Vol. lv iSSUE 1 www.umassmedia.com the massUMass Boston’s independentmedia student newspaper September 14, 2020 Residence halls remain open despite closed campus

By Abigail Basile News Writer

hough classes at UMass Boston are functioning remotely this fall, the University’s two residence halls remain open, with newly implemented restrictions to a reduced pool of residents. “Everybody acknowledges that it’s going to be a Tvery different in-person experience than previous years,” said John Sears, Director of Housing and Residential Life at UMass Boston in an interview in late July. “There’s a core group of students and their families that still feel that they’d like to have that in-person experience even though it’s going to be very different, and so we wanted to be able to provide that to them.” The UMass Boston residence halls set its maximum capacity for residents at 385 students this fall, with a plan to give out-of-state and international students priority if necessary, according to Sears. Currently, the housing department is below its resident cap, with 304 residents. “I don’t think we’re going to go up appreciably in that number but you know, we still do continue to get inquiries for housing for the fall semester,” Sears said in an interview on September 9. He also confirmed that if a student made an inquiry throughout the fall semester, they would be considered for housing. Students living in the Residence Halls have a much different framework for dorm life than the residents who came before them. According to the UMass Boston Fall 2020 Housing FAQ website, all students must live without a roommate. Students also have access to their own private bathroom, whether that bathroom be inside the room or a former community bathroom converted into an assigned private bathroom for the resident. The webpage lists the cost per semester for a private room with a bathroom located inside as $5,860, and $5,012 for a dormitory with a converted community restroom. “Our planning picked up into even higher gear in early August, as those planning details came together around testing, and I would say the plan was to bring students on, to do the arrival quarantine, to get them tested, and then get into a weekly testing regiment which we’re entering now,” Sears said. The move-in process began in late August, and extended into early September, before the beginning of classes. “Of course we spread it out, so we had three days of items drop off which went very well, where students had a two hour block by appointment, they signed up to bring their things in and then they left,” Sears said. “And Continued on page 3 Photo by Abigail Basile / Mass Media Staff Entire UMass system sees Senator Ed Markey beats Kennedy with plans for tuition freeze for academic the Green New Deal By Abigail Basile News Writer By Genevieve Santilli News Writer n July 20, 2020, the loss of income, and that it was freeze to the Trustees.” UMass Boston Board of our responsibility to take that into According to UMass Boston n Wednesday, Sept. 2, margin of just under 11 percent. Trustees voted to freeze account and do what we could to News, the Amherst, Dartmouth, 2020, the final results Sen. Markey is a co-author of tuitionO rates for in-state students lessen the burden of the costs of Lowell, and Boston campuses’ of the Massachusetts the Green New Deal along with enrolled in undergraduate or higher education on our students,” tuition will average $14,722 for DemocraticO Senate Primary were Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. graduate programs for the said former Interim Chancellor in-state undergraduate students, released, with Sen. Ed Markey The Green New Deal would upcoming 2020-2021 academic Katherine Newman when asked and tuition for in-state graduate winning back his senate seat of 44 push for a government plan to year. “As the pandemic took hold how the tuition freeze came about. students will continue to range years against his opponent, former combat climate change through and unemployment ratcheted Former Chancellor Newman held between $14,590 and $18,433. congressman Joe Kennedy III. The job creation and a switch to more up quickly, especially in the the position of chancellor until The UMass Boston News article results published in the Associated renewable sources of energy, Commonwealth, we all realized July 31, 2020, and stated that “all does not make mention of tuition Press detail that Sen. Markey according to Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. our students were losing jobs, of the chancellors participated in rates for out-of-state students. won 55.39 percent of the votes, Globally, the Green New Deal their family members were the discussion that led to President “The fact that out-of-state beating Kennedy, who received calls for “Governments to allocate experiencing an unprecedented Meehan proposing the tuition students are still being charged 44.6 percent of the votes, with a a significant share of stimulus Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 