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