Beer Pressure
Shayla Costa, Contributor
April 15, 2016
For some reason, not drinking means that I need a shot, so I am met with “Shayla, you want some?” and “You sure?” all throughout the night after countlessly saying that I am completely fine being sober.
Life without Facebook
Stefan Geller, Contributor
April 11, 2016
Filed under Lifestyle, Student Life, Technology, Voices
I don't know when exactly it dawned on me, but I suddenly realized that, outside of a select few, I did not care in the slightest what these 'friends' of mine were up to (and those that I did, I texted regularly).
Going Ghost
Ericka Rofino, Contributor
March 28, 2016
Filed under Lifestyle, Relationships
"Ghosting" is a new term for an old phenomenon – it's when one dater ends a relationship by disappearing, without any explanation.
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.
Plug into the headphone zone
Ellanjé Ferguson, Contributor
December 9, 2015
As students travel to and from classes, meetings and lunches, most, if not all, have one thing in common: some type of headphones or earbuds in, either the standard Apple brand that accompanies their iPhone or Dr. Dre Beats. They are the constant, routine accessory to students’ ears.
Misconceptions of weightlifting for women
Caitlin Cooke, Contributor
December 3, 2015
Filed under Lifestyle
Protein shakes and sweat rags line the floor, an unpleasant mixture of body odor and Axe radiates from the room, and men in nonexistent muscle tanks dapping each other up, hover over the weight racks. For many women at the gym, this scene just screams all kinds of no.
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
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