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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Head Games natural hair beauty supply champions ‘winning natural beauty’
Stephanie Ramirez, Audience Engagement Editor
April 13, 2015
Filed under Around the Valley, Lifestyle, Profiles
Head Games sells quality products for people who wear their hair naturally.
Freedom Café serves coffee for a good cause
Michael Hickey, Contributor
March 26, 2015
Filed under Around the Valley, Campus, Profiles
It seems there's nothing special about the bustling café. Well, there is.
Matt Gedman: From UMass to the Red Sox
October 6, 2014
by Matt Gingras Matt Gedman ('11), grew up with baseball. His dad, Rich Gedman, was a player for the Boston Red Sox for 11 seasons and in the majors for 13. For Matt, going to the ballpark with dad everyday was something he looked forward to. But now, Matt doesn’t need his dad to go to the fie...
Ballet beyond the physicality
March 31, 2014
Filed under Lifestyle, Profiles
by Elizabeth Geffre Her fingers are perfectly placed and her toes are pointed in a way that makes you wonder, if you just tried, could you do the same? She moves across the floor with a mesmerizing grace. After over twenty years of professional experience, it is no wonder Sueann Townsend, Direct...
Brian Choquet, Campus News Editor
“If there are no student voices in the discussion, then how well are you doing your job.”
From Bangladesh to UMass: a graduate’s reflection
How one soon-to-be UMass grad views her time in Amherst.
Should UMass Build a Nuclear Power Plant?
There’s a very clear threat that if something isn’t done soon, the damage done will become irreversible.
Joe Biden: The Reality Behind “Good Ol’ Uncle Joe”
Biden was born 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania which would make him the second oldest candidate in the race at 76 years of age. Biden was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 at 27. Two years later, he pulled off an impressive victory to unseat the Republican incumbent Caleb Boggs and was elected to the U.S. Senate. He would go on to represent the state of Delaware for 36 years in the Senate, serving as both chair of the Judiciary Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee in that timespan.