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School was canceledthe following day to allow forthe students and faculty to digestthe traumatic event and seek outfree counseling services at theircampus.Around seven gunshots werelet out from a passing car, injuringthe 31-year-old teacher and17-year-old student. Both victimssufferednon-life-threateninginjuries and were brought to thehospital for care.The shooting was describedby Boston Police CommissionerGregory Long as a very“concerning and disturbing setof circumstances” as they begantheir full investigation.On March 26, after weeks ofinvestigation, two teenage boyswere arrested for the shooting atTechAcademy. One 17-year-oldboy was arrested after fleeingthe police. His attempt to evadearrest was short-lived. Whilstdetained, the officers discovereda loaded 9mm Glock 19 handgunwith laser sight from his person.After obtaining a search warrant,authorities found another gun inthe juvenile’s home: a .22 caliberhandgun with laser sight.Following the 17-year-old’sarrest, a 16-year-old Dorchesterboy confessed his involvement inthe shooting and turned himselfover to the police, where he wassubsequently placed into policecustody.The 17-year-old was indictedin Dorchester Juvenile Court onthe following charges: “unlawfulpossession of a firearm, unlawfulpossessionofammunition,carrying a loaded firearm, twocounts of assault and battery bymeans of a dangerous weapon,and discharging a firearm within500 feet of a dwelling.”The 16-year-old will mostlikely be tried in Suffolk CountyJuvenile Court on similar charges.Suffolk County DistrictAttorney Kevin R. Haydenreleased a statement on March 26,where he praised the investigativework that went into locating theshooters: “An event like thisshakes a school community—and the larger community—to itscore. But in talking to studentsand staff at TechBoston I cameaway convinced of their strengthand resiliency. Now, thanks tosuperb work by Boston Police,the Office of Safety Services, andprosecutors from my office, theycan gather again knowing thatthose responsible for this recklessact are in custody and will be heldaccountable,” said HaydenIn data gathered by theStatista Research Department,spanning from 1970 to June 2020,it was found that 175 schoolshootings were perpetrated by17-year-olds, the leading age ofschool shooters, and the secondhighest age was 16-year-olds withapproximately 163 shootings.Hayden also spoke on the ageof the shooters, making the wholecircumstance even more somber:“The fact that both defendants arejuveniles makes this incident allthe more sad and makes us all theStudents at TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, Mass. leave the buildingafter a school day on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Photo by Josh Kotler / MassMedia Staff.more resolved to target the flowof guns onto our streets.”Mayor Michelle Wu passedsimilar comments, calling thesituation“anunacceptabletragedy to see school communitymembers affected by gunviolence,” and remarked on thesituation as “devastating thattwo young people are allegedlyresponsible.”In 2022, there have alreadybeen 14 reported school shootingsin Massachusetts.UMass Boston celebrates first Transgender Dayof VisibilityXiong then transitionedinto discussing the demands forUMass Boston that they draftedwith their collaborators.“A few weeks ago, as I waspromoting this event, someoneasked, ‘Well, what’s the day goingto look like? What are we goingto talk about?’” said Xiong. “AndI said, ‘Well, we’re gonna start offby listing those demands.’ Andthey kind of exasperatedly said,‘Oh, I’m tired of demands.’ Youknow that TikTok audio that’slike, ‘Imagine how tired we are’?Well, it’s exactly that. If you’retired of listening to demands,imagine how tired we are ofwriting those demands!”The demands for UMassBoston that Xiong listed includedacknowledging and condemningrecent attacks on transgenderpeople across the nation,implementingdevelopmentalMG Xiong delivers a presentation at UMass Boston’s Transgender Day ofpathwaysfortransgenderVisibility event on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Photo courtesy of Chris Hatch /withinstrategicMass Media Contributor. inclusionplanning efforts, being a resourcecelebrating joy today, trans joy, provider for transgender students,Abigail Basilequeer joy. We are here, and we are and promoting trans scholarship.News Editorabsolutely queer.”