www.umassmedia.com News 3 Residence halls remain open despite closed the campus Abigail Basile to have a meal plan. According to Halls. “I think it opening back up is lounge spaces and allowing more News Writer the Fall 2020 residents FAQ page, a horrible idea and it should remain visiting in the residence halls. all residents were automatically closed because health is more “I’m hoping that we’re going to m then we had the three days of move- enrolled in Meal Plan A, which important than literally anything be able to assess and look at the in, Wednesday, Thursday, and includes 19 meal swipes per week else,” Griffin Foster, a former restrictions and where we can start Friday, September second through and 175 Dining Points for use at resident of the UMass Boston to kinda loosen up a little bit, as the fourth, and that also was by the UMarket. No guest meals are dorms, said on Instagram in late long as we’re heading in the right m appointment.” allowed this semester. July. direction,” Sears said. Contact: “Compared to move-ins of Many safety measures have Conversely, Sears expressed For questions regarding [email protected] the past it was kind of a sleepy been put in place for residents. optimism at the Residence Halls’ housing this fall, contact the Office town, and it was by design,” Sears “UHS (University Health Services) and the residents’ abilities to remain of Housing and Residential Life EDITOR-IN-CHIEF continued. “It was spread out to has been an incredibly hard working safe. “I’m hoping we’ll be able to at [email protected], or visit Grace Smith reduce congestion, promote social partner collaborating with us doing turn the corner,” Sears said. “So far, https://www.umb.edu/housing/ distancing, and of course, students the onboarding and the weekly we have residents’ cooperation, and on_campus. Managing Editor were asked to go into [an] arrival testing, which we’re just going into they’re adhering to the guidelines.” Kaitlynn Castillo quarantine after their COVID-19 the first week now,” Sears said. Sears even spoke to potentially test, and that also went pretty well.” Still, some students disagree with removing some restrictions in the PRODUCTION Staff All residents are still required the decision to open the Residence halls, for example by opening up Shanarah Bargan Entire UMass system sees tuition freeze for COPY EDITORS ady harris-fried menaka ravikumar academic year andrea kline Abigail Basile my laptop.” furloughs are not replaced.” layoffs of some staff, and the News Writer Students will continue to “All of the campuses, including need to send out notices to several SPORTS EDITOR receive financial aid from federal, [UMass Boston] will have to hundred instructors who may not Jonathan Hopkins the same is a little ridiculous,” state, private and university-funded contend with far less revenue be rehired this Fall. These are very said sophomore Stephen Konrath sources, says UMass Boston News. to support the operations of the serious losses.” ARTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR via online survey. “Especially if Tuition is usually increased campus, which have not declined When asked, Newman also Mikayla mACKAY we opted out of the dorms this alongside the rate of inflation, and just because of the shift to remote explained the benefit of the tuition semester. I could be getting more due to the lack of increase this education,” said Newman when freeze. “The principal benefit is that or less the same thing from my year, the UMass system will go asked how the freeze will affect it makes a UMass Boston education OPINIONS EDITOR local community college or state without $18.6 million in revenue UMass Boston specifically. “The more manageable financially for Matthew Reiad university for thousands of dollars according to UMass Boston News. campuses still have to cover the our students than it would have less.” The article goes on to say that “the costs of our faculty, staff, libraries, been if we had kept to the original Photo Editor Another student, Naomi, loss of revenue is offset, in part, by health centers, financial aid, debt budget plan of a modest increase,” Dom Ferreira also responded to the same online ongoing efforts of the university to service on the buildings, etc.” Newman said. “Keeping the survey: reduce administrative costs.” “To do all that needs to be campus as affordable as possible News WriterS “I believe the phrase ‘Tuition When asked what reducing done to keep the campus running is a benefit for the community and Genna Santilli Freeze’ is an overstatement. It’s just administrative costs meant, and students moving toward their a responsibility we all share to Abigail Basile a discount, which is nice and all, but Newman said “ . . . fundamentally degrees with significantly less maintain access.” it’s only for in-state students who it means trying hard to do the same revenue is a major challenge,” For more information Photographer are paying half of what others are amount of work (advising, teaching, Newman elaborated. “It has regarding tuition and fees, visit Delaney Hooper paying. I believe [if] you’re gonna running offices like financial aid, translated into furloughs for the UMass Boston Bursar’s Office give a perk, give it to everyone, admissions, etc) with fewer people, administrators and staff, a complete website at https://www.umb.edu/ especially those like me who are because positions that are vacated halt to any purchasing that isn’t bursar. STAFF ADVISOR paying $20k per semester to look at via retirement or departure or directly related to the classroom, Charles Henriques Senator Ed Markey beats Kennedy with plans for the Green New Deal

