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Donald J. Trump won Tuesdays election despite losing the popular vote.

Trump victory surprises the nation and world

By Coretta Granberry, Co-editor November 10, 2016

Defying almost all forecasts, Donald J. Trump won the presidential election early Wednesday morning, an outcome that surprised most of the nation. After a long night of watching and waiting, Mr. Trump...

Executive Director Dr. Joseph McCleary giving remarks at Sundays graduation ceremony in Worcester.

Students banned from graduation for behavior

Seniors drank and made bullying video at party
By Kassie Peloso and Steven Richardson June 10, 2016

Four AMSA students were barred from graduation ceremonies on Sunday after school administrators were shown video of them at a party engaging in underage drinking and/or bullying behavior aimed at a fellow...

AMSA students and teacher Padmaja Bandaru met with Rep. Joseph Kennedy III in Boston.

Breaking the scientific glass ceiling

By Rebecca Perlin, Senior writer April 26, 2016

According to the National Girls Collaborative Project, which studies the presence (or lack thereof) of women in the science-technology-engineering-math (STEM) realm, women made up only 13 percent of engineers...

Senior Abby Douglas, left, says that new study hall rules often go unenforced.

Study hall changes: no big deal if rules aren’t enforced

By Cassandra Xavier, Co-editor March 31, 2016

At the beginning of January, new rules were implemented in AMSA study halls. These included a call to study/work for the duration of the period, stricter music policies, limited talking, and the potential...

College campuses, ostensibly places of enlightenment, are too often the sites of cultural insensitivity and ignorance.

How can so many students be so culturally insensitive?

By Lexi Ryan, Staff writer March 27, 2016

One idea for a good time: pretending to be pregnant, wearing gold chains around the neck with hair braided in cornrows, and writing “THUG LIFE” across friends’ chests in the spirit of acting “ghetto.” The...

Gov. John Kasich of Ohio agreed to an email interview with The AMSA Voice.

Kasich clings to role as GOP ‘adult in the room’

EXCLUSIVE: The Ohio governor engages in an email interview
By Raphael Cohen, Co-opinion editor March 22, 2016

Last week could have been the end of Gov. John Kasich’s presidential campaign if not for a decisive primary win in his home state of Ohio. Now he could be the only hope for the anybody-but-Donald-Trump...

Voting for the first time is a rite of passage.

Making your voice heard at the ballot box

High school seniors vote for the first time
By Coretta Granberry, Photo editor March 16, 2016

There are many milestones on the road to becoming an adult, but few can resonate as powerfully as stepping into the voting booth for the first time and making decisions that actually impact communities...

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