“These are the demandsthe staff, faculty and students thatXiong also acknowledged that I have listed for thehave supported me, and for all of and thanked Interim Vice institution, and I have engagedyou for showing up today.”Chancellor for Student Affairs in active conversations with ourWhile onstage, Xiong spoke Shawn De Veau while onstage.administration to work with themabout their experiences with top“[De Veau] and I met closely,” said Xiong. “But I amsurgery and taking testosterone, yesterday to begin having these graduating this year, and therewhich also prompted supportive conversations,” said Xiong. is so much work to be done. Socheers and applause from “All of this work is made more if you want to be a voice in thisattendees.possible through collaborative movement, talk to me, let me“Today, Trans Day of efforts with our administration to know.”Visibility, is meant to be a see what institutional changes weXiong then made a call oncelebration,” said Xiong. “We’re need.”the collective.“[The collective] is eachand every one of you here today.You are the collective, you arethe community, and you are areflection of whether we areinclusive or not, whether wepromote belonging, or we donot,” said Xiong.“I ask the question: What areyou willing to risk and to sacrificefor a more just society?” askedXiong prior to their exit from thestage.Following Xiong’s speech,the majority of the crowddispersed, however, many stayedfor free t-shirts, stickers andrefreshments.The Mass Media spoke toan event attendee regarding theirreasoning for attending the event.“I’m non-binary and I wantto stand with my fellow queerstudents,” said Moss, a freshmanstudent.The Mass Media also askedattendees what they would liketo see from UMass Bostonleadership in terms of expandingsimilar efforts.“I think this should beincluded in more than justtransgender-relatedissues,but actually walking the walkinstead of just doing a bunch ofperformative BS that makes itseem like the school is inclusiveor anti-racist, or pro-trans, orpro-queer, and actually see themmake some meaningful changesin these areas instead of justputting out new statements,” saidVictoria Holland, a junior student.“One thing that personallyaffects me is that I would liketo see more gender-neutralbathrooms,” said Moss. “Butbeyond that I just want to seemore recognition for trans peopleand better systems in place toaccommodate their needs.”The Mass Media also spokewith Xiong following theirspeech to inquire about how theyfelt regarding the response to theevent.“I really feel like I’m puttingthe ‘energetic’ in The EnergeticTrans right now; there’s so muchgood energy flowing through thisroom,” said Xiong. “Everyonehere has been so supportive. Ireally just, I guess that’s how Ifeel. I feel supported, I feel seen,I feel a sense of belonging, whichis what I’ve been advocating forand fighting for this whole time.”TheEnergeticTrans:Transgender Day of Visibility2022 was a collaborative effortbetween Xiong and the Officeof Student Leadership andCommunity Engagement, StrongWomen Strong Girls, Housingand Residential Life, U-ACCESS,the UMass Boston chapter ofthe NAACP, University HealthServices, the Queer StudentCenter, the Women’s Center, andthe Inclusive Identity Project.In order to become involvedin trans-advocacy conversationson campus, contact MG atMadison.Xiong001@umb.edu.

4NewsBoston parking garage collapse kills oneworkerInformation on arrangements willbe forthcoming at the directionof the family. Meanwhile, pleasekeep Peter and his family in yourthoughts and prayers. May he restin peace,” Bill McLaughlin, whois the union’s business manager,said to The Globe.AccordingtoNBC10Boston, the concrete slab onthe ninth floor collapsed, whichled to the incident. Boston FireCommissioner Jack Dempsey saidto the NBC 10Boston reportersthat Monsini was finishing thework in a “construction vehiclethat fell over the side of the garagewhen the structure collapsed.”“Our investigation will becareful and thorough, and it willtake some time. This is a complexproject, and this will be anintensive investigation,” SuffolkCounty District Attorney KevinHayden said to The Boston Globe.A highly experienced prosecutorhas been assigned by the DistrictAttorney to the case. Alongsidethe district attorney’s office,the Boston Police and the U.S.Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration are investigatingthe incident too.The demolition of theGovernment Center Garage isa part of the Bulfinch Crossingdevelopment project, which isin progress constructing OneCongress, a 43-story, 528 feettower. One Congress will be thetallest building in Boston and isexpected to open by 2023.An MBTA passenger studies the Red Line map at Downtown Crossing. Photo by Dom Ferreira / Photography Editor.In response to the ongoingconstruction, T service hasbeen suspended on the GreenoldPeterMonsini’sdeathwasGlobe.Line and Orange Line betweenKaushar ryselflessGovernment Center and NorthNews Writerfamily on Sunday. He was a father and caring and loved his son more Station. Shuttle buses replacedOne construction worker died to a son and was a “member of the than anything,” Monsini’s sister the MBTA service between thesein a downtown Boston parking International Union of Operating Gina Ferrini said to the Globe.stations.garage collapse on the evening Engineers Local 4” for around“He was a great friend to many“Service will not resume untilof Saturday, March 26. 