Genevieve Santilli stop climate change and push for a Kennedy got a late endorsement News Writer Green New Deal. The endorsement from House speaker Nancy Pelosi, from the Sunrise Movement helped Markey had already gained mass funding to green sectors and set push Markey’s campaign and his support from young voters, and out three objectives: Economic stance on issues of climate change endorsements from organizations Recovery, Poverty Eradication to the forefront, and gain support that work primarily in climate and Reduced Carbon Emissions from voters in favor of a Green change pushing his favor further and Ecosystem Degradation,” New Deal. Senator Markey’s focus during the course of the race. The according to the United Nations. on this important issue helped senator’s push for the Green New What exactly would a Green New favor his campaign. According to Deal, and endorsements from Rep. Deal mean with Markey in the the Washington Post, “Kennedy’s Ocasio-Cortez and the Sunrise Senate again? message of generational change, Movement helped him pull ahead Sen. Markey focused his which helped power some primary and win against Kennedy in the campaign a lot around the challenges in other states, did not Democratic Primary. Following Green New Deal specifically, resonate as much as Markey’s the Democratic Primary, Senator putting it at the forefront of the focus on his long liberal record Markey now goes up against issues he was campaigning on. and his sponsorship of the Green Republican primary winner, Kevin Over the past couple of years, New Deal.” The two opponents O’Connor, in November for his seat awareness of climate change and were well liked amongst voters in the Senate. environmental issues has resulted in Massachusetts, but in the end, in a push for change, particularly Markey gained the upper hand, in the mainstream media. Climate allowing him to win the election. marches all over the world called The race between Kennedy for governments across the globe and Markey was heated, but neither to create solutions to the climate candidate had anything bad to crisis. For Sen. Markey, putting the say about the other after the race. Green New Deal at the forefront of According to Kennedy, “It was his campaign seemed to have won difficult at times between us. Good him popularity amongst younger elections often get heated. But I’m voters in Massachusetts. Markey grateful for the debates, for his had gained endorsement from commitment to our commonwealth the Sunrise Movement, made up and for the energy and enthusiasm of primarily young Americans to that he brought to this race.” While Photo courtesy of Ed Markey for Senate 4 Sports Arts & Lifestyle 5 A review of HBO’s “The Outsider”

Mikayla MacKay The show takes place in airtight evidence, Anderson question everything that they I was constantly wanting to Arts & Lifestyle Editor Flint City, Oklahoma. It’s a arrests town local and loved believe to be possible and most watch more and would find true southern town in the way coach, Terry Maitland (played importantly, impossible. myself staying up until early This past summer was it’s a tight-knit community, by Jason Bateman). This causes I finished the show the morning just to do so. With an interesting one, to say the everyone knows each other. a whirlwind of consequences other week and am already its supernatural elements, this beacon least. Due to COVID-19, we Everyone feels safe, because for Maitland and his wife and missing it! I do wish that there show had me on the edge of my Catch up with our men and saw many entertainment outlets crime really isn’t a thing. That is kids, ruining their reputation was more to the series than seat in anticipation at just the women in uniform change such as movie theaters, why their worlds are completely amongst the town forever. But as just one season. However, with right moments. I suspect that streaming websites, etc. In my turned upside down when little the police believed the evidence the episodes spanning from this was due to Stephen King’s opinion, entertainment was a Frankie Peterson is gruesomely to be airtight, it isn’t until 45 minutes to sometimes an participation in its production little lacking. However, out of murdered. The police and town further investigation into Terry hour, I was satisfied with the as it is based