How Elliot Kalb went from undergrad to MLB statistician
Michael Antonellis, Contributor
May 7, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Showcase, Sports, Student Life, WireTV
"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."
Read more »Graduate students march for wage increase, benefits
Maria Manning, Writer
May 2, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
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.
Read more »Third time’s the charm: UMass hires Matt McCall as head coach
Cameron Merritt, Writer
April 3, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Showcase, Sports, WireTV
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.
Read more »WATCH: UMass students strike for sanctuary campus last week
Jon Decker, Writer
February 23, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
Students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst held a strike to further demand the UMass system become sanctuary campuses.
Read more »Southwest Express halts delivery service
Michael Hickey, Contributor
February 23, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Student Life
In a sudden upset move, Southwest Café’s delivery service Southwest Express has been discontinued, leaving some on-campus students unhappy.
Read more »UMass students to walk out, strike Friday for a Sanctuary Campus
Wei Cai, Writer
February 16, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
On Friday, Feb. 17, students and community will go on strike at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s in hopes of having the campus become a Sanctuary Campus.
Read more »VIDEO: Berkshire DC serves Super Bowl-inspired menu
Morgan Hughes, Campus News Editor and UMass News Now Producer
February 8, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Food/Health, Showcase, Uncategorized, WireTV
Hear about a Super Bowl special menu from Berk staff and hungry students in this video by UVC-TV19 News Now staff Jackson Cote and Morgan Hughes.
Read more »VIDEO: Patriots fans rush Southwest following Super Bowl win
February 7, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Sports, WireTV
In this video by UVC-TV19 News Now staff Morgan Hughes and Jackson Cote, Southwest residents react to the Super Bowl victory.
Read more »WGBY introduces region’s first bilingual television show
James Villalobos, Writer
May 4, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Broadcast News, Multimedia, Showcase, WireTV
“We’ve been wanting a space where we can share these stories that we’ve been collecting for so long."
Read more »One guitar out of a 100
Ron Garza, Contributor
May 3, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Broadcast News, Multimedia, Profiles, Showcase, WireTV
“When I heard about the guitar being stolen, I could hear it in her voice. She really was devastated.”
Read more »UMass Quidditch gives back
Julia Economou, Contributor
April 29, 2016
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Multimedia, Showcase, WireTV
At UMass, campus organizations must commit to community service throughout the semester. The Quidditch team decided to give back at the Sunderland Library.
Read more »The Trash Monster
Kate Ferrante, WireTV Managing Editor
April 26, 2016
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Multimedia, Showcase, WireTV
The overall purpose of this project was to cut down on the excessive use of to-go containers.
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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