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The digital-first, student-run online magazine at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst Wire

The digital-first, student-run online magazine at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst Wire

The digital-first, student-run online magazine at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst Wire

Joe Denoronha presents his famous Hello Kitty pizza in Hampshire Dining Commons.

Hamp Pizza Joe: More Than Just a Pizza Chef

Anna Carpinelli, News Editor April 6, 2026

The first thing Joe Denoronha does after greeting me is take out the Hello Kitty pizza he made earlier in the day and pose for a photo with it. Garnished with olives and tomatoes, the pizza is one of hundreds...

Libby Coyner holds up a photograph from the 1969 groundbreaking for the construction of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library on Nov. 20, 2025.

Scenes Between the UMass Book Stacks

Aubrey Coyne, Contributor December 23, 2025

“Students didn’t enjoy going to it,” Annette Vadnais, known as the “purple hair librarian,” said about the W.E.B Du Bois Library during her time as a student in the 1990s. Nobody thought about...

MojoFest 2025

UMass Local Mojo Brings the Music Back to Amherst

Nick DeMelo, Social Media Editor December 3, 2025

Last April, more than 4,000 people persevered through pouring rain and muddy fairgrounds to attend MojoFest, the largest and most successful concert that The Club in Hadley has ever seen. The seven-hour...

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