Two online petitions are calling on UMass to make pedestrian safety a higher priority after a student was struck and killed crossing Massachusetts Avenue.
On this episode of Ask UMass, students tell our reporters Katie Katz and Chris Rodriguez what their Blarney plans are and what they look forward to celebrating most this year.
Polo G’s concert on Feb. 25 at UMass Amherst won’t take place after all. It wasn’t as a result of Covid concerns, or the Polo himself canceling the appearance. Instead, it was Winter Storm Oakee, bringing inches of snow and freezing conditions that prevented the show from going on.
Elena Lucore, a freshman business major, passed away Tuesday Feb. 22, when a car struck her on Massachusetts Avenue. According to the UMass police department, the visibility of the roads Tuesday evening were poor due to the rainy and drizzly weather conditions.
In an email to the university on Thursday Feb. 17, co-directors of the Public Health and Promotion Center (PHPC) Ann Becker and Jeffrey Hescock explained that as of this week, there were a “total of 456 positive cases.”
Oscar-winning “Black Panther” costume designer Ruth E. Carter brought Afrofuturism from movie screens to UMass Amherst on Feb. 17 with her Black Heritage Month keynote speech about the powerful activism behind visualizing Black heritage in a technological context.
Any student who visited retail dining locations such as Blue Wall, Roots Cafe, Peet's Coffee and more between Jan. 24 and Feb. 13 can attest to how busy these places were. Students emptied out one spot in particular, Harvest Market, and lines for specialty dining were out the door.
