AMHERST Mass. -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) held a protest on campus last Monday, September 13, 2021.
Joined by Hollywood actor and longtime animal rights activist Casey Affleck,...
Amherst — With COVID-19 infections rising due to the Delta variant, UMass Amherst will require members of the campus community to wear masks inside public campus facilities effective Aug. 11. Chancellor...
It's very difficult to see beyond, black and white politics, when, you know, you follow your heart out, you were not paid. You went out there in a pandemic, and your person's not doing the things that they said that they were going to do.
I think if you're bringing someone on and an official role, like as an intern, and you're not paying them, I think that absolutely damages the credibility of any progressive institution, because it makes it inherently elitist, and that exacerbates racial and economic inequalities.
Editor's note: The following stories are the second part of Looking Back, a two-part series of first-person blog posts looking back at life the past year. The series is produced by Professor Steve Fox's Journalism 300 course in the Journalism Department at UMass Amherst.
The following stories are the first part of Looking Back, a two-part series of first-person blog posts looking back at life the past year produced by Professor Steve Fox's Journalism 300 course in the Journalism Department at UMass Amherst.
