graphic of athletes: Jimmy Cannon, Jacqueline Earner and Rob Cannon. Photo by Michael Vesci, courtesy of Beacons Athletics.
Cross Country athletes get feet warmed up for upcoming winter track season
Women’s hockey forward Liz Kramp advances with the puck. / Photo from Beacons Athletics.
Women’s hockey outlasted as Golden Bears break hearts
Men’s basketball at a home game at the end of their 2022-2023 season. Photo by Olivia Reid / Photography Editor.
Men’s basketball hopes this season will be a layup
Hitter Mya Perron spikes the ball during a home game. Photo by Olivia Reid / Photography Editor.
Volleyball comes out on top senior night as the season’s end approaches
Men’s hockey forward Kolye Bankauskas advances on the ice / Photo from Beacons Athletics.
Men’s hockey levels the ice against Curry College
Midfielder Andrea Rivera kicks the ball against Rhode Island College on Oct. 31. Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Staff.
Women’s soccer falls short in LEC tournament
Illustration of Bruins’ right winger Trent Frederic. Illustration by Bianca Oppedisano / Mass Media Staff.
Don’t poke the bear: Bruins fans have nothing to worry about
Men’s March Madness Final Four features one of the most unique lineups ever
Image of a stadium. Image sourced from CalMatters.  
With another Super Bowl in the books, what’s next for football?
What’s next for Team USA after the World Cup?
Buffalo Bills’ quarterback, Josh Allen, in a game against the Washington Football Team at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. on Sept. 26, 2021.
The race to the top of the NFL’s AFC East
Illustration of Patriots’ linebacker, Matthew Judon. Illustration by Bianca Oppedisano / Mass Media Staff.
Is the Patriots’ season a lost cause already?
Men’s soccer faces off against Eastern Nazarene during a game on Sept. 21. Photo by Salt Lake Photo Company / Beacon Athletics
Men’s soccer has a bittersweet week
Forward Kaylee Haynes moves to kick the ball at Sept. 19 game against Curry College. Photo by Salt Lake Photo Company / Beacon Athletics.
Women’s soccer rebounds after tough tournament bout
Lauren Westlund spikes the ball to the opponents in the women’s volleyball game on Sept. 20. Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Contributor.
Volleyball wins two out of three at UMass Dartmouth Invitational
Lauren Westlund spikes the ball during against Saint Joseph’s College. Photo by Beacon Athletics.
Volleyball is on fire after three straight sweeps
Michelle Borges’ journey as an Economics graduate researcher
Doja Cat on the Scarlet Tour. Photo by Theo Wargo.
Doja paints the town red on her Boston stop on her Scarlet Tour
Fans attending a concert at Roadrunner in Boston, MA. Photo by Olivia Reid/ Photography Editor.
Petey calls Boston ‘paradise’ after taking it over during ‘USA’ tour
A vase from the Ancient Greek exhibit at MFA. Photo submitted by Anuoluwapo Mokuolu / Mass Media Contributor.
MFA Boston: Art, history and cultural exploration
A shopper looks at different paints for their next DIY project. Photo by Olivia Reid / Photography Editor.
Make your gifts this holiday season
Doja Cat on the Scarlet Tour. Photo by Theo Wargo.
Doja paints the town red on her Boston stop on her Scarlet Tour
Fans attending a concert at Roadrunner in Boston, MA. Photo by Olivia Reid/ Photography Editor.
Petey calls Boston ‘paradise’ after taking it over during ‘USA’ tour
Fans attending a concert at Roadrunner in Boston, MA. Photo by Olivia Reid/ Photography Editor.
The legend of Puff Sullivan continues
A student listens to 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Photo by Saichand Chowdary / Mass Media Staff.
It’s been waiting for you: Welcome to ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’
Yves Tumor takes over Roadrunner on Oct 5. Photo submitted by Carmellite Chamblin.
Yves Tumor, Monarch of Experimental Sound, Rocks Boston
A student browses through Netflix. Photo by Saichand Chowdary / Mass Media Staff.
“Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” is a delight for comic and movie fans alike
True stories shine at GlobeDocs film festival
A student watches “Ahsoka” during their free time in the dorm.Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Staff.
Why you should watch Ahsoka (and all of Star Wars)
A student watches a horror movie in the Campus Center. Photo by Dong Woo Im / Mass Media Staff.
Frightful flicks that you might not have heard of
Movies to get you in the spooky spirit
South End Pita, known for their pita sandwiches & other Mediterranean staples. Photo by Colin Tsuboi/ Mass Media Staff
South End Pita: Must try Mediterranean Cuisine
Locals of the Boston area stop in to enjoy some of their favorites at Phin Coffee House.
Get your coffee fix around the city
A patron exits the Black Sheep Bagel Cafe, located on John F. Kennedy Street in Cambridge, Mass. on Friday, April 7, 2022.
Black Sheep Bagel Cafe: a busy college student’s dream dining spot
Cristina Miranda, Emily Huckins, and Lucy Camarata (L-R) sit for lunch in Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Boston on March 15, 2022.
Trident Booksellers & Cafe: a must for brunch
Food truck Fridays
South End Pita, known for their pita sandwiches & other Mediterranean staples. Photo by Colin Tsuboi/ Mass Media Staff
South End Pita: Must try Mediterranean Cuisine
Buy fresh produce this summer at Boston Farmers’ Markets
After a long first day of classes, a student de-stresses with some light yoga in her room.
How to practice mindful living
A student takes time to journal the day after her move into the residence halls on Thursday.
Prioritizing mental health for the new semester
In front of University Hall, a student takes time to plan out her busy semester schedule.
Preparing for stress
Michelle Borges’ journey as an Economics graduate researcher
The UMass Boston Breakers pose for a photo after their win of first place at a regional competition. Photo submitted by Aidan Phuong / Mass Media Contributor.
UMass Boston Breakers are triumphant at Battle for Boston
Alondra Bobadilla poses for a picture. Photo submitted by Alondra Bobadilla.
Alondra Bobadilla’s trajectory from Poet Laureate to law
Research archivist Jessica Holden shows off archives from the UMass Boston collection. Photo by Colin Tsuboi / Mass Media Staff.
Jessica Holden connects students to the university archives
Students play pool in The Wave located on the first floor of the Campus Center. Photo by Olivia Reid / Photography Editor.
Get into game Fridays with Tabletop Club
The Palestinian people are not their government
The disturbing rise of antisemitism on college campuses
Engage or enrage: Inaction speaks louder than outrage
Murals in Jerusalem. Photo by Naomi Bethune / Opinions Writer.
Remembering the other Jerusalem
How to be a freedom fighter
Composite map of North America.
Is political isolationism a good idea?
Growth, lessons, and what sophomore year taught me
Why do people love horror?
What COVID-19 taught us
The fall of Tulsi Gabbard
The disturbing rise of antisemitism on college campuses
Engage or enrage: Inaction speaks louder than outrage
How to be a freedom fighter
UMass Boston: Diverse for all, exclusive for some
Students hanging out in the Queer Student Center located in the Campus Center. Photo by Colin Tsuboi / Mass Media Staff
Rainbow capitalism: The good, the bad and the complicated
An obituary for Santa Claus. Illustration by Bianca Oppedisano / Mass Media Staff.
Festive father of Christmas, Santa Claus, dies aged 1,242
A poster of four penguins called the “Teenage Mutant Brother Friends.” Illustration by Bianca Oppedisano / Mass Media Staff.
Bummer, dude! ‘Teenage Mutant Brother Friends’ charged with assault
Ask Bobby #21: Existential Seagulls
Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco yells into his phone. Illustration by Bianca Oppedisano / Mass Media Staff.
Chancellor canceled: ‘Heck! I don’t believe in Santa!’
A poster for “Rat-HatcRoonie: The Movie.” Illustration by Bianca Oppedisano / Mass Media Staff.
‘Rat-Hat Roonie: The Movie’ puts the rat back in the hat of Boston’s film scene
Ask Bobby #21: Existential Seagulls
Ask Bobby #20: How was your Thanksgiving?
Ask Bobby #19: You doing okay?
Written by Joe DiPersio (He/Him) and illustrated by Bianca Oppedisano (She/Her) / Mass Media Staff
Ask Bobby #18: Ideal first dates
Written by Joe DiPersio (He/Him) and illustrated by Bianca Oppedisano (She/Her) / Mass Media Staff
Ask Bobby #17: Tapping into Wheatley’s power
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Carl Brooks