on his best-selling updateDue to the fact that we are in the midst of a pandemic, the Little East Conference has decided to cancel sporting events for the Fall 2020 semester. This everything that I have watched are shocked and disturbed by Maitland’s real whereabouts content that each episode gave. novel of the same name. He ultimately means that we won’t be seeing any UMass Boston sports until at least the spring semester. Unfortunately, this would mean that many seniors may have this past summer, I can say that the circumstances of Peterson’s when the crime occurred, that Furthermore, HBO’s technical added depth to the show’s potentially played their final games with UMass Boston. So as a tribute to those who may have played their final games in the fall of 2019, let’s take a look at how HBO’s “The Outsider” was one homicide. They have never seen things become more and more production of the series was “creepiness” and made it more our fall sports teams fared last year. of my favorites and something I anything of this severity and confusing. amazing. The quality of the shots refined so it didn’t come off as highly recommend to any thriller/ are bewildered by who could With the help of Cynthia and the thoughtfulness of each tacky. Again, I believe that this mystery lover like myself. It is do such a thing to a young boy. Erivo’s eccentric character Holly scene and transition added to the show is perfect if you enjoy a Men’s Soccer one of my favorite genres and Even the lead investigator, Gibney; Anderson and his team depth and richness of the shows’ thriller with notes of horror. This Last year, the UMass Boston Men’s soccer team had a pretty successful season, holding a record of 12–3–4 When it came to playing teams in their conference, having seen almost everything Ralph Anderson (played by Ben are taken on a dangerous, eye- cinematography. This high series’ suspense is addicting and they went 4–2–2. The season ended in heartbreaking fashion, as UMass Boston lost in penalty kicks to Western Connecticut State University in the conference this genre has to offer, I am Mendelsohn), who appears to be opening journey filled with self- quality is really what pulled me it will leave you wanting more. quarterfinals. hard to impress, to say the least; more of a detached, aloof man, is discovery and grief to uncover and got me addicted. The details You will not be disappointed! “The Outsider” was able to grab taken aback by this case. what exactly is happening in their were well thought out. I was in Price, R. (Creator). (2020). my attention straight from the After analyzing the DNA beloved town. There is more than awe of every image and scene The Outsider [Television series]. beginning and hold it all the way found on Frankie Peterson meets the eyes and the team is that came on screen. HBO. Women’s Soccer through the season. and finding other seemingly forced to open their minds and At the end of each episode, UMass Boston Women’s soccer had a tremendous season, with a record of 19–3–1 on the season. UMass Boston went on to defeat Western Connecticut State University in the LEC Championship game. Unfortunately, they would go on to lose in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Stevens Institute of Technology. Nonetheless, it was a terrific season for UMass Boston Women’s soccer. Men’s Cross Country Men’s Cross Country seemed to struggle quite a bit this season. They struggled to place in the top three teams at any of the meets they attended. Over half of the team will still have an opportunity to participate past next year, as they are still a young team, so look for them to show improvement. Women’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country was in a similar boat as the Men’s team last fall: they are a young team with a lot of room to improve. With the oldest runner being just a junior, they could show a lot of improvement next time they hit the track. Women’s Volleyball UMass Boston Women’s volleyball seemed to put it all together right when they needed to last fall. Despite going 12–19, UMass Boston went on to win the Little East Conference title for the ninth time in school history. Look for them to be a force in the conference the next time they get an opportunity to play. Men’s Tennis UMass Boston Men’s tennis didn’t get many opportunities to compete last year, but they did finish 2–1 when they could compete in the fall. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, they couldn’t compete in the spring, but they did show promise in the three times they competed in the fall. Women’s Tennis UMass Boston Women’s tennis had a lot more opportunities to compete than the Men’s team, and boy, did they take advantage of their opportunities. UMass Boston Women’s tennis finished with a record of 14–2 and made it all the way to the Little East Conference championship match which they ended up losing. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, they were robbed of competing in more matches in the spring.

