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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) cast a controversial vote to confirm U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Don’t like your senator? ‘Fire’ them at the ballot box

By Griffin Frechette, Opinion editor November 27, 2018

Let me preface with this — I do not believe that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh should be serving on the bench, nor do I agree with the motives of many of the U.S. Senators who put him there....

Question 1 concerns a proposal to institute patient limits for nurses.

Vote ‘yes’ on all Massachusetts questions

By Emma Cohen, Editor in chief November 6, 2018

As voters head to the ballot box today, the main thing on their minds may be the potential for the House or Senate to flip back to a Democratic majority. While this is obviously an important topic in this...

One fear is that vaping might make teenagers think smoking is cool again.

Vaping is likely dangerous and it certainly isn’t cool

EDITORIAL
By Amelia Marceau and Emma Cohen March 29, 2018

Through the power of pop culture and various forms of media, 2018 has seen the revival of certain trends from the twentieth century. Music has returned to vinyl, fashion has hints of ’90s and ’80s...

Students gathered with adults to protest against gun violence in cities across the world Saturday.

AMSA students to peers: We stand with you

EDITORIAL
By Amelia Marceau and Emma Cohen March 29, 2018

From Columbine to Sandy Hook to, now, Parkland -- places seared into the consciousness without need of modifiers -- the United States has seen an increase in school shootings. We at The AMSA Voice...

There have been protests around the country in reaction to the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

The walkout: Why we did it

OPINION
By Amelia Marceau, Co-editor March 19, 2018

We didn’t do it to talk about gun control. We didn’t do it while hiding some sort of political agenda. We didn’t do it to create a divide. We did it to remember the events in Parkland, Fla.,...

Americans need to weigh safety against individual liberty.

The moment calls for analysis and not emotion

By Yahritzaliz Ortiz-Zayas, Staff writer February 19, 2018

On Wednesday, 17 lives were tragically lost in Parkland, Fla., to yet another school shooter -- Nikolas Cruz, who committed mass murder with a legally obtained AR-15 assault rifle. While the Parkland...

The nation is still reeling from the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17.

The time to act is now, with no excuses

OPINION
By Amelia Marceau, Co-editor February 19, 2018

The school shooting last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., must be the end. We’re only two months into 2018 and there have been eight school shootings resulting in deaths...

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