Potato Fest unearths a community of produce lovers
Morgan Hughes, Assistant Campus News Editor
October 4, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Campus, Food/Health, Showcase
Smiarowski Farms hosted the festival to meet local friends, families and farmers and talk about the significance and quality of Smiarowski spuds.
Butter Late Than Never: Mint Chocolate Cake
Rachel Ayotte, Contributor
September 28, 2016
Filed under Food/Health, Lifestyle, Showcase
A fun, easy recipe for mint chocolate cake that won’t break the bank.
To drink or not to drink?
Julia Economou, Contributor
April 18, 2016
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Food/Health, Multimedia, Student Life, WireTV
In a study done in 2012 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, psychologists found that drinking alcohol actually helps in the brain's creative thinking process.
A coffee renaissance in Florence, Italy
Julie Shamgochian, Lifesyle Editor
April 12, 2016
Filed under Features, Food/Health, Profiles, Study Abroad, Travel
In Italy, it's normal to see locals standing at the wooden bar surface for a quick morning cappuccino, but what may seem untraditional is finding café-goers seated, enjoying a long coffee break.
A generation of young farmers grows at UMass
Danielle Aihini, Contributor
April 11, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Campus, Features, Food/Health, Student Life
While the average American farmer is 57 years old, a younger generation learns the trade in a wide variety of farming courses at UMass Amherst, a birthplace for young farmers in Massachusetts.
Ice cream in the ice cold
Julia Economou, Contributor
March 11, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Food/Health, Lifestyle, Multimedia, Travel, WireTV
“Ice cream should not be restricted to a certain season, if you love it, eat it!”
A night in Seoul: How to drink soju
TK Hwang, Contributor
March 8, 2016
Filed under Features, Food/Health, Lifestyle, Travel
Soju translates to "burn liquor" and has been declared the largest-selling alcohol in the world, with sales of 71 million cases worldwide in 2014. So, why haven't you tried it?
Twenty-four hours of vegan eating in Amherst
Caitlin Cooke, Contributor
March 7, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Food/Health, Lifestyle, Travel
If food with no meat, milk, egg or cheese is for you, Amherst is the place to eat.
Coo-coo for coconuts
Alex Pigeon, Writer
March 2, 2016
Filed under Food/Health, Lifestyle, Showcase
What does coconut oil do, you may ask? Well, the better question is, what doesn't it do?
Why it’s time to cut ties with sugar
Ericka Rofino, Contributor
February 25, 2016
Filed under Food/Health, Lifestyle
For a little over two months now, I have been completely sugar free.
What I learned when I said ‘yes’ to spin class
Lauren Woods, Lifestyle Editor
February 12, 2016
Filed under Food/Health, Lifestyle
The second we started pedaling my butt went numb, but that was to be expected. What I wasn't expecting was how quickly I started sweating and gasping for air.
Get back into shape with UMass group fitness
Alexandra Pigeon, Writer
November 30, 2015
Filed under Food/Health, Lifestyle
Here's the inside scoop the best group fitness classes at the Rec Center.
Brian Choquet, Photo/Video Editor
Can't remember what happened last night in Southwest? We've got you covered.
Turn your fall semester from a 2007 Britney to a raging success
Nicholas Ponzio, Writer
The difficulty of retrieving Chau's body and allowing his death to go unpunished has sparked outrage across the United States.