51-year- 20 years, reported The Boston of us and he will be sadly missed. a team of structural engineers,examiningandassessinginfrastructure above and belowthe surface, confirms that servicecan safely resume,” the MBTAposted on its website on Monday,March 28. “We will provideupdates as inspections continue.”This incident turned outto be one of the “first fatalconstruction” mishaps of 2022according to NBC10 Boston, andthe investigation is still underway.Details about the accidentwere reported by The BostonGlobe. According to The Globe,the garage collapsed at about 5:39p.m., Saturday, and Officer CraigJones was present on site whenthe collapse occurred.Governor Charlie Baker saidon Monday, March 28 that theincident was “a horrible tragedyfor the gentleman who died, aswell as his family, and, obviously,for all the co-workers that areinvolved.” Governor Baker alsosaid several days of disruptionsto people’s commutes were likelybecause it was important to “tread”lightly on the site “as people dothe work of investigating.”WithMBTAservicessuspended, commuters expressedthe inconvenience.“I’m lost, a lot of people likeme are lost right now, we don’tknow what we’re supposed todo,” said Jose Belis, who wastrying to return home to Chelseathat Monday after work, Boston25News reported.Recent updates posted on theMBTA website read, “HaymarketUpdate: Orange Line service hasresumed between North Stationand Back Bay, Haymarket stationremains closed. Green Line serviceremains suspended betweenNorth Station and GovernmentCenter. Use the Orange Line foralternate service.”Incoming UMass Boston freshman chargedwith animal abuseAdrienne Harris-Fried & Grace SmithManaging Editor & Editor-in-Chiefthe police.AChange.orgpetition,titled“EXPEL JACKSON KAIN & OLIVERMAHER FROM PLATTSBURGH HIGHSCHOOL”, has over 5,500 signatures.The Plattsburgh Police Departmentcharged Kain after an investigation andconsultation with the Clinton CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office. He was arrestedand released on an appearance ticket. Hewill return to City Court at a later date.As of the time of publication, thePlattsburgh police did not respond to therequest for a comment.On March 13, Kain’s mother postedon Facebook that he had been acceptedinto UMass Boston as a part of the Biologyprogram and the Men’s Lacrosse team.As an admitted student to the University,Kain is in violation of the UMass BostonStudent Code of Conduct.The Code of Conduct goes into effectat the time of admission into the university.It is important to note that the Code is notlimited to the formal boundaries of thecampus. The Code says that it is “basedon shared values among members of ourUniversity community, it sets a broadrange of expectations for students nomatter where or when their conduct maytake place.”Per the Code, students must obeyUniversity policies as well as federal, state,and local laws. Violation of federal, state,or local laws is prohibited.Beyond breaking the law, the Codespecifically states that “harming behavior,which includes but is not limited to: thethreat of or actual physical assault or abuse,and harassment” is a violation. This wouldinclude committing acts of animal abuse.The Mass Media reached out to theDean of Students Office, the AthleticDirector, the Men’s Lacrosse coaches andthe Office of Admissions to gain furtherinsight into how the university would behandling this situation.Dean of Students and Associate ViceChancellor, John Silveria, stated, “If youlook at our Student Code of Conduct,students are responsible for their actions,whether it occurs on or off campus. If wereceived a report like this about an enrolledstudent, we would certainly investigate asituation like that.”At this time, it is too soon for theDean of Students Office to pursue actionagainst Kain, as he still has time to declinethe University’s acceptance. The Office ofAdmissions could rescind his acceptance,but it is unclear if they are considering thatoption.The Department of Athletics andRecreation declined to comment, and theOffice of Admissions did not respond at thetime of publication.“If we received areport like this aboutan enrolled student,we would certainlyinvestigate a situationlike that.”