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This Week’s Eeks

Emma Sammuli, Lifestyle Editor October 15, 2020
For This Week’s Eeks, I thought it only fitting to recommend some of my favorite spooky tv shows.
Masking the issue

Masking the issue

Chloe Lindahl, Writer October 14, 2020
In the United States the debate over wearing a mask has become a politicized issue as many see it as an affront to their personal freedom.
Vice Presidential Debate Recap: The good, the dull and the fly

Vice Presidential Debate Recap: The good, the dull and the fly

Matt Languedoc, Contributor October 9, 2020
The vice presidential debate this past Wednesday was so bland that a fly landing on Pence's head was the most exciting aspect of the debate.
Food Tour of the Pioneer Valley

Food Tour of the Pioneer Valley

Madison Bethune, Contributor October 6, 2020
Grabbing a bite to eat but sick of the typical downtown Amherst restaurants? Here are ideas for a full day of eating, at places you may have never even heard of before. 
Settling for Biden: The Better Option

Settling for Biden: The Better Option

Matt Languedoc, Contributor October 6, 2020
The presidential election is less than a month away and has proven to be the most stressful voting period in U.S history.
UMass community reacts to the first presidential debate

UMass community reacts to the first presidential debate

Ethan Brayall-Brown, Contributor October 5, 2020
The first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden was anything but normal.
Trumps threat to not cede power is a threat to democracy

Trump’s threat to not cede power is a threat to democracy

Talya Torres, Contributor October 2, 2020
This issue of a non-peaceful transition and Trump's push to make ballots seem illegitimate could mean that even if we find out the winner of the election on election day, it may not be settled for months if the situation is brought to court.
Trumps 1776 Commission will attempt to erase history

Trump’s 1776 Commission will attempt to erase history

Faith Cardoza, Politics and Op/Ed Editor September 25, 2020
In a speech at the National Archives on Sept. 17, President Trump announced that he will sign an executive order to establish the 1776 Commission. The purpose of this commission is to “promote patriotic education” in public schools.
Trumps negligence of climate change is killing us

Trump’s negligence of climate change is killing us

Chloe Lindahl, Writer September 24, 2020
Delayed responses to the west coast wildfires coincide with Trump’s belief that climate change is an agenda of his political opponents.
Rethinking internet access in the pandemic era

Rethinking internet access in the pandemic era

Matt Languedoc, Writer September 24, 2020
The internet has become an essential survival tool, yet it's a flimsy one.
Finding a way to make it work

Finding a way to make it work

Elisabeth Morgan, Writer September 22, 2020
Balancing work and school has never been easy, now more than ever.
The passing of the Supreme Court Justice and women’s rights champion, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sets the stage for a nasty political fight

The passing of the Supreme Court Justice and women’s rights champion, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sets the stage for a nasty political fight

Faith Cardoza, Politics/Op-Ed Editor September 20, 2020
She was the director of of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, and argued for six major cases to the Supreme Court regarding gender equality. Her position on the Supreme Court now being vacant has the power to shape the nation for generations to come.
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