Undergraduates build Hydrofarm for sustainable agriculture
Jack Danberg and Charlotte Ehrhardt
September 14, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
At the crossroads of nutrition, food systems and climate change, the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Hydrofarm is a small greenhouse adjacent to Clark Hall in the Central Residential Area that is taking action to provide a more sustainable future.
Students rally against Charlottesville violence and for DACA recipients
Morgan Hughes, Campus News Editor
September 13, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
Following violence in Charlottesville and uncertainty around the fate of DACA recipients, over 100 students and activists gathered Tuesday afternoon in front of the Student Union to speak out about moving forward from these “injustices.”
Locals ‘Cross the Divide’ in GroundTruth panel
Faith Gregory, Writer
September 10, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Uncategorized
Locals affected by divisive differences in the community spoke passionately about their personal experiences living and working in the Pioneer Valley in a panel by the GroundTruth Project on Wednesday in the Old Chapel.
UMass officials blast Trump DACA decision, pledge support for immigrant students
Stephanie Murray, Editor in Chief
September 7, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
UMass officials blasted President Trump’s plan to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a policy change they say threatens the university’s values.
Linda Sarsour talks intersectional organizing, resistance at UMass
Cameron Merritt, Writer
May 3, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
One of the Women’s March co-chairs, civil rights activist Linda Sarsour, gave a lecture at the University of Massachusetts on Friday on organizing successful and intersectional resistance movements in the modern political climate.
Husband and wife bring Xi’an cuisine to Amherst
Benjamin Keefe, Contributor
May 3, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Uncategorized
Li “Lili” Jia and Naitian Wang are the married couple behind Lili’s Restaurant in Amherst Center, a small eatery specializing in traditional Chinese cooking.
Graduate students march for wage increase, benefits
Maria Manning, Writer
May 2, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
The UMass GEO is asking the university to increase wages by 18 percent over three years, reduce health and childcare costs, eliminate graduate fees and create broader anti-discrimination protections.
Adopted UMass students share stories of struggle and triumph
Tiffany Khuu, Contributor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
On a cold winter day, a young child was suddenly taken from her home by police and instructed to cut off all contact with her mother.
Supercuts Soccerfest set to return to UMass
Cameron Merritt, Writer
April 28, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Sports
On April 29, the soccer fields behind McGuirk Stadium will be alive and kicking as they host the annual Supercuts Soccerfest tournament.
Food science seniors prepare for ice cream competition
Matthew Hachisu, Writer
April 25, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Food/Health, Showcase
The basement of Chenoweth Laboratory has been filled with the sweet aroma of vanilla, cocoa and luscious fruits as seniors in the food science department gear up for the annual ice cream competition.
UMass Got Talent winner Friends at the Falls to open at Spring Concert
Caeli Chesin, Assistant Travel Editor
April 23, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Music, Showcase
Friends at the Falls, a band of five friends who grew up down the street from one another, will open the 2017 Spring Concert.
Ewe won’t believe this: UMass sheep gives birth to five lambs
Faith Gregory, Writer
April 20, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
An average day on the UMass Hadley Farm became a springtime miracle when Luna the ewe birthed five lambs on April 7.
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