-John Silveria,Dean of Studentsand Associate ViceChancellor5NewsSuspected Stop & Shop shoplifter accused of tryingto strangle Boston police officerA shopper leaves the Stop & Shop location at South Bay Plaza, March 30, 2022. Photo by Josh Kotler / Mass Media Staff.Abigail BasileNews EditorOn Saturday, March 26, a26-year-old man was accusedof shoplifting from the Stop &Shop in the South Bay ShoppingCenter in Dorchester. Afterbeing approached by an officer,the suspect, Patrick Craddock,allegedly tried to strangle theBoston Police officer at the scene.Policewereoriginallycalled to the scene around 9:45a.m. due to reports of suspectedshoplifting. After an employeeaccused Craddock of shopliftinggoods from the store, anunidentified officer attemptedto recover the stolen items and,according to a police statementreleased on Sunday, March 27,“peacefully” resolve the situation.It was at this point that a violentaltercation ensued between thetwo individuals.Allegedly,Craddockwrestled the officer to theground, removing items from hisvest, including his radio—andtherefore, his means to call forhelp—in the process. Craddockthen began to try to choke theofficer. However, the officereventually gained control of thesituation and was able to call forbackup. No further incident wasreported as Craddock was takeninto custody.The unidentified officer wastransported to Boston MedicalCenter with “non-life-threateninginjuries,” according to NBC10Boston.According to The BostonGlobe, “police found ‘numerousStop & Shop steak items’ duringthe arrest, prosecutors said.”Sarah Blair, a third-yearpsychology student at UMassBoston, frequents this Stop &Shop, but was unaware of theincident. After briefly explainingthe situation to Blair, The MassMedia asked her: “Knowing whatyou know about what happenedat the Stop & Shop at South BayShopping Center, how does thatmake you feel about your safetyshopping there?”“I know that the Target [inSouth Bay Shopping Center] gotshot up, so that doesn’t reallysurprise me,” said Blair, “becauseI know it’s a more rough area. AndI think they’re trying to gentrifyit, but it’s still going to be hardto not have people like that comein. Like, you’re still gonna havesome sort of safety concerns, so itjust kinda confirms what I thoughtabout it in the first place. But inthe same sense, I guess it’ll makeme think to watch myself more.And plus also, it wasn’t directedat any of the customers, either—because it wasn’t directed at anyof the customers, I’m still prettyokay with it, but it’s also just like,I mean, people hate cops.”The South Bay ShoppingCenter Target shooting to whichBlair refers occurred at the end ofMarch 2021. During this incident,a sliding glass door was shatteredby a bullet discharged by a manarguing with three other menoutside the store. Customers werestill inside during the time of theshooting, but no injuries werereported. All four of the men fledthe scene after the shot was fired.Craddock was arraignedin South Boston District Courton Monday. He was chargedwith assault and battery, assaultand battery on a police officer,assault and battery strangulation,and shoplifting. Craddock wasordered to be held without bail.“Prosecutors said Craddockis also a fugitive from justicein New Hampshire and thatauthorities intend to move forextradition,” reported NBC10Boston.The Boston Globe states that“a pre-trial hearing for Craddockis set for April 26.”

SportsSports6beaconupdateCatch up with ourBeacons in uniformUMass Boston lacrosse updateJonathan HopkinsSports Editor“Despite the loss, theBeacons showed that theycould have beaten MIT justas easily, but a rough secondquarter ultimately cost thembig time.”-Jonathan HopkinsOver the course of the last few weeks,the UMass Boston lacrosse team has beenjust about as good as a team can be. Priorto this week, the Beacons were undefeatedsitting at 7–0. However, a couple teamsgave them a run for their money, asboth Nichols College and SouthwesternUniversity were narrowly beaten byUMass Boston in overtime, showing theywere at least beatable. The Beacons hadtwo matchups this past week and here ishow it all panned out.Their first game this past week tookplace on Wednesday against MIT. Goinginto this game, MIT was also undefeated,so it was going to be a clash of the titanskind of game.The action started with UMass Bostoncoming out to a 2–0 lead with goals fromDarragh Fahey and Luke Murphy in thefirst five minutes of action. However,MIT would score two goals in the finalfive minutes of the first quarter. Thingswould get worse for the Beacons in thesecond quarter, as MIT would score eightadditional goals to take a 10–5 lead goinginto the third quarter of action. The thirdquarter would be relatively even as bothteams would score five goals to make it 15–10 going into the fourth. The final quarterof play would be a quiet one as two goalsfrom MIT and one from the Beacons wouldofficially put UMass Boston’s unbeatenseason to bed with a final score of 17–11.Despite the loss, the Beacons showedthat they could have beaten MIT justas easily, but a rough second quarterultimately cost them big time. Whenplaying another high caliber team, beingoutscored by five in one