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How to master your “college experience”

How to master your “college experience”

Lily O'neill, Writer November 15, 2021

The “college experience,” a phrase that we are all too familiar with, usually pertains to having a vibrant social life, while often dismissing the less glamorous side of college. The feeling of wasting...

Almost Healthy: Instant Pot, Appliance of Champions

Almost Healthy: Instant Pot, Appliance of Champions

Emilee Klein and Sam Bozorgzadeh November 12, 2021
The best meal prep always includes an instant pot, and Sam will prove why.
Lobster dinner by Benson Kua on Wikimedia Commons

Where does the UMass Halloween lobster dinner really come from?

Ethan Brayall-Brown, Writer November 11, 2021
No, it is fortunately not courtesy of UMass alumna, Bill Cosby.
Representation Matters: Even in Cuisine

Representation Matters: Even in Cuisine

Christmaelle Vernet, Contributor October 27, 2021

As a student at Umass, it is obvious to state you probably have eaten at least once at one of the four main dining halls on campus. Most of us have heard the phrase “we were voted number one for dining...

The crowd at the march, by Aileen GP

Power to the people: Northampton sees large turnout to abortion rights march

Shanti Furtado, Contributor October 26, 2021

A group of over 800 people joined together the first weekend of October in Downtown Northampton to march for women’s abortion rights. The Western Mass. protest was one of hundreds that took place across...

Five ethical crystal shops to keep your spiritually sustainable

Five ethical crystal shops to keep your spiritually sustainable

Emilee Klein, Podcast Editor October 19, 2021
When I found out the truth behind crystal healing a year ago, I became dedicated to finding sustainable and ethical crystal shops, as well as building up the best practices to getting crystals.

“Products of our time, reflections of ourselves”: UMCA exhibit displays Nicole Eisenman’s prints

Maddie Fabian, Writer October 14, 2021

  AMHERST - The University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) at UMass Amherst currently features art by the internationally renowned artist Nicole Eisenman. It is the first UMCA exhibit open to...

Tips for Building Confidence at the Gym

Tips for Building Confidence at the Gym

Lily O'neill, Contributor October 4, 2021
Confidence is built through venturing outside your comfort zone and facing your fears head on. It is a muscle that needs to be worked, just like any other muscle in the body, to maintain strength.
Almost Healthy: Ballin on the Budget

Almost Healthy: Ballin’ on the Budget

Emilee Klein and Sam Bozorgzadeh September 24, 2021
Sam and Emilee talk about their favorite ways to save money on food.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Skyline from South Field/ Wikimedia Commons user Eraboin

An oral history of UMass’s only remote school year

Rebecca Duffy, Campus News Editor May 13, 2021
A first-year student versus a senior's experience.
The correlation between social isolation and social distancing

The correlation between social isolation and social distancing

Julia Indursky, Contributor May 5, 2021
How do they relate to each other?
(Toms photo gallery / Flickr)

“Massachusetts 2050: A Warming State” Temperature changes in Massachusetts will affect the distribution and population of different insect species

Bella Damiecki, Contributor April 30, 2021
One aspect of climate change is that of native insect populations. In Massachusetts, two species that are facing a rapid decline are honey bees and monarch butterflies. However, there are several species that have seen increases in their populations such as southern pine beetles, deer ticks, cockroaches and mosquitoes.  
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