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Entertainment
Sev Ohanian: How YouTube fame turned into producing “Judas and the Black Messiah”
June 19, 2021
Aaron Vincent Facundo, TV/Film Editor
He started out as a student journalist, but now he's making movies for the entire world. Storytelling is not just Sev Ohanian's passion, it's his entire life.
COVID-19
Pandemic Politics: Compromise Candidates
May 13, 2021
Julia Donohue, Managing Editor
It's very difficult to see beyond, black and white politics, when, you know, you follow your heart out, you were not paid. You went out there in a pandemic, and your person's not doing the things that they said that they were going to do.
COVID-19
Pandemic Politics: Unpaid Internships
May 13, 2021
Julia Donohue, Managing Editor
I think if you're bringing someone on and an official role, like as an intern, and you're not paying them, I think that absolutely damages the credibility of any progressive institution, because it makes it inherently elitist, and that exacerbates racial and economic inequalities.
Around the Valley
Looking Back: Getting the vaccine, figure skating, mourning a loss and marriage in the time of Covid-19
May 13, 2021
Kate Katz, Shyamaa Khan, Samantha Simons and Chelsea Staub , Contributors
Editor's note: The following stories are the second part of Looking Back, a two-part series of first-person blog posts looking back at life the past year. The series is produced by Professor Steve Fox's Journalism 300 course in the Journalism Department at UMass Amherst.
Campus
The idea of finding love online isn’t so far-fetched anymore
May 13, 2021
Elizabeth Sheridan, Contributor
In March of 2020 Caitlyn swiped right. It’s been a whirlwind ever since.
Around the Valley
An oral history of UMass’s only remote school year
May 13, 2021
Rebecca Duffy, Campus News Editor
A first-year student versus a senior's experience.
Campus
Looking Back: Corona lungs, pandemic time warp and Zoom University
May 7, 2021
Jess Galvin, Catherine Hurley and Kaci Madden , Contributors
The following stories are the first part of Looking Back, a two-part series of first-person blog posts looking back at life the past year produced by Professor Steve Fox's Journalism 300 course in the Journalism Department at UMass Amherst.

Inside SmashUMA: the past, present and future of smash

SmashUMA is a university club that was approved by the Registered Student Organization back in 2013 with the intention of just getting a group to play some smash. But with COVID-19, arguably the most fun part of the game was taken away; the in-person couch play.

Smartphones may be the new safety blanket

Amanda Powers, Contributor

With many social events either canceled, postponed, or relegated to Zoom, it is clear that spending more time on smartphones to stay connected with one’s social circles is quickly becoming the norm.

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Was this the worst semester in UMass History?

Julia Donohue, Managing Editor

“I’ve been failing most of my classes since and the only outreach I’ve received is from my advisors telling me my grades suck."

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The do's and don'ts of dating during a pandemic

Taylor Lee, Writer

These couples and individuals who are active in the dating scene help to shed light on what it is like to be dating, or in a relationship during the pandemic. From the obstacles they faced to learning what works, their experiences may help others looking to explore relationships.

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Jae Crowder imitates LeBron James after beating the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. (Credit - Jae Crowder’s Instagram Page)

Jae Crowder is the Penultimate Role Player Searching for Validation

Taylor Lee, Editor

Naturally, all the focus of a championship team focuses on their stars. The Michael Jordans, LeBron James, and Stephen Currys of the world. The truth is though that these supernovas never achieve their championship potential...

Julian Edelman: The squirrel who found his nut

Taylor Lee , Contributor

After 11 seasons and 34 trips around the sun, Edelman finally retired from football on April 12.

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Getting Through with "The Wilds"

Emma Sammuli, Lifestyle Editor

There are eight girls in total who are stranded on the island, each with their own past that follows them wherever they go. It’s a thrilling, emotional saga that I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a suspenseful plot and artful storytelling.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: My Story

Aliana Liz Tavares, Contributor

My partner knew I had no previous sexual experience and that I was nervous to explore that side of myself. I was naïve and so excited about the start of this relationship that I didn’t process what happened to me until much later.