quarter could bethe difference between a win or loss.The Beacons’ second game of theweek came this past Saturday against the5–4 Salem State University. Saying UMassUMass Boston’s Chad Kidd (#34) in the game against MIT at Roberts Field, Cambridge, March30, 2022. UMass Boston suffered their first loss of the year to MIT, ending their seven win streak.Photo by Josh Kotler / Mass Media Staff.Boston came out ready to play would bean understatement. It certainly felt like theBeacons weren’t happy about losing theirfirst game of the season, so they took it outon Salem State University.It is safe to say the game was all butover in the first quarter as the Beaconswould score a whopping 13 goals to takea 13–2 lead. They would not let up in thesecond as the Beacons would fire homeanother seven goals to take a 20–2 leadinto halftime. The Beacons never let upthroughout this contest as they outscoredSalem State University 10–7 in the thirdand fourth quarter to win by a final scoreof 30–9.It is worth noting that three Beaconshad three or more goals in this contest,as Zach Mann had six, Michael Claflinhad five and Gavin Admirand had three.Overall, it was a great showing and aterrific way to bounce back from their lossto MIT.Up next will be another two-game weekfor the Beacons as they will face BabsonCollege on Wednesday and MassachusettsMaritime Academy on Saturday. Babson iscurrently sitting at 4–4 on the season, so it isexpected that the Beacons should take careof business just as they did against SalemState University. Massachusetts MaritimeAcademy is a team who has struggledthis season as they sit at 3–6 on the year.However, a 19–8 win over the Universityof Southern Maine could give them a boostof confidence going into this matchup withUMass Boston. With the schedule startingto ramp up for UMass Boston, it’ll beinteresting to see if they can maintain theirUMass Boston players in a huddle after scoring a goal against MIT at Roberts Field, Cambridge, March 30, 2022. UMass Boston suffered their first current momentum throughout the rest ofloss of the year to MIT, ending their seven win streak. Photo by Josh Kotler / Mass Media Staff. the season.7Celtics have a chance at a title run, but healthis keyJack ShermanSports WriterWhenBoston’sstarcenter Robert Williams landedawkwardly after a dunk in theBoston Celtics’ 134– 112 win overthe Minnesota Timberwolveson March 27, every Celtics fancollectively held their breaths.Williams left the game and didnot return. It would be revealedthe next day that Williams tore themeniscus ligament in his knee andwould miss a minimum of four tosix weeks. Although the diagnosiswas not as bad as some initiallyfeared, not having Williams in theinterim term is certainly a loss forthe Celtics. The man dubbed “TheTimelord” was a huge reasonwhy the Celtics had the numberone defense in the league thisyear, with his penchant for shotblocking, low-post defendingand, on the offensive end of thecourt, invigorating the TD Gardencrowd by catching lob passes anddunking them home. The initialnews led Barstool Sports Celticsblogger Dan Greenberg, betterknown by his nom de plume“Greenie,” to proclaim: “All I askfor is ONE healthy playoff run.That’s it.”Greenie had good reason tofeel so despondent, because upuntil Williams’ injury, the Celticswere playing like a team that hada real chance to be involved insome high-stakes games deep intospring, and perhaps early summer.After their season was headingfor disaster around late December2021, the Celtics have been oneof the best teams of 2022. Theirrecord of 30–10 in the 40 gamessince New Year’s was the thirdbest in the entire NBA, behindonly Phoenix and Memphis, andtheir net rating—points scoredminus points allowed per 100team possessions—of plus 12.3was the best in the league. TheCeltics truly found a formula thatworked for them; after strugglingto generate chemistry in the earlypart of the season, first-year headcoach Ime Udoka found multiplelineups that paid off handsomelyfor him. His go-to starting five ofWilliams, Jayson Tatum, JaylenBrown, Marcus Smart and GrantWilliams had the best net ratingof any lineup in the league, withat least 20 games played in 2022.The second best? The same one,except with Al Horford in GrantWilliams’ place.Duringtheirrunofdominance, the Celtics beatseveral contending teams, often ina very convincing fashion. Tatumscored 53 points to outlast KevinDurant, Kyrie Irving and theBrooklyn Nets in a thriller at theGarden on March 6. They

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to speak at 2022 UMass Boston Commencement www.umassmedia.com UMass Boston's independent student newspaper April 4, 2022 mass the media **Trigger warning: this article contains mention of animal cruelty** Jackson Kain (18), a high school senior at Plattsburgh High School in New