Linda Sarsour talks intersectional organizing, resistance at UMass
Cameron Merritt, Writer
May 4, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
One of the Women’s March co-chairs, civil rights activist Linda Sarsour, gave a lecture at the University of Massachusetts on Friday on organizing successful and intersectional resistance movements in the modern political climate.
Read more »Husband and wife bring Xi’an cuisine to Amherst
Benjamin Keefe, Contributor
May 4, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Uncategorized
Li “Lili” Jia and Naitian Wang are the married couple behind Lili’s Restaurant in Amherst Center, a small eatery specializing in traditional Chinese cooking.
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 »Adopted UMass students share stories of struggle and triumph
Tiffany Khuu, Contributor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
On a cold winter day, a young child was suddenly taken from her home by police and instructed to cut off all contact with her mother.
Read more »Undergraduates build Hydrofarm for sustainable agriculture
Jack Danberg and Charlotte Ehrhardt
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
At the crossroads of nutrition, food systems and climate change, the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Hydrofarm is a small greenhouse adjacent to Clark Hall in the Central Residential Area that is taking action to provide a more sustainable future.
Read more »Supercuts Soccerfest set to return to UMass
Cameron Merritt, Writer
April 28, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Sports
On April 29, the soccer fields behind McGuirk Stadium will be alive and kicking as they host the annual Supercuts Soccerfest tournament.
Read more »Food science seniors prepare for ice cream competition
Matthew Hachisu, Writer
April 25, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Food/Health, Showcase
The basement of Chenoweth Laboratory has been filled with the sweet aroma of vanilla, cocoa and luscious fruits as seniors in the food science department gear up for the annual ice cream competition.
Read more »UMass Got Talent winner Friends at the Falls to open at Spring Concert
Caeli Chesin, Assistant Travel Editor
April 23, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Music, Showcase
Friends at the Falls, a band of five friends who grew up down the street from one another, will open the 2017 Spring Concert.
Read more »Ewe won’t believe this: UMass sheep gives birth to five lambs
Faith Gregory, Writer
April 20, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
An average day on the UMass Hadley Farm became a springtime miracle when Luna the ewe birthed five lambs on April 7.
Read more »Physical Plant employees caught reporting fraudulent hours
Tiffany Khuu, Contributor
April 17, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
Employees had been purposely misreporting extra employment hours and misusing campus resources.
Read more »‘Doomsday clock’ close to midnight, Noam Chomsky tells audience at UMass Amherst
Bryan Bowman, Campus News Editor
April 17, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
Noam Chomsky, a renowned linguist and intellectual, gave a lecture titled, “Prospects For Survival” to a crowd of several thousand people at the Mullins Center.
Read more »Hadley man arraigned following alleged bomb threat in Coolidge Hall
Morgan Hughes, Campus News Editor
April 13, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
“There are always ‘what if’s’ in situations like this,” Adara North said.
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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.
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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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