Watch The Help House episode 5
April 27, 2016
Filed under Multimedia, Showcase, Web Series, WireTV
It's already the end of the semester and they all survived living together.
The Trash Monster
Kate Ferrante, WireTV Managing Editor
April 26, 2016
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Multimedia, Showcase, WireTV
The overall purpose of this project was to cut down on the excessive use of to-go containers.
Students at UMass make their own pathways
Gabriela Reyes, Contributor
April 21, 2016
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Multimedia, Student Life, WireTV
“Put paths were people actually walk instead of paving where you want people to walk”
Watch The Help House episode 4
April 20, 2016
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7HKIYf7rJM Brett throws a Halloween party at the house.
New rules for Uber and Lyft
Sionan Barrett, Contributor
April 20, 2016
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Multimedia, WireTV
According to USA Taxi manager Andrew Herbert, “What the taxi industry is seeking is equal protection under the law. If taxi drivers need to be fingerprinted, so should Uber drivers.”
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 sign of good marketing?
Kate Ferrante, WireTV Managing Editor
April 15, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Broadcast News, Multimedia, WireTV
Car horns and shouting filled the air at the corner of College and South East Street in Amherst, but not because of reckless driving or road rage. Instead, it is because of Wen Jeng and his unique job.
The woodburning man and his sun
Ron Garza, Contributor
April 14, 2016
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Multimedia, Profiles, WireTV
Nickolas Maynard has been burning wood since he was a child. But instead of using an electric woodburning pen, Maynard prefers a more unorthodox method.
Watch The Help House episode 3
April 13, 2016
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In the third episode, "Meddling," Tiffany uncovers a house romance.
Third-generation UMass student lobbies for funding
Sïonan Barrett, Contributor
April 12, 2016
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Multimedia, Student Life, WireTV
With the looming state budget coming to a vote in a few months, Hochberg and nearly 100 other students traveled to the Massachusetts State House to ask for a larger investment in public higher education. Unfortunately, all three offices Hochberg visited weren't much help.
Watch The Help House episode 2
April 6, 2016
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In the second episode of The Help House, Brett brings his roommates to a frat party.
Amherst Wire proudly presents The Help House
March 30, 2016
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The Help House tells the story of five students living together in an off-campus house. Conflict and hilarity ensue.
Kacey Connolly and Chloe Lindahl
The girls share Blarney horror stories.
Merriam-Webster's definition of "smile" is 27 words long, but it only takes a moment to create one.
Vadim Trubetskoy, Writer
The speech was deemed by many critics to be a jumble of platitudes tossed together to appease the mainstream media.
Reacting to Trump’s State of the Union
The speech was deemed by many critics to be a jumble of platitudes tossed together to appease the mainstream media.
Roger Stone’s Destructive Path Through Washington
Roger Stone has single-handedly been in more major political scandals in the past 47 years than anyone else in history.
Julián Castro: The San Antonio Dark Horse making a 2020 run
With a solid foundation of Democratic ideals, experience in both local and federal government, and a passionate base of Texans and Hispanic voters, it’s surprising Castro hasn’t gained more national media attention.