Springfield High School of Commerce fosters student creativity
Danielle Rivera, Contributor
May 9, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Music, Showcase
Students from Springfield's High School of Commerce are embracing the school’s creativity mantra.
Read more »Loss, heritage and the artist’s life of Alvilda Sophia Anaya-Alegría
Jackson Cote, Contributor
March 29, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Current Affairs, Profiles, Showcase
As a native of Guayama, Puerto Rico, culture is a major influence in the art of Anaya-Alegría.
Read more »Deconstructing ‘Decasia’: A UMass Production
Sarah Strangie, Contributor
March 27, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Features, Music, Showcase, Student Life, Travel
Director Bill Morrison’s experimental film is a 70-minute series of decomposing film stock played alongside composer Michael Gordon’s original score.
Read more »Amherst Wire 360: The Botanic Garden of Smith College
Morgan Hughes and Joshua Murray
March 19, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Current Affairs, Showcase, Travel
Free and open to the public, anyone can visit the Botanic Gardens of Smith College and walk from greenhouse to greenhouse to explore the exotic rainforests, crisp tulip gardens and rows of precious succulents.
Read more »Casino gambling not bad for state lottery, study says
Cameron Merritt, Writer
February 28, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Campus, Showcase
Their research found that lottery revenue did not decrease after the Plainridge Park Casino opened in June 2015. The casino, located in Plainville, was the first facility of its kind in the state. Lottery revenue rose 4.37 percent, according to the study.
Read more »Amherst mourns death of citizen journalist Larry Kelley
Morgan Hughes, Campus News Editor
February 21, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Current Affairs, Showcase
Roughly 30 friends, family and community members gathered Monday in the Amherst Town Common to mourn the loss of the established town figure, who died Friday afternoon in a car crash.
Read more »Top Five: Affordable Valentine’s Day dates
Shayla Costa, Contributor
February 11, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Lifestyle, Showcase, Top Five
Since Valentine’s Day happens to be on a Tuesday, you know what that means — “$5 Tuesday!” Finally, you and your date will get to see Fifty Shades Darker or the Lego Batman Movie for only $10.
Read more »ATG treasurer gets jail time for embezzling over $130,000
Amanda Levenson, Contributor
February 3, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Campus, Current Affairs, Uncategorized
ATG alumni Christopher Estes, 53, was sentenced to one year in jail Monday morning for embezzling $133,000 from the fraternity.
Read more »VIDEO: Protesters chained to TD Bank doors risk arrest
Jon Decker, Writer
December 19, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
Protesters arrived in the frigid morning temperatures at 8:00 a.m. Five members occupied the two entryways to the bank, securing their bodies with heavy steel chains and padlocks to the door handles, making entrance to the business all but impossible.
Read more »Hidden Gem: Richardson’s Candy Kitchen satisfies the sweet tooth the old-fashioned way
Shelby Ashline, Writer
December 16, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Travel
Only a short 20 minute drive from campus, this hidden gem is unheard of by most students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. But to locals, Richardson’s Candy Kitchen has been a part of their families’ lives for years and sometimes — as is the case in my family — for generations.
Read more »Yookeroo: The new jam band of Amherst
Isaac Simon, Contributor
December 8, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Entertainment, Music, Showcase, Student Life
“We’re all trying to make the best kind of music possible and since we’re all on the same page with our approach it makes it much easier to play,” Cornetta said. “It is important that we don’t take ourselves too seriously, we’re just having fun and hoping the crowd will have fun with us.”
Read more »At Simple Gifts Farm, local food is a year-round affair
Nicole DeFeudis, Contributor
December 5, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Food/Health, Lifestyle, Showcase, Uncategorized
Simple Gifts Farm in North Amherst offers a chance to buy organic produce in a small-farm setting. And you can get there by bus.
Read more »Multimedia
Heads Up: How a concussion feels
Julie Shamgochian, Managing Editor
Students who have suffered from concussions describe a loss of consciousness and a "fuzzy-brained" feeling.
Amherst Wire 360: The new Design Building
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Politics
U.S. strikes back at Assad for use of chemical weapons
John Coakley, Writer
The United States launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield late Thursday night, targeting “Syrian fighter jets and other infrastructure.”
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