Carl Brooks served as news editor for The Mass Media the following years: 2003-2004

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Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead!

Carl Brooks
June 14, 2004
Stanley Stewart of the Department of Public Safety. - Photo by Carl Brooks

Stanley Stewart: 30 Years on the UMBeat

Carl Brooks
June 9, 2004

Hold Your Head Up High

Carl Brooks
June 9, 2004
Mystic River author Dennis Lehane - Photo by Gintautas Dumcius

The Big Score: An Interview With Dennis Lehane

Carl Brooks
June 9, 2004

UMB Student Charged in Park Cleanup; Anarchists Targeted

Carl Brooks
May 12, 2004

Campus Center Complaints Prompt Responses

Carl Brooks
May 5, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky – 4/29/04

Carl Brooks
May 2, 2004
Errors in a new genetetics textbook found by professor Richard Kesselli.

PIRGs, Publishers At Odds Over Textbook Prices

Carl Brooks
April 30, 2004

Student Elections Snarled Up, Extended

Carl Brooks
April 28, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
April 21, 2004

Student Elections are Coming

Carl Brooks
April 14, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky – 4/15/04

Carl Brooks
April 14, 2004

Ten Years Later, Rwanda Defines our Generation

Carl Brooks
April 14, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
April 7, 2004

The Slavery of Motherhood

Carl Brooks
April 2, 2004
Tuba Syeda and friends cleaning the banks of the Neponset River. - Photo by Carl Brooks

Neponset Now Neater

Carl Brooks
April 2, 2004
Oddly enough, everything seems to be working, Captain.

