Student life and social media stardom: It’s a balance for UMass student Nickole Kugel
Julie Harrington, Writer
May 10, 2017
Filed under Fashion, Lifestyle, Profiles, Showcase
"“It’s like having schoolwork. When I write down my homework in my agenda, I write down all the videos I have to film, all the videos I have to edit, the emails I have to respond to, the companies I need to contact, things like that. I need to kind of be my own boss."
Read more »Land of the rising sun — and whacky potato chips
Kyle Olsen, Writer
May 10, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase, Study Abroad, Travel
"Of all the crazy things the Japanese have managed to produce, nothing can really capture their spirit and love for the unnecessary like potato chips can. Nowhere else in the world can you find such a variety of useless flavors and so many people willing to buy them."
Read more »Hey UMass, how do you say Eduroam?
Jayare Alvarado and Jimmy Bedingfield
May 10, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Uncategorized
Audience Engagement Editor Jayare Alvarado asked UMass students how they pronounce popular phrases.
Read more »Springfield High School of Commerce fosters student creativity
Danielle Rivera, Contributor
May 9, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Music, Showcase
Students from Springfield's High School of Commerce are embracing the school’s creativity mantra.
Read more »#NowPlaying: Graduation playlist
Amherst Wire Staff
May 8, 2017
Filed under Music, Showcase
Graduating seniors, this one's for you.
Read more »How Elliot Kalb went from undergrad to MLB statistician
Michael Antonellis, Contributor
May 7, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Showcase, Sports, Student Life, WireTV
"They call me 'Mr. Stats' and I made my living as a statistician ... Sometimes I tell a story through stats, sometimes it's through interviewing athletes, sometimes it's just adding perspective."
Read more »Linda Sarsour talks intersectional organizing, resistance at UMass
Cameron Merritt, Writer
May 4, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
One of the Women’s March co-chairs, civil rights activist Linda Sarsour, gave a lecture at the University of Massachusetts on Friday on organizing successful and intersectional resistance movements in the modern political climate.
Read more »Husband and wife bring Xi’an cuisine to Amherst
Benjamin Keefe, Contributor
May 4, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Uncategorized
Li “Lili” Jia and Naitian Wang are the married couple behind Lili’s Restaurant in Amherst Center, a small eatery specializing in traditional Chinese cooking.
Read more »Kendrick Lamar’s new album a bold take on black life in America
Jaylene Lopez, Writer
May 2, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase
In these times of political hysteria, “DAMN.” offers a compilation of black power, an assertion of dominance and insight on Lamar’s personal life.
Read more »Graduate students march for wage increase, benefits
Maria Manning, Writer
May 2, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
The UMass GEO is asking the university to increase wages by 18 percent over three years, reduce health and childcare costs, eliminate graduate fees and create broader anti-discrimination protections.
Read more »Adopted UMass students share stories of struggle and triumph
Tiffany Khuu, Contributor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase
On a cold winter day, a young child was suddenly taken from her home by police and instructed to cut off all contact with her mother.
Read more »Heads Up: How concussions are changing the game
Sarah Corso, Contributor
May 1, 2017
Filed under Campus, Showcase, Sports
As knowledge of the consequences of concussions in contact sports deepens, debilitating ties between concussions and contact sports are changing everything from in-game rules to concussion protocols. And athletes at all levels are playing a new game.
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.
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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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