It is a bit sad that we won’t be able to see our school compete this fall, especially for those seniors who may not be given another opportunity to play. As for the winter sports teams at UMass Boston that won’t get the opportunity to compete this semester, I plan on doing a recap of their previous seasons later on in the semester. Hopefully, everyone can stay healthy so we can see our favorite teams play in the spring semester. Have the Bruins Missed their Championship Window?

Jonathan Hopkins looked like they found their stride row. Despite the Bruins hot streak, to retire a year early, the Bruins The core of the defense Sports Editor in the first round after defeating the it was clear that the Bruins needed could be in the market for a starting doesn’t look like it will change After the most bizarre year in Carolina Hurricanes in five games, a goaltender that could steal them goaltender in free agency, but if much: in fact, there is room to grow sports history due to COVID-19, they almost looked lost in the some games in the second round, they can’t find one, then I say there with players like Charlie McAvoy, the NBA and NHL were finally second round against the Lightning. and back up goaltender Jaroslav is little to no chance the Bruins win Brandon Carlo, and Jeremy allowed to make a return in August. So what went wrong for the Halak couldn’t get it done. a title next season. Lauzon. If the Bruins can retain For the Boston Bruins and their Bruins? Have the Bruins missed their The next most pressing issue Torey Krug and even a 43-year-old fans, this came as amazing news as It seemed like the Bruins championship window? the Bruins will be facing this season Zdeno Chara, the Bruins should go the Bruins were the best team in the just didn’t have that playoff If you are asking me if the is the age of the core leaders on the into next season with one of the regular season and were favored to urgency right off the bat. This Bruins can win a championship team. The Bruins top line center, best defensive cores in the league. win a championship. However, all was especially displayed by their next year, I would say yes, but it Patrice Bergeron, will be 35 this At the end of the day, the of those high expectations came starting goaltender, Tuukka Rask. really does depend on how the upcoming season and their second biggest question mark the Bruins tumbling down after the Bruins After a game two loss to the roster shapes up in the offseason. line center, David Krejci will be 34 will face this upcoming season will were eliminated in five games to Hurricanes, Rask decided to leave First and foremost, the goaltender: for this upcoming season. While be goaltending. Will the Bruins get the Tampa Bay Lightning. the bubble after telling the media Will Rask be back next season? they both had great seasons this a motivated Rask, or will they have Although the Bruins were the that “it doesn’t really feel like Earlier this year, Rask made it past year, there is no guarantee to go on a wild goose chase for a best team from September to April, playoff hockey out there. There’s known that he is unsure if he will they will be as good next year as starting goaltender? If Rask does it was pretty clear that something no fans so it’s kinda like playing continue playing after his contract they were this year. It will be up to return for potentially his last season, wasn’t quite right with this team an exhibition game.” This quote is up after this upcoming season. their younger and faster linemates, they do have one last chance to win when the NHL returned in August. perfectly described how the Bruins Now, after he left the team after like David Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, a title with this core of players. The Bruins lost all three of their were playing up to that point. two playoff games for a personal Brad Marchand and Odrej Kase to round-robin games giving them However, the Bruins ended up reason, it seems like there could be carry a larger load going forward, the fourth seed rather than the amping up their game after Rask the possibility he isn’t back for this especially on the second line with first seed. Even though the Bruins left by winning four games in a upcoming season. If he does decide Krejci. 6 7 Opinions www.umassmedia.com Humor & Games A preview of the 2020 election Students Fake Zoom Problems to Avoid Teachers’ Questions

Fiona Broadie call and then play it back into their works great until you’re the last Works especially well when the your spelling bee champion cousin Humor Editor microphone when called upon to one in the Zoom room because class can all hear you typing to help you out for a few hours a answer a question. Thus, professors everyone else has left, and the furiously and see your eyes moving day, you’re well on your way to This Fall 2020 semester at assume that the student is having professor is repeatedly asking you as you read the answer off of the successfully finessing the system. Umass Boston will be conducted connection issues and is unable to if you enjoyed the class while you first hit that comes up. Very subtle. It’s like the old saying says: almost entirely on Zoom, a fact communicate their answer. This are slumbering, blissfully