Movin’ on Up

Carl Brooks
March 13, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peaky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
March 13, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peaky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
March 5, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
February 26, 2004
UMass professor Tony Van Der Meer thanks members of the support committee who organized to pressure the District Attorney to drop all charges against him. - Photo by Tony Naro

Van Der Meer Cleared: After Ten Months, All Charges Dropped

Carl Brooks
February 26, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
February 13, 2004

Seniors Hit Hard by Loss of Waivers

Carl Brooks
February 13, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
February 5, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
January 29, 2004

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
December 12, 2003

Professor Pans Princeton: Grade Inflation Out of Control

Carl Brooks
December 12, 2003
Professor William H. Percy claims homophobia and discrimination endemic to UMB

MCAD To Investigate Claims of Homophobia

Carl Brooks
December 3, 2003
Union members vote on the selective shutdown proposal in McCormack lobby. - Photo Carl Brooks

Selective Shutdowns Are Go

Carl Brooks
November 20, 2003

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
November 20, 2003

New Course Catalog Bewildering, Say Students

Carl Brooks
November 20, 2003
The Facilities Design and Construction Department. - Photo by Carl Brooks

Working from the Inside Out

Carl Brooks
November 12, 2003

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
November 5, 2003
Steven Chair explains the retrofit proposal at a town hall meeting. - Photo by Shaun Krisher

Retrofit Means Big Changes

Carl Brooks
November 5, 2003
Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis speaks out on health care at the Fairmount Copley Plaza hotel.

Dukakis calls for Healthcare Reform

Carl Brooks
October 22, 2003

eeky geeky: sneaky peepy at the creepy

Carl Brooks
October 16, 2003

ISO Prez:U B Smart, Good Fundraiser

Carl Brooks
October 7, 2003
Allan Guo, Coordinator of the China Program, moderates panel on investment in Shandong Province.

Visitors from China Link up with UMass

Carl Brooks
October 1, 2003

Eeky Geeky: Weekly Peeky at the Freaky

Carl Brooks
October 1, 2003

MacKenzie Levels with Parkers

Carl Brooks
October 1, 2003

Eeky Geeky: weekly peeky at the freaky

Carl Brooks
September 25, 2003

Feeling Trapped?

Carl Brooks
September 25, 2003

Provost Not Applauded

Carl Brooks
September 25, 2003

The Hunt is on for New UMass President

Carl Brooks
September 16, 2003
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Budget Breakdown ’04

Carl Brooks
September 2, 2003
Interim President Jack M. Wilson - Photo courtesy www.jackmwilson.com

Wilson appointed interim president; faces uphill funding battle

Carl Brooks
September 2, 2003

CPCS Loses Its Dean

Carl Brooks
September 2, 2003
Bulger Steps Down

Bulger Steps Down

Carl Brooks
August 28, 2003

New Administrators at UMB

Carl Brooks
August 28, 2003
Photo by Kory Vergets

UMass Springfest a shining

Carl Brooks
May 18, 2003

and you thought you had problems?

Carl Brooks
May 18, 2003

Man About Town: A Gentleman of Color

Carl Brooks
May 7, 2003
Folk artist Doria Roberts performing at UMB.

Doria Roberts Electrifies UMass

Carl Brooks
May 7, 2003

Did the Dropkicks Grow Up?

Carl Brooks
April 29, 2003
Rwandan Jean-Marie Kashima, a friend of Nick Hughes who directed the film 100 Days. - Photos by Kory Vergets

The Face of Tragedy

Carl Brooks
April 29, 2003
Odaiko New England beating out the ?Festival? rhythm. - Photo by Kory Vergets

Asian Culture Festival a Big Hit

Carl Brooks
April 22, 2003

Master talents at work

Carl Brooks
April 15, 2003
Ambassador of the Dead

Ambassador of the Dead

Carl Brooks
April 8, 2003
Cowboy Bebop: JapanaFunk Anime Shows How Its Done.

Cowboy Bebop: JapanaFunk Anime Shows How Its Done.

Carl Brooks
April 8, 2003

UMB Department of Performing Arts Gets Its Act Together

Carl Brooks
April 2, 2003
Poet Battles Immigration to Speak at UMass

Poet Battles Immigration to Speak at UMass

Carl Brooks
April 2, 2003
Viva la Khalsa

Viva la “Khalsa”

Carl Brooks
March 28, 2003

Happy Tree Friends: The Cutest Psycho Murder Cartoon You Ever Saw

Carl Brooks
March 28, 2003

Thinking with Fire Logic

Carl Brooks
March 12, 2003

Hot and Fresh: Café Con Leche

Carl Brooks
March 6, 2003

Interview with Dennis Lehane

Carl Brooks
March 6, 2003

Jones Tops Ruiz

Carl Brooks
March 6, 2003
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