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Amherst Wire

The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire

The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire

A still from McGlynn's new short documentary "Piece Now: The Rise and Fall of the Weather Underground Organization" shows an armed hippie couple posing for a radical self-defense manual.

UMass Archival Collection Recalls Divisive Legacy of the Weather Underground Organization

Dan McGlynn, Editor-in-Chief September 22, 2025
70's revolutionaries and UMass libraries? Who would have thought?
International Students at UMass Face Uncertainty Amid Visa Policy Changes

International Students at UMass Face Uncertainty Amid Visa Policy Changes

Thierry Barbosa, Staff Writer June 5, 2025

AMHERST — International students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are experiencing growing uncertainty following recent changes to federal immigration policy under the Trump administration...

UMass Researchers React to Trump’s NIH Cuts

UMass Researchers React to Trump’s NIH Cuts

Will Hann, Writer May 13, 2025

Anxiety is growing in local research fields as UMass faces a potential $10 million NIH funding cut, researchers told the Amherst Wire. The threat comes after an early February Trump proposal to cap indirect...

A plaque memorializing the nine names of youths who have been killed by the Israeli defense force within the past two weeks.

On the Steps of the Student Union lies a Vigil for Palestinian Youth

Emilee Klein and Isabel Guilmette March 12, 2022
Students for Justice in Palestine emerge from the pandemic with a vigil in protest of violence by the IDF.
Photo courtesy of John Phelan and Wikimedia Commons

UMass updates students on sexual assault prevention efforts

Maddie Fabian, Writer March 1, 2022
On Monday Feb. 28, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Campus Life Brandi Hephner LaBanc updated UMass Amherst students via an email on recent university efforts to prevent sexual assault and to support survivors. 
When Will Black Lives Matter?

When Will Black Lives Matter?

Zach Steward, Politics/Op-ed Editor February 28, 2022

“While I am proud of the longstanding commitment to social justice at UMass, even here, the barriers to racial equity and justice are real, whether subtle or overtly threatening. We can break down these...

Image Cred: Sean Krajacic from Getty Images

Whiteness as a License to Kill

Zach Steward, Politics/Op-ed Editor November 29, 2021
Make no mistake: if he were Black, Rittenhouse would have been murdered on sight, not being given the benefit of the doubt that white people are given all the time.
Docket Talk: Wooden v. United States and UMass Students v. Dining Hall Seating

Docket Talk: Wooden v. United States and UMass Students v. Dining Hall Seating

Celina Rivernider, Creative Writing Editor November 17, 2021
Celina is back to give updates on the Supreme Court's newest case.

If You Can Think It, You Can Meme It: Pilot

Raksha Pokharel November 11, 2021
Raksha Pokharel is a about to revive some dead memes.
UMass announces creation of Title IX Student Advisory Task Force

UMass announces creation of Title IX Student Advisory Task Force

Maddie Fabian, Writer November 7, 2021

AMHERST - UMass Amherst announced the establishment of a Title IX Student Advisory Task Force as part of an ongoing effort to address sexual misconduct on campus.   In an email sent to students...

UMass SGA discusses proposed amendments to the Survivor’s Bill of Rights

UMass SGA discusses proposed amendments to the Survivor’s Bill of Rights

Maddie Fabian, Writer November 3, 2021

AMHERST -- The UMass Amherst Student Government Association (SGA) held an open meeting in the Student Union Blackbox Theatre on Thursday to discuss proposed amendments to the Survivor’s Bill of Rights.   The...

Docket Talk: Pilot

Docket Talk: Pilot

Celina Rivernider November 1, 2021
Welcome to Docket Talk, the podcast that covers the Supreme Court's game plan.
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