The art of the Chinese yo-yo
Wei Cai, Writer
November 29, 2016
Filed under Campus, Profiles, Showcase
The Chinese yo-yo is less of a toy than an artistic medium.
Read more »Carinae returns to Hadley with a style all their own
Luis Fieldman, Contributor
September 22, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Entertainment, Music, Profiles, Showcase
The band's performance at The Black Sheep Deli was a treasure trove of unrecorded, unreleased songs.
Read more »One guitar out of a 100
Ron Garza, Contributor
May 3, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Broadcast News, Multimedia, Profiles, Showcase, WireTV
“When I heard about the guitar being stolen, I could hear it in her voice. She really was devastated.”
Read more »From class to the club: The life of a student stripper
Katie Bowler, Campus Editor
May 2, 2016
Filed under Campus, Profiles, Showcase, Student Life
Skye, 19, sits at Anthony’s Gentlemen's Club, her arm draped across a man’s shoulder, both of her legs crossed over his.
Read more »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.
Read more »A coffee renaissance in Florence, Italy
Julie Shamgochian, Lifesyle Editor
April 12, 2016
Filed under Features, Food/Health, Profiles, Study Abroad, Travel
In Italy, it's normal to see locals standing at the wooden bar surface for a quick morning cappuccino, but what may seem untraditional is finding café-goers seated, enjoying a long coffee break.
Read more »Austin Peek and the UMass Climateers tackle climate change
Haley Bucelewicz, Writer
March 22, 2016
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Profiles
It's a Monday night at the Commonwealth Honors College and eight students sit in an Elm Hall classroom. They all come from different backgrounds- finance, engineering, microbiology, computer science- but they share one passion: fighting climate change.
Read more »UMass Quidditch’s journey to the World Cup
Haley Bucelewicz, Writer
November 9, 2015
Filed under Campus, Entertainment, Profiles, Sports
A bad call from the head referee crushed the UMass Crabs', UMass Amherst's Quidditch team, dream's of playing in the World Cup.
Read more »Cushman Market: Where creativity and breakfast are served all day
Frank Dutan, Contributor
November 3, 2015
Filed under Around the Valley, Features, Profiles, Travel
The North Amherst market and café offers residents a taste of New York's famous "beatnik" neighborhood, the East Village. The neighborhood, home to a community of lower-class immigrants and the birthplace of contemporary artists Andy Warhol and Jean Basquiat, was a haven for artists, musicians, and working class people in the 1980's.
Read more »Meet the man behind Humans of UMass
Erica Garnett, Travel Editor
October 7, 2015
"It shows you things that you would never see looking at a person," says Vigneau. "When you look at somebody, you make a judgment very quickly. In reality, who they are and what is on the inside are very different, and that kind of struck me. I wanted to bring that to the school," he explains.
Read more »Director of “Gasland” Josh Fox on Big Oil, Grassroots Organizing, and Yoko Ono
Sarah Robertson, Contributor
May 1, 2015
Filed under Current Affairs, Profiles
Filmmaker Josh Fox sat down to talk to Sarah Robertson about his films and activism.
Read more »Puffton Village: A home away from home
Hae Young Yoo, Editor in Chief
April 22, 2015
Filed under Around the Valley, Campus, Profiles
Puffton Village, the second Southwest.
Read more »Multimedia
Heads Up: How a concussion feels
Julie Shamgochian, Managing Editor
Students who have suffered from concussions describe a loss of consciousness and a "fuzzy-brained" feeling.
Amherst Wire 360: The new Design Building
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Politics
U.S. strikes back at Assad for use of chemical weapons
John Coakley, Writer
The United States launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield late Thursday night, targeting “Syrian fighter jets and other infrastructure.”
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