09 Jan, 2025

What you need to know about Biden’s new student loan repayment plan

Schools The White House estimates the SAVE plan could save the typical student loan borrower $1,000 a year on payments because it reduces the amount of income used to calculate monthly bills. President Joe Biden, seen with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, first announced the new income-driven student loan repayment plan in August 2022. Demetrius Freeman/The […]

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International student, 15, has gone missing from UMass Boston

Local News Sainabou Ceesay was last seen Thursday near the JFK/UMass T station. Sainabou Ceesay. – Handout A 15-year-old international student has been missing from UMass Boston’s campus since Thursday, according to the university. Sainabou Ceesay was staying in a UMass residence hall as part of a program for young student-athletes organized by the global […]

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Local obituary: Carl-Hens Beliard, 18, Salem State student and basketball player

Local Obituaries Carl-Hens Beliard, of Worcester, died Nov. 1, 2023. Carl-Hens Beliard. – via Mercadante Funeral Home Carl-Hens Beliard of Worcester was taken from us on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. He was only 18 years old. Carl-Hens was born on November 11, 2004 in Port au Prince, Haiti. He graduated from North High School, Class […]

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Read: Pro-Palestinian Harvard student group responds to viral video

Local News Harvard’s Palestine Solidarity Committee denied that the viral footage of an on-campus clash last month shows protesters harassing a student due to his identity. Protesters encircle a man and hold up keffiyehs (scarves) before he slips into a nearby building during a pro-Palestinian protest at Harvard Business School on Oct. 18. Pat Greenhouse/Boston […]

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UMass student charged for allegedly punching Jewish student, spitting on flag

Local News The student allegedly confronted someone with an Israeli flag and shouted, “You think you’re so tough waving a flag, Zionist s—bag, let’s see how tough you are when I’m out here!” An aerial view of the UMass Amherst campus in April 2020. Blake Nissen for The Boston Globe, File A University of Massachusetts […]

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Suspect in deadly Salem shooting pleads not guilty in killing of student athlete

Crime Authorities said the suspect was in an “on-again, off-again relationship” with a woman who was in a car with the Salem State student at the time of the shooting. Carl-Hens Beliard. AP The suspect in a fatal Salem shooting allegedly fired a gun at a university student’s car because the student was inside the […]

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18-year-old arrested, charged with murder of Salem State student athlete

Local News Carl-Hens Beliard was fatally shot early Wednesday morning on the edge of campus. Carl-Hens Beliard was fatally shot early Wednesday morning. Worcester Public Schools / Handout Authorities announced Wednesday evening that an arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a Salem State student athlete.  Missael Pena Canela, 18 of Salem was […]

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Salem State student killed in Halloween-night shooting near campus, police say

Crime The 18-year-old student died after being shot in the early morning hours on Wednesday, police say. A Salem State University student was killed in a shooting during the early hours just after Halloween, an evening when the city’s streets are packed with visitors.  A press release from District Attorney Paul Tucker’s Office said the […]

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Everett superintendent reportedly placed on leave by school committee despite student, teacher objections

Local News Priya Tahiliani filed a lawsuit against Mayor Carlo DeMaria, the School Committee, and the city of Everett alleging numerous instances of racism, sexism, and retaliatory actions earlier this year. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe, File The Everett School Committee voted Monday night to place Priya Tahiliani, the district’s superintendent, on leave pending a human […]

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Dozens arrested following pro-Palestinian student protests, walkouts

Local News Hundreds of Massachusetts college students participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Wednesday as part of a national day of action. Police officers arrive to explain that student protesters are trespassing and will be arrested if they don’t choose to leave before giving them a ten minute warning to leave on their own accord without […]

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