UMass students react to new guest policy: did it prevent another “riot”?
Kaitlin Corbett, Contributor
February 4, 2015
So did the new policy do the trick?
A lack of awareness for a tragedy in Mexico
Estefania Marti Malvido, Contributor
November 13, 2014
Human rights violations in Mexico have reached its limits. When is it enough?
Fearbola strikes UMass Amherst
Kristin LaFratta, Writer
October 28, 2014
Its symptoms include unnecessary panic, and perhaps the most lethal of them all: unnecessary e-mails.
Does James Bond have to be white?
October 23, 2014
Filed under Opinion
by Zack Tobin In a recent interview promoting his new film "The Equalizer," actor Denzel Washington said his dream role would be to play James Bond. Fans have been talking about it on Twitter with the hashtag #DenzelisJamesBond. In a lot of ways, the role would make sense for Washington. He has all the ...
Five things we can do to change racial ignorance at UMass
October 23, 2014
Filed under Opinion
by Nia Decaille Some students were shocked when the news broke about the October 14 incident in which University of Massachusetts Amherst sophomore Josh Odam found the graffiti, “Kill these n----" on the door of his room in Coolidge, in Southwest. Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy who spoke at an ...
How to get away with being racist
September 29, 2014
Filed under Opinion
by Nia Decaille In an article in the New York Times called “Wrought in Rhimes’s Image,” Alessandra Stanley commends screenwriter, director and producer Shonda Rhimes on creating characters of color that transcend stereotypes of black women in entertainment. What Stanley miscalculates along w...
Wage Gap Wages Dumbest Politics Ever
Kristin LaFratta, Writer
September 29, 2014
Women in the United States still earn an average 77 cents to every dollar a man makes.
I hate those tiny orange juice glasses
September 29, 2014
Filed under Opinion
by Mia Bornstein Breakfast at Hampshire Dining Commons is undeniably a big deal since it is the only dining hall in the Southwest residential area that serves breakfast to the roughly 5,500 students living there, which I’m sure, is nothing the DC takes lightly. So why then, has my satisfaction ...
A love letter to UMass 2014: The end of an era
May 5, 2014
Filed under Opinion
by Christina Gregg I’m driving back to Amherst from my internship in Boston for what has to be the 50th time this semester. While juggling work, classes, assignments and a significant amount of debauchery has been grueling at times, there is one aspect of these last few months that I have grow...
Redefining the American Dream
April 14, 2014
Filed under Opinion
by Dean Allsopp The American Dream has been a concrete idea that millennials have learned about since grade school. Like so many before, our generation has had the concept ingrained in our DNA: hard work equivocates success. However, as millennials reach their thirties, this idea might need so...
A Ukrainian perspective on Russian conflict
March 31, 2014
Filed under Opinion
by Yuliana Motyl Yuliana Motyl was born in Ukraine and moved to Toronto, Canada when she was nine years old. She is a senior BDIC major in marketing and stability and a member of the women’s tennis team. Here is her perspective on the current conflict involving Ukraine, Russia and Crimea. Talking pol...
Rioting at UMass: A college-scale arms race
March 15, 2014
Filed under Opinion
by Logan Bedell Rioting at UMass has grown to be a contentious issue in Amherst. It involves students and the administration, but it also affects the larger community. My purpose for writing is not to admonish or advocate this behavior, but rather to acknowledge the escalating antagonism between students...
Jonathan Kermah and Trevor Wilson
"If you're listening to J.Cole everyday, something is wrong with you."
808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 5
Ian Munnelly, Politics/Op-Ed Editor
If North Korea’s economy and people continue to dwindle in strength and faith in their leader, Kim Jong-un may be left with no choice but denuclearization.