unaware The “Dress Up a Mannequin you can lead a student to Zoom, but which disappoints most students- seemed like a great idea, until that your professor now hates you. From Your Nearest Department you can’t make them participate. It’s except for a select few… the students began to use the same viral The “Creepy Eyes”: It seems Store and Sit Him/Her in Front amazing how much work students slackers, the shy, the sleeper-inners. glitching noises to avoid questions too simple to work… and it is. of the Computer During Your will put in to avoid doing work. I Now, we’ve all slacked off, been and professors started to notice. Students have been known to tape Zoom Class”: I’ll admit, this one don’t know about you, but I think shy, and slept in during our lives- This is where the phrase “work pictures of alert, open eyes on sounds genius, but never works. it’s inspiring. If we students put the but some students have to be known smarter, not harder” begins to lose top of their closed eyes in order See “Creepy Eyes”. Now, if you same effort into mitigating climate to take it to a whole new level, and its meaning. to sleep during class. On Zoom, could somehow animate the eyelids change that we do attempting to Zoom has made that much, much The “Camera Off, Mic off”: it’s more difficult to notice such to blink… now you’re getting avoid Zoom participation, I think easier. Anonymously, students have Too tired for class? Well, no things, especially in poor lighting. somewhere. we would’ve ended global warming written in on their techniques to problem! With Zoom, sleeping However, your classmates will The “Have Your Smart Cousin by now. It’s a tragedy. avoid answering questions in class in class has been easier than ever, become alarmed when they notice Sit Next to You and Say Intelligent or staying awake at all. claims one sleepy junior. This you haven’t blinked in over half an Answers to Your Professor’s The “Garbled Glitch”: a junior joins his eight am lectures, hour. Questions While You Move Your risky technique, yet it’s becoming and then promptly turns both his The “Dog Ate My Computer”: Mouth As If it Is You Who is increasingly common. Students camera and microphone off and A classic, updated... poorly. Speaking”: No critiques from me record sounds of a glitching zoom goes back to sleep. This technique The “Google The Answer”: on this one. If you can convince

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Matthew Reiad While some may argue that up, the change measurable in news Committee, published excerpts of state of Delaware. Similarly, Hillary Opinions Editor creating parallels between Biden cycles. Tuesday’s is about the a forthcoming book in which she Clinton was the First Lady with her and Clinton is an oversimplification, creation of a moderate coalition to says that after she took over the husband Bill Clinton as he served Following over two years their vast similarities make them back Biden and stop Sanders.” (1) Democratic National Committee, as President in the late 1990s, as of political campaigning, the difficult to overlook. Throughout The moderate coalition that boosted she investigated “whether Hillary well as the Secretary of State under United States will finally have this article, I will outline the key Biden before Super Tuesday proved Clinton’s team had rigged the President Barack Obama. Such its presidential election this similarities between Biden and to be a useful method to knock nomination process” through the similarities between Biden and upcoming November. While Clinton and hope to clarify any Sanders off his estimated first place DNC, and discovered evidence that Clinton are cause for concern as issues surrounding mail-in key policy differences they may in the primary race. However, they did. “I had found my proof and the Democratic establishment aims ballots are key to this election, have. In the end, I hope readers Sanders being disenfranchised by it broke my heart,” she wrote.” (2) to unseat Donald Trump from the I believe, as with any election, have a clearer idea of the neoliberal the DNC is not a new event and The unfortunate state of affairs is presidency. Their best aim should be the candidates’ policies will and future that the Democratic Party is happened publicly in 2016. that due to Hillary Clinton’s long- to shine a light on Donald Trump’s should take center stage. With the heading toward. It is a neoliberal During the 2016 presidential standing connections within the struggle to deal with the COVID-19 Democratic Party pushing another future that has plenty of similarities election, the final two candidates Democratic Party, she was able pandemic and bring back suburban establishment neoliberal to defeat with neoconservative policies that were Sen. Bernie Sanders and to capture the nomination with middle-class voters who voted for Donald Trump, can former Vice the Republican Party prides itself former Secretary of State Hillary little to no trouble, with or without Trump in 2016. Furthermore, Biden President Joe Biden succeed where in. Clinton. Vox discusses the possible legitimacy. must hope that Bernie’s outgoing former First Lady and Secretary of Following the “moderate rigging of the 2016 Democratic Both Clinton and Biden have supporters come out to vote for him State Hillary Clinton could not? Democrats” coalition to beat Primary in their article titled, “Was thorough connections to politics in November and that they don’t And will Donald Trump’s poor Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden was the the Democratic primary rigged?”