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Wire News Weekly - 1.19.20

Wire News Weekly – 1.19.20

Rebecca Duffy, Video Editor January 26, 2020
In the first episode of the brand new series "Wire News Weekly," Host Rebecca Duffy talks about this week's major news headlines from UMass Amherst and local communities. For the week of January 19th, 2020, students move in, U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III visits Amherst and more!
(Patrick Kline/ Amherst Wire)

34 of top paid state employees employed by UMass Amherst

Brian Choquet, Campus News Editor January 14, 2020
Even Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy didn't top the list.
The Decade Series: The Students of Stonewall

The Decade Series: The Students of Stonewall

Caeli Chesin, News Editor January 3, 2020
A look into how the UMass Stonewall Center has changed over the decade and the fight moving forward.
TransAtlantic Soccer Podcast: Manchester City and Jose Mourinho

TransAtlantic Soccer Podcast: Manchester City and Jose Mourinho

Jacob Robson, Joshua Crespo, and Alejandro Winsor December 12, 2019
Tune in to hear the boys go over the title races in Europe.
A Black Lives Matter protest in Boston after the video of Eric Garner surfaced.

A Decade of Social Justice: transformation in the technological era

Emilee Klein, Writer December 12, 2019
Social Media has mobilized activism in a revolutionary way
(Brian Choquet/ Amherst Wire)

“I’m Still Whole:” A rape survivor’s journey of healing

Brian Choquet, Campus News Editor December 11, 2019
For over a month, Molly Hamel's project, "I'm Still Whole," attempts to bring awareness to one of the most prominent issues on college campuses.
PodCheck: Fact and fiction of climate change

PodCheck: Fact and fiction of climate change

Celina Rivernider and Maggie Yonce December 11, 2019
Tune in to uncover the truths and myths of climate change.
Amaka Agozino freshman political science major scrolls through online news site

Over the Decade: The rise and falls of cable news and online media

Bella Damiecki , Writer December 10, 2019
A look at President Trump and the prevalence of his Twitter account.
(Shiloh Clark/Amherst Wire)

Local smoke shops struggle to survive Massachusetts’ vape ban

John Burke, Contributor December 9, 2019
The ban may come to a close, but has the damage already been done?
Students march in Springfield, MA to demand that Representative Richard Neal signs both the Green New Deal and the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge

Rep. Neal denies signature to strikers demanding climate change reform

Lily Robinson, Contributor December 9, 2019
Even under renewed community pressure, Neal refuses to sign on to the Green New Deal or the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge.
(Patrick Kline/ Amherst Wire)

Combatting sexual assault on college campuses from the inside out

Katherine Kelley, Writer December 6, 2019
More than half of campus sexual assaults take place between August to November.
How UMass has changed: Subbaswamy’s impact through the decade

How UMass has changed: Subbaswamy’s impact through the decade

Abbie Gracie, Writer December 4, 2019
A new vision for the flagship University
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