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Did political scientists fail us?

John Coakley, Writer March 22, 2017
While nearly everyone and their Facebook friends failed to predict a Trump victory, many political scientists accurately predicted this shocking outcome. The problem is that they widely rejected their own findings.
Botanic Garden of Smith College. (Morgan Hughes/Amherst Wire)

Amherst Wire 360: The Botanic Garden of Smith College

Morgan Hughes and Joshua Murray March 19, 2017
Free and open to the public, anyone can visit the Botanic Gardens of Smith College and walk from greenhouse to greenhouse to explore the exotic rainforests, crisp tulip gardens and rows of precious succulents.
Former UMass men’s basketball coach Derek Kellogg (far left).

The Derek Kellogg era at UMass comes to a close

Cameron Merritt, Writer March 10, 2017
Derek Kellogg's nine-season stint as the head coach of University of Massachusetts Amherst men's basketball is over
Amherst Wire 360: The new Design Building

Amherst Wire 360: The new Design Building

Matthew Saburo Hachisu, Contributor March 7, 2017
A new Design Building on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst officially opened last week.
S.P. Sullivan, UMass alumnus and reporter for NJ.com, spoke to journalism students in the Integrative Learning Center on Monday, March 6, 2017. (Morgan Hughes/Amherst Wire)

Reporter S.P. Sullivan speaks about the ethics of covering sexual assault

Juhi Dasrath, Contributor March 7, 2017
Reporter at NJ.com and University of Massachusetts Amherst journalism alum S.P. Sullivan spoke to a group of journalism students about ethical coverage of his recent piece on sexual assault inside a New Jersey prison.
Former NAACP president speaks at UMass

Former NAACP president speaks at UMass

Allyson Morin, Contributor February 27, 2017
The lecture, “The Forgotten Origins and Consequences of Race in America” came at a time of uncertainty and political turmoil in America. A mix of university students, faculty and community members attended the lecture on the evening of NAACP founder W.E.B. Du Bois’ 149th birthday.
Esteban Kelly speaks at the Visions Beyond Trump panel at UMass Amherst on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Behind him, categories like democracy and solidarity are covered with audience sticky notes detailing dreams for the future of the world. (Caeli Chesin/Amherst Wire)

Divest UMass holds teach-in on building solidarity networks and economies

Caeli Chesin, Assistant Travel Editor February 24, 2017
A panel of local and national leaders at the forefront of a grassroots movement for a ‘solidarity economy’ spoke Wednesday at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall.
WATCH: UMass students strike for sanctuary campus last week

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.
Southwest Cafe. (Morgan Hughes/Amherst Wire)

Southwest Express halts delivery service

Michael Hickey, Contributor February 23, 2017
In a sudden upset move, Southwest Café’s delivery service Southwest Express has been discontinued, leaving some on-campus students unhappy.
Friends, family and community members who knew citizen journalist Larry Kelley wave their flags in his honor on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at the Amherst Town Commons. (Joshua Murray/Amherst Wire)

Amherst mourns death of citizen journalist Larry Kelley

Morgan Hughes, Campus News Editor February 21, 2017
Roughly 30 friends, family and community members gathered Monday in the Amherst Town Common to mourn the loss of the established town figure, who died Friday afternoon in a car crash.
SLIDESHOW: Words of love cover Student Union at student strike

SLIDESHOW: Words of love cover Student Union at student strike

Julie Shamgochian, Managing Editor February 19, 2017
Students held a strike Friday to make UMass Amherst a Sanctuary Campus.

WATCH: UMass ROTC hosts cyber warfare expert

Jon Decker, Writer February 16, 2017
The UMass ROTC Minuteman Battalion saw a new light shined on the new and growing battle ground of cyberspace by Andre Golden, a force integration specialist of the U.S. Army’s new cyber division.
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