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How quarantine can impact long distance relationships

How quarantine can impact long distance relationships

Ava Bertino, Contributing Writer July 9, 2020
Sofie Lafratta, a freshman at Indiana University, is in a long distance relationship with her boyfriend who attends West Virginia University. How has quarantine, a time when everyone should stay inside and avoid spending time with non-relatives as much as possible, affected her relationship?
Lillian Dack, Anna Maria College student

Massachusetts college student concerned about mother’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yang Yi Chen, Contributing Writer June 19, 2020
Lillian Dack shares how the coronavirus has affected her family
Malasadas

The power of food

Abbie Gracie, Editor May 3, 2020

Sunday morning. 7 a.m. My hometown, Swansea, Massachusetts. My dad and I pulled off of Route 6, a bustling two-lane highway with stoplights every quarter mile, that stretched all the way from Somerset...

Fermann shapes a hot glass bubble into a globe with glass blowing jacks.

The Science of Craft: A class like no other

Nicole Biagioni, Writer April 8, 2020
The Science of Craft is not your typical gen-ed class, with students becoming blacksmiths glassblowers.
(Alpha Sigma Phi / UMass Amherst)

Alpha Sigma Phi raises money for local businesses

Abbie Gracie, Editor April 7, 2020
Alpha Sigma Pi, a UMass fraternity, has organized a fundraiser through gofundme.com to raise money and lend a helping hand to the local Amherst businesses in need during this waiting period.
Katya Taylor/David Sohno

UMass student turned K-Pop icon

Nasya Blackshear, Writer March 24, 2020
Taylor averages out at 40,000 views for every one-minute video she posts.
COVID-19 Updates: Massachusetts implements new precautions

COVID-19 Updates: Massachusetts implements new precautions

Brianna Silva, Managing Editor March 15, 2020
Amid the rapid growth of the COVID-19 virus, Massachusetts is moving to stop "community spread" through large events and gatherings.
The exterior of the Stirn Auditorium (Photo/ Ian Dartley)

Changes for the Five College Student Film & Video Festival

Ian Dartley, Writer February 29, 2020
The winning narrative film, “Sleep Paralysis,” stood out as a carefully crafted nightmare.
Meet Alec - the UMPD officer with four legs

Meet Alec – the UMPD officer with four legs

Nicole Biagioni, Reporter February 26, 2020
UMass Police Department's newest officer loves to sniff out danger. Alec, a 22-month-old black lab, is a new K-9 officer at UMPD who searches for explosives and other harmful materials. Nicole Biagioni speaks with Alec's handler, Officer Gerald Perkins, about what a day is like for Alec when he is on the job.
Jamila Lyiscott poses for Spotlight Scholar article

The spotlight is on Jamila Lyiscott

Carrie Smith, Contributor February 25, 2020
“My mission is to support individuals and institutions to become their highest selves. I want to work alongside them.”
Professor Goldsby in the midst of his lecture

Race isn’t so black and white

Tristan Smith, Contributor February 24, 2020
Why do we have different races? Richard Goldsby, a biology professor at Amherst College, lectures to an attentive audience last Tuesday about the DNA-entangled tale of race, and how racism was a result of its inception.
(Photo courtesy of Mass Vintage/@Massvintage)

Mass Vintage: the new store with secondhand finds

Sophia Torres, Writer February 20, 2020
Five months after its grand opening in September, Mass Vintage is running smoothly and garnering more support in downtown Amherst.
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