COVID-19 Update(s): What we know right now
Joanna Buoniconti, Brianna Silva, and Talia Heisey
September 25, 2020
Thirteen students living off-campus have tested positive for the coronavirus. In-person classes have been suspended for the remainder of the semester. We'll provide daily updates from Whitmore and beyond.
Trump’s 1776 Commission will attempt to erase history
Faith Cardoza, Politics and Op/Ed Editor
September 25, 2020
In a speech at the National Archives on Sept. 17, President Trump announced that he will sign an executive order to establish the 1776 Commission. The purpose of this commission is to “promote patriotic education” in public schools.
Trump’s negligence of climate change is killing us
Chloe Lindahl, Writer
September 24, 2020
Delayed responses to the west coast wildfires coincide with Trump’s belief that climate change is an agenda of his political opponents.
Rethinking internet access in the pandemic era
Matt Languedoc, Writer
September 24, 2020
The internet has become an essential survival tool, yet it's a flimsy one.
What is it like to be an OnlyFans content creator?
Talia Heisey, Writer
September 21, 2020
OnlyFans has been a hot topic and career choice for many. This creator shares her story and maybe will inspire you to start yours.
The passing of the Supreme Court Justice and women’s rights champion, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sets the stage for a nasty political fight
Faith Cardoza, Politics/Op-Ed Editor
September 20, 2020
She was the director of of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, and argued for six major cases to the Supreme Court regarding gender equality. Her position on the Supreme Court now being vacant has the power to shape the nation for generations to come.
UMass Amherst announces new furloughs
Talia Heisey, News Writer
September 16, 2020
Chancellor Subaswammy has announced a round of new furloughs of UMass staff due to the approximate 170 million dollars in financial losses incurred by the pandemic.
“This Is Paris”: The scary truth that birthed the Hilton heiress
Kacey Connolly, Podcast Editor
September 16, 2020
What will shock viewers most, however, is the horrifying reason why the Paris Hilton we thought we knew was created in the first place.
It’s time that faculty-student relationships, in all forms, are prohibited at UMass Amherst
Joanna Buoniconti, Copy/Managing Editors
September 15, 2020
Other colleges within the five-college-consortium have taken the initiative to ban faculty-student romantic relationships, while in a Masslive article it was stated that at UMass they are only “strongly discouraged.”
The ostentatious debate of mail-in voting
Chloe Lindahl, Writer
September 14, 2020
Mail-in voting dates all the way back to the Civil War when both Union and Confederate soldiers were allowed to submit their votes through mail amidst the ongoing war. Since then, over 30 states have established a “no excuse” absentee ballot rule meaning anyone can request to vote by mail whether they are able to make it to the polls or not.
Long-distance love during a global pandemic
Abbie Gracie, News Editor
September 5, 2020
As if COVID-19 doesn’t suck enough, try being in a relationship with your significant other being half-way across the country.
Virtual community forum held to discuss UMass and Town efforts to reduce spread of COVID-19
Rebecca Duffy, Campus News Editor
September 4, 2020
With the number of COVID-19 cases rising at universities across the country, officials from UMass and the Town of Amherst held a virtual community forum to discuss how they are working to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
