Ask UMass — End of the decade fashion
Meghan Carney and Nicole Biagioni
November 10, 2019
With 2020 quickly approaching, the Amherst Wire video team will be asking students about key trends from the last ten years in our "End of the decade" series. In this episode, Meghan Carney and Nicole Biagioni ask students about the best and worst fashion choices since 2010.
Ask UMass — Halloween
Rachel Swansburg, Rebecca Duffy, and Meghan Carney
October 31, 2019
UMass students talk about their plans for Halloween.
Amherst Farmers’ Market features an array of local business and art
Rebecca Duffy and Nicole Biagioni
October 13, 2019
The market focuses on small, sustainable business, and fostering local community.
Amazon contract ending will impact local businesses
Amanda Levenson, Video Editor
November 15, 2017
Before students searched Amazon for textbooks, they searched through bookshelves. Amherst Wire’s Amanda Levenson tells us how this shift impacted a local bookstore.
Halloween hype doesn’t impact local cemeteries; but homeless do
Amanda Levenson, Video Editor
October 30, 2017
West Cemetery is a peaceful landscape. The space is quiet except for the sound of chirping birds, and empty except for the occasional resident passing through as they walk their dog — perfect for those who want to veer away from the public eye.
Turning up the demand for vinyl
Amanda Levenson, Video Editor
October 23, 2017
Of all the trends the 21st century has brought, consider the revival of vinyl the one thing grandma won’t complain about.
W.E.B. Du Bois Library takes on the digital age
Meghan Parsons, Contributor
October 20, 2017
A library without books was once unthinkable, now it seems inevitable. Amherst Wire’s Meghan Parsons explains how college libraries adapt to the digital age.
Just add water: Stockbridge students explore the future of farming
Maria Manning, Writer
October 19, 2017
In the past two years, the University of Massachusetts Amherst took great strides to invest in sustainability on campus. Its most recent investment? A student organized hydroponic farm.
How Elliot Kalb went from undergrad to MLB statistician
Michael Antonellis, Contributor
May 7, 2017
"They call me 'Mr. Stats' and I made my living as a statistician ... Sometimes I tell a story through stats, sometimes it's through interviewing athletes, sometimes it's just adding perspective."
Graduate students march for wage increase, benefits
Maria Manning, Writer
May 2, 2017
The UMass GEO is asking the university to increase wages by 18 percent over three years, reduce health and childcare costs, eliminate graduate fees and create broader anti-discrimination protections.
Third time’s the charm: UMass hires Matt McCall as head coach
Cameron Merritt, Writer
April 3, 2017
University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletic Director Ryan Bamford welcomed Matt McCall their third men's basketball coach of the month at a press conference Thursday night.
WATCH: UMass students strike for sanctuary campus last week
Jon Decker, Writer
February 23, 2017
Students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst held a strike to further demand the UMass system become sanctuary campuses.
Rachel Swansburg
The subcommittee will have 30 days to deliberate and submit a report to the SGA senate.
A cure for cancel culture: content-moderation juries
Big tech needs to ensure transparency for its social media users. Why not let them enforce the rules?
(Fake) Blonde Moment Podcast: Best artists of the decade and recaps on celebrity Halloween costumes
Tune in to hear Kardashian recaps and holiday talk.
Standardized testing needs to change
Exams like the SAT further marginalize low-income students who cannot afford expensive test prep.