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“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.  
UMass community reacts to 2021 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony announcement

UMass community reacts to 2021 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony announcement

Rebecca Duffy, Campus News Editor April 28, 2021
Commencement will feature four in-person ceremonies with two guests per graduate
Artwork by Gracie Donovan

(Fake) Blonde Moment: What happened to Zac Efron?

Chad Douty and Grace Sherwood April 28, 2021
Tune in for Chad and Grace's Oscar recap.
Netflixs Behind Her Eyes is a psychological thriller that will blow your mind

Netflix’s “Behind Her Eyes” is a psychological thriller that will blow your mind

Kaci Madden, Contributor April 26, 2021
This Netflix original series follows Louise Barnsley as she has an affair with her boss while also becoming very close friends with her boss's wife.
Remix Cover (TheWeekndVEVO)

The Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears (Remix)” feat. Ariana Grande: The continuation of an ideal collaboration

Sean Dunham, Music Entertainment Editor April 25, 2021
A simple, yet captivating music video highlights the song’s release.
Bob Odenkirk transforms into a real action star in Nobody

Bob Odenkirk transforms into a real action star in “Nobody”

Aaron Vincent Facundo, TV/Film Editor April 23, 2021
After a real-life break in and three years of training for the role, Bob Odenkirk plays Hutch Mansell who seeks revenge on the two robbers that steal his daughter's kitty cat bracelet.
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A conversation with Sonya Epstein, the former SGA president who didn’t rerun

Talia Heisey, Writer April 22, 2021
While the past academic year has been well known for its administrative failings, behind the scenes of the Student Government Association, now former President Sonya Epstein, experienced a difficult and tumultuous relationship with members of the SGA. The mental health difficulties of dealing with these confrontations, as well as SGA members spreading rumors about them, eventually led to their decision not to run again despite being only a junior.
Almost Healthy: The body positivity movement

Almost Healthy: The body positivity movement

Emilee Klein and Sam Bozorgzadeh April 22, 2021
Tune in for Emilee and Sam's favorite Kombucha drinking game.
Artwork by Gracie Donovan

(Fake) Blonde Moment: Colton Underwood and James Charles

Chad Douty and Grace Sherwood April 21, 2021
Tune in for a fashion fight from your favorite trend junkies.
Introspective Ramblings: BLACK FREEDOM

Introspective Ramblings: “BLACK FREEDOM”

Zach Steward, Writer April 21, 2021
In this week's poem, student poet Zach Steward, poignantly reflects on the Black Lives Matter movement as a student of color and poses the question; how can one process all the hate, the anger, the sense of injustice toward Black people in this country when it's so constant? The power of anti-Blackness is so deeply ingrained in our society there can be no way to undo it unless whiteness, capitalism, neoliberalism, settler-colonialism, elitism, neocapitalism and more are decentralized and the idea of white superiority is destroyed. Enough is enough. Black Lives Matter.
(Alex Qi poses with one of Frank Catalano’s lightsabers, exchanging his PVC saber for a red, light-up blade. Photo submitted by Rebekah Panaro.)

Lightsaber duels transport UMass to a galaxy far, far away

Rebeca Pereira, Writer April 21, 2021
The Draglagos Jedi Academy aims to turn the antagonism of the lightsaber duel, a notorious big-screen stunt, into a collaborative pastime
Cam Newton during his 2011 rookie season.

The Return of SuperCam

Taylor Lee, Contributor April 20, 2021
Arguably, his supporting cast is where the greatest faults lie in the “new” New England franchise. Newton had the worst tight end group in the league by a wide margin.
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