. as well as the Democratic Party. skip the election. By exposing such handling of COVID-19 lead many apparent Democratic nominee post- Journalist Ezra Klein writes, Before being nominated as Barack weaknesses, the Democratic Party suburbanites away from voting red Super Tuesday. As the New Yorker “First, Donna Brazile, the former Obama’s Vice President, Joe Biden can have a shot at assuring that this November? reports, “The campaign is speeding chair of the Democratic National was a veteran U.S. Senator for the Trump is a one-term president. Political theater: Political Conventions that occur each presidential election intentions of political theater used Democratic Party, spelling trouble in order to establish themselves as Matthew Reiad cycle shine a poor light on the in the modern context. His analysis, for the future of the Democratic the preferable party in any given Opinions Editor sad state of partisan affairs in the while seemingly harsh, presents an Party as they continue to forsake political election. In the modern age, supporters United States. accurate representation of how the their young voter base. Political theater not only of both political parties will aways Every four years, before the world operates in a constant state of The United States has two defines political parties as being attempt to make a case for their November presidential elections, political theater. main political parties, and each power-hungry with no genuine respective candidates. Oftentimes, citizens of the United States are Political conventions are not has its own political conventions behavior, but also defines voters as the characteristics of each candidate greeted with a great piece of only a party’s propaganda show, before November presidential mere spectators in an audience for are placed at the forefront to attract political theater in the form of but they also strongly influence elections. The Democratic National a theatrical performance. While the individuals to either side of the National Political Conventions. how political parties choose to Convention held its mainly United States has a political show political aisle. Before each political Political theater is by no means define themselves in aligning virtual convention in Milwaukee, in the form of political conventions party officially nominates their a new concept in the modern age themselves with certain politicians. Wisconsin, while the Republican as well as political debates, it political candidate, they commence of political partisanship. Nelson For example, the neoliberal National Convention also held is by no means the only nation several days of “political party Pressley for The Washington Post establishment of the Democratic a mostly virtual convention in that establishes itself as a nation propaganda.” While neither party discusses this matter in his article Party chose a political figure that Jacksonville, Florida. While both founded on politics as a form of will outright admit their political titled, “Notes on political theater: was at complete odds with the conventions occurred primarily theater. Indeed, politicians are mere conventions are propaganda. The The perils of spectacle.” He writes, upcoming progressive movement online, the locations of political performers that, during election signs of propaganda are all there: “In the public sphere, ‘political that is extremely popular among conventions oftentimes are key season, consistently present an “us versus them” mentality, theater’ is synonymous with ‘empty young people. This political figure battleground states, with both themselves in a fashion that is ideal coupled with outright alienation of show.’ It’s a gesture. Posturing. was the former governor of Ohio, Florida and Wisconsin being for their voter base. Ultimately, once the other side while suggesting your Grandstanding. Sound and fury, John Kasich. (2) Progressive labeled as “swing states.” The goal elected, they return to Washington side possesses the proper skills and likely to be signaling no genuine politicians such as Alexandria of these political conventions is to D.C., destined to once again be motives that make them appropriate idea but certainly indicating a Ocasio-Cortez were not given as increase publicity for that particular unproductive until it comes time for leaders. While political conventions play for power.” (1) His analysis much time to speak as the former political party. Through increased their next election. occur on both the state and federal regarding political theater paints Republican Governor, which publicity, these political parties levels, the political conventions a bleak picture regarding the true angered the progressive base of the aim to increase their public image Interested in Journalism? Have a love of Photography? Want to get experience in Advertising?

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