Originally published on The Huntington News Daniel and Ashley Liss arrived early at the Boston Synagogue for a Friday evening service on Nov. 30. As they approached the main entrance, a sign read, “Doors will be kept locked at all times, press buzzer for entry.” After the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in … More Boston Synagogue weighs security questions post-Pittsburgh
By Ha Ta In the wake of the nation’s rising climate of hate and fear toward minority groups, some middle schools in Franklin are having their seventh-graders teach and lead discussions for sixth- graders to recognize and confront bias incidents. Hate crime in the U.S. increased by about 17 percent in 2017, according to an … More These Schools in Franklin are Confronting Bias Incidents with Conversations
Originally published in the Mission Hill Gazette By Ha Ta Special to the Gazette At the Tobin K-8 School on Mission Hill, children ask their lunch monitor Maria Rodriguez for advice on healthy eating, leading to what is known affectionately as the “Maria Effect.” Rodriguez, 48, was recently awarded Boston’s 2018 Henry L. Shattuck Public … More Shattuck Award winner dishes nutrition advice at Tobin
By Ha Ta and Suhra Nahib To professors familiar with Yan Wu, an international journalism student whose work appeared in a Pulitzer Prize finalist piece, she was to become an extraordinary digital journalist. Whether Wu can stay in the U.S. to work, however, depends on the result of a visa lottery in April. This visa … More An International Student’s Journey to Work in the U.S
By Ha Ta Crime, drugs and immigration are not the biggest fears faced by those living on both sides of the U.S. – Mexico border, according to Ieva Jusionyte; for them, a permeable barrier is much safer than a concrete wall. “Today marks an important anniversary: Twenty-nine years ago the Berlin Wall fell, but it … More Perspective from an Emergency Responder at US – Mexico Border
Originally published on Storybench By Ha Ta “Do we need to live in a democracy?” asked Susan Labandibar, the regional coordinating organizer of Swing Left, at Pizza, Press & Politics, a speaker series hosted by the School of Journalism at Northeastern University, on Oct. 11. Her answer is most definite: Yes. She directed her question … More “Would you give up anything to protect our democracy?”
By Ha Ta “One rule in improv is that you should always make your scene partner look better than you do,” said Chase Preston when he talked about the importance of teamwork and cooperation in performing improv. Preston is a veteran member at “No Jokes”, an improv club based at Northeastern University. Photo courtesy of … More Student by Day, Performer by Night
By Ha Ta and Nancy Ping Prior to the 2016 presidential election, politicians and activists advocated the importance of voting, but it didn’t motivate young people to turn out in larger numbers than previous elections. According to a Brookings Report, only 50 percent of the young adult electorate voted in the 2016 general election, compared … More Voter’s Opinion 101 Podcast
By Ha Ta Four years into its existence, city data shows that although Boston’s Wicked Free Wi-Fi is located mostly in minority neighborhoods, specifically Roxbury and Dorchester, the Wi-Fi connections per location is approximately equal across all neighborhoods except for Downtown Boston and Roslindale, which experience high daily internet connections. Wicked Free … More Boston Public Wi-Fi Usage and Distribution
By Ha Ta For anyone who is new to the city of Boston and has no 3G access on your phone, you can take advantage of Wicked Free Wifi, Boston city’s free wireless network. Use it to find your way or search for cool destinations in the City. According to the City of Boston’s website, … More Free Public Wifi Locations in Boston
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