Amherst Wire

‘This Is Us’: Three new developments from Season 3, Episode 6’

Hayley Solomon, Writer

If you missed the last episode, or have lingering questions after watching it, check out these five major plot developments. Catch the next episode Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC. READ MORE »»

Screenshot from "This Is Us" Season 3, Episode 6. (Hayley Solomon/Amherst Wire)

‘This Is Us’: Three new developments from Season 3, Episode 6’
Entertainment winners, losers of the week

Amherst Wire Entertainment staff

Ariana Grande vs. SNL, Derrick Rose goes for 50, and Post Malone signs with Crocs READ MORE »»

(Jordan Allen /Amherst Wire)

Entertainment winners, losers of the week
Five classes in five days: a gym survival guide

Jordan Reisman, Contributor

So you're dreading going to the gym? You're not alone. Here is one student's guide to a week's worth of workouts. READ MORE »»

The Campus Recreation Center (Isabel Fowler/ Amherst Wire)

Five classes in five days: a gym survival guide
UMass professor teaches course on the global power of alcohol

Isabel Fowler, Lifestyle Editor

College students may think they know everything about alcohol — until they take this course. READ MORE »»

Professor Stephen Olbrys Gencarella (Isabel Fowler/ Amherst Wire)

UMass professor teaches course on the global power of alcohol
What you need to know about Massachusetts ballot Question 2

Matt Berg, Contributor

Question 2 would create a commission charged with pushing a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. READ MORE »»

(Lorie Shaull / Creative Commons)

What you need to know about Massachusetts ballot Question 2

Current Affairs

UMass Democrats host Sen. Elizabeth Warren, gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez

Katherine Scott, Writer

Elizabeth Warren and Jay Gonzalez discuss their policies and the upcoming election.

How the 2018 midterm elections could affect you

Nicholas Ponzio, Writer

Here's what could happen, depending on who wins in the House and Senate.

A candidate-by-candidate guide to the five congressional races

Kyle Moynihan

There are five contested congressional races right here in Massachusetts.

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Entertainment

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 26

Jonathan Kermah and Trevor Wilson

"I'm living my best life."

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 25

Jonathan Kermah and Trevor Wilson

Jonathan Kermah and Trevor Wilson discuss the Pusha T and Drake beef with special guests Myles Fagan and Aidan Swan (10:53), the first week of NBA basketball (26:50) and "Spitgate," the brawl between the Houston Rockets and...

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Lifestyle

Assembling millennial activists: Three ways to start your own political revolution

Darian Barlow, Contributor

Whether you have been “woke” for years or are just now opening your eyes to the big and scary world, you can follow these universal steps to take our country's future into our own hands.